The student completed this ex…——2020 高考英语第 16 题答案解析

【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】
考查名词性从句。句意:为了使约瑟夫教授所说的成为现实，这个学生完成了这个实验。____
_____ Professor Joseph had
said作make的宾语从句，该从句中，空处在从句中作said的宾语，表示”…… 所说的话”，因此

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应用what引导该从句。故选B。
第二节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,
选出最佳选项。
Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a
$significant___16___- -loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and$
$even crimes, but it can be___17___in a clever way. The___18___$? Chat benches.
Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of
$her___19___. The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who ___20___made her$
believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about “$f 31,000 . Jones was___21___ when she$
said that she didn’$t actually___22___ being cheated.$ “Otherwise, 1would never speak to another
person for weeks on end,” she said.
$This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely ___23___ people in his$
$community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he___24___ to do something about it.$
$He_____25_____ the police department to allow him to _____26_____ a couple of$ “chat benches”
in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches
$that_____27_____$:”HAPPY TO CHAT. “Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people
$sitting there and engaging in active and_____28_____ conversations.$
$The idea is catching on_____29_____There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England.$
More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained
$a(n)_____30_____ outcome from getting involved. Jones$’ $idea has been fully _____31_____-the$
“HAPPY TO CHAT” $benches help_____32_____ the invisible social barrier that keeps people from$
saying hello.
$This effort is not just a(n) _____33_____ at being community minded- -it$’s also a
_____$34_____ measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.$
$The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that_____35_____ those of all ages to interact and$
get to know each other in the future.