1、【由2013界广东省潮州市高三上质量检测卷改编】 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation”. It 1 that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more 2 than ever, theyre also dr
2、iving us away from people around us. Users get final connectivity at the price of 3 face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are 4 to a different way of being “alone together”.Actually, 5 text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to 6 tho
3、ughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot 7 a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear peoples tone of voice and see their faces in a (n) 8 . “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. Sh
4、e also mentions that burying ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and 9 people.Turkle mentioned the popular 10 of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard Universit
5、y, thinks its a mindset adopted by most 11 people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget how to live a (n) 12 life. However, experts remind us that its 13 to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center
6、, 14 out that it is still owners of gadgets, whore avoiding personal contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. 15 throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.” she said.文章大意：纽约时报发表了一篇文章，解释了现在的手机、电子邮件和网上发帖等扼杀了人们真正交流对话的机会。1. A. talksB.C. speaksD. advises【答案】B【解析
7、】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。Talks谈话； suggests建议，暗示； speaks说； advises建议。它表明（suggests）手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系得更多了。故选B。2. A. received B. sharedC. connectedD. respected 【答案】C【解析】考查动名词及上下文语境的理解。Received收到； shared分享； connected联系； respected尊敬。它表明（suggests）手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系（connected）得更多了。故选C。3. A. havingB. riskingC. sacr
8、ificingD. sharing【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。having有； risking冒险； sacrificing牺牲； sharing分享。人们进行交流，是通过手机、电子邮件和网上发帖，牺牲(sacrifice)了面对面的交流,故选C。4. A. relatedB. committedC. devotedD. accustomed【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。accustomed习惯于。be accustomed to习惯于。be related to与有关系；be committed to致力于；be devoted to专心于。人们习惯了(ac
9、customed)一种不同的独处的方式。故选D。5. A. sending B. gettingC. readingD. taking【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。sending发送； getting得到； reading读； taking拿走。从下文的text messages or writing microblogs看出，是发送(sending)信息。事实上，发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流思想，故选A。6. A. change B. exchangeC. explainD. raise【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。change 改变； exchange
10、交流； explain解释； raise提高。事实上，发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流（exchange）思想，故选B。7. A. indicateB. replaceC. coverD. involve【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。indicate表明； replace代替； cover覆盖； involve包括。网上的零碎的交流是不能代替(replace)真正的交流的。故选B。8. A. conversationB. computerC. partyD. Internet【答案】A【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。conversation交谈； computer计算机；
11、 party聚会； Internet因特网。在交流(conversation)时，她愿意听人们说话的声音，愿意看他们的面容。面对面的交流可以做到以上的事情。故选A。9. A. interviewingB. introducingC. knowingD. meeting【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。interviewing面试，采访； introducing介绍； knowing知道，了解； meeting遇见。把自己掩埋(bury)在移动技术里减少我们与陌生人交流和见面（meeting）的机会。故选D。10. A. feelingB. conceptC. factD. trut
12、h【答案】B【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。feeling感情；concept理念; fact事实；truth真理。Turkle提到在这一代中流行的一种理念(concept)，“我分享了，我就存在了”。故选B。11. A. shyB. busyC. oldD. young【答案】D【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。shy害羞的； busy忙的； old老的； young年轻的。那是一个被大多数年轻（young）人都采用的心态，故选D。12. A. realB. interestingC. colorfulD. meaningful【答案】A【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。real
13、真的； interesting有趣的； colorful多彩的； meaningful有意义的。他们忙于创新或打磨他们的网络人格以至于忘记了怎样过真正的(real)生活。故选A。13. A. important B. necessary C. unfair D. Uncomfortable【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。important 重要的； necessary必要地； unfair 不公平的； uncomfortable不舒服的。可是，专家提醒我们批评移动技术是不公平的，故选C。14. A. reaches B. thinks C. points D. watches
14、【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。reaches到达； thinks 想，认为； points 指出； watches 观看。她指出（point ）这些拥有手机和平板电脑的人是在避免个人接触，故选C。15. A. EventuallyB. HardlyC. FinallyD. Simply【答案】D【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。eventually最后，终于； hardly几乎不； finally最终； simply只，仅仅。只是扔掉这些产品不是解决的办法，故选D。【参考答案】1-5 B C C D A 6-10 B B A D B 11-15 D A C C DSECTIO
15、N C (12) Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context. Visit the Edinburgh FestivalEvery year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is fille
16、d with actors and artists from 48 over the world. They come to Edinburgh 49 the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from 50 morning till late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. One of the best par
17、ts of the Festival is the “Fringe”, 51 students do comedy shows in small halls and cafs. 52 of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances 53 actors from more than forty coun
18、tries. The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh 54 it is in London. Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, 55 why not book your hotel now?【参考答案】48. all _ 49. for 50. early 51. where_52
19、.Tens 53. with/by 54. than 55.soAn elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 36 the house-building business to live a more 37 life with his wife and 38 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 39 . The employe
20、r was 40 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 41 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 42 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 43 a dedicated（献身的）career. When t
21、he carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 44 the house. Then he handed the front-door 45 to the carpenter and said, “This is your house.-my 46 to you.”The carpenter was shocked! What a 47 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. 48 it
22、 is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 49 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 50we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently. But, you cannot 51 You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail,
23、 place a board, or build a wall. Someone 52 said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your 53 and the choices you 54 today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 55! 36. A. continue B. start C. leave D. find 37. A. leisurely B. lonely C. orderly D. friendly 38. A support
24、 B. share C. enjoy D. care 39. A. go off B. get by C. pass on D. work away 40. A. polite B. nervous C. proud D. sorry 41. A. but B. while C. whichD. before42. A. perfect B.inferior（劣质的） C.superior D.tough43. A. satisfy B. improve C. meet D. end 44. A. buy B. repair C. inspect D. sell 45. A. roof B.
25、window C. key D. design46. A. gift B. promise C. salary D. words 47. A. disappointment B. shame C. pleasure D. success48. A. So B. Yet C. As D. Such 49. A. worseB. more C. rather D. less 50. A. realize B. explain C. think D. admit51. A. step forward B. go back C. come outD. look around52. A. never B
26、. again C. once D. nearly 53. A. attitude B. experience C. skill D. advantage54. A. learnB. take C. see D. make55. A. badly B. wisely C. early D. confidently参考答案 3640 CACBD 4145 ABDCC 4650 ABADA 5155 BCABD完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life
27、 as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 2 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 2 money.This is how I 3 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 4 to me, I step in and m
28、ake the suggestion to the 5 . If an accident takes place, the 6 of which I think the local police could use, I 7 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 8 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 9 getting something back, though the 10 often comes in an unexpected form.One Sun
29、day morning the local post office delivered an important 11 letter to my home, though it was 12 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 13 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 14 . I was told at the window that there were 15 boxes left, and that m
30、y name would have to go on a long 16 list. As I was about to 17 , the postmaster appeared in the 18 .“Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 19 we make one fo
31、r you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 20 but complaints（投诉）.”( ) 1AdecisionBresearchCspeechDdiscovery( ) 2AearnBlackCspendDsteal( ) 3AexperiencedBconnectedCcombinedDagreed( ) 4AhappensBflashesCsticksDleads( ) 5ApostmasterBheadmasterCstorekeeperDpoliceman( ) 6Astory
32、BdamageCchallengeDmaterial( ) 7AcallBholdCbreakDpick( ) 8AneedBtroubleCcommonDcharge( ) 9AwithinBwithoutCforDbefore( ) 10AprocessBgoalCreturnDconcern( ) 11AcuriousBimmediateCspecialDheavy( ) 12ArealizedBaddressedCforgottenDbrought( ) 13AinvitationBapologyCinstructionDappreciation( ) 14AdealingBprovi
33、dingCoperatingDstarting( ) 15AenoughBsomeCnoDmore( ) 16AadmittingBrelatingCexaminingDwaiting( ) 17AleaveBshoutCguessDconduct( ) 18AwindowBdoorwayClibraryDyard( ) 19Ain case Bnow thatCeven ifDas if( ) 20AanythingBeverythingCnothing Dsomething答案解析 1.【答案】D【解析】本句句意为：像很多人一样，我生来就认为生活就是获得，直到三十多岁的时候才发现，放弃或给
34、予也会使得生活如此精彩。再者，后文也提到了这种发现。2.【答案】B【解析】你缺钱也无须担心，因为生活并不只是一味的索取。3.【答案】A【解析】下文列举的事例都是作者生活中经历的事情。4.【答案】B【解析】本句主语为 an idea。主意在某人脑海中闪现用flash 。happen to 发生在某人身上；stick to坚持; lead to导致，其宾语一般不为人。5.【答案】C【解析】根据前文提到的neighborhood store可知答案。6.【答案】A【解析】story故事，事情。出现事故，警察应了解事情的经过真相。damage 破坏；challenge 挑战；material物质，材料
35、。7.【答案】A【解析】根据后文tell him about it 可知作者是打电话告诉警察事情的经过。8.【答案】D【解析】作者虽然不负责这里的事情，但他却主动帮助警察了解事故经过。9.【答案】B【解析】上文列举的事例都表明作者想主动帮助别人而不希望得到什么。10.【答案】C【解析】return回报。根据转折连词though和下文所列举的事例表明，帮助别人有时候在不经意时也会得到回报。11.【答案】C【解析】根据下文的postmaster说的话中可知答案。12.【答案】B【解析】address此处为动词，注明的地址。信上标明收信人的地址是我办公室的地址，但邮递员却把它送到了我的家里。13.【
36、答案】D【解析】appreciation欣赏，赞赏。邮递员把本来该送到办公室的信送到家里，人们通常只会责备他们，而作者却与此相反，非但没有责备，而是写了一封表扬信。他也因此得到了回报。14.【答案】D【解析】本句为定语从句，横线上所缺动词的宾语为new business 。deal 为不及物动词，故排除。作者开办了一项新的业务。15.【答案】C【解析】结合上下文可知，邮局里已没有剩余的邮箱，但作者原来无意的付出却使得邮递员愿意为他做一个。16.【答案】D【解析】邮局里没有剩余的邮箱，要想安装邮箱，只能等到有的时候。17.【答案】A【解析】作者被告知已没有邮箱，只好离开。18.【答案】B【解析】根据故事发生的地点，可排除C，D。另外，根据介词in排除A项。作者正要离开，邮递员在门口拦住了他。19.【答案】C【解析】本句句意为在这个邮局里，你应该得到一个邮箱，即便是我们给你做一个。in case以防; now that既然,因为；as if 好像。20.【答案】C【解析】本题考查not but结构。不是而是。邮递员从顾客那里一般不会得到任何东西，只有抱怨。