2023年英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习.doc

Electricityissuchapartofoureverydaylivesandsomuchtakenforgrantednowadays1___werarelythinktwicewhenweswitchonthelightorturnontheTVset.Atnight,roadsarebrightlylit,enablingpeopleand2___tomovefreely.Neonlightingusedinadvertisinghasbecomepartofthe3___ofeverymoderncity.Inthehome,many4___devicesarepoweredbyelectricity.5___whenweturnoffthebedsidelampandare6___asleep,electricityisworkingforus,7___ourrefrigerators,heatingourwater,orkeepingourroomsair-conditioned.Everyday,trains,busesandsubwaystakeustoandfromwork.Werarely8___toconsiderwhyorhowtheyrun——9___somethinggoeswrong.

Inthesummerof1959,something10??___gowrongwiththepower-plantthatprovidedNewYorkwithelectricity.Foragreatmanyhours,lifecamealmosttoa11___.Trainsrefusedtomoveandthepeopleinthemsatinthedark,12___todoanything;liftsstoppedworking,sothat13___youwereluckyenoughnottobe14.___betweentwofloors,youhadtheunpleasanttaskoffindingyourwaydown15___ofstairs.FamousstreetslikeBroadwayandFifthAvenueina(n)16___becameasgloomyanduninviting17___themostremotebackstreets.Peoplewereafraidtoleavetheirhouses,___18.althoughthepolicehadbeenorderedto19___incaseofemergency,theywerejustasconfusedand20___asanybodyelse.

A.thatB.thusC.asD.so

2.A.carB.truckC.trafficD.pedestrians

3.A.appearanceB.characterC.distinctionD.surface

4.A.money-savingB.time-savingC.energy-savingD.labour-saving

5.A.OnlyB.RarelyC.EvenD.Frequently

6.A.fastB.quiteC.closely?D.quickly

7.?A.moving?B.starting?C.repairing?D.driving

8.A.troubleB.botherC.hesitateD.remember

9.A.whenB.ifC.untilD.after

10.A.did?B.wouldC.couldD.Should

?11.A.pauseB.terminalC.breakdownD.standstill

12.A.incompetentB.powerlessC.hesitantD