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完形填空模拟检测(五) 说明文
(共3篇，限时50分钟)
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What 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 statistics, 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 three-quarters of an hour per 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 household, 35- to 44-year-old 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 playing 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 networking 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 day's 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。 1．A.manages C．tends
B．starts D．promises
解析：选C 此处是将“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)”。
2．A.active C．familiar
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
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B．pleasant D．mysterious
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3．A.special C．popular
B．funny D．complex
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。
4．A.saved C．set up
解析：选D 参见上题解析。 5．A.Traveling C．Socializing
B．Analyzing D．Sightseeing B．found D．took up
解析：选C “拜访朋友”和“在线聊天”都是“社交(Socializing)”活动。 6．A.common C．normal
B．original D．correct
解析：选A 由下文的“nearly three-quarters 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。
7．A.tired of C．worried about
B．proud of D．interested in
解析：选D 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)”。
8．A.mixed C．connected
解析：选B 参见上题解析。 9．A.luckily C．surprisingly
B．suddenly D．naturally B．compared D．involved
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)”。
10．A.future C．demands
B．tastes D．way
解析：选C 由下文的“less than any 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。
11．A.only C．still
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
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B．even D．ever
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12．A.Money C．Effort
B．Time D．Energy
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)”。
13．A.spread C．increased
解析：选B 参见上题解析。 14．A.In a word C．For example
B．As a result D．In contrast B．varied D．existed
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。
15．A.when C．though
B．while D．unless
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。
16．A.return C．change
B．continue D．develop
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 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)”。
17．A.youth C．adult
B．private D．public
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。
18．A.besides C．therefore
B．however D．otherwise
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)’方式”之间是转折关系，故用however。
19．A.collecting C．playing
解析：选C 参见上题解析。 20．A.learning C．recovering
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B．winning D．organizing
B．working D．relaxing
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解析：选D 参见第18题解析。
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Many 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 perfectly __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 hours 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 babies __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 in a __14__ environment, is well-fed, 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__ 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。 1．A.concerned C．curious
B．guilty D．annoyed
解析：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。
2．A.simple C．special
B．certain D．normal
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)”。
3．A.strong-minded
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B．single-minded
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C．full-time D．first-time
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(first-time)”做父母的人。
4．A.alarm C．complaint
B．caution D．horror
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)”。
5．A.just C．still
解析：选C 参见上题解析。 6．A.Every time C．Now that
B．Even if D．Soon after B．seldom D．already
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。 7．A.early C．long
B．late D．short
解析：选D 根据本空前的“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)”。
8．A.rules C．examples
B．reasons D．goals
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。
9．A.growth C．recovery
B．increase D．formation
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。
10．A.private C．interesting
B．good D．easy
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)”。
11．A.eat C．sleep
解析：选C 参见上题解析。 12．A.admit
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B．rest D．play
B．understand
2018届高考英语浙江版二轮专题复习突破检测：专题三 完形填空模拟检测(五) 说明文
