完形填空专题山东省滨州市2020届高三英语第二次模拟考试试题第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ask people to name the worlds tallest peak and anybody with sound general knowledge will name Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact _21_and many will be not sure.In 1975, Chinese surveyors _22_ that Mount Qomolangma （Mount Everest） was 8848. 13 meters high. As _23_ improved, satellites, photoelectricity, radars and gravity measurement technologies were _24_ to get more exact figures. Of course, someone still had to carry _25_ to what is the worlds rooftop.In 2005, a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as that, as they _26_ the height to be 8844. 43 meters. Scaling Qomolangma is no _27_ task. The average air temperature there is -29 degrees Celsius, even four degrees_28_ than in Antarctica. The snow there is 4 5 meters thick and hurricane-like _29_ blow all the time. Team members were training to _30_the extreme conditions.In a nutshell, measuring the Qomolangmas height is a tall order, _31_ huge amounts of money and human resources, But it is worth the_32_. Qomolangma is the perfect _33_ for observing crustal （地壳的）movements. And changes to the peaks height could _34_ whether the two plates are heading toward or away from each other.Besides, the condition of snow and other natural materials at the top is an indicator of upcoming climate change on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau. Thats _35_ measuring the Qomolangmas height is so significant. Put to good use, it can benefit mankind.21. A. locationB. appearanceC. areaD. height22. A. determinedB. assumedC. estimatedD. admitted23. A. conditionB. technologyC. societyD. economy24. A. employedB. expectedC. approachedD. inspired25. A. weaponsB. vehiclesC. instrumentsD. packages26. A. changedB. calculatedC. extendedD. expanded27. A. gloriousB. easyC. admirableD. tough28. A. colderB. hotterC. higherD. lower29. A. snowsB. rainsC. windsD. snowflakes30. A. cope withB. fight forC. take onD. carry out31 A. wastingB. spendingC. overcomingD. involving32. A. effortB. lossC. harvestD. achievement33. A. channelB. windowC. solutionD. entrance34. A. measureB. foreseeC. indicateD. expose35. A. whereB. howC. whyD. whether【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了测量高度珠穆拉玛峰的艰难以及其重要性。【21题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：但如果你问他们它的确切高度，很多人都不会确定。A. location位置；B. appearance外貌；C. area地区；D. height高度。根据下文的1975年以及2005年对珠峰高度的测量可知，此处指的是对其高度的精确测量。故选D。【22题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：1975年，中国测量员确定珠穆朗玛峰(Mount Qomolangma)为8848.13米高。A. determined确定；B. assumed假设；C. estimated估计；D. admitted承认。根据下文As _3_ improved, satellites, photoelectricity, radars and gravity measurement technologies were _4_ to get more exact figures.应用先进的科技去进行进一步的测量可知，此空指的是中国的测量员确定珠峰的高度是8848.13米。故选A。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着技术的进步，卫星、光电、雷达和重力测量技术被用来获得更精确的数据。A. condition条件；B. technology技术；C. society社会；D. economy经济。根据下文的satellites, photoelectricity, radars and gravity measurement technologies were _4_ to get more exact figures.可知，卫星、光电、雷达和重力测量技术都是科技。故选B。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着技术的进步，卫星、光电、雷达和重力测量技术被用来获得更精确的数据。A. employed运用；B. expected期望；C. approached接近；D. inspired鼓舞。根据下文的to get more exact figures可知，这些高科技被运用到测量珠峰精确的高度中。故选A。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：当然，仍然要有人要携带一些设备到世界屋脊。A. weapons武器；B. vehicles交通工具；C. instruments设备；D. packages包裹。根据常识可知，测量是需要设备仪器的，此处指的是需要携带一些设备登山。故选C。【26题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：2005年，一个中国团队测量了珠穆朗玛峰，发现它并没有那么高，因为他们计算的高度是8844.43米。A. changed改变；B. calculated计算；C. extended延伸；D. expanded扩大。根据上文In 2005, a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as that以及下文the height to be 8844. 43 meters.可知，此处指的是中国登山队在2005年计算的珠峰的高度是8844.43米。故选B。【27题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：攀登珠穆朗玛峰并非易事。A. glorious光荣的；B. easy容易的；C. admirable令人钦慕的；D. tough艰难的。根据下文The average air temperature there is 29 degrees Celsius, even four degrees_8_ than in Antarctica.可知，攀登珠峰并不是一件容易的事。故选B。【28题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那里的平均气温为-29摄氏度，甚至比南极洲低4摄氏度。A. colder更冷的；B. hotter更热的；C. higher更高的；D. lower更低的。根据29 degrees Celsius可知，此处表示珠峰的温度比南极洲还要低4摄氏度。故选D.【29题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：那里的雪有4 -5米厚，像飓风一样的风一直在吹。A. snows雪；B. rains雨；C. winds风；D. snowflakes雪花。根据下文的blow可知，此处表示风。故选C.【30题详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：队员们正在接受为极端条件而战的训练。A. cope with应付；B. fight for与斗争；C. take on承担；D. carry out实施。根据the extreme conditions.可知，此处表示登山队员们正在训练的目的是为了应付珠峰的极端条件。故选A。【31题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：简而言之，测量珠穆朗玛峰的高度是一项艰巨的任务，涉及大量的资金和人力资源，但值得付出努力。A. wasting浪费；B. spending花费；C. overcoming克服；D. involving涉及。根据huge amounts of money and human resources可知，测量珠峰的高度需要投入大量的人力和物力。故选D。【32题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：简而言之，测量珠穆朗玛峰的高度是一项艰巨的任务，涉及大量的资金和人力资源，但值得付出努力。A. effort努力；B. loss损失；C. harvest丰收；D. achievement成就。根据下文的Put to good use, it can benefit mankind，如果使用得当，它可以造福人类可知，这项任务值得去努力做。故选A。【33题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：珠穆朗玛峰是观察地壳运动的最佳窗口。A. channel频道；B. window窗口；C. solution解决办法；D. e