英语四级填词练习

（1）

There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever _I____ spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much _F____ it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is , how to encourage a child to express himself freely and __M___ in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling? If spelling become the only focal point 焦点of his teacher’s interest, clearly a __4N__child will be likely to “play safe”谨慎行事，不冒险. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid __5E__ language. That’s why teachers often __6K__ the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience ：“ This work is __7H__ !There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible( 难以辨认的 ).” It may have been a sharp__8B__ of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted忽略 to read the essay, which __9C__ some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more __10G__ to seek improvement.

A)priority优先权，优先考虑的事情 　　B)criticism批评 C)contained牵制，容纳，自制，包含 D)clearly E)adventurous 冒险

F)discourage劝阻，使灰心 G)motivation（动力） 　H)terrible糟糕的 I)ignored J)difficult 　　 motivate激励，促进

K)encourage L)expressed M)confidently 　 N)bright聪明的 O)motive 动机

Hold sb back 阻止

（2）

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always __1K__ such people, but I also explain that there’s big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of __2N__ and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a __3E__, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never __4C__. When I left a 20-year career事业。职业 in the US. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿人), I had no __5H__ at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was __6O__and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a __7B__ writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to __8D__ myself. It was so hard to sell a story that __9A__ made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test----even though it meant living with __10I__and fear of failure. This is the Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream learn to live there.

A) barely几乎，仅仅 B) genuine真正的，真实的 C) rewarded 回报，报酬 D) doubt E) lonely F) poverty贫穷 G) persuade H) prospects前景 I) uncertainty J)impossibly persuade sb to do sth

K) encourage L)awarded 奖励 M) alone N)wealth O)cold

（3）

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. But relaxation is __1O__ for a healthy mind and body.

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to __2E__ it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of __3J__ that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

　　The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such __4B__ are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first sight of __5I__ difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both physically and __6F__. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more __7G__ days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same __8M__. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued __9A__ to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cannot __10K__ stress from our lives it would be unwise to do so even if we could, we need to find ways to deal with it.

A)exposure B)characters C)answer D)chemically

E)avoid F)psychologically G)primitive H)transfer

I)unusual J)control K)remove L)escape

M)response N)backward O)essential

(4)

Nowadays, is it possible to tell a person’s class just by looking at him? Physical details __1__ tell us about health, diet and type of work done. A hundred years ago the working class very often looked unhealthy, small and were either too thin or too fat. The upper classes were often __2__, sporting types who were used to a good diet and looked healthy. Today living and working conditions have improved, and such __3__ would no longer be so true. The clothes people choose to wear, however, do provide information about their __4__. The most obvious way in which is for the amount of money spent on them. Expensive clothes look expensive and show their wearer had money. Clothes can provide other __5__ as well. The upper classes __6__ to be less interested in fashion and wear good quality clothes in non-bright colors, made of natural material like wool, leather or cotton. Lower working class people often choose clothes in bright colors, made of man-made material. A sociological explanation for this would be that color and interest are missing from their lives, and therefore any opportunity to introduce this is __7__.Clothes are __8__ at a price within most people’s reach. New clothes make the wearer feel good, and show some __9__ of wealth to the outside world. Today some new fashions are started by the lower working class people who want to look __10__ and feel important. They want people to look at them.

A) available B) background C) different D) tall E) totally F) taken G) descriptions H) degree I) clues J) alone

K) appear L) consider M) full N) hobby O)fetched

(5)

It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged roughly, said __1__ things, pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the occasions when you indicated clearly and __2__ that you were sorry. A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep wisdom in us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling is __3__, and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and __4__ is expressed. I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of signs: headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No __5__ cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, "Unless you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some hesitation, the man __6__ that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been cheating his brother, who lived abroad, of his __7__. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother asking __8__ and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good relation. He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. "Thank you," He said, "I think I’m __9__." And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only __10__ a damaged relationship but also make it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it right now.

A)heal B)mental C)unkind D)regret E)accurately F)confessed G)inheritance H)physical I)cured J)treat

K)truly L)unfaithful M)forgiveness N)disturbed O)excuse

英语四级填词练习（带答案）