1、河南宝丰县2016高考英语任务型阅读【类】二轮练习（8）及答案【2016模拟题】第二节：补全短文（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Speed reading is a technique by which an individual can not only read fast but also retain（保留）the information given in the reading material. The primary reason for a low reading speed is that
2、 we cant judge what to read and what part to skip. 36 . Skim through the material. 37 . Then, it will become easier to understand the material. If youre reading a textbook, then its a good idea to read the summary, introduction or preface before reading the main text. It will give you a guide about
3、what you need to learn from the text. Your eyes can take in several words at a time and this is known as eye span. To increase your reading speed, try reading blocks of words in a sentence. 38 . Even if you skip over them youll still understand the main idea of the sentence youre reading. 39 . The m
4、ost common mistake made by poor readers is often pausing in the middle of their reading to go back and dwell on some previous sentences. One way to avoid this is to use a piece of paper to place it over the text youre reading, covering each line once youve finished reading it. Avoid reading it out l
5、oud. Reading it out is a tendency that most people find hard to break. It reduces the reading speed to a considerable extent, since you are reading at a speed which is just around your speaking speed. Some people move their lips while reading while others like to “read in their head”. Both the metho
6、ds contribute to a low reading speed. 40 .A. You can also skip over words such as: the, a, it, to, etc.B. Do not re-read too often.C. Read the topic sentence only.D. The best way to break this habit is to be conscious while reading and if you catch yourself moving your lips, just place a finger on y
7、our mouth.E. The person does not merely increase his/her reading speed but is also able to store the information.F. By doing this, you can have a rough idea about the topic.G. Here are some speed reading tips that will help improve your reading speed.七选五36-40 GFABD任务型读写【2015高考复习】任务型读写A study publish
8、ed Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat，and experts said its time to find out if more sleep will fight fatness.“Weve put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that weve failed to recognize the value of good sleep，”said Fred Turek，a physician at Northwestern University.Mondays study
9、 from Eastern Virgnia Medical School in Norfolk covered 1,000 people and found that total sleep time decreased as body mass indexa measure of weight based on height increased.“Men slept an average of 27 minutes less than women and overweight and fat patients slept less than patients with normal weig
10、hts，”it said.In general the fatter subjects slept about 1.8 hours a week less than those with normal weights.“Americans experience insufficient sleep and fat bodies.Clinicians are aware of the burden of fatness on patients，”the study said.“Our findings suggest that major extensions of sleep time may
11、 not be necessary，as an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night seems to be associated with a lower body mass index，”it added.“We caution that this study does not set up a causeandeffect relationship between restricted sleep and fatness，but investigations indicating success in weight loss via extensions
12、 of sleep would help greatly to set up such a relationship.” The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine along with an editorial by Turek and Northwestern colleague Joseph Bass commenting on it and related research.Inan interview，Turek said some studies have shown the lack of sleep
13、causes declines in an appetiteholding back protein hormone，and increases in another hormone that cause a longing for food.“In addition neuropathies(神经疗法)in the brain governing sleep and fatness appear to overlap(部分重叠)，”he said.“Fatness has been rising dramatically in developed countries and reached
14、epidemic(流行病)levels in the United States，”it added，“leading to a variety of health problems.”A new study having been 20._21._in the pastdiet and 22._this timesleepA study from Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolPeople1,000 were 23._differenceMen slept 27ms less than women on 24._Americans problem25._ sl
15、eep and fat bodiesconclusionWeight loss set up 26._ between sleep & fatness.ReasonLess sleep causes protein hormone to 27._concerndeveloping countriesrising with 28._speedin the USAquite 29._20published 在第一段提到这个研究已经成为公众所知。21Emphasis 在第二段第一句说到人们以前把研究肥胖原因的重点放在饮食和锻炼上。22exercise 以前研究的重点是饮食和锻炼，现在是研究睡眠。23
16、covered 这里的covered与第三段第一句话里的一样，意为“采访”。24average an average of“以的平均数”，on average“平均为”。25insufficient 本文研究的就是睡眠不足与肥胖之间的关系。26relationship/connection 根据文中的“investigations indicating success in weight loss via extensions of sleep would help greatly to set up such a relationship”可知，减肥在一定程度上印证了这个观点。27reduc
17、e/decline 睡眠不足使得某种荷尔蒙减少。28high 根据最后一段可知在发展中国家，这个问题很突出，可以猜测出dramatically这个副词是个程度副词，意为“极度地，明显地”。29common 在美国这个问题几乎到了流行病的程度，说明这已是普遍现象。【上海市黄浦区2014模拟】任务型阅读Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you n
18、eed.A. applicationsB. devotedC. easy-goingD. efficientlyE. increasinglyF. interactG. freshH. publicizeI. respectJ. traditionalK. wildfireWhen US Duke University second-year student Christian Drappi sees someone using a Square (an electronic payment service) credit card reader, he pulls out his phone
19、, takes a picture and uploads it to Twitter. “It kind of spreads like _41_ through Twitter,” said Drappi, who is a campus brand representative for Square. Companies are _42_ using college campus brand representatives to spread the word about their products. These representatives often rely on word-o
20、f-mouth tools like social media to _43_ the company and any promotional events they host.Though the brand representative is no stranger to the college marketing scene, social media are changing how these representatives _44_ with students of their same age and how effectively their message is commun
21、icated. Companies like Red Bull, Microsoft and Twitter all have campus representatives _45_ to spreading good news about the brand.“Campus representatives approach students groups, local merchants and other prospective users to demonstrate how the card reader works and its advantages over _46_ machi
22、nes.” Adam Bassett, who runs the Square U program said.Cord Silverstein, executive vice president of interactive communications at the Raleigh advertising agency Capstrat, said, “Social media have made it easier than ever for college students to share opinions on a product with their friends. Someon
23、es friend, someone they _47_, like a student or a professor, these people are having much greater influence on what college students think, like and dont like, because they trust their opinions.”When looking at representative _48_, McCarthy, who heads the campus representative program for Square, sa
24、id the company looks for _49_ students who are social-media understanding. “Three or four years ago, brand representatives on campus were a(n) _50_ idea. Now companies have them everywhere. Theres only so much mindshare to capture.” McCathy emphasized. 【参考答案】41 45 KEHFB 46 50 JIACG 【2015高考复习】任务型读写If
25、 you can find a tree which has been cut down，you will see many rings，or circles，on the base of the trunk.By learning to read these rings，you can find out about the trees life.The number of rings tells you how old the tree is.Each year，new wood is formed on the outside of the tree.This new wood is li
26、ght in color when the tree is growing in spring and summer，and dark in winter when the tree is not growing much.So，if you count the rings of darkorlight colored wood，you can often find out how old the tree is.You can also tell which years have been good years and which years have been bad years.When
27、 the lightcolored rings are very wide，it means that the tree has been growing quickly that year.If the rings are narrow，it has been growing slowly.If the rings on a tree trunk were greatly magnified，you would be able to see why the rings are lightcolored when the tree is growing quickly and darkcolo
28、red when the tree is growing slowly.The tree trunk is made up of microscopic tubes，like some pipes，carrying water from the soil，through the trunk，and up to the leaves.They are wide and thinwalled when the tree is growing quickly and they are carrying a lot of water.They are narrow and stuck together
29、 when the tree is not growing so quickly.When a tree is old，the tubes in the centre of the tree dont carry water.The walls of the tubes have become thick with materials which have stuck along them over the years，forming a kind of wood called“heartwood”This kind of wood is darker in color than the yo
30、ung，growing wood on the outside of the tree.You dont very often see whole tree trunks which have been cut across.But once you learn to read a cross section of the wood，you can see much more in wood which has been used to make boxes，houses and other things.In most wood，instead of seeing the trunk cut
31、 across，you are seeing it cut along its length.Because you dont see the whole tree，you cant tell how old it is.Title：_20_of a TreeGeneral informationOld treesItemsFactsItemsFactsWhere can rings be seenOn the _21_of a trunkThe tubes in the centre of the treeDont carry waterThe_22_of ringsHelps us kno
32、w about its ageThe walls of the tubesBecome _23_；Form _24_25_lightcolored ringsShow the tree grows quicklyNarrow_26_ringsMean the tree grows slowlyMicroscopic tubesFunctionCarry_27_FeaturesWide and _28_when growing quicklyNarrow and stuck together when growing _29_【语篇解读】 本文介绍了怎样从树的年轮来看树的生长情况和年龄。20Rings/Circles从第一段可直接得出答案。21base从第一段第一句可直接得出答案。22number从第二段第一句可直接得出答案。23thick从第四段第二句可直接得出答案。24heartwood第四段第二句可直接得出答案。25Wide第三段第二句可直接得出答案。26darkcolored第三段第四句可直接得知。27water第三段倒数第二句可直接得知。28thinwalled第三段倒数第二句可得知。29slowly从第三段最后一句not growing so quickly转换而来。
