考点 03 完形填空——2020 届高三《新题速递·英语》 （1）安徽省江淮十校 2020 届高三第二次联考 It is 5 am and it’s too dark to see the fields of volcanic rock and trees on either side of the highway. But over the lights of my car, I get a taste of the ____21____ I’m really here for, as a few stars Pierce (渗透) the inky ____22____ sky. Today our relationship to the universe is largely connected byes ____23____, such as telescopes and NASA assignments. But for thousands of years, humans could ____24____ look up on a clear night to be ____25____ at the bright spots that stretched (延伸) directly over them. But over time, we’ve ____26____ ourselves from our sky, building a covering of artificial light between ourselves and the dark depth of space. Our ____27____ , neon signs (霓虹灯), and other electric lights are increasingly flooding the night sky and ____28____ the stars. ____29____ , about one third of the world’s population cannot see the Milky Way from where they live. And some can’t even recognize it. The sense of wonder for the night sky _____30_____, and that means something vital to humanity is lost as well. That’s why I’ve dragged myself out of bed hours before _____31_____. Like 99 percent of Americans, I live with _____32_____ pollution and I’ve never seen a truly night sky. So I’m here to _____33_____ my first glance. As I _____34_____ out of the car, I _____35_____ raise my face up towards the sky, worrying whether I can make it. There it is, _____36_____ across the sky as far as I can see. The Milky Way is so vivid that my eyes don’t even have to _____37_____ the dark to see it. I expect to feel the _____38_____ of the sky, perhaps as though I’m falling into a bottomless hole. Instead, the blanket of stars above me is so thick that it is hard to _____39_____. In black and white, the whole scene feels surreal. As I get back in the car, I pass a _____40_____ that says “Never Stop Looking Up.” 21. A. view B. issue C. event D. cause 22. A. clear B. black C. blue D. dirty 23. A. emotion B. survey C. imagination D. technology 24. A. completely B. hardly C. simply D. rarely 25. A. depressed B. frightened C. confused D. amazed 26. A. excused B. distanced C. freed D. defended 27. A. shops B. decorations C. streetlights D. buildings 28. A. covering B. beating C. unlocking D. reflecting 29. A. Moreover B. Instead C. Therefore D. Meanwhile 30. A. increases B. disappears C. struggles D. pours 31. A. sunrise B. dark C. sunset D. dusk 32. A. noise B. air C. waste D. light 33. A. turn out B. search for C. apply for D. figure out 34. A. step B. look C. wonder D. think 35. A. formally B. confidently C. nervously D. casually 36. A. putting B. walking C. cutting D. stretching 37. A. adjust to B. turn to C. depend on D. throw away 38. A. length B. width C. depth D. strength 39. A. test B. weigh C. catch D. measure 40. A. note B. sign C. letter D. signal 【答案】21. A 34. A 35. C 22. B 36. D 23. D 24. C 37. A 38. C 25. D 39. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. B 40. B 【解析】 本文为一篇记叙文。记叙了作者到户外寻找繁星的故事。 【21 题详解】 考查名词辨析。句意：灯光照在我的车上，我领略到了美丽的风景。A.view 视图;B.issue 问题;C.event 事件; D.cause 原因。作者来这是来寻找繁星的美景的。故选 A 项。 【22 题详解】 考查形容词辨析。句意：我真的在这里，就像几颗星星穿透漆黑的天空。A.clear 干净的;B.black 黑色 的;C.blue 蓝色的;D.dirty 脏的。通过前面的 inky“漆黑的”以及整句几颗星星穿透可知应该是“黑色的”天空。 故选 B 项。 【23 题详解】 考查名词辨析。句意：今天，我们与宇宙的关系在很大程度上是通过望远镜和美国宇航局的任务等科技联 系 在 一 起 的 。 A.emotion 情 感 ;B.survey 调 查 ;C.imagination 想 象 ;D.technology 技 术 ， 科 技 。 从 后 面 的 telescope 和 NASA assignment 可知是通过“科技”将人类和宇宙联系起来。故选 D 项。 【24 题详解】 考查副词辨析。句意：但几千年来，人类仅仅只要抬头仰望晴朗的夜空，就会惊奇地发现眼前闪亮的星星 布满他们头顶的星空。A.completely 完全地;B.hardly 几乎不;C.simply 简单地;D.rarely 很少地。词句存在对 比，根据句意，可知几千年以前，我们仅仅抬个头就能惊讶于眼前闪亮的星星布满他们头顶的星空。故选 C 项。 【25 题详解】 考查动词辨析。句意：但几千年来，人类仅仅只要抬头仰望晴朗的夜空，就会惊奇地发现眼前闪亮的星星 布满他们头顶的星空。A.depressed 沮丧;B.frightened 害怕;C.confused 困惑;D.amazed 惊讶于。be amazed at 为固定搭配，意为“惊讶于……”故选 D 项。 【26 题详解】 考查动词辨析。句意：但随着时间的推移，我们已经远离了我们的天空，在我们自己和黑暗的太空深处之 间建立了一层人造光。A.excused 原谅;B.distanced 疏远;C.freed 释放;D.defended 辩护。从整句话的理解可知， 我们是使自己远离了星空（distanced），在人类和星空之间建造了一层人造灯光。故选 B 项。 【27 题详解】 考查名词辨析。句意：我们的街灯、霓虹灯和其他电灯正越来越多地充斥着夜空和星空。 A.shops 商 店 ;B.decorations 装 饰 ;C.streetlights 路 灯 ;D.buildings 建 筑 物 。 从 霓 虹 灯 和 其 他 的 电 光 源 “ other electric lights”，可以推断出此处所填的为 electric lights 中的一种。故选 C 项。 【28 题详解】 考查动词辨析。句意：我们的街灯、霓虹灯和其他电灯正越来越多地充斥着夜空和星空。 A.covering 覆 盖;B.beating 跳动;C.unlocking 解锁;D.reflecting 反射。从前面这些光越来越多地涌向夜空，可以得知后面是 遮盖住了星星。故选 A 项。 【29 题详解】 考查副词。句意：因此，大约三分之一的世界人口无法从他们居住的地方看到银河系。 A.Moreover 此 外;B.Instead