Ⅰ.完形填空
(2020届广东省深圳市高三模拟)
Over the summer, one of my teenage son's high school classmates lived and worked in a remote country place. There she 1 reliable Internet and phone service. Because it was 2 to call or text his friend or reach her on social media, Will landed on an oldfashioned 3 to stay in touch. Once a week, he tried to sit down and write a letter.
I haven't written a letter for years. When Will asked for writing materials to get 4 , I struggled to remember where we 5 the paper and envelopes. But once we found the 6 from a shelf and Will biked to the post office for 7 , he settled into a spot near the living room window and set to work. As my son 8 letters, I just spent time in another corner of the house 9 some essays of one of the world's greatest 10 writers, Virginia Woolf.
Woolf, who died in 1941, worried in her own time that as 11 became cheaper and easier, people would 12 less about what they were trying to say. They would 13 the dream of letters that were “the 14 of phrases and the arts of the writing master.”
The 15 and emails we now dash off by the dozen each day seem the fulfillment of Woolf's 16 .
I'm not giving up my smartphone and laptop, and I'd be 17 without the convenience of connecting with masses each day with a few quick keystrokes.
But my 17yearold 18 me this past summer that in an age of 19 communication, conventional mail still has its 20 .
【语篇解读】 本文讲述作者的儿子Will的高中同学去了偏远的地方工作,没有网络不能打电话,儿子只好写信给他的同学的故事。作者感慨即使在即时通讯的时代,传统的书信仍有它的用处。
1.A.changed B.lacked
C.found D.rented
解析:选B 根据上文“lived and worked in a remote country place”及本段的最后一句“Once a week, he tried to sit down and write a letter.”可知,此处表达的应是,那里缺少可靠的网络和电话服务。B项意为“缺少”,符合语境。A项意为“改变”;C项意为“发现”;D项意为“租用”,均与语境不符。
2.A.polite B.unnecessary
C.hard D.convenient
解析:选C 根据上下文语境可知,作者的儿子很难给朋友打电话、发短信或通过社交媒体联系她。C项意为“困难的”,符合语境。A项意为“礼貌的”;B项意为“不必要的”;D项意为“方便的”,均与语境不符。
3.A.alternative B.value
C.brand D.bike
解析:选A 根据下文“Once a week,he tried to sit down and write a letter.”可知,由于地方偏远,Will很难与同学联系,所以应是使用了一个古老的替代品——信件。A项意为“可替代的事物”,符合语境。B项意为“价值”;C项意为“品牌”;D项意为“自行车”,均与语境不符。
4.A.continued B.touched
C.offered D.started
解析:选D 根据下文作者的行为可知,此处表达的应是,Will要了一些书写材料就开始写信。D项意为“开始”,符合语境。A项意为“继续”;B项意为“触摸”;C项意为“提供”,均与语境不符。
5.A.put B.lost
C.bought D.swapped
解析:选A 根据本段的第一句及常识可知,由于很多年没有写信了,所以作者应该是很努力地想将纸和信封放到哪里了。A项意为“放置”,符合语境。B项意为“失去”;C项意为“买”;D项意为“交换”,均与语境不符。
6.A.necessities B.ideas
C.phones D.essays
解析:选A 根据上文找纸和信封可知,此处表达的应是,我们在架子上找到了这些必需品。A项意为“必需品”,符合语境。B项意为“主意”;C项意为“电话”;D项意为“散文”,均与语境不符。
7.A.mailboxes B.envelopes
C.stamps D.postcode
解析:选C 由空前的“biked to the post office”可知,Will骑自行车去邮局是为了买邮票。C项意为“邮票”,符合语境。A项意为“邮箱”;B项意为“信封”;D项意为“邮编”,均与语境不符。
8.A.sent B.read
C.tore D.wrote
解析:选D 根据上文“...he settled into a spot near the living room window and set to work.”可知,此处是指Will开始写信。故选D。
9.A.setting aside B.dipping into
C.improving on D.getting rid of
解析:选B 根据空后的“some essays”可知,此处表达的是,作者浏览一些文章。dip into意为“沉浸”,符合语境。set aside意为“放置在一边”;improve on意为“改进”;get rid of意为“消除”,均与语境不符。
10.A.lecture B.anecdote
C.letter D.idiom
解析:选C 根据下文“They would 13 the dream of letters”可知,Virginia Woolf是世界上最伟大的书信作家之一。C项意为“信”,符合语境。A项意为“演讲”;B项意为“奇闻”;D项意为“成语”,均与语境不符。
11.A.communication B.judgement
C.commitment D.journey
解析:选A 根据下文“what they were trying to say”可知,此处是指通信变得越来越便宜并且容易。A项意为“交流,沟通”,符合语境。B项意为“判断”;C项意为“承诺”;D项意为“旅程”,均与语境不符。
12.A.consult B.know
C.think D.quarrel
解析:选C 根据上下文语境可知,Woolf担心随着通信变得越来越便宜并且容易,人们会更少地思考他们想说什么。C项意为“思考”,符合语境。A项意为“咨询”;B项意为“知道”;D项意为“争吵”,均与语境不符。
13.A.take up B.give up
C.make up D.call up
解析:选B 根据上文 “ 12 less about what they were trying to say” 可知,此处表达的是,他们会放弃与书信有关的梦想。give up意为“放弃”,符合语境。take up意为“开始从事”;make up意为“弥补”;call up意为“打电话,唤起”,均与语境不符。
14.A.exchange B.process
C.review D.polish
解析:选D 根据上下文语境及空后的“the arts of the writing master”可知,此处表达的是,书信是短语的润色与写作大师的艺术。D项意为“润色”,符合语境。A项意为“交换”;B项意为“过程”;C项意为“复习”,均与语境不符。
15.A.excuses B.problems
C.chances D.texts
解析:选D 根据空后的“and emails we now dash off by the dozen each day”可知,我们现在每天都在源源不断地发短信和电子邮件。D项意为“短信”,符合语境。A项意为“借口”;B项意为“问题”;C项意为“机会”,均与语境不符。
16.A.suggestions B.ambitions
C.fears D.dreams
解析:选C 根据第三段第一句中的“worried in her own time that...”可知,我们现在每天源源不断地发短信和电子邮件,这使Woolf的担心成了现实。C项意为“害怕”,符合语境。A项意为“建议”;B项意为“野心”;D项意为“梦想”,均与语境不符。
17.A.betrayed B.lost
C.charged D.misunderstood
解析:选B 根据上文“I'm not giving up my smartphone and laptop”可知,作者是不会放弃智能手机和笔记本电脑的。故此处表达的是,如果没有每天轻击几下键盘与大众联系的便利,“我”就会不知所措。B项意为“不知所措”,符合语境。A项意为“背叛”;C项意为“要价”;D项意为“误解”,均与语境不符。
18.A.warned B.prepared
C.awarded D.reminded
解析:选D 根据上文可知,由于作者的儿子写信给他的同学这件事才提醒了作者。D项意为“提醒”,符合语境。A项意为“警告”;B项意为“准备”;C项意为“奖励”,均与语境不符。
19.A.unbearable B.expensive
C.instant D.permanent
解析:选C 根据上文“...with a few quick keystrokes”可知,现在的通信是即时的。C项意为“立即的”,符合语境。A项意为“难以忍受的”;B项意为“昂贵的”;D项意为“永久的”,均与语境不符。
20.A.virtues B.disadvantages
C.criteria D.independence
解析:选A 根据上文第三段的内容可知,此处表达的是,传统的邮件仍然有它的用处。A项意为“用处,长处”,符合语境。B项意为“不利条件”;C项意为“标准”;D项意为“独立”,均与语境不符。