2021届高考英语一轮复习考点42完形填空说明文考点归纳

考点42 完形填空说明文
高考频度：★★★★★
说明文完形填空考查考生通篇把握全文，根据上下文的逻辑关系，综合运用所学语言基础知识，进行分析﹑推理﹑判断的能力和语篇分析理解能力。

检测考生在阅读理解的基础上对英语语言知识综合运用的能力。

说明文一般采用简练的语言，按一定的方法介绍事物的类别、性质、特点、构造、成因、关系或事物的运动变化、发展的过程及其规律。

常见的说明文有自我介绍、人物介绍(传记)、地方介绍、习俗介绍、节日介绍、方法(步骤)介绍，产品说明、实验报告、科普小品、读书报告、新闻报道等。

说明文类完形填空通常有以下命题特点：
1. 开头点题
在说明文类完形填空题中，作者一般在文章的首句直接提出说明的对象，这是掌握说明细节的前提。

2. 结构清晰
说明文一般按一定的顺序展开。

理清文章的说明顺序，对于正确把握文意和上下文的逻辑关系以及选择正确答案具有重要意义。

3. 文体特点
说明文往往采用比较正式的文体，表述准确严谨，生词术语较多，句子较长，结构较为复杂。

4. 条理清楚
说明文十分讲究条理性，一般采取时间顺序、空间顺序、逻辑顺序或认知顺序等来说明事物或事理。

解答这类题目要遵循下列原则：
1. 明白说明对象
文章的首句一般就明确了说明对象。

对文章要进行粗读或略读，对文章的大意要先有一个大体的了解。

2. 弄清楚说明的顺序，利用好标志语
把握了说明顺序，就能准确把握文章的脉络，加强对整篇文章的理解。

语篇与语篇之间往往有表明其内在联系的词语，这些词语被称为＂语篇标志语＂。

如表示结构层次的语篇标志语firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally等；表示因果关系的thus, therefore, so等；表示改变话题的by the way等；表示递进关系的besides, what’s more等；表示时间关系的before, so far, yet, meanwhile, later等；表示转折关系的but, while, on the other hand等。

做题时如果能充分利用这些语篇标志语，就可以迅速理清文章的脉络，弄清上下文的关系。

3. 把握文章的组织结构，理清事实细节
把握语篇特征对理解文意与答题极为有利。

说明性的文章一般都是一篇完整的、意思表达清楚的、逻辑比较严密的短文。

在阅读这类文章时，我们一定要仔细研读文章的开头和结尾，从主题句着手，找出支持句，然后寻找文章的结论。

这时，不要被表面的一些细节所迷惑，我们在理解细节的基础上，还要斟酌文字的内涵意义，从而对文章进行深层次的理解。

4. 注重上下文语境
应逐句精读短文，逐题分析选项，对特定的语境做深入的理解，克服＂思维定势＂，根据全文大意和词不离
句、句不离文的原则逐项填空。

The Beginning of Drama
There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the 1 that drama evolved from ritual(宗教仪式). The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings 2 the natural forces of the world—even the seasonal changes—as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to 3 these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to 4 the desired results were then kept and repeated until they changed into 5 rituals.
6 stories arose which explained or masked the mysteries of the rituals. As times passed, some rituals were
7 , but the stories, later called myths, continued to exist and provided material for art and drama.
Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rituals contained the 8 of theatre because music, dance, masks, and 9 were almost always used. 10 , a suitable site had to be provided for performances and 11 the entire community did not participate , a(n) 12 division was usually made between the ＂area of acting and theatre in which an audience sits ＂. Besides, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was 13 to avoiding mistakes in the practice of rituals, religious leaders usually 14 that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often imitated (模仿) other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed (用哑剧表演出) the 15 effect—success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun—16 an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representatives were separated from 17 activities.
Another theory traces the theater’s origin from the human interest in18 . According to this view, tales about the hunt, war or other things are told and gradually spread. 19 through the use of action and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily gymnastic or that are 20 of animal movements and sounds.
1.A. background B. assumption C. evidence D. theory
2.A. viewed B. employed C. imagined D. dismissed
3.A. take B. possess C. guarantee D. control
4.A. start B. show C. bring D. continue
5.A. usual B. direct C. convincing D. fixed
6.A. Apparently B. Actually C. Eventually D. Naturally
7.A. spread B. abandoned C. followed D. celebrated
8.A. seed B. content C. myth D. history
9.A. costumes B. routines C. instructions D. performances
10.A. As a result B. In fact C. On the contrary D. In addition
11.A. when B. although C. unless D. while
12.A. deep B. equal C. clear D. extra
13.A. attached B. related C. committed D. tied
14.A. put up B. took up C. took on D. put on
15.A. unexpected B. unpredicted C. prepared D. desired
16.A. whenever B. as C. whatever D. so
17.A. social B. political C. economic D. religious
18.A. accounts B. story-telling C. descriptions D. drama-writing
19.A. at that time B. at a time C. at first D. at once
20.A. imitations B. creatures C. presentations D. exhibitions
【文章大意】文章介绍了关于古希腊戏剧的起源。

1.B 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。

background＂背景＂；assumption＂假定，假设＂；evidence＂证据＂；theory＂理论＂。

句意：关于古希腊戏剧的开始有许多理论。

其中一个最普遍为人接受的假设认为戏剧是从宗教仪式演化而来。

故选B。

2.A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。

view＂考虑，认为＂；employ＂雇佣＂；imagine＂想象＂；dismiss＂解散，解雇＂。

句意：人类认为世界的自然力量，甚至季节性变化，是不可预测的，他们试图通过各种方式去控制这些未知的、令人恐惧的力量。

故选A。

3.D 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。

take＂拿，占＂；possess＂拥有＂；guarantee＂保证＂；control＂控制＂。

参看上一题解析。

故选D。

4.C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。

start＂开始＂；show＂展示＂；bring＂带来＂；continue＂继续＂。

句意：这些措施似乎带来了预期的效果，然后得到不断重复，直到它们变成了固定的仪式。

故选C。

5.D 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。

usual＂通常，经常＂；direct＂径直的＂；convincing＂令人信服的，有说服力的＂；fixed＂固定的＂。

参看上一题解析。

故选D。

6.C 【解析】考查副词词义辨析。

apparently＂明显的＂；actually＂事实上＂；eventually＂最后地＂；naturally＂自然地＂。

句意：最后解释或掩盖神秘的仪式的故事出现了。

故选C。

7.B 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。

spread＂传播＂；abandon＂放弃＂；follow＂跟着＂；celebrate＂庆祝＂。

句意：随着时间的流逝，一些仪式被抛弃，但这些故事，后来被称为神话，继续存在，并给艺术和戏剧提供了材料。

故选B。

8.A 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。

seed＂种子＂；content＂内容＂；myth＂神话，虚构的人＂；history＂历史＂。

句意：那些认为戏剧从仪式演化而来的人还认为，这些仪式包含了戏剧的萌芽，因为使用了音乐、
舞蹈、面具和服装。

故选A。

9.A 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。

costume＂服装＂；routine＂程序，日常工作＂；instruction＂指令，命令＂；performance＂表现，表演＂。

参看上一题解析。

故选A。

10.D 【解析】考查短语词义辨析。

as a result＂因此＂；in fact＂事实上＂；on the contrary＂相反＂；in addition＂另外＂。

根据下文＂besides＂提示可知，此处表示递进。

故选D。

11.A 【解析】考查连词。

句意：此外，必须为演出提供一个合适的场地。

如果不是所有人共同参与，在表演的舞台与观众就坐的地区之间有一个明显的分界线。

when＂如果＂引导条件状语从句，例如How can I get
a jo
b when I can’t even read or write？如果我连读和写都不会，我怎么找到工作？符合语境。

故选A。

12.C 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。

deep＂深的＂；equal＂平等＂；clear＂清楚的＂；extra＂额外的＂。

参看上一题解析。

故选C。

13.A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。

be attached to＂附属于＂；be related to＂与……有联系＂；be committed to＂献身于，致力于＂；be tied to＂束缚于，捆绑于＂。

句意：此外，还有演员，而且因为避免在仪式
出错相当重要，宗教领袖通常承担那项任务。

故选A。

14.C 【解析】考查动词短语辨析。

put up＂张贴，举起＂；take up＂占据，从事＂；take on＂呈现，承担＂；put on＂穿上＂。

参看上一题解析。

故选C。

15.D 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。

unexpected＂意外的＂；unpredicted＂未预测到的＂；prepared＂
准备好的＂；desired＂渴望的，想得到的＂。

句意：戴着面具，穿着各种服装，他们经常模仿其他人、物、或超自然的生灵，还用动作表演来表现出想要得到的效果——打猎或战斗的胜利，即将到来的雨，太阳的
升起——就像演员做得一样。

故选D。

16.B 【解析】考查连词。

whenever＂无论什么时候＂；as＂像……一样＂；whatever＂无论什么＂；so＂因此＂。

参看上一题解析。

故选B。

17.D 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。

social＂社会的，社会上的，交际的，社交的＂；political＂政治的＂；economic＂经济的＂；religious＂宗教的＂。

根据上文提示可知，后来，这种戏剧性的表演与宗教活动分离了。

故选D。

18.B 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。

account＂账，账目，存款，记录＂；story-telling＂讲故事＂；description＂描述＂；drama-writing＂写戏剧＂。

根据下一句话中＂tales about the hunt, war or other things are told＂提示可知，另一种理论认为，戏剧的起源来自人类对讲故事的兴趣。

故选B。

19.C【解析】考查短语辨析。

at that time＂在那时＂；at a time＂一次＂；at first＂首先，开始时，起初＂；at once＂立刻＂。

根据本句中＂then＂提示可知，首先，讲述者通过动作和语言，然后…… 故
选C。

20.A 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。

imitation＂模仿＂；creature＂生物＂；presentation＂呈现，表现，展示＂；exhibition＂展览＂。

句意：另一个与之紧密相关的理论认为戏剧追溯到那些主要是体操或是模
仿动物动作和声音的舞蹈上。

故选A。

题组一（高考真题）
Cloze 1（2019·上海6月高考）
We're told that writing is dying. Typing on keyboards and screens 41 written communication today. Learning cursive(草书), joined-up handwriting was once 42 in schools. But now, not so much. Countries such as Finland have dropped joined-up handwriting lessons in schools 43 typing courses. And in the U. S., the requirement to learn cursive has been left out of core standards since 2013. A few U. S. states still place value on formative cursive education, such as Arizona, but they're not the 44 .
Some experts point out that writing lessons can have indirect 45 . Anne Trubek, author of The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting, argues that such lessons can reinforce a skill called automaticity. That's when you've perfected a task, and can do it almost without thinking, 46 you extra mental bandwidth to think about or do other things while you're doing the task. In this sense, Trubek likens handwriting to 47 .
“Once you have driven for a while, you don't 48 think. ‘Step on gas now’[or] ‘Turn the steering wheel a bit’,” she explains. You just do it. That's what we want children to 49 when learning to write. You and I don't think now make a loop going up for the ‘1’---or 'now look for the letter 'r on the keyboard'. " Trubek has written many essays and books on handwriting, and she doesn't believe it will die out for a very long time, if ever. But she believes students are learning automaticity faster with keyboards than with handwriting: students are learning how to type without looking at the keys at 50 ages, and to type faster than they could write, granting them extra time to think about word choice or sentence structure. In a piece penned (if you'll pardon the expression) for the New York Times last year, Trubek argued that due to the improved automaticity of keyboards, today's children may well become better communicators in text as 51 takes up less of their education. This is a 52 that has attracted both criticism and support. She explains that two of the most common arguments she hears from detractors regarding the decline of handwriting is that not 53 it will result in a "loss of history" and a loss of personal touch" On the former she 54 that 95% of handwritten manuscripts can't be read by the average person anyway---" thars why we have paleographer," she explains, paleography being the study of ancient styles of writing--while the latter refers to the warm 55 we give to handwritten personal notes, such as thank. you card. Some educators seem to agree, at least to an extent.
41. A. abandons B. dominates C. enters D. absorbs
42. A. compulsory B. opposite C. crucial D. relevant
43. A. in want of B. in case of C. in favour of D. in addition to
44. A. quantity B. minimum C. quality D. majority
45. A. responsibility B. benefits C. resources D. structure
46. A. granting B. getting C. bringing D. coming
47. A. sleeping B. driving C. reviewing D. operating
48. A. eventually B. constantly C. equivalently D. consciously
49. A. adopt B. reach C. acquire D. activate
50. A. slower B. later C. faster D. earlier
51. A. handwriting B. adding C. forming D. understanding
52. A. trust B. look C. view D. smile
53. A. containing B. spreading C. choosing D. protecting
54. A. commits B. counters C. completes D. composes
55. A. associations B. resources C. procedures D. interactions
Close 2（2019·上海1月高考真题）
More people are travelling than ever before, and lower harriers to entry and falling costs means they are doing so for 1 periods.
The rise of “city breaks” --48-hour bursts of foreign cultures, easier on the pocket and annual leave balance has increased tourist numbers, but not their 2 spread. The same attractions have been used to market cities such as Paris, Barcelona and Venice for decades, and visitors use the same infrastructure as residents to reach them. “Too many people do the same thing at the exact same time,” says Font. “For 3 , the city no longer belongs to them.”
This starts with marketing, says Font, who notes that Amsterdam has started advising visitors
to seek 4 outside of the city centre on its official website. “That takes some balls, really
to do that. But only so many people will look at the website, and it means they can say to their residents they’re doing all they can to ease congestion.”
But it also 5 a better way, it is called “detourism”: sustainable trav el tips an 6 itineraries for exploring an authentic Venice, off the paths beaten by the 28 million visitors who flock there each year.
A greater variety of 7 for prospective visitors ------ ideas for what to do in off-peak seasons, for example, or outside of the city center ------ can have the effect of diverting them from already saturated landmarks, or 8 short breaks away in the first place. Longer stays 9 the pressure, says Font. If you go to Paris for two days, you’re going to go to the Eiffel Tower. “If you go for two weeks, you’re not going to go to the Eiffel Tower 14 times.”Similarly, repeat visitors have a better sense of the 10 , “We should be asking how we get tourists to 11 , not how to get them to come for the first time. If they’re coming for the
fifth time, it is much easier to integrate their behavior with ours.”
Local governments can foster this sustainable activity by giving preference to responsible operator and even high-paying consumers. Font says cities could stand to be more selective about the tourists they try to attract when the current metric for marketing success is how many there are, and how far they’ve come. “You’re thinking, ‘yeah but at what cost...’.”
He points to unpublished data from the Barcelona Tourist Board that prioritizes Japanese tourists for spending an average of €40 more per day than French tourist as a(n) 12 that fails to take into account their bigger carbon footprint. 13 tourists are also more likely to be repeat visitors that come at off-peak times, buy local produce, and 14 to less crowded parts of the city ------ all productive steps towards more 15 tourism, and more peaceful relations with residents.
1．A．longer B．shorter C．wider D．clearer
2．A．environmental B．national C．economic D．geographic
3．A．locals B．tourists C．visitors D．cleaners
4．A．transports B．accommodation C．restaurants D．service
5．A．addresses B．paves C．proposes D．receives
6．A．separate B．individual C．alternative D．objective
7．A．reform B．guidance C．invitation D．support
8．A．convincing B．discouraging C．preventing D．resisting
9．A．pace B．escape C．withstand D．ease
10．A．culture B．knowledge C．entertainment D．ability
11．A．take over B．bring up C．come back D．lay off
12．A．distinction B．harmony C．association D．comparison
13．A．French B．Italian C．Spanish D．German
14．A．carry out B．give into C．spread out D．impact on
15．A．slight B．complex C．temporary D．sustainable
Cloze 3(2019·全国卷III)
The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March- ___41___ six months out of the year.
Of course, we ___42___ it when the sun is shining," says Karin Ro, who works fo r the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is ___43___, but down in the valley it’s darker —it’s like on a ___44___ day.”
But that ___45___ when a system of high-tech ___46___ was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰)into the valley below. Wednesday, residents(居民)of Rjukan ___47___ their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to ___48___. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that ___49___ them to turn along with the sun throughout the ___50___ and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束)of light onto the town’s central ___51___, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light ___52___, Rjukan residents gathered together.
“Peopl e have been ___53___ there and standing there and taking ___54___ of each other," Ro says. "The town square was totally ___55___. I think almost all the people in the town were there. "The 3,500 residents cannot all ___56___ the sunshine at the same time. ___57___, the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s ___58___ residents.
"It's not very ___59___,” she says, "but it is enough when we are ___60___.”
41. A. only B. obviously C. nearly D. precisely
42. A. fear B. believe C. hear D. notice
43. A. empty B. blue C. high D. wide
44. A. cloudy B. normal C. different D. warm
45. A. helped B. changed C. happened D. mattered
46. A. computers B. telescopes C. mirrors D. cameras
47. A. remembered B. forecasted C. received D. imagined
48. A. repair B. risk C. rest D. use
49. A. forbids B. directs C. predicts D. follows
50. A. day B. night C. month D. year
51. A. library B. hall C. square D. street
52. A. appeared B. returned C. faded D. stopped
53. A. driving B. hiding C. camping D. siting
54. A. pictures B. notes C. care D. hold
55. A. new B. full C. flat D. silent
56. A. block B. avoid C. enjoy D. store
57. A. Instead B. However C. Gradually D. Similarly
58. A. nature-loving B. energy-saving C. weather-beaten D. sun-starved
59. A. big B. clear C. cold D. easy
60. A. trying B. waiting C. watching D. sharing
题组二（名校模拟）
Cloze 1（2020·上海杨浦·高三二模）
Developments in artificial intelligence, robotics and sensors (传感器) are making houses and apartments smarter than ever.
IT’S 6 A．M., and the alarm clock is ringing earlier than usual. It’s not a malfunction: the smart clock scanned your schedule and 1 because you’ve got that big presentation first thing
in the morning. Your shower automatically turns on and warms to your preferred temperature. The electric car is 2 to go, charged by the solar panels. When you get home later, there’s a(n) 3 package waiting, delivered by drone. You open it to find cold medicine. It turns out that health sensors in your bathroom detected 4 of an approaching illness and placed an order automatically.
That at least is the ideal version of the smart home that exists 10 years out. Swedish research firm Berg Insight says 63 million American homes will 5 as “smart” by 2022,with everything from Internet-connected light bulbs to cameras that let us spy on our pets from the office. But a decade from now, experts say, we’ll move from turning the lights on and off with our voices to total engagement in the Internet of Things (IoT). 6 advancements in artificial intelligence, the smartest homes will be able to truly learn about their owners, eventually foretelling their 7 . Developments in robotics will give us machines that offer a helping hand with cleaning, cooking and more. New sensors will be 8 watching our well-being. 9 to all of this will be the data that smart homes collect, analyze and act upon, helping to turn the houses of the future from a mere collection of devices and accessories into truly “smart” homes.
Of course, as our homes learn more about us, keeping them 10 will become all the more important. Every 11 that’s connected to the Internet is a potential target for hackers. Therefore, cybersecurity will become all the more vital.
A range of technological developments will drive smart-home technology well beyond what’s available on store shelves today. Innovations in artificial intelligence, 12 , stand to reverse almost everything in our lives, including our homes. You might already be using some kind of Al-powered voice-assistant device to get the latest news or weather forecast every morning. But in the smart home of the future, those AI platforms could serve as the brain for entire homes, learning about 13 and organizing and automating all of their various smart devices. IT company
Crestron, for example, is working on software that 14 a person’s habits, like which music they want to hear in the morning or which lights they want to be on at a certain time of the day. Then, once it knows a user’s 15 automatically plays just the right playlists or dims the lights before bedtime.
1．A．attempted B．adjusted C．approved D．assisted
2．A．free B．likely C．ready D．eager
3．A．unexpected B．disconnected C．unsealed D．misplaced
4．A．symbols B．signals C．codes D．signs
5．A．serve B．qualify C．behave D．model
6．A．In spite of B．Instead of C．In addition to D．Thanks to
7．A．needs B．dangers C．instincts D．responses
8．A．deeply B．barely C．closely D．manually
9．A．Accessible B．Central C．Relative D．Objective
10．A．personal B．special C．specific D．secure
11．A．camera B．bulb C．device D．model
12．A．by contrast B．for example C．in turn D．at least
13．A．residents B．operators C．relatives D．consumers
14．A．transforms B．tracks C．treats D．trains
15．A．conditions B．features C．preferences D．characters
参考答案
Cloze 2(2020上海浦东高三二模)
Smaller, Greener, Better
During my 15 years as an administrator, I was a no﹣show at scientific conferences. Before that, my go﹣to conferences included Metals in Biology in Ventura, California. This past January, I went back to Ventura after a 15﹣year 1 . A lot of things struck me about how things have changed and how some things have stayed the same. One thing that is increasingly on people's minds
is the future of scientific meetings.
What has stayed 2 is that a conference of that style, with 200 scientists from around the world, is a vital form for scientific exchange. The participants ranged from graduate students
to the pioneers in the field of bioinorganic chemistry. It was interesting to see how far a lot
of the science has come. Some fields still have great 3 : Even though we know much more about the structures, we still wonder how the O﹣O bond forms in photosystem II(光合体系II).
One thing that has started to change 4 is the increasing number of women and people of color among conference speakers and participants. We are 5 close to solving the equity(公平) problems in science or science meetings, but the change in the 6 and atmosphere of meetings overall after 15 years is encouraging. This trend should continue, and more members should have speaking roles to showcase their science, and maybe small meetings could also require that a few talks be given by postdocs and early career faculty.
When it comes to big meetings, the interchange among scientists 7 is still essential. But
it's time for the scientific community to engage in frank talk about the 8 of meetings on the climate. Some conferences have been supporting digital poster sessions to 9 waste, but thousands of folks flying to these meetings is the real problem to focus on. It's time to think creatively about how to reduce the carbon footprint of meetings while 10 ﹣even improving
﹣their value.
What if we broke the large meetings into smaller, concurrent(同时发生的) ones at 11 sites where people could gather, sharing the drive or taking the train? Despite the big draw of large meetings, unless you're in the front rows of the big ballrooms where these are held, you're watching the speaker on a screen from the back or even in an overflow room. But in a concurrent sites model,
12 conferences could be spread across different sites. This approach would lower the cost of
13 conferences and thereby potentially increase the number and diversity of attendees. A group
of graduate students piling into a 14 is much more democratic than having to decide who gets to fly.
Scientific conferences are vital to scientists' collaboration. Continuing to improve them in terms
of equity for both the participants and the climate is something we can't stop 15 to do.
I volunteer to drive the first van.
1．A．pause B．persistence C．research D．administration 2．A．unbelievable B．unusual C．unreasonable D．unchanged
3．A．breakthroughs B．mysteries C．theories D．pioneers
4．A．to the contrary B．in the long run C．for the better D．beyond control
5．A．somewhat B．rather C．further D．nowhere
6．A．composition B．style C．interaction D．management
7．A．on the Internet B．on the surface C．in person D．in particular 8．A．importance B．focus C．findings D．impact
9．A．end up with B．cut down on C．give publicity to D．lay emphasis on 10．A．presenting B．documenting C．preserving D．processing
11．A．academic B．regional C．significant D．environmental
12．A．major B．interactive C．professional D．different
13．A．televising B．attending C．conducting D．hosting
14．A．ballroom B．playground C．van D．plane
15．A．neglecting B．proposing C．discouraging D．striving
Cloze 3（上海虹口上外附中二模）
Today’s cinema has improved a great deal in presentation. Gone are the golden days when eager crowds were packed on wooden benches in poor buildings, which seemed to be about to 1 in the next minute. Audience were staring, with great interest, at the funny and amusing movements of silent figures on the screen. It was only through the body movements and facial expressions that the character’s feelings could be 2 to the audience. However, film goers all the same turned a blind eye to the 3 cinema surroundings and seemed crazy about almost all the films. Box office hits were a normal thing and stories about movie stars took full 4 of the newspapers. They were 5 with almost all positive wordings compared with today’s pitiful stars who are all the time alert to such news as divorces or affairs.
Nowadays, it is quite easy to find a cinema that exceeds the hotel luxury. Cinemas are spacious, well-lit places where one can kill time in comfort. Small favors offered by modern cinemas such as the well-printed booklets, which are 6 available, the mouth-watering snacks on sale and even the gifts are all sending the implied message to the audience that the film to watch will provide the equivalent 7 . Audience, on the other hand, don’t always 8 the story. Before a film is released, the potential spectator is usually exposed to a(n) 9 of advertisements. Film trailers are seen everywhere and crew interviews are televised. And in tempting people to enter cinemas, second to none is 10 .People rely much no friends’ advice in choosing films.
Once the audience have settled on the chair, the cinema is learning from the theatre. The projectionists are to given the audience time to prepare themselves for the film. Talk first degrades to whisper then 11 altogether. Spotlights are focused on the curtains which are drawn slowly apart, often in the 12 of music, to reveal title of the film. Every detail has been designed so thoughtfully that the spectator will never actually see the 13 screen, which will remind him all too sharply that what he is about to see is nothing but different shadows flashing on the white. However much the cinema tries to 14 theatre, it fully succeeds. Nothing can 15 the awe (敬畏) and sense of expectation felt by the audience as the curtain is slowly raised.
1．A．disappear B．collapse C．freeze D．rise
2．A．interpreted B．responded C．invented D．applied
3．A．special B．inferior C．standard D．loose
4．A．coverage B．use C．benefit D．responsibility
5．A．exposed B．reviewed C．overheard D．equipped
6．A．temporarily B．carefully C．readily D．traditionally
7．A．luxury B．expense C．convenience D．information
8．A．prove B．buy C．investigate D．convey
9．A．explosion B．promotion C．shift D．spread
10．A．walls of ears B．seeing is believing C．word of mouth D．grave of teeth
11．A．drives out B．wears out C．pays off D．dies away
12．A．company B．introduction C．benefit D．end
13．A．decorated B．distinct C．blank D．mechanical
14．A．imitate B．guide C．exploit D．replace
15．A．refer to B．compare with C．suffer from D．persist in
Cloze 4（2020上海虹口高三一模）
Inc. is checking out of China’s fiercely competitive domestic e-commerce market. The company told sellers on Thursday that it would no longer 1 its third - party online marketplace or provide seller services on its Chinese website, . 2 ,domestic companies will no longer be able to sell products to Chinese consumers on its e-commerce platform. The decision marks an end to a long 3 by America’s e-commerce giants in the Chinese market. The firms entered the Chinese market with great attention in the early 2000s, only to 4 in the face of competition from China’s faster - moving Internet giants.
Amazon has been in talks to 5 its e-commerce business for goods imported into China with a Chinese competitor, NetEase Inc.’s Kaola, in a stock - for - stock transaction（交易）, according to a person familiar with the matter. That would remove the Amazon name from 6 e-commerce in China. Neither company would confirm the progress or details of those 7 , nor would they say if they are continuing.
In a written statement, Amazon said it remained 8 to China through its global stores, Kindle businesses and web services. Ama zon China’s president would leave to take on another role within the company, the company said. The China consumer - business team will report 9 to the company’s global team.
When Amazon first entered China in 2004 with the 10 of , it was the largest online seller for books, music and video there. Most Chinese consumers were using cash - on - delivery as their to form of 11 . Today, Amazon China chiefly caters to customers looking for imported international goods such as cosmetics and milk powder and is a(n) 12 player in the booming Chinese e-commerce market.
Amazon China commanded just 6% of gross market volume in the niche（细分的）cross - border e-commerce market in the fourth quarter of 2018, versus NetEase Kaola’s 25% 13 and the 32% held by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall International
Chinese consumers are becoming more fascinated with 14 brands. In 2011, 85% of Chinese consumers said they would always buy a foreign brand over a domestic one. By 2016, 60% of respondents said they preferred domestic over foreign brands. Shaun Rein, China Market research’s founder, said American e-commerce giants 15 obstacles in China because they didn’t offered the products or user experience that consumers were looking for.
1．A．assist B．expand C．operate D．tailor
2．A．As a result B．By contrast C．For example D．In addition
3．A．criticism B．negotiation C．struggle D．resolution
4．A．interact B．withdraw C．split D．survive。