语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 (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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
[2020·湖南省名校联盟高三联考] Summer is over soon. The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to __1__ on their own before their school opens. __2__, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road. __3__ was good during the rush hour, at which point some police officers pulled up, and __4__ Whitney Glover, mother of the young kids, that some __5__ person had called to make complaints about kids' selling lemonade.
Now, in most stories, that's when the police __6__ the stand, telling kids to take a food handling course and get a __7__ from the related department... Then the children go home completely __8__, for their enterprise is broken. But not in this __9__. The police officers proceeded to __10__ their lemonade. They said the kids weren't doing anything wrong, __11__ creating a bit of a traffic jam, and their motivation should be __12__. The kids also promised to make __13__ to their schedule to avoid traffic problems. The police officers left __14__ they took a photo with the kids. Whitney posted it online with the words: Someone __15__ children's selling to the police officers. However, they bought some cups instead of __16__ kids. Thanks, Town of Newburgh Police Department...
The __17__ story has created a great deal of local __18__ and the lemonade stand is now visited frequently. Dozens of customers have __19__ for lemonade. “Every single time you buy a glass, children look amazed by the __20__ of time and efforts to coins in their hands,” Whitney said.
1.A.study B.succeed
C.invest D.earn
2.A.Besides B.Therefore
C.However D.Frequently
3.A.Progress B.Business
C.Budget D.Purpose
4.A.demanded B.proposed
C.warned D.informed
5.A.bitter B.generous
C.anxious D.responsible
6.A.take over B.leave out
C.shut down D.drive away
7.A.course B.permit
C.fund D.record
8.A.surprised B.frightened
C.disappointed D.confused
9.A.background B.case
C.reason D.respect
10.A.recommend B.check
C.sell D.purchase
11.A.other than B.instead of
C.as for D.due to
12.A.managed B.prevented
C.celebrated D.reflected
13.A.contributions B.differences
C.sacrifices D.adjustments
14.A.after B.although
C.before D.unless
15.A.explained B.admitted
C.reported D.announced
16.A.educating B.punishing
C.controlling D.neglecting
17.A.refreshing B.moving
C.amusing D.convincing
18.A.apology B.change
C.support D.debate
19.A.stood out B.stood by
C.stopped out D.stopped by
20.A.transformation B.devotion
C.attachment D.approach