2002年考研英语（一）Cloze Test
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened _21_. As was discussed before, it was not _22_ the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic _23_, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the _24_ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution _25_ up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading _26_ through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures _27_ the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in _28_. It is important to do so.
It is generally recognized, _29_, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, _30_ by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, _31_ its impact on the media was not immediately _32_. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as _33_, with display becoming sharper and storage _34_ increasing. They were thought of, like people, _35_ generations, with the distance between generations much _36_.
It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the _37_ within which we now live. The communications revolution has _38_ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been _39_ views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed _40_ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.
21.    [A] between        [B] before        [C] since        [D] later
22.    [A] after        [B] by            [C] during        [D] until
23.    [A] means        [B] method        [C] medium        [D] measure
24.    [A] process        [B] company        [C] light            [D] form
25.    [A] gathered    [B] speeded        [C] worked        [D] picked
26.    [A] on            [B] out            [C] over            [D] off
27.    [A] of            [B] for            [C] beyond        [D] into
28.    [A] concept        [B] dimension    [C] effect        [D] perspective
29.    [A] indeed        [B] hence        [C] however        [D] therefore
30.    [A] brought        [B] followed        [C] stimulated    [D] characterized
31.    [A] unless        [B] since        [C] lest            [D] although
32.    [A] apparent    [B] desirable        [C] negative        [D] plausible
33.    [A] institutional    [B] universal        [C] fundamental    [D] instrumental
34.    [A] ability        [B] capability    [C] capacity        [D] faculty
35.    [A] by means of    [B] in terms of    [C] with regard to[D] in line with
36.    [A] deeper        [B] fewer        [C] nearer        [D] smaller
37.    [A] context        [B] range        [C] scope        [D] territory
38.    [A] regarded    [B] impressed    [C] influenced    [D] effected
39.    [A] competitive    [B] controversial    [C] distracting    [D] irrational
40.    [A] above        [B] upon        [C] against        [D] with

21.    [A]    22.    [D]    23.    [C]    24.    [B]    25.    [B]
26.    [A]    27.    [D]    28.    [D]    29.    [C]    30.    [B]
31.    [D]    32.    [A]    33.    [A]    34.    [C]    35.    [B]
36.    [D]    37.    [A]    38.    [C]    39.    [B]    40.    [C]

 
2003年考研英语（一）Cloze Test
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious _21_ to how they can best _22_ such changes. Growing bodies need movement and _23_, but not just in ways that emphasize competition. _24_ they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the _25_ that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are _26_ by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be _27_ to plan activities in which there are more winners than losers, _28_, publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, _29_ student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide _30_ opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful _31_ dynamics. Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the _32_ of some kind of organization with a supportive adult _33_ visible in the background.
In these activities, it is important to remember that the young teens have _34_ attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized _35_ participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to _36_ else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants _37_. This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility. _38_, they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by _39_ for roles that are within their _40_ and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.
21.    [A] thought        [B] idea            [C] opinion        [D] advice
22.    [A] strengthen    [B] accommodate[C] stimulate    [D] enhance
23.    [A] care        [B] nutrition        [C] exercise        [D] leisure
24.    [A] If            [B] Although    [C] Whereas        [D] Because
25.    [A] assistance    [B] guidance        [C] confidence    [D] tolerance
26.    [A] claimed        [B] admired        [C] ignored        [D] surpassed
27.    [A] improper    [B] risky        [C] fair            [D] wise
28.    [A] in effect        [B] as a result    [C] for example    [D] in a sense