Ⅰ.完形填空
(2022·淮南市三第一次模拟)
We have a problem that is deeply rooted in our world today. When it comes to the holidays, people tend to forget that it’s the season of giving,__1.C__the season of receiving. We tend to be more __2.A__about what we’ll receive on Christmas morning as opposed to looking at the holidays as __3.B__ to help out those who don’t have it as good as we do.
So, how can we __4.A__ the culture around the holidays and make sure that people are emphasizing the opportunity to __5.C__ as much as they are looking forward to opening up their stockings? During this holiday season, many people receive countless __6.B__ from organizations seeking gifts to help them fulfill their mission: helping the old, providing food for the poor, __7.B__ for the homeless, care for abused animals and more.
Giving __8.D__ is the right thing to do, though many of us are challenged by the task. Whether or not we have much money to __9.B__, it isn’t always easy to give away what we have worked so hard for, especially when we have set __10.A__ goals—saving for retirement, a vacation or a rainy day.
Even with so many reasons to be unwilling, the advantages of giving outweigh them all. When we give to those in need, either directly to persons or through __11.D__, we make a positive difference to the lives of others and to our own.
As we are reminded, giving ensures that we are not__12.C__ by material things, but free through the abundance of__13.B__. That we have all things is not because we have a good __14.D__ of money in the bank, not because we have skill and intelligence with which to __15.A__bread, but because we are fortunate enough. May we be good at giving from what we have received from our fortune.
语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了一个根深蒂固的节日文化问题:人们总是期待接受而非给予,作者在文中倡导人们能够善于给予他人。
1.A.other than B.more than
C.rather than D.less than
解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意:说到假期,人们往往忘记,这是给予的时期,而不是接受的时期。 other than除了; more than超过; rather than而不是; less than少于。由上文的“When it comes to the holidays, people tend to forget that it’s the season of giving”可知,谈到假期人们常忘记这是给予的时期,可得出该空说的应该是与“给予的时期”相反的情况,用rather than,而不是接受的时期。故选C。
2.A.concerned B.appreciated
C.careless D.surprised
解析:考查动词/形容词词义辨析。句意:我们往往更关心圣诞节早上收到的礼物,而不是把假期当作帮助那些没有我们那么好的人的时机。 concerned关心的; appreciated欣赏; careless粗心的; surprised惊讶的。由上文语境可知,一到假期人们只记得这是接受的时机,所以会关心圣诞节早上收到的礼物,be concerned about(关心)。故选A。
3.A.plan B.time
C.relief D.choice
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意同上题。 plan计划; time时间; relief放松; choice选择。由上文语境可知,作者认为一到假期人们只关心接受,而不懂得给予,即不在节日里去帮助别人,不把节日当作帮助别人的时间。故选B。
4.A.change B.reserve
C.keep D.doubt
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:那么,我们如何才能改变节日的文化,确保人们在期待打开袜子的同时,也在强调给予的机会呢? change改变; reserve预订; keep保留; doubt怀疑。由上下文语境可知,上文讲作者认为一到假期人们只记得这是接受的季节,而不是给予的季节,作者认为这是不对的,因此在下文通过讲给予的好处鼓励人们去给予,说明作者此处讲的是如何才能改变“只记得接受,而不是给予”节日的文化。故选A。
5.A.find B.hold
C.give D.take
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意见上题。find发现; hold拿着; give给予; take带走。由上文语境可知,作者想要改变“只记得接受,而不是给予”节日的文化,希望人们要去给予,即期待接受袜子的同时,也要懂得给予。故选C。
6.A.decisions B.requests
C.questions D.comments
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:在这个节日期间,许多人收到无数来自组织的请求,寻求礼物来帮助他们完成他们的使命:帮助老人、为穷人提供食物、为无家可归者提供庇护所、照顾受虐待的动物等等。 decision决定; request请求; question问题; comment评论。由下文的“seeking gifts to help them fulfill their mission”可知,寻求礼物来帮助他们完成他们的使命,这种寻求是一种请求。故选B。
7.A.dream B.shelter
C.policy D.payment
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意同上题。 dream梦想; shelter避难所; policy政策; payment支付。由本处的“helping the old, providing food for the poor, __7__ for the homeless”可知,要帮助无家可归者,可以为无家可归者提供庇护所。故选B。
8.A.casually B.confidently
C.temporarily D.selflessly
解析:考查副词词义辨析。句意:无私奉献是正确的,尽管我们中的许多人都面临着任务的挑战。 casually随意地; confidently自信地; temporarily暂时地; selflessly无私地。由下文的“we give to those in need”可知,我们给予那些需要帮助的人,这种给予是一种无私的奉献。故选D。
9.A.submit B.spare
C.bargain D.hide
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:不管我们有没有多余的钱,要把我们辛苦工作挣来的东西送出去并不总是容易的,尤其是当我们制定了财务目标——为退休、度假或雨天存钱的时候。 submit递交; spare留出; bargain交易; hide躲藏。由本处语境可知,此处指不管我们有没有留出钱,给予并不总是容易的。故选B。
10.A.financial B.reasonable
C.incredible D.special
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上题。 financial财务的; reasonable合理的; incredible难以置信的; special特别的。由下文的“saving for retirement, a vacation or a rainy day”可知,为退休、度假或雨天存钱,这是一种财务上的目标。故选A。
11.A.comparisons B.parents
C.efforts D.organizations
解析:考查名词词义辨析。 comparison比较; parents父母; effort努力; organizations组织。由本处的“When we give to those in need, either directly to persons or through __11__”可知,给予那些需要帮助的人时,有两种方式,即可以直接给予个人,也可以间接给予相关组织。故选D。
12.A.upset B.excited
C.bound D.accessible
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。句意:正如我们被提醒的,给予确保我们不受物质的束缚,而是通过丰富的信仰获得自由。 upset沮丧的; excited兴奋的; bound束缚的; accessible可到达的。由上文语境可知,我们给予是把我们辛苦工作得到的东西(或金钱)送出去,能够把自己的东西(或金钱)送出去的人,都是对物质不怎么看重的人,所以给予的人不受物质的束缚。故选C。
13.A.delay B.faith
C.danger D.hesitation
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意同上题。 delay耽搁; faith信仰; danger危险; hesitation犹豫。由上文语境和“the advantages of giving outweigh them all”可知,给予是一种无私奉献的行为,给予的好处胜过一切,要不受物质的束缚,坚信“给予的好处胜过一切”的信仰来获得精神上的自由。故选B。
14.A.control B.command
C.knowledge D.store
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们拥有所有的东西,不是因为我们在银行里有很多钱,不是因为我们有能力和智慧去赢得面包,而是因为我们足够幸运。 control控制; command命令; knowledge知识; store储备。由本处语境可知,此处指在银行里有很多钱,have a good store of...(有大量的……)。故选D。
15.A.win B.count
C.note D.sponsor
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意同上题。 win赢得; count计数; note注意; sponsor赞助。由本处语境和常识可知,人们用能力和智慧去赢得(或得到)面包之类的生存物资。故选A。