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2019-2020 学年下学期英语统练·1
题号 I II III IV 总分
得分
一、阅读理解（本大题共 20 小题，共 50.0 分）
A
How to Drop a Pant Size in a Week Dropping one pant size in seven days is a difficult task，
but with dedication， exercise and the right diet， you can make it happen．
Increase your water consumption． Thirst is often misinterpreted as hunger， and if you are
drinking the right amount of water， you will find it much easier to avoid snacking． Look to
drink at around eight or nine glasses of water every day．
Lower your calorie count． You can use a calorie calculator to determine how much you need
to take in to maintain or lose weight If you take in fewer calories than you burn each day， you
will lose weight as a result． As a rule， an average-sized woman needs to take in less than
1.300 calories per day for extreme weight loss， as you'll naturally burn around 2，
000． Exact measurements differ based on age， height， weight and activity level．
Cut the junk food． Chips， soda and candy seem harmless if taken as snacks， but can
seriously affect your weight loss， Limit yourself to one or two snacks per day and switch your
usual snack foods for baby carrots， apples and grapes．
Break up your meals． If you want to lose weight， try eating four or five small meals per
day instead of two or three large ones． This makes it easier for your body to process what
you are consuming． Divide your required calories by the number of meals you'll be eating to
determine how large each meal should be Space your meals out two or three hours apart-try
meals at breakfast， mid-morning， lunch， afternoon and dinner．
Doing intense aerobic （需氧的） exercise． You have to encourage your body to bum
calories if you want to drop pounds and inches． Running is by far the fastest calorie burner，
with the potential for 986 calories per hour． If you're unable to run， use an elliptical
machine （椭圆机）， jump rope， or participate in a high-impact aerobics class．
1. When you are thirsty， you may mistake it as a sign ______ ．
A. to drink something B. to eat something
C. to sleep for a while D. to do some exercise
2. If you want to lose weight， you need to ______ ．
A. burn fewer calories B. eat as much as usual
C. eat less than you burn D. measure your weight first
3. Of the following， which might be beneficial for losing weight？ ______
A. Fruits． B. Hamburgers． C. Steak． D. Ice cream．
4. Why are you advised to eat four or five small meals each day？ ______
A. Because you are always hungry．
B. Because it's easier for digestion．
C. Because it will keep you occupied．
D. Because you need more space．
5. Where might this passage come from？ ______
A. A travel guide． B. A science report．
C. A medical textbook． D. A health magazine．第 2 页，共 8 页
B
Boomerang children who return to live with their parents after university can be good for
families， leading to closer， more supportive relationships and increased contact between
the generations， a study has found．
The findings contradict research published earlier this year showing that returning adult
children trigger a significant decline in their parents' quality of life and wellbeing．
The young adults taking part in the study were "more positive than might have been expected
about moving back home-the shame is reduced as so many of their peers are in the same
position， and they acknowledged the benefits of their parents' financial and emotional
support． Daughters were happier than sons， often slipping back easily into teenage patterns
of behaviour， the study found．
Parents on the whole were more uncertain， expressing concern about the likely duration of
the arrangement and how to manage it． But they acknowledged that things were different for
graduates today， who leave university with huge debts and fewer job opportunities．
The families featured in the study were middle-class and tended to view the achievement of
adult independence for their children as a "family project"． Parents accepted that their
children required support as university students and then as graduates returning home， as
they tried to find jobs paying enough to enable them to move out and get on the housing ladder．
"However"， the study says， "day-to-day tensions about the prospects of achieving different
dimensions of independence， which in a few extreme cases came close to conflict，
characterised the experience of a majority of parents and a little over half the graduates"．
Areas of disagreement included chores， money and social life． While parents were keen to
help， they also wanted different relationships from those they had with their own parents，
and continuing to support their adult children allowed them to remain close．
6. What is the finding of the previous research？ ______
A. Boomerang children made their parents happier．
B. The parents were looking forward to their children's return．
C. The parents' quality of life became worse than before．
D. Boomerang children never did any housework．
7. The underlined word "trigger" in Paragraph 2 may be best replaced by ______ ．
A. cause B. defeat C. arise D. allow
8. What is the attitude of the college graduates towards returning home？ ______
A. They are ashamed of turning to their parents for help．
B. They are glad that they could come back．
C. They are doubtful about whether they should return．
D. They are proud to be independent from the family．第 3 页，共 8 页
9. What can be inferred as the reason for the "boomerang children" phenomenon？ ______
A. The children want to keep in closer touch with their parents．
B. The parents are willing to provide support to their children．
C. It is harder for the children to secure a satisfying job．
D. There is more house work needed to be done by the children．
10. What is the side effect of the boomerang children phenomenon？ ______
A. Both parents and children enjoy a more harmonious relationship．
B. Neither parents nor children want to do the chores at home．
C. Not only parents but also children want to be independent．
D. There are occasional quarrels between parents and children．
C
A famous Anglican Church stands in a quiet corner of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island．
Built in 1865，it is the city's oldest church still in use．Countless couples have gathered here to
marry．It's where morning tears are shared，friendships formed and comfort given during
times of loss．
As with many churches，its walls are graced with a collection of beautiful stained-glass
windows． Known as the"John Allen window"， one window portrays the short life of a
local man，John Allen，who died in 1915 in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey．
John was the son of Sir James Allen，who as Minister of Defense，helped plan and administer
New Zealand's World War I strategy，which saw 100，000 troops sent to fight． With the war
over and his son dead， Sir James chose to install a window in the church， with which the
Allen family had strong ties．
Divided into two parts，one depicts （描绘） St．George，the patron saint （守护神） of
soldiers，while the other has an angel of peace， along with the words at the bottom，"John
Hugh All Gallipoli，6th June，1915"． Two trees with local birds on the branches can be seen
and a kiwi walks at the bottom- reminders that John was a lover of birds．
"There are many war memorials in the church，" says the church． "However the 'John Allen
window' stands out； it touches people because of the beautiful design， the New Zealand
birds and because John's story， of a life so full of promise ending tragically in the war，
reflects the lives and stories of so many others involved in World War I．"
11. What does the word"portrays"in paragraph 2 most probably mean？ ______
A. Starts． B. Changes． C. Treasures． D. Represents．
12. Sir James Allen built the"John Allen window"to ______ ．
A. celebrate the end of World War I
B. honor the troops in the Gallipoli campaign
C. remember his son's sacrifice to the country
D. show the family's close ties with the church
13. What might be the main theme of the pictures on the window？ ______
A. Freedom and equality． B. Peace and war．
C. Human and nature． D. Marriage and family．
14. What might be the best title for the text ______ ．
A. A Brave Soldier B. Window on a Life
C. Cruelty of the War D. A Grand Church
D
We spend a great amount of time listening to music． Most college students listen to music at
least three or four times a week，and more than 50 percent of them go to at least one concert 第 4 页，共 8 页
per year．
According to new research，we may be born liking music， because human beings are born
to find certain combinations of sounds attrative． For example， young chidren can
recognize a familiar Song even when its key is changed． Similarly， they respond with
more emotions to their mothers' singing than to their mothers' speech． Careful analysis of
mothers' chid-dircted songs indicates that each mother's songs remain stable from
one"performance"to the next， and this may encourage children's engagement with the songs．
Research with adults suggests that music catches our attention by activating（激活） brain
pathways that are most suited to processing music than to processing other kinds of
sound． Specifically， music appreciation relies on the auditory cortex（听觉皮层） on the
right side of the brain， which is specialized to process sound that characterizes music-in
contrast to the left auditory cortex， which processes the stop-and-start bursts of sound that
characterize speech．
Although some Psychologists remain skeptical about whether music may have powerful effects
on our thinking， a number of studies have shown that listening to music can increase people's
spatial reasoning abilities Furthermore， It is clear that music can greatly influence our
emotions． Personally significant music activates areas of the brain associated with pleasure
and reward， the same areas that are activated by sex and good food．
Researchers do not agree about how humans' abilties to process and enjoy music have come
into being． Anyway， the next time you enjoy listening to a piece of music，remember that
the most complex pieces of audio equipment are the ones between your headphones．
15. Which of the following might belong to the"certain combinations of sounds"in paragraph
2？ ______
A. A song． B. A debate C. A quarrel． D. A dialogue．
16. It can be learned from paragraph 4 that ______ ．
A. no doubt music can increase people's thinking ability
B. music simply gives people positive emotions
C. only music can give people pure pleasure and reward
D. music has a great influence on human beings
17. According to the passage， the most complex pieces of audio equipment lie ______ ．
A. at a college B. in a concert
C. in the brain D. in the headphone
E
A great number of species make their home in the vast waters of the Atlantic
Ocean． Although the entire ocean makes up an ecosystem， many smaller habitats are
found within， including an open-water habitat off the coast of the Northern Atlantic Ocean
known as the Sargasso Sea． Sargassum is an alga（海藻） that floats in masses that can
continue for miles． The waters of the Gulf Stream push the water in a northward move into
this area． This constant move and varying temperature support the accumulation of the
brown-colored seaweed．
The Sargasso Sea is so enormous that one method of information collection has not been
enough for scientists to obtain an accurate picture of what takes place within this ecosystem．
Researchers have needed to employ several methods of sampling． Methods such as dragging
nets over the surface of the water and videotaping beneath areas of sargassum have served
scientists well．Information collected has shown that the Gulf Stream pushes brown algae
from open water into the Sargasso Sea area， creating a diverse floating habitat in an area that
would otherwise not support that wildlife． 第 5 页，共 8 页
In the most recent study of the sargassum community off the shores of North Carolina，
eighty-one fish species were documented as using the area as a microhabitat．This is an
increase from previous studies． The types of fish found here are both commercially and
environmentally important．The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is working to
regulate the harvesting of sargassum． The Council hopes to have the area classified as an
Essential Fish Habitat． Which would afford it certain protections．
Further research needs to be done before scientists understand how to best protect the Sargasso
Sea as well as understand how it goes about supporting so many important types of wildlife．
18. The author uses "enormous" in paragraph 2 to stress that ______ ．
A. the Atlantic Ocean is really amazing in terms of its size and area
B. what the researchers do is highly respected by scientific community
C. the research work is complex because a large area must be covered
D. a large amount of money for the Sargasso Sea research is needed
19. It can be inferred from the phrase"needed to be done"in paragraph 4 that the author thinks
______ ．
A. the Sargasso ecosystem is worth our attention and needs more study
B. the scientific community has ignored this complex ecosystem
C. the Sargasso Sea is becoming a problem and needs removing
D. new methods for researching the ecosystem must be found instantly
20. The text is mainly about ______ ．
A. diversity of wildlife in the Atlantic Ocean
B. different habitats of sea animals
C. methods of information collection
D. the Sargasso Sea as an entire ecosystem
二、单选题（本大题共 15 小题，共 15.0 分）
21. ---Shall we put off the experiment till next week？
--- ．I don't think our teacher will be happy with it．（ ）
A. Never mind B. Sure，go ahead
C. Yes，better not D. I'd rather not
22. -What's up？ You look worried．
-Well， I_____ on the problem for 5 hours but I haven't got a single clue．（ ）
A. have worked B. worked
C. will work D. have been working
23. - I was intended to go to the concert with you this weekend， but I can't now．
- _____．（ ）
A. Bad luck B. That's right
C. Not at all D. You're welcome
24. After seven hours'drive，
they reached ______ they thought was the place they had been dreaming of．（ ）
A. that B. what C. where D. which
25. In order to satisfy the needs of the market， the electric company has _____ its focus to
tablet computers and smart mobile phones．（ ）
A. switched B. shaped C. directed D. discovered
26. 一 What was it that made the girl _____ among the candidates？
一 Her ability，determination and above all honesty．（ ）
A. pick out B. stand out C. give out D. run out第 6 页，共 8 页
27. -How about his design？
- Well， to tell the truth， it is ______but satisfactory． So you'll have to try your best
to better it．（ ）
A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
28. If you want to lead a happy life， you'd better learn to accept life _____ it is．（ ）
A. as B. that C. which D. where
29. I'm afraid that I can't attend Tom's wedding party _____next weekend．（ ）
A. to be held B. being held C. held D. is to be held
30. He gets up at six o'clock， runs for half an hour and then has a meal； that is his
morning_____．（ ）
A. route B. routine C. behavior D. tendency
31. -_____you sing and dance at this late hour of the night？
-Sorry， I will stop right now．（ ）
A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Must
32. Mr． Green was very famous when he lived there． There is _____ to be someone in this
district who remembers him．（ ）
A. content B. opposed C. bound D. restricted
33. A book I read last year， _____name I can't remember， changed my idea about
time．（ ）
A. which B. that C. whose D. what
34. --- Will you be ______ this evening， Mary？
--- That depends． I am afraid I will be with my manager， discussing a plan．（ ）
A. convenient B. suitable C. available D. efficient
35. Like all parents in the world，we want you to grow up in a world____is full of love and
kindness．（ ）
A. where B. what C. when D. that
三、完形填空（本大题共 20 小题，共 30.0 分）
How did you do it，Dad？How have you managed not to take a drinking for almost 20years？It
took me so long to have the (36) to ask my father this personal question．When Dad first (37)
drinking，the whole family was on pins and needles （坐立不安） and wondered whether
he would get into a (38) under which he would start (39) again．For a few years we were (40)
to bring it up．
"It is a little poem that I have recited to myself at least four to five times a day，"said Dad，(41)
to my 18yearold unasked question．"The words are a constant (42) to me that things are (43)
so hard that I could not deal with them．"Dad continued．Then he (44) the poem with me．The
poem was (45) but profound （深刻的），which immediately became (46) of my daily
routine as well．
About a month after this (47) with my father，I received a gift in the mail from a friend of
mine．It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one (48) for each day of the year．
Don't you think it is an unforgettable (49) that when you get something with days of the year on
it，and you naturally turn to the page that lists your own (50)？
I (51) opened the book to November 10 to see (52)words of wisdom this book had in store for
me．I was (53) when I looked at the page，and then tears of appreciation (54) down my
face．There，on my birthday，was the exact same poem that had (55) my father for all these
years！It is called the Serenity （平静） Prayer．
God，offer me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change；the courage to change the
things I can；and the wisdom to know the difference．
36. A. chance B. courage C. ability D. right第 7 页，共 8 页
37. A. gave up B. took up C. went on D. carried on
38. A. way B. habit C. situation D. house
39. A. reciting B. asking C. smoking D. drinking
40. A. sure B. uncertain C. afraid D. eager
41. A. reply B. words C. excuse D. reason
42. A. warning B. suggestion C. saying D. reminder
43. A. never B. seldom C. always D. ever
44. A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked
45. A. wonderful B. long C. simple D. boring
46. A. all B. that C. any D. part
47. A. talk B. quarrel C. trip D. lesson
48. A. listed B. included C. read D. said
49. A. method B. experience C. wealth D. message
50. A. character B. birthday C. qualities D. favorites
51. A. doubtfully B. carefully C. happily D. hurriedly
52. A. where B. whether C. what D. how
53. A. excited B. astonished C. disappointed D. frightened
54. A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed
55. A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped
四、书面表达（本大题共 2 小题，共 35.0 分）
When Brantley Harrison and her family rescued a tiny， injured squirrel back in October 2010，
then released her back into the wild， they didn't expect to ever see her again． Nine years
later， however， little Bella， they called the squirrel Bella， still comes to visit them
almost every day - as long as snacks are provided， of course．
As a baby， the terrible attack made by an owl（猫头鹰） left Bella near death， she was
carefully taken in by the Greenville County， South Carolina family， and raised by them
alongside three other squirrels named Larry， Curly， and Moe． Bella stayed with the
Harrisons until spring 2011， at which point she had healed（痊愈） successfully thanks to a
regular diet of fruit， nuts， and baby food， and was ready to jump on the trees in the forest．
The sweet squirrel never goes too far from her adopted home， though， and stops by to say
hello whenever she can， despite how much time has passed．
"Bella sits right at the front door waiting for someone to notice she has come by for a visit． If
no one notices her， she will jump over to the dining room window to wait for someone to see
her，" Brantley told The Dodo． The little lady just isn't ready to part with the family that
succored her life． Whenever she stops by， she asks for nothing more than a handful of nuts．
What is the most amazing part？ A few years after Bella's original stay at the Harrison house，
she found her way back to them with an injured foot - and a belly full of babies - spending
another few months of recovering． "It was truly amazing to watch the baby I raised raise her
own babies，" Brantley said． Bella now even has her own Instagram page， where her
human family documents her adventures， with almost 4 thousand followers!
56.When was little Bella taken to Brantley Harrison's home？（ no more than 10 words）
______
57.What did the Harrisons do to Bella when she recovered？（ no more than 10 words）
______
58.What does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean？（ 1 word）______
59.What happened when Bella came back to the Harrisons after a few years？（no more than 第 8 页，共 8 页
15 words）______
60.What do you think about this news？ Please explain．（ no more than 20 words）______
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