八、2006年专四完形填空真题与解析

【真题操练】

PART III CLOZE                 [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 ANSWER SHEET TWO.

There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most (31)______ held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means (32) ______ the pavement into a busy street!

(33)______ you must pass under a ladder you can (34)______ bad luck by crossingyour fingers and (35)______ them crossed until you have seen a dog. (36)______ , you may lick your finger and (37)______ a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the (38) ______ has dried.

Another common (39)______ is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house— it will either bring (40) ______ to the person who opened it or to the whole (41)______ . Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is (42) ______ , as it inevitably brings rain!

The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month(43)______ on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay (44)______ . The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, (45)______ it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (46)______ in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.

Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are (47)______ wit-chcraft, it is (48) ______ lucky if a black cat crosses your path—although in America the exact opposite belief prevails.

Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (49)______ luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is temptingfate, such as,“my car has never (50)______ , touch wood?”

31. A. broadly B. widely C. quickly D. speedily

32. A. running from B. jumping off C. stepping off D. keeping from

33. A. If B. As C. Though D. Unless

34. A. erase B. remove C. avoid D. ease

35. A. keep B. keeping C. kept D. to keep

36. A. Consequently B. However C. Comparatively D. Alternatively

37. A. make B. print C. perform D. produce

38. A. label B. symbol C. mark D. cut

39. A. argument B. superstition C. opinion D. idea

40. A. loss B. difficulty C. tragedy D. misfortune

41. A. house B. household C. home D. circle

42. A. unwise B. unintelligent C. unpopular D. unfortunate

43. A. falls B. arrives C. drops D. happens

44. A. away B. outdoors C. indoors D. far

45. A. when B. as C. if D. though

46. A. have originated B. be originating C. be originated D. originate

47. A. concerned about B. related with C. associated with D. connected in

48. A. especially B. specially C. frequently D. rarely

49. A. as B. for C. in D. of

50. A. broken up B. broken off C. broken away D. broken down

【文章大意】

本篇为说明文,介绍了英国的迷信传说。

第一部分(1~4):介绍了三个在英国广为流传的会带来厄运的迷信说法。

第二部分(5~6):介绍了两个被英国人视为会带来好运的迷信说法。

【答案详解】

31. B 副词词义辨析。【解析】 “broadly”:大体上;宽广地,广阔地; “widely”:广泛地,普遍地,常见搭配为“ widely known”;“widely held”等; “quickly”和“speedily”指速度快。这里作者想要表达的意思是“最广为流传的迷信是……”。故选 B。

32. C动词词组辨析。【解析】 “run from”:从……跑出; “jump off”:跳下,跳离;“step off”:走下来; “keep from”:阻止;隐瞒。此处意为:走下人行道进入川流不息的马路上。故选 C。

33. A 逻辑关系判断。【解析】根据上下文可知,本句意为:如果非得从梯子下经过,那你需要手指交叉,并一直保持这种动作,直到看见一条狗你才能松开。故选 A。

34. C 动词词义辨析。【解析】 “erase”:擦掉,抹去; “remove”:除去,开除; “avoid”:避免;“ease”:减轻;缓和;放松。此处是指“避免厄运”,故选 C。

35. B 并列结构辨析。【解析】本句中介词“ by”的宾语是由“ and”连接的两个并列成分。根据前一句中的动名词“ crossing”可知,空白处动词也应使用动名词形式,故选 B。

36. D 副词词义辨析。【解析】 “consequently”:结果;因此(表示因果关系);“however”:但是,然而(表示转折关系);“comparatively”:比较地,相当地(表示比较关系);“alternatively”:非此即彼;二者选一地(表示并列意义)。联系上下文可知,空白处前面介绍了一种避免厄运的方法,本句介绍的是另一种避凶的方法,应选表示并列意义的副词,故选 D。

37. A 固定词组搭配。【解析】 “make a cross”:画十字。故选 A。

38. C 名词词义辨析。【解析】 “label”:标签,商标; “symbol”:(代表抽象事物的)象征; “mark”:(留在物体表面的)印记,标记; “cut”:伤口,切口。本句意为:直到鞋尖上画的十字痕迹干了以后。故选 C。

39. B 名词词义辨析。【解析】本文主要在介绍英国的“ superstition”(迷信)。空白处的前文已经介绍了一个迷信说法,由 “another”一词可知,这里要开始介绍第二个迷信说法,故选 B。

40. D 名词词义辨析。【解析】根据上文中的“ it is unlucky…”可推断出此句意为“这会给那个人带来坏运气”。“misfortune”:不幸,灾祸; “bring misfortune tosb.”:给某人带来不幸。故选 D。

41. B 名词词义辨析。【解析】 “household”:一家人;同住在一座房子里的人;“circle”:(有共同兴趣、职业等的人形成的 )圈子;界,如“ business circle”(商界);“political circle”(政界)。此句意为:或者给全家人带来坏运气。故选 B。

42. C 形容词词义辨析。【解析】 “unwise”:不明智的;愚蠢的; “unintelligent”:缺乏才智的;无知的; “unpopular”:不受欢迎的;不流行的; “unfortunate”:不幸的。本句意为:晴天撑伞是不受人欢迎的,因为这样会带来雨天。由句中的因果关系可知,雨天并不是一件不幸的事,而是“不受欢迎的”事,故选 C。

43. A 固定词组搭配。【解析】 “fall”与介词“ on”搭配,后接表时间概念的词时,表示“(特殊事件)发生在某一天”,本句中“ fall on a Friday”表示“恰逢一个周五”,故选 A。

44. C 副词词义辨析。【解析】本句意为:任何想避免厄运的人最好还是待在家里。故选 C。

45. B 逻辑关系判断。【解析】空白处前半句意为:打碎镜子会给人带来最大的不幸;后半句意为:它会带来七年的坏运气。由此可知,第二部分是第一部分的原因,这里缺一个引导原因状语从句的连词,故选 B。

46. A 动词时态辨析。【解析】本句意为:这个迷信说法源于古代,那时镜子被视为上帝的工具。既然迷信说法已经出现,那就需要用不定式的完成时来表示这一结果,故选 A。

47. C动词词组辨析。【解析】 “(be) concerned about”:担忧;担心; “(be) related with”:相关;符合; “(be) associated with”:与……有关系;与……相联系; “connect”一般与介词“ with”搭配,意为“与……连接”。本句意为:在英国,黑猫通常被认为是吉利的,尽管人们经常把它和巫术联系在一起。故选 C。

48. A 副词词义辨析。【解析】 “especially”:格外,尤其(可用作程度副词,修饰形容词);“specially”:特别地,专门地(强调特殊性);“frequently”:频繁地(频率副词);“rarely”:很少地,不经常地,罕见地(频率副词)。前文提到黑猫通常被认为是吉利的,此句意为:如果黑猫从你面前走过,那就尤为吉利。故选 A。

49. B 介词词义辨析。【解析】本句意为:摸一下木头以祈求好运。此处需填表示目的的介词,故选 B。

50. D 动词词组辨析。【解析】 “break up”:打碎;破碎;结束;驱散; “break off”:中断,断绝; “break away”:脱离,离开( from sb./ sth.);“break down”:(汽车)抛锚,出故障,失灵。故选 D。