4. A. sharp　　　　　　　　　　 C. half-open

　 C. near-sighted　　　　　　　 D. bright

答案: B　 指导：前文提到英国人早晨刚刚起床就上看卡通。从“刚刚起床”这一语境可排除其他选项。

3. A. way　　　　 B. reason　　 C. fun　　　 　D. doubt

答案: B　 指导：前面所提到的需求就是英国人如此偏爱卡通的“原因”。从因果关系人手可排除其他选项。

2. A. most　　　　 B. already　　 C. nearly　　　 D. less

答案: D　 指导：lessdifferent用于说明英国人日子的平淡。由后面的than可排除其他选项。

1. A. cheerful　　 B. dull　　　 C. pretty　　　 D. different

答案: A　 指导：英国人想在平淡的日子中找点乐趣，故用cheerful。different与后面重复；dull与题意产生矛盾；pretty般修饰人。

20．B　 解析：两三分钟以后，身体就不会发抖了。

Ⅲ新高考命题探究

CIoze 1

　　 Millions of people in Britain struggle out of bed each morning, fumble(乱摸)into some clothes, and made their way to a cup of coffee and the morning newspaper. They need something　 1　 to nanind them that the rest of the day will be　 2 　different than getting up. This need may be the　 3　 that many of them turn their 　4　 eyes to the cartoons section of the newspaper as they sip(呷)their first cups of the day.

　　 Cartoons reflect (反映) the times and the troubles and worries of people. They give people an opportunity(机会) to 　5　 themselves and at familiar situations. In times of prosperity (繁荣), for example, cartoons show people 　6　 the good economic(经济上的)situation. They also make fun of the　 7 　that people make for themselves like making a problem out of which type of car to buy. In 　8　 　times of economic troubles people want someone or something to____9_____their troubles on. Cartoons provide scapegoats (替身). They also help people to see the 　10　 　in a not-so-funny situation. 　11　 , a cartoon might say that the government of a country is responsible for the bad economy and 　12　 show the government leaders as a group of ridiculous(可笑的) people. Being able to use the leaders as scapegoats and to laugh at the leaders somehow make people feel　 13　 about their situation.

　　 Cartoons also make people laugh at their own personal 　14　 . Young people who are not always 　15 　of how to act can smile at their awkwardness(尴尬). Cid people whose 　16 　children pay little attention to them can chuckle(暗笑) at their neglect (疏忽)and loneliness. Students who have studied too 　17 　before an examination can laugh at their worries. Anyone's problems are made bigger than life in the cartoons. Perhaps the problems 　18　 　funny because there is humor in something that is real being made unreal.

A cartoon combines(结合)art and humor. When it is skillfully　 19　 , a simple line drawing and a few words can make people laugh. Their trouble seem less　 20　 and they enjoy life more fully.

19．A　 解析：第三段第二句已有提示。

18．A　 解析：backwards和forwards相对。

17. B　 解析：那是肌肉产生热量的另一种办法。

16．C　 解析：当你快速失去热量时，最好的办法就是慢跑。

15．B　 解析：运动时热量消失速度非常快，故选rapidly．