94~12考研英语完型填空完美整理版.docVIP

Passage 1（1994年） The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is the word. In speaking, the choice of words is 1 the utmost importance. Proper selection will eliminate one source 2 breakdown in the communication cycle. Too often, careless use of words 3 a meeting of the minds of the speaker and listener. The words used by the speaker may 4 unfavorable reactions in the listener 5 interfere with his comprehension; hence, the transmission-reception system breaks down. 6 inaccurate or indefinite words may make 7 difficult for the listener to understand the 8 which is being transmitted to him. The speaker who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary may be 9 to explain or describe in a 10 that can be understood by his listeners. 1.[A] of [B] at [C] for [D] on 2.[A] inaccessible [B] timely [C] likely [D] invalid 3.[A] encourages [B] prevents [C] destroy [D] offers 4.[A] pass out [B] take away [C] back up [D] stir up 5.[A] who [B] as [C] which [D] what 6.[A] Moreover [B] However [C] Preliminarily [D] Unexpectedly 7.[A] that [B] it [C] so [D] this 8.[A] speech [B]sense [C] message [D] meaning 9.[A] obscure [B] difficult [C] impossible [D] unable 10.[A] case [B] means [C]method [D]way Passage 2（1995年） Sleep is divided into periods of so-called REM sleep, characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming, and longer periods of non-REM sleep. 1 kind of sleep is at all well understood, but REM sleep is 2 to serve some restorative function of the brain. The purpose of non-REM sleep is even more 3 . The new experiments, such as these 4 for the first time at a recent meeting of the Society for Sleep Research in Minneapolis, suggest fascinating explanations 5 of non-REM sleep. For example, it has long been known that total sleep 6 is 100 percent fatal to rats, yet, 7 examina