Unit 8 单元检测B——完形填空精准练+失分题型强化练
[完形填空精准练]
(2018·东北三省大联考)Whenever Michael Carl, the fashion market director at Vanity Fair, goes out to dinner with friends, he plays something called the phone pile game: Everyone places their __1__ in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device (设备) before the check arrives __2__ for dinner.
Brandon Holley, the former editor of Lucky magazine, had trouble __3__ her mobile phone when she got home from work. So about six months ago, she began putting her phone into a milk tin __4__ she walked in. It remains there until after dinner.
And Marc Jacobs, the fashion designer, didn't want to sleep next to a noisy __5__. So he __6__ computers and phones from his bedroom — a house rule he __7__ with audiences during a screening of his film Disconnect.
As smartphones __8__ to make their way into our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass __9__ our personal space even further, users say these disconnecting __10__ are improving their relationships — and __11__ their brains.
“Disconnecting is something that we all need,”Lesley M. M. Blume, a New York writer, told The Ne w York Times. “The expectation that we must always be __12__ to everyone creates a real problem in trying to __13__ private time. But that private time is more important than ever.”
A popular method for __14__ is to choose a box for your cellphone, like Ms. Holley.“__15__ my phone is lighting up, it's still a distraction (使人分心的事物), so it goes in the __16__,”she said.
Others choose new __17__.“No screens after 11 p.m.,”said Ari Melber, a TV host.“I found the evenings were more __18__,and I was sleeping better,”he said.
Sleep is a big factor, which is why Peter Som, a fashion designer, doesn't want to sleep __19__ something that is full of photos and e-mails. He keeps his phone charging in the living room overnight.“It __20__ is a head-clearer,”said Mr. Som.
C.watches D.phones
解析:选D本文的主题是如何远离手机,结合上文的“the phone pile game”可知,此处指吃饭时大家把手机放在桌子中间。故选D项。
2.A.pays B.waits
C.prepares D.reaches
解析:选A根据上下文可知,他们是在餐馆吃饭,因此,此处表示“谁在账单到来之前看手机谁就得买单”。pay for意为“为……付钱”,符合语境。故选A项。
3.A.examining B.ignoring
C.charging D.finding
解析:选B根据第二段的内容可推知,布兰登·霍利在控制自己不看手机方面有困难,所以她想了个办法:从六个月前开始,她一进门就把手机放到一个奶粉罐里。examine意为“考试;检查”;ignore意为“不理会;忽视”;charge意为“收费;开价;控告”;find 意为“发现”。故选B项。
4.A.at the moment B.for the moment
C.the moment D.in a moment
解析:选C设空处前后为结构完整的句子,因此,中间需要连词连接。根据语境,此处指她一回到家,the moment意为“一……就……”,符合语境。at the moment意为“此时此刻”;for the moment意为“暂时;目前”;in a moment意为“马上;很快”。
5.A.bell B.device
C.clock D.alarm
解析:选B根据下文“computers and phones”可知,此处指能发出声音的设备(device)。句意:时尚设计师马克·雅各布斯不想睡在吵闹的设备旁边,因此他禁止在卧室里放置电脑和手机。故选B项。
6.A.banned B.lost
C.collected D.adjusted
解析:选A根据上文“didn't want to sleep next to a noisy ________”可知,此处指他禁止在卧室里放置这些设备。ban意为“禁止;取缔”,符合语境。lose意为“失去;丧失”;collect意为“收集”;adjust意为“调整;适应”。
7.A.talked B.agreed
C.provided D.shared
解析:选D根据马克·雅各布斯的职业及下文的“with audiences during a screening of his film Disconnect”可知,这是他在公众场合与观众分享(shared)的经验。故选D项。talk意为“谈论”;agree意为“同意”;provide意为“提供”。
8.A.intend B.choose
C.continue D.happen
解析:选C根据下文“even further”可知,手机在持续(continue)进入我们的生活。故选C项。intend to do sth.意为“打算做某事”;choose to do sth.意为“选择做某事”;happen to do sth.意为“碰巧做某事”。
9.A.defend B.threaten
C.improve D.save
解析:选B根据上文的“make their way into our lives”可知,电子设备侵占我们的私人空间,再结合人们所采取的脱离策略可知,threaten(威胁)符合语境。
10.A.techniques B.practices
C.examples D.achievements
解析:选A文章前三段提到谁在账单到来之前看手机就得买单、一进门就把手机放到一个奶粉罐里以及禁止在卧室里放置电脑和手机都是一些不使用电子设备的例子,这些都是关于脱离手机的技巧(techniques)。故选A项。practice意为“练习;实践”;example意为“例子”;achievement意为“成就”。
11.A.yet B.ever
C.just D.even
解析:选D结合上下文可知,电子设备在不断侵占我们的私人空间,远离电子设备对于我们所有人来说都很有必要,它可以改善人们之间的关系,甚至思维方式。根据语境,设空处表示程度更进一步。故选D项。
12.A.dependable B.available
C.convenient D.appealing
解析:选B根据上下文可知,如果不偶尔脱离电子设备,随时准备与他人保持联系,这容易使我们疲于应付,而没有了个人空间。故选B项。available意为“有空的;可利用的”。
13.A.figure out B.save up
C.set aside D.take up
解析:选C根据语境可知,时时保持与别人联系的期望在留出个人时间方面产生了一个问题。set aside意为“留出,拨出(金钱、时间等)”,符合语境。
14.A.connecting B.distributing
C.entertaining D.disconnecting
解析:选D上文都在谈论disconnecting的重要性,结合本段中提到的“to choose a box for your cellphone”可知此处指脱离(disconnecting)手机的方法,故选D项。此处为原词重现。
15.A.Unless B.If
C.Since D.Although
解析:选B根据句意“如果手机屏幕亮起,这依然是分心的事,因此……”可知,设空处引导条件句,故选B项。
16.A.box B.room
C.pocket D.bag
解析:选A根据上文的“A popular method for ________ is to choose a box for your cellphone”可知,手机屏幕亮起仍是一件让人分心的事情,所以就把它放到一个盒子里。故选A项。上文的“choose a box”也是提示。
17.A.games B.orders
C.steps D.rules
解析:选D上文所述的是一些人远离手机的规则,再根据空后的“No screens after 11 p.m.,”可知,其他人选择了不同的规则。故选D项。game意为“游戏;体育活动”;order意为“命令;顺序”;step意为“步骤”。
18.A.flexible B.urgent
C.relaxing D.upset
解析:选C根据下文的“...and I was sleeping better”可知,睡得好说明放松了。flexible 意为“灵活的;柔韧的”;urgent意为“紧急的;急切的”;relaxing意为“使人放松的”;upset意为“烦恼的;不快的”。
19.A.far from B.next to
C.beyond D.within
解析:选B这里对应第三段的“And Marc Jacobs, the fashion designer, didn't want to sleep next to a noisy ________.”以及下文的“keeps his phone charging in the living room overnight”;由他把手机放到客厅可知,他不喜欢把手机放在旁边睡觉。far from意为“远离”;next to 意为“紧挨着”;beyond意为“超出;非……所及”;within意为“在……之内”。故选B 项。
20.A.definitely B.rarely
C.finally D.originally
解析:选A根据上下文可知,此处指把手机放到客厅的好处:这绝对是种大脑清洁剂。definitely意为“确切地;肯定地”;rarely意为“罕见地”;finally意为“最终”;originally 意为“原先地;最初地”。根据语境可知选A项。
[失分题型强化练]
Ⅰ.语法填空
Distance runners often worry about “hitting the wall” during training or races, when they often find __1__ difficult to continue.
Hitting the wall typically __2__ (happen) around 20 miles into a marathon, when the body's glycogen (糖原) supplies are used up. As a result, runners feel __3__ (terrible) tired and discouraged, slow their pace, have trouble __4__ (focus) and want to walk.
There are a number of reasons why athletes “hit the wall”.
“Finding the time to train is stressful,”said Alistair McCormick, __5__ exercise psychologist in England. “Also, they might meet with lots of potential difficulties before and during competitions, like __6__ (difficulty) environmental conditions and equipment failure. __7__ (face) with these roadblocks (障碍), athletes are likely to lose their focus and have the desire __8__ (quit).”
“About 43% of marathoners might ‘hit the wall’ during a race, __9__ often turns a marathon into a real mental battle,” said McCormick. “Therefore, finding ways to move past those kinds of experiences could have major benefits for an athlete's __10__ (perform) and well-being.”
2.happens Hitting the wall是动名词短语作主语,谓语动词用单数;这里用一般现在时表示经常性的情况。
3.terribly空格中所填单词修饰形容词tired和discouraged,需用terrible的副词形式。
4.focusing have trouble doing sth.意思是“做某事有困难”。
5.an an exercise psychologist in England是Alistair McCormick的同位语,解释说明Alistair McCormick是英国一位运动心理学专家;又因exercise是以元音音素开头,故用不定冠词an。
6.difficult空格中所填单词在句中作environmental conditions的定语,需用difficulty 的形容词形式。
7.Faced be faced with是固定短语,意思是“面对”。这里用的是其过去分词短语作状语。
8.to quit desire后常接不定式短语作定语,表示“做某事的欲望”。
9.which关系代词which指代前面整个主句内容,引导非限制性定语从句,其中关系代词which在句中作主语。
10.performance空格中所填单词在句中作介词for的宾语且有athlete's作限定,需用perform的名词形式。
Ⅱ.短文改错
Last summer holiday, I learned to swim. It was very unforgettable and interested. I went to the swimming pool without my father. He taught me what to swim. At first, I was afraid of dive in the water. And I felt uncomfortable in the water. But my father said he will protect me. Then I began to swim, and I couldn't swim forward to at all. It made me upset. Then my father told me how to move and how to stretch out my hand and legs. Slow, I could move a little. In fact, it was
not that easy. I learned it for almost half month. I was excited when my father told me I made it.
答案:第二句:interested→interesting
第三句:without→with
第四句:what→how
第五句:dive→diving
第七句:will→would
第八句:and→but; 去掉第二个to
第十句:hand→hands
第十一句:Slow→Slowly
第十三句:month前加a