2020届湖北省荆州市荆州中学高三11月月考英语试题

2020届度湖北省荆州市荆州中学高三11月月考英语试题


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第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小 题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选
项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都 有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅
读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ?19.15. B. ?9.18. C. ?9.15.
答案是C。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a classroom.
2. How does the woman feel now?
A. Relaxed. B. Excited. C. Tired.
3. How much will the man pay?
A. $$520. B. $$80. C. $$100.
4. What does the man tell Jane to do?
A. Postpone his appointment. B. Meet Mr. Douglas. C. Return at 3 o’clock.
5. Why would David quit his job?
A. To go back to school. B. To start his own firm. C. To work for his friend.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话 或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项
中选出最佳选项。听每段对话 或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，
各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对 话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man want the woman to do?
A. Check the cupboard.
B. Clean the balcony.
C. Buy an umbrella.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Employer and employee.
C. Shop assistant and customer.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where did the woman go at the weekend?
A. The city centre.
B. The forest park.

C. The man’s home.
9. How did the man spend his weekend?
A. Packing for a move.
B. Going out with Jenny.
C. Looking for a new house.
10. What will the woman do for the man?
A. Take Henry to hospital. B. Stay with his kid. C. Look after his pet.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Mr. Stone doing now?
A. Eating lunch. B. Having a meeting. C. Writing a diary.
12. Why does the man want to see Mr. Stone?
A. To discuss a program. B. To make a travel plan. C. To ask for sick leave.
13. When will the man meet Mr. Stone this afternoon?
A. At 3:00. B. At 3:30. C. At 3:45.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A company. B. An interview.
15. Who is Monica Stansfield?
A. A junior specialist. B. A department manager.
16. When will the man hear from the woman?
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did John enjoy doing in his childhood?
A. Touring France. B. Playing outdoors.
18. What did John do after he moved to the US?
A. He did business. B. He studied biology.
19. Why did John go hunting?
A. For food. B. For pleasure.
20. What is the subject of John’s works?
A. American birds. B. Natural scenery.


C. A job offer.
C. A sales assistant.
C. On Thursday.




C. Painting pictures.
C. He worked on a farm.
C. For money.
C. Family life.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将
该 项涂黑。
A
A survey of 1,000 people showed that an incredible 60 percent of workers ate at their desks
every day while two thirds take 30 minutes or less for lunch. This means they are working an
extra 180 hours a year—equal to 16 eight-hour days. Even when staffs do manage to leave their
desks, they are usually on business with nearly a quarter admitting to regularly using the time to
catch up with professional contacts.
An academic expert in the science of workplaces said employees were putting their health at risk
by refusing to take a lunch break. Dr Tissington, Associate Dean of Business Partnerships at Aston

University,said people feel “under pressure” at work, with many spending long hours at their
desks, “tapping away at keyboards, staring at screens and sitting with bad posture in awkward
positions.”
He said it was important for workers to take regular breaks, get up, move and walk around a bit.
“Resting, or taking a break in the middle of the day helps to clear out the mind and prepares us
for a productive afternoon,” he said. “The feeling of guilt for taking lunch breaks is a subject that
is concerning and probably requires proper investigation,” he added.
Dr. Tissington mentioned he makes sure to get away from his desk at lunchtime and deliberately
chooses to get lunch from different places—changing his route to get there. “This has the added
benefit of exercise,” he explained,”and, working in a large organization,it gives me the
opportunity to meet different colleagues along the way.”
Office workers had admitted to sacrificing their lunch breaks to further their careers. PR assistant
Tammy Phillips, 24, said he hadn’t taken a lunch break since past two years. “The way I view it is
that I can get on with work when it's quieter at lunch time and it never hurts your career for the
bosses to see you at your desk when your colleagues swan out fora sandwich,” he said.
“The competition for jobs now is so fierce that I’ve known friends who have quit smoking
because they don’t want to be seen to go out for a cigarette during the day.”

21. We can learn from the first paragraph that_____.
A. workers want to escape from their work
B. many workers do not take a full lunch break
C. different workers have different lunch breaks
D. most workers are not permitted to have a full lunch break

22. Which of the following is true about Dr. Tissington?
A. He enjoys physical exercise.
B. He feels guilty at taking lunch breaks.
C. He likes to stay away from his colleagues.
D. He takes different routes to have lunch purposely.

23. What is probably the best title for the text?
A. Time for Having a Lunch Break
B. An Increasingly Popular Working Style
C. Lunch Skippers Work Extra 16 Days Yearly
D. Giving up a Lunch Break: Risk Your Health


B
When I was a boy there were no smart phones, and our television only got one channel clearly.
Still, I was never bored. The fields, hills, and woodlands around my home were the perfect
playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby lake. At the backside of it I was amazed to
find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tracks and deep woods
bordered it on both sides, but exploring it seemed like a fine adventure.
I walked on and on for hours. I was sure my guardian angel was whispering in my ear “Turn

around and head back home,” but I was stubborn, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor
a house in sight. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew scared. I didn’t want to
end up trapped on this road, and I was worried that it would be dark before I could make my way
back to the lake again.
I continued to walk on with something growing inside of me. My heart was beating wildly and my
legs were aching. I was almost in tears when I turned one last curve and saw something in the
distance. It was a house that I recognized. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. It was
still over a mile away but my legs felt like feathers and I hurried back to my house in no time. I
walked in with a big smile on my face just in time for dinner.
I remembered this recently when I saw a sign that said “All roads lead home”. It is true. In life, all
roads, no matter how they twist and turn, can lead us home again. What is important, though, is
how we travel them. Are we going to go forth in fear or are we going to go forth in faith? Are we
going to make this life a terrible trip or are we going to make this life a joyful journey? The choice
is ours.

24. Why did the author hardly feel bored when he was young?
A. Because he could have fun in nature.
B. Because he could watch TV all day.
C. Because he had many friends.
D. Because he used to explore the old dirt road.

25. How did the author feel when he was exploring the dirt road?
A. He thought he would be scolded by his parents.
B. He felt contradictory in mind.
C. He thought he would be trapped in the woods.
D. He was unconscious.

does “something” probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Courage. B. Hope. C. Fear. D. Doubt.

27. What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A. It’s our attitude that matters in our life.
B. Always make choices on our own.
C. Every effort is worthwhile.
D. All roads lead home.


C
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and
efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder. This increase in complexity, often called

U.S. cost a hundred billion dollars a year, and a recent study by Elke den Ouden, of Philips
Electronics, found that at least half of returned products have nothing wrong with them.
Consumers just couldn't figure out how to use them. Companies now know a great deal about

problems of usability and consumer behavior, so why is it that feature creep proves unstoppable?
In part, fieature creep is the product of the so-called internal-audience problem: the people who
design and sell product are not the ones who buy and use them, and what engineers and
marketers think is important is not necessarily what's best for consumers. The engineers tend not
to notice when more options make a product less usable. And marketing and sales departments
see each additional feature as a new selling point, and a new way to attract customers.
You might think, then, that companies could avoid fieature creep by just paying attention to what
customers really want. But that's where the trouble begins, because although consumers find
overloaded gadgets（ 配件）unmanageable, they also find them attractive. It turns out that when
we look at a new product in a store we tend to think that the more features there are, the better.
It is only once we get the product home and try to use it that we realize the virtues of simplicity.
It seems strange that we don't expect feature tiredness and thus avoid it. But, as numerous
studies have shown, people are not, in general, good at predicting what will make them happy in
the future. As a result, we will pay more for more features because we systematically
overestimate how often we'll use them. We also overestimate our ability to figure out how a
complicated product works.
The fact that buyers want bells and whistles but users want something clear and simple creates
an unusual problem for companies. A product that doesn't have enough features may fail to
catch our eye in the store. But a product with too many features is likely to annoy consumers.

24. What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?
A. The benefits brought by the advanced technology.
B. The recent study conducted by Elke den Ouden.
C. The loss caused by the feature creep of technology.
D. Many problems of usability known by the consumers.

29 Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?
A. It is the audience problem that leads to feature creep.
B. What matters to designers and marketers is not good for consumers.
C. Feature creep brings blessings to the people in marketing and sales.
D. The engineers will not pay attention to the quality of the product

30. What do we know about the buyers in paragraph 4?
A. They are deeply convinced that all the products work in simple way.
B. They are fed up with the more and more features of the products.
C. They are too confident of their ability to use the complicated products.
D. They are quite clear about the products which will make them happy.

31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Saying No to Feature Creep is No Easy Thing
B. Feature-heavy Products in Demand
C. The More Features, the Better
D. Simplicity Outweighs Complexity

D
After a morning hike in the Saneum HealingForest,46-year-old firefighter Kang Byoung- wook has
tea made from the bark of an elm tree, practices yoga (瑜伽),and makes a picture with dried
flowers. He is one of 40 firefighters taking part in a three-day program, the aim of which is to
offer“forest healing森林治愈);the firefighters all have posttraumatic stress disorder (创伤后应
激障碍).
Saneum is one of three official healing forests in South Korea. Soon there will be 34 more. South
Koreans-many of whom suffer from work stress, digital addiction, and great academic pressure
have accepted the medicalization of nature with great enthusiasm.
There is increasing evidence that being outside in a pleasant natural environment is good for us.
But how many of us get to enjoy nature regularly? Fewer and fewer, it seems. According to Lisa
Nisbet, a psychology professor at Canada s Trent University, evidence for the benefits of nature is
pouring in at a time when we are most disconnected from it.

things will, like shopping or TV.
So what are some of the benefits of nature that Nisbet refers to? Being surrounded by nature has
one obvious effect: It calms us and reduces our stress levels. This has been shown to lower blood
pressure and heart rates.
Another experiment conducted by psychologist Stephen Kaplan found that people who took a
50-minute walk in a park had better attention and short-term memory than those who took a
walk along a city street.
Perhaps what's more surprising is that nature may also make us more creative. David Strayer, a
psychologist at the University of Utah, showed as much with a group of participants, who
performed 50 percent better on creative problem-solving tasks after three days of wilderness
backpacking.
In fact, we may never know exactly what nature does to the brain. Something mysterious will
always remain, and maybe that' s as it should be.

32. What is Kang Byoung-wook doing?
A. Getting lost in nature.
B. Building up his strength.
C. Trying to control a forest fire.
D. Helping firefighters under stress.

33. What does Lisa Nisbet think of being outdoors?
A. It is overlooked by people.
B. It has nothing to do with happiness.
C. South Koreans show great interest in it.
D. We need more evidence for its benefits.

34. What benefit of nature did Stephen Kaplan find?
A. It affects people's feelings.
B. It lowers the risks of diseases.
C. It helps improve mental performance.

D. It does more good than physical exercise.

35. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Your life in forests
B. Your brain on nature
C. The future of forest healing
D. The benefits of a stress-free life

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
What I learned watching dentist at work
I would like to be a dentist in the future. 36 The patient, tender dentist comforted me, a
7-year-old girl at the time, and persuaded me to stop crying and to accept my treatment.
37 Recently, our teacher gave us the homework of experiencing a kind of job on the
weekend. I chose without hesitation to live a day as a dentist at my friend’s older brother’s
workplace.
I got to Dr Tan’s clinic at 7:45 am, 15 minutes before office hours began on Saturday. Dr Tan, who
has been a dentist for five years, sat in his consulting room with a mask on his face and waited for
his patients. I didn’t really understand his diagnoses or treatments, but I could see that Dr Tan
was a responsible doctor. He explained conditions and therapies (治疗方案) to patients at length
to remove their doubts. He paused operations to let patients rest if the treatment was taking too
much time. 38 Dr Tan worked for almost the whole morning without a break. He only made
a phone call to his wife to remind her to have an antenatal (产前) examination. Yes, he will be a
father in five months, but he still cannot keep his wife company at the weekend. 39 They
try to ease others’ pain anytime and anywhere, despite the cost to their own time and life.
As the last patient said goodbye to Dr Tan in the afternoon, my visit came to an end. I now feel
that I understand more about doctors. 40
A. My dream has finally come true.
B. They are the heroes I admire most.
C. Doctors are ordinary people, yet they are also angels.
D. It helps me to reduce stress, find friends and learn new skills.
E. I thought it was a dream that was almost impossible to fulfill
F. That’s all because of a dentist I came across during my childhood.
G. He also gave a doctor’s advice to his patients carefully before they went out the door.



第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题 所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’m Therese, a business manager living in Berlin, Germany. Last month, I 41 to read
over 100 nonfiction books in politics, and leadership. It might sound 42 , but I really did.

It started with a 43 . A colleague 44 me to read the book The Story of
Success in two 45 . Determined as I was, I just couldn't 46 the deadline. I
47 the first few chapters quickly but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours. So I lost the
bet, but it gave me an idea: I needed to find a better way to 48 nonfiction books. I
finally registered the Blinkist app, which is really 49 for me to read quickly. Blinkist is
one of the apps that transform books into “bite-sized” 50 . I’ve learned that in order to
produce proper insights from every book, over 100 literary experts 51 themselves to
work. I also love that the app has an audio 52 allowing me to listen to great ideas. So I
set a fresh 53 with this cool app—to read the key insights from 100 books in one
month. How did I do? I read 102 litles exactly.
I used to 54 much time on social media. Moreover, my job is exhausting, so by
the time I leave work, my brain is pretty useless. 55 , reading a book on the Blinkist app
is like a snack for my 56 . I’m happy that I’m doing something 57 with my
time. Every day, I wake up 58 than the day before. If you want to get wiser too, then I
challenge you to try and 59 my 102-title record! 60 the Blinkist app and
start your reading adventure!
41. A. arranged B. managed C. remembered D. intended
42. A. interesting B. reasonable C. crazy D. boring
43. A. bet B. promise C. decision D. joke
44. A. encouraged B. challenged C. allowed D. persuaded
45. A. weeks B. months C. days D. hours
46. A. meet B. grasp C. miss D. catch
47. A. thought about B. searched for C. held back D. got through
48. A. consume B. group C. write D. purchase
49. A. simple B. precious C. useful D. ordinary
50. A. concept B. advice C. content D. memory
51. A. addict B. apply C. help D. accustom
52. A. function B. button C. signal D. picture
53. A. password B. record C. date D. goal
54. A. save B. waste C. abandon D. spare
55. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Therefore D. Indeed
56. A. heart B. body C. brain D. stomach
57. A. productive B. priceless C. casual D. severe
58. A. happier B. busier C. worse D. wiser
59. A. set B. keep C. beat D. equal
60. A. Look into B. Wait for C. Turn down D. Sign up



第Ⅱ卷
第三部分英语知识运用
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
It was the last day of camp and we were engaged in a tradition passed down for years. We 61

(suppose) to tear the sheets off of our beds, stuff (塞入)them into our pillows, and return them
to the office.
Pillows 62 (fill) with heavy sheets, though, were far 63 (good) than pillows for an end of
the week pillow fight. We were knocking each other over the beds and soon the pillow fight
spread into the hallway of the second floor 64 our dormitory. Several of the other boys had
decided to gather 65 (fight) against us.
I swung at one of them and missed and then saw another pillow coining straight at my head.
However, it caught my friend full in the chest. Unfortunately, he was standing at the edge of the
narrow stairway 66 led to the first floor. He seemed about to knock his head wide open on
the wooden 67 (step) when someone removing their sheets on the first floor 68 (lay)
their mattress (床垫)on the bottom of the steps. My friend landed on the mattress and rolled 69
(safe) off of it.
The pillow fight stopped cold as we all gazed in 70 (amaze).


第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交 换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有
10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及 一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Charlie,
I'm writing to ask you the favor. To help us students have a better understand of American
culture, the Student Union is now organized an American Culture Festival. We're now bad in need
of several American popular magazine that can reflect modern American life. So, could you
please help buy some or send them to us? We will cover all the relevant to costs. Also, we would
appreciate if you could see to it that the contests of the magazines were suitable for Chinese
middle school students.
Thanks a lot! Please replying at your earliest convenience!
Yours,
Li Hua


第二节 书面表达（25分）
在我们的成长过程中，我们心中总有特别向往的工作，我们学校将以“My dream job”为主
题举办演讲比赛。请你根据以下要求写一篇英语演讲稿，要点如下:
1. 你理想的工作；
2. 选择的理由。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

My dream job
________________________________ _______________________________________________
_________________________________________________ ______________________________



答案及解析

英语听力
1—5 BCBAC 6—10 CABAC 11—15 BACCB 16—20 ACABA
阅读理解
21-23. BDC 32-35.
完形填空

短文语法
61. were supposed 62. filled 63. better 64. of 65. to fight66. thatwhich 67. steps
68. laid 69. safely 70. amazement

短文改错
第一处:the→a。第二处:understand→understandin g。第三处:organized→organizing。第四处:bad
→badly。第五处:n iagazine→magazines。第六处or-and。第七处:删除relevant后面的to。第
八处appreciate后面加it。第九处:were→are。第十处:replying→re ply。

参考范文
My dream job
Good morning, everyone, I feel honored to deliver a speech here sharing my dream with you. I
hope to be a teacher in the future. The main reason is that I get a lot of positive energy from my
English teacher, who promotes lifelong learning attitude. As a teacher I’ll be motivated to keep
updating what I have learned through lifelong learning so as to keep pace with young students,
because they are always energetic and have new ideas. Besides, education plays an increasing
important role in the development of society. Therefore, more qualified teachers are in great
demand. What’s more, I’m out-going and enjoy communicating with others, which is definitely
helpful in the teaching career.
To reach my dream, I will work hard to enter a good normal university to equip myself with
relevant knowledge such as psychology, education theory and teaching skills. I believe I will make
a good teacher through efforts.
Thank you for listening.


短文改错
第一处:the→a。考査冠词。favor ”帮助,恩惠是可数名词,此处 favor和不定冠词连用表;泛
指。 ask sb. a favor请某人帮个忙是固定用法。
第二处:understand→understanding。考査名词。前面的a better暗示了此处应用名词。
understanding理解。

第三 处:organized→organizing。考査语态。此处表示学生会正在组织一个美国文化节因此应该用主动语态。
第四处:bad→badly。考査副词。此处修饰整个谓语部分,应该用副词,形容词没有这种用法。
第五处:niagazine→magazines。考査名词的数。根据语境和前面的several 可知,此处应该用
magazine的复数形式。
第六处or- and。考査并列连词。根据语境可知,此处并列连词表示顺承关系,而不是选择关系,
故用and。
第七处:删除relevant后面的to。考査介词。此处relevant修饰 costs,表示相关费用而不是
be relevant to结构。
第八处apprec iate后面加it。考査代词。appreciate作”感激”讲时是一个及物动词,其后必
须接宾 语,如果宾语是从句, 则需要用it作形式宾语,这里用it代指后面的整个if 从句。
第九处:were→are。考查时态。此处陈述一般情况,故要用一般现在时。
第十处:replying→reply。考査祈使句。此处是一个祈使句,应该用动词原形。


完形填空解析：
41.考査动词辨析。根据下文中的“I really did”及语境可知,“我”设法在一个月内读完了 100
多本非小说类书籍。arrange to do sth.意为“安排做某事” ;remember to do sth.意为“记得
去做某事” intend to do sth.意为“打算做某事”;manage to do sth.意为“设法做某事”,符
合语境。故选B。
42.考査形容词辨析。根据语境可知, 在一个月内读完100多本书听起来很疯狂,但是“我”做
到了。interesting意为“有趣的 ”;reasonable意为“合情合理的”;boring意为 “枯燥的”;crazy
意为“疯狂的”,符合语境。故选C。
43.考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“So I lost the bet”可知,这件事源于一次打赌。promise意
为“承诺”;decision意为“决定” ;joke意为“玩笑”;bet意为“打赌”,符合语境。故选A。
44.考査动词辨析。根据语境 可知,一个同事挑战“我”两小时内读完《成功者的故事》这本
书;第二段倒数第二句中的“then I challenge you to try”也暗示了此空答案。 encourage sb. to
do sth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”; allow sb. to do sth.意为“允许某人做某事”;persuade sb. to do
sth.意为“说服某人做某事”;challenge sb. to do sth.意为“挑战某人做某事”,符合语境。故
选B。
45.考査名词辨析。根据下文中的“but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours” 可知,此处
指两个小时。故选D。
46.考査动词辨析。根据语境可知,尽管“我”痛下决心,但还是没能按期完成。meet the deadline
为固定搭配,意为“赶上最后期限,按期完成”。故选A。
47.考查动词短语辨析。根据语境可知,“我”快速地读完前几章, 但发现在两小时内完成整
本书是不可能的。think about 意为“考虑”;search for意为“寻找”;hold back 意为“抑制
住”;get through意为“完成”,符合语境。 故选D。
48.考査动词辨析。根据语境可知,“我”需要找到一个好办法来看非小说类的书籍。consume
books在此处表示 “读书”。故选A。
49.考査形容词辨析。根据语境可知,“我” 注册了一个阅读应用软件,这对“我”快速阅读很
有用。simple意为“简单的”;preciou s意为“珍贵的”;ordinary意为“普通的”;useful意为
“有用的”,符合语境。故选 C。
50.考査名词辨析。根据语境可知,这款阅读应用软件可以把整本书转化成小块的内容。
concept意为“概念”; advice意为“建议”;memory意为“记忆”;content意为 “内容”,

符合语境。故选C。
51.考査动词辨析。根据语境可知,“我” 了解到为了给每本书作出恰当的拆分解读,100多名
文字专家致力于这份工作。apply oneself to sth.意为“专心于,致力于”,符合语境。故选B。
52.考查名词辨析 。根据语境可知“,我”喜欢这款应用软件的原因还在于它的语音播放功能。
button意为“按钮” ;signal 意为“信号”;picture 意为“图片”;function 意为“功能”,符
合语境。故选A。
53.考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“ to read the key insights from 100 books in one month” 可
知,这是“我”为自己定下的目标。set a goal意为“制定目标”,符合语境。故选D。
54.考查动词辨析。根据语境可知,“我”过去经常在社交媒体上浪费时间。save意为“挽救,< br>节省”;abandon意为“放弃,遗弃”;spare意为“匀出,抽出”;waste意为 “浪费”,符合语境。
故选B。
55.考査副词辨析。根据下文语境可知,此处表示转折,对 比了使用这款应用软件读书前后“我”
的变化。 meanwhile 意为“同时”;therefore 意为“因此”;indeed 意为“的确,确实”;however
意为“然而”,符合语境。 故选B。
56.考查名词辨析。根据语境可知,使用这款应用软件读书, 就像给“我”的大脑提供了精神
食粮。heart意为“心脏”;body意为“身体”;stomach意为“胃”;brain意为 “大脑”,符
合语境。故选C。
57.考查形容词辨析。根据语境可知,“我”很高兴高效地 利用了我的时间。priceless意为“无
价的”;causal意为“随便的,非正式的”;se vere意为“严重的”; productive意为“高效的
符合语境。故选A。
58.考査形容词辨析。根据下文中的“ If you want to get wiser too”可知,每天清晨醒来,“我”
都比前一天更智慧。 故选D。
59.考査动词辨析。 根据语境可知,如果你也想变得更智慧,来挑战“我”并打破“我”的纪录
吧。故选C。
60.考杳动词短语辨析。根据第一段倒数第七句中的“I finally registered the Blinkist app”可知,
此处表示注册这款应用软件,开启你的阅读之旅吧。look into意为“调查, 研究”;wait for意
为“等待”;turn down意为“关小,拒绝”;sign up意为“注册”,符合语境。故选D。