1、增分强化练(十七)阅读理解2完形填空(限时30分钟).阅读理解ADo you want a parttime job to earn some extra money? Check out the list and find one that suits your fancy.TECHNICAL SUPPORTIt seems almost everyone has a friend who is a technical genius.Such people earn money using their talent.If you are one of them, you could be r
2、esponsible for technical support in your college or university and get your parttime job.You can enjoy the process of earning money while doing your favorite thing.TUTORA lot of students hire a tutor to help them in high school or college.If you are good at some subjects, why not work as a peer tuto
3、r? You help your friends and earn money at the same time.If you know foreign languages, you can make more money.All you need to do is to make an appropriate advertisement of your services using college newspapers.One of the best things about being a tutor is that you can set your hours.FITNESS INSTR
4、UCTORIf your college or university has a fitness center and if you are a sporty person, go and sign up to get this job.You will have an absolute free opportunity to engage yourself in sports.You need to be a good psychologist, because you are going to work with people and itll be your job to persuad
5、e and motivate them to become sporty, healthy and strong.Being a fitness instructor is a perfect position for those who love to help other people and want to make more friends.OFFICE WORKER Nowadays many companies cooperate with college students giving them parttime jobs.Some of the major job duties
6、 of an office worker are answering calls and scheduling appointments.If you are interested in doing this job，contact the representatives of different companies to find out if theyre currently hiring anyone. 语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了业余时间大学生可以从事的四个工作：技术援助、家教、健身教练和办公室职员。1If you want to have a flexible schedul
7、e while earning some money, which of the following suits you most?ATechnical support.BTutor.CFitness instructor.DOffice worker.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“You help your friends and earn money at the same time.If you know foreign languages, you can make more money.One of the best things about being a tutor is tha
8、t you can set your hours.(你在帮助你的朋友的同时也赚了钱。如果你懂外语，你可以赚更多的钱做家教最好的一点就是你可以自己安排时间)”可知，如果你想有一个灵活的工作时间，同时又想挣钱，家教最适合你。故选B项。答案：B2Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?AAs a parttime office worker，you are responsible for answering emails.BIf you work as a fitness instructor, you should b
9、e sporty and sociable.CIf you are good at foreign languages, you are able to earn more money as a tutor.DThe four kinds of parttime jobs are intended for college students.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“Some of the major job duties of an office worker are answering calls and scheduling appointments.(办公室职员的一些主要工作职责是
10、接电话和安排预约)”可知，办公室职员的主要职责包括接电话和安排预约，不包括回复邮件。故选A项。答案：A3How can one get a job as a parttime office worker?ABy submitting the application.BThrough an online interview.CBy advertising on the newspaper.DBy contacting the representative of the company.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“If you are interested in doing this job，
11、contact the representatives of different companies to find out if theyre currently hiring anyone.(如果你对这份工作感兴趣的话。联系不同公司的代表，看看他们现在是否在招人)”可知，如果感兴趣，可以联系公司的代表。故选D项。答案：DBI got this strange idea that I would run for student body president (学生会主席) when I was in the eighth grade.To run for student body presi
12、dent is not a surprising decision for most outgoing and popular people.But in fact, I tended to daydream, read books that were not on the required list, and sat at the table at the cafeteria with the only two friends I had, Denise and Janice.What happened within two months led me to the single best
13、method to succeed in achieving something.Claire was perfectinfrontofadults and had decent grades, though she was rude to me, which motivated me to sign up to run against her for student body president.Denise decided we should form a mastermind group to get me elected.We met everyday, right after sch
14、ool, reviewing a list of students.We brainstormed reasons why each one might want to vote, in their own interests for me or more likely against Claire.We used a method we learned from Denises sister.It meant that we looked for students who were most likely to influence a group of other students.Thos
15、e are the people we approached first.My narrow victory was a surprise to many, frankly, including the three of us.Thats how I got my first taste of the power of whats now called Collective Intelligence.With the right model for how we meet, we become more valuable together than apart.When a group com
16、mits to supporting each other by meeting regularly and acting by mutually agreed upon rules of engagement, remarkable things will happen.We tend to bring the best out in each other, as thousands have learned around the world through their mastermind groups.Individuals become tightknit teams.We becom
17、e happier and higherperforming with and for each other.It is never too late for you to start your own mastermind group of no more than seven members around a strong sweet spot of mutual interest, which will definitely evolve into something different and more meaningful over the years. 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作
18、者为了不让对自己不礼貌的Claire当选学生会主席，勉强参加但却赢得了竞选。这得益于集思广益的竞选策略，作者也因此体会到集体智慧的力量。4Why was it a surprising decision for the author to run for president?AShe was lonely then.BShe was popular.CShe was not very outgoing.DShe often daydreams.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“To run for student body president is not a surprising decisi
19、on for most outgoing and popular people.But in fact, I tended to daydream, read books that were not on the required list, and sat at the table at the cafeteria with the only two friends I had, Denise and Janice.”可知，对大部分外向和受欢迎的学生来说竞选学生会主席并不意外，但是作者是一个喜欢做梦及读闲书的人，只有两个朋友，由此可知，作者性格内向，所以参加竞选是一个令人惊讶的决定。故选C项
20、。答案：C5Whats the way of Denises sister?AHelping hand out posters.BLooking for influential people.CHelping learn from others.DHelping have public campaigns.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“It meant that we looked for students who were most likely to influence a group of other students.”可知，Denise的姐姐的策略是先找有影响力的学生。故选B项
21、。答案：B6How did the author beat Claire?AMainly by doing something for others interests.BMainly by getting help from Denises sister.CMainly by using her great communicative ability.DMainly by making use of group intelligence.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Thats how I got my first taste of the power of whats now cal
22、led Collective Intelligence.”可知，作者竞选成功是得益于集体智慧。故选D项。答案：D7What can be the best title for the text?APath to Greater Success and FriendshipBMethods to Be Student Body PresidentCEffective Ways to Find Good FriendsDClever Ways to Get Support from Others解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲作者为了不让对自己不礼貌的Claire当选学生会主席，勉强参加
23、竞选，和朋友组成了智慧小组集思广益，最终赢得竞选，作者也因此体会到集体智慧的力量。A项“通向成功和友谊的道路”为文章最佳标题。故选A项。答案：A.完形填空From Teen Activist to TIMEs Person of the YearWith her selection, Greta Thunberg, the famous 16yearold Swedish climate activist, has become the _1_individual ever to be named Times Person of the Year.While the magazine has
24、a long record of _2_the power of young people, the _3_have never before selected a _4_.The _5_individual to hold the record for youngest person of the Year was 25yearold Charles Lindbergh in 1927.Thunberg gained international attention for _6_world leaders for their inaction in the _7_crisis in a vi
25、ral speech she made at the UN.Climate Action Summit in September.She criticized world leaders again at the COP25 (联合国气候变化大会) conference last week.“Thunberg has become the _8_ voice on the biggest issue facing the planet，” Time editorinchief Edward Felsenthal wrote.At the age of eight, when Thunberg
26、first learned about climate change, she was _9_that adults did not appear to take the issue _10_.It was _11_ for her to take _12_ in her own life; she stops herself _13_flying, eats no meat or dairy and she has a shop stop, meaning that she doesnt buy new things.On August 20, 2018, Thunberg decided
27、that it was time for her to take her _14_ to the next level and _15_.She _16_others to launch climatechange strikes around the world last year.She _17_school and sat down _18_Swedens parliament (议会) with a selfmade banner “school strike for climate”She also invited more than two million students acr
28、oss 135 countries to join her _19_ “Fridays for Future” _20_by staging walkouts at their own schools.In March 2019, Thunberg was nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize. 语篇解读本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了美国时代杂志将2019“年度人物”授予16岁的瑞典环保少女格蕾塔，成为史上最年轻的年度人物。格蕾塔通贝里自2018年8月开始为呼吁成年人对抗气候变化而发起一系列“罢课”运动，如今这项运动已经在全球激起400万人参与，从而
29、掀起了一场“人类历史上”最大的环保示威运动。1A.cleverestBoldestCtallest Dyoungest解析：句意：16岁的格蕾塔通贝里成为时代杂志最年轻年度人物。cleverest最聪明的；oldest最老的；tallest最高的；youngest最年轻的。根据下文“individual to hold the record for youngest person of the Year was 25yearold Charles Lindbergh in 1927”可知上一个最年轻记录是25岁，16岁的格蕾塔通贝里是现在最年轻的年度人物。故选D。答案：D2A.awarding
30、 BrecognizingCorganizing Dpaying解析：句意：尽管杂志有很长的记录承认年轻人的力量。awarding授予；recognizing承认； organizing组织；paying支付。根据“individual to hold the record for youngest person of the Year was 25yearold Charles Lindbergh in 1927”可知时代杂志认可年轻人影响世界的力量。故选B。答案：B3A.editors BmanagersCwriters Dleaders解析：句意：编辑们从前没有挑选过一个青少年。edit
31、ors编辑；managers经理；writers作家；leaders领导者。时代杂志的编辑们负责挑选。故选A。答案：A4A.girl BfemaleCteenager Dstudent解析：句意见上题解析。girl女孩；female女性；teenager青少年；student学生。根据“the famous 16yearold Swedish climate activist”可知当选年度人物的是青少年。故选C。答案：C5A.previous BnextCsecond Dlast解析：句意：时代杂志先前最年轻的年度人物保持者是1927年的25岁的查尔斯林德伯格。previous先前的；next
32、下一个；second第二的；last最后的。故选A。答案：A6A.praising BcommentingCcondemning Dpraying解析：句意：格蕾塔通贝里因为在“联合国气候行动峰会”演讲中批评全球领导人在气候变化问题上不作为而赢得国际关注。praising表扬；commenting评论；condemning谴责；praying 祈祷。根据“She criticized world leaders again at the COP25 conference last week.”可知格蕾塔通贝里又一次批评世界领导人。故选C。答案：C7A.climate BfinancialCed
33、ucation Deconomic解析：句意见上题解析。climate气候；financial金融的；education教育；economic经济的。根据at the UN.Climate Action Summit in September可知，这是联合国举办的气候行动峰会。故选A。答案：A8A.smallest BlowestConly Dbiggest解析：句意：格蕾塔通贝里已经成为地球所面临的最大问题的最大的呼声。smallest最小的；lowest最低的；only唯一的；biggest最大的。在“联合国气候行动峰会”上发言代表她是气候变化问题上的最大的呼声。故选D。答案：D9A.ex
34、cited BdeterminedCdelighted Dshocked解析：句意：格蕾塔通贝里很惊讶大人们似乎没有认真对待气候变化这个问题。excited兴奋的；determined坚决的；delighted高兴的；shocked惊讶的。对人们似乎没有认真对待气候变化这个问题，她很惊讶，故选D。答案：D10A.seriously BcarefullyCnervously Dbravely解析：句意见上题解析。seriously严肃地；carefully认真地；nervously紧张地；bravely勇敢地。8岁时发现家人没有认真对待这个问题，所以才从自身做起，影响他人。take sth.se
35、riously“认真对待某件事”。故选A。答案：A11A.vital BcrazyCenthusiastic Dunique解析：句意：她开始在自己生活中采取措施，这对于她来说很疯狂。vital重要的；crazy疯狂的；enthusiastic热情的；unique独特的。根据“she stops herself _13_flying, eats no meat or dairy and she has a shop stop”可知为了从自己做起，她不坐飞机，不吃肉和奶制品等等，这是很疯狂的事情。故选B。答案：B12A.trouble BmeasuresCadvice Dexams解析：句意见上
36、题解析。trouble麻烦；measures措施；advice建议；exams考试。“stops flying, eats no meat or dairy and she has a shop stop”这些都是她采取的一些措施。故选B。答案：B13A.in BonCfrom Dbefore解析：句意：她停止了坐飞机，不吃肉或奶制品。in在里面；on在上面；from从；before之前。故选C。答案：C14A.efforts BdecisionsCwork Dstudy解析：句意：在2018年8月20号，格蕾塔通贝里决定是时候把她的努力提到一个新的水平并开始了行动。efforts努力；dec
37、isions决定；work工作；study学习。上文说到了她所做出的努力，故选A。答案：A15A.act out Bspeak outCpick out Dset out解析：句意见上题解析。act out行动；speak out说出；pick out挑出；set out出发。根据下文她号召全球的青少年加入她的为了政府对气候变化行动起来而罢课活动，可知，她开始行动了。故选A。答案：A16A.forced BledCmotivated Dtaught解析：句意：去年，格蕾塔激励人们参加气候游行活动，关注气候变化。forced迫使；led引导；motivated激励；taught教授。根据“She
38、 also invited more than two million students across 135 countries to join”可知，格蕾塔激励大家参加活动。故选C。答案：C17A.attended BjoinedCreturned Dskipped解析：句意：她翘课，坐在瑞典议会大厦门前举着自制的横幅呼吁“为气候罢课”。attended参加；joined加入；returned返回；skipped翘课。根据“with a selfmade banner school strike for climate.”可知她是翘课去参加抗议活动，故选D。答案：D18A.in front
39、 of Bat the back ofCin the middle of Dbehind解析：句意见上题解析。in front of在前面；at the back of在后面；in the middle of在中间；behind在后面。根据句意可知格蕾塔坐在门前抗议。故选A。答案：A19A.weekly BmonthlyCyearly Ddaily解析：句意：格蕾塔的行动传遍欧洲、北美等多个国家，多地年轻人每周组织名为“Friday for Future(周五为未来)”气候罢课游行活动。weekly每周的；monthly每月的；yearly每年的；daily每日的。这是每周五进行的活动。故选A。答案：A20A.lesson BlectureCcampaign Dmeeting解析：句意见上题解析。lesson课程；lecture讲座；campaign活动；meeting会议。由上文可知这是一个罢课活动。故选C。答案：C
