成人英语三级完型填空冲刺备考练习题4
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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You shoald choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
One type of person that is common in many countries is the one who always tries to do as little as possible and to get as much 56 return as he can. His opposite, the man who has 57 for doing more that is strictly 58 and who is ready to accept 59 is offered in return, is 60 everywhere.
Both these types are entirely different 61 thei behavior. The man who 62 is always
talking about his "63"; he thinks that society should 64 him a pleasant, easy life. The man (who is always doing more than 65) talks of "duties" ; he feels that the 66 is in debt to society.
The man who tries to do as 67as he can is always full of 68 For instance, if he has 69 to do something, it was because he was 70 by bad luck. His opposite is never 71 busy to take ona(an) 72 piece of work. So it is 73 that if you want something 74 ina hurry, go to the busiest man whom you have 75 in.
56. A. in B. by C. as D. of
57. A. courage B. enthusiasm C. interest D. sense
58. A. essential B. elementary C. necessary D. principal
59. A. that B. which C. it D. what
60. A. short B. slight C. scarce D. rare
61. A. from B. in C. with D. for
62. A. drops B. withdraws C. avoids D. dislikes
63. A. favor B. advantages C. rights D. priority
64. A. let B. provide C. supply D. grant
65. A. share B. part C. offer D. piece
66. A. collective B. public C. individual D. private
67. A. more B. much C. less D. little
68. A. excuses B. causes C. words D. reasons
69. A. failed B. dropped C. fallen D. missed
70. A. prevented B. protected C. blocked D. refused
71. A. so B. too C. quite D. very
72. A. supplementary B. spare C. auxiliary D. extra
73. A. possible B. advisable C. acceptable D. desirable
74. A. made B. done C. finished D. performed
75. A. interestB. relianceC. faithD. taste
答案：
56.A in return“回报，回礼”，固定搭配。
57.B enthusiasm“热情”；courage“勇气”；interest“兴趣”；sense“感觉”。B符合题意。Have enthusiasm for“对…有热情”。
58.C necessary“必须的”；essential“本质的，精华的”；elementary“基础的，根本的”；princi-pal“主要的”。根据句意，C正确。
59.D what在句中做主语。因此D为正确答案。
60.D rare“很少的”；short“短的”；slight“轻微的”；scarce“缺乏的，不足的”。rare与上文的“many”对应，因此选D.
61.B be different in somethin9“在某方面不同”，是固定搭配。
62.C avoid“避免做…”；drop“落下，降落”；withdraw“撤退，后退”；dislike“不喜欢”。句中是讲避免做事情的人。
63.C right“权利”；favor“喜好，好处”；advantage“有利条件，优势”；priority“优先权”。根据句意，可知C为正确答案。
64.D grant“授予，答应给予”；let“使，让”；provide“提供”；supply“供应”。根据句意，应选D.
65.A share“份额”；part“部分”；offer“提供”；piece“一份”。句意为：这种人做的比份内事更多。
66.C individual“个人，个体”；collective“集体”；public“公共的”；private“私人的，隐私的”。根据句意，C正确。
67.D little“少的”；as…as中间应该接原形。
68.A excuse“借口”；cause“原因”；word“单词”；reason“理由”。根据上下文，应选A.
69.A fail“失败，没有做到某事”；drop“落下”；fall“跌倒，摔倒”；miss“失去”。fail to do sm.“做某事失败”，是固定搭配。
70.A prevent“阻止…发生”；protect“保护”；block“阻塞”；refuse“拒绝”。根据句意，A正确。句意为：是因为坏运气阻止了他。
71.B too…to“太…以至于”，是固定搭配。
72.D extra“额外的”；supplementary“补充的，附加的”；spare“空闲的”；auxiliary“辅助的，帮助的”。根据句意，D正确。
73.B advisable“建议的”；possible“可能的”；acceptable“可接受的”；desirable“想要的”。根据上下文，应选B.
74.B want something done“想要某事被做”，固定用法。
75.C faith“信赖”；interest“兴趣”；reliance“信心”；taste“口味，品味”。have faith in sb.“信赖某人”。
