2016年大学英语四级模拟试题备考强化卷(一)_第3页

　　Part III Cloze (共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

　　Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.

　　Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.

　　Today the car is the most popular 61 of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 62 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for 63 90 percent of all personal 64 .

　　Most Americans are able to 65 cars.

　　The average price of a 66 made car was 1 050 in 1950, 1 740 in 1960 and up to 1 750 67 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about 68 their products and work efficiency.

　　As a result, the yearly income of the 69 family increased from 1950 to 1975 70 than the price of cars. For this reason 71 a new car takes a smaller 72 of a family’s total earnings today.

　　In 1951 73 it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 74 to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car 75 8.3 of a family’s annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 76 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 77 to models from previous years.

　　The 78 of the automobile extends throughout the economy 79 the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money to 80 their cars running than on any other item.

　　61. A. kinds B. means C. mean D. types

　　62. A. denied B. reproduced C. replaced D. ridiculed

　　63. A. hardly B. nearly C. certainly D. somehow

　　64. A. trip B. works C. business D. travel

　　65. A. buy B. sell C. race D. see

　　66. A. quickly B. regularly C. rapidly D. recently

　　67. A. on B. in C. behind D. about

　　68. A. raising B. making C. reducing D. improving

　　69. A. unusual B. interested C. average D. biggest

　　70. A. slowest B. equal C. faster D. less than

　　71. A. bringing B. obtain C. bought D. purchasing

　　72. A. part B. half C. number D. side

　　73. A. clearly B. proportionally C. percentage D. suddenly

　　74. A. income B. work C. plans D. debts

　　75. A. used B. spend C. cost D. needed

　　76. A. months’ B. dollars C. family D. year

　　77. A. famous B. superior C. fastest D. purchasing

　　78. A. running B. notice C. influence D. discussion

　　79. A. then B. as C. so D. which

　　80. A. start B. leave C. keep D. repair

　　Methods of studying vary; what works 61 for some students doesn’t work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment 62 you find a system that does work for you. But one thing is sure: 63 else can do your studying for you. Meantime, there are a few rules that 64 for everybody. The hint is “doesn’t get 65 “. The problem of studying, 66 enough to start with, becomes almost 67 when you are trying to do 68 in one weekend. 69 the fastest readers have trouble 70 that. And if you are behind in written work that must be 71 , the teacher who accept it 72 late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it 73 . Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 74 . Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry won’t 75 one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 76 of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder than they think, they should 77 all their time to it. 78 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this 79 , begin with the shortest and easiest 80 . Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work.

　　61. A. good B. easily C. sufficiently D. well

　　62. A. until B. after C. while D. so

　　63. A. somebody B. nobody C. everybody D. anybody

　　64. A. follow B. go C. operate D. work

　　65. A. behind B. after C. slow D. later

　　66. A. hardly B. unpleasant C. hard D. heavy

　　67. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. inevitable

　　68. A. three week’s work B. three week’s works C. Three weeks’ work D. three week’s works

　　69. A. Even B. Almost C. If D. With

　　70. A. to do B. doing C. at doing D. with doing

　　71. A. turned in B. tuned up C. turned out D. given in

　　72. A. vary B. quite C. such D. too

　　73. A. anyway B. either C. at all D. that

　　74. A. solution B. method C. answer D. excuse

　　75. A. help B. encourage C. assist D. improve

　　76. A. expense B. pay C. debt D. charge

　　77. A. devote B. put C. spend D. take

　　78. A. Whichever B. Whatever C. However D. Wherever

　　79. A. attraction B. decision C. temptation D. dilemma

　　80. A. arrangements B. way C. assignments D. class