1、定时训练(5).完形填空 体裁:夹叙夹议话题:人生经受时间:15分钟I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been out of work and she had lots of bills to _1_It left me wondering what was going to _2_But it gave me some _3_ when my mother told me she was pleased to be leaving since her boss wasnt the _4_ person to be around
2、.I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking.Thats when I heard _5_ music and singing.I walked a little _6_ so I could find out where it was coming from.Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.She was singing songs about love,keeping on _7_,and thinking highly of the power
3、within yourself.Her _8_ comforted me a bit.I stood there watching her play,thinking that it must take _9_ to perform in the middle of a crowded New York port.So I stood there _10_She must have felt my being there because she would _11_ look in my direction.By now I was telling myself that if she cou
4、ld perform in front of hundreds of people she didnt _12_ then I could at least tell her how good her music _13_I walked over and put some _14_ in her cap.Instead of _15_ my way home,I said to her,“I have been going through a rough time lately,but youve made me _16_ again.”“Im happy that I could _17_
5、,” she replied.“Why are you so sad?”“Well,my mum told me she had lost her _18_,and Im not so sure what to do.”“You see,heres the _19_,” she explained.“Your head was down.Because opportunities come in different ways and if your head is down you might never _20_ it.”【语篇导读】生活中难免会遇到让人悲伤、郁闷的事情。这个时候,别人的一首
6、歌、一句话、一个微笑乃至一个眼神都会起到意想不到的作用。1A.buy Bspend Cpay Dcheck解析考查动词。由首句信息“I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been out of work”可知,作者因母亲失业感到很悲伤,所以可推知家庭有很多账单要付。答案C2A.come Bhappen Cfall Dfail解析考查动词。母亲失业,经济拮据,这使我感到不知道要发生什么事情。happen“发生”,符合语境。答案B3A.comfort Badvice Cstrength Dspirit解析考查名词。由下文“my moth
7、er told me she was pleased to be leaving”可知作者感到一些劝慰。答案A4A.strongest Btallest Ccleverest Dnicest解析考查形容词。由语境“母亲很兴奋辞职”可以看出母亲的老板不是很友好。nice“友好的”,符合语境。答案D5A.piano Brock Ccountry Ddance解析考查名词。由下文中的“Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.”可知此处应用piano。答案A6A.quicker Bcloser Cslower Dfaster解析由
8、下文作者的目的“so I could find out where it was coming from”可知作者是放慢脚步以便听出音乐的来源。答案C7A.testing Bstanding Cadvertising Dtrying解析考查动词。由句中的love和“thinking highly of the power within yourself”可推知这些歌曲格外乐观向上,故此处应用trying。keep on trying意为“连续努力”。答案D8A.reason Bact Cplace Dtime解析考查名词。依据上文可知她唱歌的内容很乐观向上,且结合下文“她是在繁忙的纽约港口中间
9、表演”可知她的这种行为让作者感到格外安慰。答案B9A.courage Benergy Cpower Dspace解析考查名词。由下文的“perform in the middle of a crowded New York port”可知,作者认为在繁忙的纽约港口中间表演格外需要士气。答案A10A.hearing Bsleeping Cwondering Dlistening解析考查动词。依据上下文的内容可知作者站在那里听了起来。答案D11A.gladly BoccasionallyCeagerly Dseldom解析考查副词。她肯定意识到了我在场,所以会时而朝我的方向望一望。occasion
10、ally“间或”。答案B12A.remember BconsiderCknow Dlike解析考查动词。上文提到“她格外英勇”由此可知此处表示“她可以在自己不生疏的众多人面前演奏音乐”。其余动词“记得”“考虑”“宠爱”均不符合语境。答案C13A.sounded BfeltClooked Dseemed解析考查动词。由于作者是在听人演奏音乐,所以认为她的音乐“听起来很动听”。答案A14A.gifts BflowersCnotes Dcoins解析考查名词。结合语境可知,作者格外宠爱她的演奏,所以朝她的帽子里扔了一些钱。答案D15A.losing BcontinuingCfeeling Dpush
11、ing解析考查动词。由下文他们之间的沟通可知作者给完钱之后,没有连续赶路而是与她攀谈。答案B16A.careful BhappyChopeful Dwonderful解析考查形容词。由上文的“I have been going through a rough time lately”及but可推知hopeful最适合语境。答案C17A.help BsingCwork Dsucceed解析考查动词。此处表示“格外兴奋能帮上你的忙”。这里与上文的“你让我又布满期望”相呼应。答案A18A.heart BjobCbalance Dpatience解析考查名词。此处用“lost her job”与句首的
12、“my mother had been out of work”相呼应。答案B19A.difficulty BtroubleChome Dproblem解析考查名词。此处表示“这就是问题所在”,这与下文中“作者的头总是低着”这一事实相呼应。故选D。答案D20A.miss BloseCsee Dlisten解析考查动词。由于机会会以不同的方式消灭,假如你低着头,你可能永久也不会看到它。答案C.阅读理解 体裁:谈论文话题:环境爱护时间:7分钟The fourth round of heavy smog that hit Beijing in four weeks has sent more peo
13、ple to the hospital with respiratory(呼吸的) illnesses and led to calls for laws to control the pollution.Pan Shiyi,a real estate developer,said he is planning to propose(提出)a Clean Air Act to the local government.As a representative of the Beijing Municipal Peoples Congress,he started an online survey
14、 at 9:20 am.Within three hours,more that 25,000 web users,or 99 percent of total respondents,welcomed his proposal on Sina Weibo,Chinas Twitter.They have good reasons to stand alongside Pan.The latest round of haze(雾霾)reduced visibility to under 500 meters in many parts of the city.The smog has also
15、 led to a great increase in respiratory illnesses,particularly among children and the elderly.Anxious parents and doctors almost all blame the smoggy air for the illnesses.Though most schoolchildren are home for the winter holidays,the bad air can easily move indoors.Besides,ordinary medical masks f
16、ail to provide adequate protection,so some people have turned to gas masks and respirators(呼吸器)The causes of the scary smog are rather mysterious,though experts blame excessive emissions and the mountains around Beijing that trap pollution in winter,unless there is adequate wind to clear it away.Som
17、e critics have pointed fingers at Chinas top two oil firms,China National Petroleum Corp and China Petrochemical Corporation,saying the companies outdated production technologies produce large quantities of substandard,highpolluting gas fuel.Meanwhile,concerned Beijingers have moved their brainstorm
18、ing sessions to cyberspace.If Pans proposal for a Clean Air Act is adopted,netizens say the new law should include items providing for “carfree days” in times of smog,higher standards for vehicle fuel,stricter restrictions on industrial and exhaust gas emissions,and more effective protection for the
19、 public.Beijing is not the only city that has ever lost the blue sky.Five days of thick fog caused thousands of deaths in Britain in December 1952,urging the government to pass the first Clean Air Act in 1956,which introduced smokeless zones and cleaner fuels to reduce pollution.That may provide som
20、e experience for Beijing to refer to.【语篇导读】北京持续的雾霾天气引发了公众对空气污染的关注,网民们纷纷呼吁政府制定清洁空气法案。1Why did Pan Shiyi start an online survey?ATo investigate the publics opinions on pollution.BTo tell people the danger of the smoggy weather.CTo call on more people to support his proposal.DTo collect supporting evid
21、ences for his proposal.解析推理推断题。依据文章其次段内容可知,潘石屹发起网上调查,是由于他方案向地方政府提交清洁空气法案的提议(proposal),首先排解A、B两项;再依据常识推断,网上发起投票调查,是为了收集提议受到支持的证据,使其更具说服力,故答案选D。答案D2What can we learn from the passage?APeople are clear about the causes of the smoggy weather.BChildren staying indoors will not get respiratory illnesses.C
22、Smog is worse for people with lower resistance to diseases.DMasks can give people protection against the smoggy weather.解析细节理解题。依据第三段第三句可知选C,雾霾导致呼吸系统疾病的增长,尤其在老人和儿童中(抵制力较低的人群)。依据第四段第一句可知A项错误;依据第三段倒数其次句可知B项错误;依据第三段最终一句可知D项错误。答案C3Britain is mentioned in the last paragraph to _Asuggest Beijing should le
23、arn from other countriesBlet people know many places have this problemCtell people the situation in Britain is worseDcall on the government to pass Britains Clean Air Act解析推理推断题。依据全文最终一句可推断出,举例是建议北京向英国学习,早日制定清洁空气法案。答案A4Whats the best title for this passage?AThe Use of Gas Masks and RespiratorsBBeiji
24、ngers Call for a Clean Air ActCEffective Protection for Blue SkyDThe Mysterious Causes of the Scary Smog解析主旨大意题。文章介绍了北京持续消灭的雾霾天气导致的严峻危害以及网民们呼吁制定清洁空气法案,故B项符合文章主旨。答案B.补全对话Tom:Hi,Cathy._1_Cathy:I have to finish my project on the history of the Internet.What about you? Tom:_2_ If its fine,well go campin
25、g.Would you like to join us? Cathy: Id like to,but the deadline for my project is next Monday.Tom:What a pity!_3_Cathy:Yes,please.Can you suggest any good reference books? Tom: You may want to read Origins of the Internet and The Digital Future.Cathy:Im reading the two books._4_Tom: Go to the Scienc
26、e Museum website,and youll find lots of uptodate information.Cathy:Good idea.Thanks for your help.Tom:_5_ANever mind.BDont mention it.CAny other suggestions? DWill you come next time? EIt depends on the weather.FAnything I can do for you? GWhat are you up to this weekend? 1解析依据下文回答的内容“我得完成关于互联网历史的专题
27、争辩”,再分析排查各个选项,可知此处是在问对方周末的方案,故选G。答案G2解析由下文“If its fine,well go camping.”可知此处选E,意思是“得看天气了。”答案E3解析由下文答语含有“Yes.”,可推断此处为一般疑问句提问,且后文是恳求挂念,故选F。答案F4解析下文是具体建议,故此处选C。答案C5解析Dont mention it.“别客气。”用以回答“Thank you.”之类的致谢,故选B。答案B.阅读表达(2022新津中学一诊模拟)Even if you really enjoy your job,its still possible to battle bore
28、dom as you work.You may not be able to make big changesor change your jobbut you can make small adjustments to your routine that can make every day seem,well,a little less routine.1Switch your seatChange your outlook at the office by changing your office.Ask your manager to help you find a new desk.
29、Even switching desks with a neighboring coworker can offer a fresh atmosphere.If its not possible to change your location,see if you can change your desks direction.A new view can be just as refreshing as a new location.2Change the way to go to workStart and end your day in a different way.Consider
30、a new means of transportation,if its possible.Take a subway.Ride a bike on sunny days.Carpool with a coworker.Use a new route to get to your job.You neednt change it for everjust long enough to help you escape the boredom.3Find a new work styleSick of attending that longstanding Monday morning meeti
31、ng? Try to change it to the afternoon.If you find yourself feeling most bored in the afternoon,try to arrange to do your favorite tasks then and handle less desirable projects in the mornings.If _ via email and text messages,start dealing with people face to face.Increased communication with coworke
32、rs may help improve your mood.4Get and set a goal If your work is short of objectives (目标),its no wonder that work has become boring.Identify a goal and set an“ac hieve by” date for it.Your goal neednt be great as long as you have enough enthusiasm for it.Perhaps you want to make a new project.Maybe
33、 youd like to get promoted.Or you may even set a goal of finding a new job altogether.Whatever it is,actively move toward an objective.1What is the purpose of the passage? (no more than 15 words)_答案To give some advice on how to battle boredom as you work./Suggestions on how to deal with boredom when
34、 you work./To tell readers how to make their work more interesting.2Which sentence in the text can replace the following one?Drive to work together with one of your colleagues._解析同义置换题。依据所给句子中的关键词与文中句子相比对可知答案。“Drive to work together with”对应“Carpool with”;“one of your colleagues”对应“a coworker”。答案Carp
35、ool with a coworker.3Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(no more than 8 words)_解析信息补全题。依据此句中dealing with people face to face及后句Increased communication with coworkers可知本句要表达意义为:假如你平常都是通过邮件和短信与同事联系的话,现在就开头与他们面对面地沟通吧;加强与同事之间的交际会改善你的心情。答案you usually communicate with coworkers/you often g
36、e t in touch with colleagues/you usually contact your fellow workers4List three ways of dealing with boredom in your studies.(no more than 7 words for each)_解析 列举题。结合学习可以列举若干摆脱学习中的无聊的方法。答案Enjoying music; Playing basketball with friends; Changing to another subject/Reading something interesting; Doin
37、g some exercise; Chatting with friends/.(答案不唯一)5What is important concerning a goal according to the last paragraph? (no more than 15 words)_解析最终一段谈到要制订一个目标:目标要具有实际操作性,为其设定一个完成日期,并为了该目标乐观努力。答案It should be practical and you should set a date to achieve it./You must identify it and actively move towards it