1、社会进步与人类文明.阅读理解(2021郑州模拟)Every morning I walk outside and bring in the morning newspaper. There was a time when every house on both sides of the street had a newspaper in the driveway. There was also a time when every house had a landline telephone, but not anymore. Not for a long time.My husband is
2、less willing to accept the downward trend of printedition newspapers, as he has worked in newspapers since the age of 16. Even before that, he was what you would call an “independent publisher”Recently, we were at a Chicago park with our grandchildren. My husband had a newspaper folded under his arm
3、. He sat down and put the paper on the bench beside him. A young girl walked over, looked at the newspaper, picked it up and asked, “Whats this？”I thought he was going to fall over. The color faded from his face. His eyes rolled back in his head and his_legs_were_giving_out. I rolled up his paper an
4、d waved it under his nose. The smells from the ink woke him up.Some people simply love paper the feel, the portability, and the pleasure of piling them higher and higher until their wife cries, “Enough！” My husband was happy when he spent time with our youngest daughter and her husband. When they li
5、ved with us, they raced to pull the crossword puzzle from the paper every day. Its hard to do a crossword online. Pencil doesnt come off a computer screen as easily as you might think.Now my husband will be very excited that I have found further proof that there may still be hope for the survival of
6、 print. I was chatting with a young mother who subscribes to the daily newspaper. I asked why she did something so conservatively. She looked shocked. “Because its print！” she said. “I love print! When the paper didnt come one day, would you believe I called the main number to let them know and the
7、lady said, Why dont you just subscribe to the online version？” She shook her head in disbelief.My husband will be so thrilled that he might write this young woman into his will. I say we leave her all our piles of old newspapers.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的丈夫从16岁时起就从事与报纸有关的工作，文章讲述了作者的丈夫与一些人关于报纸的故事，表达了作者的丈夫对“印刷
8、报纸”永恒的爱。1How did the authors husband feel when a girl asked a question in the park?AShocked.BThrilled.CDisappointed. DConfused.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段可知，他在听到女孩的问题时，震惊地要晕倒了。A项(震惊的)符合文章描述，故选A项。2What does the author probably mean by saying “his legs were giving out” ?AHe was feeling tired and needed a rest.BH
9、e was very old and unable to stand long.CHe almost lost his balance and became unconscious.DHe was annoyed with the girl and played a trick on her.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段可知，作者说his legs were giving out(他的腿在抽搐)是想表达出他在知道小女孩竟然不知道他最在意的报纸是什么东西时，几乎要失去了平衡，失去了知觉。故选C项。3What does the author intend to tell us with the
10、 example of the young mother?AMany young people follow an oldfashioned lifestyle.BIts inconvenient for the old to read online newspapers.CTherere still young people who love printed newspapers.DPrinted newspapers will be replaced by online newspapers.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第六段中的“a young mother who subscribes
11、to the daily newspaper”及“Because its print！” she said. “I love print！”可知，这位年轻的母亲喜欢印刷报纸，由此可推测出作者是为了表达还是有年轻人喜欢印刷报纸的。故选C项。4What does the author mainly talk about in the passage?AThe new rise of digital newspapers on the line.BA mans everlasting love for printed newspapers.CThe pleasure of looking throu
12、gh daily newspapers.DA familys memory of reading printed newspapers.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“My husband is less willing . age of 16.”及最后一段中的“My husband will be so thrilled that he might write this young woman into his will.”及通读全文可知，文章讲述了作者丈夫与一些人关于报纸的故事，表达了作者丈夫对“印刷报纸”永恒的爱。故选B项。.完形填空Days after New Jersey re
13、sidents were ordered to stay at home last week because of the coronavirus，Sandy and John Driska were running _1_on groceries.Then Sandy Driska, 72, hear through a friend that an acquaintance who _2_ the local newspaper, found a typed note _3_up in her morning paper.“My name is Greg Dailey and I deli
14、ver your newspaper every morning，” the note _4_. “I understand during these _5_times it is difficult for some to get out of their house to get everyday _6_I would like to offer my services_7_to anyone who needs groceries.”It included his phone number.She was skeptical，but she_8_anyway because she wa
15、s feeling desperate.Sandy said，“I called Greg, and he deliveredD|S302 of groceries to the front of my garage the very next day without charging me a penny _9_.”Dailey,50，is a selfdescribed“shy guy”But when he noticed that an older customer didnt want to walk down to the sidewalk to _10_her morning n
16、ewspaper after the coronavirus pandemic arrived, it made him think there must be plenty of people on his _11_who were afraid to leave their home even for groceries.Some grocery stores deliver，but it can_12_days or weeks.Customers have to figure out how to_13_their orders online, which can be_14_， an
17、d then there are delivery _15_to pay, a financial_16_ for many.Dailey sat down at his computer and typed out a(n)_17_ to shop for all 800 of his newspaper customers and _18_else in his delivery area that might need a little help.A few days ago, he received another thankyou note from a longtime subsc
18、riber，“Youre the _19_thing to an angel Ive ever seen.”“Do you know what that does to your heart? I just _20_，” Dailey said.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在疫情期间，因为不能正常出门，许多人生活必需品出现短缺。Dailey作为该地区的报纸配送员，主动提出帮大家免费配送生活日用品，得到了大家的感谢和赞美。1A.low BhighCsmall Dlarge解析：选A根据第三段中的“She was skeptical, but . me a penny _9_.”可知，她
19、联络Dailey，Sandy说他已经给Dailey打电话了，并且Dailey第二天会免费给他把302美金的食品送到他们前面的车库，这说明Sandy 和 John Driska的食品已经快用完了。run low表示“快用完了；缺少”的意思，run low on groceries指食品短缺。故选A项。2A.contributed to Bsubscribed toCapplied to Dsubmitted to解析：选B根据下文“found a typed note _3_up in her morning paper”可知，在她的晨报里发现了一个纸条，说明她订阅了报纸，故选B项。3A.rol
20、led BpulledCwound Dcleared解析：选A根据第一段最后一句可知，这是一个放在报纸里的纸条，rolled up在此处做被动表示被卷成桶状的纸条。故选A项。4A.wrote BspokeCread Dwarned解析：选C这里是说纸条上写着送报纸人的信息。wrote虽有写的意思，但是用法应该是write down。此处应用read，意为“纸条上写着一句话”。故选C项。5A.inspiring BboringCconsuming Dtrying解析：选B根据“it is difficult for some to get out of their house to get ev
21、eryday _6_”可知，一些人这段时间不能离开家，说明这样的日子是很让人厌烦的，故选B项。6A.loads BproductsCnecessities Dpackages解析：选C根据“I would like to offer my services _7_to anyone who needs groceries”可知，他可以帮那些需要食物的人提供帮助，所以此处应该是由于不能离开家而无法获得每天的必需品。食物这些是属于必需品，necessity意为“必需品”，故选C项。7A.for good Bfor certainCfor once Dfor free解析：选D根据第三段最后一句可知
22、，给“我”送食品是免费的，那么说明Greg Dailey提供的这项服务是免费的，故选D项。8A.reached out Bgot outCgave out Dfound out解析：选A根据第三段第一句“It included his phone number.”可知，纸条上有Greg的号码，所以Sandy联络了他，故选A项。9A.less BfewerCmore Dhigher解析：选C根据“I would like to offer my services _7_to anyone who needs groceries.”可知，他为需要帮助的人提供免费服务，所以为Sandy送东西也是免费
23、的。without charging me a penny more意为“没有多收一分钱”，故选C项。10A.take up Bpick upCgive up Dput up解析：选B根据第四段第二句可知，这个老者是不想离开家走到人行道上取走他的报纸，故选B项。11A.avenue BapproachCroute Dlane解析：选C根据“it made him think there must be plenty of people on his _11_who were afraid to leave their home even for groceries.”可知，这些人都是在他派送报
24、纸的路线上的人。故选C项。12A.spend BtakeCcost Dcharge解析：选B根据第五段第一句可知，许多杂货店送货，但是需要花费几天或者几周的时间。表示花费时间，只A、B两项符合，但A项是spend time in doing/on something，所以A项排除，只能用take，故选B项。13A.put BplaceCset Dsend解析：选B根据“there must be plenty of people on his _11_who were afraid to leave their home even for groceries.”可知，人们害怕离开家，甚至是为了
25、食品，也害怕离开家，所以他们找出了在线下单的方法， place their orders online指“在线下单”。故选B项。14A.conflicting BconvincingCcontradicting Dconfusing解析：选D根据“Customers have to figure out how to _13_their orders online”可知，顾客们需要研究出怎么在线下单，说明这个过程可能是不易的、令人困惑的。故选D项。15A.fares BtipsCexpenses Dfees解析：选D根据“and then there are delivery _15_to p
26、ay, a financial _16_ for many”可知，需要付送货的费用即运费，delivery fee意为“运费”，故选D项。16A.hardship BshortcomingCdepression Ddisorder解析：选A根据“then there are delivery _15_to pay”可知，送货还需要再付运费，这种运费对于许多人来说是一种经济困难。故选A项。17A.invitation BrecommendationCrequest Doffer解析：选D根据第二段中的“I would like to offer my services _7_to anyone
27、who needs groceries”可知，设空处与offer相呼应，需要填offer，故选D项。18A.something BanythingCanyone Dno one解析：选C根据“and _18_else in his delivery area that might need a little help”可知，这是一个定语从句，从句是说需要帮助的人，所以主句也应该是任何在他配送范围内的人。故选C项。19A.dearest BclosestCfurthest Dhighest解析：选B根据倒数第三段可知，Dailey的行为帮助了很多人，所以本句是对他的一个赞扬，称赞他是最接近或者是
28、最像天使的人，故选B项。20A.melted BfrozeChardened Dfrightened解析：选A根据倒数第二段可知，当看到这感谢的话后，Dailey的心变软了。故选A项。.语法填空(2021抚顺模拟)Since the beginning of the year, a mystery donor in the German city of Braunschweig _1_ (give) away several “miracle bags” containing over 200,000 euros in cash to _2_(differ) charities.The bag
29、s, each _3_(fill) with banknotes worth between 20,000 and 100,000 euros, started appearing at the Braunschweiger Zeitung newspaper headquarters earlier this year, with specific instructions of which local charities the money should go to. The recent one, a bag which contained 100,000 euro bills, _4_
30、(receive) last Monday along with instructions that it should be donated to a local hospice (收容所), but other “miracle bags” have gone to _5_(church), organizations and several other causes.“To make it easier for seriously sick people is a sign of human warmth and earns respect and recognition，” a let
31、ter attached to _6_latest “miracle bag” read. Employees at the local hospice are _7_(obvious) delighted to have received their largest donation ever, _8_will help them look after even more patients.Whats even more special about this mystery donor _9_(be) that he seems to have been donating since 201
32、1. Thats when local newspapers started receiving “miracle bags” along with instructions of where the money should go, but no one can say for sure _10_ its the same person or not.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。自今年初以来，神秘的捐赠在德国Braunschweig出现，大量的现金被捐给不同的慈善机构，用来帮助重病患者接受治疗。1has given考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据句首的现在完成时的标志词since可知，此处应该
33、用现在完成时，主语a mystery donor是单数概念。故填has given。2different考查形容词。修饰名词charities，用形容词different作定语。故填different。3filled考查非谓语动词。逻辑主语the bags和动词fill是动宾关系，用过去分词作后置定语。故填filled。4was received考查动词的时态和语态。句中主语a bag和动词receive之间是被动关系，在句中作谓语用被动语态；根据时间状语last Monday可知，此处用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was received。5churches考查名词复数。church意为“教堂
34、”是可数名词，此处表示泛指，和organizations, causes并列，应用复数形式。故填churches。6the考查冠词。根据后面的形容词最高级latest可知，应该填入定冠词修饰最高级。故填the。7obviously考查副词。修饰形容词delighted，用副词。故填obviously。8which考查定语从句。此处是非限定性定语从句，donation是先行词，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用which引导。故填which。9is考查主谓一致。根据下文中的时态和what引导的主语从句可知，此处应该用一般现在时的第三人称单数。故填is。10whether考查名词性从句。此处指没人能确定是不是同一个人。分析句子结构可知，此处用whether引导宾语从句，whether .or not意为“是否”。故填whether。