中央电大学位英语复习资料完形填空

Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the ____1 ___ of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their ____2 ___

children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any ____3___ visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-and ____4 ___ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care ____5 ___ elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied ____6 ___ the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the ____7 ___ American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. ____8 ___, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ____9 ___, family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers ____10 ___ a common

characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best ____11 ___ for the job. In other words, they all felt that they ____12 ___ do the job better than anyone else. Social workers ____13 ___ caregivers to find out why they took ___ 14 ___ the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had the ___15 ___ to help their relative. Some stated that helping others ____16 ___ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping ____17___ now, they

would deserve care when they became old and ____18 ___. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a ____19___ satisfying experience for everyone who might be ____20___.

1、

A、hands

B、arms

C、bodies

D、homes

正确答案：A

2、

A、growing

B、grown

C、grow

D、grows

正确答案：B

3、

A、constant

B、lasting

C、regular

D、normal 正确答案：C

4、

A、imaginary

B、imaginable

C、imaginative

D、imagery 正确答案：A

5、

A、that

B、this

C、those

D、these

正确答案：A

6、

A、when

B、how

C、what

D、where

正确答案：B

7、

A、common

B、ordinary

C、standard

D、average 正确答案：D

8、

A、Still

B、However

C、Moreover

D、Whereas 正确答案：C

9、

A、before

B、ago

C、later

D、lately

正确答案：B

10、

A、share

B、enjoy

C、divide

D、consent 正确答案：A

11、

A、person

B、people

C、character

D、man

正确答案：B

12、

A、would

B、will

C、could

D、can

正确答案：C

13、

A、questioned

B、interviewed

C、inquired

D、interrogate 正确答案：B

14、

A、in

B、up

C、on

D、off

正确答案：C

15、

A、admiration

B、initiative

C、necessity

D、obligation 正确答案：D

16、

A、cause

B、enable

C、make

D、get

正确答案：C

17、

A、someone

B、anyone

C、everyone

D、anybody 正确答案：A

18、

A、elderly

B、dependent

C、dependable

D、independent 正确答案：B

19、

A、similarly

B、differently

C、mutually

D、certainly 正确答案：C

20、

A、involved

B、excluded

C、included

D、considered

正确答案：A

Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed ___1___ over the centuries. During the 1950s especially, increased attention has been devoted to ___2___ and describing the reading process. ___3___specialists agree that reading ___4___ a complex organization of higher mental ___5___, they disagree ___6___ the exact nature of the process. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, ___7___ reading as simply the decoding of symbols to the sounds they stand ___8___ These authorities ___9___ that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading

is ___10___ related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds

without ___11___ their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, ___12___ to some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who ___13___ reads.

Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its ___14___ . By some experts they would not be ___15___ as readers. Clearly, the

philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one uses. By the most ___16___ and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to ___17___ the sound symbols' code of the language, to interpret meaning for various ___18___, at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do ___19___ widely and

enthusiastically. ___20___ short, reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.

1、

A、substantively

B、substantially

C、substitutively

D、subjectively 正确答案：B

2、

A、distributing

B、promoting

C、defining

D、reporting 正确答案：C

3、

A、Although

B、If

C、Unless

D、Until

正确答案：A

4、

A、involves

B、takes

C、reveals

D、invites

正确答案：A

5、

A、opinions

B、effects

C、manners

D、functions 正确答案：D

6、

A、of

B、about

C、for

D、into

正确答案：B

7、

A、view

B、look

C、reassure

D、agree

正确答案：A

8、

A、by

B、to

C、off

D、for

正确答案：D

9、

A、content

B、contend

C、contempt

D、contact

正确答案：B

10、

A、inexplicably

B、inexpressibly

C、inextricably

D、inexpediently 正确答案：A

11、

A、interpreting

B、telling

C、explaining

D、reading

正确答案：A

12、

A、like

B、for

C、according

D、as

正确答案：

13、

A、totally

B、usually

C、mainly

D、actually 正确答案：

14、

A、part

B、entirety

C、chapter

D、section 正确答案：

15、

A、claimed C D B

B、said

C、classified

D、graded

正确答案：C

16、

A、inclusive

B、inclinable

C、conclusive

D、complicated 正确答案：C

17、

A、break

B、elaborate

C、define

D、unlock

正确答案：D

18、

A、purposes

B、degrees

C、stages

D、steps

正确答案：A

19、

A、such

B、so as

C、so

D、such as

正确答案：C

20、

A、By

B、In

C、On

D、To

正确答案：B 3. PartIV Cloze (20 points)

Directions:There are 20 blanks in the followingpassage. For each

blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D onthe right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that bestfits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.

Manypeople wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families placethem in nursing homes. They are left in the ____36 ___ of strangers for therest of their lives. Their ____37 ___ children visit them only occasionally,but more often, they do not have any

____38___ visitors. The truth is that thisidea is an unfortunate

myth—an ____39 ___ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent ofthe care ____40 ___ elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied____41 ___ the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the____42 ___ American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents thanchildren. ____43 ___,

because people today live longer after an illness thanpeople did years ____44 ___, family members must provide long term care.

Morepsychologists have found that all caregivers ____45 ___ a

commoncharacteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best ____46 ___ forthe job. In other words, they all felt that they ____47 ___ do the job betterthan anyone else. Social workers ____48 ___ caregivers to find out why theytook ___ 49 ___ the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Manycaregivers believed they had ___50 ___ to help their relative. Some stated thathelping others ____51 ___ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by

helping____52___ now, they would deserve care when they became old and ____53 ___.Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a ____54___ satisfyingexperience for everyone who might be ____55___.

36. A. hands B. arms C. bodiesD. homes

37. A. growing B. grownC. grow D. grows

38. A. constant B. lastingC. regular D. normal

39. A. imaginary B. imaginableC. imaginative D. imagery

40. A. that B. this C. those D. these

41. A. when B. how C. what D. where

42. A. common B. ordinary C. standard D. average

43. A. Still B. However C. Moreover D.

Whereas

44. A. before B. ago C. later D. lately

45. A. share B. enjoy C. divide D. consent

46. A. person B. peopleC. character D. man