1、【由上海市虹口区2014模拟改编】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Napping for a while at daytime is a very smart and healthy move. The Mayo Clinic says naps 1 relaxation, be
2、tter mood and alertness, and a sharper working 2 . A 2008 British study found that compared to getting more nighttime sleep, a mid-day nap was the best way to 3 the mid-afternoon sleepiness. According to the Harvard Health Letter, several studies have shown that people 4 new information better when
3、they take a nap shortly after learning it. And, most 5 , a 2007 study of nearly 24,000 Greek adults in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that people who napped 6 had a 37 percent reduced risk of dying from heart disease compared to people who didnt nap.Of course, napping isnt 7 for everyone. I
4、f youre suffering from inability to sleep, naps that are too long or taken too late in the day can 8 with your ability to fall or stay asleep at night. But for most, naps can make you feel sharper and happier. Naps provide different benefits 9 on how long they are. A 20-minute nap will boost alertne
5、ss and concentration; a 90-minute snooze（小睡）can 10 creativity. According to , you 11 a natural dip in body temperature between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. A short nap at this time can boost alertness for several hours and, for most people, shouldnt 12 being able to fall asleep at night.Pick a dark, cozy place
6、 thats not too warm or too chilly. P 13 napping on the couch instead of in bed, so youre less 14 to snooze for too long. Surprisingly, the best place to take a nap may be a hammock（吊床）if you have one. A Swiss study 15 last year found that people fell asleep faster and had deeper sleep when they napp
7、ed in a hammock than in a bed. That same rocking motion that puts babies to sleep works wonders for grown-ups, too.1. A. relieve B. promote C. operateD. support2. A. feeling B. frame C. senseD. mind3. A. cope with B. put aside C. talk aboutD. carry upon4. A. remark B. consider C. rememberD. concern5
8、. A. reportedly B. unbelievably C. constantlyD. frankly6. A. regularly B. enormously C. heavilyD. strongly7. A. exact B. correct C. rightD. accurate8. A. connect B. deal C. competeD. interfere 9. A. focusing B. depending C. relyingD. basing10. A. enlarge B. engage C. enhanceD. enroll11. A. explore B
9、. experience C. exerciseD. implement12. A. produce B. handle C. affectD. urge 13. A. postpones B. discourages C. acknowledgesD. recommends14. A. obliged B. tempted C. adoptedD. attracted15. A. pronounced B. published C. discoveredD. cultivated完形填空、共15小题，每题1分。共15分。1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8
10、. D 9. B 10. C11. B 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic 21 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and Ill never forget the words she said, even 22
11、 it was a pretense.She said, “Suzies in the corner because shes not been very 23 . She didnt listen to a 24 I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was 25 shed been put there to sit alone and 26 .My daughter27 her “conversation”, as I s
12、at down on the floor. She said, “Im all fed up. I just dont know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never 28 me do the things that I just have to do.She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot 29 . And she doesnt know3
13、0 to fold towels. I dont have the 31 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I dont have the time to sit and play32 what I mean?”And that day I thought a lot about making some 33 in my life, as I listened to her 34 words that cut me like a knife. I hadnt been paying enoug
14、h attention to what I hold most 35 . Id been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.But now my 36 has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that Ive seen the world in a different 37 through my little darlings eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网） 38 the corners and the dust bun
15、ny rabbit rule the floor. Im not going to worry about keeping up with them 39 .Im going to fill the house with 40 of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.21Alamp Bcamera Chammer Dphone 22Athen Bas Cthough Dso23Agentle Bgood Chappy Dhelpful24Awo
16、rd Bstory Cjoke Dsentence25Apossible Bobvious Ccommon Dunusual26Arecover Bpretend Cthink Dregret27Acontinued Bstopped Crepeated Dinterrupted28Ahas Bhelps Cmakes Dlets 29Areach Bsettle Carrive Dhandle30Awhat Bwhether Cwhy Dhow31Aability Bduty Cenergy Dreason32Amind Bsee Cfeel Dlearn33Ainfluences Bcha
17、nges Cplans Dtroubles34Ainnocent Bcasual Cgenerous Dhumorous35Aclever Bheavy Cdear Dlovely36Apurpose Bprinciple Cdestination Dattitude37Aglance Blight Cfocus Dimpression38Ahave Bmanage Cmake Dstop39Aeither Bany more Cneither Danywhere40Aconversations Bmessages Cimaginations DMemories【参考答案】完形填空（共20小题
18、；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk 36 , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 37 in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldnt
19、 know he had a 38 when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during 39 , and Joey would jump right in, run and play, too. We 40 told him that he probably wouldnt be able to 41 as well as the other children. So he didnt know. In seventh grade he 42 to go ou
20、t for the cross-country team. Every day he 43 with the team. He worked harder and ran 44 than any of the othersperhaps he sensed that the 45 that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. 46 the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to 47 poi
21、nts for the school. We didnt tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didnt know. He 48 to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was 49 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him 50 all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he sai
22、d. He had two more 5 to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 52 he looked straight ahead and kept running.Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 53 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in 54 grade the other six team member
23、s were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldnt 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldnt do it so he didnt know. He just did it.36AquicklyBslowlyCnormallyDcomfortably37AspentBwastedCsufferedDlost38ApainBproblemCtreatmentDsurgery 39AholidaysBdayCfunDplay40AseldomBneverCalwaysDonce41
24、AstudyBrunCwalkDbehave42AdecidedBpreferredCrefusedDagreed43AgatheredBcampedCtrainedDcompeted44Amore slowlyBlessCfasterDmore 45AabilityBstrengthCpowerDenergy46ASinceBBecauseCAfterDAlthough47AincreaseBscoreCholdDtake48AcontinuedBstoppedClikedDhoped49AsadBsurprisedCangryDworried50ArunningBrestingCcryin
25、gDsleeping51AtestsBmilesClessonsDexaminations 52AOtherwiseBSoCYetDThus53AincludedBfoundCshownDcalled54AsixthBeighthCseventhDfifth55AmanageBdetermineCexpectDattempt【参考答案】36-40 CABDB 41-45 BACDA46-50 DBADA 51-55 BCDCC完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。The purpose of a letter of application(
26、求职信)is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state 1 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 2 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 3 any necessary fact. In writing such a letter, keep in 4 what a possible employer is most 5 to want to know
27、 about, therefore, the opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 6 the first few sentences fail to 7 the readers attention, the rest of the letter may not be 8 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs of the employer not 9 your own needs of desire. For example, instead of beg
28、inning with “I saw your 10 in todays paper,” you might say “I have made a careful 11 of your advertising during the past six months.” 12 “I have made a survey(调查)to find out how many housewives use your product and why they like it.” Be clear about the kind of job you are now 13 .Try to avoid(避免)gen
29、eralities. College 14 looking for their first positions often ask, “What can I 15 against such a situation in a letter? Employer want experiencewhich, naturally, no 16 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 17 . It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 18 a
30、specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something clear to do or expect. An excellent19 is to enclose(内附)a stamped, self-addressed envelop with your letter, which makes it 20 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.( ) 1. A. clearly B. carefully C. seriously D. easil
31、y提示:本段第一句是文章的论点，下文都是围绕在求职中如何“推销”自己展开论述。后文表明正确地推销自己并被雇用不是一件容易的事，排除D项。本段最后一句对求职信的要求表明:求职信重要的是表达清楚，因此，正确答案为A。答案:A( ) 2. A. found B. done C. known D. heard提示:求职信应该说明你做过什么，有哪方面的经验，所以，正确答案为B。下文有该答案的暗示。答案:B( ) 3. A. sending out B. taking out C. leaving out D. picking out提示:上文说求职信应表达清楚，本句进一步说不要有遗漏。答案:C( ) 4
32、. A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind答案:D( ) 5. A. probably B. possibly C. likely D. able提示:本题考查词的辨析。从语法上讲四个选项都正确，但是able用在此处语意不通;probable和possible作表语时都不用人作主语;likely作表语时既可以人作主语也可物作主语。答案:C( ) 6. A. While B. Now that C. As D. If答案:D( ) 7. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix提示:解此题时应注意词的搭配和用法:pay attention to 和f
33、ix ones attention on 的主语为发出该动作的人;win ones attention 的主语为被注意的对象。答案:B( ) 8. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read提示:解此题时，不妨将四个选项分别代入空格，根据语意的不同，很容易找出正确答案是D。全句的意思为:如果一封信的前几句引不起读信人的注意，那么这封信的剩余部分就不会被读下去了。答案:D( ) 9. A. to B. for C. into D. from提示:从前文看，应选A。key sth.to+n.意为“调节(使适合)”。例如:His topic was keyed t
34、o young people.(他使话题适合年轻人的口味。)答案:A( ) 10. A. advertisement B. instruction C. article D. introduction答案:A( ) 11. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion提示:解此题时，一是考虑语境;二是注意固定搭配，习惯上说:keep watch(for);make a search(for);make a study of。答案:C( ) 12. A. and B. besides C. or D. rather than答案:C( ) 13. A. wo
35、rking at B. asking for C. preparing for D. taking up提示:通篇文章都讲如何在求职信中推销自己，所以A、C、D项都与上下文不符。答案:B( ) 14. A. graduates B. students C. experts D. professors提示:依据后文their first position排除C、D项。找工作一般都是毕业生的事，不是在校生的事，所以正确答案为A。答案:A( ) 15. A. describe B. consider C. mean D. provide提示:联系前文“Try to avoid generalitie
36、s.”和后文“Employers want experience”，不难选出本题的正确答案provide(提供)。答案:D( ) 16. A. worker B. beginner C. learner D. manager提示:worker 和manager不缺少经验，最佳答案为B。答案:B( ) 17. A. success B. development C. practicee D. experience答案:D( ) 18. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get提示:make a request(to sb. for sth.)(向某人)请求(某物)。答案:A( ) 19. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea答案:D( ) 20. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer提示:C项干扰性较强。对于一个雇主来说，一封信和一枚邮票价值不大，他喜欢的是方便。答案:B
