专题限时集训(二十四)语法填空(Ⅳ)A(2020·武昌区调研考试)Whenwewakeupfeelingsleepyandwithdarkcirclesundereyes,manyofusoftenthink:“I'mgoingtogotobedearliertomorrow！”Buthoweverdeterminedweare,chancesare1.thatwedon'tsticktoourpromise.Thisbehavior2.iscalled(call)“bedtimeprocrastination(拖延症)”．Inastudy,53percentofthe2，4003.participants(participant)saidtheydidn'tfollowtheirsleepschedule,delayingitatleasttwice4.aweek.It'sfoundthattheydelayedbedtimenotbecausetheylikedtostayuplate,buttheycouldn'tstop5.doing(do)otherunimportantthings,whichwerekeepingthemupinthefirstplace.“Peoplewhogenerallyhavetroubleresistingtemptationsandstickingtotheirintentionsaremorelikelytodelaygoingtobed.”FloorKroese,apsychologist6.further(far)explainedtoHuffPost.Yet,accordingtoscientists,lackofselfcontrolisnottheonlything7.toblame(blame)．Ourbodyclockalsoplaysanimportantrolewhenit8.comes(come)tobedtime.Tochecktheinfluenceofthebodyclock9.onsleep,scientistsstudiedthesleeppatternsof108people.Ithasbeenfoundthatthosewhogetuplate10.are(be)morelikelytopostponetheirbedtimethanthosewhowakeearlyeverymorning.Thechoiceswemakethataffectoursleepcouldturnouttobeprettyimportantforourhealth.B(2020·荆州市沙市中学模拟)Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.NearlytwodecadeshavepassedsinceChinasent11.the/itsfirstBeidousatelliteintospacein2000.Inthattime,moreBeidousatellitesweresentintoorbit(轨道),12.forming(form)theBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystem(BDS)．Inlate2012,itbeganprovidingpositioning,navigation,timingandmessaging13.services(service)topeopleinChinaandotherpartsoftheAsiaPacificregion.NowwithtwomoreBeidousatellites14.launched(launch)onDec16,2019,BDShas53satellitesinorbit,15.whichmeansthecore(核心)ofBeidou'sthird-generationnetworkisnow16.inplace.Attheendof2018BDSstartedtoprovideglobalservices.It'sexpectedtogreatlyimprovethesystem's17.ability(able)toserveusersworldwide.“ThismarksBeidou'ssteppingintoa‘globalera’fromits‘regionalera’，”BDSSpokespersonRanChengqisaidatanewsconference.Althoughasatellitebasednavigationsystemneedsonly24satellitestorun18.properly(proper),having53allowsforbettercoverage.Headdedthatfutureplanscallfora19.smarter(smart)andmoreaccessiblesystemwithBeidouatitscore,tocomeonlineby2035.Bythen,wecanprobablysaythatRome20.hasbeen(be)builtfinally.C(2020·浙大附中模拟)Inmanycountries,21.itisnotunusualforfamiliesofdifferentbackgroundstolivetogetherinthesharedspace.22.However,intheUnitedStates,thisideamaystillbeconsideredstrange.Butthistypeofhousing,23.called(call)cohousing,isgaining24.popularity(popular)intheUnitedStates,too.Cohousingcomplexesarepoppingupacrossthecountry.Formanypeople,thiswayoflifeisarelieftothebusymodernlifestyle.Acohousingcommunityhas25.privately(private)ownedhousesandsharedland.Thereisoftena“commonhouse”withakitchenanddiningroom,meetingroom,andmaybeaworkshopoflibraryormusicroom.About25co-housingcommunities26.havebeenbuilt(build)inrecentyears,accordingtoareport.Acohousingcomplexisaplace27.whereresidentsshop,cook,andeattogether.Theylike28.its(it)senseofsharedcommunity.Childrenhaveotherkids29.toplay(play)with,whichmanyfamilieslike.Otherresidentslikethefeelingoflivingina“village”．Residentsalsosaythattheycanliveincohousingfor30.less(little)moneythantheywouldpayfornearbyapartments.D(2020·日照市模拟)Asmassivewildfiresdestroylotsof31.areas(area)ofAustraliaandacceleratethedebateovertheimpactofclimatechange,governmentdatashow32.thenationhasneversufferedahotterordrieryearthan2019.Theaveragetemperatureoflastyearwasabout1.5℃abovethe30yearaverage,accordingtothedatafromtheBureauofMeteorology,33.whichgoesbackto1910.Meanwhile,rainfalldroppedtothe34.lowest(low)figurebackto1900.Thegovernmentagencyplans35.torelease(release)finalfiguresanditsannualclimatereportnextweek.Weatherconditionshavebeen36.particularly(particular)severeinrecentweeks,withDecembermorethan3degreeswarmerthannormalandrainfallatapaltry(微小的)15.4millers(0.61inches),lessthana37.third(three)ofthenormallevelforthemonth.Thecountrysawaveragerainfalltotalsofjust277.63millimetersin2019,38.beating(beat)thepreviouslowof314.46millimetersin1902andcomparedwithanaverageof465.2millimetersoverthe1961－1990referenceperiod.AstrongpositiveIndianOceanDipole,ameasureofthedifferencebetweenseasurfacetemperaturesinthetropicalwesternandeasternIndianOcean,39.hasreduced(reduce)rainfallacrossAustraliaandcontributedtotheheat40.anddrynessinthepastweeks.
