1、速测(七) 完形+阅读B+C+词汇运用(限时:25分钟).2019广州改编完形填空The First AstronautsSince the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines to 1 the sky. This is very different from the situation 2 of years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps
2、they dreamed of exploring(探索)the universe.3 did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago, 4 the first astronauts were not people-they were animals.Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as 5 as possible for humans. So they decided to 6 with animals and test them in spa
3、ceflights. Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals 7 first went into space. Many of them 8, but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we 9 forget these animals.Albert II was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died 10 his
4、spaceship landed back on earth. 11 the result was different for Ham the Monkey. His story ended happily when he returned to earth 12 very good health.Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could 13 animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on earth? The 14 c
5、ame when Ham was sent into space in 1961. Yes, he did everything well and lived for 15 16 years.()1.A.stay withB.look atC.wait forD.talk with()2.A.hundreds B.thousandsC.millions D.billions ()3.A.WhyB.HowC.WhereD.When()4.A.asB.orC.butD.so()5.A.safeB.soonC.fastD.comfortable()6.A.dealB.communicateC.sta
6、yD.experiment()7.A.whomB.whatC.thatD.whose()8.A.leftB.diedC.hidD.escaped()9.A.shouldntB.may notC.dont have toD.neednt()10.A.ifB.becauseC.afterD.since()11.A.SadlyB.UnluckilyC.ActuallyD.Luckily()12.A.atB.onC.inD.for()13.A.aB.anC.theD./()14.A.questionB.problemC.changeD.answer()15.A.anotherB.otherC.extr
7、aD.more.阅读理解Passage 1A boy named Reggie was well-known in his home town because he couldnt hear anything. He was born deaf. Although people liked him a lot, they also treated him much more differently than other people. The other children worried that they might hurt him while playing together. Adul
8、ts acted like he was unable to understand them, as if he was a baby.However, this year, people got to understand Reggie a little better. On Reggies birthday, everyone in town would wear earplugs(耳塞) so that they couldnt hear anything either. This day came to be known as the Day of Silence. People ca
9、me to know how difficult life could be when you cant hear anything. They also learned that Reggie had some amazing skills.On that day, no one thought of Reggie as just a deaf person. People saw a whole new side of him. They paid more attention to the things he said. They were also surprised by his i
10、ntelligence(智力), creativity(创造力), and his ability to find a solution(解决办法) to nearly any problem or challenge that he faced. They realised that he had always been like that, and that he simply needed to communicate with others in a different way. In the end, he was really just like any other little
11、boy. On the Day of Silence, people came to know Reggies true nature. They learned that although most of us are different from each othersometimes in big wayswe are still mostly the same in our hearts and minds.1.Paragraph 1 wants to tell us . ()A.Reggie was an ordinary child in everyones eyesB.no on
12、e seemed to care about Reggie in his home townC.Reggie couldnt understand anyone in his home townD.Reggies life was difficult though people cared a lot2.What did people do on the Day of Silence for Reggie?()A.They gave presents to him.B.They learned his life skills.C.They had a day like Reggies.D.Th
13、ey treated him differently.3.What does“that” refer to in Paragraph 3?()A.Reggie was just a deaf person.B.Reggie lived in a different way.C.Reggie communicated with others.D.Reggie showed off his abilities.4.What does the writer want to tell us?()A.The start of the Day of Silence.B.Reggies life as a
14、deaf boy.C.Difficulties Reggie faced in life.D.Peoples kindness in heart.Passage 2We are all encouraged to work hard and succeed in life. But failure is still a common part of everyones lives. Perhaps you are afraid of failure, or even think its shameful to fail. If you visit the Museum of Failure i
15、n Shanghai, you might change your mind. Samuel West, a Swedish psychologist(心理学家), founded the museum. The museum displays(展示) more than 100 failed products. Some of them were made by the most famous and successful companies in the world.For example, in 1993, Apple released the Newton Message Pad wh
16、ich could be used to take electronic notes by hand. But it couldnt recognize handwriting very well. Apple stopped making it in 1997. Coca-cola once developed a coffee-flavored soda (苏打水) in 2006. The company wanted to catch up with peoples growing love for coffee, but the product was taken off the m
17、arket in 2008.West said the failed products are not displayed (展示) to these companies. He thinks success stories are all similar. He is tired of reading and hearing the same boring stories. As German-American physicist Albert Einstein once said, “A person who never made a mistake never tried anythin
18、g new.”This idea has been welcomed by many big companies. Silicon Valley, for example, is home to some of the worlds most innovative(创新的) tech companies. A common slogan(口号) there is, “Fail fast, fail often.”There are reasons for this.“The best companies are those that encourage failure, embrace(拥抱)
19、 out-of-the-box thinking, and allow employees to make mistakes and see what happens,” Simon Casuto wrote for Forbes.It seems that failure isnt always a bad thing. The key is whether or not you can learn from your mistakes.1.Which is TRUE according to the passage?()A.The Museum of Failures are all ov
20、er the world.B.Einstein never made a mistake in his lifetime.C.Apples Newton Message Pad worked well. D.The best companies may encourage failures.2.Which expression can best fit in the “”?()A.keep in touch withB.get on well withC.make fun ofD.catch up with3.What can we learn from the passage?()A.Mis
21、takes have nothing to do with success.B.Failure is sometimes a kind of good thing.C.Famous companies never make mistakes.D.Museum of Failure will close down soon.4.How does the writer develop his writing?()A.By telling a story.B.By giving examples.C.By listing reasons.D.By showing opinions.词汇运用阅读下面短
22、文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。After seven years working in South Korea, I decided last year to go back to the US. I needed to visit family, friends and some old places.I started in the desert of California, 1.(穿过) the prairies(北美草原) and farms of Iowa, and then rose into the mountains and woodlands
23、 of Tennessee and 2.(北) California. I could see why the Korean and Chinese names for the US 3.(翻译) to “the beautiful country”.Once, I saw a police chase(追逐). The train stopped. Helicopters(直升机) flew overhead while cars passed by at a high 4.(速度). It was like being in a movie! Then I felt a little sa
24、d, because there was nobody with me to share the exciting 5.(时刻).I went to Iowa City to visit my good friend, Matt, and his wife. 6.(尽管)theres not much to bring to mind about the city, I will never forget the great times we had hanging out together. We sang with 7.(吉他), cooked dinners, played board
25、games, and walked in the woods.One place I visited was very 8.(特殊的)for me: Asheville, North Carolina. It is a mountain town where I went to college. 9.(记忆) were everywhere I looked. I walked by my college dormitory and thought of my old roommates, David, with his wild red beard(胡子). I remembered lat
26、e nights when we would cook pizzas and complain about our schoolwork and professors. Nothing had changed10.(除外) the people. Everyone I knew had moved away.A good trip teaches you something. I learned that a place is only as good as the people you share it with.【参考答案】.主旨大意本文是一篇说明文,讲述了人类航天史上利用动物进行航天试验
27、的经历,肯定了动物为人类航天事业所做的贡献。1.B考查动词短语辨析。stay with意为“和待在一起”;look at意为“看”;wait for意为“等候”;talk with意为“和交谈”;由下文的“use their eyes”可知用仪器来观察天空。故选B。2.B考查数词辨析。由人类历史可知,人类在地球上存在的时间约万年以前,故选B。3.D考查疑问词辨析。由“The story began not so very long ago”可知,此处应该是对时间提问。故选D。4.C考查连词辨析。句意:故事开始于不久前,但是首批宇航员不是人类它们是动物。此处表示转折,故选C。5.A考查形容词辨析
28、。将动物送入太空是用来测试航天的安全性,故选A。6.D考查动词辨析。句意:他们决定拿动物做实验,并在太空飞行中测试。故选D。7.C考查代词辨析。由先行词“animals”可推知,此处应选C,指代名词。8.B考查动词辨析。由前文“experiment”可知,试验肯定有成功和失败。失败后,动物们肯定是死亡。故选B。9.A10.C11.D考查副词辨析。由下文的“happily”可知,Ham是幸运的,故选D。12.C考查介词辨析。in good health意为“身体健康”,故选C。13.B考查冠词辨析。animal以元音音素开头,故用an。14.D考查名词辨析。由前面的问题可知,此处应为答案,故选D
29、。15.A考查形容词。another 16 years意为“另外十六年”,故选A。.Passage 1主旨大意这是一篇记叙文,讲述了一个耳聋的男孩Reggie和“无声日”使人们认识到:人和人之间虽然有很大不同,但是我们的内心和思想大多是一样的。1.D段落大意题。由第一段中的“deaf”,“treateddifferently”,“worried”,“as if he was a baby”可知,Reggie虽然得到了大家的关照,但是生活还是不太方便。故选D。2.C细节理解题。由第二段中的“everyone in town would wear earplugs(耳塞)”可知,那一天他们过着像R
30、eggie一样的日子,什么都听不到。3.B代词指代题。由第三段中的“find a solution to nearly any problem or challenge that he faced.”可知,他的生活一直如此。故选B,他的活法看似和常人一样,其实完全不一样。4.D主旨大意题。由最后一段中的“we are still mostly the same in our hearts and minds.”可知,人们对Reggie 的好说明了人的内心具有善良的品质。故选D。Passage 2主旨大意这是一篇说明文,介绍了世界失败博物馆的来历和一些展品。失败博物馆建立的目的是让人们从失败中吸取教训。1.D2.C3.B细节理解题。由最后一段第一句“It seems that failure isnt always a bad thing.”可知,失败并非坏事。4.B写作手法题。本文通过不断举例,如产品、公司、名人等来说明自己的观点。故选B。.1.crossed2.North3.translate4.speed5.moment6.Though/Although7.guitars8.special9.Memories10.except