1、1小卷速测(八)A 完形填空+任务型阅读(限时:20 分钟).完形填空It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner with my wife, Eleanor. We had 1 to meet at the restaurant at seven oclock. I felt a little 2 , but I had a good excuse: A business meeting had run over and Id wasted no time getting to the d
2、inner. When I arrived at the 3 , I said sorry to Eleanor and told her that I didnt mean to be late. She shouted 4 , “You never mean to.” Well, I could tell how angry she was. “Im sorry but it was not avoidable,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. 5 , my explanation seemed to make th
3、ings worse, which started to drive 6 mad as well. Several weeks later, when I 7 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, “You 8 a classic mistake. Youre always stick to your own way of thinking. You didnt mean to be late. But thats not the point. What is 9 in your communication is how your l
4、ateness affected Eleanor.” He 10 that I focused on the excuse while Eleanor focused on the result. So 11 of us felt misunderstood and crazy. Thinking more about Kens words, I 12 realized the real cause of such disagreement. Eleanor 13 the result of the action instead of the reason. I should firstly
5、express 14 my actions affected her and explain my excuse later, much later and even never. 2Later on, I always talk to my wife and I can really understand her feelings. As a result, I can be 15 time for our dating more often now. 1. A.started B.agreed C.continued D.managed2. A.hungry B.uneasy C.tire
6、d D.thirsty3. A.house B.room C.restaurant D.supermarket4. A.loudly B.badly C.angrily D.happily5. A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Otherwise6. A.her B.him C.me D.them7. A.spread B.wrote C.translated D.described8. A.knew B.made C.found D.took9. A.funny B.important C.possible D.simple10. A.looked out
7、 B.brought out C.gave out D.pointed out11. A.all B.none C.both D.neither12. A.usually B.never C.hardly D.gradually13. A.thought about B.talked about C.cared about D.worried about14. A.how B.why C.when D.what15. A.on B.in C.of D.for.任务型阅读阅读下面图表,用表中的相应信息完成句子。According to the UN, about 1.3 billion tons
8、(吨) of food was lost or wasted in 2015.However, some 3795 million people do not have enough food to lead a healthy life. Check the chart below, and find out which region wastes the most food.16. tons of food was wasted in 2015. 17. people are still hungry in the world. 18. wasted the most food in th
9、e world. 19.South and Southeast Asia wasted food in the world. 20.The material told us (main idea). 4参考答案.主旨大意 本文是一篇记叙文,主要叙述的是作者和妻子约定吃饭,但作者迟到了,于是作者找借口说一个商务会议拖延了时间,但是这让事情更加糟糕了。作者跟他的朋友描述这件事情,朋友帮他分析原因,作者终于找出问题的根源所在。1.B 考查动词。agree to do sth 意为“同意做某事” 。在此表示夫妻两人约定晚上在餐厅共进晚餐。2.B 考查形容词。 “我”约会迟到了,因此心情是有点不安的、忧
10、虑的,所以后文才会找借口解释。故选 B。3.C 考查名词。根据上文“meet at the restaurant”可知选 C。4.C 考查副词。根据下文“Well, I could tell how angry she was.”可知妻子是非常生气地大吼。5.A 考查连词。 “我”告诉她开会这个理由了,然而这让事情变得更糟糕了。表示转折用 however。6.C 考查人称代词。由后文 as well 可知不仅“我”的妻子生气了,“我”也很生气,故选 C。7.D8.B 考查动词。make a mistake 意为“犯错误” 。classic 意为“典型的”,表示这种错误的普遍性。9.B 10.D 11.C 12.D13.C 考查动词短语。句意:Eleanor 在乎的是这个行为的结果而不是理由。故选 C。14.A 考查宾语从句的引导词。 “我”应该先表达“我”的行为怎样影响了 Eleanor。故选 how。15.A 考查介词。on time 意为“按时” 。故选 A。.16.1.3 billion17.Some 795 million 518.North America and Oceania 19.the least/about 120 tons of 20.which region wastes the most food
