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Ⅰ 阅读理解
(2019·贵阳检测)Nov.21 is World Hello Day.It began back in the 1970s as part of an effort to make the world more peaceful.It was created just after the war between Israel and Egypt in 1973.The philosophy(哲学) behind it is:Say “Hello” and stop war.
It sounds like a fine idea, but most of us know that simply saying “Hello” won’t bring about world peace.Still, on a smaller range, the simple act of saying “Hello” to someone can make a lot of difference.
This might not be obvious.After all, it’s such a casual thing and requires so little effort.You raise your head to someone as you pass by them in the school corridor(走廊), say “Hello”, and then it’s over.
Although we might not realize it, a small thing like a greeting can mean a lot to a person.Many people are lonely because they’re shy.They find it difficult to communicate with people, even though they want to.It leads to them feeling cut off.
On this basis, maybe it’s a good idea, not just on Nov.21, but every day, to remember to say “Hello” to as many people as we can.The stranger who hears your greeting may secretly smile in their heart.You might even make their day.
Greeting other people is the easiest way to be polite.Politeness is the way we individual humans link up with the rest of the human world outside of our circles of family and friends.Politeness is one of the aspects of culture that make us a society rather than just many individuals living in the same space.
No one said it better than the French author Joseph Joubert: “Politeness is the flower of humanity.” A “Hello” to a stranger is a small thing, and often neglected(忽视), but through it we can make the world better for another person.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了世界问候日的由来及意义的相关信息。 1.What is World Hello Day intended for? A.Philosophy. C.Politeness.
B.Peace. D.War.
B 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Nov. 21 is World Hello Day. It began back in the 1970s as part of an effort to make the world more peaceful.”可知,世界问候日设立的初衷是为了和平。
2.What has an effect on people most? A.Raising heads to others.
B.Doing something casually. C.Meeting in the school corridor. D.The simple act of saying “Hello”.
D 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Still, on a smaller range, the simple act of saying ‘Hello’ to someone can make a lot of difference.”可知,对别人影响最大的是打招呼这种简单的行为。
3.Why do some people feel lonely?
A.They are unwilling to communicate with others. B.They are too shy to communicate with others. C.They are very fond of living alone. D.They don’t like doing things as others do.
B 解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Many people are lonely because they’re shy... cut off.”可知,一些人感到孤独的原因是他们太害羞了,不敢和别人交流。
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.We should neglect a small thing. B.Saying “Hello” to others is powerful. C.The flowers make the world better. D.No one is better than Joseph Joubert.
B 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“A ‘Hello’ to a stranger is a small thing, and often neglected(忽视), but through it we can make the world better for another person.”可知,向别人打招呼是有影响力的。
Ⅱ 完形填空
(2019·桂林、百色、崇左联考)My 8-hour sleepy flight finally came to an end after I stepped out of the airport. 1 on the bus, I was waiting anxiously for it to start.
A woman beside me and her daughter both seemed 2 . She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would 3 continuously; 4 , the mother had lost her purse. Apart from a significant 5 of money, the purse also had her phone and a phone number of an important 6 . She would meet him for discussing a(n) 7 matter which had to be 8 by tomorrow morning.
I handed her my cellphone without 9 and told her that she could make any 10 she wanted. I also produced a bottle of water I had in my bag to relieve her daughter of her 11 . After making several calls, they finally 12 to the official! They turned to look at me 13 and thanked me many times. The woman tried to 14 for my assistance, but I refused 15 I knew she had lost her money.
The next morning, I received a call from the mother, saying that they couldn’t 16 how
much my generous act touched them. They were so 17 that they had taken down my number to thank me. I was astonished to be thanked in this way. I never thought my simple offer 18 so much in their heart. And I thought of how many opportunities for kindness we had lost by being absorbed in cellphones and being disconnected 19 the reality around us—something with easy 20 may make a big difference to others.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。乘坐公共汽车时,我看到邻座的女士和她的女儿看起来很不舒服,原来她的女儿胃不舒服且呕吐,她也丢失了钱包,不仅失去了一大笔钱,还丢失了她的手机和重要电话号码。我将包里的水给了她的女儿,并将手机借给她使用,她终于打通了要找的人的电话。这位女士和她的女儿十分感谢我,我由此得出感悟:一个简单的善举常常能解决他人的燃眉之急。
1.A.Getting C.Seated
B.Got D.Seating
C 解析:根据该句中的“on the bus, I was waiting anxiously for it to start”可知,坐在公共汽车的座位上,我着急地等着发车, be seated on为固定搭配,意为“坐在……座位上”。
2.A.relaxed C.unconscious
B.excited D.uncomfortable
D 解析:根据空后一句“She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach...the mother had lost her purse.”可知,邻座的女士告诉我,她的女儿胃不舒服,并且她丢失了钱包;结合该句中的“A woman beside me and her daughter both seemed”可以判断,邻座的这位女士和她的女儿看起来都不舒服,D项意为“不舒服的”,故D项正确。A项意为“放松的”;B项意为“兴奋的”;C项意为“不省人事的,失去知觉的”,都与语境不符。
3.A.throw up C.take up
B.put up D.pick up
A 解析:根据该句中的“She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach”可知,邻座的女士告诉我,她的女儿胃不舒服,结合该句中的“continuously”和常识可以判断,她会不断地呕吐,A项意为“呕吐”,故A项正确。B项意为“搭建,建造”;C项意为“开始从事,占据”;D项意为“捡起,(偶然)学会”。
4.A.however C.therefore
B.besides D.otherwise
B 解析:根据空前内容可知,她的女儿胃不舒服并会不断呕吐;结合该句中的“the mother had lost her purse”可知,这位女士还丢失了钱包;据此可知,空处前后为递进关系,B项意为“此外,而且”,表示递进,故B项正确。A项意为“然而”;C项意为“因此”;D项意为“否则”。
5.A.number C.mass
B.variety D.amount