1、历年四级英语完形填空真题历年大学英语四级完形填空真题及其答案(20XX年6月) The part of the environmental movement that draws my firms attention is the design of cities. buildings and products. When we designed Americas first so-called green office building in New York two decades 71, we felt very alone. But today, thousands of people
2、 come to green building conferences, and the 72 that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to 73 Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration werent designed for 74 use. The energy-efficient sealed commercial build
3、ings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis 75 indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So far 20 years. weve been focusing on these materials 76 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them 77 for people and the planet.Home builders can now use
4、materials-such as paints that release significantly _78_ amounts of organic compounds -that dont 79 the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately. 80_, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being less bad but on creating 81 healthful materials that can be either safely returned to
5、the soil _82_ reused by industry again and again. As a matter of _83, the worlds largest carpet manufacturer has already _ 84_ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的).Look at it this way: No one _85 out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems ar
6、e 86 causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So 87_ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are _88_ a positive approach. Were giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 89 effect on the world. Its not just the building industry, eith
7、er. 90_ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world.71. A) ago C) before B) off D) away72. A) practice B) outlook C) idea D) schem
8、e73. A) go B) come C) arrive D) continue74. A) indoor C) relevant B) inward D) flexible75. A) displayed C) exhibited B) discovered D) revealed76. A) back B) down C) next D) near77. A) comfortable B) cautious C) safe D) stable78. A) reduced C) descended B) revised D) delayed79. A) deny C) dissolve B)
9、 depress D) destroy80. A) besides B) however C) anyhow D) anyway81. A)partially B) exactly C) completely D) superficially82.A)or C) but B)and D) nor83. A) interest C) principle B) fact D) course84. A) sketched C) researched B) constructed D) developed85. A) starts C) looks B) pulls D) makes86. A) ba
10、sically C) traditionally B) originally D) inevitably87. A) because B) out C) instead D) regardless88. A) adjusting B) admitting C) adopting D) adapting89. A) functional B) beneficial C) precious D) sensible90. A) Entire C) Full B) Total D) Complete (20XX年12月)Language is the most astonishing behavior
11、 in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely 67 from all other animals. Language is a means of communication, 68 it is much more than that. Many animals can 69 . The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers 70 other members of the hive(蜂群).
12、 But human language permits communication about anything. 71 things like unicorns(独角兽)that have never existed. The key 72 in the fact that the units of meaning, words, can be 73 together in different ways, according to 74 , to communicate different meanings.Language is the most important learning we
13、 do. Nothing 75 humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract thoughts, 76 about the university the mind, love, dreams, or ordering a drink, It is an immensely complex 77 that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most 78 of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when
14、 one person is speaking to 79 . The Speaker has to translate thoughts into 80 language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the 81 of speech is extremely fast. Only 0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to 82 out what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of sp
15、eech to 83 the words spoken, understand the pattern of 84 of the words (sentences), and finally 85 the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But 86 started, it is of course a continuous process.67. A. apart B. off C. up D. down68. A. so B. but C. or D. for69. A. transf
16、er B. transmit C. convey D. communicate70. A. to B. from C. over D. on71. A. only B. almost C. even D. just72. A. stays B. situates C. hides D. lies73. A. stuck B. strung C. rung D. consisted74. A. rules B. scales C. laws D. standards75. A. combines B. contains C. defines D. declares76. A. what B. w
17、hether C. while D. if77. A. prospect B. progress C. process D. produce78. A. aspects B. abstracts C. angles D. assumptions79. A. anybody B. another C. other D. everybody80. A. body B. gesture C. written D. spoken81. A. growing B. fixing C. beginning D. building82. A. put B. take C. draw D. figure83.
18、 A. identify B. locate C. reveal D. discover84. A. performance B. organization C. design D. layout85. A. prescribe B. justify C. utter D. interpret86. A. since B. after C. once D. until(20XX年6月) An earthquake hit Kashmir on Oct. 8, 2005. it took some 75,000 lives, _67_ 130,000 and left nearly 3.5 mi
19、llion without food, jobs or homes. _68_ overnight, scores of tent villages bloomed _69_ the region, tended by international aid organizations, military _70_ and aid groups working day and night to shelter the survivors before winter set _71_.Mercifully, the season was mild. But with the _72_ of spri
20、ng the refugees will be moved again. Camps that _73_ health care, food and shelter for 150,000 survivors have begun to close as they were _74_ intended to be permanent.For most of the refugees, the thought of going back brings _75_ emotions. The past six months have been difficult. Families of _76_
21、many as 10 people have had to shelter _77_ a single tent and share cookstoves and bathing _78_ with neighbors. “They are looking forward to the clean water of their rivers,” officials say. “They are _79_ of free fresh fruit. They want to get back to their herds and start _80_ again.” But most will b
22、e returning to _81_ but heaps of ruins. In many villages, electrical _82_ have not been repaired, nor have roads. Aid workers _83_ that it will take years to rebuild what the earthquake took _84_. And for the thousands of survivors, the _85_ will never be complete.Yet the survivors have to start som
23、ewhere. New homes can be built _86_ the stones, bricks and beams of old ones. Spring is coming and it is a good time to start again.67. A) injured B) ruined C) destroyed D) damaged68. A) Altogether B) Almost C) Scarcely D) Surely 69. A) among B) above C) amid D) across 70. A) ranks B) equipment C) p
24、ersonnel D) installations 71. A) out B) in C) on D) forth 72. A) falling B) emergence C) arrival D) appearing 73. A) strengthened B) aided C) transferred D) provided 74. A) never B) once C) ever D) yet 75. A) puzzled B) contrasted C) doubled D) mixed 76. A) like B) as C) so D) too 77. A) by B) below
25、 C) under D) with 78. A) facilities B) instruments C) implements D) appliances 79. A) seeking B) dreaming C) longing D) searching 80. A) producing B) cultivating C) farming D) nourishing81. A) anything B) something C) everything D) nothing 82. A) lines B) channels C) paths D) currents 83. A) aside B
26、) away C) up D) evaluate 84. A) aside B) away C) up D) out 85. A) reservation B) retreat C) replacement D) recovery 86. A) from B) through C) upon D) onto (20XX年12月)One factor that influences consumers is their mood state. Mood may be defined 67 a temporary and mild positive or negative feeling that
27、 is generalized and not tied 68 any particular circumstance. Moods should be 69 from emotions which are usually more intense, 70 to specific circumstances, and often conscious. 71 one sense, the effect of a consumers mood can be thought of in 72 the same way as can our reactions to the 73 of our fri
28、endswhen our friends are happy and “up”, that tends to influence us positively, 74 when they are “down”, that can have a 75 impact on us. Similarly, consumers operating under a 76 mood state tend to react to stimulate(刺激因素)in a direction 77 with that mood state. Thus, for example, we should expect t
29、o see 78 in a positive mood state evaluate products in more of a 79 manner than they would when not in such a state. 80 , mood states appear capable of 81 a consumers memory.Moods appear to be 82 influenced by marketing techniques. For example, the rhythm, pitch, and 83 of music has been shown to in
30、fluence behavior such as the 84 of time spent in supermarkets or 85 to purchase products. In addition, advertising can influence consumers moods which, in 86 , are capable of influencing consumers reactions to products.67. A)as B)about C)by D)with68. A)over B)under C)to D)up69. A)derived B)descended
31、 C)divided D)distinguished70. A)related B)referred C)attached D)associated71.A)On B)Of C)In D)By72.A)thus B)much C)even D)still73.A)signal B)gesture C)view D)behavior74.A)for B)but C)unless D)provided75.A)relative B)decisive C)negative D)sensitive76.A)given B)granted C)fixed D)driven77.A)resistant B
32、)persistent C)insistent D)consistent78.A)consumers B)businessmen C)retailers D)manufacturers79.A)casual B)critical C)serious D)favorable80.A)However B)Otherwise C)Moreover D)Nevertheless81.A)lifting B)enhancing C)raising D)cultivating82.A)readily B)rarely C)cautiously D)currently83.A)step B)speed C)band D)volume84.A)extent B)amount C)scope D)ra