公共英語完形填空模擬試題及答案
完型填空
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if ed in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer Sheet.
Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survi val in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. They could not ( 26 ) with the bear, whose strengt h, speed and claws ( 27 ) an impressive ’small fire’ weaponry . They could not even defend themselves ( 28 ) runnin g swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men h ad attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been ( 29 ) to failure and extinction. But they were (30) with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of the ir competitors.
In the search ( 31 ) the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had ( 32 ) efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The abili ty to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical proble ms in a way that lay far ( 33 ) the reach of the original inh abitants of the grassland. Good long-distance sight was ( 34 ) another matter. Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for fores t-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the ra nge of sight—so ( 35 ) they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not ( 3 6 ) . Climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the gro und was flat. The ape-men ( 37 ) the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and began to walk upright . This vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slo wer still. ( 38 ) , they persevered and their bone structure gradually became ( 39 )猼o the new,unstable position that ( 40 ) them the name Homo erectus,upright man.
1. A. match B. compare C. rival D. equal
2. A. became B. equipped C. posed D. provided
3. A. in B. upon C. by D. with
4. A. driven B. doomed C. forced D. led
5. A. bestowed B. given C. presented D. endowed
6. B. of C. on D. at
7. A. progressed rated loped nced
8. t C. beyond e
9. A. rather e C. much ly
10. A. anything C. everything
11. A. available gh C. sufficient enient
12. A. chose ted C. accepted
13. A. However efore C. Meanwhile equently
14. A. accustomed B. familiarized C. adapted D. suited
15. A. obtained ed C. deserved D. earned
答案及解析
1. 答案：A
【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細解答】 rival意為“與…相匹敵;比得上”，常用的搭配是rival sb/sth for/in sth.;equal意為“比得上，和……相等”，常用的搭配是be equal to;match意為“和……相配;和……相稱”，常用搭配為match with，意為“與……相匹敵”;compare意為“比較;對照”，常用的搭配有compare with，意為“與……相比較”。這裡是說“他們無法與熊相比”，故根據句意和搭配，答案應選A。
2. 答案：D
【試題分析】本題為動詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】became意為“成為;變為”;equipped意為“裝備”，常用於be equipped with或equip sth.;posed意為“擺好姿勢;造成”;provided意為“供給，提供”。這裡是說熊的力量、速度和爪子為自身提供了很好的武器，故選項D最合題意。
3. 答案：C
【試題分析】本題為詞彙搭配題。
【詳細解答】defend…by doing sth.中的by表示方式、手段，意為“通過(做某事)”，後一般接動名詞。這裡是說“它們不能像馬、斑馬或其他小動物一樣通過快速地奔跑來保護自己”。
4. 答案：B
【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細解答】be doomed to sth.(一般為death，failure等一類的詞)表示“註定……”。be driven to後常接madness，sorrow等一類的詞。lead to一般為主動式。這裡是說“他們早就註定失敗、滅絕了”，故答案選B。
5. 答案：D
【試題分析】本題為詞彙辨析題。
【詳細解答】 bestow表示“贈給”，常與on或upon搭配;give一般與to搭配;present表示“贈予”時一般與with搭配;endow表示“天生具有，賦予”，一般用被動式與with搭配。本句意為“他們卻擁有其他任何競爭者所不具有的某種巨大而隱蔽的優勢”，故答案選D。
6. 答案：B
【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細解答】 in the search of是固定搭配，意為“在尋找……的過程中”。這裡是說“在尋找森林可採物的過程中”。
7. 答案：C
【試題分析】本題為動詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】generate意為“生成，產生”;progress意為“進展，進步”，是不及物動詞;develop意為“(逐漸)形成”、“(逐漸)獲得”，後與interest，relationship，ability等搭配;advance意為“促進，提出，提升”。這裡是說“在生存競爭中，猿人逐步形成了有效的、草地動物所不具有的立體視覺和顏色辨別的能力”。根據句意，答案選C。
8.答案：C
【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細解答】beyond the reach of為固定搭配，意思是“夠不著;在……範圍之外”，與其相對的短語是within the reach of(夠得著;在……範圍之內)。本句是說“猿人能在較近距離內看清目標”。
9.答案：B
【試題分析】本題考查對習慣用法的掌握。
【詳細解答】程度副詞quite可以用在限定詞another前，而另三個程度副詞則不能。副詞yet也可用在another前，但表示的是數量意義的“還，再”。本句意為“良好的遠距離視力完全是另外一回事。”
10.答案：D
【試題分析】本題為詞彙辨析題。
【詳細解答】本句中的so引導一個主語句子，這個句子缺少一個引導詞，該引導詞還是“they had to do”的賓語，只有選項D合乎條件。
11.答案：A
【試題分析】本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】available意為“可得到的;可用的”;enough意為“足夠的”;sufficient意為“充足的”;convenient意為“方便的”。上文說的是在森林中居住的猿人和猴子可以通過爬樹來擴大視力所及的範圍，此處接著說的`是，然而在沒有樹的開闊地帶，這種方法是不可行的。故選項A為正確答案。
12.答案：B
【試題分析】本題為動詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】choose意為“選擇，挑選”;adopt意為“採用;採納”;accept意為“接受”;take意為“實施;採取”。這裡是說“猿人採取了惟一可行的方案”，故答案選B。
13.答案：A
【試題分析】本題為語篇分析題。
【詳細解答】此句與上句之間在語義上為轉折關係，四個選項中只有however錶轉折關係，為正確答案。therefore表因果關係，C項meanwhile表時間關係，subsequently表承接關係。
14.答案：C
【試題分析】本題為詞語用法辨析題。
【詳細解答】accustomed表示“習慣的，適應的”，常用結構為be accustomed to，意思是“習慣於……”;familiarized的常用結構為be familiarized with，意思是“與……相熟”;adapt表示“適應”時，常用adapt to sth.或adapt oneself to sth.結構，暗含作出某種變化以適應新的情況;be suited to sth.表示“適合……的”。這裡是說“它們的骨骼漸漸適應了……”，故選項C為正確答案。
15.答案：D
【試題分析】本題為動詞用法辨析題。
【詳細解答】 call後面可以接賓語加賓語補足語;obtain和deserve後跟單賓語;earn後既可以接單賓語，也可以接雙賓語，接雙賓語時表示“(為……)博得，使得到”。根據句子結構，答案應選D。
