第一節(jié):單項填空(共15小題,每小題1分,滿分15分)
從A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
1. Nowadays, when you enter a shopping mall or bank, the staff there will take your temperature at the entrance as a matter of ________.
A. contact B. routine C. virtue D. manners
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:現(xiàn)在,當你進入購物商場或者銀行時,員工會在入口按照慣例給你量體溫。A. contact聯(lián)系;B. routine慣例,常規(guī);C. virtue道德,美德;D. manners禮貌。根據(jù)句子分析可知,此處表示“按照慣例,作為例行公事”,表達為as a matter of routine。故選B。
【點睛】
2. People today watch TV more than they buy books, ______ is why they understand visual information far better than written information.
A. that B. which C. what D. as
【答案】B
【解析】
【詳解】考查定語從句。句意:今天人們看電視的時間比買書的時間要多,這就是為什么他們對視覺信息的理解要比對書面信息理解好得多。分析句子可知,逗號后為非限制性定語從句,先行詞為前面整句,關(guān)系代詞which引導從句,在從句中作主語,指代整個主句內(nèi)容。故選B項。
3. ________ the short delay gave him to gather his thoughts before going to the meeting.
A. Frankly B. Sadly C. Fortunately D. Immediately
【答案】C
【解析】
【詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意:幸運的是,短暫的耽擱使他在開會前整理了一下思緒。A. Frankly坦白地;B. Sadly 悲哀地;C. Fortunately幸運地;D. Immediately立即。結(jié)合后文“the short delay gave him to gather his thoughts before going to the meeting”指幸運的是,短暫的耽擱使他在開會前整理了一下思緒。故選C。