2018年12月大學英語四級閱讀理解試題：選詞填空專項（十三）

　　第二十八篇

　　EI NIno is name given to the masterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world.This strange __1__ happens every five to eight years.It starts in the PAacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信風)，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in __2__, the ocean comperatures rise causing the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5°C.

　　The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects.The hot,humid(潮濕的)air over the ocean causes severe __3__ thunderstorms.The rainfall is increased acrossAounth American __4__ floods to Peru.In the West pacific,there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia.So while some parts of the world perpare for heavy rains and floods,other parts face drought,poor crops and __5__.

　　EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months The 1982-83 EI Nino brough the most __6__weather in mordern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds __7__ of damage.The 1990 EI Nino will __9__, but they are still not __10__ 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

　　參考答案：

　　1.P phenomenon

　　2.B strength

　　3.E tropical

　　4.L bringing

　　5.K starvation

　　6.J destructive

　　7.N worth

　　8.A estimate

　　9.O strike

　　10.I completely

　　第二十九篇

　　Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them __1__ to people saying there is anything different about them. "I'm really just a normal guy," __2__ an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their __3__ fans suggest. They start to wear __4__ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had __5__ risen above it all.

　　What will it feel like to soar to such __6__ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to __7__ from your dream and realize you; are only human? Some only see the __8__ in losing something they had gained. They often make __9__ attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become __10__ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.

　　[A] desperate

　　[B] disappointing

　　[C] cruelty

　　[D] bankrupt

　　[E] fancy

　　[F] protects

　　[G] altitude

　　[H] similarly

　　[I] wake

　　[J] contest

　　[K] object

　　[L] worshipping

　　[M] dignity

　　[N] originally

　　[O] protests

　　參考答案：

　　1.K

　　2.O

　　3.L

　　4.E

　　5.N

　　6.G

　　7.I

　　8.C

　　9.A

　　10.D