1、-精选文档 -英语专业四级完型填空题Cloze - Passage 1Academy Award nominees who go home empty-handed may not have a shinyOscar to show off, but they may turn out to be the bigger winners in the game oflife.Accordingtoa studypublishedinBritishMedicalJournalon December21,Oscar-winningscreenwritersaremoresuccessful,more
2、productive,andmore_1_ than losing nominees; however, they die sooner by about four years.Because success is usually linked to better health, this is the first _2_everthatsuccessisnot associatedwithimproved_3_, saysDonaldRedelmeier,lead author of the study.Researchers_4_downinformationabouteveryperso
3、nwhowasevernominated for an Oscar since the awards were first handed out 73 years ago.Toexplainthe _5_findings,he offerstwotheories.Thefirst is thework-to-death hypothesis.AccordingtoRedelmeier,screenwritersare more_6_to leadunhealthylifestyles,meaningtheysmokemore,exerciseless, andworkalotoflate-ni
4、ghthours, which translates into not enough sleep.Screenwritersdonthaveabosstoreportto,whichbringsinto_7_Redelmeiers second explanation, the party-hearty hypothesis.Whenyoubecomeasuccessfulscreenwriter,yougainstatuswithoutdailyaccountability, and as a _8_your success may lead you to more alcohol, mor
5、eparties, and more obesity, he says.Redelmeier hopes his study will _9_how important it is to lead a healthylifestyle.The bottom line, he says, is that greater success may _10_lead to worsehealth if people fail to look after themselves.A)longevityB)flourishC)aptD)sometimesE)trackedF)respectedG)accou
6、ntH)miracleI)occupationJ)puzzlingK)stressL)consequenceM)internalN)fairlyO)restrainedCloze - Passage 2Many people wonder why some men want to live on the moon.It is _1_not the kind of place where most men would choose to live.But man has alwaysmoved to new areas.Some scientists hope that continued wo
7、rk will be done on the moon.Manyexperiments will be done there more _2_.Some large _3_are very easyto do in a placewithoutair.Mattercanbeheatedtoveryhightemperatureswithout _4_change when it is in such a place.Air, dust, and clouds cannot_5_man s viewofspace fromthemoon.Theveryhighorverylowtemperatu
8、resandlowgravityonthemoonwillbeusedformanyexperiments.One very important use of the moon will be to _6_spaceship.Man might be able to learn much about his own body by living on the moon.He would be living in a habitat that he made for himself.Man would be in controlof the _7_of life in which he live
9、s._8_could be removed from the air inthis community.Gravity istheonethingthatwouldnotbeunderman s control.Somescientists believethe lowgravityofthemoonwould be_9_for man.Theheart would not have to work so hard.The body would need less energy to movethan it does on the earth.However, the human body m
10、ight change during longstays on the moon.Much exercise would probably be needed to keep the body ingood _10_.可编辑-精选文档 -A)communityB)conditionC)launchD)insightE)chemicalF)mysteriousG)experimentsH)probablyI)healthfulJ)easilyK)extendL) renderM)promptlyN)blockO)bacteriaCloze - Passage 3Each artist knows
11、 in his heart that he is saying something to the public.Hehopes the public will listen and understandhe wants to teach them, and he wantsthem to learn from him.What visual artist like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to_1_, because painters translate their experience into sha
12、pes and colors, not_2_. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out ofthe _3_billions possible,isexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthshowingtous.Withouttheirworksweshouldneverhavenoticedthese_4_shapes and colors,orhavefeltthe_5_whichtheybroughtto theartist.Most artists ta
13、ke their shapes and colors from the world of nature and fromhuman bodies in _6_and at rest; their choices indicate that these aspects ofthe world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights.Contemporaryartistsmightsaythatthey_7_choosesubjectsthatprovidean interestingpattern,thatthereisn
14、othingmorein it.Yet eventheydo notchooseentirelywithout _8_to the character of their subjects.If one painter chooses to paint a decaying leg and another a lake in moonlight,eachofthemis _9_ourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworld.Eachpainter is telling us something, showing us something, _10_something
15、all ofwhich means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.A)wordsB)directingC)countlessD)crawlE)referenceF)merelyG)erectH)motionI)explainJ)emphasizingK)sympatheticL)gloriouslyM)delightN)crisisO)particularCloze - Passage 4What is pop culture? Well, pop is _1_ for popular. The beg
16、inning of popculture can often be related to popular movies, television shows, music stars andsports figures.Pop cultureis alsoimprovedbybusinessand_2_. Themostcommonexamplesof Americanpopculture_3_amonghighschoolandcollegestudents._4_set byfamouspeoplequicklybecome part of youngpeoples lifestyles.A
17、merican pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its_5_is thatEnglishis a worldwidelanguage.Englishisthelanguageofdiplomacy, international business and communication. Since language and culturegotogether,learningEnglishmeansbecoming_6_ofEnglish-speakingcultures. Also, America is
18、 a world leader in movies, music and magazines. The kindofAmericanculturecommunicatedinthose_7_is popculture.Finally,popculture is easy to _8_and to export. For that reason, it is easy to sell to theworld.Many people consider that American pop culture is what America is all about.Does pop culture _9
19、_the true culture of America? Yes and no. Pop culture doesexpress a part of American society_10_urban young people that pay muchattention to the media. But American pop culture is not fixed and ever-changing. Itis a man-made and superficial（表面的）picture of America. If you want to learnabout real Amer
20、ican culture, youll have to go a little farther than McDonalds.可编辑-精选文档 -A)trendsB)immediatelyC)reflectD)advertisingE)orderlyF)awareG)shortH)mediaI)especiallyJ)opponentsK)packageL)appearM)inspiringN)utmostO)popularityCloze - Passage 5TheHakkapeopleareseenasaunitedpeoplein China.Thischaracterisespeci
21、ally _1_ among overseas Hakkas. They share their good and bad timestogether.Thisspiritofunityandcooperationis_2_in thecultureofHakkaEarth Buildings.It was because when it was hard for individuals to survive on their own, peoplehad to help each other and learn to unite and cooperate. Only in this way
22、 couldthey hopeto _3_more.Thedesignand_4_of HakkaEarthBuildingsmade it easy to pull together all the weaker forces and form one stronger force.With this stronger force, better results could be achieved in terms of developingbusiness as well as improving living _5_.A Hakka Earth Building used to hold
23、 together the _6_interest of a familyclan（家族） or a whole village community. But now this fortress-like structure can nolonger meet the needs of a _7_society. People have moved out.HakkaEarthBuildingshaverecordeda_8_of history as well astheliferoad of several generations of the Hakka people. For thos
24、e later generations whohave never lived and will never live in these earth buildings, they may well becomea tourist _9_in the villages. But the _10_tradition represented by theseearth buildings should be kept and passed on by the Hakka people as their ownfamily culture and ethnic culture.A)generatin
25、gB)standardsC)modernD)achieveE)uniqueF)vainG)periodH)attractionI)constitutionJ)rootedK)distinguishL)structureM)almostN)sharedO)remarkableCloze - Passage 6BEIJING Slocaleducationauthoritycompiledalistof“ potentialsecurityproblems” oncampuslastweek.Theyincludefireaccidents,trafficaccidents,crime, bomb
26、ing, stealing, social communication problems and1.“ Though the ivory tower shuts out some dangers from the outside world,it is not a paradise2to crimes and accidents. School-safety hasbeen in focus,” said an official of the Beijing Education Committee.In the firstsix months of this yearinChina, 25 s
27、tudentswere victimsof3accidents or crimes and 10 students committed suicide.While numbers remain low, how can campuses be made safer places to live in?Makingsafetyeducationcompulsoryisthegovernments answer.Universitystudentsin Beijingwill soon receivecompulsoryclasses.Inthelessons,theywilllearn how
28、to protect themselves by looking at real4on campus.Forexample,girlswilllearnwhenand wheresexualharassmentismost5tohappen.Theywillalsoget6onhowtoprotectthemselves,likenotwearing mini skirts in crowded public places.Students should not only be aware of the dangers from the outside, but alsothose self-
29、inflicted. Even though it7last in the list, it doesn t mean suicideis the least serious.ChinaDaily8agrowingnumberofsuicideattemptsinChinaonSeptember15.Between May andJuly,threePekingUniversitystudentskilledthemselvesby jumpingfrombuildings.Onegirlleftanotesayingthatshewas可编辑-精选文档 -“ sick of life and
30、9. ”In the safety course, students are given tips on how to cope with pressure. Theyare also encouraged to go to the school psychologists if they feel depressed. Theywill learn what to do if their classmates behave10because of depression.A)comesB)immuneC) perpetualD)depressedE)normallyF)abnormallyG)reflectedH)reportedI)tipsJ)guidelinesK)likelyL)casesM) fatalN)erectO)suicides可编辑
