2008年大学英语四级完形填空训练:练习13
日期:2008-10-09 20:46

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  Today, most countries in the world have canals.Many countries have built canals near the coast, and parallel __1__ the coast.
  Even in the twentieth century, goods can be moved more cheaply by boat than by any other __2__ of transport.These __3__ make it possible for boats to travel __4__ ports along the coast without being __5__ to the dangers of the open.Some canals, such as the Suez and the Panama, save ships weeks of time by making their __6__ a thousand miles shorter.Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are not __7__ on the coast, still other canals __8__ landsswheresthere is too much water, help to __9__ fields wherethere is not enough water, and __10__ water power for factories and mills.The size of a canal __11__ on the kind of boats going through it.The canal must be wide enough to permit two of the largest boats using it to __12__ each other easily.It must be deep enough to leave about two feet of water __13__ the keel of the largest boat using the canal.
  When the planet Mars was first __14__ through a telescope, people saw that the round disk of the planet was criss-crossed by a __15__ of strange blue-green lines.These were called“canals” __16__ they looked the same as canals on earth __17__ are viewed from an airplane.However, scientists are now __18__ that the Martian phenomena are really not canals.The photographs __19__ from space-ships have helped us to __20__ the truth about the Martia“canals”.  考试大 
  1.A.off      B.with  C.to    D.by
  2.A.way      B.means  C.method    D.approach
  3.A.waterways    B.waterfronts   C.channels    D.paths
  4.A.among    B.between   C.in    D.to
  5.A.revealed    B.exposed  C.opened    D.shown
  6.A.trip    B.journey   C.voyage    D.route
  7.A.lain    B.stationed   C.set    D.located
  8.A.escape    B.drain   C.dry    D.leak
  9.A.water    B.wet  C.soak    D.irrigate
  10.A.furnish    B.afford   C.offer    D.give
  11.A.focuses    B.bases   C.depends    D.takes
  12.A.cross    B.pass  C.move    D.advance
  13.A.down    B.below   C.beneath    D.off
  14.A.studied    B.researched   C.surveyed    D.observed
  15.A.few    B.number   C.deal    D.supply
  16.A.although    B.because   C.so    D.if
  17.A.that    B.where   C.when    D.as
  18.A.exact    B.definite   C.certain    D.decisive
  19.A.held    B.taken   C.got    D.developed
  20.A.find    B.expose   C.uncover    D.discover

 1.【答案】C 
  【解析】parallel to“与……平行”,固定搭配。
  2.【答案】B
  【解析】means of transport“交通工具”,固定搭配。
  3.【答案】A
  【解析】waterways“水道”;waterfronts指城市的滨水区;channels指海峡;paths指小路。
  4.【答案】B
  【解析】between指在两个港口间航行。among指三个或三个以上。
  5.【答案】B
  【解析】expose“使暴露、面临”后接to;reveal“显示”;show“展示”;open意为打开。本句意为暴露在危险面前。
  6.【答案】C
  【解析】voyage特指水上航行,其他选项均与水无关。
  7.【答案】D
  【解析】locate“位于”;stationed“住扎于”;set“放置于”。lie则不用被动式。
  8.【答案】B 
  【解析】drain指排掉(过多的水);其他选项不符合题意。
  9.【答案】D
  【解析】irrigate指灌溉;soak浸泡,及其他选项不符合题意。
  10.【答案】A
  【解析】与介词for搭配的只有furnish。
  11.【答案】C
  【解析】depend on“取决于”;base on“把……基于”;take on“承担”;focus on为集中注意力。
  12.【答案】B
  【解析】本句的意思是“运河必须有能够允许两条最大的船通过的宽度”。只有pass“通过“符合句意。Cross“穿过、横跨”与句意不符。
  13.【答案】C
  【解析】beneath指在……以下,表示位置;down指向下,表方向;below用于抽象概念;off表示距离。
  14.【答案】D
  【解析】表示“用……观测”,要用observe;study、research指系统研究;survey指调查、检查。
  15.【答案】B
  【解析】a few of是一些的意思,修饰可数名词;a deal of不能修饰可数名词;a number of指大量的;无a supply of的用法。
  16.【答案】B
  【解析】根据句意,这里要用表原因的连词来引导一个状语从句。
  17.【答案】A
  【解析】此处用that指代canals。
  18.【答案】C
  【解析】在四个选项中,只有certain有确信的意思。exact和definite的主语应为事物,decisive不符合句意。
  19.【答案】B
  【解析】take photographs是固定搭配,意为拍照。
  20.【答案】D
  【解析】discover指发现抽象的事物;find指发现实物;expose指暴露;uncover指揭开。后两词不符合句意。

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重点单词
  • supplyn. 补给,供给,供应,贮备 vt. 补给,供给,提供,
  • decisiveadj. 决定性的
  • drainn. 下水道,排水沟,消耗 v. 耗尽,排出,排干,喝光
  • exposevt. 揭露,使暴露,使曝光,使面临
  • leakn. 漏洞 v. 漏,渗
  • revealvt. 显示,透露 n. (外墙与门或窗之间的)窗侧,门
  • transportn. 运输、运输工具;(常用复数)强烈的情绪(狂喜或狂怒
  • surveyv. 调查,检查,测量,勘定,纵览,环视 n. 调查,纵
  • escapev. 逃跑,逃脱,避开 n. 逃跑,逃脱,(逃避)方法、
  • canaln. 运河,沟渠,气管,食管 vt. 建运河,疏导