2024年3月19日发(作者：束紫萱)

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 least they 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 rmed D. 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

31. [D] 句意为：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。

so…that…是固定搭配，意思是“如此……以至于……”，故答案为[D]。

32. [C] 句意为：晚上灯光照亮的马路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。traffic意为“交通”；pedestrian意为

“行人”，与空格前的people词义重复; car和truck都指具体的车辆类型，含义过于狭窄。综合考虑，此处应填

入traffic。

33. [B] 句意为：广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。appearance意为“外观”；character

意为“特征，特色”；distinction意为“区别”；surface意为“表面”。根据句意，答案为[B]。

34. [A] 句意为：在家里，很多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是复合形容词，labour-saving意为

“节省劳动力的”；time-saving意为“节省时间的”；energy-saving意为“节能的”；money-saving意为“省

钱的”。根据句意，此处填入labour-saving最合适。

35. [C] 句意为：即使当我们关上床头灯，睡得很熟时，电仍然在为我们工作……。only意为“只有”；rarely意为

“少有地”；even意为“即使”；frequently意为“频繁地，屡次地”。根据句意，此处应填入even。

36. [B] fast asleep为固定搭配，意为“睡得很熟的”，故答案为[B]。quite意为“非常”；quickly意为“很快地”；

closely意为“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。

37. [D] move意为“移动”；start意为“启动”；repair意为“修复”；drive意为“驱动，使机器运转”。此处

的动词与our refrigerators连用，填入driving最合适，意为“使电冰箱正常运行”。

38. [B] bother to do sth. 意为“费心做某事”；hesitate to do sth.意为“做某事犹豫不决”；remember to do sth.

指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我们费心思考它们为什么或如何运行，故答案为[B]。

39. [C] 句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思考它们为什么或如何运行。前半句出现了rarely，含否

定意义，与until搭配使用，意为“直到……才……”，故答案为[C]。

40. [B] 句意为：1959年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。当句子中没有其他的助动词时，可以在

动词前使用助动词do表示对该动作的强调，助动词do随人称和时态而变化。因此，did符合题意。

41. [A] 句意为：许多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意为“停住，停滞不前”。

terminal意为“终点”；breakdown意为“故障”；pause意为“暂停”，均不符合句意，故排除。

42. [B] 句意为：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗中无能为力，什么事也做不了。incompetent意为“没有能

力的, 不能胜任的”；powerless意为“无能为力的”；hesitant意为“迟疑不决的”；helpless意为“无助的”。

此处指人处于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了，因此答案为[B]。

2024年3月19日发(作者：束紫萱)

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 least they 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 rmed D. 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

31. [D] 句意为：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。

so…that…是固定搭配，意思是“如此……以至于……”，故答案为[D]。

32. [C] 句意为：晚上灯光照亮的马路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。traffic意为“交通”；pedestrian意为

“行人”，与空格前的people词义重复; car和truck都指具体的车辆类型，含义过于狭窄。综合考虑，此处应填

入traffic。

33. [B] 句意为：广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。appearance意为“外观”；character

意为“特征，特色”；distinction意为“区别”；surface意为“表面”。根据句意，答案为[B]。

34. [A] 句意为：在家里，很多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是复合形容词，labour-saving意为

“节省劳动力的”；time-saving意为“节省时间的”；energy-saving意为“节能的”；money-saving意为“省

钱的”。根据句意，此处填入labour-saving最合适。

35. [C] 句意为：即使当我们关上床头灯，睡得很熟时，电仍然在为我们工作……。only意为“只有”；rarely意为

“少有地”；even意为“即使”；frequently意为“频繁地，屡次地”。根据句意，此处应填入even。

36. [B] fast asleep为固定搭配，意为“睡得很熟的”，故答案为[B]。quite意为“非常”；quickly意为“很快地”；

closely意为“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。

37. [D] move意为“移动”；start意为“启动”；repair意为“修复”；drive意为“驱动，使机器运转”。此处

的动词与our refrigerators连用，填入driving最合适，意为“使电冰箱正常运行”。

38. [B] bother to do sth. 意为“费心做某事”；hesitate to do sth.意为“做某事犹豫不决”；remember to do sth.

指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我们费心思考它们为什么或如何运行，故答案为[B]。

39. [C] 句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思考它们为什么或如何运行。前半句出现了rarely，含否

定意义，与until搭配使用，意为“直到……才……”，故答案为[C]。

40. [B] 句意为：1959年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。当句子中没有其他的助动词时，可以在

动词前使用助动词do表示对该动作的强调，助动词do随人称和时态而变化。因此，did符合题意。

41. [A] 句意为：许多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意为“停住，停滞不前”。

terminal意为“终点”；breakdown意为“故障”；pause意为“暂停”，均不符合句意，故排除。

42. [B] 句意为：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗中无能为力，什么事也做不了。incompetent意为“没有能

力的, 不能胜任的”；powerless意为“无能为力的”；hesitant意为“迟疑不决的”；helpless意为“无助的”。

此处指人处于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了，因此答案为[B]。