2010年6月大学英语四级考试完型填空突破(4)

　　第二部分 完形填空——特训练习与答案

　　一、特训练习

　　训练一

　　Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes.They are left in the 1 of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their 2 children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any 3 visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth 4 story.In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care 5 elderly people need .Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied 6 the American family is changing.He reported that by the time the 7 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care.More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11 for the job.In other words, they all felt that they 12 do the job better than anyone else.Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative.Many caregivers believed they had 15 to help their relative.Some stated that helping others 16 them feel more useful.Others hoped that by helping 17 now, they would deserve care when they became old and 18 .Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a 19 satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .

　　1.A.hands B.arms C.bodies D.homes

　　2.A.growing B.grown C.being grown D.having grown

　　3.A.constant B.lasting C.regular D.normal

　　4.A.imaginary B.imaginable C.imaginative D.imagery

　　5.A.that B.this C.those D.these

　　6.A.when B.how C.what D.where

　　7.A.common B.ordinary C.standard D.average

　　8.A.Further B.However C.Moreover D.Whereas

　　9.A.before B.ago C.later D.lately

　　10.A.share B.enjoy C.divide D.consent

　　11.A.person B.people C.character D.man

　　12.A.would B.will C.could D.can

　　13.A.questioned B.interviewed C.inquired D.interrogate

　　14.A.in B.up C.on D.off

　　15.A.admiration B.initiative C.necessity D.obligation

　　16.A.cause B.enable C.make D.get

　　17.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.anybody

　　18.A.elderly B.dependent C.dependable D.independent

　　19.A.similarly B.differently C.mutually D.certainly

　　20.A.involved B.excluded C.included D.Considered

　　答案与解析

　　1.【答案】A

　　本题考查固定搭配。本句意为他们的业余生活要由陌生人来照料。in the hands of是固定搭配，表示“由……控制或照料”。

　　2.【答案】B

　　分析句子语法结构，grown children过去分词作定语，意为长大的孩子，过去分词做定语表示完成或被动。

　　3.【答案】C

　　regular 定期的、有规律的;normal 正常的;constant 经常的;lasting 持续的。根据上下文，该句的意思是：他们没有定期来看望的人。所以选C。

　　4.【答案】A

　　根据前面的myth(神话)说明这个故事是imaginary 不真实的、虚构的;而imaginable 可想象的;imaginative 富于想象力的;imagery肖像，故选A。

　　5.【答案】A

　　分析句子语法成分。the care做先行词，被that引导定语从句所修饰，其余三个词不能引导定语从句。

　　6.【答案】B

　　根据上下文，此处的意思是“研究美国家庭是如何改变的”，how引导宾语从句，表示“如何、怎么样”。