2012年GCT英语专项模考：完形填空

Directions:

There are ten blanks in the following passage .For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single through the center.

一、 Jazz is a kind of music that has often been called the only art form to originate in the United States. The history of _1__ began in the late 1800’s.The music grew from a __2___ of influences, including black American music, African rhythms, American band traditions and instruments, and European harmonies and forms. Much of the best jazz is still written and __3___ in the United States. But musicians from many other countries are __4___ major contributions to jazz. Jazz was actually __5___ appreciated as an important art from in Europe __6___ it gained such recognition in the United States.

The earliest jazz was performed by black Americans who had little or no training in Western music. These musicians drew on a strong musical culture from __7___ life. As jazz grew __8___ popularity, its sound was influenced by _9___ with formal training and classical backgrounds. During its history, jazz has absorbed influences from the folk and classical music of Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world. The development of instruments with new and __10___ characteristics has also influenced the sound of jazz.

1. A. jazz B. music C. art D. form

2. A. selection B. emphasis C. assurance D. combination

3. A. spoken B. shown C. performed D. understood

4. A. making B. seeking C. providing D. remembering

5. A. restrictively B. widely C. slightly D. flexibly

6. A. unless B. before C. however D. why

7. A. black B. white C. yellow D. red

8. A. on B. for C. in D. of

9. A. artists B. audience C. judges D. musicians

10. A. similar B. classified C. different D. Western

二、There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Fueled by weather, wind, and dry undergrowth, uncontrolled wildfires can burn acres of land—and consume everything in their way—in mere minutes.

11 , more than 100,000 wildfires clear 4 million to 5 million acres of land in the U.S. every year. A wildfire moves at speeds of up to 23 kilometers an hour, consuming everything—trees, bushes, homes, even humans—in its12.

There are three conditions that need to be13 in order for a wildfire to burn: fuel, oxygen, and a heat source. Fuel is any material 14 a fire that will burn quickly and easily, including trees, grasses, bushes, even homes. Air supplies the oxygen a fire 15 to burn. Heat sources help spark the wildfire and bring fuel to 16 hot enough to start burning. Lightning, burning campfires or cigarettes, hot winds, and even the sun can all provide 17 heat to spark a wildfire.

18 often harmful and destructive to humans, naturally occurring wildfires play a positive role in nature. They 19 nutrients to the soil by burning dead or decaying matter. They remove diseased plants and harmful insects from a forest ecosystem (生态系统). And by burning 20 thick trees and bushes, wildfires allow sunlight to reach the forest floor, enabling a new generation of young plants to grow.

11. A. After all B. Above all C. In sum D. On average

12. A. route B. track C. path D. trace

13. A. stable B. present C. fixed D. favorable

14. A. surrounding B. keeping C. causing D. making

15. A. acquires B. needs C. captures D. meets

16. A. materials B. places C. temperatures D. conditions

17. A. additional B. excessive C. plentiful D. sufficient

18. A. Although B. As C. If D. Whereas

19. A. drive B. reduce C. return D. assign

20. A. over B. through C. below D. beyond

答案：

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DABCB CDACA