20192020届闵行区高考英语一模.docx

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2019-2020届闵行区高考英语一模

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

MartinBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach’sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietlyreadinghere -bookasshe

waitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBechtel’s“me”time.And(21)moreAmericans,she’snotalone.

Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53%)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46%)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertime(22) weeatingtogether,74%accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.

“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?”Bechtelsaid,(23) (look)upforherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach,haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooften(24) (work)throughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingheron(25) shoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomyself,”shesaid.

Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvideo-grapher,isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe’sonafirst-namebasis(26)

hewantstohavealittleinteraction.“Ireflecton(27) myday’sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek,”hesaid.“It’sachanceforself-reflection.youreturntowork(28) (refresh)andwithaplan.”

Thatfreedom(29) (choose)isonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone,butthosedaysareover.Now,wehaveoursmart-phonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn’tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvances