專四練習(xí)題1(完形語法單選)

1、PART 1CLOZE [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. Salt, shells or metals are s

2、till used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.Salt may seem rather a strange (31)____ to use as money, (32)_____ in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (33)_____ nec

3、essity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (34)____, were used as money in some countries until recent (35)_____, and cakes of salt (36)____ buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa. Sea shells (37)_____ as money at so

4、me time(38)____ another over the greater part of the Old World. These were (39)___ mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded r

5、ight across the (40)___ from East to West. Metal, valued by weight, (41)____ coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries(42)_____ paper money. It can either be exchang

6、ed (43)____ goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (44)_____ in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called “cash“. The (45)_____ of these

7、are between three thousand and four thousand years old - older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.Nowadays, coins and notes have (46)____ nearly all the more picturesque (47)____ of money, and (48)____

8、in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (49)____ such as weddings and funerals, examples of (50)____ money will soon be found only in museums.(31) A. object B. articl

9、e C. substance D. category(32) A. but B. and C. so D. even(33) A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute (34) A. weight B. value C. role D. size (35) A. times B. events C. situations D. conditions(36) A. even B

10、. also C. still D. never (37) A. had been used B. are used C. would be used D. would have been used (38) A. and B. but C. yet D. or(39) A. collected B. produced C. grown D. raised (40) A. city B. district C. community D.

11、 continent(41) A. processed B. produced C. preceded D. proceeded (42) A. in spite of B. instead of C. along with D. in line with (43) A. against B. as C. in D. for(44) A. often B. seldom C. really D. much (45) A. earlier

12、 B. earliest C. better D. best(46) A. replaced B. reproduced C. reflected D. recovered (47) A. sizes B. shapes C. formats D. forms (48) A. while B. although C. because D. if62. Quality is ____ counts most. A. which B. t

13、hat C. what D. where63. In his plays Shakespeare _____ his characters live through their language.A. would make B. had made C. made D. makes64. The square itself is five hundred yards wide, five times ____ the size of St

14、. Peter's inRome. A. / B. that of C. which is D. of65. Which of the following sentences expresses “probability“? A. You must leave immediately.B. You must be feeling rather tired. C. You must be here by eight o'c

15、lock.D. You must complete the reading assignment on time.66. When he first started in university, he really felt at _____ with his major --- economics. A. shore B. bank C. ocean D. sea67. On the road motorists should be

16、aware of cyclists and be ____ towards them.A. considerable B. considering C. considerate D. considered68. Sally was a bit shy, but the teacher found her quite ____ discussing a recent film withothers.A. at home B. at mos

17、t C. at house D. at bean69. The company has capitalized _____ the error of judgment made by its business competitor. A. in B. over C. with D. on70. Tim has failed three courses this semester, so he will have to _____ the

18、m next semester.A. remake B. repeat C. reapply D. revise71. Keep this reference book; it may come in _____ one day.A. handy B. useful C. convenient D. helpful72. The questions that the speaker raised were well ____ the a

19、verage adult.A. past B. on C. beyond D. through73. Teachers in this school were encouraged to use drama as a(n) _____ of learning. A. design B. instrument C. agency D. tool74. First, we need to find out what his scheme i

20、s, and then act _____. A. sensitively B. imaginatively C. efficiently D. accordingly75. At first Jim was not quite clear what he was going to do after university, but now he seems _____ on becoming a computer programmer.