专题限时集训(十九)完形填空之夹叙夹议文A(2020·江淮十校第二次联考)Itis5a．m.andit'stoodarktoseethefieldsofvolcanicrocksandtreesoneithersideofthehighway.Butoverthelightsofmycar，Igetatasteofthe1I'mreallyherefor，asafewstarspierce(渗透)theinky2sky.Todayourrelationshipwiththeuniverseislargelyconnectedby3，suchastelescopesandNASA'sassignments.Butforthousandsofyears,humanscould4lookuponaclearnighttobe5atthebrightspotsthatstretched(延伸)directlyoverthem.Butovertime，we've6ourselvesfromoursky，buildingacoveringofartificiallightbetweenourselvesandthedarkdepthofspace.Our7，neonsigns(霓虹灯)，andotherelectriclightsareincreasinglyfloodingthenightskyand8thestars.9，aboutonethirdoftheworld'spopulationcannotseetheMilkyWayfromwheretheylive.Andsomecan'tevenrecognizeit.Thesenseofwonderforthenightsky10，andthatmeanssomethingvitaltohumanityislostaswell.That'swhyI'vedraggedmyselfoutofbedhoursbefore11．Like99percentofAmericans，Ilivewith12pollutionandI'veneverseenatruenightsky.SoI'mhereto13mystars.AsI14outofthecar，I15raisemyfaceuptowardsthesky，worryingwhetherIcanmakeit.Thereitis，16acrosstheskyasfarasIcansee.TheMilkyWayissovividthatmyeyesdon'tevenhaveto17thedarktoseeit.Iexpecttofeelthe18ofthesky，perhapsasthoughI'mfallingintoabottomlesshole.Instead，theblanketofstarsabovemeissothickthatitishardto19．Inblackandwhite，thewholescenefeelssurreal.AsIgetbacktowardsmycar，Ipassa20thatsays“NeverStopLookingUp”．【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。过去，夜晚繁星满天，但随着城市的发展和科技的进步，夜空更亮了，繁星却不见了。本文作者就是在这样的背景下，开车到户外来寻找繁星。1．A.viewB．issueC．eventD．causeA[根据“getatasteof”及“asafewstarspierce(渗透)theinkysky”可知，作者是来欣赏天空的美景的，view“风景，美景”符合语境。]2．A.clearB．blackC．blueD．dirtyB[通过构词法可推知inky表示“墨黑的”，再通过前面的afewstars可推知此处表示“漆黑的”(black)天空。]3．A.emotionB．surveyC．imaginationD．technologyD[从后面的telescopes和NASA'sassignments可知，人类通过望远镜等科技手段和宇宙联系起来，故选technology。]4．A.completelyB．hardlyC．simplyD．rarelyC[此处表示几千年来，人类仅仅(simply)抬头就能在晴朗的夜晚仰望星空。]5．A.depressedB．frightenedC．confusedD．amazedD[此处表示抬头就能惊奇地看到闪亮的星空。depressed沮丧的，frightened害怕的，confused困惑的，amazed惊奇的。]6．A.excusedB．distancedC．freedD．defendedB[我们在自己和星空之间建造了一层人造灯光，这使得我们远离了星空。distanceAfromB“拉开A与B的距离”符合语境，故选distanced。]7．A.shopsB．decorationsC．streetlightsD．buildingsC[此句主语有3个名词，根据霓虹灯(neonsigns)和电灯(electriclights)可以推断出，此处应填与灯有关的名词，故选streetlights。]8．A.coveringB．beatingC．unlockingD．reflectingA[此处表示这些光越来越多地充斥着夜空，遮盖住(cover)了星星。因此(Therefore)世界上约三分之一的人口从他们居住的地方看不到银河。]9．A.MoreoverB．InsteadC．ThereforeD．MeanwhileC[参见上题解析。therefore表示“因此”。]10．A.increasesB．disappearsC．strugglesD．poursB[根据空后的“...islostaswell”，再结合选项可知，此处是说人们对夜空的惊奇感消失(disappear)了。]11．A.sunriseB．darkC．sunsetD．duskA[看星星应该是在黑夜里，所以before后面的名词应该是sunrise。]12．A.noiseB．airC．wasteD．lightD[根据上下文的描述可知此处指光污染(lightpollution)。]13．A.turnoutB．searchforC．applyforD．figureoutB[作者出来是寻找(searchfor)繁星的。turnout结果是；applyfor申请；figureout弄清楚。]14．A.stepB．lookC...
