2015年MPA考试辅导英语讲义难点精析(36)

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　　Part Ⅳ Cloze Test ( 15 minutes, 10 points )

　　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

　　Passage 1

　　Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows. Medical authorities express their 1 about the effect of smoking on the health not only 2 those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, nonsmokers who must involuntarily inhale the air polluted by the tobacco smoke may 3 more than the smokers themselves.

　　As you are doubtless aware, a considerable number of our students have 4 an effort to 5 the university to ban smoking in the classrooms. I believe they are entirely right in their aim. 6 , I would hope that it is possible to achieve this by 7 on the smokers to use good judgment and show concern for others rather than 8 regulation.

　　Smoking is prohibited by city laws in theaters and in halls used for showing films as well as in laboratories 9 there may be a fire hazard. Elsewhere, it is up to your good sense.

　　I am therefore asking you to maintain "No Smoking" in the auditoriums and classrooms. This will prove that you have to keep nonsmokers' health and well-being 10 , which is very important to a large number of our students.

　　1. A. concern B. trouble C. interest D. displeasure

　　2. A. to B. about C. with D. of

　　3. A. endure B. suffer C. undergo D. put up with

　　4. A. joined B. directed C. joined in D. directed at

　　5. A. make B. persuade C. cause D. tell

　　6. A. But then B. However C. Further D. Moreover

　　7. A. pleading B. begging C. insisting D. calling

　　8. A. with B. by C. to D. in

　　9. A. which B. when C. where D. in

　　10. A. on mind B. in heart C. in mind D. on heart

　　Passage 2

　　It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the bases _ 1 the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be _2 _ in our past experiences, which are brought into the present 3__ memory.

　　Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep __ 4 available for later use. It includes not only "remembering" things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is __5__ when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.

　　Memory 6 not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer 7 that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 "words" — ready for 8

　　use. An average American teenager probably recognizes the meanings of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total 9 of information which the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of facts and places that the teenager can recognize on sight. The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person's memory is in terms of words and 10 of words.

　　1. A. of B. to C. for D. on

　　2. A. kept B. found C. sought D. stored

　　3. A. by B. from C. with D. in

　　4. A. experiences B. bases C. observations D. information

　　5. A. called B. taken C. involved D. included

　　6. A. exists B. appears C. affects D. seems

　　7. A. to B. with C. against D. for

　　8. A. progressive B. instructive C. instant D. protective

　　9. A. deal B. number C. mount D. amount

　　10. A. combinations B. corrections C. co-ordinations D. collections

　　Passage 3

　　For most kinds of activities, a large group of people can accomplish more and have more fun than one person alone. For example, politicians, businessmen, workers, and 1 criminals know that they must join organizations in order to be 2 . Since there is usually strength in numbers, labor unions have a more 3 influence on wages and company policy than individual workers 4 . A person may also belong to social clubs and athletic teams 5 he or she can meet other people who are interested in the same activities. 6 you have a hobby, such as playing chess, collecting coins or stamps, or playing a musical instrument, you should join a club which has 7 meetings to talk about your activity; the other 8 will help you learn more about it. Of course, a group must be well 9 , or it might be a failure. All the members should work together on projects and choose good leaders to 10 their activities. In this way, the organization will benefit everyone in it.

　　1. A. still B. even C. somehow D. however

　　2. A. sociable B. interested C. successful D. extrovert

　　3. A. powerful B. strong C. great D. forcing

　　4. A. can B. think C. do D. gain

　　5. A. what B. at which C. where D. in which

　　6. A. Whether B. When C. If D. Although

　　7. A. regular B. often C. usual D. incidental

　　8. A. clubs B. people C. members D. societies

　　9. A. organized B. set C. arranged D. gathered

　　10. A. introduce B. show C. direct D. explain