1、小卷速测(十)语法填空+阅读B+C+任务阅读 (限时:30分钟). 语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix? In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. 1. was unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that i
2、t 2.(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 3. most outstanding examples of environmental clean-up.But the river wasnt changed in a few days 4. even a few months. It took years of work 5.(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work 6.
3、(pay) off and now the water in the river is cleaner than ever.Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 7. is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or dont know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, dont you want
4、a quick fix immediately?While there are 8.(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9.(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 10.(patience). 阅读理解Passage 1In the waters off Brisbane, Australia, a seven-foot-long sand ti
5、ger shark swims in pain. A two-foot-long spike sticks out of her side. Its a piece of fishing equipment that the shark ate carelessly. After traveling into her body, the spike punctured(刺) through the sharks stomach.A man swimming in the water notices the shark. Then, he warns Sea World Marine Park
6、in the nearby town of Gold Coast. Sea World sends a 12-person team from its rescue center to where the shark was discovered in Moreton Bay Marine Park. Soon, they find her lying on the seafloor. “Shell die without help,”says Trevor Long, leader of the rescue center.Using an onboard crane(吊车), the re
7、scuers move the shark into their boats 13-foot-long tank(缸). Then Dr. David Blyde gives the shark pain medicine and performs an operation to remove the spike. After that, the team sails with the shark to Sea World 33 miles away. They place the fish in a 49-foot-long tank and wait to see if she gets
8、better.To give the sharks stomach time to get better, she isnt fed for the first few days. A week after her operation, Long offers the shark a small, dead fish. The animal refuses to eat. But days later when he drops another fish into her tank, the shark enjoys her meal. By now the sharks wounds are
9、 getting better.Two weeks after her rescue, they take the shark back to the boat and return her to Moreton Bay Marine Park. As the fish is lowered by the crane to the waters surface, two rescuers jump into the ocean and guide her into the sea. From the boat, Long watches her swim away.“The shark has
10、 another chance,” Long says.1.What happens to the sand tiger shark? ()A.She is unlucky and gets hurt badly. B.She has nothing to eat for a few days.C.She swims in Sea World and loses her way.D.She is seriously ill because of sea water.2.According to the text, Sea World . ()A.helps protect and save a
11、nimals B.is 33 miles away from Gold CoastC.hasnt enough space for another sharkD.has never performed operations on sharks3.How does Long feel when feeding the shark for the first time after the operation? ()A.Very proud.B.Quite worried. C.Really relaxed.D.Extremely afraid.4.What would be the best ti
12、tle for the text? ()A.Dangers from SharksB.Sand Tiger Shark RescueC.Moreton Bay Marine ParkD.A Rescue Team From Sea WorldPassage 2As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it i
13、n your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave peopl
14、e 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could fin
15、d the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder(文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder locati
16、on better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory(交互记忆)”.According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are d
17、eveloping stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.5.Th
18、e passage begins with two questions to . ()A.show the authors attitudeB.introduce the main topicC.describe how to use the InternetD.explain how to store information6.What can we learn about the first experiment? ()A.Sparrows team typed the information into a computer. B.The first group did not try t
19、o remember the information. C.The two groups remembered the information equally well.D.The second group did not understand the information.7.In transactive memory, people .() A.keep the information in mindB.change the quantity of information C.remember how to find the informationD.organize informati
20、on like a computer8.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? ()A.We are becoming more intelligent. B.We are using memory differently.C.We have poorer memories than before.D.We need a better way to access information.2020原创 任务型阅读下面文章中共有5处(第15题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符
21、合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。Going to a boarding school is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown. It is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your friends from former schools. Trying actively to find new friends can hel
22、p ease the feelings of being lonely. A boarding school is a great chance to make new lifelong friends. The question is: How?1.You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of
23、 you may become best friends.2.If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors. As a result, people will naturally stop in and say hello. Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold. Oth
24、er students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship.3.Getting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people.It also helps you get more familiar with the campus. By staying active in school groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people wi
25、th whom you share common interests.4.Get to know your classmates as youll be spending several months with them.Starting conversations in class is a great chance to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are. Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendships.5.If yo
26、ure athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing as joining a club will do. You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports.A.Close the door to keep away from theft.B.Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room.C.Join clubs or organizations.D.Get to kn
27、ow your roommate.E.Try out for a sport.F.Talk to classmates.【参考答案】.1.It2.actually3.the4.or5.to reduce6.paid7.that/which8.amazing9.changes10.patient.Passage 1主旨大意本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一条受伤的鲨鱼得到救助的故事。1.A细节理解题。由第一段中的“A two-foot-long spike sticks out of her sidethe spike punctured(刺) through the sharks stomac
28、h.”可知,这条鲨鱼非常不幸,因为误食了一根两英尺长的钓鱼器械而被刺穿肠胃,故选A项。2.A细节理解题。由第二段中的“Sea World sends a 12-person team from its rescue center to where the shark was discovered”可知,该机构派遣了一支由十二人组成的救援小组来到发现鲨鱼的地点,所以A项说法正确。3.B推理判断题。由第四段中的“A week after her operation, Long offers the shark a small, dead fish. The animal refuses to ea
29、t.”可推断,Long应该是感到非常担心,故选B项。4.B标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了一条受伤的鲨鱼得到救助的故事,故用B项作为标题最恰当。Passage 2主旨大意本文是关于报道互联网是否正在改变我们的记忆以及如何改变的说明文。5.B细节理解题。本文第一段开头的两个问句意为:随着互联网用户越来越依赖互联网来存储信息,人们记的东西是不是越来越少?如果你知道你的电脑会储存信息,为什么要把它储存在你的个人记忆里,你的大脑里?这两个问题在这里用于引出主题。6.B细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“People in the first group knew they could find the infor
30、mation again, so they did not try to remember it.”可知选B。7.C词义猜测题。根据第三段“When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called transactive memory(交互记忆).”可知选C。8.B细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.”可知B选项中的using memory differently 和文中的 is changing 表达相近。.15DBCFE
