1、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 sta
2、tistics, 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 pe
3、r 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 househol
4、d, 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 play
5、ing 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 netwo
6、rking 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 days 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 。1A.manages BstartsCtends Dpromises解析：选 C 此处是将
7、“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)” 。2A.active BpleasantCfamiliar Dmysterious解析：选 A 参见上题解析。3A.special BfunnyCpopular Dcomplex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。4A.saved BfoundCset up
8、 Dtook up解析：选 D 参见上题解析。5A.Traveling BAnalyzingCSocializing DSightseeing解析：选 C “拜访朋友”和“在线聊天”都是“社交(Socializing)”活动。6A.common BoriginalCnormal Dcorrect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(common)”休闲活动。7A.tired of Bproud ofCworried about Dinterested in解析：选 D
9、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)” 。8A.mixed BcomparedCconnected Dinvolved解析：选 B 参见上题解析。9A.luckily BsuddenlyCsurprisingly Dnaturally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)” 。10A.future BtastesCdemands Dway解析：选 C 由下文的“less than a
10、ny 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。11A.only BevenCstill Dever解析：选 A 参见上题解析。12A.Money BTimeCEffort DEnergy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)” 。13A.spread BvariedCincreased Dexisted解
11、析：选 B 参见上题解析。14A.In a word BAs a resultCFor example DIn 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。15A.when BwhileCthough Dunless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。16A.return BcontinueCchange Ddevelop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
12、 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)” 。17A.youth BprivateCadult Dpublic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。18A.besides BhoweverCtherefore Dotherwise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
13、)方式”之间是转折关系，故用 however。19A.collecting BwinningCplaying Dorganizing解析：选 C 参见上题解析。20A.learning BworkingCrecovering Drelaxing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 perfectl
14、y _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 hou
15、rs 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 babie
16、s _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 i
17、n 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、_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 。 文 章 为 新 手 父 母 解 开 了 婴 儿 嗜 睡 之 谜 。1A.concerned BguiltyCcurious Dannoyed解
19、析：选 A 根据上句中的“worry about”可知，新手父母“担心(concerned)”婴儿睡觉过多。2A.simple BcertainCspecial Dnormal解析：选 D 根据第二段中的“The reality is that newborns sleep.”及“there is no need to worry”可知，婴儿嗜睡是很“正常的(normal)” 。3A.strongminded BsinglemindedCfulltime Dfirsttime解析：选 D 根据第一段第一句中的“new parents”可知，本文主要是宽慰“第一次(firsttime)”做父母的
20、人。4A.alarm BcautionCcomplaint Dhorror解析：选 A 根据上一句内容及本段末的“there is no need to worry”可知，不必因为婴儿几乎整夜睡觉，白天“仍然(still)”睡很长时间而“惊慌(alarm)” 。5A.just BseldomCstill Dalready解析：选 C 参见上题解析。6A.Every time BEven ifCNow that DSoon after解析：选 B “即使(Even if)”婴儿的睡觉时间达到一天 20个小时也不必担忧。7A.early BlateClong Dshort解析：选 D 根据本空前的
21、“twenty hours per day”可知，一天睡 20个小时的话，清醒的时间应该很“短(short)” 。8A.rules BreasonsCexamples Dgoals解析：选 B 本句中的“they are still adjusting to .at the same time”是婴儿嗜睡的“原因(reasons)”之一。9A.growth BincreaseCrecovery Dformation解析：选 A 根据本段中的“development” ， “Growth hormones (荷尔蒙)”及常识可知，婴儿的“成长(growth)”速度很快。10A.private B
22、goodCinteresting Deasy解析：选 B 根据本段最后一句内容可知，婴儿睡觉的时候，脑垂体分泌成长荷尔蒙的速度更快，因此早期的婴儿多睡觉是件“好(good)”事，婴儿的正常成长需要他们多“睡觉(sleep)”。11A.eat BrestCsleep Dplay解析：选 C 参见上题解析。12A.admit BunderstandCrealize Dthink解析：选 D 一些家长“认为(think)”婴儿睡觉过多表明他们“育儿(parenting)”技能不足。13A.learning BmanagementCparenting Dcommunication解析：选 C 参见上题
23、解析。14A.comfortable BsilentCseparate Dnatural解析：选 A 根据常识可知，婴儿需要待在“舒适的(comfortable)”环境中，当他们“醒着(wakefulness)”的时候，要把他们抱紧点。15A.wakefulness BhappinessCstudy Dexercise解析：选 A 参见上题解析。16A.love BmeanCneed Daccept解析：选 C 根据上段内容可知，婴儿嗜睡是因为他们的成长“需要(need)”充足的睡眠。17A.inactive BinadequateCinconvenient Dindifferent解析：选
24、B 根据本段中的“deficiency”及“inattentive”可知，这里指婴儿嗜睡不是为了躲避疏忽大意、 “不胜任的(inadequate)”父母。18A.persuading BhelpingCadvising Dallowing解析：选 B 随着孩子慢慢长大，家长要积极“帮助(helping)”他们培养与全家人一致的睡眠模式。19A.time BenergyCpatience Dpractice解析：选 A 根据本句中的“as the child ages”可知，随着“时间(time)”的推移，等孩子们大一些，家长才需要培养孩子的睡眠模式。20A.continuing Bstoppi
25、ngCfailing Dtrying解析：选 C 根据本段中的“This is not the case at all.”及“there is no deficiency going on at all”可知，作者认为新手父母不应该认为自己“未能(failing)”做好为人父母应该做的工作。CLaziness is a state of inaction. It is something that you do, not something that you are. Being lazy means you have no _1_ to do anything. Many people ar
26、e _2_ themselves to be someone who is lazy. In this article, I am going to _3_ with you something that will help you see this state of inaction in a(n) _4_ way.Lazy people are often seen as useless. _5_， are they really being lazy or are they acting lazy? Acting lazy is suggesting that your laziness
27、 is _6_. But being lazy suggests that it lasts long. Many people are not really lazy; they _7_ are people who are temporarily acting that way.So what _8_ a person to be inactive? The answer is a lack of goals. If you give someone a good enough _9_ to do something, he will do it. People who dont _10_
28、 to do anything just havent found a good enough reason to do it. _11_ students dont study because they dont see the _12_ in studying. If you give them a reason, a strong enough reason, they will take _13_. For example, if you are too lazy to go to the gym, would you go if someone _14_ you a million
29、dollars to go? If you are too lazy to clean out the garage, would someone _15_ a gun to your head help you take action? The reason can be positive or negative _16_ it is strong enough to help you take action.The bottom line of knowing how to _17_ laziness comes down to finding enough reasons to take
30、 action. Action will _18_ success while inaction will result in _19_. To motivate someone who is lazy, what you need to do is help him find enough _20_ to work towards a certain goal.语篇解读： 本文是一篇说明文，主要说明了懒惰是一种无所事事的状态，分析了懒惰的原因，并提出了相应的改进措施。1A.courage BquestionCtime Dmotivation解析：选 D 根据语境可知，懒惰意味着你没有做任何事
31、情的动力。也可根据文章最后一句中的“To motivate someone who is lazy”推知，此处应选 motivation，意为“动机，兴趣” 。故选 D。2A.agreeing BdenyingCconsidering Drefusing解析：选 C 根据语境可知，许多人认为自己是个懒惰的人。consider sb. to be sth./sb.为固定用法，意为“认为是” ，符合语境。故选 C。3A.argue BshareCcompete Dcompare解析：选 B 根据语境可知，此处表示，在此文中， “我”将与你分享一些东西让你认清这种不作为的状态。share with
32、为固定搭配，意为“与分享” ，符合语境。故选 B。4A.different BinterestingCordinary Dprimary解析：选 A 根据下文所讲的内容可知，此处表示“以不同的方式”与你分享。A 项意为“不同的” ，符合语境。故选 A。5A.Otherwise BBesidesCHowever DTherefore解析：选 C 根据语境可知，懒惰的人常常被认为一无是处。然而，他们是真的懒惰还是表现得懒惰呢？前后表示转折，且用逗号隔开，故应用转折副词 however连接。故选 C。6A.correct BfalseCtemporary Dinspirational解析：选 C 由
33、“But”一词可知，此处应与下文“lasts long”形成对比，且与下文“temporarily acting that way”照应。故此处应指“暂时的” ，C 项符合语境。故选 C。7A.simply BoccasionallyCoften Dhardly解析：选 A 根据语境可知，许多人并不是真的懒惰，他们只是暂时想懒散一下罢了。此处与上文中的“really”形成对比。A 项意为“只是” ，符合语境。故选 A。8A.stops BcausesCdiscourages Ddemands解析：选 B 根据下文“The answer is a lack of goals.”可知，此处指的应该
34、是其原因，即是什么让一个人变得不作为呢？B 项意为“引起” ，符合语境。故选 B。9A.worry BgiftCfear Dpurpose解析：选 D 上文说一个人不作为是因为缺乏目标，此处表示如果你给某个人足够明确的目标去做些事情，他一定会去做。D 项意为“目标” ，符合语境。故选 D。10A.want BdevoteCtake Dcome解析：选 A 根据语境可知，不想做事的人只是没有找到一个足够好的理由去做事。A 项意为“想要” ，符合语境。故选 A。11A.Hardworking BLazyCYoung DConfused解析：选 B 上文主要讲的是懒惰的人及其懒惰的原因。根据上下文可
35、知，不学习的学生应该是懒惰的学生，故选 B。12A.point BsuccessCsituation Ddifficulty解析：选 A 根据语境可知，懒惰的学生不学习是因为他们没有看出学习的意义。the point in doing sth.意为“做某事的意义” ，符合语境。故选 A。13A.part BplaceCaction Dcontrol解析：选 C 根据语境可知，如果你给他们一个理由，一个有足够说服力的理由，他们肯定会采取行动。此处也与上文的“he will do it”相照应。 take action为固定搭配，意为“采取行动” ，符合语境。故选 C。14A.lent Bowed
36、Cborrowed Doffered解析：选 D 句意为：比如，如果你太懒惰了以至于不想去体育馆，那么，有人主动给你一百万美元你愿意去吗？D 项意为“主动提供” ，符合语境。故选 D。15A.firing BpointingCshooting Dhiding解析：选 B 句意为：如果你太懒惰了以至于不愿意清理车库，那么，有人拿枪指着你的头会让你采取行动吗？point . to 意为“把指向” ，符合语境。故选 B。16A.so that Bas soon asCin spite of Das long as解析：选 D 根据语境可知，无论原因是积极主动的还是消极被动的，只要理由充分，就足以让你
37、采取行动。D 项意为“只要，如果” ，引导条件状语从句，符合语境。故选 D。17A.win BfightCovercome Dban解析：选 C 上文分析了懒惰的表现和原因，文章最后一段讲的是如何克服懒惰情绪。根据语境可知，此处应表示如何克服懒惰，归根结底是要找到足够的理由采取行动。C 项意为“克服”，符合语境。故选 C。18.A.result from Bfight forCask for Dlead to解析：选 D 根据语境以及逻辑关系可知，行动会带来成功。D 项意为“导致，引起” ，符合语境。故选 D。19A.influence BfailureCpressure Dhappiness解析：选 B 根据语境可知，此处应与上半句中的“success”形成对比，表示“不作为将会导致失败” 。B 项意为“失败” ，符合语境。故选 B。20A.reasons BmoneyCenergy Dconfidence解析：选 A 根据语境可知，为了激发懒惰的人，你需要做的就是帮助他找到足够的理由朝着目标奋斗。A 项意为“理由” ，在上文也多次出现，符合语境。故选 A。
