英语四级完形填空试题与答案解释
英语四级完形填空试题及答案解释（16）
Children model themselves largely on their parents.They do so mainly through identification.Children identify 1 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 2 of that parent.The things parents do and say—and the 3 they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's 4 .However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 5 they want their child to become.
A parent's actions 6 affect the self?image that a child forms 7 identification.Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 8 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way.Children who observe chiefly 9 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 10 positive qualities in themselves.Children may 11 their self?image, however, as they become increasingly 12 by peersgroupsstandards before they reach 13 .
Isolated events, 13 dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a permanent 14 on a child's behavior.Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training.Children who know they are loved can, 15 , accept the divorce of their parent's or a parent?s early 16 .But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events 17 a sign of rejection or punishment.
In the same way, all children are not influenced 18 by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. 19 in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 20 of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.
1.A.to B.with C.around D.for
2.A.informed B.characteristic
C.conceived D.indicative
3.A.gesture B.expression
C.way D.extent
4.A.behavior B.words C.mood D.reactions
5.A.person B.humans C.creatures D.adult
6.A.in turn B.nevertheless
C.also D.as a result
7.A.before B.besides C.with D.through8.A.eyes B.parents C.peers D.behaviors
9.A.negative B.cheerful C.various D.complex
10.A.see B.seeing C.to see D.to seeing
11.A.modify B.copy C.give up D.continue
12.A.mature B.influenced C.unique D.independent
13.A.not B.besides C.even D.finally
14.A.idea B.wonder C.stamp D.effect
15.A.luckily B.for example
C.at most D.theoretically
16.A.death B.rewards C.advice D.teaching
17.A.as B.being C.of D.for
18.A.even B.at all C.alike D.as a whole
19.A.Oh B.Alas C.Right D.As
20.A.result B.effect C.scale D.cause
Cloze Test 23
1.【答案】B
【解析】identify与with连用，意为“把……和……联系起来”。
2.【答案】B
【解析】文中的意思是“……代表他父母特点的品质和情感”。Inform“通知”；conceive“想象”；indicative“指示的”；characteristic“特点、特性”。
3.【答案】C
【解析】这里way是指父母的行为方式。gesture手势，expression表情，extent范围，这三项与上行文不符。
4.【答案】A
【解析】这里是说父母的行为方式对孩子的行为影响强烈。behavior行为，words语言，mood心情，reactions反应，均不符合题意。
5.【答案】A
【解析】这里是说父母必须始终如一地表现出想让他们的孩子成为的那种类型的人。human指人类，creatures指生物，adult指成年人。
6.【答案】C
【解析】前面是说父母的言行会强烈地影响孩子的行为，这里是说父母的言行还影响孩子的自我形象，所以用连词also。in turn依次；nevertheless然而；as a result结果。
7.【答案】D
【解析】这里是说孩子通过鉴别身份形成自我形象，因此选择through。
8.【答案】B
【解析】根据下文：children who observe chiefly negative qualities in their parents…，可以看出答案。
9.【答案】A
【解析】由上句positive可以推测出此处要选其反义词negative。
10.【答案】B
【解析】have difficulty(in)doing sth.“做……有困难”，固定用法。
11.【答案】A
【解析】由however可以看出，这句话的意思是对前面“子女的自我形象要受到父母的言行影响”的转折。modify“修改、修饰”；give up“放弃”。copy和continue不符合文义。
12.【答案】B
【解析】influenced“受影响的”；mature“成熟的”；unique“惟一的”；independent“独立的”。句后用by…作介词短语，故此处需要一个过去分词。
13.【答案】C
【解析】这里是说“孤立的事件，甚至是富有戏剧性的事，都不一定会对孩子的行为产生永久的影响”。
14.【答案】D
【解析】have an effect on“对……产生影响”，固定搭配。
15.【答案】B
【解析】逗号后面的一句是对前句的解释，是举例说明，故选for
example。
16.【答案】A
【解析】这里or与连接的两个词都应是意义相似的令人不愉快的事，选项中与divorce相对应的词只有death。
17.【答案】A
【解析】interpret与as搭配，意为“把……理解为”。
18.【答案】C
【解析】这句是说“并不是所有的孩子同样地都受到玩具、游戏、读物、电视节目的影响。alike“同样地”，意思最接近。
19.【答案】D
【解析】as“正如……”；A、B项选择是感叹词，后面多用逗号。Right在意思上不合适。
20.【答案】B
【解析】本句意为：家庭关系的突然变化或某种经历对孩子的影响取决于他们对这些事如何理解。result“结果”；effect“影响”；scale“刻度”；cause“原因”
CET4：完形填空模拟题（二）
If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses.Success or 1 in your work would depend, to 2 great extent, 3 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage.4 the utmost importance is your attitude.A person 5 begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is 6 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success.On the other hand, a person who is secure 7 his belief that he is probably as capable 8 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 9 it possesses a certain strength of purpose.The chances are that he will do well.
10 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength.Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness.A book?keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases.
This book has been designed to help you capitalize 12 the strength and overcome the 13 that you bring to the job of learning.But insgroupsto measure your development, you must first 14 stock ofswheresyou stand now. 15 we get further along in the book, we'?ll be 16 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 17 skills.However, 18 begin with, you should pause 19 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failurein school: your 20 , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.
1.A.improvement B.victory
C.failure D.achievement
2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain
3.A.in B.on C.of D.to
4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into
5.A.who B.what C.that D.which
6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely
7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in
8.A.to B.at C.of D.for
9.A.near B.on C.by D.at
10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been
11.A.being B.been C.are D.is
12.A.except B.but C.for D.on
13.A.idea B.weakness C.strength D.advantage
14.A.make B.take C.do D.give
15.A.as B.till C.over D.out
16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing
17.A.learnt B.learned C.learning D.learn
18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside
19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with
20.A.intelligence B.work
C.attitude D.weakness
Cloze Test 2
1.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是：“成功或失败在很大程度上取决
于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进；victory胜利；achievement成果，成就。这三个词都不合
题意，只有C.failure“失败”最合适。
2.【答案】A
【解析】to a great extent是固定短语，意思是“很大程度上”，符合题意。类似的说法还有：to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of…。the, some, certain都不能与great extent搭配。
3.【答案】B
【解析】on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。
4.【答案】B
【解析】of与名词连用,表示具有某种性质,状态，做表语。置于句首，表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.
5.【答案】A
【解析】A person后应当是定语从句,“开始工作的那个人”。
6.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是“如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或肯定不适应这项工作，那么阻碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。”or后面省略了主语he。ensure保证；certain肯定的(只能用于It做主语的句子里)；surely确实地；sure肯定的。
7.【答案】D
【解析】in one?s belief相信。其它选项都不能与belief搭配。
8.【答案】C
【解析】capable of doing是固定搭配，意为“能够干什
么”。
9.【答案】D
【解析】attempt用做名词，后接介词at，意为“试图，努力”；如果后面接介词on，表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。
10.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一个优势”此处应填句子的主语，故选动名词having。
11.【答案】D
【解析】本句主语是A book?keeper or carpenter…。根据主谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are。being, been都是分词，应该排除。
12.【答案】D
【解析】on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”。做不定式help的补语。其它选项不能与capitalize搭配。
13.【答案】B
【解析】本句的意思是“克服缺点”,应选weakness(缺
点，弱点)。idea观点；strength优点；advantage优势。
14.【答案】B
【解析】固定短语take stock of，意为“对……估价，对……作出判断”。
15.【答案】A
【解析】本句的意思是：“随着更深入的阅读”，从语法角度，此处应填关联词。四个选项中，只有as能用做关联词。
16.【答案】D
【解析】选项A, B, C分别是deal(处理，论述，涉及)的原形，过去分词及被动语态。根据语法和语义，此处应填将来进行时，意思是“随着书中内容的进一步深入，我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。”
17.【答案】C
【解析】根据上下文，这里应当指“学习技能”。
18.【答案】B
【解析】固定短语to begin with，意为“首先，第一”，常用做插入语。
19.【答案】A
【解析】谓语动词pause后，examine又是动词原形，所以这里应当选to，可构成动词不定式，做目的状语。其余选项都是介词，不合题意。
20.【答案】C
【解析】本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的开头相呼应，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。
英语四级完形填空试题及答案解释（20）
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells.Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 1 and have made up their minds to 2 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 3 through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it 4 to sleep at night, but they are 5 damage to our houses and shops of historical 6 ,”said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“7 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey, a biology student, why don't they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn't much more than a 8 village.Its streets were never 9 for heavy traffic.
Harry Fields also studying 10 said they wanted to make as much 11 possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody wasshavingsto 12 .“Most of them don't 13 here anyway,”he said,“they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don't 14 .It's high time they realized the problem.”The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 15 on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.
I asked if they were 16 that the police might come to 17 them.
“Not really,”she said,“actually we are 18 bellringers.I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church.There is no 19 against practising.”
I 20 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
1.A.college B.village C.town D.church
2.A.change B.repair C.ring D.shake
3.A.now and then B.day and night
C.up and down D.over and over
4.A.terrible B.difficult
C.uncomfortable D.unpleasant
5.A.doing B.raising C.putting D.producing
6.A.scene B.period C.interest D.sense
7.A.If B.Although C.When D.Unless
8.A.pretty B.quite C.large D.modern
9.A.tested B.meant C.kept D.used
10.A.well B.hard C.biology D.education
11.A.effort B.time C.trouble D.noise
12.A.stand B.accept C.know D.share
13.A.shop B.live C.come D.study
14.A.notice B.mention C.fear D.control
15.A.hardly B.unwillingly C.mostly D.usually
16.A.surprised B.afraid C.pleased D.determined
17.A.seize B.fight C.search D.stop
18.A.proper B.experienced C.hopeful D.serious
19.A.point B.cause C.need D.law
2o.A.left B.found C.reached D.pass
Cloze Test 27
1.【答案】D
【解析】由下文可知，这四名学生是在教堂的钟楼内敲钟以示抗议的，“我”也是在此对他们进行采访的。(参见文章最后一句)
2.【答案】C
【解析】ring = to (cause to) give a sound like a bell (钟、铃等)鸣；响；敲钟；摇铃参见下文中的“bell?ringer”一词。
3.【答案】B
【解析】由下文(使人在夜间难以入睡)可知，这些大卡车是不分昼夜地穿行在这条街上的。
4.【答案】B
【解析】大卡车的噪音扰民，使人很难入睡。
5.【答案】A
【解析】do damage to对……造成损坏。参考：do good/wrong to。
6.【答案】C
【解析】a place of historical interest名胜古迹。
7.【答案】A
【解析】“If”引导条件状语从句，意为：如果必须让这些噪音很大的卡车在路面上行驶，那为何不新建一条环城公路呢？
8.【答案】C
【解析】照应下句，意为：镇和一个大的村庄没有什么两样，街道狭窄，本来就不是为通行这么多车辆而设计的。
9.【答案】B
【解析】Be meant /intended for sth /to do sth.= be done or made for a particular purpose.
10.【答案】C
【解析】Jean Lacey是一个生物系学生，由一词可知也是学生物的。
11.【答案】D
【解析】由上文可知他们要连续两周不停地敲钟制造尽可能大的噪音以迫使政府意识到噪音扰民这一问题。
12.【答案】A
【解析】stand (vt.) = to bear; put up with; tolerate; endure容忍；忍受。
13.【答案】B
【解析】联系下文此处意为：不管怎么说大多数官员是不住在这儿的，他们进城来是为了参加会议。
14.【答案】A
【解析】这些官员既不住在这儿，进城里开会，又呆在有隔音功能的大厅内，很有可能注意不到噪音的严重性。
15.【答案】C
【解析】mostly (adv.)意为“大多数”= most of the public were on their side.
16.【答案】B
【解析】be afraid that = fear that
17.【答案】D
【解析】come to stop them (from doing that)来阻止他们(这样做)。参考：come to arrest /catch themseize = to take hold of quickly, eagerly, or strongly
18.【答案】A
【解析】Proper = right,suitable,correct适当的；恰当的；对的。此处意为实际上我们是正当的敲钟人———是帮助教堂敲钟的。
19.【答案】D 【解析】联系上文，他们不担心警察来阻止他们，是因为他们是专门负责帮助教堂敲钟的。没有一条法律规定不准练习敲钟。
20.【答案】A
【解析】“我在采访完这四名大学生后，离开教堂，耳边还回荡着钟声。
英语四级完形填空试题及答案解释（18）
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong.The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 1 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly 2 forward.At that moment, the air-hostess 3 .She looked very pale, but was quite 4 .Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 5 everyone that the pilot had 6 and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at 7 how to drive a car.After a moment?s 8 , a man got up and followed the hostesssintosthe pilot's cabin.Moving the pilot 9 , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the 10 instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport 11 .The plane was now dangerously close 12 the ground, but to everyone's 13 , it soon began to climb.The man had to 14 the airport several times insgroupsto become 15 with the controls of the plane. 16 the danger had not yet passed.The terrible 17 came when he had to land.Following 18 , the man guided the plane toward the airfield.It shook violently 19 it touched the ground and then moved rapidly 20 the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.
1.A.although B.while C.therefore D.then
2.A.shifted B.thrown C.put D.moved
3.A.showed B.presented C.exposed D.appeared
4.A.well B.still C.calm D.quiet
5.A.inquired B.insured C.informed D.instructed
6.A.fallen B.failed C.faded D.fainted
7.A.best B.least C.length D.first
8.A.hesitation B.surprise C.doubt D.delay
9.A.back B.aside C.about D.off
10.A.patient B.anxious C.urgent D.nervous
11.A.beneath B.under C.down D.below
12.A.to B.by C.near D.on
13.A.horror B.trust C.pleasure D.relief
14.A.surround B.circle C.observe D.view
15.A.intimate B.familiar C.understood D.close
16.A.Then B.Therefore C.But D.Moreover
17.A.moment B.movement C.idea D.affair
18.A.impression B.information
C.inspections D.instructions
19.A.as B.unless C.while D.so
20.A.around B.over C.along D.above
Cloze Test 25
1.【答案】A
【解析】本句意为尽管乘客们都已经系好安全带，他们还是被突然向前抛去。Although尽管，引导让步状语从句，符合句意。while当……时候；therefore因此；then接着、然后。
2.【答案】B
【解析】根据上题注释，这里选择throw扔、抛，最为合适。shift转移；move移动。
3.【答案】D
【解析】show展示、表明；present呈现、陈述，及物动词；expose暴露。appear出现，符合句意。
4.【答案】C
【解析】well健康的；still静止的；calm镇静的；quiet安静的。前句说她看上去脸色苍白，后半句进行转折，calm最符合句意。
5.【答案】C
【解析】inform通知、告诉，符合句意。inquire询问；insure保险、投保，常与aginst连用；instruct指示、指令。
6.【答案】D
【解析】fallen摔倒、跌落；fail失败；fade衰弱(视力、听觉、记
忆)；faint昏迷、晕倒。D项最符合句意。
7.【答案】B
【解析】at best最多、至多；at least至少；at length详细地；at first开始、最先。at least最符合句意。
8.【答案】A
【解析】hesitation犹豫；surprise吃惊；doubt疑问；delay延迟。hesitation最符合句意。
9.【答案】B
【解析】本句意为把飞行员挪到一边。aside意为一边、旁边，符合句意。back向后；about到处；move off指车辆启程。
10.【答案】C
【解析】本句意为：这个人坐到飞行员的座位上，认真听发自下面机场通过无线电发出的'紧急指令。patient耐心的；anxious焦急的；nervous紧张的，都不符合句意。只urgent合适。
11.【答案】D
【解析】beneath和under为介词，后面必需接名词。down向下地，副词。below在下方地，副词，符合句意。
12.【答案】A
【解析】close与介词to连用，意为近的。其他介词不与close搭配。
13.【答案】D
【解析】horror恐惧；trust信任；pleasure愉快；relief(痛苦、忧虑)
解除。to one?s relief意为让某人松了一口气，最符合句意。
14.【答案】B
【解析】surround包围；circle盘旋；observe观察；view认为。此处选择circle，最符合句意。
15.【答案】B
【解析】be familiar with为固定搭配，意为熟悉，排除其他选项。
16.【答案】C
【解析】本句意为危险还没过去，与前句形成转折关系。选项中then表顺承，therefore表结果，but表转折，moreover表递进。
17.【答案】A
【解析】根据句意推断，空格处所填词应与when he had做同位语，故moment符合句意。movement运动，idea想法，affair事件。
18.【答案】D
【解析】following…这个分词的逻辑主语应为the man，本句意思应为，这个人遵照指令，驾驶飞机朝机场飞去。impression意为印象，information消息，inspections视察，instructions指令。
19.【答案】A
【解析】as当……的时候，符合句意。unless除非。while当……时候，它引导的从句动作时间比as引导从句动作的时间要长。So因此，表结果，不符合句意。
20.【答案】C
【解析】本句意为：飞机沿着跑道滑行了很长一段距离后，安全地停下来了。movealong是沿着……移动的意思。around在……周围，over在……之上，above在……上方。只有along符合句意。
英语四级完形填空试题及答案解释（14）
Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent.Concepts of reading have changed 1 over the centuries.During the 1950's and 1960's especially, increased attention has been devoted to 2 the reading process. 3 specialists agree that reading 4 a complex organization of higher mental 5 , they disagree 6 the exact nature of the process.Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, 7 reading as simply the decoding of symbolssintosthe sounds they stand 8 .
These authorities 9 that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process.Others maintain that reading is 10 related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without 11 their meaning is not truly reading.The reader, 12 some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who 13 reads.
Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its 14 .By some expert they would not be 15 as readers.Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use.By the most 16 and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to 17 the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various 18 , at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do 19 widely and enthusiastically. 20 reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.
1.A.substantively B.substantially
C.substitutively D.subjectively
2.A.define and describe B.definition and description
C.defining and describing D.have defined and described
3.A.Although B.If C.Unless D.Until
4.A.involves B.involves to C.is involved D.involves of
5.A.opinions B.effects C.manners D.functions
6.A.of B.about C.for D.into
7.A.view B.look C.reassure D.agree
8.A.by B.to C.off D.for
9.A.content B.contend C.contempt D.contact
10.A.inexplicably B.inexpressibly
C.inextricably D.inexpediently
11.A.interpreting B.saying C.explaining D.reading
12.A.like B.for example C.according to D.as
13.A.sometimes B.might C.practical D.actually
14.A.entire B.entirety C.entirely D.entity
15.A.classed B.granted C.classified D.graded
16.A.inclusive B.inclinable C.conclusive D.complicated
17.A.break up B.elaborate C.define D.unlock
18.A.purposes B.degrees C.stages D.steps
19.A.such B.so as C.so D.such as
20.A.By the way B.In short
C.So far D.On the other hand
Cloze Test 21
1.【答案】B
【解析】substantively“实质地”；substantially“大量地”；substitutively“可替代地”；subjectively“主观地”。本句意为经过几个世纪，阅读的概念已经改变了很多。
2.【答案】C
【解析】在这里to是介词，后接名词或动名词。因本句中the reading process前也应有动词，故选动名词。
3.【答案】A
【解析】although表示“尽管”，符合句意。
4.【答案】A
【解析】involve使卷入、包括；被动语态时用be involved in；没有involve to和involve of的用法。
5.【答案】D
【解析】mental function智力活动。Opinion“意见”；manner“行为”；effect“影响”，这三项与mental搭配不妥。
6.【答案】B
【解析】disagree about/on“对……有不同意见”，在这一含义上不能用其他介词。
7.【答案】A
【解析】view…as把……看作。
8.【答案】D
【解析】stand for“代表”；stand by“支持”；stand to“遵守”；stand off“冷淡”。
9.【答案】B
【解析】contend“争论”；content“含量、容量”；contempt“轻视、蔑视”；contact“接触、联系”。根据句意，此处应选contend，意为这些权威争论说……。
10.【答案】A
【解析】inexplicably“无法解释地”；inextricably“无法摆脱的”；inexpressibly“说不出地”；inexpediently“不适当地、不明智地”。本句意为其他人坚持认为阅读无法解释地与思考联系在一起。
11.【答案】A
【解析】interpreting“理解”；explaining“解释”。本句意为一个孩子能发出声音而不理解所读的含义，不能叫做真正的阅读。
12.【答案】C
【解析】在这里according to some是说“根据一些人的观点”。
13.【答案】D
【解析】actually“事实上地”；practical是形容词，不能修饰动词。这里actually和前半句的theoretical是在词意上的相对，符合句意。
14.【答案】B
【解析】代词its后接名词，四项选择中只有B、D项是名词。entirety“整体”；entity“实体”。inits entirety指整体地、全面地。
15.【答案】C
【解析】be classified as“被划分、被分类到”；be granted“被授予”。
16.【答案】C
【解析】conclusive“确定的”；inclusive“包括的、包围的”；inclinable“倾向于、赞成的”；complicated“复杂的”。the most conclusive是最高级，指最确定性的。
17.【答案】D
【解析】unlock“解开、破译”；elaborate“详细说明、论述”；define“解释、限定”；break up“解散”。
18.【答案】A
【解析】for various purposes因为各种各样的原因，与上下文相符。
19.【答案】C
【解析】此处用副词so修饰widely。
20.【答案】B
【解析】根据文意，此处要作总结，选in short“总之”。By the way顺便说，So far到目前为止，on the other hand另一方面。
英语四级完形填空试题及答案解释（12）
Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes.They are left in the 1 of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their 2 children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any 3 visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an 4 story.In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care 5 elderly people need.Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied 6 the American family is changing.He reported that by the time the 7 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care.More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11 for the job.In other words, they all felt that they 12 do the job better than anyone else.Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative.Many caregivers believed they had 15 to help their relative.Some stated that helping others 16 them feel more useful.Others hoped that by helping 17 now, they would deserve care when they became old and 18 .Caring for the elderlyand being taken care of can be a 19 satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .
1.A.hands B.arms C.bodies D.homes
2.A.growing B.grown
C.being grown D.having grown
3.A.constant B.lasting C.regular D.normal
4.A.imaginary B.imaginable C.imaginative D.imagery
5.A.that B.this C.those D.these
6.A.when B.how C.what D.where
7.A.common B.ordinary C.standard D.average
8.A.Further B.However C.Moreover D.Whereas
9.A.before B.ago C.later D.lately
10.A.share B.enjoy C.divide D.consent
11.A.person B.people C.character D.man
12.A.would B.will C.could D.can
13.A.questioned B.interviewed C.inquired D.interrogate
14.A.in B.up C.on D.off
15.A.admiration B.initiative C.necessity D.obligation16.A.cause B.enable C.make D.get
17.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.anybody
18.A.elderly B.dependent C.dependable D.independent
19.A.similarly B.differently C.mutually D.certainly
20.A.involved B.excluded C.included D.considered
Cloze Test 19
1.【答案】A
【解析】本句意为他们的业余生活要由陌生人来照料。in the hands of“由……控制或照料”，固定搭配。
2.【答案】B
【解析】grown children过去分词作定语，意为长大的孩子。
3.【答案】C
【解析】regular“定期的、有规律的”；normal“正常的”；constant“经常的”；lasting“持续的”，这里指定期来看望的人。
4.【答案】A
【解析】imaginary“不真实的、虚构的”；imaginable“可想象的”；imaginative“富于想象力的”；imagery意为肖像。
5.【答案】A
【解析】that引导定语从句。
6.【答案】B
【解析】根据上下文，how引导宾语从句，表示“如何、怎么样”。
7.【答案】D
【解析】average指一般、通常的情况；common表示“普通的”，强调大部分；ordinary与special相对立，强调普遍性；standard“标准的”。
8.【答案】C
【解析】用moreover“而且”，表示两句间递进的关系。如果further加上more，也表示递进关系。
9.【答案】B
【解析】ago“以前”，指从现在算起；before是从过去某个时刻算起。
10.【答案】A
【解析】share，共享的，常与common搭配。consent同意。
11.【答案】B
【解析】这里要用复数，故选people。
12.【答案】C
【解析】would表示一种意愿，can表示能力。主句是过去时，故选could。
13.【答案】B
【解析】questioned和inquired表示“询问、疑问”；interrogate“审问”。故interviewed“面试、访问”符合句意。
14.【答案】C
【解析】take on“承担”；take in“欺骗、收容”；take up“从事”；take off“脱下”、“起飞”。take on符合句意，承担照顾年老亲戚的责任。
15.【答案】D
【解析】obligation“责任、义务”；admiration“羡慕”；initiative“首创的，开始的”；necessity“必要性”。本句与上句意思相近，故选obligation。
16.【答案】C
【解析】make sb do sth.表示“使某人……”，符合句意。
17.【答案】A
【解析】someone在这里泛指某个人。Anyone、anybody指任何人，everyone指每个人。
18.【答案】B
【解析】dependent“依靠别人的”；dependable“可靠的”；independent“独立的”。
19.【答案】C
【解析】mutually“共同地”；similarly“同样地、相似的”；differently“不同地”；certainly“当然地”。只有共同地符合句意。
20.【答案】A
【解析】involved“涉及、牵涉到”；included“包含”；excluded“排除在外、不包括”；considered“考虑到”。本句意为可能涉及到的每一个人。
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