1、专题限时集训(十九)完形填空之说明文A (2020山东烟台期末)Coffee shops are cool，but in Wilmington，Bitty&Beaus Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.At the heart of the shops popularity is its 1 staff：almost everyone has an intellectual or developmental disability.The coffee shop was opened by Amy Wright and her husb
2、and， 2 by two of her four children Beau and Bitty，who have Down syndrome.When the couple discovered that people with disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them an 3 ，they resolved to do something.“It 4 me like a flash of lightning：a coffee shop！”Wright said.“It would be perfe
3、ct.Seeing the staff 5 customers at the door，preparing food，serving orders and cleaning tables，people would realize how 6 they are.”When the shop opened，it immediately had 7 outside the door.National press attention 8 ，and later，it had to move to a 9 space.What makes Amy most proud is the 10 it has b
4、uilt in the community.“People say，Youve made my day.Thats a feeling of happiness most people dont get elsewhere，and its what 11 people back here，”she said.“This is a place where people can 12 with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different.It has 13 a cup of coffee
5、.Its a human rights movement.It has given our employees the respect and a sense of being 14 that they deserve.For many employees，its their first job，and their 15 fills the air.”【语篇解读】本文介绍了人气咖啡馆Bitty&Beau，它是一家很特殊的咖啡馆，店里几乎每个员工都具有智力障碍或发育障碍。这家咖啡馆为人们提供了与残疾人交流的一种方式。1AprofessionalBuniqueCactive DtalentedB根
6、据下文的almost everyone has an intellectual or developmental disability可推知，这家咖啡馆的员工很特别。unique意为“独一无二的”，符合语境。professional意为“专业的”；active意为“积极的”；talented意为“有天赋的”。2Aaccompanied BcontrolledCimpressed DinspiredD根据第四段的内容可知，想到这些特殊人群无法找到工作，他们决定做点什么。由此可推知，开这家咖啡馆是受到两个患病的孩子的启发。inspire意为“赋予灵感”，符合语境。accompany意为“陪伴”；c
7、ontrol意为“控制”；impress意为“使留下深刻印象”。3Ainterview BappointmentCarrangement DinvitationA根据空前的an employer who would even give them和常识可推知，雇主不愿意给他们面试机会。interview意为“面试；采访”，符合语境。appointment意为“约会”；arrangement意为“安排”；invitation意为“邀请”。4Aoccurred BencouragedCstruck DaffectedC根据下文的like a flash of lightning：a coffee s
8、hop可推知，这个想法是突然想到的。strike意为“突然想到”，符合语境。occur意为“发生”；encourage意为“鼓励”；affect意为“影响”。5Agreeting BobservingCgathering DseizingA根据下文的customers at the door，preparing food，serving orders and cleaning tables可推知，此处指服务员在咖啡馆里的职责；再由常识可推知，此处指服务员在门口招呼客人。greet意为“问候”，符合语境。observe意为“观察；注意到”；gather意为“聚集”；seize意为“抓住”。6Ac
9、apable BgenerousCinvisible DconsiderateA根据上文对咖啡馆的服务员的职责的描述可推知，此处指人们意识到他们是多么有能力做这些事情。capable意为“有能力的”，符合语境。generous意为“慷慨大方的”；invisible意为“看不见的”；considerate意为“体贴的”。7Awaiters BactivitiesClines DguardsC根据下文的National press attention可推知，该店得到全国媒体的关注，生意火爆，当咖啡馆营业时，人们在门外立刻排起了长队。line意为“队伍”，符合语境。waiter意为“服务员”；act
10、ivity意为“活动”；guard意为“门卫”。8Aagreed BcontinuedCresponded DfollowedD根据上文的it immediately had outside the door和空前的National press attention可知，该咖啡馆生意很好；且根据上文描述的咖啡馆雇用残疾员工可知，此处指这家咖啡馆得到全国媒体的关注。follow意为“在后发生”，符合语境。agree意为“同意”；continue意为“继续”；respond意为“回应”。9Afarther BlargerCquieter DnearerB根据上文语境可知，这家咖啡馆生意火爆。由常识可
11、知，它必须搬到一个更大的地方来招待更多人。large意为“大的”，符合语境。far意为“远的”；quiet意为“安静的”；near意为“距离近的”。10Abackground BbalanceCbridge DtraditionC根据下文的This is a place where people can with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different.可知，此处表示这家特殊的咖啡馆建立起了人们与残疾人之间交流的桥梁。bridge意为“桥梁”，符合语境。background意为“
12、背景”；balance意为“平衡”；tradition意为“传统”。11Aholds BcallsCforces DdrawsD根据上文的a feeling of happiness most people dont get elsewhere和下文的back here可推知，这种大多数人在其他地方体验不到的幸福感吸引人们重回这里。draw意为“吸引”，符合语境。hold意为“握住”；call意为“给打电话”；force意为“强迫”。12Ainteract BdiscussCargue DworkA根据空后的with those with disabilities and realize ho
13、w much more alike we are than different可推知，人们通过和残疾人交流意识到大家是多么相似。interact意为“交流”，符合语境。discuss意为“讨论”；argue意为“争论”；work意为“工作”。13Anothing but Bfar fromCabove all Dmore thanD根据下文的Its a human rights movement.可推知，它有的不只是一杯咖啡。故more than符合语境。nothing but意为“只有”；far from意为“远非”；above all意为“最重要的是”。14Aadmired Bvalued
14、Cseparated DprotectedB根据上文的It has given our employees the respect and.可推知，此处表示员工在工作中会受到尊重，有一种被重视的感觉。value意为“重视”，符合语境。admire意为“羡慕；钦佩”；separate意为“分离”；protect意为“保护”。15Aambition BhumorCjoy DpatienceC根据上文的It has given our employees the respect和its their first job可推知，员工们在这里得到尊重，这是他们的第一份工作，也是他们的快乐所在。joy意为“
15、快乐；高兴”，符合语境。ambition意为“雄心”；humor意为“幽默”；patience意为“耐心”。B (2020湖南长郡中学第六次模拟改编)Learning any language is hard，but learning English can be especially 16 Why？Because native speakers use the language in ways that textbooks could never describe. 17 ，words that British people use cause many language students
16、to 18 their heads.Heres an example：You overhear a Briton calling someone a“wazzock”But what 19 is a wazzock？This word，in fact，means a foolish person，although theres nothing about it that would help you guess that.There are many strange 20 like this in British EnglishThe Oxford English Dictionary wou
17、ld be much smaller without these peculiar(奇怪的) usages filling its pages.How can these odd words be explained？Part of the answer is the British sense of humor.Britons dont like to 21 things too seriously，and this is evident in many British words and phrases.For example，to“spend a penny” means to use
18、the 22 It refers to the old days when people had to 23 a penny to use the public toilet.In a BBCs interview with British linguist David Crystal，he 24 there might be 25 reasons for the sheer number of odd words and phrases in British English.He thinks that they began in the late 16th and early 17th c
19、enturies.This was a great 26 for theater，when Shakespeare and other writers worked hard to 27 the demand for new plays.The theaters popularity also created an incentive(刺激)to 28 new words.With this in 29 ，perhaps Shakespeare and his peers are to blame for unusual British words such as“codswallop”and
20、“balderdash”which both，ironically，mean“nonsense”While these strange words may be 30 to nonnative speakers，they certainly make studying English a lot more interesting.【语篇解读】学习语言是困难的，而学习地道的英式英语尤其具有挑战性，原因在于英式英语中有许多生僻但有趣的词语和表达。那它们又是如何产生的呢？16Aappealing BchallengingCcaring DpromisingB根据空前的Learning any lan
21、guage is hard及especially可知，此处强调学习英语尤其难。challenging意为“富有挑战性的”，符合语境。appealing意为“有吸引力的”；caring意为“关心他人的；乐于助人的”；promising意为“有希望的；有前途的”。17AIn short BIn particularCIn despair DIn publicB上文提到以英语为母语的人使用英语的方式是课本上没出现过的，根据空后的words可知，此处强调尤其是词汇方面。in particular意为“尤其；特别”，符合语境。in short意为“总而言之”；in despair意为“在绝望中”；in
22、public意为“公开地；当众”。18Ascratch BnodCtouch DraiseA根据上文内容可知，学习英语尤其富有挑战性，尤其是以英语为母语的人使用英语的方式与教科书上的不同，由此可推知，此处表示尤其是英国人使用的一些词汇，会让学习英语的学生冥思苦想。scratch ones head为固定搭配，意为“冥思苦想；动脑筋”，故scratch符合语境。nod意为“点头”；touch意为“触碰”；raise意为“提高；募集”。19Asimply BpunctuallyCextremely DexactlyD根据下文This word，in fact，means a foolish per
23、son可知，此处是提出设问“但是wazzock到底是什么呢？”exactly意为“究竟；到底”，符合语境。simply意为“仅仅；简单地”；punctually意为“准时地；守时地”；extremely意为“极其；非常”。20Aidioms BsayingsCterms DsoundsC根据空后提到的The Oxford English Dictionary would be much smaller以及第三段首句中的odd words可知，此处表示英式英语中还有很多这样奇怪的词汇。term意为“专门词语；术语”，符合语境。idiom意为“习语”；saying意为“格言；谚语”。21Atake
24、 BletCset DputA根据上文Part of the answer is the British sense of humor.可知，英国人有一种幽默感，他们不喜欢太严肃地对待事物。take.seriously为固定搭配，意为“认真对待”，故take符合语境。22Abedroom Bliving roomCwaiting room DbathroomD根据下文中的 a penny to use the public toilet可知，人们过去使用公共厕所要花费一便士，这一短语与旧时代的这段经历有关。bathroom意为“厕所；卫生间”，符合语境。23Amake BpayCcost Dg
25、etB根据上文的“spend a penny”可知，此处指支付一便士。故pay符合语境。24Asuggested BconfirmedCdoubted DquestionedA上文提到英式英语中奇怪的词汇也许与英国人的幽默感有关，下文讲到莎士比亚时期的话剧也对英式英语的词汇有影响，由此可推知，此处表示英国语言学家戴维克里斯特尔在采访中表示英式英语中这些词汇的形成也许还有其他原因。suggest意为“表明；暗示”，符合语境。confirm意为“证实”；doubt意为“怀疑”；question意为“盘问；质疑”。25Apolitical BhistoricalCpsychological Dtec
26、hnologicalB根据下文He thinks that they began in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.可知，这些词汇的由来可能还与历史有关。historical意为“有关历史的”，符合语境。political意为“政治的”；psychological意为“心理的”；technological意为“技术的”。26Aheight BpaceCage DplatformC根据空后的when Shakespeare and other writers worked hard to the demand for new plays并结合常识
27、可知，此处表示当时是戏剧发展的大时代。age意为“时代”，符合语境。27Acome up with Bget along withCcommunicate with Dkeep up withD上文提到戏剧在那段时间里飞速发展，根据空后的the demand for new plays可知，莎士比亚等剧作家们的创作要跟上人们对新剧的需求。keep up with意为“跟上；赶上”，符合语境。come up with意为“想出”；get along with意为“相处融洽”；communicate with意为“与交流”。28Aread BwriteCinvent DspotC上文提到当时戏剧在
28、飞速发展，由此可推断，此处表示戏剧如此受欢迎也催生了一些新词汇。invent意为“创造；发明”，符合语境。spot意为“发现”。29Aheart BeyesCears DmindD上文提到新词汇的诞生与戏剧的飞速发展有关，故此处表示，鉴于这一事实，也许莎士比亚和他的同仁们要对英式英语中的生僻词汇“负责”。with sb./sth.in mind为固定搭配，意为“考虑到某人/某事(物)”，故mind符合语境。30Aconfusing BupsettingCannoying DappealingA根据空前的these strange words和语境可知，对于非英语母语者而言，这些怪僻的词汇也许很
29、令人费解。confusing意为“难以理解的；令人困惑的”，符合语境。upsetting意为“令人不快的”；annoying意为“讨厌的；令人气恼的”；appealing意为“有吸引力的；有趣的”。C (2020安徽“皖南八校”第一次联考改编)A TV series called Fresh Off the Boat is quite popular.Many of my Asian friends 31 it and say that they feel like they can 32 to the show.I feel the same.The show is based on the
30、 autobiography(自传) of American food personality(美食界名人) Eddie Huang.The story is told 33 through the eyes of its key characterthe 12yearold Eddie.The shows title，Fresh Off the Boat，which is used to describe new 34 ，suggests what the show wants to 35 ：as an AsianAmerican family trying to live the Amer
31、ican Dream，the Huangs are too often seen as “the 36 ” or “foreigners”by people from the different 37 around them.Without using stereotypes(老套故事)，it has 38 to build wellrounded，dramatic characters that are 39 enough to be from an Asian family.For example，Eddies mom always pushes her children to be 40
32、 at school.The Huangs dont speak Chinese very well，but 41 it is a quality portrayal(描绘) of an Asian family. 42 the show is not perfect and this Asian family is in fact very Americanized，it shows that AsianAmerican families are being well described so that they can be known by a larger 43 This might
33、help more AsianAmericans to find their true 44 I hope there are more TV shows like this in the US. that really 45 all the cultures together.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了一部反映亚裔美国人生活的电视剧初来乍到。作者希望有越来越多此类真正做到融合多种文化的电视剧出现。31Apermit BdesignCdirect DappreciateD根据上一句A TV series called Fresh Off the Boat is quite popular.可知
34、，这部电视剧是非常受欢迎的，所以作者的很多亚裔朋友都会去观赏它，故选appreciate，意为“欣赏；鉴赏”。permit意为“允许”；design意为“设计”；direct意为“指导”。32Aappeal BrelateCapply DpointB根据下文内容可知，这部电视剧是关于一个亚裔美国家庭的故事，因此作者的亚裔朋友在看这部电视剧时能够联系到自己并产生共鸣，故选relate，relate to意为“认同；理解”。appeal to意为“呼吁”；apply to意为“适用于”；point to意为“指向”。33Apotentially BnegativelyClargely Dcauti
35、ouslyC根据空前一句The show is based on the autobiography(自传) of American food personality(美食界名人) Eddie Huang.可知，这部电视剧是基于一位亚裔美籍美食界名人黄颐铭的自传改编而成的，因此这个故事大部分是通过黄颐铭的视角来讲述的，故选largely，意为“大半地；主要地”。potentially意为“潜在地”；negatively意为“消极地；负面地”；cautiously意为“慎重地”。34Aimmigrants BemployeesCmanagers DathletesA根据空后的as an Asia
36、nAmerican family trying to live the American Dream和上文内容可知，这部电视剧是关于一个亚裔美国家庭的故事，剧名初来乍到一般用于描述移民者。故选immigrants，意为“移民”。35Ablame BexpandCstress DoccupyC根据语境可知，这部电视剧是基于亚裔移民黄颐铭的自传而改编的，所以初到美国的移民者的生活是这部电视剧所强调的内容。故选stress，意为“强调”。36Aother BagedCdeaf DrichA根据空后的or “foreigners”可知，此处指“另类”。故选other。37Apositions Bdes
37、tinationsCcultures DaspectsC根据设空前的“foreigners”和different并结合常识可知，黄颐铭一家经常被认为是“外国人”，所以此处指他们周围那些来自不同文化背景的人，故选cultures。position意为“位置；职位”；destination意为“目的地”；aspect意为“方面”。38Aafforded BforgottenCmanaged DrememberedC根据空后的build wellrounded，dramatic characters可推知，这部电视剧成功地塑造了全面立体、令人印象深刻的角色，故选managed。manage to d
38、o sth.意为“设法做成某事”。39Adiscouraging BembarrassingCfrightening DconvincingD根据下文中的it is a quality portrayal(描绘) of an Asian family可知，这部电视剧高质量地描绘了亚裔家庭的生活，故此处表示这部电视剧塑造的角色具有足够的说服力，让人相信他们就是典型的来自亚裔家庭的人，故选convincing，意为“有说服力的；令人信服的”。discouraging意为“令人泄气的”；embarrassing意为“令人尴尬的”；frightening意为“可怕的”。40Agenerous Bexc
39、ellentCcheerful DindependentB根据下文中的it is a quality portrayal(描绘) of an Asian family可知，这部剧很好地描绘了亚洲家庭是什么样子的；结合常识可知，亚洲父母总是鞭策孩子要在校表现优异，故选excellent。41Ain general Bin advanceCin secret Din orderA根据语境可知，此处表示虽然剧中黄颐铭一家人的中文说得不是很好，但总的来说，它是一个亚裔家庭生活的高质量写照。故选in general，意为“总的来说”。in advance意为“提前”；in secret意为“秘密地”；i
40、n order意为“妥当；合法”。42AIf BUntilCBecause DThoughD根据上文可知，这部电视剧很受欢迎并且很成功，结合空后的the show is not perfect可推断，这里表示让步关系，故选Though，意为“尽管”。43Anation BcommitteeCaudience DcompanyC根据空前的AsianAmerican families are being well described可知，这部剧很好地描述了亚裔美国家庭的生活，因此亚裔美国家庭可以被更多观众所了解。故选audience，意为“观众”。44Aidentities BstandardsCtheories DrightsA根据上文可知，这部电视剧是关于新移民的亚裔美国家庭的故事，可以让亚裔家庭的生活处境被更多观众所了解，也可能帮助亚裔美国人找到他们的真实身份。故选identities，意为“身份”。standard意为“标准”；theory意为“理论”；right意为“权利”。45Aevaluate BmixCenvy DdistinguishB根据空后的all the cultures together可知，此处指将各种文化融合在一起，故选mix，意为“使结合”。evaluate意为“评价；评估”；envy意为“嫉妒”；distinguish意为“区分；辨别”。