I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist(社會學家) proposed that the 36 society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I 37 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 38 the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you 39 have done. Life has become hopelessly 40 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 41 things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I 42 at the other end of the town. I was 43 that this simple vehicle could let me 44 long distances in a fairly short time. But how 45 did I really go?
Since I hated to be 46 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to 47 an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but 48 , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度計) is like a 49 without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (裝置) were 50 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many 51 .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part 52 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons 53 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven(烤箱) when you feel 54 on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to 55 the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
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【解析】本文為記敘文,講述了我接受了社會學家在電視節(jié)目中提出的消費觀點,擔心成為現代消費社會的受害者,便去鄰家商店買了自行車。老板推薦了自行車上的多種裝置,甚至烤爐,我無法拒絕,一一購買。實際上我仍然是現代消費社會的受害者。
1.C【命題立意】考查名詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據本句中的“consuming”和下句中的“consumer society”可知,答案為C。“consumer society”意為“消費社會”。A項意為“成人”,B項意為“人類”,D項意為“單身”,都與語境和文章主題不符。
2.B【命題立意】考查副詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據本句中的“hurried”,結合語境可知,我立即趕到鄰家的自行車商店,B項意為“立即”,符合語境;A項意為“最后,終于”,C項意為“不情愿地”,D項意為“感激地”,都與語境不符。
3.C【命題立意】考查連詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,當老板在賣自行車給我的時候說……,C項意為“當……時候”,符合句意,故C項正確。A項意為“盡管”,B項意為“因為”,D項意為“除非”,都與句意不符。
4.D【命題立意】考查情態(tài)動詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,該句意為:這是你所能做到的最好的事。could have done意為“能夠做到的……”,與語境相符,故D項正確。A項意為“愿意”,B項意為“應當”,C項意為“必須”,都與語境不符。
5.B【命題立意】考查形容詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據下句中的“A bicycle is simple…”,結合語境可知,該句意在表達:生活是很復雜的,而自行車是簡單的。B項意為“復雜的”,符合句意;A項意為“令人厭煩的”,C項意為“有壓力的”,D項意為“艱苦的”,都與語境不符。
6.A【命題立意】考查形容詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據本句中的“fresh air, sunshine and exercise”可知,這些都是“自然的”,A項意為“自然的”,符合句意;B項意為“神秘的”,C項意為“復雜的”,D項意為“獨一無二的”,都與語境不符。
7.D【命題立意】考查動詞短語辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】該句意為:一段時間之后,我抵達小鎮(zhèn)的另一頭。D項意為“以……而告終,結束”,符合句意。A項意為“放棄”,B項意為“拋錨”,C項意為“平靜下來”,都與語意不符。
8.A【命題立意】考查形容詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,對于這中簡單工具的作用,我感到很驚奇。A項意為“驚奇的”,B項意為“愉快的”,C項意為“困惑的,不解的”,D項意為“關注的”,都與語意不符。
9.C【命題立意】考查動詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,該句意為:……這種簡單的工具在如此之短的時間內能夠讓我經過如此長的路程……,cover long distances 意為“經過漫長的路程”,故C項正確。A項意為“行軍”,B項意為“駕駛”,D項意為“測量”,都與語境不符。
10.A【命題立意】考查形容詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據第二段第一句中“ an odometer”可知,我安裝了里程表,是想知道我實際上行了多遠,A項意為“遠的”,符合句意,故A項正確。B項意為“長的”,C項意為“快的”,D項意為“深的”,都與語意不符。
11.D【命題立意】考查形容詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,我在自行車上裝里程表,是因為我想知道精確的里程。D項意為“不準確的”,與hated連用,符合語意,故D項正確;A項意為“不可靠的”,B項意為“不適用的”,C項意為“沒有準備的”,都與語意不符。
12.A【命題立意】考查動詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,該句意為:我回去找Johnson先生在自行車上安裝了一個里程表。A項意為“安裝”,符合句意。B項意為“檢查”,C項意為“修理”,D項意為“放置”,都與語意不符。
13.B【命題立意】考查動詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據該句中的“but”結合語境可知,他有補充說了些話,B項意為“補充,增加”,符合語意;A項意為“發(fā)誓”,C項意為“回答”,D項意為“總結”,都與語意不符。
14.B【命題立意】考查名詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】該句意為:有里程表沒有速度計,就如有刀卻無叉。B項意為“叉”,符合句意。
15.D【命題立意】考查動詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,這兩種裝置被綁在手把上,D項意為“綁上,系上”,符合句意。A項意為“貢獻”,B項意為“轉換”,C項意為“申請”,都與語意不符。
16.C【命題立意】考查名詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據下句中的“attracted by these functions”可知,這種喇叭小功能卻多。C項意為“功能”,符合句意。
17.C【命題立意】考查形容詞詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據語境可知,該句意為:你不能讓后座部位空著。C項意為“空的,無遮蔽的”,符合語意。A項意為“松散的”,B項意為“空白的”,D項意為“未完成的”,都與語境不符。
18.D【命題立意】考查介詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據常理可知,自行車的后座當然在自行車座位的后面。D項意為“在……后面”,故D項正確。
19.B【命題立意】考查形容詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據本句中的“oven”可知,老板意在推銷烤箱,理由是在回家的路上可能饑餓。B項意為“饑餓的”,符合句意。
20.D【命題立意】考查動詞辨析。難度中等。
【解題思路】根據最后一段可知,老板推銷成功,故我無法拒絕他的推銷。D項意為“抵抗,拒絕”,符合語意。A項意為“考慮”,B項意為“收回”,C項意為“使……”,都與語意不符。
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