2021届高考英语二轮复习强化专练考点08完形填空说明文含解析

1、2021届高考英语二轮复习强化专练考点08完形填空说明文含解析2021届高考英语二轮复习强化专练考点08完形填空说明文含解析2021届高考英语二轮复习强化专练考点08完形填空说明文含解析考点08 完形填空说明文Passage1(2020上海市大同中学高三期中) On Aug 29, 1988， the University of WisconsinMadison juniors Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson published the firstever issue of The Onion. The two founders claimed it was

2、the US “finest news source。Nearly thirty years later， the news outlet has become one of the most 1 media presences in the US. But dont expect 2 and timeliness from it, because The Onion, which is now a website， only publishes fake news, or news satire. Its aim is to make readers 3 , and perhaps make

3、 them see things from a different angle.The Onions articles comment on current events both real and fictional. Using a traditional newspaper layout， it 4 traditional newspapers with stories， editorials， op-ed pieces, and streettalk interviews。Its humor often depends on presenting ordinary， everyday

4、events as 5 。 Stories with headlines such as “Area man knows all the shortcut keys, or “Area man too poor to afford movers， too old to get help from his friends” are good 6 . “You know somebody like that,” Will Tracy， The Onions editorin-chief, told the NPR in an interview. Their stories are present

5、ed “in that sort of news voice which 7 them to a certain level of importance that they dont actually deserve. 8 The Onion is most famous for its political reporting。 An article in New Republic magazine says The Onion is the US “best oped page”, because it has “an ability to 9 locate and address a pr

6、oblem with an economy of words。 For example， when George W. Bush became the US president in 2001， The Onion published a satire piece predicting massive debt and a huge boost in military spending. The article 10 a speech Bush delivered to the public； its headline said it all: “Bush： Our long national

7、 nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over。While traditional media outlets are 11 when reporting on sensitive topics such as religion and race， Tracy says nothing is off limits for The Onion, “no matter how uncomfortable they may make some readers.But editors at The Onion do tread a fine lin

8、e (如履薄冰), as Tracy explains： “What you have to be really careful about is what the target of the joke is。 If the target of the joke is wrong, if youre targeting the victim or someone who doesnt 12 our anger, then it doesnt feel right and it also doesnt feel funny.” The Onion caused public 13 when ea

9、rlier this year, it tried to make fun of a 9year-old Oscarnominated actress by using highly offensive language。 It later apologized.For those unfamiliar with the concept of fake news stories, their satire and humor can easily be 14 。 The Onion published a fake poll last year announcing that rural wh

10、ite Americans had a more favorable opinion of Irans then-president， Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, than of Barack Obama。 An Iranian state news agency covered this as 15 news. The news agency immediately became an international laughing stock。1AestablishedBprogressiveCreliableDauthoritative2AcomprehensivenessB

11、accuracyCuniquenessDcomplexity3AmotivatedBentertainedCawakenedDinformed4Amakes improvements ofBmakes use ofCmakes fun ofDmakes sense of5AnewsworthyBtrustworthyCcreditworthyDpraiseworthy6AmaterialsBinstructionsCopinionsDexamples7AexposesBcommitsCattachesDelevates8AButBMoreoverCInsteadDTherefore9Aeleg

12、antlyBintensivelyCearnestlyDinstantly10AcriticizedBinventedCcarriedDreviewed11AconsiderateBinefficientCimpreciseDcautious12AvalueBtolerateCdeserveDcomprehend13AalarmBdoubtCconfusionDanger14AmissedBremovedCaccusedDimitated15AinspiringBremarkableCmisleadingDreal【答案】1A2B3B4C5A6D7D8A9A10B11D12C13D14A15D

13、【分析】本文是说明文。文章讲述了美国的恶搞新闻媒体洋葱的创作宗旨,以及它报道新闻的特点。1考查形容词词义辨析。句意：差不多30年后,洋葱已成为美国现存的最著名媒体之一。 A。 established著名的； B. progressive不断前进的;C。 reliable可靠的;D. authoritative权威的。由“Nearly thirty years later推断，这个媒体已经存在了差不多30年，因此可知,应是最出名的媒体之一。故选A。2考查名词词义辨析.句意：但是不要指望它的精确度与时效性,因为如今的“洋葱新闻网只发布假新闻或恶搞新闻。A. comprehensiveness综合性

14、;B。 accuracy准确性；C. uniqueness独特性；D。 complexity复杂性.根据下文的“because The Onion, which is now a website， only publishes fake news， or news satire.可知，洋葱新闻网站发布假新闻和恶搞新闻,因此不能指望它是准确的和有时效的.故选B.3考查形容词词义辨析。句意:它旨在带给读者欢乐,或许还能为他们提供一个看待事物的新视角。A。 motivated有积极性的;B。 entertained愉快的；C. awakened觉醒的;D。 informed见多识广的。根据上文可知，

15、这个新闻媒体发布假新闻和恶搞新闻，因此推断它的目的是娱乐读者。故选B。4考查动词短语辨析。句意:它采取传统报纸的版面样式，用新闻报道、社论、专栏和街头访谈来嘲弄传统纸媒.A. makes improvements of做出改进;B。 makes use of利用；C。 makes fun of取笑；D。 makes sense of理解。根据下文“with stories, editorials， oped pieces, and streettalk interviews.”可推断，洋葱新闻用这些方式取笑传统媒体。故选C。5考查形容词词义辨析.句意:它的幽默取决于从稀松平常事中挖掘新闻价值.

16、A。 newsworthy有报道价值的；B。 trustworthy值得信赖的；C. creditworthy值得信赖的；D. praiseworthy值得称赞的.根据下文“Stories with headlines such as “Area man knows all the shortcut keys”, or “Area man too poor to afford movers， too old to get help from his friends可推断，它从一些平常事中发掘有新闻价值的东西。故选A。6考查名词词义辨析。句意:一些打出标题为一位熟知所有快捷键功能的邻居或邻居因太

17、穷而雇不起搬家工人，又因太老而得不到朋友的帮助的新闻报道便是最佳例子。 A。 materials材料；B. instructions用法说明；C。 opinions意见;D. examples例子，榜样。由“such as “Area man knows all the shortcut keys”, or “Area man too poor to afford movers, too old to get help from his friends”可知，这是一些例子。故选D。7考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们用一种新闻的论调来呈现自己的报道，将其抬高到一种“与事实不符”的重要程度。A。 ex

18、poses揭发；B。 commits承诺；C。 attaches贴上；D。 elevates举起，提高。根据下文“to a certain level of importance that they dont actually deserve。”可推断，他们把新闻抬高到一个新高度。故选D。8考查副词和连词词义辨析。句意：而洋葱最为著名的要数其政治报道。A。 But但是；B。 Moreover此外,而且；C. Instead代替；D。 Therefore因此。根据上文“Its humor often depends on presenting ordinary， everyday events

19、as _5_。可知，上一段讲述洋葱从稀松平常的事中挖掘新闻价值，此处讲述“最为著名的要数其政治报道”，上下文是转折关系。故选A.9考查副词词义辨析。句意：新共和杂志的一篇文章说,洋葱是全美“最好的专栏版，因为它“能够巧妙地用寥寥数笔揭示问题所在. A。 elegantly（文字、想法、计划等）简洁的，巧妙的；B. intensively强烈地；C. earnestly认真地;D. instantly立刻。根据下文“locate and address a problem with an economy of words”可知,寥寥数笔揭示问题所在是巧妙地。故选A.10考查动词词义辨析。句意:文

20、章编造了一篇布什的公众演讲稿，标题则说明了一切：布什:“我们国家长期和平繁荣的噩梦终于结束了”。 A。 criticized批评；B。 invented编造，虚构；C。 carried携带；D. reviewed审核。根据下文的“a speech Bush delivered to the public； its headline said it all： “Bush: Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over.”可推断，洋葱报编造了一篇演讲稿。故选B。11考查形容词词义辨析.句意:在报道宗教、种族等

21、敏感话题时,传统媒体往往会十分谨慎，而特雷西表示，对于洋葱而言，没有什么禁忌可言,“不管多么糟糕，总会有人看的。” A. considerate体贴的；B。 inefficient无效率的；C。 imprecise不精确的；D. cautious谨慎的.根据下文“Tracy says nothing is off limits for The Onion”以及while引导让步状语从句可推断，洋葱没有禁忌,而传统媒体对报道敏感话题十分谨慎.故选D.12考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果弄错恶搞对象，如果你瞄准的是受害者或者一些不应迁怒于对方的人，那就不合适也并不好笑了。 A。 value重视;B.

22、tolerate忍耐；C. deserve应得；D。 comprehend理解，领悟.根据下文的“If the target of the joke is wrong， if youre targeting the victim”可推断，如果目标弄错了,瞄准受害者或者迁怒不该迁怒的人，那就不合适也不搞笑了。故选C。13考查名词词义辨析。句意：今年早些时候,洋葱因出言不逊，取笑一位获奥斯卡提名的9岁童星而招致众怒。A. alarm警报;B。 doubt怀疑；C。 confusion困惑；D。 anger愤怒。根据上文“If the target of the joke is wrong, if

23、youre targeting the victim or someone who doesnt _12_可知,此处是对上文目标弄错，瞄准的是受害者或者一些不应迁怒于对方的人就不合适也不搞笑的举例，因此推断取笑获奥斯卡的9岁童星引起了众怒。故选D。14考查动词词义辨析。句意：对于那些不熟悉假新闻概念的人来说,他们的讽刺和幽默很容易被忽视。A。 missed错过，想念；B. removed除掉;C。 accused指控；D。 imitated模仿。根据上文“For those unfamiliar with the concept of fake news stories”可推断，不熟悉虚假新闻

24、报道概念的人会错过讽刺和幽默。故选A。15考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一家伊朗国家新闻机构把该消息当做真实新闻来报道，顿时成为国际笑柄。A。 inspiring鼓舞人心的；B。 remarkable引人注目的;C. misleading骗人的，引入歧途的;D。 real真实的。根据上文“For those unfamiliar with the concept of fake news stories, their satire and humor can easily be _14_.”和下文“The news agency immediately became an internationa

25、l laughing stock。”可推断，有些人不熟悉虚假新闻的概念，把它们作为真实的新闻来报道，成为了世界笑柄.故选D。Passage2（2020上海金山区高三一模） Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of naturebased tourism and has become an important alternative source of tourists。 It is broadly defined as low 16 travel to endangered and often undisturbed locations。 It is

26、different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become educated about the areas. And it often provides funds for conservation and 17 the economic development of places that are frequently povertystricken.Ecotourism and other forms of sustainable travel have their 18 with the env

27、ironmental movement of the 1970s。 Ecotourism itself did not become prevalent （流行的) as a travel concept until the late 1980s. During that time， increasing environmental awareness and a desire to travel to natural locations as 19 to built up tourist locations made ecotourism desirable.Since then, seve

28、ral different organizations specializing in ecotourism have developed and many different people have become experts on it. Martha DHoney, PhD, a cofounder of the Center for Responsible Tourism, 20 ， is just one of many ecotourism experts。Opportunities for ecotourism exist in many different locations

29、 worldwide and its activities can vary 21 。Madagascar, for instance， is famous for its ecotourist activity as it is a biodiversity hotspot， but also has a high priority for environmental conservation and is devoted to reducing poverty. Conservation International says that 80% of the countrys animals

30、 and 90% of its plants are 22 to the island. Madagascars lemurs (马达加斯加狐猴) are just one of many 23 that people visit the island to see。Because the islands government is 24 to conservation， ecotourism is allowed in small numbers because education and funds from the travel will make it easier in the fu

31、ture. 25 , this tourist revenue also aids in reducing the countrys poverty。Despite the popularity of ecotourism in the abovementioned examples， there are several 26 of ecotourism as well. The first of these is that there is no one definition of the term so it is difficult to know which trips are 27

32、considered ecotourism。Critics of ecotourism also cite that increased tourism to 28 areas or ecosystems without proper planning and management can actually harm the ecosystem and its species because the infrastructure needed to sustain tourism such as roads can contribute to environmental degradation

33、 （恶化)。Ecotourism is also said by critics to have a negative impact on 29 communities because the arrival of foreign visitors and wealth can shift political and economic conditions and sometimes make the area 30 tourism instead of the domestic economic practices.Regardless of these criticisms though，

34、 ecotourism and tourism， in general， are increasing in popularity all over the globe and tourism plays a large role in many worldwide economies.16AimpactBfrequencyCstandardDprofit17AundergoesBsupervisesCbenefitsDignores18AagenciesBimpactsCobstaclesDorigins19AaddictedBopposedCreducedDattached20Ain pa

35、rticularBin a senseCas a resultDfor example21AwidelyBaccordinglyCrespectivelyDnaturally22AsubjectBfatalCpeculiarDclose23AresidentsBspeciesCpropertiesDlocations24ArestrictedBaccustomedCconnectedDcommitted25AAfter allBOn occasionCBy contrastDIn addition26AperspectivesBconsequencesCcriticismsDmethods27

36、AbrieflyBtrulyCluckilyDcarefully28AsensitiveBinaccessibleCcultivatedDvast29AagriculturalBremoteClocalDdivided30Adepend onBdiffer fromCdeal withDdig into【答案】16A17C18D19B20D21A22C23B24D25D26C27B28A29C30A【分析】这是一篇说明文.文章介绍了生态旅游的发展和生态旅游的优缺点,并说明了生态旅游和旅游业在全球越来越受欢迎，旅游业在许多世界经济中扮演着重要角色。16考查名词词义辨析。句意：它被广泛定义为前往濒

37、危和通常未受干扰的地点的低影响旅行。A. impact影响；B。 frequency频率；C. standard标准;D. profit利润.根据上文的“It is broadly defined as”可知，此处描述生态旅游，应为对自然影响低的旅游.故选A项.17考查动词词义辨析.句意:它还经常为环境保护提供资金，对贫困地区的经济发展有益。A. undergoes经历；B. supervises监督；C。 benefits对有益；D。 ignores忽视。根据上文“it often provides funds for conservation（它经常为环境保护提供资金）可知,此处描述生态旅

38、游的好处，可以推断，应为“对贫困地区的经济发展有益。故选C项。18考查名词词义辨析。句意：生态旅游和其他形式的可持续旅游都起源于20世纪70年代的环保运动。A. agencies代理；B. impacts影响；C. obstacles障碍；D。 origins起源。根据后文“Ecotourism itself did not become prevalent （流行的） as a travel concept until the late 1980s.（直到1980年代末，生态旅游本身作为一个旅游概念并没有成为流行的。）”讲述可持续旅游的发展，可以推断，此处应为“可持续旅游起源于环保运动”.故

39、选D项。19考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在那段时间里，人们的环保意识不断增强，人们希望到自然环境中旅游,而不是建造旅游景点，这使得生态旅游成为人们向往的旅游方式。A。 addicted使上瘾；B. opposed使对立；C. reduced减少；D。 attached 附上。“built up tourist locations（建造旅游景点）”与“natural locations （自然环境地点）”是相反的概念”应用“opposed”.故选B项.20考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：Martha D。 Honey是负责任旅游中心的联合创始人，她只是众多生态旅游专家之一。A。 in particul

40、ar尤其;B. in a sense在某种意义上；C。 as a result在某种意义上；D。 for example例如.前文提到“several different organizations specializing in ecotourism have developed and many different people have become experts on it。（几个专门从事生态旅游的不同组织已经发展起来,许多不同的人已经成为这方面的专家.)”,Martha D。 Hone是生态旅游专家的一个例子，可以推断，此处为举例子。故选D项.21考查副词词义辨析。句意：生态旅游的

41、机会存在于世界各地许多不同的地方，其活动可以有很大的差异。A。 widely广泛地;B。 accordingly 因此;C。 respectively分别地；D. naturally自然地。根据“Opportunities for ecotourism exist in many different locations worldwide（生态旅游的机会存在于世界各地许多不同的地方）以及后文对生态旅游的支持或者批评态度，可以推断，此处为“活动差异很大”。故选A项。22考查形容词词义辨析。句意：国际保护组织表示，该国80的动物和90%的植物都是该岛特有的.A。 subject易遭受的；B. fa

42、tal致命的；C. peculiar特殊的；D. close紧密的.根据前文“ biodiversity hotspot（生物多样性热点地区)以及根据常识可以推断，此处为“该国80的动物和90%的植物都是该岛特有的”。故选C项。23考查名词词义辨析。句意：马达加斯加狐猴只是人们到岛上观赏的众多物种中的一种。A。 residents居民；B. species物种；C。 properties道具；D. locations地点。根据常识可知，马达加斯加狐猴是生物物种，可以推断,此处应为“马达加斯加狐猴只是众多物种之一”.故选B项。24考查形容词词义辨析.句意：由于该岛政府致力于生态保护，允许少数人进

43、行生态旅游，因为旅游业的教育和资金将使未来的生态旅游变得更容易。A。 restricted受限制的；B. accustomed习惯的；C。 connected连接的;D。 committed效忠的。根据后文“ ecotourism is allowed in small numbers (允许少数人进行生态旅游）以及后文“Despite the popularity of ecotourism in the above-mentioned examples(尽管在上述例子中生态旅游很受欢迎）”，可以推断,马达加斯加的政府致力于生态保护。be committed to“致力于”。故选D项.25考

44、查介词短语辨析.句意：此外,这种旅游收入也有助于减少该国的贫困。A。 After all毕竟;B。 On occasion有时；C。 By contrast相比之下；D. In addition另外。前文“education and funds from the travel will make it easier in the future（旅游业的教育和资金将使未来的生态旅游变得更容易）和后文的“ reducing the countrys poverty（减少贫困）”都是致力于生态旅游的好处，可以推断，此处应为“In addition”.故选D项。26考查名词词义辨析。句意:尽管生态旅游

45、在上述例子中很受欢迎，但也有一些对生态旅游的批评.A。 perspectives看法；B。 consequences后果；C. criticisms批评；D。 methods方法。上述例子表示欢迎,且根据句中“Despite（尽管)”表转折,故此处应为“有一些对生态旅游的批评”。故选C项。27考查副词词义辨析.句意：首先,生态旅游这个术语并没有统一的定义，所以很难知道哪些旅游是真正意义上的生态旅游.A。 briefly短暂地；B. truly真正地；C。 luckily幸运地；D. carefully小心地.根据“there is no one definition of the term （

46、生态旅游这个术语并没有统一的定义），可以推断,此处应为“不知道哪些旅游是真正意义上的生态旅游”。故选B项。28考查形容词词义辨析。句意：生态旅游的批评者还指出，在没有适当规划和管理的情况下，增加对敏感地区或生态系统的旅游，实际上会损害生态系统及其物种，因为维持旅游业所需的基础设施，如道路,可能导致环境退化。A. sensitive敏感的;B. inaccessible难达到的；C。 cultivated有教养的;D. vast广阔的。根据“ actually harm the ecosystem and its species(实际上会损害生态系统及其物种)可以推断，此处应为“敏感地区”。故选

47、A项。29考查名词词义辨析。句意：批评人士还说,生态旅游对当地社区也有负面影响，因为外国游客和财富的到来会改变政治和经济状况，有时会使该地区依赖旅游业，而不是国内的经济实践.A. agricultural农业的；B. remote遥远的；C。 local当地的；D. divided分裂的。根据后文“the arrival of foreign visitors and wealth （外国游客和财富的到来）”以及常识,可以推断，此处为旅游会对当地社区产生影响。故选C项。30考查动词短语辨析。句意：批评人士还说,生态旅游对当地社区也有负面影响，因为外国游客和财富的到来会改变政治和经济状况，有时会

48、使该地区依赖旅游业,而不是国内的经济实践。A。 depend on依赖；B. differ from与不同；C。 deal with处理；D。 dig into钻研。根据后文的“the domestic economic practices（国内的经济实践），可以推断，此处为“会使该地区发展依赖旅游业,而不是依赖经济实践”。故选A项。【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项.同学们要遵循“上下求索的原则来查找信息.例如，第10小题,前文“education and funds from the travel will make it easier in the f

49、uture（旅游业的教育和资金将使未来的生态旅游变得更容易）”和后文的“ reducing the countrys poverty（减少贫困）都是致力于生态旅游的好处,可以推断，此处应为“In addition”。故选D项。Passage3 （2020天津滨海新区大港一中高三月考） London life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to be permanent。 Their 31 school day and her job as a lawyers assistant are busy enough。 32 Hagner

50、 also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her 33 at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club。 34 , the exhausted family doesnt get home until 7 pm。 There is just time for a quick 35 before homework。 In todays world， middle class American and British parents treat th

51、eir children 36 they were competitors 37 for some finishing line. Parents take their children from activity to activity to make their future 38 . It seems that raising a genius has become a more 39 goal than raising a happy and wellbalanced child。 “ 40 across the country are reporting a growing numb

52、er of children 41 from stomachaches and headaches 42 exhaustion and stress, says child expert William Doherty of University of Minnesota. 43 are dealing with exhausted children in the classroom。 Its a very serious problem. Many children attend 44 clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also 45

53、 an explosion of activities， which 46 sports, language， music and maths classes for children as 47 as four. “There is a new parenting trend under way which says you have to tap all your childs potential at a young age, 48 you will let them down，” says Terry Apter， an expert on child problems. “It is

54、nt entirely 49 ： there have always been pushy parents. But what was seen as strange behavior before is now well 50 。31AhalfBpartCfullDrelaxing32ASoBButCForDOr33AdaughterBsonsCgirlsDkids34AOftenBHoweverCThoughDSeldom35AlunchBsupperCbreakfastDtea36Aeven ifBas ifCnow thatDin case37AhopingBcaringCcallin

55、gDracing38AequalBtoughCbrightDexcited39AexactBexcellentCdifficultDimportant40ADoctorsBLawyersCEngineersDBusinessmen41AdyingBpreventingCsufferingDlearning42Adue toBso as toCaccording toDreferring to43ATeachersBParentsCHeadmastersDPolicemen44AgrownupBbodybuildingCafterschoolDnight45AgrowBreduceCstopDc

56、reate46AhaveBenjoyCteachDinclude47AoldByoungCmanyDmuch48AhoweverBthereforeCotherwiseDunless49AoldBnewCwrongDright50ArespectedBacceptedCrefusedDmanaged【答案】31C32B33A34A35B36B37D38C39D40A41C42A43A44C45D46D47B48C49B50B【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在当今世界，美国和英国的中产阶级父母在孩子很小的时候就挖掘他们所有的潜力，让他们参加各种课外活动，为了使他们能有更美好的未来,这给孩子的身

57、心造成了极大的负担。31考查形容词词义辨析.句意：他们一整天的学校生活和她作为律师助理的工作已经够忙了。A。 half一半的;B。 part部分的；C。 full完全的，完整的；D. relaxing令人放松的.根据句中的“busy enough”可知,一家人的生活每天都很忙碌,由此可推断出，孩子们要上一整天的学，full school day意为“一整天的学校生活”，符合语境。故选C项。32考查连词词义辨析。句意:但Hagner也必须带两个男孩去上足球或曲棍球或篮球课，同时送女儿去上钢琴课或女童军俱乐部。A。 So所以；B。 But但是；C. For因为；D. Or或者。根据上文提到的“bu

58、sy enough可知,一家人的生活已经很忙碌了，但是Hagner还是必须带孩子们去上其他兴趣班，由此可推断出，上下文为转折关系，虽然很忙，但是。故选B项。33考查名词词义辨析。句意：但Hagner也必须带两个男孩去上足球或曲棍球或篮球课，同时送女儿去上钢琴课或女童军俱乐部。A. daughter女儿；B。 sons儿子；C. girls女孩；D. kids小孩。根据下文提到的“ Girl Scout Club”可知，上女童军俱乐部的应该是女孩，且上文提到Hagner有三个孩子,句中提到了有两个男孩，所以应该还有一个女孩，是Hagner的女儿。故选A项。34考查副词词义辨析。句意：经常精疲力尽

59、的一家人直到晚上7点才到家。A. Often经常；B。 However然而;C. Though虽然；D. Seldom很少。根据上文提到的“London life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to be permanent。”可知，Hagner一家人在伦敦的生活是永久性的，这种忙碌的生活是常态，由此可知,一家人经常直到晚上7点才到家。故选A项。35考查名词词义辨析。句意：写作业前正好有时间吃一顿迅速的晚餐。A。 lunch午餐；B。 supper晚餐；C. breakfast早餐；D. tea茶.根据上文提到的“the exha

60、usted family doesnt get home until 7 pm。可知，一家人直到晚上7点才到家,由此可推断出,这个时间应该是吃晚餐.故选B项。36考查连词词义辨析。句意：在当今世界，美国和英国的中产阶级父母对待他们的孩子就好像他们是朝着某个终点线赛跑的竞争者。A。 even if即使;B。 as if好像,仿佛；C。 now that既然；D。 in case以防。根据句意可知,句子为方式状语从句，表示美国和英国的中产阶级父母对待他们的孩子就“好像他们是”，as if意为“好像，仿佛,引导方式状语从句,符合句意。故选B项。37考查动词词义辨析。句意:在当今世界，美国和英国的中产