2011年英语专业四级考试：考前冲刺每日练习(15)

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　　Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.
　　Most people hate rock music. (31) ___ I am not an unreasonable or biased person (32)___nature, two vivid and striking (33) __ experiences of rock music during the past two weeks have persuaded me that it has become a(n) (34) __ for those of us with enough common sense to see its
% ~5 d* k0 T: h0 \　　(35)___ dangers to point them out. My first experience--perhaps a minor one, (36) __ highly symptomatic--was the realization that if I spoke to my teenage son when he was listening to rock music (37)___ headphones, he replied in an unnaturally loud voice, (38)_ there was something wrong with his hearing. The second occurred when I went with him to a "concert" and witnessed for myself (39) __ these affairs are like. Till I went to the concert, I had always (40) __ the "live and let live" attitude that rock music was simply not my (41) __ but that other people had (42) right to enjoy it if it was theirs.
　　But what I saw and heard (43) __ me that we are allowing something very powerful to take (44)___ of the younger generation. In the first place, I noticed a collective madness, (45) by the noise level. But secondly, and (46) __ dangerously, I observed that after a time everyone was carried (47) __ by the noise, and gave up his/her individuality. By the end I was in the middle of a faceless crowd who clapped and (48)_ and jumped around like monkeys. It was the most degrading human (49)___ I have ever had the misfortune to witness, and I seriously believe that in time to come our present younger generation would thank us if we managed to (50) __ a stop to it now.
　　31. A. When
　　B. While
% v8 _) ]+ s# F6 N, Y) j　　C. If
　　D. As
　　32. A. in
, j4 P& b1 T+ {1 u* c　　B. of
' C. p7 c4 `" d3 U9 Y' v$ k　　C. with
　　D. by
% S: G4 B; {5 D2 \( c, T　　33. A. private
; S+ a0 U' ~& j- A' ~% Q, _　　B. personal
　　C. individual
- ?9 D3 Y' O1 X) Y; `5 _　　D. own
　　34. A. job
$ k) z, m2 Z" f2 T9 [/ H　　B. obligation
　　C. duty
　　D. virtue
　　35. A. potential
  l/ g, b9 ^' `$ m$ O　　B. obvious
　　C. temporary
　　D. apparent
' @. I/ {" z5 T* `8 m' B　　36. A. but
! }, j  U* Z$ ?　　B. and
　　C. even
4 r4 [' K& F. P% ?' }! O4 k　　D. so
　　37. A. by
* K$ f7 i5 P9 w3 Z　　B. over
1 I2 _/ \4 P2 E) H+ m' H　　C. behind
　　D. through
　　38. A. since
　　B. for
. A( i7 t/ D' v' O$ M0 Q　　C. as if
: p% _- b0 ]% O: i　　D. in case
5 k6 g4 u) K8 ^2 y) ]/ u5 J　　39. A. /
　　B. what
3 Z3 U7 R- i9 I7 T9 j　　C. how
　　D. which
5 z- M( r% D" {9 R! I* ~5 h* s* L　　40. A. adapted
　　B. adopted
  g% U& W$ Z8 N　　C. taken
　　D. accepted
　　41. A. enjoyment
+ Q( A. {- T) K! }2 H; e5 t　　B. preference
" ~, L: g- X9 r7 k　　C. option
* y% X- O! m# P9 X2 K　　D. taste
　　42. A. every
6 K- }  g+ l# u* w7 w　　B. all
　　C. no
% k9 o& v1 h4 V4 c+ T　　D. some
9 S/ P  q, C2 K9 y　　43. A. concerned
. k3 ]. @6 B3 _& `7 m% B　　B. persuaded
　　C. convinced
( _1 b8 c- v2 Q2 c& W, y　　D. ignited
! ^; d5 V* [, O+ ~　　44. A. care
　　B. attention
* R7 R7 X" e. U/ Q7 k8 b$ b. U　　C. charge
　　D. possession
- L# |! n8 N% J4 Z. v1 x　　45. A. bringing about
- O# n" v* N: J# R　　B. brought aboutwｗw.ExamＷ.CoM
  L+ K" J9 B$ A$ L# ]" \" N: q　　C. bringing forward
& k. H2 K9 |4 q! h; E. Y　　D. brought forward
% J: T8 g/ Q+ s" u/ W7 E* L, r　　46. A. far more
　　B. much too
8 D. q, ]# j& b　　C. as much as
　　D. too much
3 U: \; n; w; U. B* N/ f3 U3 y　　47. A. over
　　B. off
. a4 S; L* p* J0 {+ D　　C. along
　　D. out
3 X" i1 K# s" H4 }7 P　　48. A. sat
/ B! b% h/ V. B　　B. stood
　　C. paced
3 W; Y6 s" S% a& f3 y　　D. stamped
# ^- C' t# U$ k( c# E) I　　49. A. situation
　　B. spectacle
　　C. scene
　　D. stage
& n7 k) Q# F: Z; x　　50. A. put
) E% U, Z! J$ M　　B. let
　　C. form
　　D. make

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</p>　　31．[B]【解析】文章首句指出大多数人讨厌摇滚乐，接着后文的not…unreasonable和biased表明作者对摇滚乐的态度，故选B．While表对比。
# Z7 J& T: }! v2 c4 }　　32．[D]【解析】词组by nature表示“天生地，出于本性”．D符合句意。
　　33．[B]【解析】后面作者提到了他的两次经历，因此选B，personal experiences“亲身经历”。
　　34．[C]【解析】由下文的common sense“常识”和danger “危害”可推知，C符合句意。duty指“道义上的责任、职责”，较强调“自觉性”。
　　35．[A]【解析】危险不明显才需要指出来，所以选A“潜在的”
　　36．[A]【解析】minor与highly构成对比，故语气有转折之义．选A。
　　37．[D]【解析】用耳机听音乐，须用介词through“凭借，用”。
　　38．[C]【解析】作者的儿子戴着耳机听音乐，作者跟他讲话时，他的声音很大且不自然。由此可知，空格所在后半句只是一种假设，故用C。
% V  w$ H+ v9 [& _6 ]) A　　39．[B]【解析】空格与后面的these affairs are like一起充当witnessed的宾语从句。宾语从句中，are like后须接宾语．因此B正确。
# o+ ?7 C6 e( w) P1 v　　40．[B]【解析】adopt the…attitude“采取……的态度”，B符合句意．。
　　41．[D]【解析】作者说摇滚乐不是他的……，D符合句意。taste“喜好，兴趣”，暗含有一种欣赏力、鉴赏力。
' [3 E% d. ?* a5 \　　42．[A]【解析】由but转折和前面的“live and let live”，可知作者认为别人有权欣赏摇滚乐如果他们喜欢的话，have every right意为“完全有权利”，A符合句意。 来自www.Examw.com
　　43．[C]【解析】convince“使确信，说服”，convince sb．of sth．“使某人确信……”，也常接that从句，C符合句意。
; k& X' N! |4 c- R　　44．[D]【解析】由句中的powerful可知，作者亲自体会到摇滚乐对年轻人的影响，因此选D。take possession of“占有,占领”。
　　45．[B]【解析】a collective madness与noise level有引起与被引起的关系，故选B。
　　46．[A]
　　47．[C]【解析】由文中描述的现象可知，年轻人应是被那些喧闹声“迷住”了，故选C。carry along“吸引，迷住”。
" A0 G% |, w) k- y" f# h! |- u　　48．[D]【解析】由and可知空格处要填的词应与前后的动作接近，故选D．stamped“跺脚，用力踏”。
( L6 B; d( F# o9 a% A' m$ @3 m7 }　　49．[B]【解析】由后面的misfortune可知填入空格的词含消极意义。spectacle除有“眼镜，景象”之义外，还有“受人嘲笑的人(或物)”的意思，符合旬意。
　　50．[A]【解析】作者认为如果我们能……，年轻一代一定会感谢我们的，可知A正确。put a stop to“制止”。