篇章词汇

Although there is still a big wage 50 between men and women, the income working women 5l gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now 52__ about half of all cars. Not long ago, many car dealers 53 women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are 54 customers. It's interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to 55 pay attention to women customers．In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars-the Japanese society is still very much male-oriented. Perhaps it was the 56 contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers. A) scale B)retailed C) generate D) extreme E) technically F) affordable G) situation H) really I) potential J) gap K) voluntary L) excessive M) insulted N) purchase O) primarily Passage Two El Nino is the name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange 47 happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds (信风), which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in 48 the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5℃. The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid (潮湿的) air over the ocean cause severe 49 thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America, 50__ floods to Peru. In the West Pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and 51 El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 E1 Nino brought the most 52__ weather in modem history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds 53 of damage. The 1990 E1 Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists 54 this to be the longest E1 Nino for 2,000 years. Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will 55 , but they are still not 56 sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be. A) estimate B) strength C) deliberately D) notify E) tropical F) phenomenon G) stable H) attraction I) completely J) destructive K) starvation L) bringing M) exhaustion N) worth O) strike 第三章 突击训练 篇章词汇练习03(P153) Passage One An investigator into the drug overdose (服过量) death of Marilyn Monroe 43 years ago Friday still is not convinced she killed herself. John W. Miner, who investigated Monroe's death as a Los Angeles County prosecutor, claims Monroe's psychologist, Dr. Ralph Greenson, played him secret audiotapes made by the star dining one of her therapy sessions 1 before her death. A key 2 of the alleged (所谓的) tapes, according to Miner, is that Monroe was not 3 and was actively planning to become a serious, Shakespearean actress.

Miner says he took careful, hand-written notes of the tapes and later produced a near-exact transeript. There is no 4 Miner's claims are true, since Dr. Greenson is now dead and no one else claims to have heard the tape.

\ 5 thoughts of Marilyn Monroe,\allegedly told her doctor.

In Miner's transcript, Monroe discussed her plans to 6 Shakespeare. \ 7 person could possibly think that the person who made those tapes killed herself,\said.

She also may have recorded her feelings about having to 8 off her romance (罗曼史) with Robert Kennedy.

\ 9 to face up to it and hurt him. I want someone else to tell him it's over. I tried to get the president to do it, but I couldn't 10 him.\A) proof B) reasonable C) postpone D) secret E) bold F) break G) optimistic H) shortly I) revelation J) pursue K) courage L) constantly M) depressed N) assignment O) reach Passage Two Drumming (打鼓), shouting and men dressed up in wedding dresses. African football crowds are mad in showing their 1 in their own special way. \Zakiewicz, who 2 a man in a wedding dress at a game in Senegal last year. \shouting—it was like England, everyone in the crowd wants to be the manager.\With dancing and singing such a big part of African culture it's no surprise that African stars are as 3 for their victory dances as their crowds are for their cheering. Cote d'Ivoire striker (射手) Didier Drogba is well-loved for doing the \ 4 Others see football as something more serious: a 5 to the continent's problems. After war-torn Cote d'Ivoire 6 for this year's World Cup, many hoped it could help unite the warring North and South. One 7 fan declared: Our players have put an end to the war. The time for 8 has come. Four of the continent's five World Cup 2006 teams are newcomers. But all share similar 9 : to improve their lives with victories on the world stage. With fighting in Angola, political 10 in Togo, and Ghana in financial trouble, African fans hope their footballers can bring them some joy. A) scores B) qualified C) reunion D) intense E) spotted F) disagreements G) similarity H) solution I) emotional J) famed K) flees L) passion M) longed N) ambitions O) accidentally Passage Three If an animal is moved from its home in the tropics (热带地区) to a cold climate, it will die if it is not kept warm. And animals 1 to cold climates will die if they are moved to the tropics. Many plants, too, will die if they are removed from the place where they 2 grow and are transplanted (移植) into an unfamiliar soil. Almost every species is adapted to life in a particular place by its organs and their functions and by 3 habits. The specialized adaptation has great advantages, for it 4 many organisms to survive under different conditions. It also has disadvantages, for it means that the life of most species is controlled by 5 conditions. Living things are not 6 over the earth freely; most species have definite habits for living places. Ecology is the study of how organisms live in their environment. This means finding out how an organism survives and 7 in certain surroundings. By environment we mean not only the soil and the climate but the living things of the same species and other species, plant or animal. Most living things are 8 to their environment. Some can 9 certain features of their environment to suit themselves; a beaver (海狸), for example, can make ponds by building dams, many birds and insects can build elaborate nests to provide 10 for their young. But these skills are restricted and highly specialized. Most organisms must adapt their bodies to fit in with their surroundings, and since they can adapt only for particular surroundings, they are found only in places where they can live successfully with the least effort. A) normally B) shelter C) assigned D) accustomed E) scattered F) abundant G) surely H) alter I) reproduces J) permanent K) slaves L) approach M) enables N) alternative O) local

【外语教育网 - 大学英语四六级考试四级】 对于15选10的题型，解题步骤有四步:

第一步: 通读全文， 特别是每个段落的首末句，迅速抓住文章的主题和中心。

第二步: 对所给出的备选单词进行词性分类

第三步: 根据上下文意思进行填空 (结合样题详细讲解)

第四步: 检查核对。

解决15选10题型的五大绝招:

1) 词性判断

2) 常用搭配

3) 内在逻辑

4) 感情色彩

5) 语法常识

下面，我就针对样题，并结合解题方法，命题特点进行全面剖析:

When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English. Education soon became a __47__ \couldn't understand anything,\he said. He__48__ from his teachers, came home in tears, and thought about dropping out.

Then Mrs. Malave, a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his__49__ Spanish. \Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he__50__ confidence and began to succeed in school.

Today, he is a__51__ doctor, runs his own clinic, and works with several hospitals. Every day, he uses the language and academic skills he__52__ through bilingual education to treat his patients.

Roberto's story is just one of__53__ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most__54__ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students__55__outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif., implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college__56__rates of more than 90%. In El Paso, bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.