速测(九) 完形填空+阅读理解C+选词填空+任务型阅读
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
It’s March 12th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees 1 on this day.
The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great 2 in China’s history. He said more trees were needed as a 3 against flood(洪水) and drought. In 1915, April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day. Then, in 1979, the day was 4 to March 12th, to 5 the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.
“Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China,” says Li Li. “But have you heard of the Green Wall of China? That’s the biggest tree planting 6 of all.” The Gobi Desert in the north of China was 7 every year. So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to 8 the Gobi spreading. The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green “wall” along the edge of the desert.
“Tree planting has become a tradition in China now,” says Lin Tao. “Almost everyone does it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a 9 day. My parents planted a tree when I started school. And my cousin planted 10 on his wedding(婚礼) day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves.”
( )1.A.silently B.wisely C.completely D.actively
( )2.A.artist B.engineer C.pioneer D.musician
( )3.A.protection B.position C.preparation D.direction
( )4.A.taken B.decided C.changed D.given
( )5.A.value B.remember C.express D.admire
( )6.A.research B.survey C.project D.success
( )7.A.growing B.appearing C.losing D.happening
( )8.A.keep B.have C.help D.stop
( )9.A.different B.special C.basic D.simple
( )10.A.one B.that C.it D.this
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
According to a 2018 study from San Francisco State University, nearly 2.4 billion people around the world used smartphones in 2017. By the end of 2019, more than a third of the global population will be using smartphones.
However, smartphone technology can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it sends us unlimited amounts of information. On the other hand, using a smartphone may become an addiction.
Erik Peter and Richard Harvey are both health education professors at San Francisco State University. They led the study. Peter explains that smartphone addiction forms connections in the brain that are similar to drug addiction. And these connections form slowly over time. Also, addiction to social media may affect our emotional state. The two professors asked 135 university students about their habit of smartphone use and their feelings. They found that students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling lonely, depressed and anxious.
Peter and Harvey do not blame users for their technology addiction. They believe it is the tech industry’s desire to make more money that is to blame for the technology addiction. The researchers warn that workers in the technology industry know how to control our brains and turn us into addicts.
But the researchers say that we can train our brains to be less addicted to our phones and computers. Erik Peter suggesting turning off our phones before we sleep or do something important. The researchers also suggest taking control of when and where you answer texts or emails. You do not need to answer them all. And you certainly don’t need to answer them as soon as you get them. They also suggest putting limits on the time you spend on social media. If you want to catch up with friends on Facebook, set aside a small amount of time to it. You should focus on important tasks and do not allow technology to disturb you.
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 1? ( )
A. Smartphone use has become extremely common.
B.Most young people can’t live without smartphones.
C.Smartphones make our life more colorful and convenient.
D.Most people consider smartphones as the greatest invention.
2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means smartphone technology . ( )
A. has a brilliant future
B.can be better than most people think
C.has both advantages and disadvantages
D.can give us unlimited amounts of information
3.What did Erik Peter and Richard Harvey find about smartphone use? ( )
A. It can help reduce loneliness.
B.It’s more popular with students.
C.It’s preferred by young people feeling lonely.
D.It can harm students’ emotional state in many ways.
4.Which of the following is TRUE? ( )
A. We can use smartphones to deal with loneliness.
B.An addiction can’t be controlled if we still use smartphones.
C.There were nearly 2.4 billion people using smartphones in the world in 2017.
D.Stop using smartphones if you don’t know when and where you should answer the emails.
Ⅲ. 选词填空
阅读下列短文,用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空。(每词限用一次)
large beauty provide easy increase in that
health run ill
Let’s suppose it is a common day of 2060. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.
Trips to the moon are being made every day. Taking a holiday on the moon today is as 1. as taking a holiday in Europe in the 2010’s. At a number of scenic spots(风景胜地)on the moon, many hotels have been built. In order that everyone can enjoy the 2. scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable 3. for the young and old for entertainment.
What are people eating now? People are still eating food. But a lot of food now comes 4. pill forms, and the food that goes into the pill comes mainly from green plants.
Because the population in the world today is much larger than 5. about fifty years ago, most of the earth’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer eaten by pests(害虫). The harvest is always good. Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farms. It is possible 6. the farms by just using a few computers.
People are now 7. vegetarians(素食主义者), and they only eat bread, vegetables, fruit and so on and they don’t eat meat or fish. You see, as the number of people 8. , the number of animals decreases. So people have to be vegetarians. We are 9. both in our bodies and in our minds than ever before, and we know how to deal with all kinds of 10. . No one has to be ill any more.
Ⅳ.任务型阅读
“What will you do if a person you don’t know offers you a ride?” I asked my sons. “What if he says Mom is hurt and you have to come with him to the hospital?”
I knew they pretended(假装) to listen to me, because I was cutting into(打扰) their TV time.
Here I also want to ask other parents, “Did you tell your children how to protect themselves?” If you didn’t, I will give you four words to help them protect themselves.
No! If a stranger comes up to your child, the child should keep a safe distance away from him. (A)If the stranger keeps coming closer to the child in a terrible manner, the child should go back and shout“No!”as loudly as possible.
Go! If the “No!” didn’t change the situation, the child should run as quickly as possible to a safe place.(B)对于孩子们来说,了解一些可以藏身的地方是很有帮助的。 There are many safe places around us, such as a school, a restaurant and a gas station.
Yell! It means that children should shout loudly.This yell should be a loud and a strong yell. The child can yell
with a word “STRANGER”when an unfriendly stranger walks to them.
Tell! Once the child gets to a safe place, he should tell his parents, his teacher or other trusted persons what happens.
1.根据短文内容回答问题。
What were the writer’s sons doing when they were asked questions?
2.将(A)处画线句子翻译成汉语。
3.将(B)处画线句子翻译成英语。
4.The passage is mainly written for .
5.Write down your own suggestion about how to protect yourself when you are in a dangerous situation.
【参考答案】
Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了我国植树节的由来、“绿色长城”建设以及植树在中国的特殊意义。
1.D 考查副词词义辨析。silently默默地;wisely明智地;completely完全地;actively积极地。中国的植树节是全民积极参与的活动。故选D。
2.C 考查名词词义辨析。artist艺术家;engineer工程师;pioneer先锋;musician音乐家。孙中山先生是中国革命的先驱。 故选C。
3.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:他说需要更多的树木作为抵御洪水和干旱的保障。protection意为“保护;保障”;position意为“位置”;preparation意为“准备”;direction意为“方向”。故选A。
4.C 考查动词词义辨析。take带走;decide决定;change改变;give给。句意:1979年,(植树节)这一天改为3月12日……故选C。
5.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意:后来,在1979年,植树节被改在了3月12日,来纪念孙中山先生的逝世。value意为“重视”;remember意为“记得;纪念”;express意为“表达”;admire意为“钦佩;仰慕”。故选B。
6.C 考查名词词义辨析。research研究;survey调查;project工程;success成功。根据下文中的“So in 1978, a tree planting project…”可知此处表示“最大的植树工程”,要用名词project。故选C。
7.A 考查动词词义辨析。grow增长;appear显现;lose丢失;happen发生。中国戈壁沙漠面积每年都在增长。故选A。
8.D 考查动词词义辨析。keep保持;have有;help帮助;stop阻止。句意:因此,在1978年,启动了一项植树工程以阻止戈壁蔓延。stop…doing sth.意为“阻止……做某事”。故选D。
9.B 考查形容词词义辨析。different不同的;special特殊的;basic基础的;simple简单的。下文所列举的事例中的时间对人们来说都具有特殊的意义,故选B。
10.A 考查代词的用法。句意:我的表哥在婚礼那天也种了一棵树。one
可用于指代上文提到的人或事物中的一个;that多用于指代上文提到或大家共知的“那个”具体的事物或人;it多用于指代上文提到的事物;this通常不用于指代上文提到的人或事物。上文中提到了树,而此处泛指一棵树,故选A。
Ⅱ.[主旨大意]本文是科学调查,属于说明文范畴。研究表明:全球有超过三分之一的人口在使用智能手机。而智能手机是把双刃剑,一方面它能发送无限量的信息,另一方面它会损害人的健康。例如使用手机多的学生会感到孤独、沮丧或焦虑程度更高等。所以,研究人员建议控制手机使用时间,要合理使用手机。
1.A 推理判断题。根据第一段大意:2017年有24亿人使用智能手机,到2019年底,全球将有超过三分之一的人口使用手机。说明智能手机越来越普遍,故选A。
2.C 细节理解题。根据画线句句意“智能手机是把双刃剑”可推知:智能手机有好处也有坏处,故选C。
3.D 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Peter explains that…affect our emotional state”可知:智能手机成瘾在大脑中形成毒瘾,对学生造成严重危害,故选D。
4.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“…nearly 2.4 billion people around the world used smartphones in 2017.”可知选C。
Ⅲ.1.easy 2.beautiful
3.is provided 4.in
5.that 6.to run
7.largely 8.increases
9.healthier
10.illnesses
Ⅳ.1.They were watching TV.
2.如果陌生人以一种不好的方式不断接近孩子,孩子应该往回跑并且尽可能大声地喊“不”。
3.It is helpful for children to know some safe places where they can hide themselves.
4.parents
5.开放性问题,答案不唯一(只要语句表达准确,合理即可)