2016年全国卷2
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk. And they've never actually 41 you. Everything they know about you 42 through this device.sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 43 they feel they can know you 44 from the sound of your voice， That's how powerful the 45 is.
Powerful, yes, but not always 46 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by
phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I'd never met 47 ，got me rock-bottom prices on
airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 48 me. I sometimes wished to 49
another agent.
One morning, I had to 50 an immediate flight home for a family emergency.I ran into Rani's office 51 . The woman sitting at the desk, 52 my madness, sympathetically jumped up .She gave me a 53 smile,nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 54 immdeiately."What a wonderful lady!"I thought.
Rushing out 55 I called out over my shoulder,"By the way,what's your name?""I'm Rani,"she said, ti turned around and saw a 56 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me safe trip.I was 57 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, wll,so 58 .
Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani's 59 -her warm smile, her nods,her 'i'm here for you' 60 -were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires.
41. A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met
42. A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed
43. A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed
44. A. rather B. also C. just D. already
45. A. telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression
46. A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate
47. A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose
48. A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused
49. A. promote B. train C. find D. know
50. A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book
51. A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time
52. A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding
53. A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced
54.A.bill B.form C.ticket D.list
55.A.hopefully B.disappointedly C.gratefully D.regretfully
56.A.careful B.serious C.nervous D.pleasant
57.A.amused B.worried C.helpless D.speechless
58.A.calm B.nice C.proud D.clever
59.A.forgiveness B.friendliness C.gratefully D.skillfulness
60.A.explanation B.concept C.gratefully D.behavior
答案解析：
41. D
前文提到“Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk.”(数百人通过你桌上的那个小装置对你形成了印象)，说明这些人只是通过装置了解你，从未真正“见到”你，所以选D。
42. A
这里表达他们对你的所有了解都“来自”这个装置,“come from”表示“来自”，所以选A。
43. B
前文说人们通过装置了解你，后文说他们觉得仅从声音就能了解你，前后存在转折关系，所以选B。
44. C
这里强调他们觉得仅仅通过声音就能了解你，所以选C。
45. A
前文一直围绕通过电话装置形成印象展开，所以这里说的是电话的强大力量，所以选A。
46. D
后文提到虽然通过电话代理人能买到便宜的价格，但她的声音让人不舒服，说明电话虽然强大但不总是“准确”地传达信息，所以选D。
47. A
这里说“我”从未“亲自”见过这个代理人，所以选A。
48. A
后文说“我”有时想换另一个代理人，说明她的声音让“我”“烦恼”，所以选A。
49. C
因为她的声音让人烦恼，所以“我”想“找”另一个代理人，所以选C。
50. D
这里说因为家庭紧急情况，“我”不得不“预订”立即回家的航班，所以选D。
51. A
前文说“我”从未见过这个代理人，所以这次是“第一次”冲进她的办公室，所以选A。
52. B
这里说坐在桌子旁的女人“看到”“我”的疯狂状态，所以选B。
53. B
后文说她耐心倾听，所以这里应该是给了“我”一个“安慰的”微笑，所以选B。
54. C
前文说预订航班，所以这里应该是立即打印出“机票”，所以选C。
55. C
她帮“我”解决了问题，所以“我”应该是“感激地”冲出去，所以选C。
56. D
后文说她面带微笑挥手祝“我”旅途平安，说明她是一个“令人愉快的”女人，所以选D。
57. D
前文“我”一直觉得她声音冷淡，现在看到她的样子和态度，应该是“说不出话来”，所以选D。
58. B
这里说Rani实际上很“好”，所以选B。
59. B
后文提到她的微笑、点头等，这些都是“友好”的表现，所以选B。
60. D
这里说她的“我在这里为你”的“行为”是没有通过电线传递的无声信号，所以选D。
