完形填空模擬檢測(八)議論文(共2篇，限時(shí)35分鐘)A(2018麗水調(diào)研)I log onto a puter at the doctors office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room. There, a robotic nurse _1_ me onto the scales and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the _2_， who is also a robot. He notes down my _3_ and gives me a prescription (處方). I pay for my _4_ using a credit card and return home without having met another human being. This is my nightmarish (噩夢(mèng)般的) vision of the _5_， which hasnt happened _6_ yet.I should say I really do like many aspects of _7_. I am a big fan of air conditioning in summer and heaters in _8_. But I am writing this because I dont want machines to _9_.When I call my dentists office and actually get a human being on the line, I am _10_. And when I see the introduction of yet more selfservice checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like _11_， “When it es to cashiers, make mine a(n) _12_， please！”After all, human cashiers sometimes _13_ you a store coupon (優(yōu)惠券) for items you are _14_. Even more than that, reallife cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can _15_ young mothers day. A cashier may also show passion for an elderly person _16_ to get that last penny out of his purse.Machines can be _17_ and costeffective and they often get the job done just fine. _18_ they lack an element so important to everyday life.Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is _19_ no machine will ever have. It is human being that _20_ us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment.語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。隨著科技的發(fā)展，機(jī)器越來越多地被應(yīng)用于人類的日常生活中，作者認(rèn)為機(jī)器固然能給人類的生活帶來便利，但感覺機(jī)器缺少人性、缺少人與人之間的溫情。1A.tearsBdirectsCfollows Dseparates解析：選B根據(jù)上文中的“I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room”可知，作者等著進(jìn)入檢查室；結(jié)合常識(shí)，這里指機(jī)器人護(hù)士領(lǐng)著(directs)作者到秤上測體重，然后去量血壓。tear“撕破”；follow“跟著，跟隨”；separate“(使)分開”。2A.teacher BlawyerCdoctor Dengineer解析：選C根據(jù)下文中的“He notes down my _3_ and gives me a prescription (處方)”和常識(shí)可知，開處方的是醫(yī)生(doctor)。3A.signals BsymbolsCsculptures Dsymptoms解析：選D根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，醫(yī)生的處方是根據(jù)病人的癥狀(symptoms)開的。signal“信號(hào)”；symbol“象征”；sculpture“雕塑”。4A.bill BvisitCmedicine Dexamination解析：選B作者使用信用卡支付看病的費(fèi)用，這里用visit表示“就診”，指找醫(yī)生看病，費(fèi)用包括檢查費(fèi)等，符合文意。bill“賬單”；medicine“藥物”；examination“檢查”。5A.past BpresentCfuture Dhistory解析：選C根據(jù)后面的“which hasnt happened”可知，這里指未來(future)。6A.at most Bat lastCat least Dat intervals解析：選C根據(jù)語境，這里表示至少現(xiàn)在還沒有發(fā)生，at least“至少”，指盡管沒有更好的情況。at most“至多”；at last“終于，到底”；at intervals“不時(shí)”。7A.merce BagricultureCliterature Dtechnology解析：選D根據(jù)上下文可知，機(jī)器人的運(yùn)用是技術(shù)(technology)方面的事情。merce“商業(yè)”；agriculture“農(nóng)業(yè)”；literature“文學(xué)”。8A.sleep BautumnCspring Dwinter解析：選D冬天冷，應(yīng)用加熱器，故應(yīng)該選winter，與前面的summer對(duì)應(yīng)。9A.take over Bpass byCcut in Dgo away解析：選A根據(jù)下文可知，作者不希望在未來機(jī)器取代(take over)人類。pass by“經(jīng)過”；cut in“插嘴，打斷”；go away“走開”。10A.annoyed BthrilledCdiscouraged Ddisappointed解析：選B結(jié)合上文中的“When I call my dentists office and actually get a human being on the line”和上文提到的作者不希望在未來機(jī)器取代人類可知，當(dāng)作者給牙醫(yī)辦公室打電話，接電話的是人類時(shí)，作者應(yīng)是非常興奮的(thrilled)。annoyed“生氣的”；discouraged“泄氣的”；disappointed“失望的”。11A.crying BlaughingCshouting Dwhispering解析：選C根據(jù)上文作者不希望在未來機(jī)器取代人類和該段中的“when I see the introduction of yet more selfservice checkout stations at the grocery store”可以推知，作者對(duì)這種情況是不滿意的、不高興的，故作者很想大叫(shouting)，并且和前一句中表達(dá)的心情形成鮮明的對(duì)比。whisper“低聲地說”。12A.machine BhumanCanimal Dplant解析：選B結(jié)合上下文可知，作者希望是一個(gè)人(human)為自己服務(wù)，另外下文中的“human cashiers”也是提示。13A.give BremindCbargain Dpurchase解析：選A畢竟，人類收銀員有時(shí)會(huì)給予你要購買物品的商店優(yōu)惠券。give表示“給”，后面常加雙賓語，符合語境和語法。remind“提醒”；bargain“討價(jià)還價(jià)”；purchase“購買”。14A.ruining BproducingCadvertising Dbuying解析：選D參見上題解析。ruin“毀壞”；produce“生產(chǎn)”；advertise“為做廣告”；buy“買，購買”。15A.brighten BdarkenCstrengthen Dwiden解析：選A根據(jù)上文中的“reallife cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children”可知，收銀員往往對(duì)特別可愛的小孩感興趣，這也許能讓小孩的母親開心一天。brighten表示“使更開心”，符合語境。darken“使變暗”；strengthen“加強(qiáng)”；widen“使變寬”。16A.turning BhappeningCdescribing Dstruggling解析：選D根據(jù)本句中的“show passion for”可知，收銀員可能會(huì)同情老年人，因?yàn)槔夏耆嗽诎彦X包里最后一個(gè)一分錢硬幣掏出來時(shí)很費(fèi)力。struggle“掙扎，盡力”，符合語境。turn“轉(zhuǎn)向”；happen“發(fā)生”；describe“描述”。17A.urgent BefficientCfrequent Dconsistent解析：選B根據(jù)下文中的“they often get the job done just fine”可知，這里講的是機(jī)器的好處，它們有效率(efficient)并且劃算。urgent“緊急的”；frequent“頻繁的”；consistent“一貫的”。18A.But BBecauseCOtherwise DTherefore解析：選A空后表示它們?nèi)鄙僖环N對(duì)日常生活很重要的元素，與空前提到的機(jī)器的好處是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用連詞But，表示轉(zhuǎn)折。19A.everything BsomethingCanything Dnothing解析：選B前一句提到的“the spirit, the soul or the heart”不是機(jī)器所擁有的東西(something)。20A.encourages BpersuadesCpunishes Dforces解析：選A正是人類鼓勵(lì)(encourages)我們對(duì)別人笑。persuade“說服”；punish“懲罰”；force“強(qiáng)迫”。BImagine that your life is like a treasure hunt. One day, a particular goal _1_ your attention and you decide to _2_ on a treasure hunt. You begin the long hike and encounter a _3_ or two along the way. Already the _4_ path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining. Things get _5_ when you finally arrive at the spot. You say to yourself, “This doesnt look like the treasure I _6_ imagined! I must be on the wrong path. I _7_ all this time！”You wonder, “Hmm . maybe I should _8_ goals？” after thinking for a few moments. Its _9_ to feel a sense of disappointment or _10_ when this occurs, but I think the deeper problem is _11_ in how we approached the treasure in the first place.The _12_ is that most people spend all of their time thinking about the treasure. The fastest way to get to a particular spot, _13_， is to set your pass and start walking. The idea here is to mit to your goal with the strongest _14_. Develop a clear, singleminded _15_ for where you are. And then _16_ all of your energy to the journey and be mitted to the path you are walking.In other words, your goal bees your pass, not your buried treasure. The goal is your _17_， not your destination. The goal is a mission that you are on, a path that you _18_. That is just fine and worthwhile, _19_ es from that path. It is the mitment to walking the path that _20_.語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。生活就像一次尋寶之旅，到頭來我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)所尋之物并非所愿。問題的根源在于一開始我們就沒有弄清楚該如何接近寶藏。在方向確定后，目標(biāo)是指南針不再是寶藏；目標(biāo)是方向，不再是歸宿；目標(biāo)是使命，是選擇的道路。忠誠于自己所選的道路，盡心盡力才是重要的。1A.reminds BturnsCpays Dgrabs解析：選D此處指“一個(gè)特定的目標(biāo)吸引了你的注意力”，grab“吸引(某人的注意)”，符合語境。2A.set out Bwork outCgive out Dturn out解析：選A此處指你決定動(dòng)身踏上這一尋寶之旅，set out“出發(fā)，動(dòng)身”，符合語境。work out“鍛煉身體，計(jì)算出”；give out“分發(fā)”；turn out“出席，結(jié)果是”。3A.challenge BmisfortuneCstory Dsurprise解析：選A根據(jù)下文“path is starting to look different from the buried treasure”以及“I must be on the wrong path.”可知，尋寶之旅遭受了挑戰(zhàn)(challenge)。misfortune“不幸”。4A.smooth BactualCnarrow Dfalse解析：選B根據(jù)上下文尤其是空后的“path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining”可知，實(shí)際的(actual)道路和你之前想象的不一樣。smooth“平坦的”；narrow“狹窄的”；false“錯(cuò)誤的”。5A.better Bmore plexCmore relaxing Dworse解析：選D根據(jù)下文中的“This doesnt look like the treasure I _6_ imagined! I must be on the wrong path.”可知，最初你感到尋寶之旅發(fā)生變化，到最后情況變得更加糟糕(worse)。6A.hardly BusuallyCpreviously Dnormally解析：選C根據(jù)語境尤其是上文“path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining”可知，此處表示這和先前(previously)想象的不一樣。7A.forgot BwastedCvalued Dmanaged解析：選B根據(jù)空前的“I must be on the wrong path.”可知，此處表示自己走錯(cuò)了路，浪費(fèi)(wasted)了這些時(shí)間。value“重視，珍視”；manage“努力完成”。8A.attain BassessCswitch Dachieve解析：選C根據(jù)第一段中的“I must be on the wrong path.”可知，此處表示以為自己走錯(cuò)了路，所以沒有找到想要的寶藏，故認(rèn)為自己應(yīng)改變(switch)目標(biāo)。attain“獲得”；assess“評(píng)價(jià)，評(píng)定”。9A.natural BnecessaryCobvious Dstrange解析：選A根據(jù)行文邏輯可知，走錯(cuò)了路，尋錯(cuò)了寶，為此感到很失落是很正常的(natural)事。necessary“必要的”；obvious“明顯的”；strange“奇怪的，陌生的”。10A.failure BconfusionCshame Dignorance解析：選B根據(jù)上文“maybe I should _8_ goals”可知，你走錯(cuò)了路，找到的寶藏不是想要的，感覺要不要改變目標(biāo)，這是一種困惑(confusion)，故選B項(xiàng)。failure“失敗”；shame“恥辱”；ignorance“無知”。11A.buried BlostCabsorbed Drooted解析：選D根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示作者分析沒有找到想要的寶藏的根源(rooted)在于一開始就沒有弄清楚該如何接近寶藏。12A.evidence BlessonCtruth Dproblem解析：選D根據(jù)空后的“most people spend all of their time thinking about the treasure . set your pass and start walking”可知，花費(fèi)所有的時(shí)間想寶藏而不設(shè)置好指南針再出發(fā)是問題(problem)所在。evidence“證據(jù)”；lesson“教訓(xùn)”；truth“真相”。13A.anyway BhoweverCotherwise Dtherefore解析：選B根據(jù)語境可知，此處與上文之間的邏輯關(guān)系是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選B項(xiàng)。14A.belief BfeelingsCsupport Dnerves解析：選A根據(jù)下文中的“be mitted to the path you are walking”和最后一段最后一句中的“It is the mitment to walking the path”并結(jié)合語境可知，你要專注于(focus)往哪里去，就要堅(jiān)定地走下去，故此處表示你需要有最強(qiáng)的信念(belief)。15A.habit BdesireCfocus Dinterest解析：選C參見上題解析。desire“愿望，渴望”。16A.preserve BimproveCresearch Ddevote解析：選D根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示要傾盡所能，盡心盡力，風(fēng)雨兼程。devote“獻(xiàn)身，致力，專心”，符合語境。preserve“保存”；improve“改善”。17A.dream BmottoCdirection Dschedule解析：選C文章最后一段是主旨的升華。結(jié)合文章主旨及選項(xiàng)可知，此處指目標(biāo)是方向(direction)，不是歸宿。motto“箴言，格言”；schedule“日程安排”。18A.follow BshowCremend Ddemand解析：選A根據(jù)上文中的“be mitted to the path you are walking”可知，目標(biāo)是一個(gè)使命，是一條需要遵循(follow)的道路。remend“推薦”；demand“要求”。19A.whichever BwhateverCwhoever Dwhenever解析：選B此處指不論這條道路上有什么，那都很好，也很值得。whatever“無論什么”，符合語境。20A.deserves BcountsCworks Dgathers解析：選B根據(jù)空前一句可知，忠誠于自己所選的道路，盡心盡力才是最重要的。count“重要”，符合語境。deserve“值得”；gather“聚集”。