Cloze Test
Proper street behavior in the United States requires a nice balance of attention and inattention. You are supposed to look at a 1 just enough to show that you’re 2 of his presence. If you look too little, you appear haughty (目中无人的) or furtive (诡秘的), too much 3 you are inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people 4 each other until they are about eight feet 5 , at which point both cast down their eyes. Sociologist Erving Goffman 6 this as “a kind of dimming of lights”.
Much of eye behavior is so 7 that we react to it only on the intuitive level. The next time you have a 8 with someone who makes you feel liked, notice what he does with his eyes. 9 are he looks at you more often than is usual with 10 a little longer than the normal. You interpret this as a sign—a polite one 11 he is interested in you as a person 12 just in the topic of conversation. Probably you also feel that he is both 12 and sincere.
All this has been demonstrated in elaborate 14 . Subjects sit and talk in the psychologists laboratory, 15 of the fact that their eye behavior is being 16 from a one way vision screen. In one fairly typical experiment, 17 were induced to cheat while performing a task, then were 18 and observed. It was found that those who had 19 met the interviewers eyes less often than was 20 , an indication that “shifty eyes” —to use the mystery writers stock phrase—can actually be a tip off to an attempt to deceive or to feelings of guilt.
1.
A.friend
B.foreigner
C.passerby
D.stranger
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考查上下文的语意和逻辑关系。从语法结构上看,这四个选项中的词似乎都可以填入空格,但根据常识判断,若对方是朋友,那么你就不可能仅仅是看看而已,因此A项friend不恰当;而通过上下文,也不能发现任何线索表示你看的是一个外国人,所以B项foreigner也不恰当;D项stranger(陌生人)可以指大街上你不认识的任何人,但从下文几句发现:你所看的是离你较近的人(about eight feet),所以在这里,C项passerby(过路人)要比D项stranger更符合此处的意思,因此C项是正确答案。
2.
A.aware
B.curious
C.ignorant
D.uneasy
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考查形容词的词义和辨析。A项aware“知道的,有意识的”;B项curious“好奇的”;C项ignorant“不知道的”;D项uneasy“不安的”。此空后面有一个介词of,根据上下文,此处应填入一个后面可以连接of的形容词。B、D两项后面不接of,curious和uneasy后面可以接about,构成短语:be curious about…表示“对……感到好奇”,如:Children are curious about everything. 儿童对什么都感到好奇;be uneasy about…“为……担忧”,如:be uneasy about the future对前途担忧。因此,从语法上可首先排除这两项。ignorant后面可以接of,构成短语:be ignorant of,意思是“不知道……”,如:His parents were kept ignorant of the fact that he failed in the examination. 关于他考试不及格这件事,他父母还蒙在鼓里。但是填入句子,不符合语意逻辑,故不是正确答案。aware可以和of构成搭配:be aware of…,表示“意识到……”如:They became aware of a peculiar smell in the room. 他们发觉房间里有一股特别的气味。填入此空,符合句意“假如你看见一个路人,看着他,并使他意识到你在看着他”因此A为正确答案。
3.
A.so
B.or
C.and
D.but
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考查语意逻辑关系。空格所在的句子是个省略句,与上句并列。由上文可知“如果你看得太少,显得你目中无人或有点鬼鬼祟祟”;本句与上句形成对照,意为“如果你看得太多,则显得你很好奇”。空格中应填入一个表示条件关系的连接词,A项so“因此”,表示结果;B项or表示选择;D项but表示转折。而只有C项and在连接两个分句时,可以表示条件,因此是正确答案。
4.
A.peep
B.stare
C.gaze
D.eye
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题考查动词的词义辨析。四个选项的词均有“看”的意思。A项peep表示“偷看”;B项stare表示“盯,凝视”;C项gaze表示“凝视,注视”;D项eye表示一般的“看”,“注视……”。但是此空后面带有宾语,要求填入及物动词。前三项都是不及物动词,不正确。只有eye是及物动词,符合句子的语法要求,因此D项是正确答案。
5.
A.aside
B.apart
C.away
D.ahead
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题考查副词的词义。A项aside意为“在旁边”;B项apart意思为“相距,相隔”;C项away意为“离开,远离”;D项ahead意为“在前,向前”。此句意思是说“通常发生的情况是,人们互相注视着,直到相距约八英尺时,双方都把目光投向别处”因此,空格中应填入B项apart。
6.
A.demonstrates
B.describes
C.deduces
D.designates
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题考查动词的词义和用法。从后面的分句看,本题要求填入一个能与as搭配的动词。四个选项的动词中,只有B项describes“描述,概括”能与as搭配,因而是正确答案。其他三个选项A项demonstrates“证明,说明”,C项deduces“推断”和D项designates“指明,指出”,虽然从意思上说似乎讲得通,但都不与as搭配,因此都不正确。
7.
A.vague
B.obscure
C.subtle
D.uncertain
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题考查形容词的词义。A项vague译为“含糊的,不明确的”;B项obscure意思为“朦胧的,模糊的”;C项subtle意思是“微妙的,细致的”;D项uncertain意为“不定的,不确知的”。本句意思是“眼睛的许多动作是如此……以至于我们只是在直觉上对它作出反应”。因此只有C项subtle符合句意,其他三项均不正确。
8.
A.discussion
B.communication
C.greeting
D.conversation
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题考查名词的词义。A项discussion表示“讨论”;B项communication“交流”;C项greeting指“问候;致敬”;D项conversation“交谈;对话”。此空前面有动词have,C项不能与have搭配,因此可排除掉;剩余三项都可以和have搭配,但是本段倒数第二句提到“just in the topic of conversation”,因此空格中应该填入D,而不是discussion或communication。
9.
A.Chances
B.Possibilities
C.Opportunities
D.Expectations
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考查名词的词义。根据上下文,前句说“下一次,你若碰上一个你感兴趣的人,并与之交谈,注意他眼睛的动作”。根据推理,下句就会谈到可能出现的“动作”,因此空格中应填入一个表示“可能性”的词。B项possibilities意思为“可能性”,但是经常以单数的形式出现,如:There is a possibility that…,而不能用于possibilities are…,所以可排除掉。C项opportunities意为“机会”,D项expectations意为“期望,预期”,两者从意思上均不符合句意;也非正确答案。A项chances除了表示“机会”介

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