速测(二十) 完形填空A+B+阅读理解C+D
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Ⅰ.完形填空
A)阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It started four years ago. My wife often saw a 1 man near her workplace. It was the week before New Year's Day and she said she wanted to 2 him a new coat. His coat was torn and very old. We didn't have a lot of 3 ; really we were a step away from being homeless ourselves most months at that time, 4 we tried to help when we could.
We talked and found a 5 to get some money together to buy him a coat. I thought that since we were giving him a piece of 6 , we could find out what else he might need. We decided to fill a backpack with some 7 things: a toothbrush, soap, a hat, gloves, some food and a greeting card.
We didn't have money to exchange 8 for birthdays or festivals for many years. But I knew it felt wonderful to have someone 9 you at special days and I was always a little embarrassed when 10 asked, “What did you get for your birthday?” It 11 made my wife feel bad that she couldn't afford to give me anything and I felt the same. So I would 12 and say she bought me this thing or that. But that year we could tell the 13 that we helped others instead and that's exactly what happened.
People asked and we said what we did. They also wanted to give a 14 the following year and we made 10 backpacks, 15 the year after, and this year more. It's incredible.
I still can't afford to give my wife some gifts to open on festivals, but the 15 we feel makes up for it ten times!
( )1.A.sick B.homeless C.sleepy D.young
( )2.A.show B.make C.buy D.lend
( )3.A.money B.power C.time D.trouble
( )4.A.and B.or C.so D.but
( )5.A.way B.skill C.partner D.request
( )6.A.work B.result C.luck D.clothing
( )7.A.useful B.valuable C.powerful D.beautiful
( )8.A.rules B.gifts C.opinions D.thanks
( )9.A.depending on B.working for C.thinking of D.belonging to
( )10.A.friends B.families C.strangers D.children
( )11.A.finally B.gradually C.never D.always
( )12.A.promise B.lie C.discuss D.disagree
( )13.A.detail B.benefit C.fact D.decision
( )14.A.pack B.plan C.right D.hand
( )15.A.peace B.sadness C.attitude D.joy
B)阅读下面短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
or with poem complete year when
hope easy decide reach
There are many different methods for studying languages and learning new words. One man has come up
16. his own way to understand the meanings of words—through rhyming(押韵). He uses words that end with the same sound 17. a similar sound.
Chris Strolin, an old man from America, is working on an English language dictionary 18. made up of limericks. A limerick is a short 19. that has five lines that rhyme.
Strolin says the idea for his dictionary started out as a joke 20. he introduced it to some of his language-loving friends. His way was to use limericks.
In 2004, he 21. to start his own limerick dictionary online. He called it The Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form. He started out with a limerick explanation of the word “a”. From there, he just kept going.
Since the work is not 22. , Strolin invited others to help come up with and add their own limericks to the dictionary. So far, 1,000 people have given their ideas.To date, more than 97,000 rhyming definitions(释义) have been created, with the number expected 23. 100,000 this year.
The dictionary itself will be growing for many 24. to come. Strolin said his dictionary would not be fully finished until 2076.He said he 25. his grandchildren, or maybe their children, would take over the work and finish it.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Passage 1
Smile Train is a charity(慈善团体) that helps the millions of children around the world, who suffer from a facial defect(缺陷). The defect happens when a baby's top lip or mouth doesn't form properly before birth. Eating and drinking is very difficult for these babies. The charity provides free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.
Children with the defect need all the help. Although many sufferers are accepted by their families, sadly, others are not. In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations. The good news is that the operation is not difficult. It takes less than an hour and costs the family nothing. The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to perform the operations.
A Smile Train doctor from the UK said, “Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at life. After years of staying at home, the children can finally go to school and be happy. Every year I perform hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train. Some of the stories I have heard are quite surprising. One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train. Luckily for her, she was found and adopted (收养) by a passenger. This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital. I did the operation and gave hope to the family. Experienced doctors like me share our skills with local doctors. In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available.”
26.Smile Train is a charity which . ( )
A.provides food and medical care for poor children
B.raises money for all the doctors working in the UK
C.offers free medical help to children with the facial defect
D.gives children without parents new hope and a new beginning
27.The underlined word “abandoned” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to . ( )
A.given up B.dressed up C.called up D.brought up
28.What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work? ( )
A.Dangerous. B.Surprising. C.Relaxing. D.Valuable.
29.It can be inferred from the passage that . ( )
A.children with the facial defect are becoming more ashamed than before
B.more doctors are trained to help children with the facial defect
C.fewer baby boys with the facial defect are operated on than girls
D.doctors in Smile Train are always well paid for doing the operations
Passage 2
What does it take to graduate from university? Some papers or high scores in exams? Well, these are not enough if you are a student at Tsinghua University.
According to a new rule of the university, students must prove(证明) themselves in the swimming pool. They need to pass a swimming test of at least 50 meters, and those who fail the test will be required to take a swimming course throughout their school years. By the time they graduate, they will have known how to swim; otherwise they can't graduate with their bachelor's degrees(学士学位).
The news made waves in Chinese social media(媒体). Some people praised the university for requiring a necessary skill that can save lives, and they also believed that the rule would help improve students' health. However,
others questioned if it was fair to expect those who come from inland cities(内陆城市) to be able to swim.
In fact, this is not a new rule. Tsinghua University first made swimming a requirement in 1919 but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school for them to learn swimming.
Anyway, it is still good news that Chinese students' health has become more and more valued. Why not just take this chance to learn one more life-saving ability?
30.According to the passage, what does it take for a student to graduate from Tsinghua university? ( )
A.Some papers. B.High scores in exams.
C.Passing a swimming test. D.All of the above.
31.The underlined phrase “made waves” in Paragraph 3 most probably means . ( )
A.caused a heated discussion B.spread widely
C.made a requirement D.proved the rule
32.Why did Tsinghua University once give up the rule? ( )
①Because many students failed the swimming test.
②Because some people disagreed with the rule.
③Because there were too many students.
④Because there were not enough swimming pools.
A.①② B.②③ C.③④ D.①④
33.What is the passage mainly about? ( )
A.Different people hold different opinions about a new rule.
B.Tsinghua University has made a new rule of graduation.
C.Chinese students' health should be more and more valued.
D.There is a new chance to learn another life-saving ability.
【参考答案】
Ⅰ.A)1.B 考查形容词辨析。根据第一段最后一句中的“really we were a step away from being homeless ourselves most months at that time”可推知,他是一个无家可归的人。故选B。
2.C 考查动词辨析。根据第一段第四句“His coat was torn and very old.”和第二段第一句中的“together to buy him a coat”可知选C。
3.A 考查名词辨析。空格后提到他们离无家可归也是一步之遥,提示他们生活很困难。故选A。
4.D 考查连词辨析。前后句是转折关系,虽然他们自己很贫困,但是他们仍然要尽力帮助。故选D。
5.A 考查名词辨析。根据上文“We didn't have a lot of 3 ;really we were a step away from being homeless ourselves most months at that time”可知,他们很贫穷,要给这个人买衣服,他们需要想办法筹钱。故选A。
6.D 考查名词辨析。根据前面“buy him a coat”可知选D。
7.A 考查形容词辨析。从后面罗列的东西“a toothbrush, soap, a hat, gloves, some food and a greeting card”可知,这些东西都是普通但有用的东西。故选A。
8.B 考查名词辨析。根据第三段中的“What did you get for your birthday?”和最后一段第一句“I still can't afford to give my wife some gifts to open on festivals.”可知选B。
9.C 考查动词短语辨析。 depend on 取决于,依靠; work for 为……工作;think of 想起;belong to属于。作者认为在特殊的日子里有人想着自己,并给自己送礼物是一件非常美妙的事。故选C。
10.A 考查名词辨析。根据问题“What did you get for your birthday?”推断,朋友更为恰当。故选A。
11.D 考查副词辨析。根据上文蕴含的情感可知,妻子没有能力给丈夫送礼物,总是感到内疚。故选D。
12.B 考查动词辨析。上一句说妻子没有能力给丈夫送礼物,这一句提到丈夫说收到妻子送的礼物,可知丈夫在说谎。
13.C 考查名词辨析。根据从句“that we helped others instead”及“and that's exactly what happened”可知,空格处应为“事实(fact)”。故选C。
14.D 考查名词辨析。下文说到人们准备的背包越来越多,可知其他人得知这件事后都想伸出援手。give a hand 帮助。故选D。
15.D 考查名词辨析。 peace和平,安静;sadness悲伤;attitude态度;joy快乐。根据空格前后可知,“我虽然不能给妻子买节日礼物,但帮助他人带来的愉悦可以弥补没有礼物的遗憾”。故选D。
B)16.with 17.or 18.completely 19.poem 20.when 21.decided 22.easy 23.to reach 24.years 25.hoped
Ⅱ.Passage 1 [主旨大意]本文是一篇记叙文,介绍了一个国际性慈善组织——Smile Train。这个组织义务帮助兔唇孩子重现笑容和希望。
26.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Smile Train is a charity that helps the millions of children around the world, who suffer from a facial defect…The charity provides free operations…”可知,Smile Train是一个为全世界几百万的兔唇孩子提供免费手术,并给他们带去新的微笑、希望和新的开始的慈善团体。故选C。
27.A 词义猜测题。根据该词后面的句子“because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations.”可知,abandoned表示“遗弃、放弃”,故选A。
28.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at life…I did the operation and gave hope to the family.”可知,这位医生认为自己的工作有价值,故选D。
29.B 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Experienced doctors like me share our skills with local doctors.”可知,有更多的医生经过培训可以帮助这些孩子。故选B。
Passage 2 30—33 DACB
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