with■2020年高考英语完形填空模拟题( 三 )


The driver and his passenger were both 9 experts. They were consultants from Plymouth’s A&E (Accident and Emergency) Department at Derriford Hospital. I was also in 10 . The driver happened to have the only piece of 11 that could bring me back to life — a portable defibrillator (电击器) — in his 12 . After three-and-a-half minutes of being 13 , he had me conscious and I was immediately taken to a nearby hospital.
I later learnt from my doctor that he 14 the hospital most days to check on my 15. Apparently, my chances of surviving 16 the intervention (干预) of this stranger and his particular equipment were zero.
Since returning home to Bristol I tracked him down and had a(n) 17 chat with him by phone. I told him how much I 18 what he had done. He said he required nothing in return, and explained why he had a defibrillator that day: he is also the chairman of a South West charity raising money to provide 19 equipment to volunteers.
This 20 with a stranger didn’t just change my life — it gave me my life. Now I’m also hoping to help others in trouble.
1. A. confused B. uncomfortable
C. awkward D. anxious
2. A. showed up B. turned around
C. fell down D. set off
3. A. give up B. set down
C. figure out D. give away
4. A. cycling B. looking
C. walking D. driving
5. A. shouted B. jumped
C. entered D. stopped
6. A. resting B. parking
C. lying D. standing
7. A. realized B. remembered
C. accepted D. followed
8. A. took over B. took off
C. went on D. went away
9. A. social B. medical
【with■2020年高考英语完形填空模拟题】C. political D. economic
10. A. doubt B. luck
C. surprise D. confusion
11. A. advice B. news
C. equipment D. information
12. A. house B. department
C. office D. car
13. A. slow B. foolish
C. sad D. dead
14. A. rang B. helped
C. bothered D. passed
15. A. recovery B. consciousness
C. accident D. injuries
16. A. by B. without
C. at D. after
17. A. honest B. different
C. calm D. emotional
18. A. ignored B. considered
C. appreciated D. enjoyed
19. A. long-lost B. life-saving
C. labor-saving D. high-tech
20. A. incident B. problem
C. challenge D. trade
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People have been studying the methods of persuasion since the days of the ancient Greeks. They have found that listeners 1 a speaker’s ideas for two reasons — because they are 2 over by the speaker’s evidence, or because they are moved by the speaker’s emotional appeals.
If you hope to be 3 , you must support your 4 with evidence — examples, statistics, and other facts used to 5 something. As you prepare your speech, try at each point to imagine how your audience will 6 . Just expect their 7 and answer them with evidence. 8 what kind of evidence you use, it will be more persuasive if it is stated in 9 rather than general terms. When making a speech about noise pollution, 10 , you say, “Lots of people suffer from hearing loss.” That will leave the audience 11 how many “lots” amounts to. 12 , by saying “28 million Americans suffer from serious hearing loss,” you will make your point much more 13 .


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