1、公共英語一級考試模擬題完型填空 二、完型填空CLOZE 15 MIN. Decide which of the choi _s given below would correctly plete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choi _ for each blank on your answer Sheet. Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survi val in

2、the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. They could not ( 26 ) with the bear, whose strengt h, speed and claws ( 27 ) an impressive s _ll fire weaponry . They could not even defend themselves ( 28 ) runnin g swiftly like the horses, zebras or s _ll ani _ls.

3、 If the ape-men h ad attempted to pete on those terms in the open, they would have been ( 29 ) to failure and extinction. But they were (30) with enormous con _aled advantages of a kind not possessed by any of the ir pe _s. In the search ( 31 ) the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had ( 32 ) effi

4、cient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the ani _ls of the grasslands did not possess. The abili ty to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical proble ms in a way that lay far ( 33 ) the reach of the original inh abitants of the grassland. Good long-distan _ s

5、ight was ( 34 ) another _tter. Lack of long-distan _ vision had not been a problem for fores t-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the ra nge of sightso ( 35 ) they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this _ solution was not ( 3 6 ) . Climbin

6、g a hill would have helped, but in _ny pla _s the gro und was flat. The ape-men ( 37 ) the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and began to walk upright . This vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. It was extremely unst

7、able and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slo wer still. ( 38 ) , they persevered and their bone structure gradually became ( 39 )猼o the new,unstable position that ( 40 ) them the name Homo erectus,upright _n. 26. A. _tch B. pare C. rival D. equal 27. A. became B. equipped C. posed D. p

8、rovided 28. A. in B. upon C. by D. with 29. A. driven B. doomed C. for _d D. led 30. A. bestowed B. given C. presented D. endowed 31. A.for B. of C. on D. at 32. A. progressed B.generated C.developed D.advan _d 33. A.from B.apart C. beyond D.above 34. A. rather B.quite C. much D.really 35. A. anythi

9、ng B.that C. everything D.all 36. A. available B.enough C. sufficient D.convenient 37. A. chose B.adopted C. aepted D.took 38. A. However B.Therefore C. Meanwhile D.Subsequently 39. A. austomed B. familiarized C. adapted D. suited 40. A. obtained B.called C. deserved D. earned 二、完型填空 短文大意：這篇文章介紹了古代猿

10、人為了生存而發生的生理進化。 26. 答案：A 【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。 【詳細解答】 rival意為“與相匹敵；比得上”，常用的搭配是rival _sth forin sth.；equal意為“比得上，和相等”，常用的搭配是be equal to； _tch意為“和相配；和相稱”，常用搭配為 _tch with，意為“與相匹敵”；pare意為“比較；對照”，常用的搭配有pare with，意為“與相比較”。這里是說“他們無法與熊相比”，故根據句意和搭配，答案應選A。 27. 答案：D 【試題分析】本題為動詞詞義辨析題。 【詳細解答】became意為“成為；變為”；equippe

11、d意為“裝備”，常用于be equipped with或equip _with sth；posed意為“擺好姿勢；造成”；provided意為“供給，提供”。這里是說熊的力量、速度和爪子為自身提供了很好的武器，故選項D最合題意。 28. 答案：C 【試題分析】本題為詞匯搭配題。 【詳細解答】defendby doing sth中的by表示方式、手段，意為“通過(做某事)”，后一般接動名詞。這里是說“它們不能像馬、斑馬或其他小動物一樣通過快速地奔跑來保護自己”。 29. 答案：B 【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。 【詳細解答】be doomed to sth(一般為death，failur

12、e等一類的詞)表示“注定”。be driven to后常接 _dness，sorrow等一類的詞。lead to一般為主動式。這里是說“他們早就注定失敗、滅絕了”，故答案選B。 30. 答案：D 【試題分析】本題為詞匯辨析題。 【詳細解答】 bestow表示“贈給”，常與on或upon搭配；give一般與to搭配；present表示“贈予”時一般與with搭配；endow表示“天生具有，賦予”，一般用被動式與with搭配。本句意為“他們卻擁有其他任何競爭者所不具有的某種巨大而隱蔽的優勢”，故答案選D。 31. 答案：B 【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。 【詳細解答】 in the sea

13、rch of是固定搭配，意為“在尋找的過程中”。這里是說“在尋找森林可采物的過程中”。 32. 答案：C 【試題分析】本題為動詞詞義辨析題。 【詳細解答】generate意為“生成，產生”；progress意為“進展，進步”，是不及物動詞；develop意為“(逐漸)形成”、“(逐漸)獲得”，后與interest，relationship，ability等搭配；advan _意為“促進，提出，提升”。這里是說“在生存競爭中，猿人逐步形成了有效的、草地動物所不具有的立體視覺和顏色辨別的能力”。根據句意，答案選C。 33答案：C 【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。 【詳細解答】beyond t

14、he reach of為固定搭配，意思是“夠不著；在范圍之外”，與其相對的短語是within the reach of（夠得著；在范圍之內）。本句是說“猿人能在較近距離內看清目標”。 34答案：B 【試題分析】本題考查對習慣用法的掌握。 【詳細解答】程度副詞quite可以用在限定詞another前，而另三個程度副詞則不能。副詞yet也可用在another前，但表示的是數量意義的“還，再”。本句意為“良好的遠距離視力完全是另外一回事?！?35答案：D 【試題分析】本題為詞匯辨析題。 【詳細解答】本句中的so引導一個主語句子，這個句子缺少一個引導詞，該引導詞還是“they had to do”的賓

15、語，只有選項D合乎條件。 36答案：A 【試題分析】本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。 【詳細解答】available意為“可得到的；可用的”；enough意為“足夠的”；sufficient意為“充足的”；convenient意為“方便的”。上文說的是在森林中居住的猿人和猴子可以通過爬樹來擴大視力所及的范圍，此處接著說的是，然而在沒有樹的開闊地帶，這種方法是不可行的。故選項A為正確答案。 37答案：B 【試題分析】本題為動詞詞義辨析題。 【詳細解答】choose意為“選擇，挑選”；adopt意為“采用；采納”；aept意為“接受”；take意為“實施；采取”。這里是說“猿人采取了惟一可行的方案”，故答案選B。 38答案：A 【試題分析】本題為語篇分析題。 【詳細解答】此句與上句之間在語義上為轉折關系，四個選項中只有however表轉折關系，為正確答案。therefore表因果關系，C項meanwhile表時間關系，subsequently表承接關系。 39答案：C 【試題分析】本題為詞語用法辨析題。 【詳細解答】austomed表示“習慣的，適應的”，常用結構為be austomed to，意思是“習慣于”；familiarized的常用結構為be familiarized with，意思是“與相熟”；ad