练习 1Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), B) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Everybody dances. If you have 1 swerved to avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, you have danced. If you ha1e ever knelt to pray, you have danced. For these actions have figured importantly 2 the history of dance. Dance goes 3 to the beginning of civilization----- 4 the tribe.----where native danced to get 5 they wanted. Primitive dance was 6 all practical, not the social dancing we know today. Natives approached dance with 7 seriousness as a way to help the tribe in the crucial process 8 survival. Dance was believed to be the 9 direct way to repel locusts, to 10 rain to fall, to insure that a male heir would be born, and 11 guarantee victory in a forthcoming battles.Primitive 12 was generally done by many people moving in the same manner and direction. 13 all dances had leaders, solo dances 14 rare. Much use was made of 15 part of the body. And so 16 were these tribe dances that , if a native 17 miss a single step, he would be put to death 18 the spot.Fortunately, the same rigid 19 that governed the lives of these people do not apply in the 20 relaxed settings of today’s dance.1.A) ever B) before C) never D) after2.A) about B) in C) for D)around3.A)forward B)back C)up D)down4.A)at B)for C)of D)to5.A)when B)why C)which D)what6.A)about B)above C)under D)over7.A)little B) less C)great D)lease8.A)to B)over C)of D)at9.A)most B)first C)least D)last10. A)cause B)happen C)try D)make11.A)for B)of C)to D)at12.A)food B)dance C)spells D)harvest13.A)Since B)Despite C)Thus D)Although14.A)are B)was C) were D)is15.A)only B)every C)then D)some16.A)comic B)boring C)solemn D)tiring17.A)would B)should C)might D)could18.A)in B)at C)on D)around19.A)sticks B)messages C)reviews D) rules20.A)less B)more C)least D)mostAnwser:1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15.B 16.C 17. B 18. C 19.D 20. B练习 2Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), C), B) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.The traditional wedding vow “to stay together till death us do part” is becoming obsolete in most western countries 1 divorce rates continue to rise steadily. In the US, for example, the statistics for 1978 show one divorce for 2 two marriages; in that year, over a million couples 3 their marriages dissolved, often at high financial and social 4 One factor behind the steady rise in 5 rates, according to sociologists, is the changing 6 of women. More and more women are continuing to work 7 marriage, thus remaining financially independent. 8 , they are becoming less 9 of husbands who treat them as subordinates. 10 important factor is the gradual relaxation of divorce 11 in many states. It is now 12 easy to obtain a divorce on the 13 of irretrievable breakdown of marriage.14 divorce is often the only satisfactory solution married couples who can no longer 15 the sight of each other, it can have a shocking effect on their 16 .It is estimated that one 17 four children in the United States 18 lives with only one parent. Many such children grow up to be emotionally unstable to 19 with the pressures of modern society. They are the principal 20 of divorce.1. A) so B) while C) though D)as2. A)everyB)the C)consider D)each3. A)let B)wished C)wanted D)had4. A)fare B)charge C)duty D)cost5. A)wedding B)death C)divorce D)growth6. A)status B)stay C)stall D)statue7. A)till B) for C)after D)since8. A) Still B)Moreover C)Thereby D)However9. A)tolerable B)tolerant C)intolerable D)intolerant10. A)Other B)Another C)Any D)One11. A)orders B)principles C)law D)disciplines12. A)relative B)considerable C)relatively D)considering13. A)surfaces B)borders C)bottoms D)grounds14. A)While B) As C)but D)Therefore15. A)see B)keep C)stand D)catch16. A)parents B)boys C)kid D)relatives17. A)to B)in C)of D)out18. A)timely B)currently C)incidentally D)instantly19. A)handle B)cope C)endure D) bear20. A)tragedians B)losers C)victims D)capturesAnwser:1. D 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. D 14. A 15.B 16. B 17.C 18. C 19. B 20. B练习3Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), C), B) and D) on the right side of the paper. You shouldchoose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, 1 first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection 2 than practical considerations.In the United States, parents do not 3 marriages for their children. Teenagers usually find mates through their own academic and social 4 and begin dating in high school. 5 young people feel free to choose their friends from 6 groups, most choose a mate of similar 7 . This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot 8 spouses(配偶) for their children, but they can usually 9 choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.10 , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriage) are 11 , probably because of greater mobility of today’s youth and the fact that they are 12 by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, serve in the armed forces, 13 pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more 14 to date and marry outside their own social group.In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither 15 nor astonishing. Interfaith marriages are 16 on the rise, especially between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriages are still very 17 . It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and 18 a family. Marriages between people of different national 19 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here 20 colonial times.1. A)specially B) particularly C)naturally D)fortunately2. A)more B)less C)rather D)better3. A)arrange B)manage C)engage D)propose4. A)position B)contract C)association D)contacts5. A)Since If C)Though D)Hence6. A)separate B)independent C)identical D)different7. A)background B) circumstance C)situation D)condition8. A)oppose B)select C)reject D)approve9. A)influence B)afford C)make D)provide10. A)Therefore B)Moreover C)However D)likewise11. A)declining B)increasing C)prohibiting D)reducing12. A)restrained B)reserved C)retained D)restricted13. A)but B)so C)or D)otherwise14. A)likely B) reluctant C)possible D)lonely15. A)scarce B)risky C)rare D)rigid16. A)in B)for C)at D)on17. A)normal B)ordinary C)uncommon D)common18. A)raise B)grow C)settle D)unite19. A)source B)origin C)convention D) immigrant20. A)since B)in C)for D)duringAnwser:1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A练习4Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), C), B) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, 1 first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection 2 than practical considerations.In the United States, parents do not 3 marriages for their children. Teenagers usually find mates through their own academic and social 4 and begin dating in high school. 5 young people feel free to choose their friends from 6 groups, most choose amate of similar 7 . This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot 8 spouses(配偶) for their children, but they can usually 9 choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.10 , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriage) are 11 , probably because of greater mobilit y of today’s youth and the fact that they are 12 by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, serve in the armed forces, 13 pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more 14 to date and marry outside their own social group.In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither 15 nor astonishing. Interfaith marriages are 16 on the rise, especially between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriages are still very 17 . It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and 18 a family. Marriages between people of different national 19 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here 20 colonial times.1. A)specially B) particularly C)naturally D)fortunately2. A)more B)less C)rather D)better3. A)arrange B)manage C)engage D)propose4. A)position B)contract C)association D)contacts5. A)Since If C)Though D)Hence6. A)separate B)independent C)identical D)different7. A)background B) circumstance C)situation D)condition8. A)oppose B)select C)reject D)approve9. A)influence B)afford C)make D)provide10. A)Therefore B)Moreover C)However D)likewise11. A)declining B)increasing C)prohibiting D)reducing12. A)restrained B)reserved C)retained D)restricted13. A)but B)so C)or D)otherwise14. A)likely B) reluctant C)possible D)lonely15. A)scarce B)risky C)rare D)rigid16. A)in B)for C)at D)on17. A)normal B)ordinary C)uncommon D)common18. A)raise B)grow C)settle D)unite19. A)source B)origin C)convention D) immigrant20. A)since B)in C)for D)duringAnwser:1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A 15.C 16.D 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A练习5Who won the World Cup 1994 football game？What happened at the United Nations？How did the critics like the new play？__1__ an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets __2__ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world，reports are on the spot to __3__ the news. Newspapers have one basic __4__ ，to get the news as quickly as possible from its source，from those who make it to those who want to __5__ it.Radio，telegraph，television，and __6__ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. __7__ ，this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the __8__ and thus the efficiency of their own operations.Today more newspapers are __9__ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers __10__ of the latest news，today‘s newspapers __11__ and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers‘ economic choices __12__ advertising.Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very __13__ .Newspapers aresold at a price that __14__ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main __15__ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The __16__ in selling advertising depends on a newspaper‘s value to advertisers. This __17__ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper？Circulation depends __18__ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment __19__ in a newspaper‘s pages.But for the most part，circulation depends on a newspaper‘s value to readers as a source of information __20__ the community，city，country，state，nation，and world—and even outer space.1.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given3.A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring4.A.reason B.cause C.problemD.purpose5.A.make B.publish C.know D.write6.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other7.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So8.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed9.A.spread B.passed C.printed pletedrm B.be informed C.to be informed rmed11.A.entertain B.encourage cateD.edit12.A.on B.through C.with D.of13.A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose14.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in15.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance16.A.way B.means C.chance D.success17.A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measured18.A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something19.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered20.A.by B.with C.at D.about参考答案及解析：1.A【解析】just在此为副词，意为“刚刚”，做状语。