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Ⅰ.完形填空
(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air ticket to the right woman. But __1__ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian __2__. Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their
__3__ ended and he did not want her ticket to __4__. The ticket had a strict no-transfer (不可转让) __5__, but since passport information was not required when __6__, any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can __7__ it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to __8__ a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his __9__ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the __10__ passports, “More __11__, there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in __12__ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of __13__, thousands of e-mails, people around the world __14__ their stories of travel.”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not __15__ anything in return and that the woman who uses the __16__ ticket can choose to either travel with him or __17__ the ticket and travel on her own. The __18__ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before __19__ in Toronto on January 8.He said the __20__ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。Jordan Axani和他的女朋友分手了,为了不浪费他们之前预订的环球旅行机票,Jordan Axani在网上发布信息,决定将原属他前女友的那张机票送给一位与她同名的加拿大女性。人们对此反应热烈。
1.A.benefits
B.deposits
C.restrictions D.examinations
答案:C 根据下一句所描述的条件可知,机票虽然是免费的,但是申请者必须符合限制条件(restrictions)。
2.A.origin C.accent
B.passport D.friend
答案:B 由第三段中的“including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the __10__ passports”可知,此空应选passport (护照)。申请者除了名字应是Elizabeth Gallagher外,还得有个加拿大的护照。
3.A.holiday C.dream (relationship)结束了。
4.A.go to waste C.go on sale
B.come to mind D.come into effect B.marriage D.relationship
答案:D 由前面的“his then girlfriend”可知,现在他们的关系
答案:A 由第三段首句中的“I just want to see the ticket go to good use”可知,他不想让机票浪费掉(go to waste)。
5.A.policy C.payment
B.order D.schedule
答案:A 机票有严格的不能转让的政策(policy),而不是命令(order)、支付(payment)或日程表(schedule)。
6.A.applying C.checking
B.booking D.bargaining
答案:B 根据but表示的转折含义可知,虽然机票有严格的不能转让的政策,但是预订(booking)的时候并不需要提供护照信息。另外,第二段中的“booked heavily discounted”也给出了提示。
7.A.use C.choose
B.borrow D.buy
答案:A 因为前面提到预订的时候并不需要提供护照信息,所以任何叫Elizabeth Gallagher的加拿大人都可以用(use)这张票。另外,
第四段中的“the woman who uses the __16__ ticket”也给出了提示。
8.A.sacrifice C.experience
B.express D.provide
答案:C 上文提到这张票是Axani免费提供给对方的,他只是希望票能得到充分利用,能让用它的那个人体验(experience)许多快乐。
9.A.answer C.offer
B.advice D.comment
答案:C 由第一段首句中的“is offering a free round-the-world air ticket”可知此空应选offer (提供)。
10.A.same C.new
B.right D.real
答案:B 在这成千上万封电子邮件中,有30封来自真实的叫Elizabeth Gallagher的人,而且这些人有合适的(right)护照。
11.A.interesting C.satisfying
B.annoying D.convincing
答案:A 有这么多同名的人给他写电子邮件是一件有趣的事,更有趣的(more interesting)是,还有成百上千的加拿大人对把她们的名字改为Elizabeth Gallagher感兴趣。
12.A.writing C.lending
B.giving D.changing
答案:D 除了有30封信来自真实的叫Elizabeth Gallagher而且有合适的护照的人之外,还有成百上千的加拿大人对把她们的名字改为(changing)Elizabeth Gallagher感兴趣。
13.A.touch C.date
B.question D.control
答案:D Axani只能提供一张免费机票,却收到了成千上万封电子邮件,这说明情况失去了控制(out of control)。
14.A.admiring
B.advertising
C.sharing D.doubting
答案:C Axani是在一个社交网站上发布的信息,结果成千上万的人给他发了电子邮件,因此全世界的人可以通过这个网站分享(sharing)他们的旅游故事。
15.A.leaving C.losing
B.looking for D.dealing with
答案:B 文章首句已经指出这张票是免费的(free),因此可以推断出Axani不是在寻找(looking for)回报。
16.A.single C.regular
B.strange D.extra
答案:D 文章第二段已经指出,这张票是为Axani的前女友准备的,现在他们分手了,因此这张票对Axani来说是多余的(extra),而不是唯一的(single)、奇怪的(strange)或定期的(regular)。
17.A.return C.reserve
也可以把票拿走(take)独自去旅行。
18.A.interview C.trip
B.program D.meeting B.take D.hide
答案:B 由后面的“travel on her own”可知,拥有这张票的女士
答案:C 由本段最后一句中的“the trip will be shared online”可知,此空应选trip,这里说的是旅行的日程安排。
19.A.ending C.repeating 选ending。
20.A.honored C.intelligent
B.lovely D.lucky B.calling D.staying
答案:A 由前面的start可知,此处说的是旅行的结束时间,故
答案:D 根据语境和常识可知,得到这张免费的环球旅行的机票的女性应该是幸运的(lucky)。故选D项。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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(2017·全国卷Ⅰ)
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