速测(五) 完形填空+阅读理解C+选词填空+任务型阅读
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ. 完形填空
Basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. People gather around a ball, but their reactions(反应) often go 1 the object.
It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. Silently, we teamed up and 2 , as always. The sun was a big “squeezer(挤压者)”, as it not only squeezed out of us sweat(汗水) and 3 , but also our unhappy feelings. Body contact became more and more often, and we could all 4 the attacks of elbows(肘部). After another round of the game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs, I could see a 5 was almost unavoidable.
It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. “Buddy, hot down here. What about a drink?” I said to him. 6 I rolled(滚动) one to him, looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression. “I guess I’m quite fine. Lucky no 7 bones or we’ll end up in the hospital!” I said.
Other players watching nearby all laughed. I could clearly see some movement on his face. My 8 did work! He picked the Cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. As he passed by my side, he held out his left hand, and smiled at me. I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake.
A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court. The sun continued to provide 9 for us. What could be better than a group of school students 10 basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon?
( )1.A. towards B.about C.beyond D.for
( )2.A. played B.cheered C.looked D.caught
( )3.A. time B.energy C.health D.pride
( )4.A. accept B.afford C.smell D.feel
( )5.A. match B.fight C.touch D.risk
( )6.A. Angrily B.Equally C.Guiltily D.Carefully
( )7.A. lazy B.hidden C.medical D.broken
( )8.A. humor B.chance C.advice D.trust
( )9.A. worry B.warmth C.stress D.peace
( )10.A. protecting B.encouraging C.exchanging D.comparing
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
“I’m going to bed earlier tomorrow!” But no matter how we decide, there are still many chances that we break our promises. This behavior is called “bedtime procrastination”(睡眠拖延症), and results from being short of self-control and our body clock.Bedtime procrastination is a common problem. According to a study, among 2,400 people, 53 percent of them couldn’t follow their sleeping time they had planned, delaying(推迟) it at least twice a week. They delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay up late, but they couldn’t stop doing some other things.Accordingly, people who usually have trouble resisting temptations(抵制诱惑) and adhering to their intentions(坚持己见) are more likely to delay going to bed.
However, scientists think being short of self-control is not the only problem. Our body clock also plays an important role when it comes to bedtime.
In order to check the influence of the body clock on sleep, scientists studied the sleep patterns of 108 people. It was found that those who got up late are more likely to delay their bedtime than those who woke up early every morning. And more surprisingly, night owls(夜猫子) would go to bed late at the very beginning of the weekday, even though they had to get up early for work and school. It’s their special body clock that plays a part in delaying their bedtime. People always think that bedtime procrastination isn’t a big problem, but the choices we make that affect our sleep could finally be pretty important to our health.
1.Bedtime procrastination is partly because of . ( )
A. being short of self-control
B.resisting temptations
C.adhering to their intentions
D.working hard
2.Bedtime procrastination is a common problem because . ( )
A. people liked to stay up late
B.people have trouble going to bed
C.over 50% of people couldn’t sleep on time
D.people are night owls
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? ( )
A. People who got up late are more likely to delay their bedtime.
B.People who woke up early may not delay their bedtime.
C.Night owls always got up late.
D.Night owls delayed their bedtime due to their special body clock.
4.The writer implies (暗示) that bedtime procrastination . ( )
A. is not a big problem
B.has no any influence on our body
C.is the choice we make
D.is harmful
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)
dig happy chance foot they through steal see
lucky one
We confirmed that Jim was locked in the hut(棚屋). We spent two nights 1. a hole under the hut. We
came up under Jim’s bed. He was very surprised 2. us. We promised Jim to free him when we were ready. Then we climbed 3. the hole back to our bedroom and came up with a plan.
Tom wanted to make an adventure. He wrote to tell Uncle Silas somebody was planning to steal Jim. I put the letter under the front door. We waited for the 4. to free Jim.
The next night, some men were in Uncle Silas’s sitting room—all with guns! We jumped out of the bedroom window and climbed into the hut. “Come on, Jim!” Tom whispered. “Huck, you go 5. . Then you, Jim. I’ll go last.”
We heard somebody shouting, “The thieves have 6. Jim!” We quickly climbed out and ran towards the fence.
We kept running like our 7. were on fire. We made it to the fence. I jumped over the fence and Jim followed me. Tom was right behind us. 8. , he caught his trousers on a nail. He pulled 9. free but the men heard the noise. They started shooting. We ran to the river and jumped into the canoe(独木舟). We lay down, out of breath.
“Jim! You’re a free man!” I said. We were all happy and Tom was the 10. .
“It was a great adventure,” Tom said. “And look! I got a bullet in my leg!”
It was true. His leg was bleeding badly but he considered it as part of the adventure.
—Taken from The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn
Ⅳ.任务型阅读
Autism(自闭症) is a disorder of the brain that happens in the first three years of life. It affects the brain’s normal development. (A)大部分的自闭症患者(autistic patients)在与他人交谈或做事上有困难。 However, some of autistic people have amazing abilities. For example, some can memorize many things and some can do calculations(计算) really fast.
Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man is an example. The character in the film was based on Kim Peek, a man from the USA. Peek couldn’t turn on a light or put his clothes on by himself. (B)But he had so amazing memory that he could remember almost anything. He could memorize every road, place and distance on maps. He could even remember almost every word in thousands of books. His way of reading was more amazing. Peek could read two
pages at the same time in just eight to ten seconds. He read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye.
Scientists still don’t know for sure why some autistic people have special talent after they have done a lot of research. There is one possible explanation. When certain parts of the brain are (C)damaged by autism, other parts of the brain might get stronger. (D) special abilities were born.
But not all people with autism have amazing abilities. In fact, autistic people with amazing abilities are rare and the abilities cannot be trained. According to research, only ten percent of autistic people show signs of special talent.
1.根据短文内容回答问题。
What influence does autism bring to people?
2.将(A)处画线句子翻译成英语。
3.(B)处画线句子有一处错误,请把改正后的句子写下来。
4.(C)处画线单词 “damaged” means “ ” in the passage. ( )
A. 毁坏 B.强化 C.开发
5.根据上下文写出(D)处所缺连词。
【参考答案】
Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个炎热的夏日,由于天气原因队员们的火气比较大,彼此之间的身体对抗和摩擦差点引起一场冲突。多亏作者的幽默和宽容才让对方释然,把一场争斗化为无形。
1.C 承接上文“人们围着一个球转”和but引导的转折句可知,用介词beyond表示“超过;超出”,符合句意“但人们的反应远超出篮球本身”。toward意为“朝;向”;about意为“关于”;for意为“为了”。故选C。
2.A
3.B 上文“太阳像一台压榨机”和下文“而且还有我们不愉快的情绪”提示用energy,和sweat并列,符合句意“不仅榨出了我们的汗水和力气”。
4.D 承接上文“身体接触越来越频繁”提示下文用动词feel,符合句意“我们都能感觉来自肘部的袭击”。
5.B 上文“从他冒火的眼球”提示下文用名词fight,符合句意“我能明白一场冲突几乎不可避免了”。
6.D 下文“我用最诚恳的面部表情看着他的眼睛”提示用副词carefully修饰动词roll,符合句意。故选D。
7.D 上文“我想我没事”提示下文用形容词broken修饰bones,符合句意。故选D。
8.A 上文作者的话和下文“他脸上的表情变了”提示用humor,符合句意“我的幽默起作用了!”故选A。
9.B 10.C
Ⅱ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇说明文,介绍了睡眠拖延症的定义、原因及对人们身体的影响。
1.A 细节理解题。根据短文第一段中“…results from being short of self-control and our body clock.”可知,睡眠拖延症是因为缺少自控能力。故选A。
2.C 细节理解题。根据短文第一段中“According to a study, among 2,400 people, 53 percent of them couldn’t follow their sleeping time they had planned…”可知,睡眠拖延症是个普遍现象,因为超过一半的人不能按时睡觉。故选C。
3.C 推理判断题。根据短文最后一段“…they had to get up early for work and school.”可知,夜猫子总是起床晚的描述是错误的。故选C。
4.D 推理判断题。根据短文最后一段可知,睡眠拖延症对我们的健康是有害的。故选D。
Ⅲ.1.digging 2.to see 3.through
4.chance 5.first 6.stolen 7.feet
8.Unluckily 9.them 10.happiest
Ⅳ.1.It affects the brain’s normal development.
2.Most autistic patients have difficulty talking with other people or doing things.
3.But he had such amazing memory that he could remember almost anything./But his memory was so amazing that he could remember almost anything.
4.A
5.So