1、速测(六) 完形填空+阅读理解D+选词填空+任务型阅读(限时:30分钟). 完形填空A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. 1, the number of potatoes would b
2、e 2 depending on how many people each student hated.The next day, with their potatoes, all the students went to school 3 the game. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while others had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with 4 w
3、herever they went for one week. Several days 5. Some of the students started to complain(抱怨), as their potatoes began to rot(腐烂) and 6 bad. The students who carried 7 potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags.One week later, the game 8. The teacher asked, “How did you 9 carrying around y
4、our potatoes for a week?”The students complained once again. The teacher simply smiled and said, “This is what its like to carry hatred(仇恨) in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you cant tolerate(容忍) carrying rotten potatoes for one week, how can you imagine having 10 in y
5、our heart for a whole lifetime? Forgive others and move on with your life.”()1.A.HoweverB.In a wordC.ThereforeD.After all()2.A.differentB.similarC.the sameD.small()3.A.to watch B.to join inC.to win D.to lose()4.A.itB.thatC.themD.school bags()5.A.walkedB.passed onC.passedD.walked by()6.A.tasteB.smell
6、C.soundD.feel()7.A.fewB.someC.moreD.any()8.A.continued B.was doneC.beganD.was over()9.A.feel likeB.look likeC.enjoy D.just like()10.A.loveB.happinessC.friendship D.hate . 阅读理解How long does a year last? Children might say that a year lasts forever. But your parents might say that a whole year can pas
7、s “in the blink of an eye”. Why does time seem to pass faster as we get older?According to scientists from Duke University, our brains degrade(退化)and change over time. This physical change causes the rate at which we take in and deal with new information to fall down.Babies, for example, move their
8、eyes much more often than grown-ups because theyre dealing with images at a faster rate, Adrian Bejan from the university told the Daily Mail. They take in a lot of information and do many things in a single day. This makes them feel like a single day lasts for a long time. However, as peoples brain
9、s degrade over time, fewer images are dealt with in the same amount of time. Therefore, older people receive less information during a day than younger people. This causes things to seem as if theyre happening more quickly.Whats more, people may also “feel” time differently due to psychological(心理的)
10、 reasons. People may measure time by the number of memorable events that can be recalled(回忆) within a certain period.Have you ever noticed that when you recall your firsts(first day of school, first family vacation, first birthday party, etc.)? They seem to be in slow motion. Thats because when some
11、thing is a “first”, there are many exciting things to remember. Recalling these memories makes you feel like they took forever, according to David Eagleman of the Baylor College of Medicine in the US.For many grown-ups, life is made up of daily things. When they look back, they might feel like there
12、 are not many interesting things to remember. Therefore, time seems to be moving faster to them.1.The phrase “in the blink of an eye” has the similar meaning to “”.()A. carefullyB.directlyC.slowlyD.quickly2.Time seems to pass faster as we get older because .()A. human brains become smaller and small
13、er over timeB.grown-ups often forget things easily and quicklyC.grown-ups dont deal with information as quickly as babiesD.grown-ups are able to do a lot of things in a single day3.What can we know according to David Eagleman?()A. Babies move their eyes much more often than grown-ups.B.Psychological
14、 factors can affect how a person feels about time.C.Recalling memories makes people feel like time is going faster.D.Memorable events can slow down the pace of brain degradation.4.The author writes this article to .()A. explain why people feel time differently as they get oldB.explain why babies lea
15、rn things faster than grown-upsC.encourage people to make better use of their timeD.encourage people to create more memorable memories. 选词填空阅读下列短文,用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空。(每词限用一次)worlddiscoverwellfallwheregrowoveruntilaccidentcenturyDid you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world, was invented by
16、 1.? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first 2. tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water 3. an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant 4. into the water and remained there for some time. It
17、 produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the 5. favorite drinks was invented.A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”,mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants 6. and used to make tea. It also discusses
18、 7. the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th 8. In England, tea didnt appear 9. around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western co
19、untries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who 10. understand the culture of tea in the world.任务型阅读In recent years, m
20、ore and more airplane accidents can be heard around the world. When the air crash happened, how to save yourself?Travel with your familyIf you are traveling in a family group, you should stay together. Why? Its only natural that if the air crash happened, (A)you would reunite the family group before
21、 you escaped from the danger. Learn to (B)undo the seat beltYou should know how you undo your seat belt in a plane. If you cant undo your seat belt then, you cant escape from the danger and your chances of a survival will go down.Does it matter where you sit?Sit within seven rows of an exit and coun
22、t exactly how many rows you are from the nearest two exits. And why two exits? Because the nearest exit to you might work unsuccessfully.(C)We would be safer if airline seats faced backward. But the difficulty with this is that the majority of people dont like traveling with their backs facing the d
23、irection of travel.Take the brace position(防冲姿势)If you are about to crash, do take the brace positionhead down, ankle(脚踝)behind knees. The brace position is one of the most important things a passenger should take when they fly.1.将(A)处画线句子翻译成汉语。 2.(B)处画线单词“undo”means “” in the passage.()A. 系上B.剪开C.解
24、开3.根据短文内容回答问题。How far should you sit from the nearest exit? 4.在(C)处加上一个适当的标题。 5.Which position is right when the plane is going to crash?()【参考答案】.主旨大意本文是一篇记叙文。本文中老师通过让学生把土豆(每个土豆以他们不喜欢的人而命名)带在身边一周的游戏,告诉学生一个道理:不要在心里去讨厌或者憎恨一个人,那样太累了,还不如学会宽容,去原谅别人,继续你的生活。1.C根据前两句“The teacher toldthey did not like”可知,携带的
25、土豆的数量取决于讨厌的人的数量。前后有因果关系,应用therefore。故选C。2.A根据后半句“depending on how many people each student hated”可知,他们所带的土豆的数量会不同,表示“不同的”,应用different。故选A。 3.B根据句意“第二天,所有的学生都带了土豆来参加这个游戏”可知,选B。4.C5.C表示时间的流逝,应用pass。故选C。6.B句意:一些学生开始抱怨,因为他们的土豆开始腐烂,闻起来很糟糕。taste尝出;smell闻到;sound听起来;feel感到。表示“闻到”,应用smell。故选B。7.C根据上文内容每个人所带的
26、土豆数量不同,可知该句句意为“携带更多土豆的学生开始对沉重的袋子不满意。”表示“更多的”,应用more。故选C。8.D表示“结束”,应用be over。故选D。9.A10.D老师说的前半部分的句意为“这就是在你心中带着仇恨的感觉。无论你走到哪里,都必须随身携带。”可知,后半部分的句意为“如果你不能忍受携带烂土豆一周,你怎么能想象心怀仇恨一辈子呢?原谅别人,继续你的生活吧。”表示“仇恨”,应用hate。故选D。.14DCBA.1.accident2.to discover3.over4.fell5.worlds6.were grown7.where8.centuries9.until10.best.1.你会在逃离危险之前把家人团聚在一起。2.C3.You should sit within seven rows of an exit.4.Sit with face backward/Face backward5.B
