专业四级完形填空及答案分析_TEM4试题
part Ⅳ 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 your answer sheet.
people thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and ( 26 ) a very simple affair in the beginning. ( 27 ), when we observe the language behaviour of ( 28 )we regard as primitive cultures,we find it ( 29 )complicated. it was believed that an eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ( 30 ) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks english.( 31 ), these eskimo words are far more highly infleeted(词尾变化的) than( 32 )of any of the well -known european languages,for a( 33 )noun can be spoken or written in( 34 )hundred different forms, each( 35 )a precise meaning different from that of any other.
the forms of the verbs are even more ( 36 ). the eskimo language is, therefore,one of the most difficult in the world to learn,( 37 )the result that almost no traders or explorers have( 38 )tried to learn it. consequently , there has grown up, in communication between eskimos and whites, a jargon ( 39 )to the pidgin english used in old china, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. most of them are derived from eskimo but some are derived from english, danish,spanish, hawaiian and other languages. it is this jargon that is usually( 40 )by travellers as "the eskimo language".
26. a. must be b. must have been c. ought to be d. should be
27. a. however b. therefore c. probably d. undoubtedly
28. a. whose b. that c.which d.what
29. a. conspicuously b. usually c. surprisingly d. sufficiently
30. a.so as b.so that c. as such d. as well as
31. a. however b. moreover c. though d. therefore
32. a. the others b. all others c. these d. those
33. a. single b. singular c. plural d. compound
34. a. some b. several c. various d. varied
35. a. getting b. causing c. having d. owning
36. a. endless b. multiple c. uncountable d. numerous
37. a. with b.for c. owing to d.as
38. a. still b. indeed c. just d. even
39. a. alike b. similar c. related d. relevant
40. a. referred to b. talked about c. spoken d. told 答案分析:
短文大意:这篇短文以爱斯基摩语为例,介绍了原始文化的语言特点。
26.答案:b
【分析】本题为语法题,考查对虚拟语气的掌握。
【详细解答】这句话是说“第一次考虑语言的起源问题的人们往往会得出这样的结论,即语言是从人们的咕哝、喊叫逐渐发展起来的,并且开始肯定是很
简单的。”must have+过去分词,表示对过去事情的猜测。故选项b为正确答案。
27.答案:a
【分析】本题为语法题,考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】 however意为“然而”,表示转折关系;therefore意为“因此”,表因果关系; probably意为“也许”;“undoubtedly” 意为“毫无疑问地”。根据上下文,此处需要一个表转折关系的连词,故选项a为正确答案。
28.答案:d
【分析】本题为语法题,考查代词what的用法。
【详细解答】 what引导一个名词性从句,充当介词of的宾语,同时在从句中充当regard的宾语。
29.答案:c
【分析】本题为副词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 conspicuously意为“明显地,引人注目地”; usually意为“通常地”; surprisingly意为“惊人地,意想不到地”;sufficiently意为“充足地”。这里指原本认为很简单的事,却是意想不到的复杂,故用surprisingly修饰形容词complicated最合乎句意。
30.答案:a
【分析】本题考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】 so as to意为“以便,为的是”; so that意为“因此”,一般要接从句;as such意为“照这样,像这样”;as well as意为“像……一样”。本句意为“爱斯基摩人必须掌握10000单词以便很好地交流”,故选项a为正确答案。
31. 答案:b
【分析】本题考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】 however表转折,moreover表递进关系;though表让步关系;therefore表因果关系。前面讲到爱斯基摩人掌握的词汇多,后面又讲他们的词汇变化形式也很丰富,因此这里是递进关系,故选项b为正确答案。
32. 答案:d
【分析】本题考查代词的用法。
【详细解答】本句是一个比较结构,than后面常用that或those,此处用those代指前面提到的words,其他三项都不能起这种替代作用。
33. 答案:a
【分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 single意为“单个的,单一的”;singular意为“单数的,奇异的”;plural意为“复数的”;compound意为“复合的,合成的”。这里是说“单个的名词其读法和写法就有上百种形式”,故选项a为正确答案。
34. 答案:b
【分析】本题为形容词用法辨析题。
【详细解答】 some可用于修饰具体的数字,表示“大约”;several修饰数词hundred,thousand等时,数词用单数;various“多种多样的”和varied“变化的,不一样的”都不能修饰数词。根据后面的数词hundred,正确答案为选项b。
35. 答案:c
【分析】本题为动词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】本句中动词的宾语是meaning,常用的搭配是have a meaning,意为“具有……的意思”,符合句意,故选项c为正确答案。getting意为“得到”;causing意为“引起”;owning意为“拥有”都不合符句意。
36. 答案:d
【分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 endless意为“无休止的”;multiple意为“多重的,多样的”;uncountable意为“不可数的,无数的”;numerous意为“许多的,众多的”。上文提到一个名词的变化形式就有上百种,此处指动词的变化形式更多,指数量多,故选项d为正确答案。
37. 答案:a
【分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
【详细解答】本句意为“爱斯基摩语是最难学的一种语言,因而几乎没有商人或探险家试图去掌握它。” with the result that意为“结果是,因而”;as和result搭配时常用的形式为as a result意为“结果”;as a result of意为“作为……的结果”;for表原因,不与result搭配;owing to意为“归因于”,表原因。根据句意,此处表示结果,故选项a为正确答案。
38.答案:d
【分析】本题考查副词的用法。
【详细解答】这里是说甚至没有人试着努力去掌握它。still意为“仍然,还”;indeed意为“确实,真正地”;just意为“仅仅,不过是”;even意为“甚至,连……都”。根据句意,此处缺少一个程度副词,故选项d为正确答案。
39.答案:b
【分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 alike意为“相似的”,be alike to意为“对……是同样的”; similar意为“相似的,类似的”,similar to意为“与……相似,类似于”; related意为“有联系的,相近的”,related to意为“与……有联系的”;relevant意为“相关的,关联的”,relevant to意为“和……有关的”。这里是说爱斯基摩人在和白人交流中发展起来的一种混合语,它类似于旧中国使用的混杂,故选项b为正确答案。
40.答案:a
【分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
【详细解答】本句是说“就是这种混合语通常被旅行者们称作爱斯基摩语。”refer to sth. as sth.意为“把……称作……”,此句中用的是被动形式sth. is referred to as sth.,故为正确答案
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 your answer sheet.
people thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and ( 26 ) a very simple affair in the beginning. ( 27 ), when we observe the language behaviour of ( 28 )we regard as primitive cultures,we find it ( 29 )complicated. it was believed that an eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ( 30 ) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks english.( 31 ), these eskimo words are far more highly infleeted(词尾变化的) than( 32 )of any of the well -known european languages,for a( 33 )noun can be spoken or written in( 34 )hundred different forms, each( 35 )a precise meaning different from that of any other.
the forms of the verbs are even more ( 36 ). the eskimo language is, therefore,one of the most difficult in the world to learn,( 37 )the result that almost no traders or explorers have( 38 )tried to learn it. consequently , there has grown up, in communication between eskimos and whites, a jargon ( 39 )to the pidgin english used in old china, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. most of them are derived from eskimo but some are derived from english, danish,spanish, hawaiian and other languages. it is this jargon that is usually( 40 )by travellers as "the eskimo language".
26. a. must be b. must have been c. ought to be d. should be
27. a. however b. therefore c. probably d. undoubtedly
28. a. whose b. that c.which d.what
29. a. conspicuously b. usually c. surprisingly d. sufficiently
30. a.so as b.so that c. as such d. as well as
31. a. however b. moreover c. though d. therefore
32. a. the others b. all others c. these d. those
33. a. single b. singular c. plural d. compound
34. a. some b. several c. various d. varied
35. a. getting b. causing c. having d. owning
36. a. endless b. multiple c. uncountable d. numerous
37. a. with b.for c. owing to d.as
38. a. still b. indeed c. just d. even
39. a. alike b. similar c. related d. relevant
40. a. referred to b. talked about c. spoken d. told 答案分析:
短文大意:这篇短文以爱斯基摩语为例,介绍了原始文化的语言特点。
26.答案:b
【分析】本题为语法题,考查对虚拟语气的掌握。
【详细解答】这句话是说“第一次考虑语言的起源问题的人们往往会得出这样的结论,即语言是从人们的咕哝、喊叫逐渐发展起来的,并且开始肯定是很
简单的。”must have+过去分词,表示对过去事情的猜测。故选项b为正确答案。
27.答案:a
【分析】本题为语法题,考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】 however意为“然而”,表示转折关系;therefore意为“因此”,表因果关系; probably意为“也许”;“undoubtedly” 意为“毫无疑问地”。根据上下文,此处需要一个表转折关系的连词,故选项a为正确答案。
28.答案:d
【分析】本题为语法题,考查代词what的用法。
【详细解答】 what引导一个名词性从句,充当介词of的宾语,同时在从句中充当regard的宾语。
29.答案:c
【分析】本题为副词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 conspicuously意为“明显地,引人注目地”; usually意为“通常地”; surprisingly意为“惊人地,意想不到地”;sufficiently意为“充足地”。这里指原本认为很简单的事,却是意想不到的复杂,故用surprisingly修饰形容词complicated最合乎句意。
30.答案:a
【分析】本题考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】 so as to意为“以便,为的是”; so that意为“因此”,一般要接从句;as such意为“照这样,像这样”;as well as意为“像……一样”。本句意为“爱斯基摩人必须掌握10000单词以便很好地交流”,故选项a为正确答案。
31. 答案:b
【分析】本题考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】 however表转折,moreover表递进关系;though表让步关系;therefore表因果关系。前面讲到爱斯基摩人掌握的词汇多,后面又讲他们的词汇变化形式也很丰富,因此这里是递进关系,故选项b为正确答案。
32. 答案:d
【分析】本题考查代词的用法。
【详细解答】本句是一个比较结构,than后面常用that或those,此处用those代指前面提到的words,其他三项都不能起这种替代作用。
33. 答案:a
【分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 single意为“单个的,单一的”;singular意为“单数的,奇异的”;plural意为“复数的”;compound意为“复合的,合成的”。这里是说“单个的名词其读法和写法就有上百种形式”,故选项a为正确答案。
34. 答案:b
【分析】本题为形容词用法辨析题。
【详细解答】 some可用于修饰具体的数字,表示“大约”;several修饰数词hundred,thousand等时,数词用单数;various“多种多样的”和varied“变化的,不一样的”都不能修饰数词。根据后面的数词hundred,正确答案为选项b。
35. 答案:c
【分析】本题为动词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】本句中动词的宾语是meaning,常用的搭配是have a meaning,意为“具有……的意思”,符合句意,故选项c为正确答案。getting意为“得到”;causing意为“引起”;owning意为“拥有”都不合符句意。
36. 答案:d
【分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 endless意为“无休止的”;multiple意为“多重的,多样的”;uncountable意为“不可数的,无数的”;numerous意为“许多的,众多的”。上文提到一个名词的变化形式就有上百种,此处指动词的变化形式更多,指数量多,故选项d为正确答案。
37. 答案:a
【分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
【详细解答】本句意为“爱斯基摩语是最难学的一种语言,因而几乎没有商人或探险家试图去掌握它。” with the result that意为“结果是,因而”;as和result搭配时常用的形式为as a result意为“结果”;as a result of意为“作为……的结果”;for表原因,不与result搭配;owing to意为“归因于”,表原因。根据句意,此处表示结果,故选项a为正确答案。
38.答案:d
【分析】本题考查副词的用法。
【详细解答】这里是说甚至没有人试着努力去掌握它。still意为“仍然,还”;indeed意为“确实,真正地”;just意为“仅仅,不过是”;even意为“甚至,连……都”。根据句意,此处缺少一个程度副词,故选项d为正确答案。
39.答案:b
【分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 alike意为“相似的”,be alike to意为“对……是同样的”; similar意为“相似的,类似的”,similar to意为“与……相似,类似于”; related意为“有联系的,相近的”,related to意为“与……有联系的”;relevant意为“相关的,关联的”,relevant to意为“和……有关的”。这里是说爱斯基摩人在和白人交流中发展起来的一种混合语,它类似于旧中国使用的混杂,故选项b为正确答案。
40.答案:a
【分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
【详细解答】本句是说“就是这种混合语通常被旅行者们称作爱斯基摩语。”refer to sth. as sth.意为“把……称作……”,此句中用的是被动形式sth. is referred to as sth.,故为正确答案