2018高考英语二轮复习专题三完形填空第4讲说明文靶向训练

专题三完形填空

第4讲说明文

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(2017·平顶山高三月考)(导学号 58210032)

Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime.We__1__from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one region to a better job__2__，from the home where we__3__our children to the home where we plan to live in__4__．With each move we are__5__making new friends，who become part of our new life.

For many of us the__6__is a special time for forming new friendships.Today，millions of Americans go on vocation__7__，and they go not only to see new sights but also—in those places where they do not feel too__8__—with the hope of meeting new people.No one really__9__a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible.Surely in every country people__10__friendship.

The word“friend”to American people can be__11__to a wide range of relationships—to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place，to a close business companion，to a childhood playmate，to a man or woman，to a__12__colleague.There are real__13__among these relations for Americans—a friendship may be__14__，casual，situational or deep and lasting.But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear.

As Europeans see it，all kinds of “friends”flow__15__of Americans'homes with little ceremony.They may be parents of the children's friends，house guests of neighbors，members of a committee，business associates from another town or even another country.__16__as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no__17__differences.The atmosphere is__18__．Most people，old and young，are called__19__first names.Americans' characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel__20__．

【语篇解读】本文介绍了美国人的生活。美国人一生当中总是在搬迁，或者是因为上学的缘故，或者是因为工作的原因，还有的是因为退休后找个好地方养老。如今，很多美国

人喜欢在夏天出国旅游，除了观光还希望能够开始一段友谊。

1．A.drive B．commute

C．move D．settle

解析：考查动词。A.drive“驾驶”；mute“交换”；C.move“移动”；D.settle “解决，定居”。根据上句“Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime.”(几乎没有一个美国人一生只留在一个地方)。可知下句：我们从城市到郊区，从高中到大学。故选C。

答案：C

2．A.abroad B．elsewhere

C．somewhere D．nowhere

解析：考查副词。A.abroad“在国外”；B.elsewhere“在别处”；C.somewhere“在某处”；D.nowhere“无处”。句意：从一个地区的一份工作到别处的更好的工作。故选B。

答案：B

3．A.deliver B．protect

C．educate D．raise

解析：考查动词。A.deliver“递送”；B.protect“保护”；cate“教育”；D.raise “提高，养育”。句意：从养育孩子的家到计划退休居住的家。故选D。

答案：D

4．A.retirement B．death

C．illness D．sadness

解析：考查名词。A.retirement“退休”；B.death“死”；C.illness“疾病”；

D.sadness“伤心”。根据上题句意可知故选A。

答案：A

5．A.mostly B．mainly

C．rarely D．forever

解析：考查副词。A.mostly“多半地”；B.mainly“主要地”；C.rarely“几乎不”；

D.forever“永远”。句意：随着每次移动，我们永远交新朋友。故选D。

答案：D

6．A.winter B．summer

C．spring D．autumn

解析：考查名词。A.winter“冬天”；B.summer“夏天”；C.spring“春天”；D.autumn “秋天”。句意：对我们大多数人来说夏天是一个交友的特殊时候。故选B。

答案：B

7．A.along B．freely