2010年12月英语四六级考试完形填空提高练习(1)

　　Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 1 I became an animal collector in the first 2 .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,4 the word “zoo”, which I would 5 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, ins groups to 7 me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 8 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 9 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11 to my collection of pets.12 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,14 were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 15 had enough money of my own to be able to 16 my first trip and I have been going 17 ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 18 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 19 all those who love animals and 20 .

　　1. A.how B.where C.when D.whether

　　2. A.region B.field C.place D.case

　　3. A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection

　　4. A.except B.but C.except for D.but for

　　5. A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat

　　6. A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch

　　7. A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort

　　8. A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown

　　9. A.many B.amount C.number D.supply

　　10. A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring

　　11. A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich

　　12. A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently

　　13. A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide

　　14. A.who B.they C.of which D.which

　　15. A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully

　　16. A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance

　　17. A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often

　　18. A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments

　　19. A.for B.with C.to D.from

　　20. A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip

　　答案及解析

　　1.【答案】A

　　【解析】根据下一句及随后的内容，作者讲的是怎样成为动物爱好者的(从小就喜欢动物)，应当选择A.how。

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】in the first place是固定短语,意思是“首先”。此句意思是：别人经常问到的问题之一，是当初我是如何爱上动物的。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】这句话的意思是：作者在呀呀学语之时,最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园),而不是“妈妈”,“爸爸”,因此,应选clarity“清晰”。填入其他选项emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友爱)不合逻辑。

　　4.【答案】B

　　【解析】but在此处连接另一个句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略)，表示转折，意为“而是”，Except, except for, but for的用法接近，表示“除了……”。

　　例如：

　　We go there every day except Sunday.

　　He answered all the questions except for the last one.

　　For a year the dam remained complete but for the generators.

　　从意思上，逻辑上，都应当选but。