1、45分语言知识运用练(八)语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。2020重庆名校联盟二模 Its a memorable period when I lost a longtime job. It happened in 2004, when our company announced the job _1_, facing the global economic crisis. We all _2_ the insurance company we worked
2、 for was not as _3_ as it used to be. Even the most developed countries couldnt _4_ a stable employment. The next few weeks _5_ my worry. Then, one day, I entered my office and was _6_ I got fired.After waking up the next morning, I had one _7_: the whole world around me had to work, and I was just
3、as _8_ as a bird. I got up, made coffee, and did little else. During that week, I did almost nothing to change my situation, _9_ renewing my old contacts with writers that I built when I worked as an experienced _10_ many years ago. Beyond this, I remained a _11_ unemployed loser. Soon enough, I rec
4、eived an order from a writer. Then I was _12_ by a few more people who needed my services, and _13_ my reputation recovered.Though this _14_ job couldnt support me long, I could make ends meet while _15_ a job. During my hard times, I made the _16_ of a man from Japan, who wanted to have his novel t
5、ranslated into English quickly, and I _17_ that. We worked together for a while. He inspired me to find new opportunities from _18_ companies instead of the same ones. I started to look at the world from another _19_; I figured out what I truly wanted, and _20_ the thought that “ the man is for work
6、, not the work for the man”1A.training BadvertisementCcut Dloss2A.expected Brealized Cpromised Dsuspected3A.responsible Binfluential Cprofitable Dattractive4A.guarantee Battain Callow Dconsider5A.removed Bwitnessed Cchanged Durged6A.warned Breminded Cconvinced Dinformed7A.conclusion BarrangementCima
7、gination Dfeeling8A.lonely Bfree Cearly Dsimple9A.except Bwithout Clike Ddespite10A.editor Bagent Cinsurer Dtranslator11A.low Bconfused Cuseless Dsensitive12A.praised Breached Cinspired Dcaught13A.suddenly Bfortunately Cgradually Dactually14A.relaxing Bliterary Ctemporary Dchallenging15A.resigning f
8、rom Bdreaming ofCkeeping up Dhunting for16A.acquaintance BimpressionCassessment Dcelebration17A.accepted Bchosen Crepeated Drejected18A.developing Bdistinct Cpotential Dsimilar19A.approach Binstruction Cangle Dbackground20A.possessed BsupportedCappreciated Dquit第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1
9、个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。2020合肥市高三第三次教学质量检测Hidden beneath the ocean waters and often 21._ (call) the “rainforests of the sea”, coral reefs (珊瑚礁) are some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, with perhaps one quarter of all ocean species relying on reefs for 22._ (survive). Being home to countless sea 2
10、3._ (creature), coral reefs are important ecosystems for coastal people, too. It is estimated 24._ coral reefs contribute billions of dollars to the world economy annually, 25._ (provide) food, protection of shorelines, and jobs.Unfortunately, coral species are being 26._ (severe) threatened, many o
11、f which 27._ (destroy) by pollution, overfishing practices, and other impacts over the past centuries. Climate change, which results in the increase in ocean temperatures and ocean acidification, 28._ (be) the most pressing threat to coral reefs now. High water temperatures cause corals to lose the
12、algae (海藻) that provide them with food, 29._ makes the corals white and can increase outbreaks of infectious disease.A team of researchers are trying to develop super corals at their research center at the moment. They began by selecting certain coral species that seemed to have adapted to the chang
13、ing ocean conditions better 30._ others. Hopefully, the super corals will not only survive but thrive in the warmer and increasingly acidic ocean.45分语言知识运用练(八)第一节语篇类型:记叙文主题语境:人与自我个人经历对工作的新认识文章大意作者通过失业、找工作的历程,对工作有了新的认识,感悟到不能为了工作而工作,应为了自己想做的事努力。1答案与解析:C根据上文中的“I lost a longtime job”和下文中的“I got fired”可知
14、,公司宣布要裁员。job cut“裁员”。2答案与解析:B根据上文中的“facing the global economic crisis”可知,作者和他的同事们已经意识到 (realized) 盈利不如以往。3答案与解析:C参见上题解析。profitable“有利润的,盈利的”,符合题意。responsible“负责的”;influential“有影响力的”;attractive“有吸引力的”。4答案与解析:A根据上文中的“facing the global economic crisis”可知,在全球经济危机之下,就连那些最发达的国家也不能保证 (guarantee) 稳定的就业形势。5答
15、案与解析:B结合语境可知,在这种情形下作者会很担心,所以此处表示接下来的几周见证了作者的担心。remove“袪除,排除”;witness“是发生的地点(或时间、组织等),见证”;urge“大力推荐,竭力主张”。6答案与解析:D有一天,作者到办公室后被通知他被解雇了。warn“提醒注意,使警惕”;remind“提醒,使想起”;convince“使相信”;inform“通知,告知”。7答案与解析:D根据下文中的“the whole world around me had to. as a bird”可知,作者在谈自己的感受,故选feeling。8答案与解析:B结合上文提到作者被解雇和下文中的“as
16、 a bird. I got up, made coffee, and did little else”可知,他很自由,故选free“自由的”。注意:此处作者说自己像小鸟一样自由,其实是含有一点自嘲意味的,因为他被迫失业,不得不这么“自由”。9答案与解析:A作者几乎没有做什么来改变这种局面,除了联系下以前工作时认识的人,except“除之外”符合题意。10答案与解析:D根据上文的“writers”和尾段中的“who wanted to have his novel translated into English quickly”可知,作者做的是翻译工作。translator“译者”,符合语境。
17、editor“编辑”;agent“代理人,经纪人”;insurer“承保人”。11答案与解析:A上文提到作者被解雇,其后的一周作者几乎不做任何事情来改变自己失业的现状,由此可推知,他处于一种低沉、沮丧的状态,故选low“沮丧的,消沉的”。12答案与解析:B根据上文中的“renewing my old contacts”和下文中的“who needed my services”可知,这些需要作者服务的客户联系作者,reach在此处表示“(尤指用电话)联系,与取得联系”,符合语境。13答案与解析:C根据上文可知,很快作者收到一个作家的订单,后来又有几个人联系作者,由此推断慢慢地 (graduall
18、y) 作者名声就恢复了。14答案与解析:C根据上文内容以及下文中的“couldnt support me long”可知,翻译只是作者暂时的工作。temporary“短暂的,暂时的,临时的”,符合题意。relaxing“令人放松的,轻松的”;literary“文学的,文学上的”;challenging“有挑战性的”。15答案与解析:D这份临时工作可以让作者找工作的同时勉强维持生计。resign from“从辞职”;dream of“渴望,梦想”;keep up“保持”;hunt for“寻找”。16答案与解析:A根据下文可知,作者认识了这位来自日本的男士,make the acquaintan
19、ce of sb.“结识某人”。17答案与解析:A根据上文作者接翻译工作以及下文中的“We worked together for a while”可知,作者接受了 (accepted) 这一份翻译小说的工作。18答案与解析:B根据上文中的“He inspired me to find new opportunities”和下文中的“instead of the same ones”可知,他激励作者从不同的公司中寻找新机会,而不是相同的公司。developing“发展中的”;distinct“不同种类的”;potential“潜在的,可能的”;similar “相似的”。19答案与解析:C根据
20、上文可知,作者在这位日本朋友的鼓励下思想发生了变化,因此他开始从另一个角度看待世界。angle“观点,立场,角度”。20答案与解析:D根据上文中的“started to look at the world from another _19_;I figured out what I truly wanted”可知,作者弄清了自己真正想要的,意识到不能为了工作而工作,摒弃了(quit)“人是为工作服务的,而不是工作为人服务的”这一想法。第二节语篇类型:说明文主题语境:人与自然自然生态珊瑚礁文章大意被称为“海洋中的热带雨林”的珊瑚礁是非常重要的生态系统,但由于气候变化,珊瑚礁正遭受着最不容忽视的威
21、胁。研究者们正在试图研发能适应较温暖且酸性越来越强的海洋的超级珊瑚虫。21答案与解析:called考查过去分词。分析句子结构可知,本句的谓语动词为are,空处应为动词的非谓语形式,又call与其逻辑主语coral reefs为动宾关系,所以填其过去分词形式called。22答案与解析:survival考查名词。分析句子结构可知,空处作介词for的宾语,应用名词形式,所以填survival。23答案与解析:creatures考查名词的单复数。creature为可数名词,根据空前的countless可知,空处应用名词复数形式,所以填creatures。24答案与解析:that考查连接词。分析句子结
22、构可知,It在句中作形式主语,空处引导主语从句,从句结构和意义完整,所以填that。25答案与解析:providing考查现在分词。coral reefs与provide为逻辑上的主谓关系,所以填provide的现在分词形式providing。26答案与解析:severely考查副词。分析句子结构可知,空处修饰过去分词threatened,应用副词形式,所以填severely。27答案与解析:have been destroyed考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。根据时间状语over the past centuries可以判断,本句时态应用现在完成时,又主语many of which表示复数概
23、念,与destroy为被动关系,所以空处填have been destroyed。28答案与解析:is考查动词的时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知,空处作主句的谓语,根据该句中的now可知,此处应用一般现在时,又主语为Climate change,所以填is。29答案与解析:which考查关系词。分析句子结构可知,空处引导定语从句,在从句中作主语,先行词为“High water temperatures cause corals to lose the algae (海藻) that provide them with food”所以填which。30答案与解析:than考查比较级的标志词。根据句中的better可知,此处表比较,应用than引出比较对象,所以空处填than。