1、小卷速测(五)完形+阅读B+D (限时:30分钟). 完形填空Jean lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. At the age of 5, she 1 a group named Locks of Love. It uses hair donations(捐献)to make wigs(假发)for children who have lost their hair 2 cancer or other illnesses. Jean then asked
2、her mother to cut her long hair and send it to the 3.At 8, she learnt that other children had no clean water in Africa, and she was 4. When her school began raising money to build wells there, she asked her parents to 5 holding her birthday party. Also, she asked her friends each to 6 $9 to the proj
3、ect in Africa instead of giving her birthday presents.One year later, it was her 7 birthday on June 12. She made a birthday page on the Internet with a goal of $300.8 Jean was able to raise only $200. This made her a little sad.Unluckily, Jean was 9 hurt in an accident after eight days. That was ter
4、rible10 to her friends. They wanted to find some ways of showing support to her. More and more friends began donating on her birthday page. Donations passed her $300 goal quickly and kept 11.When it was 12 that she would never come back to life, her parents donated her organs(器官)to other children. T
5、hey also donated her 13 a final time to Locks of Love.More money was being raised. The total donations 14 reached $100,000, then $300,000. So far more than $850,000 has been raised from all over the 15, including donations from the Africans who are moved by the little American girl.()1.A.heard fromB
6、.worked outC.learnt aboutD.listened to ()2.A.because ofB.instead ofC.according toD.thanks to()3.A.childrenB.groupC.schoolD.donations()4.A.boredB.excitedC.shockedD.pleased()5.A.startB.keepC.continueD.stop()6.A.give upB.give outC.give awayD.give off()7.A.eleventhB.ninthC.thirteenthD.eighth()8.A.SoB.Th
7、enC.ButD.Or ()9.A.reallyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.badly()10.A.informationB.messageC.thingD.news()11.A.raisingB.appearingC.risingD.developing()12.A.brightB.sorryC.realD.clear()13.A.moneyB.hairC.clothesD.heart()14.A.finallyB.soonC.rightD.slowly()15.A.cityB.countryC.stateD.world. 阅读理解Passage 12020原创I traveled
8、through Southeast Asia for a few months many years ago, and as a minimalist(极简主义者), I carried only what I really needed. I had reduced my backpack down to only essentials.It was laundry day in the mid-sized Indonesian city I happened to be in, meaning I was down to my last shirt, the least flatterin
9、g shirt of my seven-day collection: a ratty conference T-shirt of a well-known American company Id worn a hundred times. It was a shirt I didnt feel particularly flattering in, so I tried to stay indoors and used it as an opportunity to have a quiet, indoor day.I hadnt thought anything of the shirt
10、until a young Indonesian man staying at my guest house saw me and immediately took notice of the logo of my ratty shirt. He was fascinated by it!“Where did you get this shirt? Did you go to this conference? I love this company! I wish I could buy this here in Indonesia.” I was moved by the idea that
11、 something I found so useless and unflattering could be valued so much by someone else. Without giving it another thought, I took off the ratty old shirt and gave it to him on the spot, leaving me shamelessly shirtless for the rest of laundry day, but content that I had found a better owner for my s
12、hirt.A month later, I was still traveling, with six shirts instead of seven, yet still rich in my items and with a fuller heart.1.The underlined word “essentials” in Paragraph 1 means .()A.difficultiesB.necessitiesC.differencesD.preferences 2.What did the author plan to do on the first laundry day?(
13、)A.Attended a conference.B.Visited the company.C.Walked around the city.D.Stayed in the house.3.How did the author think of his ratty shirt before he met the young man?()A.Useless.B.Fascinating.C.Special.D.Valuable. 4.Why did the author feel satisfied?()A.Because he helped the young man.B.Because he
14、 sold his ratty shirt.C.Because he traveled for a long time.D.Because his shirt would be valued.Passage 2Friendships can be difficultbecause often people arent as honest and open as they should be.Sometimes,people finally get hurt.Most problems with friendships come up because people are just too se
15、lfish to care about the things that their friends need.They care about their own needs much more,which makes it hard for friendships to work.However,being selfish is part of human nature.A person is put together in order to take care of themselves and their own needs,not necessarily those needs of o
16、ther people.Even though being selfish is something that all humans are born with,it is something that everyone should be against.The best thing to remember when you are a friend to anyone is that you need to treat your friends the same way that youd like to be treated. This is wonderful advice for a
17、 friendship,because it is really the only way to make sure that you are giving your friends everything you would want to be given in a friendship.Whenever you have a question about how you should treat a friend,it is easy to find an answer simply by asking yourself what you would like your friend to
18、 do for you, if he or she is in your shoes.Even if youre always thinking about how youd like to be treated, and your friends are too, there are problems that come up from time to time in each friendship, and it is important to understand how to deal with these problems so that you can build stronger
19、 and healthier friendships.Problems like friends getting boyfriends or girlfriends and not spending enough time with their friends,or even friends finding new friends and leaving old friends behind are problems that will probably come up with one or more of your friendships.It is important to know h
20、ow to deal with these problems so that you can keep your friends and make new ones.No one wants to have a broken friendship.5.According to the writer,problems with friendships may appear when .()A.one is honestB.one is selfishC.one is openD.one is kind6.According to the passage,the first and most im
21、portant thing to be other peoples friend is .()A.to treat your friends as you like to be treatedB.to give your friends whatever you haveC.not to hurt your friends feelingsD.not to think of your own need any more7.Whats the purpose of understanding how to deal with friendship problems?()A.To have a c
22、omfortable life.B.To build stronger and healthier friendships.C.To be treated the way you want.D.To get a boyfriend or girlfriend more quickly.8.The passage mainly talks about .()A.the importance of friendshipsB.the advantages of friendshipsC.the problems of friendshipsD.the disadvantages of friends
23、hips【参考答案】.主旨大意本文介绍的是美国的一位爱心小姑娘与国际慈善组织“爱之锁”的故事。Jean从小就喜欢帮助别人,受其帮助的人涉及海内外。正当准备筹集善款帮助别人时,她突发车祸。Jean死后她父母捐出了她的器官,也最后一次把她头发捐给了“爱之锁”爱心组织。而此时,由她本人所发起的爱心捐赠活动也迅速发展,捐款额也急剧上升,其中一些也来自那些曾经受她捐助过的人的捐款。1.C考查动词短语辨析。hear from 收到某人来信,work out 结果是,learn about 得知,listen to 听。本句的意思是Jean在五岁的时候得知关于“爱之锁”这个组织。2.A考查介词短语辨析。因为
24、疾病而失去头发。3.B考查名词辨析。Jean把她的头发捐献给这个组织。4.C考查形容词辨析。当她得知非洲的小孩没有洁净的水时,她感到非常惊讶,shocked 意为“惊讶的”。5.D考查动词辨析。在她生日的时候,她要求她的父母停止办生日聚会,把钱用来为非洲孩子们建设水井。6.C考查动词短语辨析。她同时要求朋友们不必送礼物给她,取而代之的是每人捐献9美元。give away 捐献, give up 放弃,give out 分发,give off释放。7.B考查数词辨析。第二段第一句说她八岁,one year later, 就是九岁。8.C考查并列连词辨析。她的目标是300美元,但是她只筹到200美
25、元,这让她很伤心。9.D考查副词辨析。Jean遭遇了严重的车祸。10.D考查名词辨析。这件事对于她的朋友们来说是一个糟糕的消息。11.C考查动词辨析。捐款数额到达了300美元,并且持续上升。rise 意为“上升”。12.D考查形容词辨析。当Jean不可能在苏醒的事实变得清晰时,她的父母捐献了她的器官。13.B考查名词辨析。最后一次捐献她的头发,和第一段相呼应。14.B考查副词辨析。捐款数额很快到达了$100,000, 接着又到了$300,000和$850,000,说明捐款一直在持续。15.D考查名词辨析。从题空后的Africans可知捐款的来源不仅仅是美国。.Passage 1主旨大意本文是一
26、篇记叙文,讲述了一位极简主义者在旅行途中被自己嫌弃不够平整的旧T-shirt得到了一个年轻人的珍视,于是作者毫不犹豫地将它送给了年轻人,虽然只剩下六件衣服持续旅行,但作者内心丰富,因为他为他的旧衫找到了更好的主人。1.B词义猜测题。作者是一个极简主义者,他的背包里只留他所需要的东西“I carried only what I really needed.”所以他把背包里的东西减到只剩生活必需品了。四个选项通过词根可以理解。2.D细节理解题。第二段的最后一句“It was a shirt I didnt feel particularly flattering in, so I tried to
27、 stay indoors and used it as an opportunity to have a quiet, indoor day.”可知,因为作者嫌弃自己的又皱又旧的T-shirt,所以他决定当天只留在室内。3.A细节理解题。由第三段“I was moved by the idea that something I found so useless and unflattering could be valued so much by someone else.”可知A项合题意。4.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Without giving it another thought
28、, I took off the ratty old shirt and gave it to him on the spot, leaving me shamelessly shirtless for the rest of laundry day, but content that I had found a better owner for my shirt.”可知,作者为自己的旧衬衫找到了更好的主人。故选D。Passage 2主旨大意本文是一篇议论文,论述了朋友之间出现问题的原因并给出了处理建议。5.B细节理解题。根据第二段“Most problems with friendships
29、 come up because people are just too selfish to care about the things that their friends need.”可知,当一个人自私的时候,友谊的问题就会出现。6.A细节理解题。 根据第三段第一句“The best thing to remember when you are a friend to anyone is that you need to treat your friends the same way that youd like to be treated.”可知,做别人的朋友首要的也是最重要的事情就是己所不欲勿施于人。7.B细节理解题。 根据最后一段的“It is important to understand how to deal with these problems so that you can build stronger and healthier friendships.”可知,理解怎么处理友谊问题可以建立更牢固,更健康的友谊。8.C主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Friendships can be difficultbecause often people arent as honest”可知文章介绍友谊的问题。
