2006年英語四級過關(guān)專項訓練—完形填空

Unit 3

To find out what the weather is going to be, many people go straight to the radio, television or newspaper to get an expert weather forecast. But    1    you know what to look for, you can use your own    2    to make your weather    3   .

There are many    4    that can help you. For example, in fair weather the air pressure is    5    low. The air is still and often full of dust. Far away objects may look    6   . But when a storm is gathering, the pressure    7    and you are often able to see things more clearly. Sailors    8    of this long ago and came    9    with a saying “The farther the sight, the nearer the rain”.

    Your sense of    10    can also help you detect weather changes. Just    11    it rains, odors become stronger. This is    12    odors are suppressed in a fair, high-pressure center. When a bad weather low    13   , air pressure lessens and smells are    14   .

    You can also    15    an approaching storm. Sounds    16    heavy storm clouds and return to earth with force. An old saying describes it    17   : “Sound traveling far and wide, a stormy day will come.”

    And don’t laugh if your grandmother says she can    18    a storm coming. It is commonly known that many people feel pains in their bones when the humidity    19   , the pressure drops, and bad weather is on the    20   .

1. A) unless                  B) if                      C) as                       D) though

2. A) experiences           B) ways                C) senses                         D) feelings

3. A) broadcast             B) plans                 C) prediction                 D) statement

4. A) forms                   B) signals              C) expressions                     D) signs

5. A) ordinarily              B) unusually           C) commonly                D) generally

6. A) misty                   B) small                 C) clear                        D) big

7. A) rises                     B) drops                C) increases                  D) descends

8. A) took care                     B) took note           C) got hold                   D) made sense

9. A) up                        B) over                  C) upon                        D) on

10. A) touch                 B) taste                 C) smell                       D) sight

11. A) when                  B) as                     C) after                        D) before

12. A) why                   B) because             C) how                        D) hence

13. A) moves away        B) takes up            C) moves in                  D) takes in

14. A) released              B) controlled          C) checked                   D) roused

15. A) learn                   B) see                   C) hear                         D) look

16. A) jump up              B) jump down        C) bounce in                 D) bounce off

17. A) as meaning          B) following           C) this way                   D) that is

18. A) see                     B) hear                  C) feel                          D) tell

19. A) falls                    B) grows               C) drops                       D) rises

20. A) way                   B) march               C) road                        D) moving

Unit 4

We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their homes on the equator(赤道), although often they may feel    1    hot there. Millions do it. But    2    the North Pole — we know that it is not only a dangerously cold place, but that people like you and me would find it quite    3    to live there. At the present time only the scientists and explorers can do    4   , and they use special equipment. Men  5   across and around the equator on wheels.    6    their feet or in ships for thousands of years; but only   7    men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may    8    you to learn that, when traveling    9   , it is really safer to fly over the North Pole   10   over the equator. Of course, this is not true    11    landings in the polar region (which passenger aeroplanes do not make), but the weather, if we are flying at a    12    of 5,000 metres above the Pole, is a delight. At 4,000 metres and more    13 the earth you can always be sure that you will not see a cloud in the sky as     14     the eye can reach. In the tropics(熱帶), on the other hand, you are not certain to keep  15    bad weather even at such heights as 18,000 metres.

Aeroplanes can’t climb as    16    as or as quickly in cold air as in warm.   17    can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage    18    the aeroplane, which is already at a good height   19   it reaches the polar region and so does not need to climb,   20   at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.

1. A) comfortably                 B) uncomfortably                 C) discomfort        D) comfort

2. A) to                               B) for                                  C) as for               D) of

3. A) impossible                   B) possible                           C) capable             D) able

4. A) it                                B) so                                   C) this                   D) all

5. A) traveled         B) had traveled              C) was traveling            D) have been traveling

6. A) On                              B) By                                  C) With                 D) Under

7. A) many                          B) much                              C) a few                D) few

8. A) be pleased                    B) surprise                           C) please               D)be surprised

9. A) in space                       B) under the sea                   C) by ship             D) by air

10. A) than                          B) that                                 C) to                     D) from

11. A) of                              B) for                                  C) about                D) from

12. A) distance                     B) length                             C) place                D) height

13. A) over                          B) above                              C) under                D) below

14. A) far as                        B) long as                            C) soon as             D) good as

15. A) in touch with              B) record of                      C) clear of             D) up with

16. A) height                        B) high                             C) far                    D) soon

17. A) Nor                           B) So                               C) Either               D) Neither

18. A) for                                   B) over                             C) from                 D) to

19. A) which                        B) where                          C) while                D) when

20. A) where                        B) while                           C) which               D) when