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【一轮复习讲义】2024 年高考英语高频考点题型归纳与方
法总结（新高考通用）
第 21 讲 完形填空说明文（20 空）（精讲精练）
题型目录一览
根据首句
根据说明顺序
一、知识点梳理
说明文往往围绕一个问题从不同的侧面来加以说明，通常结构严谨，句子结构复杂，因
此也是高考完形填空题中较难理解的一种文体。
解题技巧
1. 快速弄清文章大意
对于此类文章我们结合选择项，进行粗读或略读，对文章的大意要先有一个大体的了解。
说明文往往生词较多，而题材又比较广泛，所以阅读时，首先要能够掌握文章的大意。
2. 弄清楚说明的顺序
把握了说明顺序，就能准确把握文章的脉络，加强对整篇文章的理解。
3. 把握文章的组织结构，理清事实细节
把握语篇特征对理解文意与答题极为有利。说明性的文章一般都是一篇完整的、意思表
达清楚的、逻辑比较严密的短文。在阅读这类文章时，我们一定要仔细研读文章的开头
和结尾，从主题句着手，找出支持句，然后寻找文章的结论。这时，我们还要特别注意，
不要被表面的一些细节所迷惑，我们在理解细节的基础上，还要斟酌文字的内涵意义，
从而对文章进行深层次的理解。
4. 注重上下文语境
应逐句精读短文，逐题分析选项，对特定的语境作深入的理解，克服＂思维定势＂，根
据全文大意和词不离句、句不离文的原则逐项填空。
5. 熟练做题方法，遵循四个原则：
（1）上下一致。每个选择项必须从全文出发，从大处着手，避免孤立地分析每一空格，
造成误选。
（2）语法正确。从语法地角度去考虑动词的时态、语态以及词类用法。
（3）逻辑合理。在完形填空题中，逻辑推理非常重要，有时每个选择项从语法上讲都正
确，但是有的是不合语境逻辑的。
（4）符合搭配。英语中固定搭配很多，需要熟练掌握，才能做好此类题目。
题型一根据首句
【典例】Imagine the first days in a new time zone . Slow to respond to the 28______ , your body clock is
confused. You're sleepy all day, but when it's time for bed, you can hardly fall asleep. Obviously
you're 29 _________jet lag(时差反应）.
28.A.flight B. change C. demand D. climate
29.A.suffering from B. working on C. looking into D. leading to
题型二根据说明顺序
【典例】
How long can human beings live? Most scientists who study old age think that the human body is
1 _______to live no longer than 120 years. However,110 years is probably the longest that anyone
could hope to live-if he or she is 2_______ healthy and lucky. Some scientists even say we can
live as long as 130 years! Yet, our cells simply cannot continue to reproduce 3_______. They wear
out, and as a result , we get old and 4 die .
1.A.designed B. selected C. improved D. discovered
2.A.completely B. generally C. apparently D. extremely
3.A.rapidly B. harmlessly C. endlessly D. separately
4.A.eventually B. hopelessly C. automatically D. desperately
【题型训练】
（2023·河南郑州·统考模拟预测）A warm cup of tea can seem to heal the soul. A new
study finds it may be good for your 1 , too. Past studies in China and Japan have
suggested that green tea 2 drinkers. Now, scientists say 3 tea may show
similar benefits.
Scientists from the United States National Cancer Institute carried out the 4 . They
examined years of data gathered about the tea drinking 5 of almost 500,000 adults in
Britain for as many as 14 years. The researchers 6 that people who drank two or more
cups of tea daily 7 were less likely to have 8 from all causes than those who
didn’t. The scientists said the 9 risk of death held true for the 10 with heart
diseases and stroke. However, there was no clear finding in connection with deaths from 11
. Researchers were not sure why. “It is 12 that there were too few confirmed cancer
deaths to 13 ,” explained Maki Inoue-Choi, who led the study.
All kinds of tea—green, black, oolong, and white—are produced from the same tree plant
using different 14 methods. Antioxidants(抗氧化物) in black tea are major 15
to health benefits. A group of antioxidants called Flavonoids are thought to be 16 for
heart health. That’s why black tea helps drinkers live longer.
The researchers do not offer enough 17 to advise people to start drinking tea or
the change how much they are 18 right now. They need more research to 19
the findings. But Inoue-Choi said, “If you are already drinking tea, you can 20 doing
so.”
1．A．brain B．feeling C．body D．work2．A．strengthens B．comforts C．refreshes D．benefits
3．A．black B．green C．white D．oolong
4．A．task B．study C．experiment D．reform
5．A．behaviors B．burdens C．opinions D．interests
6．A．admitted B．understood C．suspected D．found
7．A．meanwhile B．afterwards C．therefore D．otherwise
8．A．suffered B．died C．escaped D．recovered
9．A．increased B．removed C．lowered D．avoided
10．A．patients B．subjects C．Chinese D．Japanese
11．A．cancer B．heart disease C．stroke D．common illness
12．A．certain B．possible C．vital D．necessary
13．A．cure B．record C．measure D．count
14．A．packaging B．shipping C．marketing D．processing
15．A．approaches B．responses C．contributors D．entrances
16．A．unacceptable B．responsible C．famous D．ready
17．A．knowledge B．guidance C．evidence D．conclusion
18．A．growing B．purchasing C．storing D．drinking
19．A．round out B．pass round C．put down D．bring up
20．A．quit B．delay C．advocate D．continue
（2023·新疆阿勒泰·统考三模）If Confucius (孔子) were still alive today and could
celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of 21 . He’d
need a fan or a 22 to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, 23
people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans
don’t even 24 the birthdays of their own 25 .
But this doesn’t 26 that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he
has become a 27 that foreigners must cross if they want to 28 a deeper
understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have 29 huge popularity in
Western universities. 30 , the Chinese government has 31 Confucius Institutes
in more than 80 32 . These schools teach both Chinese 33 and culture. The
main courses of Chinese culture usually 34 Chinese art, history and philosophy (哲学).
Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese
wisdom to make up for the 35 of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at
the same time, are racing to 36 Chinese. So they will be 37 for life in a
world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to makemoney in China are reading books about 38 to understand their Chinese customers. So
the old thinker’s ideas are still alive.
Today China 39 the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to
introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his 40
is.
21．A．presents B．parties C．friends D．candles
22．A．tall tree B．big mouth C．strong wind D．young guy
23．A．few B．some C．many D．other
24．A．imagine B．support C．mind D．remember
25．A．popular stars B．national heroes C．best friends D．family relatives
26．A．say B．tell C．mean D．matter
27．A．bridge B．ladder C．road D．way
28．A．touch B．reach C．desire D．confirm
29．A．agreed B．related C．influenced D．gained
30．A．More recently B．Just then C．What’s more D．Apart from
31．A．put up B．picked up C．set up D．taken up
32．A．districts B．societies C．cities D．countries
33．A．painting B．language C．kungfu D．calligraphy
34．A．maintain B．exclude C．include D．educate
35．A．loss B．drawbacks C．cost D．waste
36．A．learn B．speak C．use D．choose
37．A．sure B．able C．good D．ready
38．A．persons B．differences C．Confucius D．development
39．A．attracts B．helps C．links D．connects
40．A．thought B．birthday C．hometown D．life
（2023·陕西铜川·统考二模）Children know the difference between right and wrong before
they reach the age of two, according to new research 41 recently.
Scientists have 42 that babies aged between 19 and 21 months understand fairness
and can 43 it in different situations. They say it is the first time that having a 44
of fairness has been identified in children at such a young 45 .
Researchers say babies will watch a 46 for longer if they think it contains
something unfair, so in two experiments the babies were 47 on how long they watched a
live scenario (情景) about fairness.
In the first, 19-month-olds 48 two giraffe puppets (玩偶) given either a toy each
or both toys to one of the giraffes. Longer looking times 49 that something was unusualor 50 to the baby. In this experiment, three-quarters of the babies looked longer when
one giraffe got 51 toys.
In a second experiment, two women 52 each other with a pile of small 53
between them and an empty plastic box in front of each of them. In one scenario, one woman
54 put the toys away, while the other kept playing, but both women were given 55
. In another scenario, both women put the toys away and both got a reward. The 56
21-month-old babies looked reliably 57 when the worker and the slacker (偷懒的人)
were rewarded equally.
Psychologist Stephanie Sloane, who led the study at Illinois University, said: “We discovered
that 19 and 21-month-old babies have a general 58 of fairness, and they can apply it
59 to different situations.”
The 60 appear in Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association
for Psychological Science.
41．A．conducted B．reviewed C．published D．processed
42．A．hoped B．found C．warned D．agreed
43．A．apply B．feel C．prove D．access
44．A．range B．matter C．sense D．combination
45．A．life B．market C．age D．class
46．A．performance B．tape C．scene D．play
47．A．timed B．tested C．educated D．placed
48．A．received B．included C．took D．saw
49．A．recommended B．noted C．stated D．indicated
50．A．unique B．unexpected C．difficult D．unknown
51．A．several B．other C．both D．no
52．A．faced B．helped C．treated D．touched
53．A．books B．stones C．clothes D．toys
54．A．dutifully B．simply C．quickly D．eventually
55．A．instructions B．options C．credits D．rewards
56．A．growing B．watching C．crying D．sleeping
57．A．farther B．longer C．closer D．deeper
58．A．pattern B．description C．expectation D．explanation
59．A．directly B．early C．creatively D．appropriately
60．A．limitations B．requirements C．theories D．findings
（2023·全国·模拟预测）Since 2006,when Corning, an American glassmaker, developed
Gorilla Glass to give Apple’s first iPhone a scratch resistance (防刮擦) screen, many other types
of toughened glass have also appeared for use in handsets. But as 61 as they are, peoplekeep cracking and 62 them. Jingwei Hou, at the University of Queensland in Australia,
thinks he has found a way to 63 that.
Dr. Hou and his colleagues are among a number of 64 working on a group of
materials called perovskite. The original perovskite, calcium titanium oxide CaTiO), is a mineral
65 in the Ural Mountains in 1839 and named after Count Lev Alekseyevich von Perovski, a
Russian mineralogist. Since then, the 66 has come to be used for a number of materials
that 67 a similar crystal (晶体) structure.
Much of the interest in perovskite comes 68 those which combine metal atoms
with chlorine, bromine or iodine — a group of 69 called halogens (卤素) — are
semiconductors (半导体), which are a solid material that 70 some electricity to pass
through it. This makes them 71 useful in a variety of electronics. In particular, one
promising 72 of metal halides (卤化物) is that they can be 73 to make new
types of solar cells which are much better at turning sunlight into electricity than the silicon-based
(硅基) cells currently employed. Oxford PV, a British company, is 74 some of the first
perovskite solar cells to market.
Dr. Hou and his colleagues have found another important 75 of the materials. Their
study, which was 76 recently in Science, showed that perovskite screens were light
emitters (发光体) able to produce sharp, bright 77 . Meanwhile, the screens were
extremely tough and highly 78 . “Perovskite 79 might be unbreakable,”
believes Dr. Hou. “They can be used not just for phones, but also for other 80 ranging
from televisions, computers to lighting.” But he does believe it could take five to ten years of
development before this will happen.
61．A．low-quality B．easy-going C．well-made D．strange-looking
62．A．breaking B．promising C．harming D．knocking
63．A．disturb B．cause C．keep D．prevent
64．A．classmates B．researchers C．cooks D．captains
65．A．invented B．exploded C．discovered D．chosen
66．A．name B．plan C．good D．news
67．A．distinguish B．pause C．inform D．share
68．A．if B．because C．when D．how
69．A．elements B．units C．enemies D．families
70．A．expects B．forces C．allows D．requires
71．A．hardly B．potentially C．loudly D．sincerely
72．A．chance B．area C．case D．feature
73．A．applied B．purchased C．transformed D．saved
74．A．donating B．passing C．bringing D．submitting
75．A．strategy B．use C．voice D．position76．A．conducted B．discussed C．checked D．published
77．A．objects B．shapes C．images D．lights
78．A．smooth B．flexible C．smelly D．straight
79．A．screens B．desks C．materials D．methods
80．A．boards B．characters C．vehicles D．products
（2023·河南开封·统考三模）Many of us are lucky enough to have some degrees of choice
over what we eat. When we open the fridge or browse the shelves of the local supermarket, there
are a variety of options 81 to us. But are the 82 we make about our diet as free as
we like to think? What if there was something 83 our own hunger influencing what we
eat?
Certainly, it appears we’re 84 influenced by other people-especially those 85
to us — when it comes to what we eat. Research has found that the closer and stronger two
people’s 86 , the more 87 hey have over each other’s food choices. “A lot of
our cues from face-to-face interactions are linked with who we’re with,” says Solveig Argeseanu,
associate professor of global health and epidemiology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia,
US. “It’s more about the relationship and how 88 myself with that person than other
individuals. If I think the person I’m with is more 89 or popular, I’ll tend to want to
90 them more.”
Our eating habits are also influenced by what we see. Scientists say we 91
oozing (渗出) protein, a dribbling egg yolk, or bubbling mozzarella (马苏里拉奶酪), for example.
“There is some evidence that, if you see pictures of food, that visual 92 can prompt you
to feel a desire to eat,” says Suzanne Higgs, professor in the psychobiology of appetite at the
University of Birmingham, UK. Although, she says, whether people 93 through on
that desire is influenced by lots of other 94 , such as what food is available at the time.
Social media is one place where visual and social cues 95 . Undoubtedly there is
(a/an) 96 that if friends in your social network post 97 about particular
types of food, it could lead you to 98 them, for better or for worse. And research 99
that social media might be changing our relationship with food, 100 us think
differently about what we eat.
81．A．virtual B．generous C．available D．critical
82．A．mistakes B．decisions C．efforts D．friends
83．A．other than B．more than C．less than D．rather than
84．A．slightly B．hugely C．originally D．freshly
85．A．farthest B．largest C．longest D．closest
86．A．comfort B．commitment C．connection D．comment
87．A．impact B．fight C．quarrel D．track88．A．escape B．force C．compare D．detect
89．A．casual B．attractive C．natural D．special
90．A．monitor B．fix C．guide D．imitate
91．A．favor B．hate C．envy D．object
92．A．innovation B．stimulation C．accumulation D．generation
93．A．break B．follow C．look D．drive
94．A．factors B．changes C．chances D．orders
95．A．realize B．predict C．meet D．understand
96．A．tendency B．fact C．experience D．evidence
97．A．randomly B．exactly C．virtually D． regularly
98．A．copy B．share C．challenge D．describe
99．A．inspires B．describes C．indicates D．limits
100．A．forcing B．helping C．believing D．making
（2023·江西南昌·统考一模）It’s very necessary for you to make a plan in advance before
travelling abroad. An important part of the plan is probably to find the right 101 . It may
take you days to visit travel websites or read magazines to 102 information. It’s a long
process, so many people visit 103 travelers’ blogs and search track records online,
because no one wants to waste the 104 vacation time on the sites that may 105
their expectations.
Now consider another 106 —you are an experienced traveler and you want to share
your most 107 routes with your family, friends or anyone who is interested in 108
your footsteps. But sharing is hard work because you need to write, 109 photos and
videos, and be busy remembering the 110 orders. What if all the work can be done for
you 111 while you travel? The best 112 is to try WishTrip. Through
WishTrip, you can search other people’s routes and share yours. Please let WishTrip be your
helpful 113 through the way.
If you are a contributor, use WishTrip from the beginning of your tour to 114 the
route on the map. WishTrip will 115 all multimedia files to the exact locations where
they are taken. When you 116 the tour, WishTrip’s smart video functions will
accordingly 117 a super cool video for you to 118 in your memory.
You can use WishTrip in any country where you want to travel. Now the sharing economy is
Rapidly 119 popularity in the tourism industry. With the help of latest 120 ,
such as AI, WishTrip has made great innovations(创新).
101．A．location B．route C．companion D．date
102．A．offer B．share C．convey D．collect
103．A．experienced B．adventurous C．energetic D．respectable104．A．abundant B．long C．typical D．precious
105．A．stand up for B．live up to C．fall short of D．look forward to
106．A．situation B．event C．condition D．function
107．A．boring B．attractive C．necessary D．complex
108．A．tracking B．handling C．following D．watching
109．A．develop B．publish C．print D．upload
110．A．simple B．right C．short D．straight
111．A．lately B．automatically C．consistently D．currently
112．A．solution B．sign C．promotion D．reaction
113．A．reporter B．learner C．guide D．visitor
114．A．exchange B．memorize C．record D．communicate
115．A．send B．give C．adapt D．attach
116．A．begin B．set C．keep D．finish
117．A．generate B．invent C．perform D．copy
118．A．save B．imagine C．catch D．edit
119．A．building B．breaking C．gaining D．ruining
120．A．ability B．technology C．power D．information
（2023·陕西宝鸡·统考三模）Lei Feng has been a cultural symbol of generosity and
altruistic (利他的) deed. And across China, many foreign volunteers have 121 the
hearts of Chinese people with their selfless devotion to social welfare and are called “yang Lei
Feng,” or foreign Lei Feng, by 122 .
Peter Stanleigh, a Canadian, has 123 served various roles while leading a foreign
volunteer team. Having 124 in Wuxi since 2001, Stanleigh is much better 125
by his Chinese name — Tang Lei. As the first foreign volunteer 126 in Wuxi, he poured
the majority of his spare time and 127 into social welfare. “Lei Feng is a hero of
volunteerism. So I have a strong desire and hope to 128 on to other people the spirit of
volunteering. I have been 129 with the name ‘yang Lei Feng,’ something I 130
nobly,” said Stanleigh. In addition to volunteering in the English corner every 131 , he
and his wife also make appearances at nursing and welfare 132 just like Lei Feng,
who said that he was similar to a 133 yet absolutely necessary “screw” inside a
machine and promised to “never rust” while wholeheartedly 134 the people.
Stanleigh’s accumulated 135 service time registered in Wuxi has now been
greater than 5, 000 hours.
“I think that a person is judged not by what he does but by what he does for 136 .
My life is belter because someone else’s life is 137 ,” he said.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 138 to learn from Lei Feng by MaoZedong. The Lei Feng spirit is 139 shown in the deeds of countless foreign
volunteers like Stanleigh 140 China.
121．A．spread B．aided C．warmed D．cured
122．A．locals B．students C．ancestors D．experts
123．A．widely B．curiously C．immediately D．selflessly
124．A．chatted B．settled C．recovered D．wandered
125．A．known B．confused C．shut D．admired
126．A．worked B．hiked C．combined D．registered
127．A．pride B．money C．energy D．patience
128．A．depend B．pass C．work D．act
129．A．started B．honored C．coped D．agreed
130．A．form B．attend C．carry D．wear
131．A．direction B．man C．style D．week
132．A．homes B．signs C．campuses D．novels
133．A．big B．slim C．heavy D．small
134．A．loving B．impressing C．serving D．seeking
135．A．volunteer B．housework C．culture D．network
136．A．himself B．others C．another D．everyone
137．A．higher B．gladder C．louder D．better
138．A．call B．need C．speech D．order
139．A．partly B．probably C．perfectly D．fluently
140．A．about B．throughout C．aboard D．by
（2023·内蒙古包头·统考一模）Elephants are the largest existing land mammals on the
Earth; and as a 141 , they require large areas of land in order to 142 . As
human populations have grown around the world, elephant populations have significantly fallen
due to 143 habitat loss. In an effort to draw attention to the animal’s 144 ,
Elephant Family and The Real Elephant Collective have worked together to 145 Co-
Existence — an environmental art exhibition of 100 life-sized lantana elephant 146 .
The Co-Existence elephants started their long journey in India, where they were made by
147 communities in the jungles of Tamil Nadu: These handmade sculptures’ were amazing.
In June 2021, a total of eight separate herds were 148 to the public in London. The
149 of the exhibition was to highlight the effects of humans 150 wild spaces.
151 the elephant sculptures were meant to be admired, they also 152 a
message: we should change the way we live by existing in 153 with the wildlife
and nature.
“We should value our 154 with nature and celebrate all life forms around usby sharing space,” says Dr. Tarsh Thekaekara of The Real Elephant Collective.
Funds 155 by the Co-Existence movement were given to grassroots 156
throughout India. These organizations tried to allow people and wildlife to coexist 157
. Some of their measures include 158 local knowledge about wildlife, creating
technological solutions to keep both animals and people safe in 159 spaces, easing
the effect of roads and railway lines to make sure wildlife can 160 get across.
141．A．whole B．rule C．reference D．result
142．A．survive B．play C．rest D．conquer
143．A．rapid B．tough C．mild D．fresh
144．A．section B．distribution C．contribution D．situation
145．A．arouse B．launch C．adopt D．adapt
146．A．sculptures B．cases C．places D．models
147．A．neighboring B．volunteering C．active D．native
148．A．made B．stated C．displayed D．targeted
149．A．design B．evaluation C．aim D．feedback
150．A．taking over B．calling on C．taking up D．calling for
151．A．If B．While C．Unless D．Since
152．A．injected B．formed C．carried D．selected
153．A．line B．harmony C．comparison D．touch
154．A．tale B．demand C．relief D．connection
155．A．owed B．earned C．raised D．tipped
156．A．events B．clients C．agencies D．organizations
157．A．peacefully B．quietly C．roughly D．randomly
158．A．learning B．promoting C．producing D．collecting
159．A．private B．shared C．different D．remote
160．A．safely B．consciously C．anxiously D．hopefully
（2023·四川·棠湖中学校考模拟预测）In 1665, Johannes Vermeer dabbed (轻涂) the last
drop of paint onto a canvas in his Dutch studio, completing his masterpiece “Girl With a Pearl
Earring.”
On an April day 357 years later, Ms. Strong slowly stopped her bike, paused her fitness app,
and watched as the snaking line of her 161 route drew the shape of Vermeer’s 162
over the streets of Brooklyn.
Ms. Strong 163 what has come to be known as “GPS art”— a 164 that
uses the mapping capabilities (地图绘画功能) of modern phone apps to create 165
drawings using a route across the streets. The hobby has grown with the widespread 166
of satellite tracking for use by ordinary people.It is 167 popular on Strava (a fitness app) and often 168 as “Strava art”.
Strava art has existed since that app’s release in 2009, but it 169 a surge (激增) in use
during the pandemic. According to the company, more than three billion activities (动态) have
been 170 to Strava since the beginning of 2020. This 171 usage of GPS
devices has resulted in more 172 maps. Thus, it has improved the 173
and complexity of the art.
The art form even has its own Guinness World Records categories. A couple 174
a 4, 500-mile ride across Europe (while blogging the journey) that 175 a 600-mile-
wide GPS drawing of a bicycle — the largest such drawing on 176 .
Each creator uses a slightly different 177 . Ms. Strong said she will see if the
lines of a map inspire something. 178 , on a visit to a place she noticed certain streets
formed the 179 of a shark tail, and took it from there. “The crazy thing is that you
sort of don’t know where the map takes you; you just 180 with it,” Ms. Strong said.
“I always end up with what I’m looking for.”
161．A．cycling B．walking C．running D．flying
162．A．name B．masterpiece C．dream D．appearance
163．A．explores B．predicts C．creates D．finds
164．A．guess B．research C．theory D．practice
165．A．classical B．emotional C．physical D．digital
166．A．limitation B．availability C．concern D．consideration
167．A．partly B．rarely C．particularly D．merely
168．A．referred to B．attended to C．devoted to D．addicted to
169．A．demanded B．refused C．experienced D．expected
170．A．delivered B．uploaded C．admitted D．turned
171．A．increased B．related C．intended D．exposed
172．A．interesting B．lively C．expensive D．detailed
173．A．convenience B．quality C．difference D．possibility
174．A．described B．prepared C．completed D．abandoned
175．A．resulted in B．brought in C．took in D．called in
176．A．earth B．record C．sale D．average
177．A．map B．paint C．tool D．process
178．A．In addition B．In general C．For example D．As usual
179．A．habit B．house C．character D．shape
180．A．go B．study C．live D．stand
（2023·全国·校联考模拟预测）In Asia, meetings do not begin until business cards have
been swapped. It is no mere 181 Accept the card with two hands and carefully examineit, noting the giver’s 182 and other indicators of rank-essential 183 in
business culture. It is so important to 184 this ritual in Japan (just how deep does one
bow?) that numerous books and courses promise to transform starters 185 card-
swapping masters. If a new acquaintance 186 to give a card to Glenn Lim, the CEO of a
Singaporean business-networking company, “it makes me forget them,” he says.
Yet the pandemic has put the business card on life support. Socialization is 187
when white-collar workers have fled to home offices, business lunches have been cancelled and
conferences have 188 online. Orders for business cards from Vistaprint, a multinational
printing company, dropped by 70% in late March and haven’t yet 189 fully. Mr. Lim
normally hands out about 200 cards a month. In the six months following Singapore’s lockdown in
March, he only 190 about five.
“I’ve forgotten what business cards 191 .” But it is still helpful to know who is
who at meetings, even when they 192 online. Companies are 193
reimagining the business card for the era of social distancing. Sansan, a Japanese firm, allows
companies to sort scanned business cards so bosses can see which employees have made new
194 . It also offers “virtual cards”. Scanning the code with a phone camera will present the
user’s 195 business card. Some 4,300 companies have begun using Sansan’s virtual
cards since they launched in June. But Mr. Lim, who uses Sansan’s virtual cards, does not plan on
196 the paper version just yet.
People tend to exchange virtual cards after meetings have started or as they end, 197
participants to ask who does what during the meeting itself. “That’s sometimes a little bit 198
,” he says. Many others in Singapore are evidently 199 paper cards, too. Edward Senju,
the head of Sansan, still keeps some in his 200 , “just in case”.
181．A．suggestion B．amusement C．arrangement D．ceremony
182．A．title B．signature C．settlement D．symptom
183．A．information B．distinction C．approach D．conclusion
184．A．control B．ignore C．criticize D．master
185．A．for B．into C．by D．with
186．A．continues B．fails C．wants D．tries
187．A．tough B．complicated C．surprising D．embarrassing
188．A．migrated B．decreased C．ended D．braked
189．A．reformed B．disappeared C．expanded D．recovered
190．A．refused B．cleared C．distributed D．classified
191．A．contribute to B．put forward C．look like D．stand for
192．A．break up B．get off C．set off D．take place
193．A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．instead
194．A．inventions B．troubles C．connections D．conflicts195．A．digital B．fake C．typical D．common
196．A．updating B．maintaining C．throwing D．treasuring
197．A．encouraging B．forcing C．permitting D．enabling
198．A．exciting B．rewarding C．rude D．satisfactory
199．A．afraid of B．fond of C．sick of D．alert of
200．A．mission B．field C．schedule D．wallet
