with■2020年高考英语完形填空模拟题( 四 )


You can 14 persuade your listeners by appealing to their emotions — fear, anger, pity, sorrow, and so forth. One important way to generate emotional appeals is by using emotional language. 15 you want to move your listeners, use moving language. Mary Fisher, an American political activist, is particularly 16 for her speech on fighting AIDS made in Houston in 1992. It has been regarded as “one of the best American speeches of the 20th century.” As she spoke, the conference hall fell unusually 17 , and many people were moved to tears. They were 18 by Fisher’s powerful words and heartfelt 19 . Afterward, most listeners owed the 20 of the speech to its emotional power.
Even when trying to move listeners to action, however, you should never replace evidence with emotional appeals. You need to build a good case based on facts in addition to arousing the emotions of your audience.
1. A. explore B. accept
C. consider D. translate
2. A. knocked B. won
C. held D. taken
3. A. careful B. truthful
C. persuasive D. humorous
4. A. goals B. examples
C. views D. rules
5. A. trust B. answer
C. suggest D. prove
6. A. relax B. return
C. recover D. react
7. A. doubts B. beliefs
C. confidence D. influence
8. A. Regardless of B. Because of
C. Rather than D. Other than
9. A. standard B. specific
C. simple D. brief
10. A. in short B. for instance
C. however D. thus
11. A. learning B. researching
C. wondering D. realizing
12. A. Therefore B. Otherwise
C. Besides D. Instead
13. A. automatically B. casually
C. rapidly D. effectively
14. A. ever B. just
C. also D. still
15. A. If B. Though
C. Before D. Unless
16. A. noted B. prepared
C. guilty D. grateful
17. A. impatient B. silent
C. empty D. busy
18. A. puzzled B. annoyed
C. attracted D. surprised
19. A. apologies B. thanks
C. wish D. delivery
20. A. success B. style
C. chance D. glory
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In today’s world we find ourselves communicating more and more through online channels such as messaging, social media and video calls, often at the 1 of face-to-face dialogue. But is online communication 2 in today’s world?
To begin with, I’d like to 3 the advantages of online communication. One of the main arguments in its 4 is that it opens up the possibility of communicating with people in different places around the globe. This has considerable benefits in the workplace as meetings can 5 via videoconferencing between Stockholm, San Francisco and Shanghai without the need for 6 , exhausting business trips. Furthermore, it provides opportunities for 7 families and friends to keep in touch on a daily basis. Another point is that written online communication gives us the option of responding either immediately or at a time that 8 us as well as allowing us to edit and 9 our message.
On the other hand, there are several 10 to over-reliance on online communication. Some experts are concerned that a(n) 11 of face-to-face interaction (互动) delays the development of vital social skills. Tara Kennedy-Kline, author of Stop Raising Einstein, feels that connecting primarily through social media actually 12 making us socially awkward. “Our kids don’t know how to have conversations,” she said. “They are losing simple social skills 13 they only do things online.” Also, the very 14 of conversation is different in the real world. When you talk face to face, you communicate with 15 words. You communicate with your eyes, your hands, and your whole body. Your relationship with a person can grow much 16 when you communicate face to face. If short dialogues using too many emoticons 17 longer stretches of direct conversation with emotions expressed on real faces, we’re running the risk of losing the 18 of real conversation.


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