专升本英语（完形填空）-试卷39 (总分120,考试时间90分钟)
6. Cloze
Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Although there are many skillful Braille readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby shut【C1】______from the world of books and newspapers, having to【C2】______on friends to read aloud to them. A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major【C3】______in providing aid to the【C4】______. His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that【C5】______any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them orally in a robot-like【C6】______through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons【C7】______Cyclops' s keyboard, a blind person can \"read\" any【C8】______document in the English language. This remarkable invention represents a tremendous【C9】______forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs $50,000.【C10】______, Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller【C11】______improved version that will sell【C12】______less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil【C13】______the price range will be low enough for every school and library to【C14】______one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that【C15】______will be able to buy home【C16】______of Cyclops for the price of a good television set. Mr. Hingson' s organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been【C17】______in those tests, making lots of【C18】______suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops. \"This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies【C19】______a product was put on the market,\" Hingson said. \"Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that【C20】______, the manufacturers have been the blind ones. \" 1. 【C1】 A. up B. down C. in D. off 2. 【C2】 A. dwell B. rely C. press D. urge 3. 【C3】 A. execution B. distinction C. breakthrough D. process
4. 【C4】 A. paralyzed B. uneducated C. invisible D. sightless 5. 【C5】 A. scans B. enlarges C. sketches D. projects 6. 【C6】 A. behavior B. expression C. movement D. voice 7. 【C7】 A. on B. at C. in D. from 8. 【C8】 A. visual B. printed C. virtual D. spoken 9. 【C9】 A. stride B. trail C. haul D. footprint 10. 【C10】 A. Likewise B. Moreover C. However D. Though 11. 【C11】 A. but B. than C. or D. then 12. 【C12】 A. on B. for C. through D. to 13. 【C13】 A. estimates B. considers C. counts D. determines 14. 【C14】 A. settle B. own C. invest D. retain 15. 【C15】 A. schools B. children C. families D. companies 16. 【C16】 A. models B. modes C. cases D. collections 17. 【C17】 A. producing B. researching C. ascertaining D. assisting 18. 【C18】 A. true B. valuable
C. authentic D. pleasant 19. 【C19】 A. after B. when C. before D. as 20. 【C20】 A. occasion B. moment C. sense D. event
I once went to a town in the north of England on business. It was about 7 :30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6:30, and I had【C1】______it. \"Never mind,\" I said. \"I'm not very【C2】______. I'll just have a drink in the bar and a sandwich. \"Bar!\" she【C3】______her voice. \"This is a respectable hotel, young man. If you want【C4】______, you must go somewhere else. \" She spoke【C5】______a glass of beer was a dangerous drug. I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11:30 I【C6】______Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door, but nothing happened. The【C7】______sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such【C8】______that it made me jump.【C9】______a window opened upstairs. The old lady【C10】______and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me【C11】______after ten minutes' wait. She was in her nightdress. She told me seriously that guests were【C12】______to be back in the hotel by 11 o' clock. I went to bed but could not sleep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn, I finally【C13】______ When I arrived at【C14】______, everyone else had nearly【C15】______and there was not enough coffee to go round. \"Did you【C16】______well, young man?\" the old lady asked. 【C17】______, I don' t think I could go through【C18】______night in that room,\" I replied. \"I hardly slept at all. \"That's because you were【C19】______all night drinking!\" she said angrily, putting【C20】______to the conversation. 21. 【C1】 A. had B. passed C. missed D. caught 22. 【C2】 A. hungry B. sleepy C. tired D. happy 23. 【C3】 A. lost B. lowered C. dropped D. raised 24. 【C4】 A. beer B. coffee C. milk D. tea 25. 【C5】 A. even if B. since C. although D. as if 26. 【C6】 A. went to bed
B. walked to a club C. returned to the hotel D. drove to a restaurant 27. 【C7】 A. only B. sharp C. sweet D. last 28. 【C8】 A. effort B. force C. power D. attraction 29. 【C9】 A. Firstly B. Wonderfully C. Unfortunately D. Finally 30. 【C10】 A. came out B. got up C. looked out D. woke up 31. 【C11】 A. down B. out C. back D. in 32. 【C12】 A. ordered B. expected C. taught D. encouraged 33. 【C13】 A. fell asleep B. went to bed C. got up D. gave in 34. 【C14】 A. a decision B. breakfast C. once D. the office 35. 【C15】 A. arrived B. done C. finished D. started 36. 【C16】 A. play B. sleep C. eat D. do 37. 【C17】 A. First of all B. Never mind C. To tell you the truth D. As a result 38. 【C18】 A. one B. another C. such D. any 39. 【C19】 A. away B. here C. down D. up 40. 【C20】 A. an end B. a saying
C. a joke
D. a pause
