1、速测(二) 完形填空A+B+阅读理解B+还原短文(限时:30分钟).完形填空A)阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. 1 September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about 2 when I decided to get a coffee 3. I went to my favourite coffee place 4 it was two blo
2、cks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud 5. Before I could join the others outside to see 6 was going on, the first plane had already 7 my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke 8 above the burning building. I felt 9 to be alive.
3、 Almost ten years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and 10 that my alarm had never gone off. I jumped out of 11 and went straight to the airport. But 12 the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. “This is the first holiday Ive taken in a year, and
4、 now Ive 13 my plane. What bad luck!” I thought to myself. The other planes were 14 so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had 15 turned into a good thing.()1.A.InB.OnC.AtD.To()2.A.going upB.going downC.to go upD.
5、to go down()3.A.thenB.firstC.laterD.last()4.A.sinceB.andC.butD.although()5.A.soundB.whisperC.voiceD.scream()6.A.whichB.howC.whatD.where()7.A.hitB.landedC.flewD.fell()8.A.blowingB.risingC.droppingD.raising()9.A.happyB.surprisedC.excitedD.lucky()10.A.realizedB.rememberedC.recognizedD.reminded()11.A.fl
6、atB.windowC.bedD.door()12.A.duringB.byC.atD.after()13.A.missedB.lostC.caughtD.spent()14.A.busyB.crowdedC.fullD.empty()15.A.finallyB.hopefullyC.certainlyD.unexpectedlyB)阅读下面短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。 prideattendcommonagreeandrefusewinnerotherhandnaturalIt was at an exhibition of the artists works organized b
7、y the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest 16. the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me 17. asked me for my signature(签名).“I havent brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” Actually, I knew they wouldnt 18. I just wanted to show a well-known writers good
8、 manners to the 19. readers. “Certainly,” the young girls readily 20. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me feel more pleased and satisfied. One of the girls 21. her fine notebook to me. I turned over the cover of the notebook, wrote a few words of encouragemen
9、t 22. and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Arent you Robert Charboss?”“No,” I told her proudly, “Im the author of Alice Adams, the 23. of two Pulitzer Prizes.”The young girl turned to the 24.,shrugged(耸肩) and said, “Mary, lend your rubber to
10、 me.” At that moment, all my 25. turned into a bubble(泡泡) immediately. Since then, I always warn myself: no matter how outstanding you are, dont think highly of yourself.阅读理解Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life. Then what will the world be like in the future?
11、3-D food will be both delicious and nutritious(有营养的). We can use 3-D printers to print some basic materials. And we can go further. Scientists believe that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchens and then we can enjoy our favourite food whenever we like. 5G network will allow many more peo
12、ple to get information. Big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G. It is said that 5G promises download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than 4G. For example, we can download a film within just 1 second. But with a 4G network, it takes a few minutes. There will be much band
13、width(带宽) and we can get unlimited(无限的) information.Underwater cities will provide more space. The earth is becoming more and more crowded. We may turn to underwater homes, which will be built as low as 15 kilometers below the sea. And the different temperatures at the different depths(浓度) of the se
14、a can be used to provide power for the homes. For us common people on the earth, the dream of travelling around space will come true. In the coming years, spacecraft will be as popular as buses, trains and planes. We can leave our home and enter space to take an adventure(冒险). And even we will get u
15、sed to living there.A robot will be a part of life. Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do like driving cars. But they will be used in other areas as well. They will be able to think. They can tell the difference between right and wrong. They can feel sadness and joy. When we are lone
16、ly, they can have a talk with us like real friends. In a word, just as Jules Verne said, “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.”26.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the future world is TRUE?()A.3-D food will be easy to make but wont taste good.B.With
17、5G, users will get only a little information.C.Underwater cities will provide more living space.D.A robot will do everything for us human beings.27.Where can the sentence “Space tour will be a piece of cake.” be put?()A.B.C.D.28.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?()A.People will live a hard life
18、 in the future.B.Technology will make our future better.C.People will have no real friends in the future.D.Technology will make no difference to our future.29.Where does the passage probably come from?()A.A storybook.B.A film poster.C.A travel guide.D.A science magazine.还原短文Research suggests that ou
19、r level of happiness depends partly on something we cannot controlour genes(基因) and our living conditions. 30. If weve been chasing(追逐) wealth, fame, good looks, material things, and power, we may be looking for happiness in all the wrong places. Scientists suggest that the following six habits make
20、 people happier.People who form close relationships may be happier than those who do not. 31. The quality of our relationships is more important. Relationships that bring happiness usually include the sharing of feelings, respect, acceptance(接受), trust, fun and so on.32. This might include volunteer
21、ing for an organization or reaching out to friends and family.People who exercise regularly improve both their physical and mental(身心的) health. 33.When we are so interested in an activity we enjoy that we seem to forget the time, we are in a state of flow(“心流”状态). The activity could be making art, p
22、laying the piano, surfing, or playing a game. People who experience a flow in their work or hobbies may be happier.34. People who set goals and use their skills to achieve them may be happier. People are especially happy when they can use their skills to serve the greater good.People who think posit
23、ively(积极地) by thankful, caring and optimistic(乐观的) may be happier. A.The number of friends we have is not important. B.People may be happier if they use their skills regularly.C.As a result, you probably know what makes you unhappy.D.But our level of happiness is also shaped by the choices we make.
24、E.Some research has shown that exercise can be as useful as medicine. F.Our brains have developed in this way because of some other influences.G.People who make a habit of caring for others health may be happier.【参考答案】.A)主旨大意文章讲述了作者两次和死神擦肩而过的故事:一次是2001年,当911恐怖袭击事件发生时,作者所经历的情景;第二次是10年后因晚起错过了飞往新西兰的班机,
25、就在当天新西兰发生了地震。作者的经历告诉我们,有时候坏运气能变成一件好事。1.B2.C考查动词短语辨析。be about to do正要做某事,固定结构,可排除A、B两项。go up上楼;go down下楼;根据上文“I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m.”可知,是正要上楼。故选C。3.B考查副词辨析。then然后;first首先;later后来;last最后。根据句意语境可知,想上楼前先去喝咖啡。故选B。4.D5.A考查名词辨析。sound声音;whisper低语;voice嗓音;scream尖叫。根据下文“the first plane h
26、ad already my office building”可知,是飞机的声。故选A。6.C考查疑问词辨析。which哪一个,问事物;how怎样,问方式;what问事情;where问地点。本句是宾语从句,从句缺主语,不可用连接副词how和where。根据“was going on”可知,what符合句意。故选C。7.A考查动词辨析。hit击中;land着陆;fly飞;fall坠落。根据下文“We stared in disbelief at the black smoke above the burning building.”可知,飞机撞上了办公楼。故选A。8.B考查动词辨析。blow吹气;
27、rise上升,表示人或物从低处向高处上升;drop下降;raise提升。根据“above the burning building”可知,黑烟向高处上升。故选B。9.D考查形容词辨析。happy高兴的;surprised惊讶的;excited兴奋的;lucky幸运的。根据“to be alive”可知,是幸运的。故选D。10.A考查动词辨析。realize意识到;remember记住;recognize承认;remind提醒。根据“I woke up at 10:00 a.m.”可知,我意识到闹钟失灵了。故选A。11.C考查名词辨析。flat公寓;window窗;bed床;door门。根据上文
28、“my alarm had never gone off”可知,起床晚了。故选C。12.B考查介词辨析。during在期间;by靠近;at在,用于小地点或时刻;after在之后。by the time到的时候,固定用法。根据句意语境可知选B。13.A考查动词辨析。miss错过;lose失去;catch抓住;spend浪费。根据“What bad luck!”可知,“我”错过了航班。故选A。14.C考查形容词辨析。busy忙的;crowded拥挤的;full满的;empty空的。根据“so I had to wait till the next day”可知,其他飞机都没有空位了。故选C。15.
29、D考查副词辨析。finally最后;hopefully充满希望地;certainly肯定地;unexpectedly出人意料地。根据上文“The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.”可知,“我”的坏运气出乎意料地变成了一件好事。故选D。B)16.to attend17.and18.refusemon20.agreed21.handed22.naturally23.winner24.other25.pride.主旨大意本文是一篇说明文。短文展望了科技对我们未来生活的影响,包括3D打印食
30、品技术、5G网络技术、水下城市、太空旅游和机器人技术等。26.C细节理解题。由文中“Underwater cities will provide more space.”可知,选项C表述正确。故选C。27.C推理判断题。Space tour will be a piece of cake.意为“太空旅行将是一件很轻松的事”,而第空格所在的段落是关于太空的内容。故选C。28.B推理判断题。文章主要讲述了科学技术带来的改变,因此可推断科学技术能让我们的未来变得更好。故选B。29.D文章出处题。文章内容主要是关于科学技术发展方面的内容,因此这篇文章可能来自于科学杂志。故选D。.主旨大意本文是一篇说明文。文章指出幸福水平不仅取决于我们的基因和生活条件,也取决于我们在生活中所做出的选择。文章列举了六种使人们更加幸福的生活习惯,以帮助人们在生活中提高幸福水平。3034DAGEB
