2024届高考英语 二轮复习： 七选五 限时训练（含解析）
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Passage 1
After my family got comfortably settled in Hotel Ramada in Bangkok, we started exploring the city. After endless hours of shopping, it was finally time to go back.
This was when the trouble started. We forgot there are two Ramada hotels in the opposite directions. Absolutely unaware of this, we started searching for the way back. The maps on our mobile phones suggested the shortest route which was just 20 minutes away by walk. 1
Bangkok felt different after sunset. Walking along the heavily-crowded roads with the dark-red sky felt beautiful. Lost in our talk, we didn't realize that we passed onto the quieter part of the town.
2 It was closed for redecoration. To our luck, nobody around us then spoke English. Worse still, we stepped in a local tuk-tuk(三轮出租摩托车), which took us to an unknown area for an enormous payment. We had no idea where we were, our mobile phones nearly out of charge.
3 He was a taxi driver. Recounting the day's events proved to be a great conversation starter. We ended up talking through the way. He was so kind as to offer to drive us around for the rest of our stay. 4 For the next four days, from floating markets to the temples of Wat Pho, our trip wouldn't have been so trouble-free without him.
Sometimes when things don't go as planned, I think about the stranger we met on the streets and how a tiny mistake on our part led to unexpected results. 5
A.That was when our hero arrived.
B.Our thankfulness knew no bounds.
C.We reached a completely different Hotel Ramada.
D.We set off into the city with little research on transport.
E.We decided not to waste our money but our time instead.
F.The trip rings as a reminder that every cloud has a silver lining.
G.He then informed us that our hotel was just a few blocks away.
Passage 2
Brad's idea of a good time is to swim across the lake at the base of Grand Teton, and then hike to the peak and back. Sometimes his wife Sheila and daughters Sage and Sienna will join him. "Being in the wilderness is the best therapy(疗法) I've found," Sheila says. " 1 "
An article details the power of nature therapy not only in reducing stress and anxiety, but in dramatically reducing the symptoms of PTSD. That's the basis on which the National Ability Center(NAC) is built. The NAC draws in nationwide participants with disabilities. 2 And it's a group Brad and his family have joined in the mountains.
Brad's family was once part of a larger family, skiing with autistic(患自闭症的) kids and biking with the depressed. The girls quickly connected with the kids. Sage, the older daughter, says, " 3 We instantly become friends because they are not bothered by the same social cues(暗示)."
4 Sienna recalls riding with a physically disabled man. Sienna rode beside his bike and listened to his daughter singing songs to encourage him along. "Days like that just bring out the best in us," Sienna says.
The forest and the clear sky create a sense of connection beyond our humanness, making us part of something bigger and restoring our emotions. "We're all hurt in some way. But if we help each other out we'll get through it. 5 And now we get to see how it helps our new friends," Brad says.
A.It's a stress and anxiety reliever.
B.To bond with them is a lot easier.
C.The therapy functions in two directions.
D.The preservation of the world lies in the wilderness.
E.After all, it's difficult to achieve anything without support.
F.It's a mixed bag of humanity who lands on the unfair side of life.
G.Being in the wilderness has sustained our family through hard times.
Passage 3
I've been in advertising for eight years and worked a lot of late nights and weekends for numerous projects. 1 One day I watched a talk called "The power of time off". It's about how every seven years, the speaker takes a year off from work so he can do his own creative projects. 2 I decided I had to do that. I need to take time to start my own creative ideas.
The first project ends up being something I call "One Second Every Day". Basically I record one second of every day for the rest of my life, combining these moments into one single continuous video until I can't record them anymore. 3 There're many things I have no recollection of unless someone brings them up, and I think, "Oh, that's something I did."
4 On a good day, I'll have maybe four seconds I want to choose. I'll just have to narrow them down to one, but even narrowing them down to that one allows me to remember the other three anyway.
I don't use any filters(滤镜), just trying to catch the moment as much as possible as it is. I started a rule of the first person view. Early on, I thought I should have a couple of videos where people would see me, but I realized that wasn't the way to go. 5
The project has many possibilities. I encourage you all to record just a small piece of your life every day, so you can never forget that day and treasure every moment.
A.It instantly inspired me.
B.The purpose is to remember what I've done.
C.I'm always energetic when doing things I love.
D.People might have different interpretations of it.
E.It's difficult, sometimes, to pick that one second.
F.But I never had time for one I wanted to work on on my own.
G.The essence of my project should be recording the thing as I actually see it.
Passage 4
Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: We cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply the cold wind of criticism to others, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.
1 Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept compliments gracefully. Instead, we are embarrassed and shrug off the words we are really so glad to hear. Because of this defensive reaction, direct compliments are surprisingly difficult to give. That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us indirectly.
It's especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. 2 A cook is praised for a perfect meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right Do you ever praise your paperboy for getting the paper to you on time 365 days a year
Praise is particularly appreciated by those doing routine jobs: gas station attendants, waitresses—even housewives. 3 Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives, surely she should get her measure.
4 It only takes a moment's thought and a moment's effort perhaps a quick phone call to pass on a compliment, or five minutes to write an appreciative letter. It is such a small investment and yet consider the results it may produce. 5
So, let's be alert to the small excellence around us and comment on them. We will not only bring joy into other people's lives, but also, very often, add happiness into our own.
A.We are accustomed to accepting praise.
B.A student is ignored despite his good work.
C.To give praise costs the giver almost nothing.
D.It's strange how cautious we are about praising.
E.Shakespeare said, "Our praises are our wages."
F.An artist gets compliments for a glorious picture.
G."I can live for two months on a good compliment," said Mark Twain.
Passage 5
There are few natural sounds more uplifting to my spirit than the bright and cheering calls and songs of black-capped chickadees(山雀). One of my morning routines is to step outside the house and listen for the voices of black-caps.
There is something comforting to me in black-caps' presence. 1 Sometimes they are the only birds I'll hear on my local woodland walks and for me the forest would be a lonelier place without them.
After I'd moved into a house on Anchorage's Hillside, I placed a makeshift feeder on my home's back. —__2__ For each, the routine was similar: dashed in, looked around, pecked(啄) at the tray, looked around again, and dashed out. Nervous little creatures, full of bright energy, they soon had me laughing at their funny way. By the time they moved on, I sensed an all-too-rare upwelling of fascination and joy.
Within days, a whole new world opened up as woodland neighbors I'd never known, or even imagined, joined the black-caps at my feeders: red-breasted nuthatches, common redpolls...What was remarkable was that all of those species were common residents of the Anchorage area. 3
My newfound interest in birds grew quickly, surprising even me. 4 I visited bookstores in search of birding guidebooks, excitedly exchanged bird descriptions with a stranger and purchased 50-pound bags of sunflower seeds. All of this seemed very strange to a middle-aged guy who'd never been attracted by birds. What's more, I had previously judged bird watchers to be rather dull sorts.
5 They've reminded me how my world can expand and become enriched when I make the effort to pay attention. What else awaits me in our world, I wonder, that I haven't yet discovered or noticed
A.Nature always amazed me in its own way.
B.Yet in prior days and years, I had no idea.
C.Black-caps are a sign of good environment.
D.Within a day, black-caps accepted my invitation to dine.
E.Black-caps have had a special place at the top of my affections.
F.What started as mere curiosity flowered into a consuming passion.
G.And more often than not, they are heard before they're seen.
Passage 6
We often idealize the act of cooking. In my mind's eye, I can see myself swanning through the kitchen with smooth hair as I stir a pot of spaghetti in slow motion. 1 As the appointed chef of my household, making dinners after a long day's work is an annoying chore.
So, when we knew about a weekly meal delivery service, I jumped at the chance. 2 Each meal's ingredients came wrapped up in a separate paper bag, each labelled with a recipe card.
The actual cooking was easier, too. I was delighted by pre-processed vegetables and properly-portioned dressings. Think about the hunt for recipes, the cuts and burns, and the spilled bottle of olive oil. 3
A few weeks into our subscription, however, I realised that gone with the frustration of cooking was its joy. __4__ You choose ingredients from the supermarket shelves. You wash them, peel them, chop them, season them or combine them. You see them transform from one thing into another over the process. Remove that process and what are you left with
5 For busy families who couldn't afford the connection with food, these boxes offer fresh, healthy, waste-free meals that require minimal effort and time. But if I have the time and energy to indulge(沉迷) in that luxury, I think it's worth doing.
A.These were all things of the past.
B.In fact, cooking can connect you with your food.
C.In practice, there is rarely anything ideal about cooking.
D.Cooking is messy, tiring, and most of the time, annoying.
E.Soon came our box of ingredients that made everything easier.
F.So clean and ready, the ingredients no longer look or feel like food.
G.Of course, I do realise the practical advantages of meal subscription boxes.
Passage 7
Home gardens produce delicious food. But that's not their main virtue.
Imagine a plate holding two strawberries, identical in appearance. One came out of a supermarket box, probably harvested unripe. 1 The other was picked from a garden minutes before being eaten. The first one will probably taste like a slightly sour grape while the second is likely to be sweet and rich in flavour.
Supermarket strawberries are not entirely without advantages. They are convenient and available in the northern globe even in February. But the two berries differ from each other in the same way that hearing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in a concert hall differs from listening to it on an old tape. 2
Other people, however, believe gardening is a waste of time. But the same could be said of cooking. There are cheap and decent restaurants around, so why bother to make your own meals 3 They mistake the product for the purpose.
Actually, a garden, especially in the early years, can produce little but frustration(挫败). New gardeners may plant the wrong crops for their soil. Rabbits have an annoying habit of taking single bite of the vegetable, then leaving the rest to go bad. 4 No matter. The real joy of gardening is the time spent doing it. The deepest pleasure—as with cooking, writing, bringing up children or almost anything worthwhile—is in the work itself. A gardener's memories revolve not around the food produced, but around long afternoons with hands in the dirt.
5
A.No one can ever avoid this hard stage.
B.So why don't we start home gardening for delicious food
C.This might explain why many people desire a home garden.
D.These people misunderstand the ultimate appeal of gardening.
E.By the time it reached the plate it may have been off the plant for days.
F.To garden is to patiently and lovingly help life grow, in the ground and above it.
G.And even expert gardeners can lose a season's harvest to uncooperative weather.
Passage 8
Humanities departments in America are once again being cut down. Earlier this month, the State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook announced a plan to abolish several of the college's well-regarded departments for budgetary reasons. The University of Pittsburgh has cut its German and classics. 1 In the UK, Middlesex University decided to gradually abandon its philosophy department. In June 2015, the Japanese minister of education sent a letter to the presidents of the national universities of Japan, suggesting they close their graduate and undergraduate departments in the humanities and social sciences and focus on something more practical.
2 Essays explain why we need these subjects, and what their loss will mean. These areas of learning provide us with the ability to think critically and independently; to tolerate ambiguity; to see both sides of an issue; to look beneath the surface of what we are being told; to appreciate the ways in which language can help us understand one another more clearly and profoundly. 3 Studying the classics and philosophy teaches students where we come from, and how our modes of reasoning have evolved over time. Learning foreign languages, and about other cultures, enables students to understand how other societies resemble or differ from our own.
I don't believe that the humanities can make you a decent person. 4 The humanities teach us about those who have gone before us; a foreign language brings us closer to those with whom we share the planet.
The humanities can touch those aspects of consciousness that we call intellect and heart. 5
A.These subjects are under attack.
B.Three doctoral programs would be cut.
C.Defenses of the humanities have appeared.
D.This problem has also emerged internationally.
E.Therefore, courses in the humanities are beneficial.
F.They help us learn how to think, and they equip us to live in a harmonious society.
G.But they can focus on and expand our sense of what humans can accomplish and create.
1.【解析】 文章主要讲述了作者一家在曼谷旅游时遇到一位好心的司机的故事。
1.E 上文的"The maps on our mobile phones...just 20 minutes away by walk"提到手机上的地图推荐了最短的路线,步行只需20分钟,又结合下一段中的"Walking along the heavily-crowded roads with the dark-red sky felt beautiful"可知,作者一家选择了按推荐的路线步行,E项"我们决定不浪费钱,而是花费时间"符合语境,故选E。
2.C 根据下文的"It was closed for redecoration"可知,作者一家应是到达酒店后发现它关闭了,这家酒店应该不是他们住的那一家,故C项"我们到达了一个完全不同的华美达酒店"符合语境。
3.A 上一段尾句"We had no idea...out of charge"提到作者一家身陷困境,结合下文的"He was a taxi driver"可知,空处应是提及一个帮助作者一家脱离困境的人物,故A项"就在这时,我们的英雄来了"符合语境。
4.B 上文"He was so kind as to offer to drive us around for the rest of our stay"提到那名司机主动提出在作者一行人剩下的逗留时间里开车载他们四处转转,又结合下文的"For the next four days...so trouble-free without him"可知,作者一家应是很感谢那名司机,故B项"我们感激不尽"符合语境。
5.F 根据上文的"Sometimes when things...led to unexpected results"可知,有时候当事情不按原计划发展时,作者会想起那个陌生人和那次旅行时发生的事情,所以空处应是总结从那次
旅行中得出的教训,故F项"这次旅行提醒我们,黑暗中总有一线光明"符合语境。
2.【解析】 文章通过Brad一家人的野外活动经历告诉人们置身于大自然有众多益处。
1.A 空前提到Sheila认为置身荒野是她发现的最好的治疗方法,空处承接上文,应还是在介绍其对置身荒野的看法。再结合第二段中的"not only in reducing stress and anxiety"可知,空处内容还应涉及关于置身荒野能减少压力和焦虑的内容,故选A。
【易错点拨】
脱离语境——部分考生一看到D项中的"in the wilderness"与上文中的"in the wilderness"相对应就选择了D项,但是D项说的是对世界的保护在于荒野,而下文内容并未提到对世界的保护,故可排除D项。
2.F 分析语境寻线索:空前提到这是National Ability Center建立的基础,它吸引了全国范围内的残疾人参与其中。空后提到Brad及其家人在山里加入了这个组织。由此可知,空处还是对National Ability Center的介绍→对比选项定答案:F项"这是一个混合的群体,他们落在了生活中不公平的一面"介绍的是这一组织的特点, 在这里起到了承上启下的作用,符合语境。
3.B 分析语境寻线索:上文提到Brad的女儿们很快与这些孩子们建立了良好的关系,下文提到他们很快就成了朋友,因为这些孩子们不会被同样的社交暗示困扰。由此可知,空处内容应还是在介绍Brad的女儿们与这些孩子们交往的内容→对比选项定答案:B项"和他们建立联系要容易得多"很好地衔接了上下文,符合语境。B项中的"easier"与上文中的"quickly"和下文
中的"instantly"的呼应关系亦是提示。
4.C 分析语境寻线索:空处为段落主旨句。下文提到Sienna和一个残疾人骑行的经历(这是Sienna对这个人的"治愈"),而且Sienna说这样的日子会激发出人们最好的一面(这是该经历对Sienna的意义)。由此可知,此处强调的是自然疗法是双向的→对比选项定答案:C项"这一疗法是双向的"很好地概括了段落内容,起到了引领下文的作用。
5.G 空前提到森林和晴朗的天空创造了一种超越我们的人性的联系感,使我们成为更大事物的一部分,并修复我们的情感。我们都会在某种程度上受到伤害,但如果我们互相帮助,我们就能渡过难关。空后提到现在我们要看看它是如何帮助我们的新朋友的。由此可知,空处内容应与Brad及其家人在自然疗法的帮助下渡过难关有关,且与下文内容构成递进关系,故G项"置身荒野使我们一家人度过了艰难时期"符合语境。
【易错点拨】
衔接不畅——E项"毕竟,孤掌难鸣"虽然与空前的"但是,如果我们互相帮助,我们就能渡过难关"相衔接,但与空后的内容构不成逻辑关系,故可排除。
3.【解析】 作者从事广告行业8年了,加班熬夜做了无数项目,但他一直没有时间来做自己真正想做的个人项目。有一天他受到一个演讲的启发,开始自己的项目"每天一秒钟"来记录每一天的生活。
1.F 分析语境寻线索:根据上文的"worked a lot of late nights and weekends for numerous projects"和下文的"I need to take time to start my own creative ideas"可知,作者在工作中加班熬夜做了无数项目,看到一个演讲后决定开始做属于自己的项目,故空处内容应与没有做过个人想做的项目有关→对比选项定答案:F项"但我从来没有时间做一个我想自己做的项目"与
上文构成转折,选项中的one表示"one project"。
2.A 上文提到作者看到一个演讲,该演讲介绍了演讲者每过七年,就从工作中拿出一年时间来做自己的富有创造力的项目,下文讲到作者决定也要这么做,开始自己的富有创造力的想法。A项"这一演讲马上启发了我"承上启下。
3.B 分析语境寻线索:上文提到作者每天录一秒钟的视频,将这些一秒钟的视频拼接成一段连续的视频,直到他没有能力再录制为止,下文讲到有很多作者之前做过的事情,他都想不起来了,故空处内容应仍与作者录制视频有关,且涉及记住过去的事→对比选项定答案:B项"(这一项目的)目的是帮助我记住做过的事"符合语境。
4.E 分析语境寻线索:下文讲到在美好的一天里,作者想要多录制三秒钟,他只是把它们压缩到一秒钟,但是即使压缩到了只有一秒钟,也足以让他记住其他三秒钟→对比选项定答案:E项"有时候只能选择一秒钟很难"是对下文内容的总结。
5.G 本段主要介绍作者录制的所有视频都没有使用滤镜,尽可能还原事物本来的样子。他一开始用的是第一人称视角拍摄。早先他想过把自己录进视频里,但是后来觉得这不是他想要的。G项"我的项目的本质应该是记录我实际看到的事物的样子"承接上文。
4.【解析】生活中没有赞美,就如同人的精神世界没有了阳光。我们应该学会接受赞美,更要学会赞美别人,赞美厨师做出的可口饭菜,赞美报童准时将报纸送到,赞美家庭主妇……赞美给别人和自己都能带来欢乐。
1.D 根据下文的"Perhaps it's because...accept compliments gracefully"可知,我们中很少有人知道如何优雅地接受赞美。又结合下文的"this defensive reaction"可知,空处应是说明对别人的表扬,我们常谨慎以待。故选D。
2.F 根据下文的"A cook is praised for a perfect meal"可知,厨师会因为做了一手好饭菜而受到表扬。又结合空前一句话的内容和下文的两个问句的内容可知,空处与此对应,讲述受到表扬的具体例子,F项"画家因画出一幅绚丽多彩的画而受到赞美"符合语境。
3.E 分析语境寻线索:空后一句讲到因为通常赞美是家庭主妇得到的唯一报酬。据此可知,空处应引出下文,说明赞美是一种报酬→对比选项定答案:E项"莎士比亚说:‘我们的赞美就是我们的工资。’"符合语境。
4.C 根据下文的"It only takes...an appreciative letter"可知,赞美很容易,只需要片刻的思考和片刻的努力,或许一个快速的电话就可以将赞美传递,或者也可以花五分钟写一封感激信。据此可知,该段主要说明赞美几乎不需要付出代价。故C项正确。
5.G 根据上文的"It is such a...it may produce"可知,对于赞美,只需微小的投资,就可以获得很大的收益。据此可知,空处承接上文,说明赞美的好处。故G项"马克·吐温说:‘只凭一句赞美的话,我就能活上两个月。’"符合语境。
5.【解析】 文章主要讲述了作者对黑帽山雀的热爱。
1.G 由下文的"Sometimes they are the only birds...a lonelier place without them"可知,有时它们是作者在当地森林里唯一能听到的鸟,对作者来说,没有它们,森林会变得更孤独。G项"通常情况下,它们在被看到之前就被听到了"说明了它们的叫声很明显,引起下文,符合语境,故选G。
2.D 根据上文的"After I'd moved into...on my home's back"可知,在作者搬进安克雷奇山坡上的一所房子后,作者在家的后面放了一个临时的鸟食罐,又根据下文的"For each, the routine...dashed out"可知,有鸟过来吃食物,故空处应该讲与这些鸟来吃食物相关的内容,D项"不到一天,黑帽山雀就接受了我的进餐邀请"承上启下,符合语境,故选D。
3.B 根据上文"Within days, a whole new world...the Anchorage area"可知,几天之内,一个全新的世界打开了,作者从未认识,或者想象到的林地邻居也和黑帽山雀一起吃鸟食罐里面的食物,值得注意的是,所有那些物种都是安克雷奇地区的常见居民。B项"然而在之前的岁月里,我(对此)一无所知"承接上文,符合语境,故选B。
4.F 根据上文的"My newfound interest in birds grew quickly, surprising even me"可知,作者对鸟类新发现的兴趣迅速增长,连作者自己都感到惊讶;根据下文的"I visited bookstores...sunflower seeds"可知,作者到书店寻找观鸟指南、兴奋地和一个陌生人交换了对鸟类的描述等。因此空处应该讲与作者对鸟的爱好日益增强相关的内容,F项"最初仅仅是好奇,后来发展成一种强烈的热爱"说明了作者的爱好的增强,承上启下,符合语境,故选F。
5.E 根据下文的"They've reminded me...make the effort to pay attention"可知,它们提醒作者,当作者努力集
中注意力时,作者的世界就会变得更加广阔和丰富,故空处应该说黑帽山雀对作者的重要性。E项"黑帽山雀占据着我的感情之巅的特殊位置"说明了黑帽山雀对作者的重要性,引起下文,符合语境,故选E。
6.【解析】 作者认为做饭并非是理想化的事情,作为家里指定的厨师,在漫长的一天工作后做晚饭是一件烦人的事。因此,当知道有每周送餐服务时,作者欣然抓住了这个机会。但订购几周后,作者发现虽然订购的食材带来了便利,但是也失去了做饭时人与食物之间的关系,导致失去了做饭的快乐。最终,作者认为如果有时间和精力的话,做饭是值得做的事情。
1.C 根据上文的"We often idealize the act of cooking...in slow motion"可知,此处强调的是人们经常把做饭行为理想化;根据下文的"As the appointed chef of my household, making dinners after a long day's work is an annoying chore"可知,此处强调事实并非如此。C项"实际上,关于做饭,几乎没有什么是理想的"承上启下,符合语境,故选C。
2.E 根据下文的"Each meal's ingredients...with a recipe card"可知,每顿饭的食材都包装在一个单独的纸袋里,每一种都贴上了食谱卡,由此可知,此处强调的是送餐服务提供的包装食材给作者带来的便利,空处应该描述与送餐服务相关的内容,故E项"很快,我们的食材盒就来了,这让一切都变得容易了"与下文相衔接,符合语境,故选E。
3.A 根据上文"The actual cooking was easier, too...the spilled bottle of olive oil"可知,此处将在送餐服务提供包装食材之后做饭的便利和之前作者做饭的各种艰难情况进行了对比,故空处应该强调在拥有送餐服务提供包装食材之后,之前的种种困难消失了。A项"这些都是过去的事了"符合语境,故选A。
4.B 根据上文的"A few weeks...was its joy"可知,此处强调订购食材虽然给作者带来了方便,但是让作者失去了做饭的乐趣;根据下文的"You choose ingredients...over the process"可知,下文强调了做饭的过程。B项"事实上,做饭可以把你和你的食物联系起来"承上启下,强调了让作者失去做饭乐趣的原因,故选B。
5.G 根据下文的"For busy families...require minimal effort and time"可知,此处具体阐释订购食材的好处。G项"当然,我确实意识到订购餐盒的实际优点"引起下文,符合语境,故选G。
7.【解析】 文章主要阐述了园艺的真正乐趣在于花时间去干园艺活本身,而不是在于结果。
1.E 根据上文的"One came out of a supermarket box, probably harvested unripe"可知,这颗草莓在未成熟时就摘下来了,又结合下文的"The other was picked from a garden minutes before being eaten"推断出,空处还是在讲这颗没有成熟时就摘下来的草莓的情况。E项"当它被放到盘子里的时候,它可能已经离开植物几天了"承接上文,符合语境,故选E。
2.C 根据上文的"But the two berries...on an old tape"可知,这里将从超市里买的草莓和从果园里摘的进行了对比,进而突出了从果园里摘的草莓的优点。C项"这或许解释了为什么许多人渴望拥有一个家庭果园"是对上文内容的进一步阐释,故选C项。
3.D 根据上文的"Other people, however, believe gardening is a waste of time...make your own meals "及下文的"They mistake the product for the purpose"可知,人们对园艺是存在误解的。D项"这些人误解了园艺的终极魅力"承上启下,符合语境,故选D项。
4.G 根据本段首句"Actually, a garden, especially in the early years, can produce little but frustration(挫败)"可知,事实上,一个果园,尤其是在最初的几年里,除了挫败之外,几乎什么也不能产出,接下来的两句对此进行了举例说明。又根据下文的"No matter"可知,空处也是在举例说明。G项"即使是专业的园丁也会因为不配合的天气而损失一季的收成"是对上文几乎没有产出这个内容的进一步举例说明,且与下文的"No matter"相衔接,选项中的"even expert gardeners"与上文中的"New gardeners"呼应,故选G项。
5.F 上段中的"The deepest pleasure—as with cooking...with hands in the dirt"讲了做园艺活的真正乐趣所在,F项"做园艺活就是耐心地、充满爱心地帮助生命在地上和地下生长"是对做园艺活这件事情的意义的升华,是对上文内容的承接,故选F项。
8.【解析】 本文主要论述了人文学科的重要性。
1.D 空前说到"美国的人文学科再次被削减",具体提到"美国匹兹堡大学削减了德语和古典文化课程"。空后提到"英国的密德萨斯大学决定逐步废除哲学系",还有日本文部科学大臣建议关闭人文和社会科学学科。因此,空处应承上启下,说明人文学科被削减这个问题在国际上其他国家也同样存在。
【名师点津】
D项中的"This problem"指代上文出现的人文学科被削减的问题。
2.C 空后提到文章解释"我们为什么需要人文学科、失去人文学科意味着什么"以及学习这些领域我们可以具备哪些能力。上一段介绍人文学科被削减的情况,空后介绍我们需要人文学科的原因,因此空处应承上启下,维护人文学科,与上文形成对比,同时引出下文。
3.F 由空前的"These areas of learning provide us with the ability to...clearly and profoundly"以及空后的"Studying the classics and philosophy teaches students...from our own"可知,空处上下文均在介绍学习人文学科对我们的好处,因此,空处应衔接上下文,继续介绍学习人文学科的好处。
4.G 空前说"人文学科不一定会让你成为一个正派的人",空后说人文学科让我们了解前人,一门外语让我们更接近与我们共享这个星球的人。因此空处应与空前形成转折关系,表明人文学科的好处。对比选项,G项"但是它们能关注并扩大我们对人类成就和创造的认识"符合文意。
【名师点津】
but表示转折,为关键线索,考生只要分析出上下文之间的转折关系,对比选项,便可快速解题。
5.E 空处位于最后一段的最后一句。该段说人文科学不一定会让你成为一个正派的人,但是它们能给你带来其他好处,由此可知,人文科学是有益的,空处承接并总结了上文,也是对全文的总结。
【技巧点拨】
therefore是对上文的承接与总结,考生做题时,应学会分析句与句、段与段之间的逻辑关系,再结合选项,试题便可迎刃而解。
After my family got comfortably settled in Hotel Ramada in Bangkok, we started exploring the city. After endless hours of shopping, it was finally time to go back.
This was when the trouble started. We forgot there are two Ramada hotels in the opposite directions. Absolutely unaware of this, we started searching for the way back. The maps on our mobile phones suggested the shortest route which was just 20 minutes away by walk. 1
Bangkok felt different after sunset. Walking along the heavily-crowded roads with the dark-red sky felt beautiful. Lost in our talk, we didn't realize that we passed onto the quieter part of the town.
2 It was closed for redecoration. To our luck, nobody around us then spoke English. Worse still, we stepped in a local tuk-tuk(三轮出租摩托车), which took us to an unknown area for an enormous payment. We had no idea where we were, our mobile phones nearly out of charge.
3 He was a taxi driver. Recounting the day's events proved to be a great conversation starter. We ended up talking through the way. He was so kind as to offer to drive us around for the rest of our stay. 4 For the next four days, from floating markets to the temples of Wat Pho, our trip wouldn't have been so trouble-free without him.
Sometimes when things don't go as planned, I think about the stranger we met on the streets and how a tiny mistake on our part led to unexpected results. 5
A.That was when our hero arrived.
B.Our thankfulness knew no bounds.
C.We reached a completely different Hotel Ramada.
D.We set off into the city with little research on transport.
E.We decided not to waste our money but our time instead.
F.The trip rings as a reminder that every cloud has a silver lining.
G.He then informed us that our hotel was just a few blocks away.
Passage 2
Brad's idea of a good time is to swim across the lake at the base of Grand Teton, and then hike to the peak and back. Sometimes his wife Sheila and daughters Sage and Sienna will join him. "Being in the wilderness is the best therapy(疗法) I've found," Sheila says. " 1 "
An article details the power of nature therapy not only in reducing stress and anxiety, but in dramatically reducing the symptoms of PTSD. That's the basis on which the National Ability Center(NAC) is built. The NAC draws in nationwide participants with disabilities. 2 And it's a group Brad and his family have joined in the mountains.
Brad's family was once part of a larger family, skiing with autistic(患自闭症的) kids and biking with the depressed. The girls quickly connected with the kids. Sage, the older daughter, says, " 3 We instantly become friends because they are not bothered by the same social cues(暗示)."
4 Sienna recalls riding with a physically disabled man. Sienna rode beside his bike and listened to his daughter singing songs to encourage him along. "Days like that just bring out the best in us," Sienna says.
The forest and the clear sky create a sense of connection beyond our humanness, making us part of something bigger and restoring our emotions. "We're all hurt in some way. But if we help each other out we'll get through it. 5 And now we get to see how it helps our new friends," Brad says.
A.It's a stress and anxiety reliever.
B.To bond with them is a lot easier.
C.The therapy functions in two directions.
D.The preservation of the world lies in the wilderness.
E.After all, it's difficult to achieve anything without support.
F.It's a mixed bag of humanity who lands on the unfair side of life.
G.Being in the wilderness has sustained our family through hard times.
Passage 3
I've been in advertising for eight years and worked a lot of late nights and weekends for numerous projects. 1 One day I watched a talk called "The power of time off". It's about how every seven years, the speaker takes a year off from work so he can do his own creative projects. 2 I decided I had to do that. I need to take time to start my own creative ideas.
The first project ends up being something I call "One Second Every Day". Basically I record one second of every day for the rest of my life, combining these moments into one single continuous video until I can't record them anymore. 3 There're many things I have no recollection of unless someone brings them up, and I think, "Oh, that's something I did."
4 On a good day, I'll have maybe four seconds I want to choose. I'll just have to narrow them down to one, but even narrowing them down to that one allows me to remember the other three anyway.
I don't use any filters(滤镜), just trying to catch the moment as much as possible as it is. I started a rule of the first person view. Early on, I thought I should have a couple of videos where people would see me, but I realized that wasn't the way to go. 5
The project has many possibilities. I encourage you all to record just a small piece of your life every day, so you can never forget that day and treasure every moment.
A.It instantly inspired me.
B.The purpose is to remember what I've done.
C.I'm always energetic when doing things I love.
D.People might have different interpretations of it.
E.It's difficult, sometimes, to pick that one second.
F.But I never had time for one I wanted to work on on my own.
G.The essence of my project should be recording the thing as I actually see it.
Passage 4
Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: We cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply the cold wind of criticism to others, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.
1 Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept compliments gracefully. Instead, we are embarrassed and shrug off the words we are really so glad to hear. Because of this defensive reaction, direct compliments are surprisingly difficult to give. That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us indirectly.
It's especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. 2 A cook is praised for a perfect meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right Do you ever praise your paperboy for getting the paper to you on time 365 days a year
Praise is particularly appreciated by those doing routine jobs: gas station attendants, waitresses—even housewives. 3 Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives, surely she should get her measure.
4 It only takes a moment's thought and a moment's effort perhaps a quick phone call to pass on a compliment, or five minutes to write an appreciative letter. It is such a small investment and yet consider the results it may produce. 5
So, let's be alert to the small excellence around us and comment on them. We will not only bring joy into other people's lives, but also, very often, add happiness into our own.
A.We are accustomed to accepting praise.
B.A student is ignored despite his good work.
C.To give praise costs the giver almost nothing.
D.It's strange how cautious we are about praising.
E.Shakespeare said, "Our praises are our wages."
F.An artist gets compliments for a glorious picture.
G."I can live for two months on a good compliment," said Mark Twain.
Passage 5
There are few natural sounds more uplifting to my spirit than the bright and cheering calls and songs of black-capped chickadees(山雀). One of my morning routines is to step outside the house and listen for the voices of black-caps.
There is something comforting to me in black-caps' presence. 1 Sometimes they are the only birds I'll hear on my local woodland walks and for me the forest would be a lonelier place without them.
After I'd moved into a house on Anchorage's Hillside, I placed a makeshift feeder on my home's back. —__2__ For each, the routine was similar: dashed in, looked around, pecked(啄) at the tray, looked around again, and dashed out. Nervous little creatures, full of bright energy, they soon had me laughing at their funny way. By the time they moved on, I sensed an all-too-rare upwelling of fascination and joy.
Within days, a whole new world opened up as woodland neighbors I'd never known, or even imagined, joined the black-caps at my feeders: red-breasted nuthatches, common redpolls...What was remarkable was that all of those species were common residents of the Anchorage area. 3
My newfound interest in birds grew quickly, surprising even me. 4 I visited bookstores in search of birding guidebooks, excitedly exchanged bird descriptions with a stranger and purchased 50-pound bags of sunflower seeds. All of this seemed very strange to a middle-aged guy who'd never been attracted by birds. What's more, I had previously judged bird watchers to be rather dull sorts.
5 They've reminded me how my world can expand and become enriched when I make the effort to pay attention. What else awaits me in our world, I wonder, that I haven't yet discovered or noticed
A.Nature always amazed me in its own way.
B.Yet in prior days and years, I had no idea.
C.Black-caps are a sign of good environment.
D.Within a day, black-caps accepted my invitation to dine.
E.Black-caps have had a special place at the top of my affections.
F.What started as mere curiosity flowered into a consuming passion.
G.And more often than not, they are heard before they're seen.
Passage 6
We often idealize the act of cooking. In my mind's eye, I can see myself swanning through the kitchen with smooth hair as I stir a pot of spaghetti in slow motion. 1 As the appointed chef of my household, making dinners after a long day's work is an annoying chore.
So, when we knew about a weekly meal delivery service, I jumped at the chance. 2 Each meal's ingredients came wrapped up in a separate paper bag, each labelled with a recipe card.
The actual cooking was easier, too. I was delighted by pre-processed vegetables and properly-portioned dressings. Think about the hunt for recipes, the cuts and burns, and the spilled bottle of olive oil. 3
A few weeks into our subscription, however, I realised that gone with the frustration of cooking was its joy. __4__ You choose ingredients from the supermarket shelves. You wash them, peel them, chop them, season them or combine them. You see them transform from one thing into another over the process. Remove that process and what are you left with
5 For busy families who couldn't afford the connection with food, these boxes offer fresh, healthy, waste-free meals that require minimal effort and time. But if I have the time and energy to indulge(沉迷) in that luxury, I think it's worth doing.
A.These were all things of the past.
B.In fact, cooking can connect you with your food.
C.In practice, there is rarely anything ideal about cooking.
D.Cooking is messy, tiring, and most of the time, annoying.
E.Soon came our box of ingredients that made everything easier.
F.So clean and ready, the ingredients no longer look or feel like food.
G.Of course, I do realise the practical advantages of meal subscription boxes.
Passage 7
Home gardens produce delicious food. But that's not their main virtue.
Imagine a plate holding two strawberries, identical in appearance. One came out of a supermarket box, probably harvested unripe. 1 The other was picked from a garden minutes before being eaten. The first one will probably taste like a slightly sour grape while the second is likely to be sweet and rich in flavour.
Supermarket strawberries are not entirely without advantages. They are convenient and available in the northern globe even in February. But the two berries differ from each other in the same way that hearing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in a concert hall differs from listening to it on an old tape. 2
Other people, however, believe gardening is a waste of time. But the same could be said of cooking. There are cheap and decent restaurants around, so why bother to make your own meals 3 They mistake the product for the purpose.
Actually, a garden, especially in the early years, can produce little but frustration(挫败). New gardeners may plant the wrong crops for their soil. Rabbits have an annoying habit of taking single bite of the vegetable, then leaving the rest to go bad. 4 No matter. The real joy of gardening is the time spent doing it. The deepest pleasure—as with cooking, writing, bringing up children or almost anything worthwhile—is in the work itself. A gardener's memories revolve not around the food produced, but around long afternoons with hands in the dirt.
5
A.No one can ever avoid this hard stage.
B.So why don't we start home gardening for delicious food
C.This might explain why many people desire a home garden.
D.These people misunderstand the ultimate appeal of gardening.
E.By the time it reached the plate it may have been off the plant for days.
F.To garden is to patiently and lovingly help life grow, in the ground and above it.
G.And even expert gardeners can lose a season's harvest to uncooperative weather.
Passage 8
Humanities departments in America are once again being cut down. Earlier this month, the State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook announced a plan to abolish several of the college's well-regarded departments for budgetary reasons. The University of Pittsburgh has cut its German and classics. 1 In the UK, Middlesex University decided to gradually abandon its philosophy department. In June 2015, the Japanese minister of education sent a letter to the presidents of the national universities of Japan, suggesting they close their graduate and undergraduate departments in the humanities and social sciences and focus on something more practical.
2 Essays explain why we need these subjects, and what their loss will mean. These areas of learning provide us with the ability to think critically and independently; to tolerate ambiguity; to see both sides of an issue; to look beneath the surface of what we are being told; to appreciate the ways in which language can help us understand one another more clearly and profoundly. 3 Studying the classics and philosophy teaches students where we come from, and how our modes of reasoning have evolved over time. Learning foreign languages, and about other cultures, enables students to understand how other societies resemble or differ from our own.
I don't believe that the humanities can make you a decent person. 4 The humanities teach us about those who have gone before us; a foreign language brings us closer to those with whom we share the planet.
The humanities can touch those aspects of consciousness that we call intellect and heart. 5
A.These subjects are under attack.
B.Three doctoral programs would be cut.
C.Defenses of the humanities have appeared.
D.This problem has also emerged internationally.
E.Therefore, courses in the humanities are beneficial.
F.They help us learn how to think, and they equip us to live in a harmonious society.
G.But they can focus on and expand our sense of what humans can accomplish and create.
1.【解析】 文章主要讲述了作者一家在曼谷旅游时遇到一位好心的司机的故事。
1.E 上文的"The maps on our mobile phones...just 20 minutes away by walk"提到手机上的地图推荐了最短的路线,步行只需20分钟,又结合下一段中的"Walking along the heavily-crowded roads with the dark-red sky felt beautiful"可知,作者一家选择了按推荐的路线步行,E项"我们决定不浪费钱,而是花费时间"符合语境,故选E。
2.C 根据下文的"It was closed for redecoration"可知,作者一家应是到达酒店后发现它关闭了,这家酒店应该不是他们住的那一家,故C项"我们到达了一个完全不同的华美达酒店"符合语境。
3.A 上一段尾句"We had no idea...out of charge"提到作者一家身陷困境,结合下文的"He was a taxi driver"可知,空处应是提及一个帮助作者一家脱离困境的人物,故A项"就在这时,我们的英雄来了"符合语境。
4.B 上文"He was so kind as to offer to drive us around for the rest of our stay"提到那名司机主动提出在作者一行人剩下的逗留时间里开车载他们四处转转,又结合下文的"For the next four days...so trouble-free without him"可知,作者一家应是很感谢那名司机,故B项"我们感激不尽"符合语境。
5.F 根据上文的"Sometimes when things...led to unexpected results"可知,有时候当事情不按原计划发展时,作者会想起那个陌生人和那次旅行时发生的事情,所以空处应是总结从那次
旅行中得出的教训,故F项"这次旅行提醒我们,黑暗中总有一线光明"符合语境。
2.【解析】 文章通过Brad一家人的野外活动经历告诉人们置身于大自然有众多益处。
1.A 空前提到Sheila认为置身荒野是她发现的最好的治疗方法,空处承接上文,应还是在介绍其对置身荒野的看法。再结合第二段中的"not only in reducing stress and anxiety"可知,空处内容还应涉及关于置身荒野能减少压力和焦虑的内容,故选A。
【易错点拨】
脱离语境——部分考生一看到D项中的"in the wilderness"与上文中的"in the wilderness"相对应就选择了D项,但是D项说的是对世界的保护在于荒野,而下文内容并未提到对世界的保护,故可排除D项。
2.F 分析语境寻线索:空前提到这是National Ability Center建立的基础,它吸引了全国范围内的残疾人参与其中。空后提到Brad及其家人在山里加入了这个组织。由此可知,空处还是对National Ability Center的介绍→对比选项定答案:F项"这是一个混合的群体,他们落在了生活中不公平的一面"介绍的是这一组织的特点, 在这里起到了承上启下的作用,符合语境。
3.B 分析语境寻线索:上文提到Brad的女儿们很快与这些孩子们建立了良好的关系,下文提到他们很快就成了朋友,因为这些孩子们不会被同样的社交暗示困扰。由此可知,空处内容应还是在介绍Brad的女儿们与这些孩子们交往的内容→对比选项定答案:B项"和他们建立联系要容易得多"很好地衔接了上下文,符合语境。B项中的"easier"与上文中的"quickly"和下文
中的"instantly"的呼应关系亦是提示。
4.C 分析语境寻线索:空处为段落主旨句。下文提到Sienna和一个残疾人骑行的经历(这是Sienna对这个人的"治愈"),而且Sienna说这样的日子会激发出人们最好的一面(这是该经历对Sienna的意义)。由此可知,此处强调的是自然疗法是双向的→对比选项定答案:C项"这一疗法是双向的"很好地概括了段落内容,起到了引领下文的作用。
5.G 空前提到森林和晴朗的天空创造了一种超越我们的人性的联系感,使我们成为更大事物的一部分,并修复我们的情感。我们都会在某种程度上受到伤害,但如果我们互相帮助,我们就能渡过难关。空后提到现在我们要看看它是如何帮助我们的新朋友的。由此可知,空处内容应与Brad及其家人在自然疗法的帮助下渡过难关有关,且与下文内容构成递进关系,故G项"置身荒野使我们一家人度过了艰难时期"符合语境。
【易错点拨】
衔接不畅——E项"毕竟,孤掌难鸣"虽然与空前的"但是,如果我们互相帮助,我们就能渡过难关"相衔接,但与空后的内容构不成逻辑关系,故可排除。
3.【解析】 作者从事广告行业8年了,加班熬夜做了无数项目,但他一直没有时间来做自己真正想做的个人项目。有一天他受到一个演讲的启发,开始自己的项目"每天一秒钟"来记录每一天的生活。
1.F 分析语境寻线索:根据上文的"worked a lot of late nights and weekends for numerous projects"和下文的"I need to take time to start my own creative ideas"可知,作者在工作中加班熬夜做了无数项目,看到一个演讲后决定开始做属于自己的项目,故空处内容应与没有做过个人想做的项目有关→对比选项定答案:F项"但我从来没有时间做一个我想自己做的项目"与
上文构成转折,选项中的one表示"one project"。
2.A 上文提到作者看到一个演讲,该演讲介绍了演讲者每过七年,就从工作中拿出一年时间来做自己的富有创造力的项目,下文讲到作者决定也要这么做,开始自己的富有创造力的想法。A项"这一演讲马上启发了我"承上启下。
3.B 分析语境寻线索:上文提到作者每天录一秒钟的视频,将这些一秒钟的视频拼接成一段连续的视频,直到他没有能力再录制为止,下文讲到有很多作者之前做过的事情,他都想不起来了,故空处内容应仍与作者录制视频有关,且涉及记住过去的事→对比选项定答案:B项"(这一项目的)目的是帮助我记住做过的事"符合语境。
4.E 分析语境寻线索:下文讲到在美好的一天里,作者想要多录制三秒钟,他只是把它们压缩到一秒钟,但是即使压缩到了只有一秒钟,也足以让他记住其他三秒钟→对比选项定答案:E项"有时候只能选择一秒钟很难"是对下文内容的总结。
5.G 本段主要介绍作者录制的所有视频都没有使用滤镜,尽可能还原事物本来的样子。他一开始用的是第一人称视角拍摄。早先他想过把自己录进视频里,但是后来觉得这不是他想要的。G项"我的项目的本质应该是记录我实际看到的事物的样子"承接上文。
4.【解析】生活中没有赞美,就如同人的精神世界没有了阳光。我们应该学会接受赞美,更要学会赞美别人,赞美厨师做出的可口饭菜,赞美报童准时将报纸送到,赞美家庭主妇……赞美给别人和自己都能带来欢乐。
1.D 根据下文的"Perhaps it's because...accept compliments gracefully"可知,我们中很少有人知道如何优雅地接受赞美。又结合下文的"this defensive reaction"可知,空处应是说明对别人的表扬,我们常谨慎以待。故选D。
2.F 根据下文的"A cook is praised for a perfect meal"可知,厨师会因为做了一手好饭菜而受到表扬。又结合空前一句话的内容和下文的两个问句的内容可知,空处与此对应,讲述受到表扬的具体例子,F项"画家因画出一幅绚丽多彩的画而受到赞美"符合语境。
3.E 分析语境寻线索:空后一句讲到因为通常赞美是家庭主妇得到的唯一报酬。据此可知,空处应引出下文,说明赞美是一种报酬→对比选项定答案:E项"莎士比亚说:‘我们的赞美就是我们的工资。’"符合语境。
4.C 根据下文的"It only takes...an appreciative letter"可知,赞美很容易,只需要片刻的思考和片刻的努力,或许一个快速的电话就可以将赞美传递,或者也可以花五分钟写一封感激信。据此可知,该段主要说明赞美几乎不需要付出代价。故C项正确。
5.G 根据上文的"It is such a...it may produce"可知,对于赞美,只需微小的投资,就可以获得很大的收益。据此可知,空处承接上文,说明赞美的好处。故G项"马克·吐温说:‘只凭一句赞美的话,我就能活上两个月。’"符合语境。
5.【解析】 文章主要讲述了作者对黑帽山雀的热爱。
1.G 由下文的"Sometimes they are the only birds...a lonelier place without them"可知,有时它们是作者在当地森林里唯一能听到的鸟,对作者来说,没有它们,森林会变得更孤独。G项"通常情况下,它们在被看到之前就被听到了"说明了它们的叫声很明显,引起下文,符合语境,故选G。
2.D 根据上文的"After I'd moved into...on my home's back"可知,在作者搬进安克雷奇山坡上的一所房子后,作者在家的后面放了一个临时的鸟食罐,又根据下文的"For each, the routine...dashed out"可知,有鸟过来吃食物,故空处应该讲与这些鸟来吃食物相关的内容,D项"不到一天,黑帽山雀就接受了我的进餐邀请"承上启下,符合语境,故选D。
3.B 根据上文"Within days, a whole new world...the Anchorage area"可知,几天之内,一个全新的世界打开了,作者从未认识,或者想象到的林地邻居也和黑帽山雀一起吃鸟食罐里面的食物,值得注意的是,所有那些物种都是安克雷奇地区的常见居民。B项"然而在之前的岁月里,我(对此)一无所知"承接上文,符合语境,故选B。
4.F 根据上文的"My newfound interest in birds grew quickly, surprising even me"可知,作者对鸟类新发现的兴趣迅速增长,连作者自己都感到惊讶;根据下文的"I visited bookstores...sunflower seeds"可知,作者到书店寻找观鸟指南、兴奋地和一个陌生人交换了对鸟类的描述等。因此空处应该讲与作者对鸟的爱好日益增强相关的内容,F项"最初仅仅是好奇,后来发展成一种强烈的热爱"说明了作者的爱好的增强,承上启下,符合语境,故选F。
5.E 根据下文的"They've reminded me...make the effort to pay attention"可知,它们提醒作者,当作者努力集
中注意力时,作者的世界就会变得更加广阔和丰富,故空处应该说黑帽山雀对作者的重要性。E项"黑帽山雀占据着我的感情之巅的特殊位置"说明了黑帽山雀对作者的重要性,引起下文,符合语境,故选E。
6.【解析】 作者认为做饭并非是理想化的事情,作为家里指定的厨师,在漫长的一天工作后做晚饭是一件烦人的事。因此,当知道有每周送餐服务时,作者欣然抓住了这个机会。但订购几周后,作者发现虽然订购的食材带来了便利,但是也失去了做饭时人与食物之间的关系,导致失去了做饭的快乐。最终,作者认为如果有时间和精力的话,做饭是值得做的事情。
1.C 根据上文的"We often idealize the act of cooking...in slow motion"可知,此处强调的是人们经常把做饭行为理想化;根据下文的"As the appointed chef of my household, making dinners after a long day's work is an annoying chore"可知,此处强调事实并非如此。C项"实际上,关于做饭,几乎没有什么是理想的"承上启下,符合语境,故选C。
2.E 根据下文的"Each meal's ingredients...with a recipe card"可知,每顿饭的食材都包装在一个单独的纸袋里,每一种都贴上了食谱卡,由此可知,此处强调的是送餐服务提供的包装食材给作者带来的便利,空处应该描述与送餐服务相关的内容,故E项"很快,我们的食材盒就来了,这让一切都变得容易了"与下文相衔接,符合语境,故选E。
3.A 根据上文"The actual cooking was easier, too...the spilled bottle of olive oil"可知,此处将在送餐服务提供包装食材之后做饭的便利和之前作者做饭的各种艰难情况进行了对比,故空处应该强调在拥有送餐服务提供包装食材之后,之前的种种困难消失了。A项"这些都是过去的事了"符合语境,故选A。
4.B 根据上文的"A few weeks...was its joy"可知,此处强调订购食材虽然给作者带来了方便,但是让作者失去了做饭的乐趣;根据下文的"You choose ingredients...over the process"可知,下文强调了做饭的过程。B项"事实上,做饭可以把你和你的食物联系起来"承上启下,强调了让作者失去做饭乐趣的原因,故选B。
5.G 根据下文的"For busy families...require minimal effort and time"可知,此处具体阐释订购食材的好处。G项"当然,我确实意识到订购餐盒的实际优点"引起下文,符合语境,故选G。
7.【解析】 文章主要阐述了园艺的真正乐趣在于花时间去干园艺活本身,而不是在于结果。
1.E 根据上文的"One came out of a supermarket box, probably harvested unripe"可知,这颗草莓在未成熟时就摘下来了,又结合下文的"The other was picked from a garden minutes before being eaten"推断出,空处还是在讲这颗没有成熟时就摘下来的草莓的情况。E项"当它被放到盘子里的时候,它可能已经离开植物几天了"承接上文,符合语境,故选E。
2.C 根据上文的"But the two berries...on an old tape"可知,这里将从超市里买的草莓和从果园里摘的进行了对比,进而突出了从果园里摘的草莓的优点。C项"这或许解释了为什么许多人渴望拥有一个家庭果园"是对上文内容的进一步阐释,故选C项。
3.D 根据上文的"Other people, however, believe gardening is a waste of time...make your own meals "及下文的"They mistake the product for the purpose"可知,人们对园艺是存在误解的。D项"这些人误解了园艺的终极魅力"承上启下,符合语境,故选D项。
4.G 根据本段首句"Actually, a garden, especially in the early years, can produce little but frustration(挫败)"可知,事实上,一个果园,尤其是在最初的几年里,除了挫败之外,几乎什么也不能产出,接下来的两句对此进行了举例说明。又根据下文的"No matter"可知,空处也是在举例说明。G项"即使是专业的园丁也会因为不配合的天气而损失一季的收成"是对上文几乎没有产出这个内容的进一步举例说明,且与下文的"No matter"相衔接,选项中的"even expert gardeners"与上文中的"New gardeners"呼应,故选G项。
5.F 上段中的"The deepest pleasure—as with cooking...with hands in the dirt"讲了做园艺活的真正乐趣所在,F项"做园艺活就是耐心地、充满爱心地帮助生命在地上和地下生长"是对做园艺活这件事情的意义的升华,是对上文内容的承接,故选F项。
8.【解析】 本文主要论述了人文学科的重要性。
1.D 空前说到"美国的人文学科再次被削减",具体提到"美国匹兹堡大学削减了德语和古典文化课程"。空后提到"英国的密德萨斯大学决定逐步废除哲学系",还有日本文部科学大臣建议关闭人文和社会科学学科。因此,空处应承上启下,说明人文学科被削减这个问题在国际上其他国家也同样存在。
【名师点津】
D项中的"This problem"指代上文出现的人文学科被削减的问题。
2.C 空后提到文章解释"我们为什么需要人文学科、失去人文学科意味着什么"以及学习这些领域我们可以具备哪些能力。上一段介绍人文学科被削减的情况,空后介绍我们需要人文学科的原因,因此空处应承上启下,维护人文学科,与上文形成对比,同时引出下文。
3.F 由空前的"These areas of learning provide us with the ability to...clearly and profoundly"以及空后的"Studying the classics and philosophy teaches students...from our own"可知,空处上下文均在介绍学习人文学科对我们的好处,因此,空处应衔接上下文,继续介绍学习人文学科的好处。
4.G 空前说"人文学科不一定会让你成为一个正派的人",空后说人文学科让我们了解前人,一门外语让我们更接近与我们共享这个星球的人。因此空处应与空前形成转折关系,表明人文学科的好处。对比选项,G项"但是它们能关注并扩大我们对人类成就和创造的认识"符合文意。
【名师点津】
but表示转折,为关键线索,考生只要分析出上下文之间的转折关系,对比选项,便可快速解题。
5.E 空处位于最后一段的最后一句。该段说人文科学不一定会让你成为一个正派的人,但是它们能给你带来其他好处,由此可知,人文科学是有益的,空处承接并总结了上文,也是对全文的总结。
【技巧点拨】
therefore是对上文的承接与总结,考生做题时,应学会分析句与句、段与段之间的逻辑关系,再结合选项,试题便可迎刃而解。