吉林省学位英语统一考试大纲Part III

吉林省学位英语统一考试大纲Part III

Part III  Cloze  （10）

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D)based on the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Has it ever struck you that what the tourist considers most picturesque about a country the local resident often thinks shameful and unprogressive? The average visitor    46    the Middle East finds camels fascinating;   47    they attract him strongly or they repel him strongly, but    48  , he finds them romantic and   49    local color. If,   50   , he talks enthusiastically about camels to a local    51   , hoping to gain favor in his sight thereby, he will almost certainly be    52 . He will be met with    53    incomprehension of his viewpoint, or even hostility    54    it.

It seems to be a fact that familiarity    55    contempt, and that those who seek excitement and romance cannot see it at    56   , under their noses, but only in distant lands. The Middle Easterner traveling abroad enjoys    57    cowboys and Indians in America, old castles and cathedrals in France, and Gypsies in Spain. Is it not because they are unprogressive   58    he enjoys these sight; his pleasure is not mixed with feelings of superiority, just    59    the European or American visitor to the Middle East is    60   by camels and veiled women and ancient buildings, not    61   they make him feel how rich and clever he is    62   ,   63    because they are strange and remote and mysterious, arousing    64    him feelings of curiosity which are deeply rooted in man’s   65   .

46. A) for               B) to              C) at                   D) with

47. A) both              B) either             C) any      &n, bsp;         D) neither

48. A) in case           B) in this respect     C) in other words       D) in any case

49. A) full of             B) in addition          C) instead of           D) after all

50. A) ever                  B) however           C) yet                 D) above all

51. A) head              B) candidate          C) colleague            D) acquaintance

52. A) bothered          B) disturbed          C) disgusted             D) disappointed

53. A) blank           B) bleak                                                C) blind                D) bland

54. A) at                  B) for               C) with                D) to

55. A) bleeds           B) breeds              C) breaks               D) breathes

56. A) village           B) cottage             C) home              D) house

57. A) looking            B) to look          C) to see             D) seeing

58. A) that               B) which             C) what                     D) why

59. A) like              B) as               C) that                    D) because

60. A) destined            B) doomed              C) favored              D) fascinated

61. A) as                B) since              C) for                  D) because

62. A) by contrast       B) in conclusion       C) in that                    D) to sum up

63. A) but               B) since                C) so                 D) for

64. A) at               B) in                 C) out of               D) within

65. A) nature           B) birth              C) existence             D) individuality