【英语】2019-2020学年二轮复习英语新考势突破检测：24　完形填空——说明文作业

【英语】2019-2020学年二轮复习英语新考势突破检测：24　完形填空——说明文作业

课时作业24　完形填空——说明文 ‎(建议用时　30分钟)‎ A ‎(2019年福建省厦门外国语学校高三上学期测试)‎ The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion.How we use our money may __1__ as much or more than how much we've got it.Money spent on experiences, __2__ material goods, brings about more happiness.‎ Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to __3__$1 million under your mattress.What would you do __4__ that cash? The newfound wealth will probably make you think about one thing __5__ all else—yourself.A growing body of research reveals that money __6__ our selfish sides, focusing us on __7__ that money can do for us, and us alone.Perhaps you are imagining buying new __8__： a faster car, or even a larger house.‎ However, studies show that material goods often __9__ deliver lasting happiness.Fortunately, our ongoing research __10__ various ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend.Changing how you spend money can lead to measurable increases in your happiness.But making these __11__ requires challenging some of our fundamental assumptions about spending, since it's __12__ not to view buying a ‎ house as a wise investment.But new research shows it has little impact on your overall happiness.A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than __13__．‎ Thus, diligently saving up for a down payment might not be such a good idea __14__ it means skipping afterwork beers with friends or your annual celebration at a favorite restaurant.Dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying __15__ than material things.Experiential purchases—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are specially __16__ to our sense of self, making us who we are.‎ Experiences come with one more __17__： They are likely to make us __18__ to other people, while more often material things are enjoyed __19__．The importance of social contact for __20__ mental and physical health has been stressed for decades.‎ ‎1．A.present B．matter ‎ C．appear D．equal ‎2．A.better than B．other than ‎ C．rather than D．more than ‎3．A.keep B．own ‎ C．discover D．accept ‎4．A.to B．with ‎ C．about D．for ‎5．A.above B．beyond ‎ C．except D．after ‎6．A.draws out B．takes in ‎ C．stands for D．makes up ‎7．A.who B．why ‎ C．what D．how ‎8．A.life B．equipment ‎ C．vehicles D．possessions ‎9．A.manage to B．fail to ‎ C．tend to D．expect to ‎10．A.invites B．offers ‎ C．prefers D．follows ‎11．A.changes B．plans ‎ C．decisions D．mistakes ‎12．A.easy B．hard ‎ C．foolish D．sensible ‎13．A.buyers B．sellers ‎ C．builders D．renters ‎14．A.if B．until ‎ C．unless D．though ‎15．A.experiences B．goods ‎ C．cars D．houses ‎16．A.exposed B．added ‎ C．applied D．related ‎17．A.disadvantage B．conclusion ‎ C．purpose D．benefit ‎18．A.grateful B．close ‎ C．similar D．equal ‎19．A.together B．worldwide ‎ C．long D．alone ‎20．A.increasing B．damaging ‎ C．improving D．recovering 文章大意：这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了关于消费研究的结论：我们管理手中财富的能力与我们赚钱的能力一样重要，花钱的经历要比物质的东西给我们带来更多的快乐。‎ ‎1．B　考查动词词义辨析。由本句“How we use our money may __1__as much or more than how much we've got it”可知，我们管理手中财富的能力比我们赚钱的能力更加重要。present呈现；matter重要；appear似乎；equal和……相等。结合选项可知，B选项正确。故选B。‎ ‎2．C　考查固定词组搭配。由本句“Money spent on experiences, __2__ material goods, bring about more happiness.”可知，花在经历上的钱比花在物质上的钱带来更多的快乐。better than超过，好于；other than除了，不同于；rather than而不是；more than多于，超出。结合选项可知，C选项正确。故选C。‎ ‎3．C　考查动词词义辨析。由“Imagie that you wake up tomorrow morning to__3__$1million under your mattress.”可知，想象一下你明天早上起床，发现床垫下有100万。keep保持；own拥有；discover发现；accept接受。结合选项可知，C选项正确。故选C。‎ ‎4．B　考查固定词组搭配。由本句“What would you do__4__that cash？”可知，你会怎么处理这笔钱？do with处理；to表目的，about关于；for为了。结合选项可知，B选项正确。故选B。‎ ‎5．A　考查介词词义辨析。从后一句“A growing body of research reveals that money __6__our selfish sides”可知，钱会让我们考虑一件事高于其他一切东西，就是你自己。above在……上面；beyond超过；except除……；after在……后面。结合选项可知，A选项正确。故选A。‎ ‎6．A　考查固定词组搭配。由本句“A growing body of research reveals that money __6__our selfish sides”可知，研究表明，钱也导致了我们自私的一面。draw out提出，导致；take in吸收，领会，欺骗；stand for代表，支持；make up组成，弥补，化妆。结合选项可知，A选项正确。故选A。‎ ‎7．C　考查连词辨析。根据后一句“Perhaps you are imagining buying new__8__：a faster car, or even a larger house.”可知，我们专注更多的是钱可以为我们做什么。who指人；why指原因；what指内容；how指方式。结合选项可知，C选项正确。故选C。‎ ‎8．D　考查名词词义辨析。从后一句“a faster car, or even a larger ‎ house.”可知，也许你正在想象买新东西。life生活；equipment设备；vehicle交通工具；possession拥有物，财产。结合选项可知，D选项正确。故选D。‎ ‎9．B　考查固定词组搭配。由本句可知，物质的东西不能带来持久的快乐。manage to设法，达成；fail to未能；tend to趋向；expect to期待。结合选项可知，B选项正确。故选B。‎ ‎10．B　考查动词词义辨析。由后一句“Changing how you spend money can lead to measurable increases in your happiness.”可知，我们的研究提供更多的花钱可以带来快乐的方式。invite邀请；offer提供；prefer更喜欢；follow跟随。结合选项可知，B选项正确。故选B。‎ ‎11．A　考查名词词义辨析。由前一句“Changing how you spend money can lead to measurable increases in your happiness.”可知，做出这样的改变，需要挑战我们的习惯。change改变；plan计划； decision决定；mistake错误。结合选项可知，A选项正确。故选A。‎ ‎12．B　考查形容词词义辨析。由本句“it's __12__ not to view buying a house as a wise investment.”可知，很难不把买房子作为投资。easy容易的；hard困难的；foolish愚蠢的；sensible明智的。结合选项可知，B选项正确。故选B。‎ ‎13．D　考查名词词义辨析。由本句“A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than__13__．”可知，在美国的一项研究发现，房主，平均而言，‎ 没有比租房者更快乐。buyer购买者；seller销售者；builder建筑者；renter租房者。结合选项可知，D选项正确。故选D。‎ ‎14．A　考查连词词义辨析。由后一句“it means skipping afterwork beers with friends or your annual celebration at a favorite restaurant.”可知，如果这意味着下班后不跟朋友喝啤酒，也不去你最喜欢的餐厅参加一年一度的庆祝活动，那么努力挣钱买房不是个好选择。if如果；until直到；unless除非；though虽然。结合选项可知，A选项正确。故选A。‎ ‎15．A　考查名词词义辨析。根据后一句“Experiential purchases—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are specially __16__ to our sense of self.”可知，人们的购物经历比物质的东西带来更多的快乐。experience经历；goods商品；car车；house房子。结合选项可知，A选项正确。故选A。‎ ‎16．D　考查动词词义辨析。由本句“Experiential purchases—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are specially __16__ to our sense of self.”可知，体验式的购买，比如旅行、音乐会和特殊的餐点，是与我们的自我意识特别相关的。expose揭露；add增加；apply申请；relate联系。结合选项可知，D选项正确。故选D。‎ ‎17．D　考查名词词义辨析。由后一句“they are likely to make us __18__to other people”可知，经历给我们带来另一个优点。disadvantage缺点；conclusion结论；purpose目的；benefit优点。结合选项可知，D选项正确。故选D。‎ ‎18．B　考查形容词词义辨析。由本句可知，‎ 经历使我们和别人关系更密切。grateful感激的；close 紧密的；similar相似的；equal平等的。结合选项可知，B选项正确。故选B。‎ ‎19．D　考查副词词义辨析。由本句“material things are enjoyed__19__”可知，物质的财富是单独享受的。together同时；worldwide在世界各地；long长期地；alone单独地。结合选项可知，D选项正确。故选D。‎ ‎20．C　考查动词词义辨析。由本句“The importance of social contact for __20__mental and physical health has been stressed for decades.”可知，几十年来，人们一直强调社会交往对改善身心健康的重要性。increase增加；damage破坏；improve提高；recover恢复。结合选项可知，C选项正确。故选C。‎ B Taking part in a party is an interesting experience for all those girls and women who love eating, chatting and playing over a simple cup of tea and having a good time all afternoon.If you are going to __1__ a tea party, you will have to plan well.Parties nowadays are simply to __2__ and have some fun in the sun.Making it a party for celebrations can be the greatest __3__．‎ ‎ If you have a theme(主题) for your party, make the invitations in that __4__．Make the invitations in light color __5__ pink.You can tie ribbons (丝带) to the invitations to make them __6__ beautiful and write what you want to express in __7__ handwriting.Once they're ready, take ‎ out your __8__ book and send out the invitations to __9__ your guests.‎ Party foods can be either __10__ at home or brought by the guests to make the party more __11__ .Since it is a party, you can also have singers, __12__ and even some music to be played by some of your talented __13__．‎ You can also __14__ some gifts for the guests attending the party.Give the __15__ to your guests after your party and __16__ your guests for adding fun and excitement to the party.__17__ doing so, the guests will know that you are such a kind and polite person, and __18__ you invite them, they will be glad to come and have more __19__ together with you.‎ With those special ideas for a party, don't you __20__ hosting one? Go ahead and have some fun.‎ ‎1．A.attend B．enter C．host D．refuse ‎2．A.get in B．get together C．get across D．get around ‎3．A.idea B．time C．function D．way ‎4．A.theme B．title C．base D．name ‎5．A.for B．in C．about D．like ‎6．A.such B．most C．less D．more ‎7．A.quick B．ugly C．good D．poor ‎8．A.course B．cheque C．address D．telephone ‎9．A.any B．some C．all D．none ‎10．A.taken B．made C．sold D．bought ‎11．A.formal B．peaceful C．common D．interesting ‎12．A.dancers B．educators C．friends D．sailors ‎13．A.neighbors B．guests C．relatives D．students ‎14．A.prepare B．send C．ask D．imagine ‎15．A.gifts B．foods C．invitations D．letters ‎16．A.invite B．blame C．thank D．encourage ‎17．A.About B．Out C．Before D．By ‎18．A.as soon as B．since C．unless D．next time ‎19．A.sadness B．fun C．wonder D．surprise ‎20．A.look for B．end up C．care about D．feel like 答案与解析 文章大意：这是一篇说明文。对于很多人来说，参加聚会是非常有趣的经历，那么如何准备一次聚会呢？文章向我们介绍如何组织聚会。‎ ‎1．C　考查动词辨析。A.attend出席，参加，照顾；B.enter进入；C.host主办，举办；D.refuse拒绝。联系下文内容，可知下文介绍的是如何组织聚会。故这里说的是，如果你准备主办一次聚会，你需要充分计划。故选C。‎ ‎2．B　考查动词短语辨析。A.get in到达，当选，插话；B.get together聚会，收集，整理；C.get across穿过，被理解，被接受；D.get around传播，走动，说服。句意：现今的聚会就只是简单地聚在一起，在阳光下一起欢乐。根据句意可知选B。‎ ‎3．A　考查名词辨析。A.idea主义，‎ 想法；B.time时间；C.function功能；D.way方法，路。让它成为庆祝活动的聚会是最棒的主意。故选A。‎ ‎4．A　考查名词辨析。A.theme主题；B.title标题；C.base基础；D.name名字。句意：如果你的聚会有主题，用那个主题制作邀请函。故选A。‎ ‎5．D　考查介词辨析。A.for对于，为了；B.in用，在里面；C.about关于，大约；D.like像。用像粉红色这样的浅颜色制作邀请函。故选D。‎ ‎6．D　考查副词辨析。很明显，给邀请函系上丝带是为了让邀请函更漂亮的。故选D。‎ ‎7．C　考查形容词辨析。A.quick快的；B.ugly丑陋的；C.good好看的，好的；D.poor穷的，可怜的。根据常理，在邀请函上写下你想表达的，肯定是用好看的笔迹。故选C。‎ ‎8．C　考查名词辨析。A.course过程，课程；B.cheque支票；C.address地址；D.telephone电话。邀请函准备好之后，要拿出通讯录，联系下文send out the invitations发送邀请函，故这里通讯录是地址名册。故选C。‎ ‎9．C　考查代词辨析。A.any任何；B.some一些；C.all所有；D.none没有。很明显，邀请函准备好之后，要给所有的客人发送。故选C。‎ ‎10．B ‎　考查动词词义辨析。A.taken带；B.made制作；C.sold卖；D.bought买。句意：聚会的食物可以在家里制作或者由客人带过来。故选B。‎ ‎11．D　考查形容词辨析。A.formal正式的；B.peaceful和平的；C.common普通的；D.interesting有趣的。聚会的食物在家里制作或者由客人带过来，目的肯定是为了让聚会更有趣。故选D。‎ ‎12．A　考查名词辨析。A.dancers跳舞者；B.educators教育者；C.friends朋友；D.sailors水手。句意：因为是聚会，你可以请一些歌者或者舞者表演。和singers对应的是dancers，故选A。‎ ‎13．B　考查名词辨析。A.neighbors邻居；B.guests客人；C.relatives亲戚；D.students学生。作为聚会的主办者，这里是请一些有天赋的客人演奏音乐。句意：因为是聚会，你可以请一些歌者或者舞者，甚至是有天赋的客人来演奏一些音乐。故选B。‎ ‎14．A　考查动词辨析。A.prepare准备；B.send发送，派遣；C.ask问；D.imagine想象。句意：你也可以为出席聚会的客人准备一些礼物。根据句意可知选A。‎ ‎15．A　考查名词辨析。A.gifts礼物；B.foods食物；C.invitations邀请，邀请函；D.letters信件，字母。联系上句，可以给客人准备礼物，可知这里，在聚会之后，把礼物给他们。故选A。‎ ‎16．C　考查动词辨析。A.invite邀请；B.blame责备；C.thank感谢；D.encourage鼓励。句意：聚会之后，把礼物给客人们，并感谢客人们给聚会带来乐趣和兴奋。这里考查thank sb. for为……感谢某人，故选C。‎ ‎17．D　考查介词辨析。by doing ‎ so通过这样来做。句意：通过这样来做。你的客人们会觉得，你是一位很善良又有礼貌的人。故选D。‎ ‎18．D　考查词组辨析。A.as soon as一……就……；B.since自从，既然；C.unless除非；D.next time下次。句意：下次你再邀请他们，他们就会很乐意来，而且和你再一起会更开心。根据句意可知选D。‎ ‎19．B　考查名词辨析。A.sadness伤心；B.fun快乐；C.wonder奇迹；D.surprise惊讶。这里考查固定结构have fun玩得开心，过得愉快。句意：下次你再邀请他们，他们就会很乐意来，而且和你再一起会更开心。故选B。‎ ‎20．D　考查动词短语辨析。A.look for寻找；B.end up结束，最终出于；C.care about关心，担忧；D.feel like想要。句意：有这么多特别的好主意，难道你不想主办一次聚会吗？根据句意可知选D。‎