大学英语 精读 第一册 完行填空(cloze)
Unit4
1. Complete the following passage with word chosen from the Words&Phrases to Drill box. Change the forms where necessary.
It is （1）proposed in this article that television be （2）prohibit for a period of time each evening As （3）social scientists have long noted, excessive television watching damages a family's ability to communicate with one another; and may （4）actually lead to some forms of mental illness as well as a rising （5）rate of divorce. Forcing families to turn off their television set each evening may indeed may indeed be a way of bringing them （6）together. Therefore, this （7）proposal may well be a （8）worthwhile one. It would, however, （9）involve some difficulty in putting it into effect, as few Americans would be willing to give up a single moment of television time. 2 .Fill in the missing words:
A
Most people in the United States watch TV, even though they complain about television sometimes. It's great （1）fun to watch TV, and it's easy. You （2）turn on the TV, sit down （3）in a comfortable chair, and see many （4）interesting things. The people on TV will （6）make you laugh and cry. They （6）will inform you and excite you. （7）From watching TV, you can learn about the （8）latest news from all over the world, （9）and you can learn about new developments （10）in science, art, literature, and technology. You can （11）watch sports on TV. You can watch the Olympics, （12）or a local sports event. Finally, （13）in some places, it is possible （14）to go to school by watching television. （15）There are special classes on TV （16）for high school and college students. A person （17）may get al good education at （18）home.These are some of the （19）reasons for watching TV. There are others.
B
These days I don't watch television, （1）but a few years ago I（2） used to watch it every night. I was often a （3）little tired in the evenings and there are （4）few forms of entertainment that demand as （5）little effort as television. Unfortunately there are a large （6）number of people in my family; （7）some wanted to see one program （8）while others preferred another. I was happy to look at （9）any program, but the others spent a great （10）deal of time arguing each night and there was （11）no way of settling the matter except by selling the set. （12）Now everyone at home reads instead.
Unit5
1. Complete the following passage with word chosen from the Words&Phrases to Drill box. Change the forms where necessary.
During her high school days Linda made up her mind to write and illustrate(1) her own books. When she told her fellow students what she had decided to do, they burst into(2)laughter. Their laughter(3) left her deeply embarrassed(4), but she did not lose heart. Instead, she kept putting down on paper what she felt, refusing to believe that it took a genius(5) to do writing. After she got married Linda had to look after her children and do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry(6)for the family. But still she managed to fit her favorite(7) work in most of the time. So far she has written eight books, four of which have been published(8). Linda firmly believes that you can write a book so long as you set your mind on (9)it. It doesn't matter what qualifications(10) you have. What does matter is whether you have a great determination to succeed.
2 .Fill in the missing words:
A laundry worker wanted to be a writer. On nights and weekends, the clack-clack of his(1) typewriter filled the house. He spent all his spare money on sending his manuscripts(2) to publishers. Everyone rejected them. One day the laundry worker read a novel that reminded him of(3) his own work. He sent his manuscript to the book's publisher(4). The
manuscript was then given to Bill Thompson, an editor of the publishing(5) house. It (6) had too many flaws. But (7) Thompson did believe the laundry worker had promise as a writer and encouraged him to try(8) again. Over the next 18 months, the laundry worker sent the editor two more(9) manuscripts. The editor rejected both(10). The laundry worker began working on(11) a fourth novel. But with bills rising he began to lose(12) hope.
One night, he threw(13) his manuscript into rubbish bin. The next day, his wife took it out.\ou shouldn't (15)give up, \when(16) you're so close.\himself(17), but his wife did. And so(18) did an editor he'd never met, Encouraged , he (19) wrote on. When he finished(20), he sent the novel to Bill Thompson. Several day later he received a $3,000 advance, and(21) a best-seller novel was born.
Unit6
1. Complete the following passage with word chosen from the Words&Phrases to Drill box. Change the forms where necessary. Sam Adams seemed to be born an industrial engineer. Since his very childhood, he was an efficiency(1) expert, or so he thought. He was very well organized in his everyday life. Furthermore(2), he tried to get every family member organized, too. His amazing(3) efficiency in doing everything and his great powers of observation(4) provided him with a good foundation(5) for a career(6) in industrial engineering. After his graduation.,he got a job in a shirt factory to reorganize(7) the assembly(8) line. It was easy for him to spot the problems. Within a week, he was able to present his findings(9) to the management(10) and offer suggestions(11) for making the operations more productive(12) , such as broadcasting background(13) music, beautifying the environment, relieving(14) the boredom of the workers, and firing whoever was holding up(15) the work flow. Unfortunately(16), his efforts for quality control did not work out as he had expected.
2 .Fill in the missing words:
When our children were born, my wife Nancy gave up her job to look after them. A year ago , Nancy and I decided to change paces(1). Nancy was beginning to get bored(2) at home all day. I was working hard at the time, but I didn't enjoy(3) my job. Most of all, I hated going(4) to work in the rush hour(5) every day. I thought Nancy was the(6) lucky one; she could organize her day in(7) her own way—she didn't have a boss telling(8) her what to do. But I didn't 9) think of exchanging roles with her until(10) she applied for a job. She got the job(11), at a salary higher than mine(12). It seemed sensible for her to take(13) it and for me to stay(14) at home.
At(15) first I really enjoyed staying at home and being(16) with the