大学英语四级考试题答案
英语四级选词填空练习题(一)
whatdeterminesthekindofpersonyouare?whatfactorsmakeyoumoreorlessbold,intelligent,orabletoreadamap?alloftheseareinfluencedbytheinteractionofyourgenesandtheenvironmentinwhichyouwere__1__.thestudyofhowgenesandenvironmentinteracttoinfluence__2__activityisknownasbehavioralgenetics.Behavioralgeneticshasmadeimportant__3__tothebiologicalrevolution,providinginformationabouttheextenttowhichbiologyinfluencesmind,brainandbehavior.
anyresearchthatsuggeststhat__4__toperformcertainbehaviorsarebasedinbiologyiscontroversial.whowantstobetoldthattherearelimitationstowhatyoucan__5__basedonsomethingthatisbeyondyourcontrol,suchasyourgenes?itiseasytoacceptthatgenescontrolphysicalcharacteristicssuchassex,raceandeyecolor.Butcangenesalsodeterminewhetherpeoplewillgetdivorced,how__6__theyare,orwhatcareertheyarelikelytochoose?aconcernofpsychologicalscientistsisthe__7__towhichallofthesecharacteristicsareinfluencedbynatureandnurture(养育),bygeneticmakeupandtheenvironment.increasingly,science__8__thatgeneslaythegroundworkformanyhumantraits.Fromthisperspective,peopleareborn__9__likeundevelopedphotographs:theimageisalreadycaptured,butthewayit__10__appearscanvarybasedonthedevelopmentprocess.However,thebasicpictureistherefromthebeginning.
[a]abilities
[B]achieve
[C]appeal
[D]complaints
[e]contributions
[F]displayed
[G]essentially
[H]eventually
[i]extent
[J]indicates
[K]proceeds
[L]psychological
[m]raised
[n]smart
[o]standard
英语四级选词填空练习题答案
1.[m]raisedraise在这里的意思是"养育",theenvironmentinwhichyouwereraised意思是"你成长的环境"。
2.[L]psychological"psychologicalactivity"意思是"心理活动",全句意思是"研究基因和外部环境如何相互作用影响人心理活动的学科被称为行为遗传学"。
3.[e]contributions"makecontributionsto"为固定搭配,意为"为……做贡献"。
4.[a]abilities"abilityto…"意思是"做某事的能力",在此处,全句意思是"任何一篇宣称人类做出某种行为的能力是基于生物学的研究都是有争议的"。
5.[B]achieve"limitationstowhatyoucanachieve"意思是"对你所能达到的水平的限制"。
6.[n]smart此处需填一个形容词,而且用来形容人,根据题意,smart符合题意,表示"机灵,可爱"。
7.[i]extent此处填extent,主要是因为后面有to,"totheextent…"译为"……的程度"。
8.[J]indicatesindicate意思是"表明,显示"。全句意为"越来越多的科学(现象)表明基因对人类很多特征有基础作用"。
9.[G]essentiallyessentially的意思是"实际上,本质上"。全句意为"从这个角度来讲,人一出生,本质上就像是还没洗出来的照片:相已经照了,但是最终会呈现多少就在于显影的过程了"。
10.[H]eventuallyeventually副词,意思是"最终,最后"。
英语四级选词填空练习题(二)
there'snoquestionthattheearthisgettinghotter.therealquestionsare:Howmuchofthewarmingisourfault,andarewe1toslowthedevastationbycontrollingourinsatiable2forfossilfuels?
Globalwarmingcanseemtoo3toworryabout,ortoouncertain-somethingprojectedbythesamecomputer4thatoftencan'tgetnextweek'sweatherright.onarawwinterdayyoumightthinkthatafewdegreesofwarmingwouldn'tbesuchabadthinganyway.andnodoubtaboutit:warningsabout5changecansoundlikeanenvironmentalistscaretactic,meanttoforceusoutofourcarsandrestrictourlifestyles.
Comfortingthoughts,perhaps.Unfortunately,however,theearthhassomediscomfortingnews.Fromalaskatothesnowypeaksoftheandestheworldisheatinguprightnow,andfast.Globally,the6isup1°Foverthepastcentury,butsomeofthecoldest,mostremotespotshavewarmedmuchmore.theresultsaren'tpretty.iceis7,riversarerunningdry,andcoastsare8,threateningcommunities.
the9arehappeninglargelyoutofsight.Buttheyshouldn'tbeoutofmind,becausetheyareomensofwhat'sinstoreforthe10oftheplanet.
[a]remote
[B]techniques
[C]consisting
[D]rest
[e]willing
[F]climate
[G]skill
[H]appetite
[i]melting
[J]vanishing
[K]eroding
[L]temperature
[m]curiosity
[n]changes
[o]skillful
英语四级选词填空练习题答案
1.【解析】[e]此处应填入e项,bewillingto为固定搭配。
2.【解析】[H]此处应填入一个名词,而appetite通常和介词for搭配,此处句子的意思为控制我们无止境的欲望。
3.【解析】[a]此处应填入一个形容词,根据上下文意思应选a项,意即:全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远,以至于我们无需为此担心。
4.【解析】[B]此处应填入一个名词,而与computer搭配的名词在选项中根据上下文意思B为正确选项。
5.【解析】[F]根据上下文意思此处应表达气候变化之意,因此F为正确选项。
6.【解析】[L]该题较为简单,表示"上个世纪全球的气温上升了1华氏度",应能迅速找出正确答案。
7.【解析】[i]显然ice与melt搭配,因此i为正确选项。
8.【解析】[K]此处应填入一个现在分词,表示"海岸受到侵蚀",因此应选K项。
9.【解析】[n]该题较为简单,应填入一个复数名词,所以填入n项。
10.【解析】[D]选D项,therestof为固定搭配。