Ⅰ.完形填空
(2020届安徽省江南十校高三质检)
Off goes your alarm clock! Your eyes snap open! What is the first thing on your 1 ?Do you calculate how long you can hit snooze(回笼觉)?Are you already going over the day's todo list? 2 checking your phone?
You are definitely not 3 if any or all of these morning habits sound familiar. 4 , 60 percent of people check their phones immediately when they 5 , according to a 2015 survey. You stop using your smartphone in bed seriously—these mindnumbing routines are among what you will 6 most in life. So why not take a 7 approach?
At the graduation ceremony in Stanford University in 2005, Steve Jobs made a speech, advising his 8 to start each morning with one specific sentence. Doing so, he said, will 9 the way we deal with our daytoday lives.
Jobs got the idea after reading a quote about 10 when he was 17. From then on, he started each morning by looking in the 11 and asking, “If today were the last day of my 12 , would I want to do what I'm about to do today?”
Now, 13 it for yourself. Asking yourself this powerful question every day requires you to deeply 14 what you do on a daily basis—and if you find satisfaction in it. It can also help you 15 your tasks to the fundamental ones. 16 wasting time with mindless activities like surfing the Internet, you'll start filling your days with more satisfying things, such as spending time with family and friends. 17 , you'll stop worrying about what other people think of you; your energy and focus should be 18 , like improving yourself, reaching your goals and making an impact on the world.
19 you have made a habit of asking this one simple question every morning, congratulations! You are 20 finding the secret to living a meaningful life.
【语篇解读】 文章主要论述早起后做的第一件事给人们生活带来的影响。文章通过引用乔布斯的话来提醒人们怎样养成良好习惯, 开启更有意义的生活。
1.A.side B.mind
C.phone D.level
解析:选B A项意为“侧面”;B项意为“头脑”;C项意为“电话”;D项意为“水平”。根据上一句“Your eyes snap open!”可推知,你的眼睛突然睁开!你脑子里第一件事是什么?故选B。
2.A.Seriously B.Happily
C.Mindlessly D.Hopelessly
解析:选C A项意为“严肃地”;B项意为“高兴地”;C项意为“不费心思地”;D项意为“无希望地”。根据常识可知,醒来的第一件事有可能是无心地检查手机。故选C。
3.A.aware B.afraid
C.alone D.alive
解析:选C A项意为“有意识的”;B项意为“害怕的”;C项意为“独自的”;D项意为“活着的”。根据下一句中的“60 percent of people check their phones”可推知,如果早上的这些习惯听起来熟悉,肯定不是只有你自己这样做的。故选C。
4.A.In fact B.In brief
C.In particular D.In addition
解析:选A A项意为“事实上”;B项意为“总之”;C项意为“尤其,特别”;D项意为“另外”。根据本句中的“60 percent of people check their phones”可知,事实上60%的人会查看手机。故选A。
5.A.stay up B.make up
C.pull up D.wake up
解析:选D stay up意为“熬夜”;make up意为“构成,弥补”;pull up意为“停下来”;wake up意为“醒来”。根据上下文语境可知,他们醒来时会立刻查看手机。故选D。
6.A.forget B.value
C.regret D.enjoy
解析:选C A项意为“忘记”;B项意为“重视”;C项意为“后悔”;D项意为“享受”。根据上下文语境可知,你停止躺在床上玩手机。由此可推知,这些乏味的习惯将会是你生活中最后悔的事情。故选C。
7.A.different B.similar
C.specific D.familiar
解析:选A A项意为“不同的”;B项意为“相似的”;C项意为“具体的”;D项意为“熟悉的”。根据下文语境可推知,为什么不选择一种不一样的方式呢?故选A。
8.A.consumers B.audience
C.friends D.staff
解析:选B A项意为“顾客”;B项意为“观众”;C项意为“朋友”;D项意为“职员”。根据上文中的“Steve Jobs made a speech”可知,乔布斯演讲的对象是听众。故选B。
9.A.develop B.change
C.promote D.choose
解析:选B A项意为“发展”;B项意为“改变”;C项意为“提升”;D项意为“选择”。根据乔布斯的建议可知,这样做将会改变我们原来的日常生活方式。故选B。
10.A.strength B.weakness
C.birth D.death
解析:选D A项意为“力气”;B项意为“虚弱”;C项意为“出生”;D项意为“死亡”。根据下文中的“If today were the last day”可推知,乔布斯在17岁时读了一个有关死亡的引文之后才有了这个想法。故选D。
11.A.mirror B.window
C.diary D.paper
解析:选A A项意为“镜子”;B项意为“窗户”;C项意为“日记”;D项意为“纸”。根据语境及常识可知,从那时起,他开始每天早晨对着镜子问。故选A。
12.A.travel B.work
C.holiday D.life
解析:选D A项意为“旅行”;B项意为“工作”;C项意为“假日”;D项意为“生命”。根据语境可知,如果今天是“我”生命的最后一天,“我”想做“我”今天要做的事吗?故选D。
13.A.get B.make
C.forget D.try
解析:选D A项意为“得到”;B项意为“使得”;C项意为“忘记”;D项意为“尝试,努力”。根据上下文语境可知,此处指“自己试一试”。故选D。
14.A.expect B.consider
C.doubt D.ignore
解析:选B A项意为“期待”;B项意为“认为,考虑”;C项意为“怀疑”;D项意为“忽视”。根据语境可知,每天问自己这个强有力的问题需要深入思考每天做的事情是否令自己满意。故选B。
15.A.narrow down B.put aside
C.clear away D.take on
解析:选A narrow down意为“缩小,限制”;put aside意为“放在一边”;clear away意为“清除”;take on意为“呈现,雇佣”。根据本句中的“the fundamental ones”可知,这样还可以帮助把你的任务限制到基本的事情。故选A。
16.A.Instead of B.Regardless of
C.In spite of D.In case of
解析:选A instead of意为“代替”;regardless of意为“不管”;in spite of意为“尽管”;in case of意为“万一”。根据语境可知,不要把时间浪费在上网这种无需动脑筋的活动上,你会开始用更令人满意的事情充实每一天。故选A。
17.A.Yet B.Therefore
C.Besides D.Otherwise
解析:选C A项意为“然而”;B项意为“因此”;C项意为“此外”;D项意为“否则”。根据下文语境可知,此处进一步叙述这个问题带来的好处。故选C。
18.A.nowhere B.elsewhere
C.anywhere D.somewhere
解析:选B A项意为“无处”;B项意为“别的地方”;C项意为“任何地方”;D项意为“某个地方”。根据本句中的“improving yourself, reaching your goals and making an impact on the world”可知,你的精力和注意力应放在别的地方,也就是这个问题带来的额外好处。故选B。
19.A.Even if B.Only if
C.As long as D.Now that
解析:选D even if意为“即使”;only if意为“只有”;as long as意为“只要”;now that意为“既然”。根据语境可知,既然你已经形成了每天问这个问题的习惯,祝贺你!此处表示因果关系。故选D。
20.A.open to B.devoted to
C.close to D.accustomed to
解析:选C open to意为“对……开放”;devoted to意为“致力于”;close to意为“接近于”;accustomed to意为“习惯于”。根据语境可知,每天问这个问题带来了好处,因此你将接近找到过有意义的生活的秘诀。故选C。