2008年英语专业四级真题完形填空及答案解析PART III CLOZE[15 MIN]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.Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.Salt may seem rather a strange (31)____ to use as money, (32)_____ in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (33)_____ necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (34)____, were used as money in some countries until recent (35)_____, and cakes of salt (36)____ buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.Sea shells (37)_____ as money at some time(38)____ another over the greater part of the Old Worl D. These were (39)___ mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the (40)___ from East to West.Metal, valued by weight, (41)____ coins in many parts of the worl D. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries(42)_____ paper money. It can either be exchanged(43)____ goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (44)_____ in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called "cash". The (45)_____ of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old - older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.Nowadays, coins and notes have (46)____ nearly all the more picturesque (47)____ of money, and (48)____ in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (49)____ such as weddings and funerals, examples of (50)____ money will soon be found only in museums.(31) A. object B. article C. substance D. category(32) A. but B. and C. so D. even(33) A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute(34) A. weight B. value C. role D. size(35) A. times B. events C. situations D. conditions(36) A. even B. also C. still D. never(37) A. had been used B. are used C. would be used D. would have been used(38) A. and B. but C. yet D. or(39) A. collected B. produced C. grown D. raised(40) A. city B. district C. communib D. continent(41) A. processed B. produced C. preceded D. proceeded(42) A. in spite of B. instead of C. along with D. in line with(43) A. against B. as C. in D. for(44) A. often B. seldom C. really D. much(45) A. earlier B.earliest C.better D.best(46) A. replaced B. reproduced C. reflected D. recovered(47) A. sizes B. shapes C. formats D. forms(48) A. while B. although C. because D. if(49) A. events B. gatherings C. occasions D. assemblies(50) A. original B. primitive C. historical D. crudePART III CLOZE答案解析31. C. 句意:盐作为钱大概看起来很奇怪。
substance强调的是一种“物质”;object是“物体”,强调用视觉或触觉可以感觉到的东西;article是“物品、商品”;category是“种类、类别”。
从首句中提到的salt,shells,metals是被当作钱来使用的不同类别的东西,强调是不同类别而非感觉上的东西,故用substance。
32. A. 本句最后出现了necessity,这与前面的seem rather a strange substance构成对照,显然这两部分之间应该是转折关系,故用but。
and表示并列关系,so表示因果,even表示递进关系,此处逻辑关系不符。
句意:但是在食物以蔬菜为主的国家它完全是一个必需品。
33. D. absolute意为“绝对的”,absolute necessity意为“绝对必要”,强调必要性。
abstract意为“抽象的”,advantageous意为“有利的”,abundant意为“丰富的,大量的”,均不能与necessity搭配。
34. B. 四个选项分别表示:重量、价值、作用、大小。
从句意判断,这里说的是如何制作钱。
在钱上打上烙印当然是为了区别它的价值,因此value最符合语境。
句意:这些盐块被打上烙印来表示它们的价值。
35. A. recent times通常作为搭配,意为“最近”。
由until可知,后面出现的是一个表时间的词,因此recent times符合语境,其他三个选项均不能表示时间。
句意:直到最近一些国家还把用盐做成的盐块作为钱使用。
36. C. 前一句说到“直到最近一些国家还把用盐做成的盐块作为钱使用”,本句紧接着提到“用盐做的盐块在婆罗洲和非洲的部分地区可以买东西”,这说明“盐做成的盐块作为钱使用”的情况未变,故选still。
even和also均表示递进关系,never表示否定,与语境不符。
37. C. 本句后面都是用过去时,大意是“这些贝壳主要来自…,然后被贩卖到印度和中国”。
would表示过去常常。
句意:海里的贝壳在东半球大部分地区的某段时间常常被用来当作钱使用。
38. D. another是相对于some的“另一个(些)”,显然两者之间是选择关系,即“在某个时间或另一个时间”。
句意:海里的贝壳在东半球大部分地区的某个时间或另一个时间被当作钱来使用。
39. A. 根据常识可以知道:在海边就可以捡到贝壳,数量积攒多了,就可以贩卖,制成钱币使用,collect在此符合题意。
40. D. 本剧中的地点状语为in Africa,非洲是七大洲之一,那么从东至西穿过的自然是continent。
句意:在非洲,贝壳被懂东非贩卖到西非。
41. C. 从前面内容可知,这里介绍的是早期的三种钱币形式,显然这些都是在coin(硬币)之前的货币形式。
precede意为“在…之前”,process意为“加工,处理,前进”,proceed 意为“着手开始,继续进行”,produce意为“制造”。
句意:由重量决定价值的金属先于世界上许多国家的硬币出现。
42. B. 关键词是“still”,该词表示“金属仍然作为货币在使用”,那么自然就不需要使用纸币了,所以两者是二选一的关系,instead of表示“替代”,符合语境。
in spite of意为“不管,不顾”,along with意为“随同…一起”,in line with意为“符合,和…一致”。
句意:做成小方块的、棍状的、环状的铁仍在许多国家代替钱在使用。
43. D. goods是前面be exchanged的目的,故选择for表示目的。
钱币是用来换取货物的,不是作为货品交换的。
句意:它可以换成货物,也可以做成工具、武器或装饰品。
44. A. 本句解释中国早期货币“铜钱”的样子,正是圆心有孔的,因此选often。
句意:中国最早的钱除了贝壳就是铜,铜通常被做成中间有一个洞的平的圆片。
45. B. 本句话后面出现了the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean,显然这里是将中国最早的钱币和东地中海最早的钱币进行对比,是平行结构,故选earliest。