第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Nowadays, when you enter a shopping mall or bank, the staff there will take your temperature at the entrance as a matter of ________.
A. contact B. routine C. virtue D. manners
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，当你进入购物商场或者银行时，员工会在入口按照惯例给你量体温。A. contact联系；B. routine惯例，常规；C. virtue道德，美德；D. manners礼貌。根据句子分析可知，此处表示“按照惯例，作为例行公事”，表达为as a matter of routine。故选B。
【点睛】
2. People today watch TV more than they buy books, ______ is why they understand visual information far better than written information.
A. that B. which C. what D. as
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：今天人们看电视的时间比买书的时间要多，这就是为什么他们对视觉信息的理解要比对书面信息理解好得多。分析句子可知，逗号后为非限制性定语从句，先行词为前面整句，关系代词which引导从句，在从句中作主语，指代整个主句内容。故选B项。
3. ________ the short delay gave him to gather his thoughts before going to the meeting.
A. Frankly B. Sadly C. Fortunately D. Immediately
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，短暂的耽搁使他在开会前整理了一下思绪。A. Frankly坦白地；B. Sadly 悲哀地；C. Fortunately幸运地；D. Immediately立即。结合后文“the short delay gave him to gather his thoughts before going to the meeting”指幸运的是，短暂的耽搁使他在开会前整理了一下思绪。故选C。
