2012考研英语完形填空考前三套卷

　　卷一

　　Section ⅠUse of English

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England.1, the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others2to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish,3the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed4being classified as “English”.

　　Even in England there are many5in regional character and speech. The chief6is between southern England and northern England. South of a7going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students,8there are local variations.

　　Further north regional speech is usually “9”than that of southern Britain. Northerners are10to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more11. They are open-hearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them12. Northerners generally have hearty13: the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous14at meal times.

　　In accent and character the people of the Midlands15a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman.

　　In Scotland the sound16by the letter “R” is generally a strong sound, and “R” is often pronounced in words in which it would be17in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people,18inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently19as being more “fiery” than the English. They are20a race that is quite distinct from the English. (289 words)

　　Notes: fiery暴躁的，易怒的。

　　1. [A]In consequence[B]In brief[C]In general[D]In fact

　　2. [A]confine[B]attach[C]refer[D]add

　　3. [A]as[B]which[C]for[D]so

　　4. [A]with[B]by[C]at[D]for

　　5. [A]similarities[B]differences[C]certainties[D]features

　　6. [A]factor[B]virtue[C]privilege[D]division

　　7. [A]line[B]row[C]border[D]scale

　　8. [A]who[B]when[C]though[D]for

　　9. [A]wider[B]broader[C]rarer[D]scarcer

　　10. [A]used[B]apt[C]possible[D]probable

　　11. [A]perfect[B]notorious[C]superior[D]thorough

　　12. [A]swiftly[B]promptly[C]immediately[D]quickly

　　13. [A]appetites[B]tastes[C]interests[D]senses

　　14. [A]helpings[B]offerings[C]fillings[D]findings

　　15. [A]designate[B]demonstrate[C]represent[D]reckon

　　16. [A]delivered[B]denoted[C]depicted[D]defined

　　17. [A]quiet[B]obscure[C]faint[D]silent

　　18. [A]rather[B]still[C]somehow[D]even

　　19. [A]rendered[B]thought[C]impressed[D]described

20. [A]with[B]of[C]among[D]against

卷二

　　Section ⅠUse of English

　　Directions：

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English，for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England.1，the British Isles contain a variety of peoples，and only the people of England call themselves English. The others2to themselves as Welsh，Scottish，or Irish，3the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed4being classified as “English”。

　　Even in England there are many5in regional character and speech. The chief6is between southern England and northern England. South of a7going from Bristol to London，people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students，8there are local variations. Further north regional speech is usually “9”than that of southern Britain. Northerners are10to claim that they work harder than Southerners，and are more11. They are open-hearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them12. Northerners generally have hearty13：the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire，for instance，may look forward to receiving generous14at meal times. In accent and character the people of the Midlands15a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman. In Scotland the sound16by the letter “R” is generally a strong sound，and “R” is often pronounced in words in which it would be17in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious，cautious，thrifty people，18inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh，the Irish，the Scots) are frequently19as being more “fiery” than the English. They are20a race that is quite distinct from the English. (289 words)

　　Notes：fiery暴躁的，易怒的。

　　1. [A]In consequence[B]In brief[C]In general[D]In fact

　　2. [A]confine[B]attach[C]refer[D]add

　　3. [A]as[B]which[C]for[D]so

　　4. [A]with[B]by[C]at[D]for

　　5. [A]similarities[B]differences[C]certainties[D]features

　　6. [A]factor[B]virtue[C]privilege[D]division

　　7. [A]line[B]row[C]border[D]scale

　　8. [A]who[B]when[C]though[D]for

　　9. [A]wider[B]broader[C]rarer[D]scarcer

　　10. [A]used[B]apt[C]possible[D]probable

　　11. [A]perfect[B]notorious[C]superior[D]thorough

　　12. [A]swiftly[B]promptly[C]immediately[D]quickly

　　13. [A]appetites[B]tastes[C]interests[D]senses

　　14. [A]helpings[B]offerings[C]fillings[D]findings

　　15. [A]designate[B]demonstrate[C]represent[D]reckon

　　16. [A]delivered[B]denoted[C]depicted[D]defined

　　17. [A]quiet[B]obscure[C]faint[D]silent

　　18. [A]rather[B]still[C]somehow[D]even

　　19. [A]rendered[B]thought[C]impressed[D]described

20. [A]with[B]of[C]among[D]against

卷三

　　Section ⅠUse of English

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　It is generally recognized in the world that the second Gulf War in Iraq is a crucial test of high-speed web. For decades, Americans have anxiously 1 each war through a new communication2, from the early silent film of World War I to the 24-hour cable news3of the first Persian Gulf War.

　　Now,4bombs exploding in Baghdad, a sudden increase in wartime5for online news has become a central test of the6of high-speed Internet connections. It is also a good7both to attract users to online media8and to persuade them to pay for the material they find there,9the value of the Cable News Network persuaded millions to10to cable during the last war in Iraq.

　　11by a steady rise over the last 18 months in the number of people with high-speed Internet12, now at more than 70 million in the United States, the web sites of many of the major news organizations have13assembled a novel collage (拼贴) of14video, audio reports, photography collections, animated weaponry15, interactive maps and other new digital reportage.

　　These Internet services are16on the remarkable abundance of sounds and images17from video cameras18on Baghdad and journalists traveling with troops. And they have found a19audience of American office workers20their computers during the early combat. (245 words)

　　1. [A] notified [B] publicized [C] followed[D] pursued

　　2. [A] means[B] medium[C] method [D]measure

　　3. [A] coverage[B] publication [C] convention [D] conveyance

　　4. [A] during[B] in [C] as [D] with

　　5. [A] report [B] demand[C] concern[D] prospect

　　6. [A] ability [B] chance [C] potential [D] power

　　7. [A] opportunity [B] perspective [C] message [D] response

　　8. [A] outlets [B] resources[C] circumstances[D] positions

　　9. [A] for all that[B] now that [C] just as[D] as if

　　10. [A] subject[B] contribute[C] apply [D] subscribe

　　11. [A] Discouraged [B] Inspired [C] Impressed[D] Effected

　　12. [A] approach [B] usage[C] application[D] access

　　13. [A] radically [B] plausibly [C] orderly[D] hastily

　　14. [A] living[B] alive[C] live [D] lively

　　15. [A] destruction [B] displays [C] installation [D] contest

　　16. [A] capitalizing [B] embarking[C] broadcasting[D] operating

　　17. [A] accessible [B] desirable [C] feasible[D] available

　　18. [A] focused[B] rested [C] reckoned [D] depended

19. [A] continuous [B] perpetual[C] captive [D] temporary

20. [A] with [B] at [C] beside[D] near