2011年英语专业四级考试：考前冲刺每日练习(29)

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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.
# Z' @8 E3 ?6 h, ?1 \. h" B　　For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation To (31) ___ their work they must read letters, reports, newspapers... In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend (32) ___ can mean the (33) ___ between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us (34) __ poor reading habits at an early age, and never get (35) __ them. The main (36) __ lies in the actual stuff of language itself--words. (37) ___ individually, words have little meaning (38) __ they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. (39) __, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word (40) ____, often regressing to read words or passages. Regression, the (41) __ to look back over (42) __ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which (43) ___ down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally (44) ___ one reads.
　　To (45) ___ these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device (46) __ an accelerator, which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds (47) __, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and sub vocalization, (48) __ impossible. At fast (49) __ is sacrificed for speed. (50)___ when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve.
5 H5 j* f& i  |, s( \% P! L+ i　　31. A. come through
　　B. keep up
4 h1 b1 T; K" g8 P% n# ?4 L　　C. come up with
( b7 J" w, O  i3 T' D+ P　　D. turn in
　　32. A. quickly
) ~# Q$ B# H; N: T　　B. roughly
　　C. easily
/ i4 F9 g$ Q+ |9 k& y. w　　D. readily
1 P8 I) H: Z8 m: w1 }# g　　33. A. division
　　B. difference
　　C. separation
* H( [7 @2 r1 u5 ^. N5 |　　D. controversy
( g4 I& v: Q, [, }　　34. A. enhance
2 R" T) a4 u+ G4 O) R　　B. improve
　　C. have
　　D. develop
　　35. A. over
% e( a% {. N2 l9 s  M　　B. through
( b4 N& E" z+ c　　C. away with
　　D. back to
) e$ g/ \. b: q9 N0 k- o* V( D- C5 u　　36. A. advantage 中华考试网
7 |, d3 o# ^- n" B$ f　　B. distinction
- n8 a/ v! h) b0 m' }　　C. deficiency
( c& b& t! G+ \( o7 y5 v　　D. necessity
　　37. A. To take
, b" ]+ Q% n0 {' C2 ]) V6 K* E　　B. Taken
　　C. Taking
　　D. Being taken
4 U4 t2 }* J5 z: K' h　　38. A. when
8 e# i* n; L, e$ V; C　　B. since
　　C. once
$ J* }4 E) r3 e/ \% r' L: F) ?/ E8 W　　D. until
　　39. A. Logically
1 \' R/ V3 \( h5 _8 t1 H　　B. Subsequently
/ N* `6 b" Z( a　　C. Unfortunately
% G7 Y! g7 [# G1 a$ T( D( f　　D. Inefficiently
2 ?; J/ U0 u8 m; E　　40. A. at times
- b% z9 I+ |8 [  g　　B. at one time
　　C. for a time
& ]. K* j% P( A( n$ S( U1 x( v　　D. at a time
　　41. A. tendency
　　B. trend
　　C. occasion
5 j) t4 f! w' w8 P# I8 T　　D. chance
　　42. A. what
　　B. /
3 e: S6 b, D# I* h　　C. where
4 o) I3 r0 k9 X2 s! u7 ^& Y9 j　　D. which
* P) s- X. E! a+ k. }　　43. A. accelerates
　　B. scales
0 H" h1 K, I3 ^5 r# y/ A　　C. slows
　　D. cuts
( K# k+ x+ K' B; m3 [　　44. A. if
　　B. as
　　C. even
　　D. before
　　45. A. dispose
　　B. transfer
　　C. abandon
+ u$ l- @4 ]+ d9 ^5 f  b  H　　D. overcome
　　46. A. known for
　　B. named after
' K/ G7 U0 {; V/ |1 X! ?0 R　　C. defined
. \" |1 _1 O/ E5 p0 L$ f) B5 j　　D. called
" z& ~0 q9 L) W; `　　47. A. convenient
　　B. comfortable
　　C. available
　　D. helpful
8 `6 u: P3 O# \( J) [　　48. A. exclusively
" W* _# R5 C( g9 E7 P1 M　　B. absolutely
# x7 ]+ a! U0 R: {& e) D7 }　　C. practically
, G% u$ h' P% D9 z& K' d* P　　D. similarly
　　49. A. comprehension
　　B. meaning
5 Q6 G% J1 ]; T3 S4 x　　C. regression
3 p& f% p) V0 ^2 O9 A% T　　D. summary
, f% ]5 _8 @4 j0 w* v& s$ |' ^6 w$ G　　50. A. And
" _) z7 o" T( k! a6 r. j. ]9 b　　B. Also
　　C. But
　　D. Or
( K0 \: k! W( p* v. k3 M9 n　　PART III CLOZE
" G: ~( d* S. Q1 `: ?5 P8 J+ Y　　31．[B]【解析】文章首句提到阅读不再是一种消遣，为了……工作，人们必须读报等，keep up“(使)继续．坚持”，符合句意。
　　32．[A]【解析】由后面的成功与失败可推知前半句意思为理解与阅读能力的“快慢”，故选A。
  Y/ e2 x2 V* }/ P# T: X$ ?/ m　　33．[B]解析】空格处要表明的是成功与失败的“区别，不同点”，故选B。
; g, c) P1 p8 e5 t6 u1 q　　34．[D]【解析】一种习惯的“形成，养成”要用develop／form，D正确。
: [% Y- S5 t5 U4 V3 }　　35．[A]【解析】对坏习惯应该是予以“克服”，get over “克服”。符合句意。
　　36．[C]【解析】前面讲到坏习惯难以克服，这里开始分析原因．提到主要一点就是单词，由后文可知逐字逐句对阅读理解的不利．故选C。
1 m1 E* n7 }4 M: }5 T3 w2 k　　37．[B]【解析】words与take为逻辑上的被动关系，故选B。Taken individually“从个别看来”。
　　38．[D]【解析】根据否定词little，可推测单词在词组、句
6 U/ t4 h+ }/ {& t+ e　　39.[C]【解析】空格所在的句子提到未经过训练的读者的阅读习惯，与前面构成转折关系，故选C，表达一种遗憾，可惜之情。
. j0 `& v+ G6 n2 U( R7 D　　40．[D]【解析】前句提到这些未经过训练的读者不按照意群来阅读，而是逐个单词费力地读，故选at atime“每次，一次”。
　　41．[A]【解析】空格所在的句子是对regression“回读”的具体解释．即就是对刚刚读过的材料回头再看的这样一种“倾向，意向”，故选A。
　　42．[A]【解析】根据句意“回头看刚读过的”，read后要接宾语，故选A。 www.examｗ.com
　　43．[C]【解析】阅读时读出每个单词，这无疑会减慢阅读的速度，故选C。
2 O( f' b# p3 i2 K) c( E　　44．[B]解析】as在此引导一个从句，相当于when。
/ I7 c2 e5 ?& c  D$ |6 w　　45．[D]【解析】最后一段提出解决办法，不良的阅读习惯要克服，故选D。
7 n! t7 {2 Z1 F  \　　46．[B]【解析】called an accelerator在句中作后置定语，D正确。
9 Z* ^( _7 ]; k( U3 F6 L4 T1 S# ~　　47．[B]【解析】由后面的to stretch him，可知，快速阅读器设置的速度比读者本身自由轻松阅读的速度要快。故选B．comfortable“轻松自在的”。
- i! `, O6 v: B) T　　48．[C]解析】快速阅读器迫使读者快速阅读，这样那些不良阅读习惯，如逐字逐句读、回读、默念等都“基本上，几乎”不可能，故选C。
' [: T4 V% q# @" {, v- U& }& Y　　49．[A]【解析】根据常识可知，当加快阅读速度时，读者对文章的理解可能就没有那么透彻，此处应选A。
　　50．[C]【解析】由后文的not only…but als0可知，这里县对前面观点的有条件的否定．故选C．