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英语四级选词填空专项练习Passage1WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?Welovetoeat,butwefeel1aboutitafterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We’re2withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity(肥胖).Perhapsthe3tothisambivalence(矛盾情结)liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop(经济作物)wasn’teatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallyencouragingmore4waysofdoingit.Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeanseatingwhat“realAmericans”eat,butournation’sfoodhascometobe5byimports—pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry’smosttreasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation’srnlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical6Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought7.Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebecome8ofourfoods,especiallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.The9infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It’snocoincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuchbondage(束缚).It’swhatweeat—andhowwe10itwithfriends,family,andstrangers—thathelpdefineAmericaasacommunitytoday.A.answerB.resultC.shareD.guiltyE.constantF.definedG.vanishH.adaptedI.creativeJ.beliefK.suspiciousL.certaintyM.obsessedN.identifyO.idealsPassage2AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadgoodnewstoreport:Thedamageanddeathtoll(死亡人数)couldhavebeenmuchworse.Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,andearthquakeofsimilar__1__thatshookAmericain1998claimed25,000victims.Injuriesanddeathswere__2__lessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:31a.m.Onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighway.Inaddition,__3__madetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmore__4__toquakes.Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resist-antmeantfirmyet__5__materials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationto__6__theimpactofgroundvibrations.Themost__7__designsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports,calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whengroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwould__8__thebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreater__9__tocitieswhereearthquakesofentakeplace.Thenewsmartstructurescouldbevery__10__tobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.[A]changes[B]flexible[C]decrease[D]recent[E]push[F]reduce[G]relatively[H]safety[I]resistant[J]expensive[K]force[L]accordingly[M]intensity[N]security[O]opposedPassage3Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually1youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Takethe2exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthe3buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest4price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensive5todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou6whenyougooutshopping?Ifyoukeepyourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable7inexcellentcondition,you’llbesavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew8,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive9,oraservice,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible,choose10threeitemsorthreeestimates.［A］possession［B］save［C］best［D］appliance［E］material［F］from［G］simple［H］with［I］in［J］element［K］model［L］item［M］easy［N］adopt［O］reasonablePassage4There’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]skillfulPassage5Itseemsyoualwaysforget—yourreadingglasses