【題目】Chris Hughes is a 24-year-old man from the United Kingdom. He often wears the same clothes for many days because he doesn’t know______ to use a washing machine.

This is not a joke. Hughes is far from the only young person who doesn’t have basic ______skills. According to a recent study by YouGov, today’s young people in the UK are_____ capable (有能力的) than the old when it comes to basic life skills.

For example, about 35 % don’t know how to sew () on a button and 11% don’t understand how to_______a light bulb.

This problem is______ by young people in the United States as well. According to Forbes, many youngsters in the US are______ the skill of cooking, as they are much more likely to____ take-out food .

Technology may be the main______for this. Born and raised in a digital age (數(shù)字化時代), young people are more familiar with using phones and computers.

______, this does not mean that younger generations are unable to carry out basic everyday tasks.The study results show that although only few know how to pay their water and electricity bills after leaving home, 72 % could help______ a WiFi network in a new house.

The Mirror noted that as their lives have changed, the major life skills that they are good at have changed as well.

1A. how B. what C. when D. where

2A. study B. reading C. life D. sports

3A. very B. more C. less D. little

4A. change B. buy C. wash D. find

5A. solved B. made C. shared D. caused

6A. enjoying B. losing C. catching D. learning

7A. cook B. drop C. order D. sell

8A. trouble B. difficulty C. result D. reason

9A. Therefore B. However C. So D. Then

10A. set up B. cut off C. clean up D. set off

【答案】

1A

2C

3C

4A

5C

6B

7C

8D

9B

10A

【解析】

短文通過克里斯·休斯不會洗衣服的例子來說明許多的青年人正在缺失一些基本的生活技能。如今英國的年輕人在基本生活技能方面不如老年人。例如,大約35%的人不知道如何縫紐扣,11%的人不知道如何更換燈泡。造成這一現(xiàn)象的主要原因可能是數(shù)字化科技的發(fā)展。隨著他們生活的改變,他們擅長的主要生活技能也發(fā)生了變化。

1句意:因?yàn)樗恢廊绾问褂孟匆聶C(jī)。A. how如何;B. what什么;C. when何時;D. where哪兒。結(jié)合前面的內(nèi)容可知,克里斯·休斯長時間不換衣服的原因是不知道如何用洗衣機(jī)洗衣服,故答案選A。

2句意:休斯遠(yuǎn)不是唯一一個沒有基本生活技能的年輕人。A. study 學(xué)習(xí);B. reading閱讀;C. life 生活;D. sports運(yùn)動。洗衣服做飯都是一些基本的生活技能,故答案為C。

3句意:如今英國的年輕人在基本生活技能方面不如老年人。A. very非常;B. more更多;C. less更少;D. little極少。根據(jù)than判斷,這是一個比較級的句子,只有moreless能構(gòu)成比較級?膳懦A,D;通過后面的句子“For example, about 35 % don’t know how to sew () on a button and 11% don’t understand how to___4___a light bulb.大約35%的人不知道如何縫紐扣,11%的人不知道如何更換燈泡。由此判斷年輕人在基本生活技能方面不如老年人。答案為C。

4句意:11%的人不知道如何更換燈泡。A. change改變;B. buy購買;C. wash清洗;D. find發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)生活常識可知,燈泡是有使用壽命的,壞了需要更換,故答案為A。

5句意:這個問題也被美國的年輕人所分享。A. solved解決;B. made制造,使;C. shared分享;D. caused引起。這個問題是指上文提到的生活基本技能的缺失,這個問題也被美國的年輕人分享在互聯(lián)網(wǎng),被大家所知曉,故答案為C。

6句意:美國許多年輕人正在失去烹飪技能。A. enjoying喜歡;B. losing失去;C. catching抓住;D. learning學(xué)習(xí)。根據(jù)后面的句子“…as they are much more likely to___7___ take-out food .”因?yàn)楦嗟那嗄耆烁矚g叫外賣而不愿意在家里做飯,因此他們正在失去一些做飯的基本技能。答案選B。

7句意:因?yàn)樗麄兏锌赡茳c(diǎn)外賣食品。A. cook烹飪;B. drop掉下;C. order,預(yù)訂;D. sell賣。結(jié)合句意可知,答案為C。

8句意:科技可能是造成這種情況的主要原因。A. trouble 麻煩;B. difficulty困難;C. result結(jié)果;D. reason原因。根據(jù)后面的句子“Born and raised in a digital age (數(shù)字化時代), young people are more familiar with using phones and computers.在數(shù)字化時代出生和長大的年輕人更熟悉使用手機(jī)和電腦,這些高科技的東西可能是造成青年人生活基本技能下降的主要原因,故答案選D。

9句意:然而,這并不意味著年輕一代無法完成基本的日常任務(wù)。A. Therefore因此,所以;B. However不過;C. So因此;D. Then然后。上下句表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故答案選B。

10句意:但72%的人能夠幫助在新房子里建立無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)。A. set up建立; B. cut off切除;C. clean up打掃;D. set off出發(fā)。結(jié)合句意可知,答案為A。

完形填空題與單項(xiàng)選擇題不同,它給出的是一篇意思較為完整的短文。做該題型試題時,首先應(yīng)跳過空格通讀全文,以全文為背景,聯(lián)系句子的上下文進(jìn)行推理和判斷,從4個選項(xiàng)中選出一項(xiàng)進(jìn)行試填?忌梢詮脑~義用法、固定搭配、邏輯推理和上下文的聯(lián)系等方面去考慮。最后應(yīng)再把全文通覽一遍,細(xì)心檢查所選答案能否使短文上下連貫,前后呼應(yīng),詞句通順,使短文意思完整。檢查時還應(yīng)從語法、慣用法、邏輯推理和事情發(fā)生的情節(jié)等方面進(jìn)行考慮,以達(dá)到準(zhǔn)確無誤之目的。

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