英语四级 2020年9月·第1套 Part III Section A 完形填空(选词填空)试卷排版

英语四级2020年9月·第1套 Part III Section A 完形填空(选词填空):共 10 题、占整卷 5%(710 分制折算约 36 分)、卷面选文共 231 个英文单词。本页按真题原卷版式还原该模块卷面(不含解析);逐题解析在「题目解析」页,全文逐句精读在「原文精读」页;本模块真题可免费下载 PDF/Word,入口见上方本题行。

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真题卷第1套(2020-09) • 四级
Part III Section A
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.
There are three main types of financial stress people encounter. The first type is apparent in people being stressed about the  26  ups and downs of investment markets—actually not so much the ups, but  27  the downs. These people are usually unable or unprepared to endure the long haul.
The next common type of financial stress is that caused by debt. In a  28  percentage of cases of debt-induced financial stress, credit cards and loans will be a central element. Often there will be a car loan and perhaps a mortgage, but credit cards often seem to be the gateway to debt-related financial difficulties for many.
The third type of stress and  29  the least known is inherited financial stress, which is the most destructive. It is experienced by those who have grown up in households where their parents regularly  30  and fought about money. Money therefore becomes a stressful topic, and so the thought of sitting down and planning is an unattractive  31  .
Those suffering inherited financial anxiety  32  to follow one of two patterns. Either they put their head in the sand: they would  33  examining their financial statements, budgeting and discussing financial matters with those closest to them. Alternatively, they would go to the other  34  , and micro-analyze everything, to the point of complete  35  . They are convinced that whatever decision they make will be the wrong one.
A)appearance
B)argued
C)avoid
D)considerable
E)definitely
F)extreme
G)inaction
H)incredibly
I)normal
J)possibly
K)proposition
L)repelled
M)statement
N)tend
O)traditional

选文出处:本文选自 2018年11月6日发表在 www.smh.com.au(《悉尼先驱晨报》网站)上的一篇标题为“The three types of financial stress”(《三种类型的财务压力》)的文章。

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