2018版高考英语二轮专题复习突破检测:专题三 完形填空模拟检测(五) 说明文 含答案
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2018届高考英语第二轮完型填空复习题(附答案)-about hoI’d___4 my way in the world, bee successful, and get the things I want.But then the two of you came into my__5 with all your curiosity and mischief (捣乱) and those smiles that never___6 to fill my heart and light up my day.I want all our children to go to schools___7 of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill(灌输)in them a sense of___8 about the world around them.I want them to have the chance to go to college__9 their parents aren’t rich.And I want them to get good jobs jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own__10 and retire with dignity.I want us to___11 the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see netechnologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our pla cleaner and safer.And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach ___12 the divides of race and region, gender and religion that___13 us from seeing the best in each other.That was the___14 your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for__15 because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean____16 .She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the__17 work of perfecting our union falls to each of us.It’s a charge we pass on to our children, ing closer with each negeneration to___18 we knoAmerica should be.These are the things I want for you, to___19 in a world with。
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)I was at the post office early that morning finding myself standing in a line that zigzagged(曲折前进) its way. I had never seen so many people there. The line 31 extremely slowly. I turned upset, then annoyed .The longer it took, the32I became. When I 33 got to the counter—I concluded my business rudely and walked quickly past the line."Excuse me," I said, trying not to be too 34. Several people had to make 35 for me to get to the exit. I was worried I was going to be late 36 to my dentist appointment.As I headed into the parking lot, a woman was coming across the lot in my 37 . I noticed that she was also in a bad emotion and she looked as if she could breathe 38 . I recognized myself and it wasn't 39. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a really 40 day. My anger melted away. I wished I could give her a hug but I was a 41 . So I did what I could before she went past me—I 42. In a second everything changed. I could 43 that she was a little shocked, then somewhat 44. Then her face softened. I saw her pace 45 and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.I 46 to smile all the way to my car. Wow, I thought. Look what a simple smile can do. Now I use that 47 on an everyday basis ,letting it 48 me that when I am fighting the world , or see someone elsein that position ,I can try a smile. More often than not, the energy of the moment 49 with that one little gesture. The smile makes the day become new again, 50 a bright face toward the activities that are yet to come.31. A. walked B. dropped C. reduced D. moved32. A. worse B. better C. happier D. angrier33. A. finally B. hurriedly C. luckily D. unfortunately34. A. busy B. calm C. pushy D. puzzled35. A. changes B. excuses C sense D. room36. A. getting B. leading C. contributing D. applying37. A. view B. direction C. mind D. dream38. A. fire B. air C. excitement D. peace39. A. difficult B. false C. pretty D. available40. A. regular B. long C. relaxing D. rough41. A. stranger B. patient C. boss D. clerk42. A. signed B. smiled C. nodded D. paused43. A. declare B. tell C. admire D. accept44. A. sad B. natural C. severe D. confused45. A. quickened B. bent C. slowed D. tightened46. A. continued B. began C. remembered D. wished47. A. hobby B. expression C. attitude D. confidence48. A. warn B. promise C. remind D. encourage49. A. fills B. stores C. changes D. works50. A. washing B. turning C. seeing D. clearing第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选项。
完形填空第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
At the age when most children were forming sentences, I was just beginning to say my first words. Three years later it became 41 that I had significant hearing and language disabilities.Halfway through middle school, it was 42 by learning disability specialists that I could 43 no further. They recommended I attend a 44 school that could better suit my needs because I would 45 in a regular high school.I felt as if someone had 46 the doors in my face saying “Game Over” 47 I could even attempt the challenge. But I knew I was more than test scores showed, and I 48 my mom that with her 49 I could face the challenges of a regular high school.As I worked hard to 50 difficulties including reading, writing and complex ideas, I 51 my confidence by taking advantage of good social skills and seeking 52 in activities that needed no talking. In order to 53 the support I required. ,I had to 54 reflect on my strengths and weaknesses. As time went on, the very 55 which led me to make the decision also allowed me to succeed: a 56 sense of self, inborn skills in strategizing (谋划) and a competitive drive to succeed.My experience has led me to a world of 57 which may very easily have remained beyond my 58 . In the end, it was the very weakness which 59 me that took the lead — in the fall I will be at New York University.This is what is most 60 to me: the power of being able to believe in myself.41. A. impossible B. obvious C. hopeful D. normal42. A. recorded B. accepted C. predicted D. discovered43. A. progress B. consider C. delay D. survive44. A. medical B. private C. language D. special45. A. change B. recover C. sink D. improve46. A. shut B. gone through C. held D. knocked at47. A. until B. though C. unless D. before48. A. pleased B. promised C. comforted D. encouraged49. A. treatment B. present C. support D. effort50. A. avoid B. deal with C. cause D. get into51. A. preserved B. expressed C. shook D. built52. A. faith B. advice C. truth D. guidance53. A. show B. offer C. gain D. attract54. A. guiltily B. continually C. dully D. casually55. A. inspiration B. desperation C. character D. possibility56. A. slight B. natural C. complex D. positive57. A. silence B. trouble C. warmth D. knowledge58. A. grasp B. description C. means D. expectation59. A. failed B. prevented C. urged D. controlled60. A. demanding B. familiar C. amazing D. strange二第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2018届高考英语第二轮复习题:完形填空(含答案) old beard 4 out of a broken-down automobile He had no money and no food He asked if I could give him some work, 5 him gasoline and a meal I told him that 6 he wanted to work he could cut the grass, but 7 the work wasn’t necessaryThough sweaty and hungry, he worked hard 8 working all day, he sat in the shade and rested I 9 him for his work and gave him 10 money he needed I then offered him a little extra money for a task particularly well done, but he 11I never sahim again He probably 12 I helped him out that day, 13 that is not the way it was I didn’t help him; he helped me He helped me to 14 in people again He helped me to once 15 want to do something for those who are in 16 I wish I could thank him for restoring some of my faith in the 17 goodness of others and for giving me back a little of the optimism(乐观)I had 18 Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of 19 that binds us to othersI 20 have fed his body that day, but he fed my soul1.A.toldB.awakenedC.warnedD.sent2.A.evenB.alsoC.stillD.yet3.A.insistedB.pretendedC.wonderedD.plained4.A.rolledB.escapedC.climbedD.walked5.A.showB.sellC.offerD.buy6.A.unlessB.ifC.thoughD.as7.A.latelyB.usuallyC.generallyD.actually8.A.ForB.WithoutC.AfterD.By9.A.blamedB.thankedC.chargedD.caught10.A.smallB.leftC.requiredD.extra11.A.forgotB.hatedC.escapedD.refused。
2018届高考英语第二轮完形填空复习测试题(有参考答案)confidence One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment(作业) The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird Nothey were to write their own chapter that would 9 the last chapter of the novelDalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 10 Today he can not recall anything 11about the chapter he wrote, or what 12 Mrs Branch gave him What he does remember is the four words Mrs Brach wrote in margin (空白处)of the paper“This is 13 writing”Four words They 14 his life“ 15 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 16 I was going to be”he said“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 17 of doing but never believed I could do”Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs Brach to evaluate She was 18 , tough and honest“She was just what I19 ”Dalkoff saidHis confidence 20 Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper1.A.where B.why C.because D.when2.A.wonderful B.difficult C.funny D.big3.A.yet B.although C.for D.therefore4.A.much B.little C.more D.most5.A.meaning B.power C.force D.sense6.A.writer B.player C.poet D.singer7.A.sorry B.proud C.sick D.shy。
2018届高考英语二轮复习完形填空提升练全7套含答案完形填空提升练(一) 记叙文A(2017·6浙江)Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq.Her library used to be a 1 place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge.They 2 various matters all over the world.When the war was near,Alia was 3 that the fires of war would destroy the books,which are more 4 to her than mountains of gold.The books are in every language — new books,ancient books, 5 a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.She had asked the government for 6 to move the books to a 7 place,but they refused.So Alia took matters into her own hands. 8 ,she brought books home every night, 9 her car late after work.Her friends came to 10 her when the war broke out.Anis who owned a restaurant 11 to hide some books.All through the 12 ,Alia,Anis,his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, 13 them over the seven-foot wall and 14 them in the restaurant.The books stayed hidden as the war 15 .Then nine days later,a fire burned the 16 to the ground.One day,the bombing stopped and the 17 left.But the war was not over yet.Alia knew that if the books were to be safe,they must be 18 again while the city was 19 .So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of frie nds in the suburbs(郊区).Now Alia waited for the war to end and 20 peace and a new library.1.A.meeting B.workingC.personalD.religious2.A.raised B.handledC.reportedD.discussed3.A.worried B.angryC.doubtfulD.curious4.A.practical B.preciousC.reliableD.expensive5.A.then B.stillC.evenD.rather6.A.permission B.confirmationC.explanationrmationrge B.publicC.distantD.safe8.A.Fortunately B.SurprisinglyC.SeriouslyD.Secretly9.A.starting B.parkingC.fillingD.testing10.A.stop B.helpC.warnD.rescue11.A.intended B.pretendedC.happenedD.agreed12.A.war B.nightC.buildingD.way13.A.put B.openedC.passedD.threw14.A.hid B.exchangedC.burntD.distributed15.A.approached B.eruptedC.continuedD.ended16.A.restaurant B.libraryC.cityD.wall17.A.neighbours B.soldiersC.friendsD.customers18.A.sold B.readC.savedD.moved19.A.occup ied B.bombedC.quietD.busy20.A.dreamed of B.believed inC.cared aboutD.looked for〚导学号44994051〛B(原创)This March,the 90th annual National Spelling Bee will feature its youngest competitor in history,5-year-old Edith Fuller of Oklahoma.Edith qualified (有资格) for the national competition when she 1 her regional competition on Saturday,beating more than 50 other elementary and middle school 2 .She3 spelled 37 words,including “perestroika”,“nisei”,and her final winning4 ,“jnana”.Edith’s mom,Annie Fuller,told Tulsa World she only learned of her daughter’s5 skills last summer,when she correctly spelled “restaurant”6 having never been taught how.“We knew there was something7 there,” Fuller said.8 that,Edith and her mom began9 for the bee,looking up words she misspelled along the way to 10 their spellings and meanings.“Learning the words was so 11 .She was able to learn about 12 countr ies and cultures and different kinds of food,” Fuller said.Despite her 13 spelling genius,Fuller said she was simply 14 that Edith was able to 15 the four-hour competition.“The 16 is that she likes to move around,” Fuller said.“I’m 17 she sat still fo r so long.” “It’s fun to 18 her with everyone.I knew she’d be a novelty,so I’m 19 she held her own,” Fuller said.And the 5-year-old champion is feeling pretty great about the coming 20 ,too.1.A.won B.missedC.watchedD.copied2.A.teachers B.parentsC.studentsD.workers3.A.hardly B.correctlyC.impossiblyD.immediately4.A.chance B.planC.resultD.word5.A.writing B.spellingC.listeningD.speaking6.A.in fear of B.because ofC.in spite ofD.in c ase of7.A.special B.interestingC.importantD.valuable8.A.After B.BeforeC.AboutD.Above9.A.lo oking B.caringC.walkingD.preparing10.A.recognize B.learnC.findD.understand11.A.exciting B.movingC.generalcational12.A.similar B.difficultC.differentD.foreign13.A.daughter’s B.son’sC.husband’sD.student’s14.A.disappointed B.madeC.impressedD.takene out B.stick outC.break outD.give out16.A.question B.reasonC.factD.idea17.A.frightened B.delightedC.puzzledD.surprised18.A.share pareC.helpmunicate19.A.strange B.unbelievableC.proudD.confident20.A.future petitionC.successD.progress〚导学号44994052〛C(原创)Sarah Wehner,an American woman born in the 1980s,has been developing Chinese acupuncture (针灸) for 10 years in the state of Maryland.She hopes that she can some day 1 views with real masters of acupuncture in China.Wehner is from Baltimore,Maryland.She has been an experienced acupuncturist 2 she has never been to China before.Her father is the one who 3 her to acupuncture.He was 4 of a mental illness through acupuncture, 5 many other therapies (治疗方法) failed.“My father is a person whose job is 6 and repairing wooden things.He can createa lot of things with only simple tools.He 7 me and I decided to learn acupuncture.I think I can help others with the 8 ,” ex plained Wehner.Wehner and her colleagues uploaded videos 9 different acupuncture therapies on social media in order to take away patients’ 10 .They also write a two-page 11 to TCM terms.Since treatment fees for acupuncture are relatively 12 in the U.S.,Wehner organizeda group of medical students,acupuncturists,patients,community clinics and sponsors to13 an acupuncture community,hoping to 14 more people receive the therapies,coordi nate(协调) job opportunities for acupuncturists in the U.S.,and 15 lower the price of the treatments in America by 2020.“I treat 70 to 100 16 from different ethnic groups and 17 from 2 to over 80 every week.They all like this traditional 18 therapy and feel 19 after treatment,” said Wehner.She added that she hoped to continue improving her 20 skills and would love to speak with Chinese acupuncture masters in the future.pete B.exchangeC.supportpare2.A.because B.ifC.whethe rD.though3.A.introduced B.gotC.forcedD.took4.A.tired B.foundC.curedrmed5.A.after B.beforeC.untilD.while6.A.carrying B.buyingC.sellingD.making7.A.stopped B.inspiredC.lovedD.served8.A.tools B.needlesC.resultsD.medicines9.A.introducing B.learningC.teachinging10.A.pains B.sadnessC.concernsD.injuries11.A.letter B.bookC.sentenceD.guide12.A.low B.highC.expensiveD.cheap13.A.set up B.keep upC.pick upD.build up14.A.help B.allowC.expectD.agree15.A.slightly B.impossiblyC.importantlyD.significantly16.A.customers B.patientsC.studentsD.persons17.A.frightened B.injuredC.agedD.moved18.A.American B.BritishC.ChineseD.French19.A.satisfied B.disappointedC.worriedD.puzzled20.A.physical B.basicC.specialD.medical〚导学号44994053〛参考答案完形填空提升练(一) 记叙文A【语篇导读】艾莉雅·贝克是一位伊拉克的图书管理员,图书馆就是她和图书爱好者们交流探讨的地方。
2018届高考英语完形填空专项复习测试题及答案与解析year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep 4 when Marianne was practisingOne evening at sundown the father patted Marianne’s shoulder saying she had done quite well At the 5 Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and 6 to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had no7 What a 8 that was! Picking up his baby so, the father laughed, tapped the tiny nose and 9 , “Look at your small 10 Why, you cannot 11 all the notes yet You must 12 , little man”There was no end of 13 during the tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother a-bout Wolfgang 14 to play one of the classics (经典音乐) After dinner Marianne helped 15 the dishes when the father lit his pipeBut the pipe 16 He was on his 17 “Listen!” he said in an astonished voice “Listen! Ma rianne is playing that piece much prettier than ever,” he 18But Marianne was washing plates in the kitchenHis wife following, he moved slowly upstairs A lamp in one hand and his pipe in the other, he 19 open the door, and there was little Wolfgang pla ying in 20 “I love it so,” whispered the child1 A worried B happyC patientD anxious2 A one B piece C song D piano3 A disappeared B hurtC lostD missed4 A watched B calm C quiet D hack5 A moment B time C point D minute。
2018届高考英语第二轮完形填空复习测试题(带参考答案)2018届高考英语第二轮完形填空复习测试题(带参考答案)2018届高考英语第二轮完形填空复习测试题(带参考答案)COM 河北省2018高考英语二轮复习专题训练完形填空(2)阅读下面短,从短后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Twenty years ago,I drove a taxi for a living.I met l people.But none touched me 2 than a woman I picked up late one night.I received a call from 3 in a quiet part of town.When I arrived at 230 a.m.,the building was 4 except for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and 5 .“Just a minute,”answered a 6 ,elderly voice.After a long pause,the door opened.A small woman 7 her 80s stood before me.Beside her was a small suitcase.I took it to the taxi.and then returned to 8 the woman.She took my arm and we walked 9 toward the roadside.Seated,she gave me 10 .“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终关怀医院).I’m in no hurry.Can you drive through downtown?”I saher eyes shining with 11 in the rearviemirror.“I don’t have any 12 left.”she continued.“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”During the next two hours’ 13 , sometimes she asked me to 14 in front of a particular building or corner and she 15 stare into the darkness.When we got to the destination,she asked,“Homuch do I 16 you?” “Nothing,”I said.“You 17 make a living.”she answered.“I have 18 passengers,”I replied,and gave her a hug. She held onto me 19 .“You gave。
2018届高考英语第二轮完型填空复习题(有答案)old son, Jason They were in danger of losing their car for 2 to make payments on itOne day last summer, Pauline found a wallet 3 a credit card, an airline ticket to NeZealand and $2,394 in 4 at a shopping center in the Los Angele s suburb of Buena Park “For a second I 5 about taking the money,” she said later “ 6 only for a second It wasn’t our money and we don’t want to set a bad 7 to our son” She delivered the wallet and the contents to the nearest 8 , where the owner reclaimed them Police admitted that they were 9 when the Nichters walked into the police station with the 10 and the moneyWord of the 11 quickly got around, and a grateful munity 12 in kind The Nichters received more than ten job offers and a(n) 13 rent-free for six months An unknown donor(捐助人)brought the car 14 up to date Others gave cash One elderly couple walked into the police station 15 Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked homuch had been in 16 When they were 17 the amount, the man said, “Then that’s wh at they 18 ,” and wrote out a check for $2,400At a news conference Pauline said in 19 , “Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us What we have 20 is far more than what was in the wallet”1 A droppedB receivedC foundD lost2 A fearB failureC unwillingnessD hesitation3 A containingB promisingC foldingD covering4 A totalB billC cashD rent5 A lookedB consultedC movedD thought6 A AndB ButC OrD So。
2018届高考英语完形填空专项复习测试题附答案Iieve that he is an expert in reading No matter ho1 he is, he can still improve Hodo you read an article in a textbook? Do you have a certain 2 of doing it or do you just 3 at the beginning and keep reading 4 you e to the end?5 students say that they use the slow,and sure method By this means they read every sentence slowly and6 Every time they e to an7 word they stop8 what it means and, if necessary, look it up in the9 In this method a person 10 has no time left for 11 what he has read, for he has used all his 12 in trying to get the meaning of each word to 13 that he 14 everything Other students use what has been 15 the revietv method Herea person tries to arrange his time 16 he can read his lesson17 twice This type of reading is 18 than the slozt, and sure method, for the lesson 19 be read rapidly or there will not be od。
完形填空模拟检测(五) 说明文(共3篇,限时50分钟)AWhat is the difference between “entertainment” and “hobbies”?Well, entertainment __1__ to be more or less passive (被动的), while hobbies are more__2__.Watching TV or maybe a DVD continues to be the most __3__ form of home entertainment in the USA.According to US government statistics, watching TV was the leisure activity (休闲活动) that __4__ most time (2.8 hours per day), making up about half of all leisure time for those aged 15 and over.__5__, such as visiting friends or chatting online, was the next most __6__ leisure activity, accounting for nearly threequarters of an hour per day.Men were more likely than women to be __7__ spectator sports (观赏性体育) — 21 per cent __8__ with a figure of 16 per cent for women.Not __9__, on an average day, adults aged 75 and over spent 7.8 hours on leisure activities, more than any other age group.Because of the __10__ of work and managing a household, 35 to 44yearold spent __11__ 4.3 hours on leisure activities, less than any other age group.__12__ spent reading for personal interest and playing video games or using a computer for leisure __13__ greatly by age group.Individuals aged 75+ averaged 1.0 hour of reading per weekend day and 26 minutes playing games or using a computer for leisure.__14__, people aged 15 to 19 read for an average of only five minutes per weekend day, __15__ spending 1.0 hour playing games or using a computer for leisure.This pattern is already beginning to __16__.Just a few years ago, computer games and visiting social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace were almost only a(n) __17__ activity.Now, __18__, more and more adults are finding that __19__ such games can be a wonderful way of __20__ after a hard day's work.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。
文章介绍了美国人的家庭娱乐休闲方式。
1.A.manages B.startsC.tends D.promises解析:选C 此处是将“娱乐”与“爱好”进行对比,娱乐“趋向于(tends to)”被动,而爱好更“主动(active)”。
2.A.active B.pleasantC.familiar D.mysterious解析:选A 参见上题解析。
3.A.special B.funnyC.popular D.complex解析:选C 由下文的“making up about half of all leisure time”可知,来自美国政府的数据显示看电视“占用(took up)”了15岁或以上人群一半的休闲时间,因此看电视或看DVD 是最受美国人“欢迎的(popular)”家庭休闲方式。
4.A.saved B.foundC.set up D.took up解析:选D 参见上题解析。
5.A.Traveling B.AnalyzingC.Socializing D.Sightseeing解析:选C “拜访朋友”和“在线聊天”都是“社交(Socializing)”活动。
6.mon B.originalC.normal D.correct解析:选A 由下文的“nearly threequarters of an hour per day”可知,“社交活动”是紧随“看电视”之后的又一种最“常见的(commo n)”休闲活动。
7.A.tired of B.proud ofC.worried about D.interested in解析:选D 21 per cent 与16 per cent 这两个数字形成“对比(compared)”,相较于女性,男性对观赏性体育更“感兴趣(interested in)”。
8.A.mixed B.comparedC.connected D.involved解析:选B 参见上题解析。
9.A.luckily B.suddenlyC.surprisingly D.naturally解析:选C 75岁或以上的老人用在休闲活动上的时间是每天7.8小时,这一点也不“令人惊讶(surprisingly)”。
10.A.future B.tastesC.demands D.way解析:选C 由下文的“less than any other age group”可知,由于工作和处理家庭事务方面的“需求(demands)”,35岁到44岁的人群用在休闲活动上的时间每天“只有(only)”4.3小时。
11.A.only B.evenC.still D.ever解析:选A 参见上题解析。
12.A.Money B.TimeC.Effort D.Energy解析:选B 由下文的数据“1.0 hour, 26 minutes, five minutes”可知,本段是指人们用在阅读和电脑游戏上的“时间(Time)”因年龄层次而有所“变化(varied)”。
13.A.spread B.variedC.increased D.existed解析:选B 参见上题解析。
14.A.In a word B.As a resultC.For example D.In contrast解析:选D 本段对75岁以上的人群和15至19岁的人群用在阅读和电脑上的时间进行了对比,故此处用In contrast。
15.A.when B.whileC.though D.unless解析:选B 15至19岁的人群每天的阅读时间只有5分钟,“而(while)”他们会花费1个小时玩游戏或电脑。
16.A.return B.continueC.change D.develop解析:选C 上文指出成年人用在游戏或电脑上的时间较年轻人少,但由下文的“more and more adults are finding that __19__ such games can be a wonderful way”可知,这种模式如今正在发生“改变(change)”。
17.A.youth B.privateC.adult D.public解析:选 A 由上文的时间对比可知,几年前,玩游戏或上社交网络被认为是“年轻人(youth)”的活动。
18.A.besides B.howeverC.therefore D.otherwise解析:选B 由人们观念的变化可知,“以前成年人用在游戏和电脑上的时间少”和“越来越多的成年人发现‘玩(playing)’电子游戏是种不错的‘放松(relaxing)’方式”之间是转折关系,故用however。
19.A.collecting B.winningC.playing D.organizing解析:选C 参见上题解析。
20.A.learning B.workingC.recovering D.relaxing解析:选D 参见第18题解析。
BMany new parents worry about the sleep patterns of their newborns.They are __1__ that their babies sleep too much.The fact is that babies sleep and it is perfectly __2__.Here are some facts about babies and sleep that may help to put the minds of __3__ parents at ease.The reality is that newborns sleep.There is not any cause for __4__ if the babies sleep through most of the night and __5__ sleep a great deal during the day.__6__ the baby sleep reaches up to twenty hours per day, with __7__ periods of wakefulness, there is no need to worry.One of the __8__ that babies sleep a lot is that they are still adjusting to a new environment, and experiencing rapid __9__ at the same time.A lot of sleep for babies early on is a(n) __10__ thing.Proper development demands that babies __11__ a lot.Growth hormones (荷尔蒙) are produced by the pituitary gland (脑垂体) at a much faster rate while babies sleep.Some parents __12__ that their babies' sleeping too much indicates some deficiency (缺陷) in their __13__ skills.This is not the case at all.As long as parents are making sure the baby is in a __14__ environment, is wellfed, is kept clean, and is held close during periods of __15__, there is no deficiency going on at all.Babies sleep because they __16__ it, not to escape parents who are inattentive or __17__ in some manner.Of course, as the child ages, parents will play a more active role in __18__ the child to develop sleeping patterns that are in line with the rest of the household, but that will come over __19__.Therefore, new parents should not conclude that they are __20__ to do a good job.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。