2016专四新题型：完形填空模拟练习（6）

2016专四新题型：完形填空模拟练习（6）

　　2016年专四专八改革，完型填空由原始20个选择题，变为15选10 的选词填空(与四六级形式一致)。新东方在线英语专四频道将根据改革后的新题型为专四考生设置2016专四新题型：完形填空模拟练习，供考生们参考。

　　Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

　　England's highest main-line railway station hangs on to life by a thread: deserted and unmanned (无人的 )since it was officially closed in 1970. Dent, 36 high in the hills of Yorkshire, wakes up On six summer weekends each year, when a special charter train unloads walkers, sightseers and people who37want to catch a train from the highest station, on to its platform. But even this limited existence may soon be brought to an end.

　　Dent station is situated on the Settle to Carlisle railway line, said to be the most38in the country. But no amount of scenic beauty can save the line from British Rail's cash problems. This year, for the 39 of economy, the express trains which used to pass through Dent station have been put on to another route.

　　It is now an open secret that British Rail sees no future for this railway line. Most of its trains disappeared some time ago. Its bridge, built on a grand 40 a century ago, is falling down. It is not alone. Half-a-dozen railway routes in the north of England are facing a similar threat. The problem is a worn-out system and an almost 41 lack of cash to repair it. Bridges and tunnels are showing their age, the wooden supports for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old. On42lines between large cities, the problem is not too bad. These lines still make a profit and cash can be found to43 them. But on the country branch line, the story is different. As track wears out, it is not replaced. Instead speed limits are introduced, making journeys longer than necessary and discouraging customers.

　　If a bridge is dangerous, there is often only one thing for British Rail to do: go out and find money from another44. This is exactly what it did a few months ago when a bridge at Bridlington station was threatening to fail down. Repairs were45 at 200,000--just for one bridge--and British Rail was delighted, and rather surprised, when two local councils offered half that amount between them.

　　A. maintain

　　B. scenic

　　C. transcend

　　D. source

　　E. estimated

　　F. sake

　　G. complex

　　H.simply

　　I. consolidation

　　J. situated

　　K. respectively

　　L. total

　　M. major

　　N. restrained

　　O. scale

　　英格兰铁路主干线上海拔最高的火车站命悬一线：自从1970年正式关闭后，它已经被废弃，也没人管理了。丹特火车站[36]坐落于高高的约克郡丘陵地区。每年夏天有六个周末，当一班专门的包租火车将徒步者、游客以及[37]仅仅想去最高的火车站乘坐火车的人卸载到站台上时，丹特火车站才会醒过来。

　　但是，即使是这种受限的存在方式也可能很快就会被终结。丹特火车站位于从赛特尔开往卡莱尔的铁路线上，该铁路线据说是英国风景最[38]优美的。然而，美丽的风景却无法使其幸免于英国国铁的资金困难。今年，[39]由于经济原因，过去曾经过丹特火车站的特快列车已经改走其他路线了。

　　英国国铁看不到这条铁路线的未来，现在这已经是人尽皆知的秘密了。它的多数火车不久前都已经消失。一个世纪前，以宏大[40]规模兴建的架桥也快倒塌了。这绝非个例。英国北部有六条铁路线面临着类似的威胁。问题在于一方面系统破旧不堪，而另一方面几乎[41]完全没有修理资金。架桥和隧道已老化，轨道的木支架正在腐烂，发动机和车厢也日显陈旧。

　　在大城市之间的[42]主干线上，问题并不是太严重。这些铁路线仍在盈利，能找到资金来[43]维护保养它们。但是，在乡村支线上，情况就完全不同了。日益磨损的轨道并没得到更换，反而实行了限速。这使得旅程不必要地延长，也让乘客沮丧。

　　如果架桥有危险，英国国铁要做的通常只有一件事：走出去，从另一个[44]渠道找资金。几个月前，当布里德灵顿火车站的一座桥摇摇欲坠时，英国国铁就是这样做的。据[45]估计，仅一座桥的修理费就要20万英镑——当两个地方议会提供一半的资金时，英国国铁感到很欣喜并且十分惊讶。

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