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1、实用文档一四级英语每日练习Passage 1It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)_ math than girls, that malehigh school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)_ advanced mathcourses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3)_ men. Are women bornwith 4)_ mathematica
2、l ability? Or does societys sexism slow their progress? In 1980, twoJohns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)_ the eternal nature/nurture debate. JulianStanley and Camilla Benbow 6)_ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which mat
3、h questions are meant to measureability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)_ sex differences. 8)_ the verbalabilities of the males and females 9)_ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500(on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. T
4、heconclusion: males have 10)_ superior mathematical reasoning ability.Benbow and Stanleys findings, 11)_ were published in Science, disturbed somemen and 12)_ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from theUniversity of Chicago that suggests math 13)_ not, after all, a natural m
5、ale domain. Prof.Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes andtested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)_ abstract reasoningand spatial ability. The conclusion 15)_ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in mathability.1. A.
6、 atB. toC. ofD. about2. A. in tackling B. tacklingC. to tackleD. about tackling3. A. might beB. have beenC. must beD. had been4. A. smallerB. lessC. fewerD. not more5. A. to settleB. to setC. settlingD. setting6. A. were testedB. have testedC. were testingD. had tested7. A. distinctB. instinctC. rem
7、oteD. vague8. A. SinceB. HoweverC. AsD. While9. A. scarcely notB. virtuallyC. largelyD. hardly10. A. superficiallyB. universallyC. inherentlyD. initially11. A. asB. thatC. whichD. all12. A. fewB. not a fewC. not fewD. quite few13. A. beB. wereC. wasD. is14. A. none ofB. neither ofC. eitherD. both15.
8、 A. gotB. gainedC. reachedD. accomplishedPassage 2We all know that a magician does not really depend on magic to perform his tricks, buton his ability to act at great speed. 16)_, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching amagician 17)_rabbits from a hat. 18)_ the greatest magician of all time
9、 was HarryHoudini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)_. He could free himself from thetight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20)_ no one really knows how hedid this, there is no doubt 21)_ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever文案大全实用文档invented. He like
10、d to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used thisinplace of a key.Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They 22)_ him inchains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23)_ an instant. The police 24)_ himof having used a tool and locked him up again
11、 . This time he wore no clothes and there werechains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini hadprobably hidden his needle in a wax like 25)_ and dropped it on the floor in the passage.26)_ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom
12、of his foot. His mostfamous escape, however, was 27)_ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed inan empty wooden chest, the lid of 28)_ was nailed down. The 29)_ was dropped intothe sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was30)_, it was opene
13、d and the chains were found inside.16. A. GenerallyB. HoweverC. PossiblyD. Likewise17. A. to produceB. who produces C. produceD. how to produce18. A. Out of the questionB. ThoughC. ProbablyD. Undoubted19. A. escapingB. lockingC. openingD. dropping20. A. SurprisinglyB. ObviouslyC. PerhapsD. Although2
14、1. A. ifB. whetherC. as toD. that22. A. involvedB. closedC. connectedD. bound23. A. atB. byC. inD. for24. A. ridB. chargedC. accusedD. deprived25. A. candleB. mudC. somethingD. substance26. A. AsB. UsuallyC. MaybeD. Then27. A. overallB. all butC. no longerD. altogether28. A. itB. whichC. thatD. him2
15、9. A. chestB. bodyC. lidD. chain30. A. brought up B. sunkC. broken apartD. snapped二Passage 3Who won the World cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How didthe critics like the new play? 31)_ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets givingthe details. Wherever anythi
16、ng happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news.Newspapers have one basic 32)_, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source,from those who make it to those who want to 33)_ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and34)_ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So di
17、d the development of magazinesand other means of communication. 35)_, this competition merely spurred the newspaperson. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the36)_ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37)_and read than
18、 ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields.Besides keeping readers 38)_ of the latest news, todays newspapers educate and influencereaders about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readerseconomic choices 39)_ advertising. Mo
19、st newspapers depend on advertising for their very文案大全实用文档40)_. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)_ even a small fraction of the cost ofproduction. The main 42)_ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. Thesuccess in selling advertising depends on a newspapers value to advertise
20、rs. This 43)_ interms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on thework of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 44)_ in anewspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers value to readers assource of info
21、rmation 45)_ the community, city, country, state, nation and world and evenouter space.31. A. Just whenB. WhileC. Soon afterD. Before32. A. reasonB. causeC. problem33. A. makeB. publish C. know34.A. anotherB. otherC. one anotherD. the other35.A. HoweverB. AndC. ThereforeD. So36.A. valueB. ratioC. ra
22、teD. speed37.A. spreadB. passedC. printedD. completed38.A. informB. be informedC. to be informedD. informed39.A. on文案大全D. purposeD. write实用文档B. throughC. withD. of40.A. formsB. existenceC. contentsD. purpose41.A. tries to coverB. manages to coverC. fails to coverD. succeeds in42.A. sourceB. originC.
23、 courseD. finance43.A. measuresB. measuredC. is measuredD. was measured44.A. offeringB. offeredC. which offeredD. to be offered45.A. byB. withC. atD. aboutPassage 4The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get文案大全实用文档from one place to another in the
24、shortest possible time. 46)_ these wide modern roads aregenerally 47)_ and well maintained, with 48)_ sharp curves and straight sections, adirect route is not always the most 49)_ one. Large highways often pass 50)_ scenicareas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)_
25、large urbancenters, which means that they become crowded with 52)_ traffic during rush hours,53)_ the fast, direct route becomes a very slow route.However, there is almost always another route to take 54)_ you are not in a hurry. Not farfrom the 55)_ new superhighways, there are often older, 56)_ he
26、avily traveled roadswhich go through the countryside. 57)_ of these are good two lane roads; others are unevenroads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high58)_, or down frightening hillside to towns 59)_ in deep valleys. Through theselessdirect routes,
27、longer and slower, they generally go to places 60)_the air is clean and sceneryis beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.46.A. AlthoughB. SinceC. BecauseD. Therefore47.A. stableB. splendidC. smoothD. complicated48.A. littleB. fewC. muchD. many49.A. terrib
28、leB. possibleC. enjoyableD. profitable50.A. toB. intoC. overD. by文案大全实用文档51.A. leadB. connectC. collectD. communicate52.A. largeB. fastC. highD. heavy53.A. whenB. forC. butD. that54.A. unlessB. ifC. asD. since55.A. relativelyB. regularlyC. respectivelyD. reasonably56.A. andB. lessC. moreD. or57.A. A
29、llB. SeveralC. LotsD. Some58.文案大全实用文档A. rocksB. cliffsC. roadsD. paths59.A. lyingB. layingC. laidD. lied60.A. thereB. whenC. whichD. wherePassage 5Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -food, clothing, fuel and housing - were produced from
30、 native resources by nativeeffort, and itwas to 61)_ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)_ itsdaily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the countrythe farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)_ they could grow or make
31、for themselves,and 64) _ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)_ in the townscraftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps andthe cloaks, the 66)_ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)_. Once a weektown and country would meet to make
32、 68)_ at a market which came 69) _ realizingthe medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70) _. This was the traditionaleconomy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) _ of work andthe standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72) _ ten English men and women. Th
33、e work waslong and 73)_, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)_ low. MostEnglishmen lied by a diet which was often 75)_ and always monotonous, wore coarse andill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affrontthe modern slum dweller.61.A. sett
34、leB. answerC. satisfyD. fill62.A. at文案大全实用文档B. inC. onD. with63.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where64.A. withB. byC. onD. for65.A. althoughB. whileC. neverthelessD. when66.A. machinesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement67.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike68.A. exchangeB. bargainC. dealingD. ride69.A. c
35、lose atB. adjacent toC. near toD. near-by文案大全实用文档70.A. consumerB. buyerC. userD. shopper71.A. modelB. formC. patternD. method72.A. everyB. eachC. theD. other73.A. cruelB. hardC. ruthlessD. severe74.A. unimaginativelyB. unimaginablyC. imaginarilyD. unimaginedly75.A. weakB. littleC. meagerD. sparsePas
36、sage 6Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by oneman to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to inventa vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a traini
37、ng school, which trained physical education文案大全实用文档instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76)_ up with a physical activitythat the men could enjoy 77)_ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indooractivities 78)_ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to sol
38、ve the problem by the school.He first tried to 79)_ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. Themen were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80)_ hit with equipment. So,Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoorteam s
39、ports without having the real physical contact.Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough thatit 81)_ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82)_ anelevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rathe
40、r than on 83)_ only.His goals were two peach baskets, 84)_ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym.The basic 85)_ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules forthe game, 86)_ of which, though with some small changes, are still 87)_ effect.Basketball was an imme
41、diate success. The students 88)_ it to their friends and the new sportquickly 89)_ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)_ the world.76.A. to have comeB. comingC. comeD. to come77.A. betweenB. duringC. whenD. for78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were79.A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. reno
42、vate80.A. being文案大全实用文档B. to beC. beenD. were81.A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took82.A. onB. toC. ofD. with83.A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might84.A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. idea86.A. fewB. muchC. manyD. little87.A. withB. inC. on文案大全实用文档D. for88.A. def
43、inedB. spreadC. taughtD. discussed89.A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught90.A. ofB. throughoutC. amongD. through1. A2. C3. B4. B5. A6. D7. A8. D9. D10. C11. C12. B13. D14. D15. C16. B17. C18. C19. A20. D21. D文案大全实用文档22. D23. C24. C25. D26. A27. D28. B29. A30. A31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A36. D37. C38. D39. B4
44、0. B41. C42. A43. C44. B45. D46. A47. C48. B49. C50. D51. B52. D53. A54. B55. A56. B57. D58. B59. A文案大全实用文档60. D61. C62. A63. B64. C65. B66. D67. D68. A69. C70. A71. C72. A73. B74. B75. C76. D77. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. B88. C89. B90. BClozeDecide which of the choices given
45、 below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in thecorresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century.The westernphilosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (1)_ n
46、aturalbeauty, the sublime, and representation - a trend reflecting the central position they had given to文案大全实用文档the philosophy of nature.(2)_ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become evermore (3)_ and has begun to (4)_ the philosophy of nature.Various issues (5)_ tothe philosophy of art
47、 have had a (6)_ impact (7)_ the orientation of 20th-centuryaesthetics.(8)_ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and(9)_ the distinction between representation and expression.Still another far-reachingquestion has to do with the value of art.Two opposing theoretical positio
48、ns (10)_ on thisissue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good,(11)_theothermaintainsthatartisintrinsicallyvaluableandisanendinitself.Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns ofaesthetics.In recent years there has also b
49、een an increasing (12)_ with art as the primeobject of critical judgment.Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought,(13)_ have followed (14)_ of two approaches.In one, criticism is restricted to theanalysis and interpretation of the work of art.(15)_, it is devoted to articulating
50、theresponse to the aesthetic object and to (16)_ a particular way of perceiving it.Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry.Theconcerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (17)_ problems as the nature of style andits aesthetic significance; the relatio