2022年12月英语四级完型填空模拟训练(十)It has completely _1_ the horse as a _2_ of everyday transportation.Americans use their car for _3_ 90% of all _4_ business.Most Americans are able to _5_ cars.The average price of a _6_ made car was ,050 in 1950, ,470 in 1960 and up to ,750 _7_ 1975.During this period American car manufacturers set about _8_ their products and work efficiency.As aresult, the yearly income of the _9_ family increased from 1950 to 1975 _10_ than the price of cars.For this reason _11_ a new car takes a smaller _12_ of a familys total earnings today.In 1951 _13_ it took 8.1 months of an average familys _14_ to buy a new car.In 1962 a new car _15_ 8.3 of a familys annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 _16_ income.In addition, the 1975 cars were technically _17_ to models from previous years.The _18_ of automobile extends throughout the economy _19_ the car is so important to American.Americans spend more money _20_ keeping their cars running than on any other item.1.A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed2.A.means B.mean C.types D.kinds3.A.hardly B.nearly C.certainly D.somehow4.A.personal B.personnel C.manual D.artificial5.A.buy B.sell C.race D.see6.A.quickly B.regularly C.rapidly D.recently7.A.on B.in C.before D.after8.A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving9.A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest10.A.slower B.equal C.faster D.less11.A.bringing B.obtain C.bought D.purchasing12.A.part B.half C.number D.quality13.A.clearly B.proportionally C.percentage D.suddenly14.A.income B.work C.plans D.debts15.A.used B.spent C.cost D.needed16.A.months B.years C.family D.year17.A.famous B.superior C.fastest D.better18.A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect19.A.then B.as C.so D.which20.A.to B.in C.of D.for参考答案及解析:1.【答案】C【解析】本句意为：汽车取代了马，成为日常交通工具。replace“取代”;deny“否认、否认”;reproduce“复制”;ridicule“称赞”。应选replace。2.【答案】A【解析】句意见上题。means指“工具”，复数形式作单数理解，其他几项不符合句意。3.【答案】B【解析】nearly“接近”;hardly“几乎不”;certainly“确定”;somehow“设法”。接近90%符合句意。4.【答案】A【解析】personal“个人的”;personnel“人事的”;manual“手工的”;artificial“人造的”。本句意为：美国人使用汽车百分之九十是为了个人的业务。5.【答案】A【解析】依据上下文,本句的意思应当是“大局部的美国人能够买车”。6.【答案】B【解析】依据上下文这里应当是指“有规律”的生产。7.【答案】B【解析】指的是在1975年，与前面的in 1950对应。)8.【答案】D【解析】本句的意思是“汽车生产商开头改良产品，提高效率”，只有improve“改良”符合句意。Raise提高; make制造; reduce削减。9.【答案】C【解析】依据上下文，只能选average“平均”。Unusual不同寻常的。10.【答案】C【解析】本句的意思是“家庭收入的增长速度比汽车价格上涨的速度快”。11.【答案】D【解析】本句缺主语，只有A和D可作主语，但A项的意思不符。purchasing“购置”，符合句意。12.【答案】A【解析】本句指的是家庭收入较小的一局部，不是指详细的数目。13.【答案】B【解析】此处需要用副词，先排解percentage这个名词，其他选项中只有proportionally“相应、成适当比例的”符合句意。本句句意是，“在不同年月车价与家庭收入按比例增加”，其他两项意思不符。14.【答案】A【解析】本句指的是家庭收入，只有income符合句意。15.【答案】C【解析】在表示某物花费某人多少钱的意思时，若物为主语，动词要用cost。16.【答案】A【解析】本句指的是4.75个月的收入。17.【答案】B【解析】本句意为在1975年出产的汽车在工艺上比前些年出产的各种型号的汽车优越。be superior to“比优越”;be better后面要接than;famous“的”;fastest“最快的”。18.【答案】C【解析】本句意为汽车的影响涉及整个经济。influence“影响”;affect是动词，不符合语法;running和notice不符合句意。19.【答案】B【解析】这里as引导缘由状语从句。20.【答案】B【解析】spend (in) doing sth.是固定搭配。