1、专题限时集训(二十)完形填空之说明文A (2020浙江省十校联考)Weve all seen ambulances come speeding down the road，prepared to help when the disaster 1 But sometimes even an ambulance cant 2 fast enough to save someones life.In 3 like that，Eli Beer hopes to save the day.Beer is the founder of United Hatzalah，a volunteerrun orga
2、nization， 4 to saving lives.Every year many people die while waiting for an ambulance to arrive because the ambulance gets 5 in traffic or is simply too far away. Trying to solve this problem by using motorcycles，Beer 6 a team of volunteers from all 7 and trained them to respond to emergencies.He th
3、en gave each of them a motorcycle equipped with medical 8 Then the volunteers went 9 to their daily life.United Hatzalah has a call center staffed 10 by volunteers.When someone calls them to an emergency，they answer it in three 11 or less.Then Beers technology calculates which volunteer is closest t
4、o the 12 As soon as that volunteer is notified，he or she 13 everything and rushes over.When the volunteer arrives，he or she will 14 CPR(心肺复苏) if necessary，and use the medical equipment in the motorcycle to help the 15 The goal is 16 ：Keep the patient alive until the ambulance arrives.According to Be
5、er，an ambulances average response time is 12 to 15 minutes，while United Hatzalah volunteers 17 in three.United Hatzalahs medical service is 18 for patients because its run mostly by volunteers，and donations cover the 19 of supplies and staff.It clearly shows the 20 of individuals willing to use thei
6、r abilities to help others.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个志愿者组织United Hatzalah，该组织拥有训练有素的志愿者，致力于挽救生命。1A.seizes BstrikesCbeats DbreaksB灾难发生时我们都见过救护车沿路疾驰而来，准备提供帮助。strike“(灾难、疾病等)侵袭，爆发”符合语境。seize(情绪)侵袭；beat敲打，(心脏)跳动，(在比赛中)击败(某人)；break打破。2A.sendBescapeCleave DarriveD但有时，即使救护车也无法快速到达来挽救某人的生命。send发送，邮寄；escape逃跑；le
7、ave离开；arrive到达，符合语境。3A.thoughtsBsituationsCmovements DdilemmasB在那样的情况下，Eli Beer希望能扭转局面。situation“情况”符合语境。thought想法；movement运动；dilemma困境。4A.accustomed BaddictedCdevoted DopposedC此处表示Beer是志愿者组织United Hatzalah的创始人，该组织致力于挽救生命。be devoted to“致力于”符合语境。be accustomed to习惯于；be addicted to对入迷；be opposed to反对5A
8、.lostBcrashedChit DstuckD此处表示每年有许多人在等待救护车到来时死去，因为救护车被堵在路上，或者仅仅是因为距离太远。get lost迷路；crash撞击；hit击，打；be/get stuck in“陷入，困于”符合语境。6A.joinedBaccumulatedCemployed DgatheredD为了解决这个问题，Beer召集了一个由来自各行各业的志愿者组成的志愿者小组，并训练这些志愿者以应对紧急情况。join加入；accumulate积累；employ雇用；gather聚集，召集，符合语境。7A.professions BstructuresClevels Dt
9、itlesA参见上题解析。profession“职业”符合语境。structure结构；level标准，水平；title职称，头衔，标题。8A.recordsBdemandsCorders DsuppliesD然后他给每个人一辆配备有医疗用品的摩托车。record记录；demand要求；order命令；supply补给，补给品(作此意思讲时用复数形式)。根据下文可知，车上有医疗用品。此外，最后一段中的supplies也是提示。9A.aloneBbackCoff DdownB此处表示然后这些志愿者回到他们的日常生活中。go back to“返回”符合语境。10A.entirelyBsecretl
10、yCprobably DfinallyA此处表示在该组织的呼叫中心工作的全部是志愿者。entirely“完全地”符合语境。secretly秘密地；probably很可能；finally最后。11A.daysBhoursCminutes DsecondsD当有人打电话叫他们去处理紧急情况时，他们会在三秒或更少的时间内接听。因为在紧急情况下必须争分夺秒，所以seconds符合语境。12A.stageBsceneCsight DshowB此处表示Beer的技术计算出哪个志愿者离现场最近。scene“场面，现场”符合语境。stage阶段；sight视力；show演出。13A.dropsBreserve
11、sCfinishes DstoresA此处表示一旦那名志愿者得到通知，他或她就会停下一切，冲过去。由常识可知，遇到紧急情况，应该是“停下”一切去救人，drop“停止，终止，放弃”符合语境。reserve保留；finish完成；store储存。14A.carryBsuggestCperform DtreatC此处表示当志愿者到达时，他或她在必要时会进行心肺复苏。perform的常见意思是“演出，表演，运转(好/不好)”，在此处意为“执行，做”。carry搬运；suggest建议；treat对待。15A.tiredBattackedCinjured DendangeredC此处表示当志愿者到达时，
12、会使用摩托车上的医疗设备帮助伤者。the injured“伤者”符合语境。16A.easyBachievableCspecific DuniqueC由冒号后面的内容可知，此处是说目标很明确：让病人活到救护车到来。easy容易的；achievable可实现的；specific明确的；unique独一无二的。17A.come upBend upCshow up Dstay upC据Beer说，救护车的平均反应时间是12到15分钟，而United Hatzalah的志愿者在3分钟内就可以出现。show up“露面，出现”符合语境。come up走近，被提及；end up结束；stay up熬夜。18
13、A.enoughBreadyCpriceless DfreeD根据后文内容可知，此处说的是United Hatzalah的医疗服务对病人是免费的。free“免费的”符合语境。19A.rewardBcostCsalary DincomeB空前的cover表示“足以支付，够付”，此处是说捐款足以支付医疗用品和员工的费用。reward报酬；cost费用，成本；salary薪水；income收入。20A.powerBexampleCcourage DenergyA该组织清楚地展现了愿意使用他们的能力来帮助他人的个人的力量。power“力量，能力”符合语境。example例子，榜样；courage勇气；
14、energy精力。B篇 Now at some level，all moms and dads know they shouldnt yell at kids.But if you dont 21 or talk angrily，how do you discipline(管教)?For thousands of years，the Inuit have 22 an ancient tool：storytelling.Designed to improve kids behaviors and sometimes 23 save their lives，oral stories are pas
15、sed down from one 24 to the next.For example，how do you teach kids to 25 the ocean？Instead of 26 ，“Dont go near the water！”Inuit parents take a unique 27 and tell kids a special story about whats inside the water. 28 ，those stories seemed to be too scary for little children.And my initial reaction w
16、as to 29 them.But my opinion changed after I watched my own daughters response to 30 talesand after I learned more about humanitys complex relationship with storytelling.Oral storytelling is whats known as a human 31 For tens of thousands of years，it has been a key way that parents teach children ab
17、out values and how to 32 Modern huntergatherer groups use 33 to teach sharing，respect for others and conflict avoidance.With the Agta，a huntergatherer population of the Philippines，good storytelling skills are 34 more than hunting skills or medicinal knowledge.Today many parents outsource their oral
18、 storytelling to screens，which also 35 We learn best through things that are 36 to us.And stories，by their 37 ，can have lots of things in them that are much more interesting in a way that bare 38 dont.Stories with a dash of danger 39 kids like magnets(磁石)And they turn a tensionridden activity like d
19、isciplining into a 40 interaction.So，dont discount the playfulness of storytelling.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了讲故事作为一种教育手段的悠久历史及重要作用。21A.answerBdefendCscoldDstareC根据talk angrily 和discipline可知，此处指的是“如果不斥责(scold)或是生气地讲话，你怎么管教孩子？”22A.run intoBrelied onCdealt withDapplied forB几千年来，因纽特人“依靠(rely on)”一种古老的方法：讲故事。2
20、3A.stillBonlyCneverDevenD这些故事可以改善孩子们的行为，有时“甚至(even)”能救他们的命。24A.generationBseasonCdestinationDpointA根据For thousands of years可知，口头故事是一“代( generation)”代传下来的。25A.stay away fromBlook forward toCface up toDput up withA根据Dont go near the water可知，此处是教孩子们“远离(stay away from)”大海。26A.recommendingBbeggingCyellin
21、gDquestioningC此处与第一段首句照应，故选吼叫(yell)。27A.contributionBintroductionCopportunityDapproachD给孩子们讲故事是因纽特父母采用的一种特别的“方法(approach)”。28A.At leastBAt firstCIn additionDFor exampleB根据And my initial reaction和But my opinion changed可知，作者“起初(At first)”认为那些故事对小孩子来说太吓人，所以作者最初的反应是对它们“不予考虑(dismiss)”。29A.dismissBsubscri
22、beCrememberDproveA参见上题解析。30A.familiarBpersonalCsimilarDhumorousC作者的女儿听了“类似的(similar)”故事之后的反应让作者的看法发生了改变。31A.universalBrightCfromDfeelingA根据humanitys complete relationship with storytelling和tens of thousands of years可知，讲故事是人类的“普遍的(universal)行为模式”。它是一种教孩子价值观和如何“举止得体(behave)”的重要方法。32A.differBcalculateC
23、changeDbehaveD参见上题解析。33A.toysBstoriesCvideosDexperimentsB根据文章主题可知应选stories。34A.affectedBblamedCdistributedDprizedD在菲律宾的Agta人的原始部落中，好的讲故事能力比狩猎技能和医学知识更受“重视(prize)”。35A.declinesBworksCexistsDendsB根据下文可知，把讲故事这个任务外包给各种屏幕也“行得通(work)”，即各种屏幕代替父母讲故事也是一种可行的教育方法。36A.importantBavailableCinterestingDobviousC下句中的
24、much more interesting是提示。37A.purposeBsizeCnatureDsideC故事“本身(nature)”可以包含许多有趣的事情，这是基本“陈述(statements)”所不具备的。38A.predictionBimaginationCperformancesDstatementsD参见上题解析。39A.consist ofBpull inCpay offDturn downB根据like magnets可知，有危险因素的故事就像磁石一样“吸引(pull in)”孩子们。a dash of意为“少量的”。40A.playfulBcarefulCdoubtfulDp
25、ainfulA下文的playfulness是提示。C篇 A few years ago I was crazy about a TV show called “Doomsday Preppers”Its a reality series about people who take 41 to make sure they can survive on their own in the days，weeks or months following a(n) 42 Since then，Ive started to 43 a bit.If millions of people are withou
26、t their normal methods of 44 food and water，how would I fare？Would I even have a chance in a sea of 45 people？So，Ive started to prepare for myself，making sure I have enough food and water to 46 at least a few weeks after a disaster.The food Im stocking up on is mainly in the canned form， 47 canned f
27、oods can last for a couple of years and 48 all the flavor and goodness，plus theyre easy to 49 Its important to make sure you 50 the expiry dates(保质期) of your stock.That way，you can consume or 51 it as needed.Ive also purchased an emergency 52 filter(过滤器), which can be used to 53 most water well enou
28、gh for drinking.After a disaster， 54 may not be of much use.Think about stocking things you could 55 with others，like soap，toothpaste，wet wipes and so on.That way you can get what you need in a(n) 56 barterbased(以物换物) economy，for example some dumplings from your neighbor.Some people 57 the idea that
29、 society could fall apart for a few months based on a number of reasons，but the 58 is that something could go wrong at any time.Whether you believe in any of the doomsday scenarios(世界末日设想)， 59 is a good habit to get into.It doesnt have to take up a huge amount of space，and you dont need to go too cr
30、azy.But knowing that you have enough food and water to 60 on your ownjust in caseis really a good feeling.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者看了关于灾难后如何生存的真人秀后开始未雨绸缪，建议人们为可能发生的灾难作好准备。41A.breaksBnotesCturnsDmeasuresD根据下文的make sure they can survive on their own可知，参加“Doomsday Preppers”节目的人要采取“措施(measure)”让自己生存下去。42A.disas
31、terBaccidentCmistakeDillnessA根据下文的after a disaster以及Whether you believe in any of the doomsday scenarios可知，此处要讨论的是“灾难(disaster)”后如何生存。43A.waitBhesitateCworryDregretC根据下文的If millions of people. how would I fare？可知，作者有点“忧虑(worry)”。44A.accessingBseekingCsavingDdistributingA根据上文的normal methods以及下文的food
32、and water可知，作者在想，要是数百万人无法通过正常方式“获得(access)”食物和水，那该怎么办？45A.boredBembarrassedCdisappointedDpanickedD根据上文的millions of people. food and water以及下文的after a disaster可知，作者甚至担心自己在“恐慌的(panicked)”人群中是否有机会获得食物和水。46A.shareBlastCchooseDwasteB根据上文的I have enough food and water以及下文的at least a few weeks after a disas
33、ter可知，作者开始作准备，确保自己有足够的食物和水能“撑过(last)”灾后的几周。47A.ifBunlessCbecauseDuntilC设空处前后两个分句是因果关系，故选because。48A.keepBneedClackDchangeA根据本句中的canned foods can last for a couple of years以及all the flavor and goodness可知，罐头食品可以保存几年，“保留(keep)”所有的味道和养分，而且还易于“储存(store)”。49A.makeBdeliverCstoreDdigestC参见上题解析。50A.look back
34、 onBpay attention toCmake use ofDput up withB根据the expiry dates(保质期)可知，还要“注意(pay attention to)”存货的保质期，以便及时吃掉或者“替换掉(replace)”过期的食物。51A.donateBsellCfreezeDreplaceD参见上题解析。52A.waterBcoffeeCoilDairA根据filter(过滤器)以及most water well enough for drinking可知，作者还买了一台应急滤“水(water)”器，它能把大部分水过滤“干净( clean)”，以便饮用。53A.b
35、oilBpourCabsorbDcleanD参见上题解析。54A.laborBmoneyCknowledgeDcourageB根据下文的barterbased economy可知，通常灾难之后“钱(money)”没什么用。55A.compareBconnectCmixDtradeD根据下文的barterbased economy可知，要储存一些能和别人用来“交易(trade)”的东西。56A.temporaryBadvancedCfalseDplannedA根据disaster可知，灾难过后通常会“临时(temporary)”出现以物换物的情况。57A.conveyBunderstandCre
36、jectDtestC根据转折连词but以及something could go wrong at any time可知，有些人认为社会不会在几个月内分崩离析，但“现实(reality)”是任何时候都可能出问题。reject表示“不同意”，符合语境。58A.barrierBrealityCprincipleDexpectationB参见上题解析。59A.exercisingBobservingClearningDpreparingD根据上文的Ive started to prepare for myself并结合全文来看，作者鼓励人们为可能发生的灾难作好“准备(prepare)”。60A.recoverBsurviveCescapeDtravelB根据上文的you have enough food and water以及下文的on your own可知，储存足够的食物和水，确保能够靠自己“生存(survive)”下去，这样的感觉很好。