【正文】 CET4 完形填空模擬題一 Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the of the questions that is always asked of me is 1 I became an animal collector in the first 2 .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 was not the conventional“mamma”or“daddy”,4 the word“zoo”, which I would 5 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, insgroupsto 7 me up, would take me to the I 8 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 9 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11 to my collection of on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,14 were not easy to keep at I left, I 15 had enough money of my own to be able to 16 my first trip and I have been going 17 ever since a collector39。s job is not an easy one and is full of 18 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 19 all those who love animals and 20 . for for growing which 1.【答案】 A 【解析】根據(jù)下一句及隨后的內(nèi)容，作者講的是怎樣成為動物愛好者的 (從小就喜歡動物 )，應當選擇 。 2.【答案】 C 【解析】 in the first place 是固定短語 ,意思是“首先”。此句意思是：別人經(jīng)常問到的問題之一，是當初我是如何愛上動物的。 3.【答案】 A 【解析】這句話的意思是：作者在呀呀學語之時 ,最早發(fā)清楚的音是“ zoo” (動物園 ),而不是“媽媽” ,“爸爸” ,因此 ,應選 clarity“清晰”。填入其他選項 emotion (感情 ),sentiment(多愁善感 ),affection(友愛 )不合邏輯。 4.【答案】 B 【解析】 but 在此處連接另一個句子 (it was the word“ zoo” ,“ it was”被省略 )，表示轉折，意為“而是”， Except,except for,but for 的用法接近，表示“除了??”。 例如： We go there every day except Sunday. He answered all the questions except for the last one. For a year the dam remained plete but for the generators. 從意思上，邏輯上，都應當選 but。 5.【答案】 D 【解析】根據(jù)后面的 over and over again,應選“ repeat” 6.【答案】 C 【解析】小孩想去 動物園 ,便不停地發(fā)出尖叫聲 ,故選“ voice”。 A shrill voice 與 scream的意思接近。 volume(音量 )； noise(噪音 )； pitch(音調(diào) )均不合要求。 7.【答案】 B 【解析】 shut 是指讓某人住口，為了讓孩子停止尖叫，只好帶他去動物園。 8.【答案】 A 【解析】根據(jù)后面主句的時態(tài)，此處只能用一般過去時。 9.【答案】 C 【解析】 a great many 后直接跟可數(shù)名詞的復數(shù)形式； a great / large amount of后跟不 可數(shù)名詞；只有 a great /large number of 后可以跟可數(shù)名詞的復數(shù)形式。 例如 : I read a great many English books. A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year. A great number of civilians were murdered in cold blood. 10.【答案】 D 【解析】 living 后必須接介詞 in，意為“居住”； cultivating 耕種； reclaiming 開墾；只有 exploring有探察的意思。 11.【答案】 C 【解析】 add to 相當于 increase，增加。其余選項后面都不接 to。 12.【答案】 A 【解析】 later on 為固定短語，“后來”。 13.【答案】 D 【解析】 attendant 仆人； keeper可理解為“飼養(yǎng)員”，但是 a student keeper 容易被誤解為“收留學生的人”； aide 有“助手”之義。作者一邊上學，一邊在動物園里打工，只能當助手。 14.【 答案】 D 【解析】 which 在此引導定語從句，修飾前面列出的動物。 15.【答案】 D 【解析】因為錢是在動物園打工掙的，選 successfully 更能體現(xiàn)其含義。 16.【答案】 D 【解析】 finance my first trip 意為“支付我的旅行 費用”； pay 后應接介詞 for；其他選項的意思相差甚遠。 17.【答案】 B 【解析】此句為現(xiàn)在完成進行時態(tài) ,選 regularly 比較貼切。 18.【答案】 D 【解析】此句是由 though 引導的讓步狀語 從句，應與主句意思相對立。選項中， sorrows和 disappointments 與主句的 appeal to 相對立，但 sorrows 的分量太重。 19.【答案】 C 【解析】 appeal to 為成語，意思是“吸引”。 20.【答案】 B 【解析】 excursion 短途旅行； journey(從一地到另一地的 )長距離，具體的旅途； travel旅行，旅游，海外旅行； trip 旅行，遠足。 CET4 完形填空模擬題二 If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and or 1 in your work would depend, to 2 great extent, 3 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best the utmost importance is your person 5 begins a job convinced that he isn39。t going to like it or is 6 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his the other hand, a person who is secure 7 his belief that he is probably as capable 8 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 9 it possesses a certain strength of chances are that he will do well. 10 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is those skills is obviously a book keeper who can39。t add or a carpenter who can39。t cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize 12 the strength and overe the 13 that you bring to the jo