怎么样提高考研中的英语完形真空的学习

Ex 1
BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. 1 recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to 2 the modern world. After 216 years, The Times has halved its 3 to become much smaller. In fact, the paper
has 4 its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid.
In Britain the newspaper market is 5 between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms 6 the size of the papers" pages but there is also a clear 7 in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are 8 papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also 9 long and use quite formal language.
Tabloids have far more stories about 10 seri- ous issues such as celebrities" love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids of-ten have bigger pictures. Britain"s 11 newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked 12 on page three every day.
By 13 to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less 14 broadsheet paper the Independent. 15 changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase 16 . Although both papers have 17 to the smaller size, the content of the papers has 18 the same. They are both still se-rious papers.
The two papers claim that people 19 the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. 20 says its new size is "compact", not tabloid.
1. A. Then B. So C. And D. But
2. A. match B. suit C. fit D. change
3. A. length B. size C. width D. thickness
4. A. cut B. added C. enlarged D. printed
5. A. devided B. separated C. arranged D. marked
6. A. turn into B. refer to C. think about D. connect with
7. A. meaning B. mark C. difference D. sign
8. A. old B. interesting C. modern D. serious
9. A. possibly B. especially C. reasonably D. not
10. A. more B. less C. even D. quite
11. A. best-selling B. good-looking C.slow-moving D. ugly-looking
12. A. line B. page C. paragraph D. edition
13. A. going B. getting C. changing D. coming
14. A. important B. welcoming C. helpful D. famous
15. A. It B. This C. That D. They
16. A. slowly B. greatly C. little D. usually
17. A. halved B. made C. switched D. cut
18. A. become B. found C. left D. remained
19. A. find B. hope C. expect D. agree
20. A. The Independent B. The Times C. The Guardion D. Daily Telegraph

Ex. 2
The half-empty coffee cups, still standing next to their plates, tell of a morning like any other. And yet, that grey covering of dust that everything 1 tells a different story: it tells of screams, tears, terror and 2 . Now the restaurant in the World Trade Center will 3 again serve breakfast. And never again will all those people go there to eat or 4 . So many people whose faces we associate with life and liveliness are gone 5 . So many words remain 6 , and so much happiness has been destroyed. In their places are tear-stained faces.
My generation has seen this. On Monday, a fight with my sister, a bad grade and homework 7 to be the biggest problems in the world. Tonight, so many across the country know that America"s pain is at its 8 ever.
We have 9 World WarⅡBut to most of us students, that"s an event on a textbook 10 that would never happen" today.
After all, this was a time of 11 and wealth—the United States was powerful and successful. There would be no more wars, and we were 12 to live in such a time.
But when those planes 13 ; when firefighters with 14 on their faces ran among the parts of the building that had fallen; when people 15 for their family members; when history was unfolding before our eyes, in full, clear color--then we knew the world had been changed. 16 how many human beings turned to ashes in a second, and seeing some jump from the buildings, I know that my generation is growing up in a world where 17 can still be evil.
But seeing those heroes risk their lives among the castle-like ruins, and seeing the 18 blood donors(捐献者) at the hospitals, my generation has learned that tears are allowed, that mankind can also be 19 ,and that the ghost of evil never 20 the spirit of good. :
1. A. dresses B. gets C. wears D. covers
2. A. blood B. surprise C. laugh D. cry
3. A. still B. never C. hardly D. seldom
4. A. work B. drive C. play D. swim
5. A. yesterday B. tonight C. last night D. this morning
6. A. unknown B. untold C. unchanged D. unsaid
7. A. turned B. had C. got D. seemed
8. A. least B. worst C. best D. most
9. A. experienced B. known C. read about D. seen
10. A. text B. lesson C. copy D. page
11. A. tears B. terror C. peace D. health
12. A. unlucky B. promising C. convenient D. lucky
13. A. fell B. landed C. hit D. exploded
14. A. terror B. surprise C. joy D. smile
15. A. called B. screamed C. died D. reached
16. A. Knowing B. Tellin C. Hearing D. Remembering
17. A. everyone B. nobody C. mankind D. our country
18. A. unwilling B. eager C. happy D. curious
19. A. beautiful B. terrible C. terrified D. hopeful
20. A. hurt B. beat C. wins D. defeats

Ex. 3
Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world"s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 1 the theme "Water for Life".
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 2 drinking water. The United Nations 3 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like 4 chal-lenge. But everyone, 5 teenagers, can do some-thing to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an exam-ple to 6 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work 7 discarded batteries which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There, she saw an ex-hibit about how 8 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 9 the batteries was an easy solution. "I think everybody can do it, because everyone 10 batteries, and it can make a bigdiffer-ence. " With these words, she began to 11 aware-ness in her area.
She 12 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling pro-gramme in schools 13 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 14 , she gathered contain-ers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 15 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 16 progress.
When asked 17 she feels like a hero Haggerty is quite 18 . "Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved !"
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 19 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 20 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
1. A. had B. gave C. wrote D. discussed
2. A. enough B. safe C. much D. polluted
3. A. asks B. orders C. hopes D. ensures
4. A. a great B. a strong C. an important D. an unreal
5. A. especially B. sometimes C. even D. seldom
6. A. boys B. others C. students D. grown-ups
7. A. collecting B. selling C. buying D. using
8. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air
9. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling
10. A. uses B. has C. throws D. needs
11. A. tell B. increase C. spread D. inform
12. A. talked to B. listened to C. heard from D. thought about
13. A. and B. besides C. as well as D. as good as
14. A. officials B. workers C. clerks D. experts
15. A. industrial B. agricutural C. scientific D. educational
16. A, much B. no . C. some D. little
17. A. if B. how C. when D. why
18. A. pround B. glad C. modest D. worried
19. A. praises B. helps C. supports D. honours
20. A. benefiting B. saving C. serving D. favouring

Ex. 4
Salsa is a musical type that has existed for many years and is still 1 today. Salsa comes from Cuba, but many people 2 that the Puerto Ricans who moved to the US 3 the style of salsa we know today.
Because of political problems in the 4 20th century, many people left Puerto Rico and settled in the US. Between 1915 and 1930, about 50,000 Puerto Ricans 5 in the US. In 1917, a 6 was passed that made people from Puerto Rico Americans move 7 After this, Puerto Ricans were able to move 8 between their home and the US mainland.
Between 1940 and 1969, about 800,000 Puerto Ri-cans moved to the US, 9 to New York City and Miami. They brought with them their culture, style, and Latin rhythm (节拍). One style of music and dance they 10 to the US was a mixture of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Puerto Rican traditional dance. In New York, 11 incorporated (little) American jazz, and the salsa we know today 12 . During this time, sala music and dance, were popular in the New York City and around the US.
The song words 13 stories of the immigrants" (移民) struggle to make a 14 in New York City. By the late 1970"s, salsa caliente was 15 popular; another style-salsa romantica, with its romantic love lyrics (词句) -became popular, 16 . Salsa romantica is still popular today and is 17 by musicians suchas Mare Anthony, a singer from Puerto Rico.
18 Puerto Ricans continue to make special mixtures of salsa by combining it with other musical styles. A mixture of hip-hop and salsa can be 19 in Jennifer. Lopez"s music which became world famous by combining rock rhythms with the salsa romantics style.
For many people, listening to salsa music is not 20 ;its fast rhythm and lively beat make them want to get up and dance.
1. A. new B. popular C. beautiful D. wonderful
2. A. believe B. doubt C. agree D. guess
3, A. formed B. got C. developed D. invented
4. A. middle B. late C. unknown D. early
5. A. arrived B. lived C. worked D. visited
6. A. plan B. law C. suggestion D. rule
7. A. back and forth B. up and down C. in and out D. here and there
8. A. slowly B. quickly C. gradually D. freely
9. A. exactly B. certainly C. mainly D. impossibly
10. A. brought B. took C. carried D. gave
11. A. singers B. musicians C. dancers D. New Yorkers
12. A. was born B. came out C. was finished D. went on
13. A. wrote B. made up C. changed into D. told
14. A. journey B. room C. living D. contribution
15. A. for ever B. even more C. no longer D. now and then
16. A. instead B. indeed C. too D. either
17. A. acted B. performed C. played D. showed
18. A. Old B. Young C. Man D. Woman
19. A. seen B. felt C. heard D. imagined
20. A. good B. comfortable C. enough D. easy

英语第二轮 完行填空 答案
EX．1
1．D从后文内容看．《泰晤士报》历经216年后缩小版面，进行改革，此处应为转折关系，用But。
2．C使……适应。D逻辑不符，match意为“……与……相配”，suit指某物适合某人，某人适合做
某事。
3．B大小、尺寸、规模，指报纸则为版面，长度、宽度、厚度都不能表述报纸的版面。
4．A cut削减，减少。B增加，c扩大，D印刷，均不合文意。
5．A分为，分成。B离开，C安排，D作记号。
6．B涉及、提及。A变成，C考虑，D联系，均不符合文意。
7：C从but表转折之意看应为difference。
8．D从后文叙述的其内容为政、经、国际问题以及文章相当长、语言正式看应为serious。
9．C相当地。A、B、D不符合逻辑和文意。
10．B less serious不太严肃，从more stories和love lives恋情知A、C、D都不对。
11．A 畅销的。从其内容更市民化、生活化知其畅销。
12．B一般说来，big picture不存在在哪行或哪段，且报纸一般不存在印刷几版的问题，只能是在第3页(版)。
13．C变成，变为；由文章第一段可知。
14．D从后文叙述两报虽经缩版，但内容不变，仍为严肃报纸知A、B、C不合文意，只不过大版面特色不复存在，故较之往昔其名气稍逊一筹。
15．A It指代The Times。
16．B 从全文的主旨是英国报业的成功改革看，可以推定greatly为正确答案。
17．C switch此处相当于change。
18．D保留原样，有主观的含意，A、B均指客观发生的状态，left不合文意。
19．A指读者在客观上对已有事实的发现，B、c表达的不是已有事实，D不合逻辑。
20．B，文章叙述的主体是《泰晤士报》，答案自然为B。

EX．2
1．C Wear此处喻指大楼倒塌后周围的物体表面覆盖着灰尘，而dress在此处用法不对。
2．A 根据全文以及这里的表示痛苦和灾难的词screams，tears和terror判断只有blood与它们是同
一个范畴的。
3．B根据整个文章判断，世贸大厦倒塌后，人们不再去吃早饭和工作，由下句中的And never again亦可得到提示。
4．A 同上。
5．B根据前面的morning判断，这里说的是今天的事情。
6．D话当然是“说”出来的。
7．D根据上下文判断。
8．B世贸大厦倒塌使人们感到从未有过的痛苦。
9．C根据后文判断，作者是从书本上了解到的二次世界大战。
10．D若选lesson或text，则前面的介词应该是in。
11．C根据上下文以及后面的we