1、速测(七)完形填空+阅读理解D+任务型阅读+词语运用(限时:30分钟).完形填空“Never give up!” is my law of my life. It has brought me 1. I learned the law from my fathers story.My father was born in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, and then 2 in the fields till su
2、nset. And then he did his homework until midnight. Life was hard, because they had no money! At the age of 14, my father heard of 3. It was the land of gold, the land where 4 people can become rich. “5 dont I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.So, my father came to America. “I had t
3、hought it was easy to 6 money in America,” he told me. “7 when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They didnt like hiring(雇佣) me because I spoke little English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was 8 for the first few
4、 years; I worked from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldnt 9 the schooling.” My father kept working hard, and reached his goal!“Alan,” he often says to me, “if you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come
5、10 in life.” That is what I learned from my father.()1.A.sadnessB.loss C.successD.failure()2.A.taughtB.worked C.studiedD.slept()3.A.ChinaB.France C.AmericaD.the UK()4.A.weakB.poor C.cleverD.lazy()5.A.WhatB.How C.WhyD.When()6.A.discoverB.make C.collectD.spend()7.A.ButB.If C.SoD.Because()8.A.comfortab
6、leB.cheerful C.niceD.hard()9.A.borrowB.need C.affordD.pay()10.A.reallyB.easily C.quietlyD.slowly.阅读理解When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book, and a poor man got it.The book wasnt very interesting, but between its pages there was
7、 something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum(羊皮纸) on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”. The touchstone was a small pebble(鹅卵石) that could turn any common metal into pure gold.The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles th
8、at looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.So the man sold his house, bought a tent, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up normal pebbles and threw them down again because they were col
9、d, he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Coldthrow it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the s
10、ea. The days stretched into months and the months into years.One day, however, about midafternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up. So when the one he want
11、ed came along, he still threw it away.So it is with opportunity(机会). Unless we are vigilant, its easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and its just as easy to throw it away. 1.According to the passage, the touchstone is a stone .()A.that you can touchB.that can turn common metal
12、into pure goldC.that can bring you thousands of pebblesD.that can bring you good luck2.The man threw the touchstone into the sea because .()A.it was coldB.it was a normal pebbleC.he was too tired to hold itD.he had formed a habit3.How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone?
13、()A.Excited.B.Moved.C.Interested.D.Regretted. 4.Whats the meaning of the underlined word “vigilant” in the last paragraph?()A.Brave enough.B.Hard-working enough.C.Careful enough.D.Strong enough. 5.What does the writer want to tell us?()A.Opportunity knocks but once.B.Use it or lose it.C.Where there
14、is a will, there is a way.D.Practice makes perfect.任务型阅读阅读短文,并按要求完成15题。Studying is important to students. But it is always difficult to find enough time to study every subject you need. So a good plan helps you to make sure of your success in study.Then, how to make a study plan? Well, you can begin
15、 with listing all the subjects you need to study and make sure what you need to do for each subject. Next, you should decide how much time you should spend on different subjects. In this way, you have a plan you can remember easily. While arranging(安排)time for each subject, you also need to make sur
16、e that you still have time for family, friends and rest. This is because you wont be able to succeed in your studies unless you balance your personal life and your study.Follow your plan. One of the biggest challenges in following your study plan is that you will be tempted(诱惑) to avoid it and do so
17、mething relaxing, or fun instead. Luckily, you can fight this temptation by taking breaks. But be sure not to take extra breaks or too long breaks as it can affect your plan. Also, you need to use your break wisely. For example, go for a short walk, eat a small snack, or listen to some music.To avoi
18、d forgetting to follow your plan, try to get into the habit of looking at your calendar every day. Sometimes our plans are hard to follow because some important people in our lives distract(使分心) us from our goals. In order to avoid this, tell people in your life about your plan. Put up a copy of you
19、r study guide at home so you and your family can see it, and e-mail a copy to your friends so they know when you have spare time.1题完成句子;2、3题简略回答问题;4题找出并写下全文的主题句;5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。1.You can fight all kinds of temptation by .2.What should you do while arranging time for each subject? 3.Why are sometimes o
20、ur plans hard to follow? 4. 5. .词语运用根据短文内容及所给提示,在文中的横线上填写一个正确的单词。The topic of this program is environmental protection. We have done a lot of things at the cost of the environment to develop economy(经济) 1.(quick) in the past few years. I think it is time for us to understand the 2.(important) of pro
21、tecting the environment and do something about it. Today I would like to introduce some simple but 3.(use) ways that we can follow easily in our daily life. First, turn 4.o lights if it is unnecessary. Then, go out in environment-friendly ways such as by bus, by subway 5. by bike. We can even walk t
22、o work when possible. It is really helpful for 6.b of our budget and health. 7.(three), try best to use things like books, paper, magazines and so 8. And we can also take a cloth bag when we go 9.(shop). Please dont use plastic ones. Of course the public should make people realize it is everyones du
23、ty to protect the environment. Last but not least, the government should make 10.(law) to guide peoples behavior.【参考答案】.主旨大意本文讲述了作者的父亲早年的艰辛生活经历,他始终努力生活,最终实现了目标。作者从父亲的经历中懂得了道理,把“永不放弃”作为生活原则,也给自己带来了成功。1.C根据上文中的“Never give up!”及后文故事,可知努力并且不放弃会带来成功,故选C。2.B由in the fields “在田地里”可知是在干农活,故选B。3.C下文多次提到Americ
24、a,可知父亲听说美国遍地是黄金,故选C。4.B由become可知是填与rich相对应的词,由贫穷变得富有,故选B。5.C由下句父亲充满希望地自言自语可知意思应该是“我为什么不去美国呢?”,故选C。6.Bmake money赚钱。句意:我原本以为在美国赚钱很容易。故选B。7.A 8.D由后面的描述:从上午10点工作到晚上11点,可知生活是很艰辛的,故选D。9.Ccouldnt afford the schooling负担不起学费。10.B由前一句句意“如果你想要某件东西,你就努力争取,不要放弃”可知成功从来不是轻易得来的,故选B。.主旨大意本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了当亚历山大图书馆被烧毁时,一
25、本书被保存了下来。书中通过验证“试金石”的秘密的故事,告诉人们面对机会时要保持警惕,否则当机会掌握在手中时,很容易无法意识到它,也很容易把它扔掉。1.B细节理解题。根据第二段中“The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold.”可知,试金石是一块可以把普通金属变成纯金的石子。故选B。2.D细节理解题。根据第五段中“He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up.”可知,那个人把
26、试金石扔进海里是因为他习惯了这样做。故选D。3.D推理判断题。根据第四段中“So the man sold his house, bought a tent, camped on the sea shoreThe days stretched into months and the months into years.”可知,他日复一日、年复一年地寻找试金石,肯定是特别想找到它,所以当他意识到它是试金石时会感到遗憾。故选D。4.C词义猜测题。根据下文“its easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and its ju
27、st as easy to throw it away.”可知除非我们足够细心,否则当机会握在手中时,我们很容易无法意识到它,也很容易把它扔掉。故选C。5.A主旨大意题。文章最后一段告诉我们机会只有一次,我们要谨慎地抓住它。故选A。.1.taking breaks2.Make sure that I still have time for family, friends and rest.3.Because some important people in our lives distract us from our goals.4.So a good plan helps you to make sure of your success in study.5.这样,你就有了一个容易记住的计划。.1.quickly2.importance3.useful4.off5.or6.both7.Third8.on9.shopping10.laws
