2024年3月19日发(作者：貊映雁)
Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted
nowadays 1 ___ we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set.
At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 2 ___ to move freely. Neon lighting
used in advertising has become part of the 3 ___ of every modern city. In the home, many
4 ___ devices are powered by electricity. 5 ___ when we turn off the bedside lamp and
are 6 ___ asleep, electricity is working for us, 7 ___ our refrigerators, heating our water,
or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to
and from work. We rarely 8 ___ to consider why or how they run—— 9 ___ something
goes wrong.
In the summer of 1959, something 10 ___ go wrong with the power-plant that
provided New York with electricity. For
a great many hours, life came almost to a 11 ___. Trains refused to move and the
people in them sat in the dark, 12 ___ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 13
___ you were lucky enough not to be 14. ___ between two floors, you had the unpleasant
task of finding your way down 15 ___ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth
Avenue in a(n 16 ___ became as gloomy and uninviting 17 ___ the most remote back
streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, ___ 18. although the police had been
ordered to 19 ___ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and 20 ___ as
anybody else.
B. thus C. as D. so
2. B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians
3.A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface
4.A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-saving
5.A. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently
6.A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly
7. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving
8.A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember
9.A. when B. if C. until D. after
10.A. did B. would C. could D. Should
11.A. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill
12.A. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless
13. gh B. when C. as D. even if
14. d B. placed C. positioned D. locked
15.A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors
16.A. time B. instant C. point D. minute
17.A. like B. than C. for D. as
18.A. for B. and C. but D. or
19.A. stand aside B. stand down C. stand by D. stand in
20.A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecided
What do you look for in a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character?
Conversational ability? Asked to ____1____ such qualities, most people put physical
attractiveness near the ____2____ of the list. Of course. Intelligent people are not greatly
concerned ____3____ such superficial qualities as good ____4____; they know that
“beauty is only skin
____5____.” At leastthey know that’s how they ____6____ feel.
This intuition ____7____ looks matter little may be another example of our
____8____ real influences upon us, for there are many research studies ____9____ that
appearance greatly determines initial attraction.
Some researchers have matched students ____10____ blind dates to see what
qualities led to liking. Immediately after the dating, and again three months later, the
students ____11____ their dates and speculated about ____12____ they felt as they did.
Men more than women ____13____ their date’s physical attractiveness was important.
But,____14____ the date’s physical attractiveness actually predicted the women’s
attraction ____15____ their dates more than men.
In another study, Elaine Hatfield ____16____ 752 university freshmen for a dance
party.
For each person, the researchers secured a variety of ____17____ and aptitude (能力
test scores, but then actually matched
the couples ____18____ . The couples evaluated their dates after the party. How
well did the personality and aptitude tests predict attraction? Not well at all.____19____
the researchers could see, only one thing ____20____ : how physically attractive the
person was. The more attractive a woman, the more he liked her and wanted to date her
again.
1. A. list B. select C. rank D. arrange
2.A. top B. middle C. bottom D. front
3.A. to B. at C. in D. with
4.A. look B. looks C. looking D. lookings
5.A. deep B. thick C. shallow D. thin
6.A. have to B. ought to C. must D. should
7.A. as B. what C. which D that
8.A. accepting B. admitting C. refusing D. denying
9.A. indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated
10. A. to B. on C. at D. in
11. A. evaluated B. predicted C. contacted D. communicated
12. A. what B. how C. why D. that
13. A. believed B. suspected C. confi rmedD. argued
14. A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of that D. similarly
15. A. at B. in C. with D. to
16. A. recruited B. enrolled C. matched D. dated
17. A. personality B. appearance C. achievements D. individuality
18. A. interactively B. randomly C. precisely D. systematically
19. A. As long as B. So much so that C. To the extent that D. So far as
20. A. predicted B. mattered C. valued D. determined
该 Cloze 来自 1984年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短 文:
Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted
nowadays that we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the radio. At
night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting
used in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city. In the home,
many labor-saving devices are powered by electricity. Even when we turn off the bedside
lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating
our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, trolley-buses, and
trams take us to and from work. We rarely bother to consider why or how they run---until
something goes wrong.
In the summer of 1959, something did go wrong with the power-plant that provides
New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came to a standstill. Trains
refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, powerless to do anything; lifts
stopped working, so that even if you were lucky enough not to be trapped between two
floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs.
Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant became as gloomy and
uninviting as the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses,
for although the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just
as confused and helpless as anyone else.
Meanwhile, similar disorder prevailed in the home. New York can be stifling in the
summer and this year was no exception. Cool, air-conditioned apartments became
furnaces. Food went bad in refrigerators. Cakes and joints of meat remained uncooked in
cooling ovens. People sat impatient and frightened in the dark as if an unseen enemy had
landed from Mars. One of the strange things that occurred during the power-cut was that
some fifty blind people lead many sighted workers home. When the lights came on again,
hardly a person in the city can have turned on a switch without reflecting how great a
servant he had at his fingertips.
PART III CLOZE
2024年3月19日发(作者：貊映雁)
Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted
nowadays 1 ___ we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set.
At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 2 ___ to move freely. Neon lighting
used in advertising has become part of the 3 ___ of every modern city. In the home, many
4 ___ devices are powered by electricity. 5 ___ when we turn off the bedside lamp and
are 6 ___ asleep, electricity is working for us, 7 ___ our refrigerators, heating our water,
or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to
and from work. We rarely 8 ___ to consider why or how they run—— 9 ___ something
goes wrong.
In the summer of 1959, something 10 ___ go wrong with the power-plant that
provided New York with electricity. For
a great many hours, life came almost to a 11 ___. Trains refused to move and the
people in them sat in the dark, 12 ___ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 13
___ you were lucky enough not to be 14. ___ between two floors, you had the unpleasant
task of finding your way down 15 ___ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth
Avenue in a(n 16 ___ became as gloomy and uninviting 17 ___ the most remote back
streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, ___ 18. although the police had been
ordered to 19 ___ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and 20 ___ as
anybody else.
B. thus C. as D. so
2. B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians
3.A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface
4.A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-saving
5.A. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently
6.A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly
7. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving
8.A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember
9.A. when B. if C. until D. after
10.A. did B. would C. could D. Should
11.A. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill
12.A. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless
13. gh B. when C. as D. even if
14. d B. placed C. positioned D. locked
15.A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors
16.A. time B. instant C. point D. minute
17.A. like B. than C. for D. as
18.A. for B. and C. but D. or
19.A. stand aside B. stand down C. stand by D. stand in
20.A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecided
What do you look for in a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character?
Conversational ability? Asked to ____1____ such qualities, most people put physical
attractiveness near the ____2____ of the list. Of course. Intelligent people are not greatly
concerned ____3____ such superficial qualities as good ____4____; they know that
“beauty is only skin
____5____.” At leastthey know that’s how they ____6____ feel.
This intuition ____7____ looks matter little may be another example of our
____8____ real influences upon us, for there are many research studies ____9____ that
appearance greatly determines initial attraction.
Some researchers have matched students ____10____ blind dates to see what
qualities led to liking. Immediately after the dating, and again three months later, the
students ____11____ their dates and speculated about ____12____ they felt as they did.
Men more than women ____13____ their date’s physical attractiveness was important.
But,____14____ the date’s physical attractiveness actually predicted the women’s
attraction ____15____ their dates more than men.
In another study, Elaine Hatfield ____16____ 752 university freshmen for a dance
party.
For each person, the researchers secured a variety of ____17____ and aptitude (能力
test scores, but then actually matched
the couples ____18____ . The couples evaluated their dates after the party. How
well did the personality and aptitude tests predict attraction? Not well at all.____19____
the researchers could see, only one thing ____20____ : how physically attractive the
person was. The more attractive a woman, the more he liked her and wanted to date her
again.
1. A. list B. select C. rank D. arrange
2.A. top B. middle C. bottom D. front
3.A. to B. at C. in D. with
4.A. look B. looks C. looking D. lookings
5.A. deep B. thick C. shallow D. thin
6.A. have to B. ought to C. must D. should
7.A. as B. what C. which D that
8.A. accepting B. admitting C. refusing D. denying
9.A. indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated
10. A. to B. on C. at D. in
11. A. evaluated B. predicted C. contacted D. communicated
12. A. what B. how C. why D. that
13. A. believed B. suspected C. confi rmedD. argued
14. A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of that D. similarly
15. A. at B. in C. with D. to
16. A. recruited B. enrolled C. matched D. dated
17. A. personality B. appearance C. achievements D. individuality
18. A. interactively B. randomly C. precisely D. systematically
19. A. As long as B. So much so that C. To the extent that D. So far as
20. A. predicted B. mattered C. valued D. determined
该 Cloze 来自 1984年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短 文:
Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted
nowadays that we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the radio. At
night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting
used in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city. In the home,
many labor-saving devices are powered by electricity. Even when we turn off the bedside
lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating
our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, trolley-buses, and
trams take us to and from work. We rarely bother to consider why or how they run---until
something goes wrong.
In the summer of 1959, something did go wrong with the power-plant that provides
New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came to a standstill. Trains
refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, powerless to do anything; lifts
stopped working, so that even if you were lucky enough not to be trapped between two
floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs.
Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant became as gloomy and
uninviting as the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses,
for although the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just
as confused and helpless as anyone else.
Meanwhile, similar disorder prevailed in the home. New York can be stifling in the
summer and this year was no exception. Cool, air-conditioned apartments became
furnaces. Food went bad in refrigerators. Cakes and joints of meat remained uncooked in
cooling ovens. People sat impatient and frightened in the dark as if an unseen enemy had
landed from Mars. One of the strange things that occurred during the power-cut was that
some fifty blind people lead many sighted workers home. When the lights came on again,
hardly a person in the city can have turned on a switch without reflecting how great a
servant he had at his fingertips.
PART III CLOZE