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In the summer of 1959,
something
10
___ go wrong with the
power-plant that provided New York
with
electricity. For a
great many hours, life came almost to a 11 ___.
Trains refused to move and the people
in
them
sat
in
the
dark,
12
___
to
do
anything;
lifts
stopped
working,
so
that
13
___
you
were
lucky
enough
not
to
be
14.
___
between
two
floors,
you
had
the
unpleasant
task
of
finding
your
way
down
15
___
of
stairs.
Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth
Avenue in a(n) 16 ___ became as gloomy and
uninviting 17 ___ the
most remote back
streets. People were afraid to leave their houses,
___ 18. although the police had been
ordered to 19 ___ in case of emergency,
they were just as confused and 20 ___ as anybody
else.
1. B. thus C. as
D. so
2. B. truck C.
traffic D. pedestrians
.
appearance B. character C. distinction D.
surface
. money-saving B.
time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-
saving
. Only B. Rarely C.
Even D. Frequently
. fast
B. quite C. closely
D.
quickly
7.
A.
moving
B. starting
C.
repairing
D. driving
. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D.
remember
. when B. if C.
until D. after
. did
B. would C. could D. Should
. pause B. terminal C.
breakdown D. standstill
.
incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D.
helpless
13. B. when C. as
D. even if
14.
B. placed C. positioned
D.
locked
. steps
B. levels
C. flights
D. floors
. time
B. instant C. point D. minute
. like B. than C. for D.
as
. for B. and C. but D.
or
. stand aside B. stand
down
C. stand by
D. stand
in
. aimless B. helpless C.
unfocused D. undecided
What
do
you
look
for
in
a
potential
date?
Sincerity?
Good
looks?
Character?
Conversational
ability?
Asked
to ____1____ such
qualities, most people put physical attractiveness
near the ____2____ of the list. Of
course.
Intelligent
people
are
not
greatly
concerned
____3____
such
super
?
cial
qualities
as
good
____4____;
they know that
“beauty is only skin ____5____.” At
least
they know that’s how
they ____6____ feel.
This
intuition
____7____ looks matter little
may be another
example of
our
____8____ real
in
?
uences upon
us,
for
there
are
many
research
studies
____9____
that
appearance
greatly
determines
initial
attraction.
Some
researchers have matched students ____10____ blind
dates to see what qualities led to liking.
Immediately after the dating, and again
three months later, the students ____11____ their
dates and
speculated about ____12____
they felt as they did.
Men more
than women
____13____ their
date’s physical
attractiveness
was
important.
But,
____14____
the
dat
e’s
physical
attractiveness
actually
predicted
the
women’s attraction
____15____ their dates more than men.
In another study, Elaine Hatfield
____16____ 752 university freshmen for a dance
party.
For each person, the
researchers secured a variety of ____17____ and
aptitude (
能力
) test scores,
but
then actually matched the couples
____18____ . The couples evaluated their dates
after the party. How
well did the
personality and aptitude tests predict attraction?
Not well at the researchers could see,
only one thing ____20____ : how
physically attractive the person was. The more
attractive a woman, the
more he liked
her and wanted to date her again.
1. A. list
B.
select
C. rank
D.
arrange
. top
B.
middle C. bottom
D. front
. to
B. at
C.
in
D. with
.
look
B. looks
C. looking
D. lookings
. deep
B. thick
C. shallow D.
thin
. have to
B. ought to C. must
D.
should
. as
B.
what
C. which
D
that
. accepting
B. admitting
C. refusing
D. denying
.
indicate
B. to indicate
C.
indicating
D. indicated
10. A. to
B. on
C. at
D. in
11.
A. evaluated
B. predicted C. contacted
D. communicated
12. A. what
B. how
C. why
D. that
13. A. believed
B.
suspected
C.
con
?
rmed
D.
argued
14. A. to the
contrary
B. in addition C. in spite of
that
D. similarly
15. A. at
B. in
C. with
D. to
16. A. recruited
B.
enrolled
C. matched
D.
dated
17. A. personality
B. appearance
C.
achievements
D.
individuality
18. A.
interactively B. randomly
C. precisely
D. systematically
19. A. As long as B. So much so that
C. To the extent that
D. So
far as
20. A. predicted
B. mattered
C. valued
D. determined
该
Cloze
来自
1984
年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短
文：
Electricity
is
such
a part
of
our
everyday
lives
and
so
much
taken for
granted nowadays
that
we
rarely think twice when
we switch on the light or
turn
on
the
radio.
At
night,
roads
are
brightly
lit,
enabling people and traffic to move
freely. Neon
lighting
used
in
advertising
has
become
part
of
the
character
of every modern city. In the home, many
labor-saving devices are powered by
electricity.
Even
when
we
turn
off
the
bedside
lamp
and
are
fast
asleep,
electricity
is
working
for
us,
driving
our
refrigerators, heating our water, or
keeping our
rooms
air-
conditioned.
Every
day,
trains,
trolley-buses,
and
trams
take
us
to
and
from
work.
We
rarely
bother
to
consider
why
or
how
they
run---
until something goes wrong.
In
the
summer
of
1959,
something
did
go
wrong
with
the
power-plant
that
provides
New
York
with
electricity. For a
great many hours, life came to
a
standstill.
Trains
refused
to
move
and
the
people
in them sat in the dark, powerless to
do anything;
lifts stopped working, so
that even if you were
lucky
enough
not
to
be
trapped
between
two
floors,
you
had
the
unpleasant
task
of
finding
your
way
down
hundreds
of
flights
of
stairs.
Famous
streets
like
Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant
became as
gloomy
and
uninviting
as
the
most
remote
back
streets.
People
were
afraid
to
leave
their
houses,
for although the
police had been ordered to stand
by
in
case
of
emergency,
they
were
just
as
confused
and helpless as
anyone else.
Meanwhile,
similar
disorder
prevailed
in
the
home.
New
York
can
be
stifling
in
the
summer
and
this
year
was
no
exception.
Cool,
air-conditioned
apartments
became furnaces.
Food went bad in refrigerators.
Cakes
and
joints
of
meat
remained
uncooked
in
cooling
ovens.
People
sat
impatient
and
frightened
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