东北财经大学《大学英语1》综合练习（16年整理）--完形填空

四、完形填空
【153】 Plants are the true fairies__1__are forever working wonders around us. Their roots dig down into the earth and gather its treasures. Their leaves spread their broad surfaces to the air and __2__its riches, and out of what they have thus gathered they produce the beautiful flowers, the delicious fruits, and the golden grain. Let us study more closely the way__3__which a plant grow. The root pushes itself down into the earth.__4__it finds no water, it soon dies. If it finds water, it begins to suck it up and change it into sap.__5__the water, it takes up such parts of the soil as are dissolved in the water. Here, then, you see in what ways the food of the plant is different from that of animals.
1.（ ）； 2.（ ）； 3.（ ）； 4.（ ）； 5.（ ）；
1)
A: as
B: whom
C: what
D: that
答案: D
2)
A: take up
B: take in
C: take down
D: take off
答案: B
3)
A: at
B: by
C: in
D: with
答案: C
4)
A: because
B: after
C: as
D: If
答案: D
5)
A: Except
B: Beside
C: Besides
D: Except for
答案: C
【154】 __1__the pudding (or sweets), the table is cleared and the dessert is brought on. This is fruit__2__various kinds, apples, pears, oranges, bananas, figs, etc., and nuts. Port (red wine from Portugal) is passed round. __3__the bottle gets to you, you pour some into a little glass on your right and pass the bottle to your neighbor. At this stage the ladies may get up and __4__to the drawing-room, leaving the menfolks a little longer over their wine, smoking and talking. When the ladies rise, the men get up too, __5__ respect, and resume their seats when they have left the room. Soon the men rejoin the ladies.
1.（ ）； 2.（ ）； 3.（ ）； 4.（ ）； 5.（ ）；
1)
A: Before
B: With
C: During
D: After
答案: D
2)
A: of
B: by
C: at
D: in
答案: A
3)
A: where
B: before
C: because
D: when
答案: D
4)
A: hide
B: run
C: retire
D: leave
答案: C
5)
A: out of
B: as
C: for
D: with
答案: A
【155】 But yet, I'm still struggling,__1__to find and define success. My dream is__2__other alcoholics will find their success with the help of my book. About four years ago, I changed my attitude__3__ sobriety. I went from a "program of recovery" to a "program of discovery."__4__I have discovered is that achieving success is a lifelong journey. Someday, I hope and pray that I discover my life was a success! Not measured by possessions,__5__measured by trust and honesty and love.
1.（ ）； 2.（ ）； 3.（ ）； 4.（ ）； 5.（ ）；
1)
A: to try
B: trying
C: tried
D: try
答案: B
2)
A: where
B: which
C: who
D: that
答案: D
3)
A: in
B: by
C: for
D: with
答案: D
4)
A: Which
B: What
C: when
D: where
答案: B
5)
A: but for
B: but rather
C: but just
D: but also
答案: B
【156】 Many nuclear families are “splitting up” — more and more__1__ are getting divorced. What will be the result of this “splitting” of a nuclear family? Social scientists now talk__2__two new family forms: the single parent family and the remarried family. Almost 20 percent of all American families are__3__parent families, and in 85 percent of these families the single parent is the mother. Most single parents find__4__very difficult to take care of a family alone, so they soon marry again and form remarried families. As social scientists study these two new family forms, they will be able__25__us more about the future of the nuclear family in the post-industrial age.
1.（ ）； 2.（ ）； 3.（ ）； 4.（ ）； 5.（ ）；
1)
A: parents
B: men
C: wives
D: women
答案: A
2)
A: of
B: in
C: on
D: to
答案: A
3)
A: young
B: double
C: single
D: remarried
答案: C
4)
A: that
B: which
C: it
D: this
答案: C
5)
A: tell
B: to tell
C: of telling
D: telling
答案: B
【157】 To break the cycle of debt you must have money set__1__in savings for unexpected expenses. Learn about the importance of emergency funds, __2__for retirement and investing.__3__you win the lottery or find yourself the recipient of some other windfall, changing your financial status will require hard work, sacrifice, determination and a strong desire to improve your situation. Keep in __4__you are limited only by yourself. Regardless of how you ended up in your current situation, you are the only person who can change the path your life takes from this point__5__.
1.（ ）； 2.（ ）； 3.（ ）； 4.（ ）； 5.（ ）；
1)
A: aside
B: up
C: off
D: along
答案: A
2)
A: saved
B: save
C: to save
D: saving
答案: D
3)
A: Since
B: Unless
C: Till
D: Until
答案: B
4)
A: heart
B: head
C: brain
D: mind
答案: D
5)
A: downward
B: backward
C: upward
D: forward
答案: D
【158】 Ten years later I find it every now and then, but I'm still searching. In 2003, I raised over $1,400 for the fight __1__cancer. That was a success! I was doing something for someone, __2__ looking for a "payback." As far as writing a book, that too can be measured __3__ a success. ___4__ because I wrote it and got it published, but because some of the proceeds will go to help others. 10% will go to the University of Nebrask-Omaha Lied Transplant Center, and hopefully I'll sell enough books to change some poems about cancer into music and create a CD, with proceeds__5__to the American Cancer Society.
1.（ ）； 2.（ ）； 3.（ ）； 4.（ ）； 5.（ ）；
1)
A: for
B: against
C: and
D: to
答案: B
2)
A: and
B: but
C: or
D: for
答案: B
3)
A: for
B: or
C: at
D: as
答案: D
4)
A: Yet
B: Nor
C: Not
D: And
答案: C
5)
A: went
B: go
C: goes
D: going
答案: D
【159】 Many American families pride themselves__1__their cooking, and have deep freezers,__2__they store food they grow in their gardens or buy in the supermarket. Supermarkets are large self-service stores __3__every kind of food—fresh, canned or frozen. So,__4__the fast-food restaurant, their produce is less expensive and easier__5__. There have been supermarkets in the USA since the 1930s, and they have now spread through a large part of the world.
1.（ ）； 2.（ ）； 3.（ ）； 4.（ ）； 5.（ ）；
1)
A: in
B: at
C: for
D: on
答案: D
2)
A: while
B: whether
C: where
D: when
答案: C
3)
A: selling
B: sell
C: to sell
D: sold
答案: A
4)
A: like
B: such
C: for
D: as
答案: A
5)
A: to marketing
B: to market
C: marketing
D: market
答案: B