2017届河北省衡水名校高考英语一轮复习撬题对点练：专题24 说明文（含解析）

　　Cloze 1 限时：6分钟

　　Cultural differences occur wherever you go. When visiting

　　another country, you should be aware of those differences and____1___them. Here are some___2___on how to fit in.

　　Every traveler to a foreign country feels___3___at some point. What you do can make locals laugh. Your best defense is a sense of____4___. If you can laugh off eating with the wrong hand in India,

　　locals will warm to you as “that crazy foreigner”.

　　Wearing proper clothes is important too,____5___locals will judge

　　you by what you wear. In

　　some

　　Middle Eastern countries, exposing

　　your flesh is____6___， especially if you are a woman. So leave your torn

　　jeans at home.

　　Also be cautious about expressing____7___. Getting angry in

　　Southeast Asia just makes you look silly. In some countries it is____8___to kiss in public.

　　题材为社会生活类。我们到一个陌生的国家一定会遇到文化差异所带来的困难。本文就如何应对这一现象提出了一些建议。

　　1．A.reject

　　B．recite

　　C．respect

　　D．remove

　　答案　C　[当到另外一个国家去游玩时，你应该意识到那些差异并去尊重(respect)它们。reject“拒绝，驳回”；recite“背诵”；respect“尊重，尊敬，重视”；remove“去除”。根据常识可知，应尊重文化差异。]

　　2．A.plans

　　B．tips

　　C．arguments

　　D．choices

　　答案　B　[这儿有几条关于如何去适应这种差异的建议(tip)。]

　　3．A.unsafe

　　B．excited

　　C．satisfied

　　D．awkward

　　答案　D　[每一个到国外的游客在某种程度上都会感到不舒适。unsafe“不安全的”；excited“(感到)激动的，兴奋的”；satisfied“(感到)满意的”；awkward“不舒适的”。根据句意可知答案为D项。]

　　4．A.relief

　　B．belonging

　　C．humor

　　D．direction

　　答案　C　[当你的所作所为让当地人发笑时，最好的保护自己的方法就是要有幽默感。a sense of humor“幽默感”。所以答案为C项。]

　　5．A.but

　　B．for

　　C．so

　　D．or

　　答案　B　[穿合适的衣服也是一件很重要的事，因为(for)当地人会根据你的穿着去判断你。for在此表示原因。]

　　6．A.forbidden

　　B．allowed

　　C．expected

　　D．tolerated

　　答案　A　[根据下一句描述的“把你的破牛仔裤留在家里。”可知，在一些中东国家，暴露身体是被禁止的事情，所以答案为A项。forbid“禁止，不准”；allow“允许，许可”；expect“期望，预期”；tolerate“容忍，忍受”。]

　　7．A.emotions

　　B．concern

　　C．interest

　　D．views

　　答案　A　[根据下一句的描述“在东南亚发怒会让你看上去很傻”可知设空处句意为“在表达自己的情感(emotions)的时候也要小心谨慎点”。所以答案为A项。]

　　8．A.natural

　　B．advisable

　　C．unwise

　　D．unnecessary

　　答案　C　[有一些国家在公共场所接吻也是不明智的。natural“自然的，天生的”；advisable“可取的，明智的”；unwise“不明智的，愚蠢的”；unnecessary“不必要的”。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：16分钟

　　If you want to learn a new language,

　　the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a__1__ reason, such as your job or your studies？___2__ perhaps you're interested in the__3__， films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a___4__of the language.

　　Most people learn best using a variety of___5___,_but traditional classes are an ideal (理想的) start for many people. They___6__ an environment where you can practice under the__7__ of someone who's good at the language. We all lead___8__ lives and learning a language takes__9__. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a__10__. It doesn't matter if you haven't got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years,

　　but learning to get by takes___11__.

　　Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I'm too__12__，” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more___13__ than adults,

　　but research has shown that you can learn a language at any__14__. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I've also heard people__15__ about the mistakes they make when___16__. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes___17__ you're much less likely to make them again.

　　Learning a new language is never___18__. But with some work and devotion,

　　you'll make progress. And you'll be___19__ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in____20__ own language. Good luck!

　　学习外语并非易事，但最好的方式还是传统的课堂学习模式，在老师的指导下，通过自己的努力，你会不断地进步，并获得学习外语的乐趣。

　　1．A.technical

　　B．political

　　C．practical

　　D．physical

　　答案　C　[根据空后的“... such as your job or your studies？”可知，此处是指学习英语的实际(practical)原因，故选C项。technical“技术的”；political“政治的”；physical“身体的；物理的”。]

　　2．A.After

　　B．So

　　C．Though

　　D．Or

　　答案　D　[联系上文中的“a___1__ reason”可知，此处是指你学习外语的另一种原因，故用or连接两个并列句。]

　　3．A.literature

　　B．transport

　　C．agriculture

　　D．medicine

　　答案　A　[根据此处所表达的并列关系可知，所填词与后面的films, music一致，故用文学(literature)。transport“交通”；agriculture“农业”。]

　　4．A.view

　　B．knowledge

　　C．form

　　D．database

　　答案　B　[根据语境可知，此处是指如果你掌握了一门外语，你就会知道它的用途有多大。have a knowledge of意为“掌握”，是固定短语，符合语境。]

　　5．A.paintings

　　B．regulations

　　C．methods

　　D．computers

　　答案　C　[根据空后的“... but traditional classes are an ideal start for many people.”可知，此处表示绝大多数人学习外语会采用不同的方法(methods)。regulation“规范；规则”。]

　　6．A.protect

　　B．change

　　C．respect

　　D．provide

　　答案　D　[对许多人来说，既然传统的课堂是理想的开始，那么，它们当然可以提供(provide)一种学习外语的环境。protect“保护”；change“改变”；respect“尊重”，均不符合语境。]

　　7．A.control

　　B．command

　　C．guidance

　　D．pressure

　　答案　C　[联系之后的“someone who's good at the language”可知，在传统的课堂上，你是在老师的指导(guidance)下来学习外语的。control“控制”；command“命令”；pressure“压力”，均不符合语境。]

　　8．A.busy

　　B．happy

　　C．simple

　　D．normal

　　答案　A　[根据常识可知，我们的生活都很忙碌(busy)。]

　　9．A.courage

　　B．time

　　C．energy

　　D．place

　　答案　B　[根据下文中的“take years”可知，学习外语需要花费时间(time)。courage“勇气”；energy“精力”；place“地方”，均不符合语境。]

　　10．A.theory

　　B．business

　　C．routine

　　D．project

　　答案　C　[根据空前的“if you study regularly”可知，此处强调学习外语要形成一种惯例(routine)。theory“理论”；business“生意”； project“工程，项目”，均不符合语境。]

　　11．A.some risks

　　B．a lot less

　　C．some notes

　　D．a lot more

　　答案　B　[根据语境可知，学习外语需要花费多年的时间。但如果能够把握规律，就能够节省时间，即花费的时间会少很多(a lot less)。]

　　12．A.old

　　B．nervous

　　C．weak

　　D．tired

　　答案　A　[根据下一句中的“children do learn languages more___13__ than adults”可以推断出，有些人放弃学习外语的借口是：他们认为自己老了(old)。]

　　13．A.closely

　　B．quickly

　　C．privately

　　D．quietly

　　答案　B　[根据常识可知，孩子学习外语比成年人要快(quickly)，但是研究表明处在任何年龄(age)，你都可以学习外语。]

　　14．A.age

　　B．speed

　　C．distance

　　D．school

　　答案　A　[句意解析见上题。由上文提到的children和adults的对比意义可知答案。]

　　15．A.worry

　　B．hesitate

　　C．think

　　D．quarrel

　　答案　A　[联系下文中作者的建议可知，很多人担心(worry)自己会犯错误。]

　　16．A.singing

　　B．working

　　C．bargaining

　　D．learning

　　答案　D　[根据语境可知，有些人担心自己在学习(learning)外语的过程中会犯错误。bargain“讨价还价”。]

　　17．A.if

　　B．and

　　C．but

　　D．before

　　答案　B　[根据“祈使句＋and＋简单句”的句式结构可知，此处是指：对于你所犯的错误要放松并付诸一笑，你很可能会避免再犯同样的错误。]

　　18．A.tiresome

　　B．hard

　　C．interesting

　　D．easy

　　答案　D　[结合下文中but表示的转折意义可知，此处强调学习外语从来都不是一件容易的(easy)事情。]

　　19．A.blamed

　　B．amazed

　　C．interrupted

　　D．informed

　　答案　B　[根据语境可知，当你用一门外语说了仅仅几句话，而以这门语言为母语的一些人对你做出积极评价时，你会感到很吃惊(amazed)。]

　　20．A.their

　　B．his

　　C．our

　　D．your

　　答案　A　[此处指上文提到的“some

　　people”，也就是以这门语言为母语的人，故用their。]

　　Cloze 3

　　限时：16分钟

　　Maybe you've lost your job. Maybe you didn't get the___1___in your job. Maybe your sweetheart___2___with you. People say “Don't take it personally” and “Don't let it get to you”， but that's very____3___to do.

　　If you're feeling disheartened,___4___are some strategies (策略) for making yourself feel better? It's pretty clear that___5___“I'm the greatest！” or winning a prize along with every other second­grade soccer player isn't a good way to___6___healthy self­respect.

　　Then what can you do to feel better? Here are some____7___to follow：

　　Do a good deed. This is as selfish as it is selfless; you'll___8___as much as the person you're helping. I had a friend who___9___a period of vast rejection: she was fired from her___10__， she didn't get into the graduate program to which she'd___11__， and her boyfriend split

　　up with her. Everything worked out fine___12__， and I asked her how

　　she got through such a(n)___13__ time. She said，“I was___14__ addicted to doing good deeds for other people. It was the only way I

　　could make myself feel like I wasn't a total loser.”

　　Keep

　　a resolution

　　(决心). Not only will you benefit from exercising or___15__ out your garage, but you'll also get a boost (激励) from the mere fact that you made a___16__ and stuck to it.

　　Boost your___17__. Studies show that when you're feeling energetic, you're much

　　more

　　likely

　　to feel

　　good

　　about

　　yourself. Most

　　important: get enough sleep.

　　Challenge yourself___18__. This strategy doesn't work for me,

　　but I know that many people feel great___19___ white­water rafting, bungee jumping, or roller­coaster­riding. For the less daring, a great run, or bike ride can do the___20__.

　　当挫折和失败让自己感到心灰意冷、自我怀疑的时候，怎样做才能恢复自尊、自信呢？

　　1．A.promotion

　　B．gift

　　C．match

　　D．break

　　答案　A　[根据上下文可知，作者在列举一些让人感到不开心的事情。在职场中，没能获得晋升就是其中之一。promotion“提升”；gift“礼物”；match“比赛”； break“休息”。]

　　2．A.kept up

　　B．put up

　　C．broke up

　　D．made up

　　答案　C　[或许你的心上人和你分手了。break up with sb.“与某人分手”；keep

　　up with sb.“跟上某人”；put up with sb.“容忍某人”；make up with sb.“同某人言归于好”。]

　　3．A.easy

　　B．hard

　　C．dangerous

　　D．pleasant

　　答案　B　[句意：人们说“你别往心里去”“不要让它对你产生影响”，但是那做起来却很难。but提示上下文存在转折关系，说明事情是说起来容易，但是做起来难。]

　　4．A.which

　　B．how

　　C．where

　　D．what

　　答案　D　[如果你觉得心灰意冷，有什么(what)策略能让你感觉好点呢？]

　　5．A.hearing

　　B．praising

　　C．knowing D．repeating

　　答案　D　[根据下文“I'm the greatest！”以及常理推断，在遭受挫败的时候，人们往往对自己重复(repeating)一些鼓励的话，让自己心情好起来。]

　　6．A.have

　　B．lose

　　C．build

　　D．hurt

　　答案　C　[重复“我是最棒的！”或者在和其他二流足球队员比赛时获胜都不是增强自尊的好方法。build此处意思是“逐渐增强”。]

　　7．A.ideas

　　B．tips

　　C．plans

　　D．methods

　　答案　B　[根据下文内容可知，这是作者提出的几点建议。tip常用来表示一些有用的小建议；idea“主意，想法”；plan“计划”；method“(系统的)方法”。]

　　8．A.benefit

　　B．repay

　　C．reject

　　D．demand

　　答案　A　[你会和你所帮助的人获得一样多的收益。benefit“得益于”；repay“偿还”；reject“拒绝接受”；demand“要求”。]

　　9．A.went through

　　B．came across

　　C．looked for

　　D．waited for

　　答案　A　[这里指经历了一系列严重的挫败。go through“经历”；come across“偶然碰到”；look for“寻找”；wait for“等候”。]

　　10．A.house

　　B．incident

　　C．job

　　D．boss

　　答案　C　[介词from提示这里指在工作中(job)被解雇。]

　　11．A.appealed

　　B．listened

　　C．reacted

　　D．applied

　　答案　D　[她申请读研失败。apply“申请”；appeal“呼吁”；listen“听”；react“回应”。]

　　12．A.in the beginning

　　B．in the end

　　C．in a moment

　　D．in a sense

　　答案　B　[一切最终都顺利了。in the end“最后，结果”；in the

　　beginning“起初”；in a moment“立刻，马上”；in a sense“从某种意义上说”。]

　　13．A.wonderful

　　B．tough

　　C．unforgettable

　　D．busy

　　答案　B　[根据语境可知，她度过的是一段困难的(tough)时期。]

　　14．A.practically

　　B．hardly

　　C．carefully

　　D．unwillingly

　　答案　A　[此处副词practically相当于almost，意思是“几乎，差不多”。

　　hardly“几乎不”；carefully“仔细地”；unwillingly“不情愿地”。]

　　15．A.working

　　B．leaving

　　C．finding

　　D．cleaning

　　答案　D　[锻炼或者打扫车库会让你受益。clean out“把……彻底打扫干净”；work out“计算出，解决”；leave out“遗漏，略去”；find out“找出，查明”。]

　　16．A.bet

　　B．difference

　　C．promise

　　D．record

　　答案　C　[根据Keep a resolution可知C项意义接近，即做出承诺并且信守承诺。make a promise“许诺”；make a bet“打赌”；make a difference“有影响，起作用”；make a record“录制唱片”。]

　　17．A.energy

　　B．confidence

　　C．courage

　　D．ability

　　答案　A　[根据下文语境以及“energetic”一词的提示可知该段小标题是Boost

　　your energy(养精蓄锐)。]

　　18．A.mentally

　　B．physically

　　C．successfully

　　D．naturally

　　答案　B　[根据下文提到的极限运动可知，这里指Challenge yourself

　　physically(挑战体能)。]

　　19．A.before

　　B．upon

　　C．until

　　D．after

　　答案　D　[很多人在进行了激流皮划艇运动、蹦极或乘坐过山车后(after)感觉很好。]

　　20．A.service

　　B．business

　　C．trick B．favor

　　答案　C　[do the trick是固定短语，意思是“起作用；奏效；达到目的”。]

　　Cloze 4

　　限时：17分钟

　　Reading and learning new words is about finding their meaning and use within a passage. The meaning of unknown words which you____1___in your reading sometimes can be known by their____2___， that is, their contexts. The context of the sentence can tell us the part of speech(词性) of the___3___word. Using the context of the paragraph to define unknown words can also be____4___.

　　Readers often have trouble because they understand the sentence word by word but____5___meaning of a word, when they should identify the way it has been used in the passage.

　　One consideration in using the context is to determine the unknown word's part of speech. The words around the unknown word can give you____6___. Once you know if the word is a noun or an adjective, it is often enough for you to___7___reading without having to stop to look up the meaning of the word. After coming across the word a few more times，you will know its meaning more___8___than if you had just looked it up.

　　Comparison clues indicate that two or more things are____9___. A comparison is possible because the known and unknown words have____10__. Words likewise show you that comparisons can be made.

　　____11___clues tell you that an example of an unknown word follows. Example clues are usually___12__ by the following words and

　　phrases; such as, such, other, for example, and like.

　　To find meanings from text­based clues, you should look for

　　clues in the sentence. A second kind of clue does not___13__ on specific words to indicate meaning. This kind of context clue is called framework­based clue. Your knowledge of the meanings of surrounding words___14___you discover the meaning of a word or sentence. Common___15___and your knowledge of the parts of speech also help in defining unknown words. For example: The angry driver shouted vehemently during his fight with the other driver. What does vehemently___16__？ You know what___17__ means, and you know

　　how people___18___when they argue. From this, you can___19___out that vehemently has something to do with strong___20___or intense feeling.

　　在阅读的过程中，我们常常会遇到很多生词。那么，如何在不查阅词典的情况下去猜测生词的词义呢？

　　1．A.take down

　　B．look up

　　C．come across

　　D．pick out

　　答案　C　[你在阅读中遇到(come across)的生词的词义有时可以通过上下文语境猜测出来。A：记下；B：查阅；D：挑选出。]

　　2．A.sentences

　　B．words

　　C．topics D．surroundings

　　答案　D　[下文中的that is说明此处应选contexts(上下文语境)的近义词。]

　　3．A.unknown

　　B．abnormal

　　C．familiar

　　D．negative

　　答案　A　[句子的上下文可以告诉我们这个生词(unknown word)的词性。]

　　4．A.unique

　　B．natural

　　C．helpful

　　D．common

　　答案　C　[语篇语境对于定义生词也是有帮助的(helpful)。]

　　5．A.incorrect

　　B．inconvenient

　　C．different

　　D．satisfactory

　　答案　A　[当读者应该在语篇中通过单词的用法来确定单词词义时，他们却只看单个单词的意思，不能准确(incorrect)理解某个单词的意思，从而导致了理解上的困扰。]

　　6．A.cases

　　B．reasons

　　C．effects

　　D．clues

　　答案　D　[生词周围的那些词可以给你提供线索(clues)。]

　　7．A.translate

　　B．interview

　　C．continue

　　D．examine

　　答案　C　[根据下文without having to stop可知，如果你知道这个生词是名词还是形容词，你就可以继续读下去，不必停下来查找单词词义。continue doing sth.“继续做某事”。]

　　8．A.strangely

　　B．uncertainly

　　C．potentially

　　D．firmly

　　答案　D　[在遇到这个单词几次之后，你对它的意思的掌握会比查词典更牢固(firmly)。]

　　9．A.alike

　　B．meaningful

　　C．proper

　　D．great

　　答案　A　[对比线索暗示两个或多个事物是相似的(alike)。]

　　10．A.properties

　　B．similarities

　　C．possibilities

　　D．personalities

　　答案　B　[认识的和不认识的词之间有相似之处(similarities)，所以就可能存在比较。]

　　11．A.Popularity

　　B．Consideration

　　C．Example

　　D．Comparison

　　答案　C　[下文“Example clues”给出了提示。举例线索会告诉你下面有对一个未知词的举例。]

　　12．A.affected

　　B．adjusted

　　C．changed

　　D．introduced

　　答案　D　[举例线索通常由such as，such，other，for example和like这样的单词或词组引出(introduced)。]

　　13．A.focus

　　B．spend

　　C．carry D．rely

　　答案　D　[另一种线索并不依靠(rely on)特定的词暗示词义。]

　　14．A.prevents

　　B．helps

　　C．tells

　　D．displays

　　答案　B　[你对周围单词意思的了解有助于你发现一个词或句子的意思。help sb.do sth.“帮助某人做某事”。]

　　15．A.point

　　B．taste

　　C．awareness

　　D．sense

　　答案　D　[在定义生词的过程中，常识(common sense)以及你对词性的了解也会有所帮助。]

　　16．A.mean

　　B．use

　　C．contain

　　D．complete

　　答案　A　[表示“……是什么意思”时，常用句型What does...mean？]

　　17．A.angry

　　B．grateful

　　C．happy

　　D．anxious

　　答案　A　[上文“The angry driver”给出了提示。你知道生气意味着什么。]

　　18．A.take

　　B．say

　　C．act

　　D．think

　　答案　C　[你知道angry是什么意思，并且你知道当人们争吵时，他们是如何表现的。act这里意为“举止，表现”。]

　　19．A.come

　　B．figure

　　C．feel

　　D．set

　　答案　B　[根据这些，你就可以弄清楚(figure out)“vehemently”与强烈的情感有关。]

　　20．A.demand

　　B．ambition

　　C．attitude

　　D．emotion

　　答案　D　[下文中“or intense feeling”给出了提示，选项中只有emotion(情感)与feeling的意思接近。]

　　Cloze 5

　　限时：16分钟

　　In the 1450s Johannes Gutenberg, a German printer, developed a new

　　printing

　　press (印刷机 ).

　　Then

　　single

　　letters could be____1___in lines to create a page of text. The letters were made of metal. Each one could be____2___to different parts of the press, depending on which words were___3___on a certain page.This was one of the most important____4___in the history of printing.

　　_____5___， most books had been created by copying out text by

　　hand. The___6___of a single book would take many hours or even days. With the Gutenberg press,____7___could be printed in several seconds, and many copies of books could be created in a few hours.

　　Gutenberg's printing press was not so much a(n)____8___， however, as an improvement of developing technologies. The

　　Chinese were the first

　　to

　　use wooden blocks (木刻版), as

　　early

　　as the 8th century. Then great___9___was made around 1040. The

　　movable type was invented by Bi Sheng in China. European____10___the printing methods

　　centuries

　　later. Another

　　contribution to Gutenberg's system also comes from the East, _____11__. The Chinese invented paper using___12__ materials,

　　including old clothes. The kind of the inexpensive paper was

　　introduced into Europe in 1000 or so. This kind of paper was___13__ for the new European printing presses,___14___it took in

　　the only ink required for the metal type.

　　Printing soon became an important___15___in a rapidly

　　growing world. By 1500, nearly 35,000 books were in print

　　worldwide. But the printing press did not___16__ a lot for a long

　　time. In the 19th century, however, iron___17__ wood in the

　　press' framework. And paper became___18__ in continuous rolls

　　rather than more expensive single pieces. Steam engines___19___the speed at which the press ran. In the

　　late 1900s, the

　　introduction of better presses greatly___20___the time it took to turn ideas into books.

　　本文讲述印刷术的发展。作者一开始介绍德国印刷工研制了一种新型的印刷机，但这只是标志着印刷技术的发展，后来中国的毕昇发明了木制活字印刷术等。

　　1．A.used

　　B．put

　　C．read

　　D．written

　　答案　B　[这些单一的字母被排列成行制成一页文本。其中put sth.in

　　lines意为“把……东西排列成行”。]

　　2．A.shown

　　B．turned

　　C．moved

　　D．added

　　答案　C　[句意：根据版面的需要，每个字母可以移动(move)到不同的地方。据此可知每个字母都可以移动。]

　　3．A.needed

　　B．lost

　　C．collected

　　D．found

　　答案　A　[根据版面对于词汇的需要(needed)，每个字母都是可以移动的。]

　　4．A.challenged

　　B．studies

　　C．discoveries

　　D．developments

　　答案　D　[句意：这是印刷史上最重要的发明(developments)之一。根据第一句话“In the

　　1450s Johannes Gutenberg，a German printer, developed a new

　　printing press”可知选D项。]

　　5．A.Recently

　　B．Immediately

　　C．Previously

　　D．Finally

　　答案　C　[根据语境可知在讲述以前的事情，以前(Previously)，许多的书可以用手来进行抄写。]

　　6．A.discussion

　　B．production

　　C．instruction

　　D．preparation

　　答案　B　[一本书的生产(production)会花费数小时甚至数天的时间。根据上文提到“most books had been created by copying out text by hand”可知选B项。]

　　7．A.pages

　　B．ideas

　　C．models

　　D．characters

　　答案　A　[用这种印刷机，在几秒钟内能印许多页(pages)，在几小时内就可印刷数本书。根据句意可知在几秒钟内印数页。]

　　8．A.attraction

　　B．expression

　　C．competition

　　D．invention

　　答案　D　[古腾堡印刷术作为一项科技的改进并不是一项发明(invention)。根据下文提到“The Chinese were the first to use wooden blocks, as early

　　as the 8th century.”可知选D项。]

　　9．A.accident

　　B．research

　　C．progress

　　D．situation

　　答案　C　[这种进步比古腾堡印刷术早1040年。make progress意为“取得进步”。]

　　10．A.believed

　　B．followed

　　C．tested

　　D．required

　　答案　B　[毕，数百年后欧洲也紧随其后(followed)。]

　　11．A.paper

　　B．wood

　　C．letters

　　D．metal

　　答案　A　[对古腾堡活版印刷的另外一个贡献也来自东方，就是纸(paper)。根据下方提到“The Chinese invented paper”，故选A项。]

　　12．A.fine

　　B．thin

　　C．heavy

　　D．cheap

　　答案　D　[中国发明了纸，用便宜的(cheap)原料，包括旧衣服。根据下文提到“The kind of the inexpensive paper was introduced into Europe in 1000 or so”可知。]

　　13．A.useless

　　B．special

　　C．good

　　D．impossible

　　答案　C　[ 这种纸有利于欧洲印刷术的进步。其中be good for意为“对……有好处”。]

　　14．A.as

　　B．although

　　C．until

　　D．unless

　　答案　A　[因为(as)它适用于需要用金属类型印刷的油墨。两个句子之间是因果关系，故选A项。]

　　15．A.fashion

　　B．industry

　　C．trick

　　D．belief

　　答案　B　[印刷很快成为这个快速发展的世界的重要产业。根据句意可知印刷成为一项产业(industry)。]

　　16．A.apply

　　B．help

　　C．work

　　D．change

　　答案　D　[但印刷机在很长时间内并没有改变(change)。根据but可知表示转折，故选D项。]

　　17．A.replaced

　　B．controlled

　　C．became

　　D．protected

　　答案　A　[到了19世纪，铁代替(replaced)了木头在印刷中的作用。根据语境，时代在发展，技术越来越先进。]

　　18．A.necessary

　　B．available

　　C．normal

　　D．valuable

　　答案　B　[根据文中提到“rather than more expensive single pieces(而不是更贵的纸张)”，这说明纸变得更便宜。]

　　19．A.reached

　　B．limited

　　C．increased

　　D．kept

　　答案　C　[蒸汽机提高(increased)了印刷的速度。根据语境可知，蒸汽机的发明加快了印刷的发展。]

　　20．A.made

　　B．allowed

　　C．wasted

　　D．reduced

　　答案　D　[到20世纪晚期，更先进印刷术的引进减少(reduced)了把想法变成书的时间。]

　　易错题一：缺乏生活常识

　　[例]　We are not 3 meters tall___1_(because)__ most people's heart are not

　　strong enough to send___2__ up that high.

　　2．A.information B．blood

　　C．breath D．strength

　　[错解]　C

　　[错因分析]　缺乏生活常识，考生可能误选C选项。

　　[答案]　B　心脏的功能是向各个部分输送血液(blood)，这是基本生活常识。

　　[心得体会]

　　易错题二：忽视语言情景

　　[例]　In the eighteenth century___1_(when)__ many people worked as household servants for the___2__，“Mothering Sunday” was___3_(reserved)__ for them to return home to be with their mothers.

　　2．A.poor B．rich

　　C．living D．injured

　　[错解]　D

　　[错因分析]　考生不联系上下文语境而误猜答案D项。

　　[答案]　B　联系前面的“servants”可以推知，此处指富人(rich)。很明显这里的语境中不是“穷人、活着的或受伤的人”。

　　[心得体会]