C.get along 15.A.glance C.move
16.A.set aside C.look down upon 17.A.certainly C.finally 18.A.through C.off 19.A.anxiety C.experience 20.A.talking C.whispering Ⅲ.语法填空
D.get through B.gesture D.treat B.burst into D.complain about B.luckily D.merely B.from D.in B.attitude D.doubt B.explaining D.greeting
(2020·云南第一次统一检测)World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 1.____________ (start) by the LitWorld.org in 2020 and has now reached 65 countries.2.____________ aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. Its website asks everyone 3.____________ (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 4.____________ (belong) to all people.
The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce 5.____________ number of illiterate (不识字的)
people in the world. It is 6.____________ (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, “It’s time to start by reading aloud to 7.____________ might like it. Share a book with a child who might need
it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently 8.____________ someone else’s story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, “Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge,9.____________ to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a 10.____________ (different).
第十三组 Ⅰ.阅读理解
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了80后的美国人对美国梦的重新定义并分析了导致这一改变的原因。
1.解析:选C。词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句“At times,the dream has referred to home ownership,a good job,retirement security or each generation doing better than the last.”可知,最初的美国梦指的是房屋所有权、一份好的工作、退休保障或每一代比上一代做得好。根据第四段第一句“Home ownership,once the cornerstone of the American Dream,is becoming a smaller priority for this generation.”可知,房屋所有权曾经是美国梦的基石,而对于这一代来说,却不那么重要了,由此可推知,画线词意为“基础”。故选C。
2.解析:选D。细节理解题。根据第六段第一句“Many point fingers at the poor economy.”和第七段第一句“The rate of Millennials out of school and out of work is unusually high at 15%.”可知,经济低迷和高失业率导致80后的美国人对美国梦的认识发生了巨大变化。故选D。
3.解析:选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“A true American dream has to feel attainable,and many Millennials are feeling they can only attain a day-to-day lifestyle that suits them.”可知,真实的美国梦必须让人觉得可以实现,而许多80后的美国人觉得他们只能实现适合他们的日常生活方式;由此可推知,Dan Kadlec认为年轻人对美国梦的定义更符合社会现状,更容易实现,更符合情理。B项意为“合情理的,正常的”。故选B。
4.解析:选A。标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了80后的美国人对美国梦的重新定义并分析了导致这一改变的原因。A项意为“美国梦的重新定义”,符合本文大意,适合作标题。故选A。
Ⅱ.完形填空
【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在一个下雨天,作者因交通堵塞而心烦气躁,开始抱怨生活的一成不变。在等着通过十字路口时,一位在雨中一直面带微笑、耐心指挥交通的交警让作者明白了一个道理——生活快乐与否是由自己的心态决定的。
1.解析:选C。考查形容词辨析。根据上一句“Nothing had gone right all day.”可知,作者这一天过得都不顺利,故此处应该指糟糕的一天。故选C项,意为“极坏的,糟糕的,令人讨厌的”,符合句意。A项意为“危险的”;B项意为“愉快的”;D项意为“有趣的”,都不符合句意。
2.解析:选A。考查连词辨析。对比空格前后两分句“I sighed loudly”与“there was no one to hear”可知,前后两分句之间是转折让步关系。本句句意应为:我重重地叹了口气,尽管没有人会听。故选A项,意为“尽管,虽然”。B项意为“因此”,属于并列连词;C项意为“如果,是否”,可以引导条件状语从句或名词性从句;D项意为“当……时,正在……时”,引导时间状语从句,都不符合句意。
3.解析:选C。考查代词辨析。根据下一句“Surely there was more to living than this.”可知,本句作者是在强调自己现在的生活不过是简单的重复罢了。故选C项。nothing more than 等同于nothing but,是固定短语,意为“只不过,仅仅”,符合句意。
4.解析:选A。考查名词辨析。根据空格前的修饰词“never-ending”可知,此处作者强调自己的日常生活无限循环,一成不变。故选A项,意为“圆圈,环”,符合句意。B项意为“发现”;C项意为“期待”;D项意为“牺牲”,都不符合句意。
5.解析:选D。考查副词辨析。根据最后一段第一句“It was ______ my turn to pass the flagman.”和该段最后一句中“And in the rear view mirror(后视镜) I could see him”可知,作者此时应在朝前看,这样才能看见这位交警。故选D项,意为“向前”,符合句意。A项意为“向右”;B项意为“向左”;C项意为“向后”,都不符合句意。
6.解析:选B。考查介词短语辨析。根据常识及下一段中“Standing among dozens of impatient motorists”可知,这位交警应是站在路中央指挥交通。故选B项,意为“在……中间”,符合句意。A项意为“贴近,紧靠……旁边”;C项意为“离开,远离”;D项意为“在……前”,都不符合句意。
7.解析:选C。考查副词辨析。根据下一段中“Standing among dozens of impatient motorists,he was smiling”可知,这位交警很有耐心。故选C项,意为“耐心地”,符合句意。A项意为“明智地”;B项意为“急切地,渴望地”;D项意为“镇定地”,都不符合句意。
8.解析:选B。考查动词辨析。根据句中的“four driving ways”与“into one”可知,本句指从四条车道上来的车流在此汇聚到一条车道上。故选B项,意为“合并,组合”,符合句意。A项意为“交换”;C项意为“撞击,碰撞,坠落”;D项意为“跳跃,激增”,都不符合句意。
9.解析:选D。考查形容词辨析。根据下文可知,作者强调这位交警除了有耐心外,还有一些与众不同的地方。故选D项,意为“特别的,不寻常的”,符合句意。A项意为“普通的,共同的”;B项意为“错误的”;C项意为“杰出的,出众的”,都不符合句意。
10.解析:选A。考查动词辨析。根据最后一段第一句“It was ______ my turn to pass the flagman.”可知,由于堵车,作者是缓缓靠近这位交警。故选A项,意为“靠近”,符合句意。B项意为“开始”;C项意为“停下来,阻止”;D项意

