1、第16练完形填空阅读理解.完形填空体裁：夹叙夹议话题：发现潜能词数：289时间：16(2015南通二调)True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you.It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover _1_Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class，a
2、nd seemed _2_ in group activities.Most teachers would _3_ think of him as a problem student.However，Anna was different.She believed the student was above _4_ in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.Anna didnt _5_ the parents.Instead，she organized a handful of activities in the class to
3、get more information.In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a _6_ for each Friday：Girls vs.Boys.The first week the class was totally _7_Everyone wanted to win.Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn._8_，Anna waited，and waited，and waited.Finally the _9_ t
4、eacher paired the boy with the most _10_ girl student in class.Now the two teams had a _11_ score；all the students sat back eager to see the result.As the teacher placed the question on the board，most of the students began to _12_ their heads：this was a question they had never _13_ in class.“_14_！”t
5、he teacher yelled.Both students started doing it _15_ thinking of how to solve the complex question.Their classmates，full of _16_，exclaimed，“Hurry，hurry，hurry！”The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his _17_ raised，“I won！”Almost nobody could believe the student they a
6、dmired failed until Anna _18_ the result.This was what Anna tried to getit turned out that the student wasnt bad，he was _19_So we can see that _20_ hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical.Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.【语篇解读】本文是
7、夹叙夹议文。一个小男孩上数学课总是讲话，大多数老师认为他是一个问题学生，但Anna老师不这样认为。她组织了竞赛，证明了自己的想法，发现了小男孩在数学方面的潜能。1A.truth BtreasureCpotential Dmotivation答案C根据“dig beneath the surface”可知，这里指“发现潜能”，故选C项。2A.active BcautiousCdiscouraged Ddisconnected答案D根据第五段中男孩在Anna老师组织的竞赛中的表现“Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a
8、 turn.”可知，以前男孩对团体活动并不热衷，总是做些不相干的事情，因此用disconnected“分离的，无关联的”。3A.immediately BappropriatelyCabnormally Dscarcely答案A因为男孩的爱讲话和对团体活动的不积极，好多老师直接就认为他是一个问题学生，故选immediately，意为“直接，立刻，马上”。appropriately“合适地，恰当地”；abnormally“不正常地”；scarcely“勉强，刚，几乎不”。4A.limit BaverageCprejudice Dvalue答案B由However这个转折词可以推知，Anna认为这个
9、学生自有超出常人之处。above average“高于平均水平”，符合语境。limit“限制”；prejudice“偏见”；value“价值”。5A.contact Bcomfort Cwarn Dblame答案A根据空后的内容可知，Anna没有“联系”家长，而是通过组织一系列的活动来进一步了解信息，故选contact。comfort“安慰”；warn“警告”；blame“责备”。6A.dilemma BdebateCgame Dcompetition答案D根据后面的“Girls vs.Boys”可知，Anna每个星期五都组织男女生之间的竞赛，故选competition“竞赛”。dilemma
10、“窘境，困境”；debate“争论”；game“游戏”。7A.creative BnoisyCenthusiastic Dcurious答案C根据“Everyone wanted to win.Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn.”可知，刚开始的时候，每个人都非常有激情，故选enthusiastic，意思是“有激情的”。creative“具有创造性的”；noisy“吵闹的”；curious“好奇的”。8A.Yet BStillCSomehow DTherefore答案A根据“Anna waited，a
11、nd waited，and waited”可知，前后是转折关系，故选A项。still“仍然”；somehow“不知为什么”；therefore“因此”。9A.arbitrary BwiseCridiculous Dpuzzled答案B根据Anna老师对男孩的不同看法以及竞赛活动的结果可知，Anna老师是一位很有智慧的老师，故选wise。arbitrary“武断的”；ridiculous“荒唐的”；puzzled“困惑的”。10A.elegant BcarelessChardworking Dconsiderate答案C根据后面的“Almost nobody could believe the
12、student they admired failed”可知，被选中的这个女生学习非常勤奋，很受其他学生钦佩，故选hardworking，意为“学习勤奋的”。elegant“优雅的”；careless“粗心的”；considerate“考虑周到的，体贴的”。11A.rare Bclose Cpoor Ddifferent答案B根据后面的“all the students sat back eager to see the result”可知，两个队的比分非常接近，故选B项。12A.turn Blift Cshake Dnod答案C根据后面的“this was a question they h
13、ad never _13_ in class”及“thinking of how to solve the complex question”可知，黑板上的题目是非常难的，所以看了之后很多学生都“摇头”，故选C项。13A.raised BfearedCoverlooked Dcovered答案D根据语境可知，黑板上的题目是上课从来没有涉及过的，故选cover，意为“涉及”。raise“举起，筹集”；fear“害怕”；overlook“忽视”。14A.Go BHurry CLook DTry答案A根据常识，老师说的是“比赛开始”，故选A项。15A.skillfully Bslowly Ccasu
14、ally Dabruptly答案B根据“thinking of how to solve the complex question”和“Hurry，hurry，hurry”可知，两人都在慢慢答题，故选B项。skillfully“有技巧地”；casually“不经意地”；abruptly“突然”。16A.chaos BanxietyCcourage Dexcitement答案D根据后面的“Hurry，hurry，hurry”可知，所有的学生都非常激动，故选D项。chaos“混乱”；anxiety“焦虑”；courage“勇气”。17A.arms BhopesCconfidence Deyes答案
15、A根据后面的“I won”和竞赛结果可知，这个小男孩觉得自己赢了，举着胳膊转了起来，故选A项。18A.obtained BanalyzedCconfirmed Dadjusted答案C根据前面的“Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed”可知，直到Anna证实了这个结果，所有的学生才相信，他们一直以来敬佩的学生输掉了，故选C项。19A.upset Bbored Ctired Dspoiled答案B根据前面的“This was what Anna tried to getit turned out that the s
16、tudent wasnt bad”可知，这个小男孩之所以爱说话，可能只是因为无聊，故选B项。20A.foreseeing BassessingCappreciating Drecognizing答案D根据文章内容可知，此处是总结，即发现孩子们的潜能往往并不容易，但结果可能是神奇的，故选D项。foresee意为“预测”；assess意为“评定，估价”；appreciate意为“感激，欣赏”。.阅读理解A体裁：说明文话题：全球变暖词数：350时间：6The UN Environment Programme says that rising temperatures could mean the e
17、nd for some migrating animals.Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas.Birds may fly from one part of the world to another, perhaps stopping at feeding grounds on the way.Whales and turtles (海龟) cover vast areas of ocea
18、n.The report says that changes in any one of the places which these animals use can cause serious harm.“Obviously these animals have developed their travelling patterns over thousands of years.But climate change is almost certain to be extreme over the next 25 to 50 years and it is extremely unlikel
19、y that these animals can change their habits fast enough，” said the report author Dr Robert Hepworth.Hardest hit by rising temperatures are turtles.Scientists have found that at higher temperatures, turtles produce far more female eggs than male ones.In parts of Malaysia, turtle birthing sites are p
20、roducing only females, the report says.It also provides evidence that some turtles are more likely to develop cancer as the waters get warmer.With birds, the main problem is climaterelated damage to important areas at either end of the travels or at resting places along the way.About onefifth of mig
21、rating birds are now in danger because of climaterelated changes including rising sea levels, land loss and more violent storms, the report concludes.Other animals picked out as particularly in danger include：the North Atlantic Right Whale, whose main food (tiny shrimp) is disturbed by the change in
22、 ocean flows and the WhiteNose Dolphin, which is outcompeted by other kinds of dolphins in warmer waters.The report is not all bad news.Even with major climatic changes, protecting the environment can still help mobile animals to recover.“We need governments to start taking action at the national an
23、d international level.The clock is running.”， said Dr Hepworth.And some animals are already adapting, with the report mentioning whales that are changing their feeding behaviour, finding new feeding grounds and new foods to eat.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了全球变暖对迁徙动物的影响。21What is the main topic of the text?AThe effe
24、ct of climate change on migrating animals.B.How animals are adapting to changes in temperature.CThe actions required to save migrating animals.DThe need for government policies to prevent global warming.答案A主旨大意题。根据文章大意，本文主要讲述了温度上升对迁徙动物的影响，故选A。22By saying “the clock is running” in the last paragraph,
25、 Dr Hepworth means that “_”Ait may be too late to save some animalsBit is time to start protecting the animalsCthere is not much time to solve the problemDit takes time to complete the actions答案C短语猜测题。根据前文说的“we need governments to start taking actions at the national and international level”可知作者认为政府
26、应该采取行动解决这个问题，所以接下来这句话应该是进一步强调时间的紧迫性的，故选C。这里面要解决的根本问题是环境问题，不是保护动物的问题，故B项错误。23According to the report, how will global warming affect turtles in the future?AThey will only produce female babies.BTheir food supply will gradually disappear.CSome will suffer from higher rates of cancer.DThey will be in g
27、reater danger because of more violent storms.答案C细节理解题。根据文中第二段最后一句话“It also provides evidence that some turtles are more likely to develop cancer as the waters get warmer.”可知水温升高导致海龟得癌症的可能性升高，故选C。文中只是说female egg会多于male egg，不是说只产female egg，故A项错误。24Which of the following is mentioned as a consequence o
28、f rising temperatures?AMore storms will affect the ability of whales to find their feeding grounds.B20 percent of all birds are likely to die out because of land loss.CMigrating animals are likely to start adapting to the changes more quickly.DWarmer oceans will increase the competition between diff
29、erent kinds of dolphins.答案D细节理解题。根据文中倒数第一段第一句话“the WhiteNose dolphin which is outcompeted by other kinds of dolphins in warmer waters”可知，水温升高使海豚之间的竞争更加激烈，故选D。25What can be inferred about turtles from the text?AThey are the only animals besides humans that suffer from cancer.BThey have traditionally
30、lived longer than other oceanbased animals.CThose born nearer a hotter area are more likely to be female.DMost kinds of turtles are likely to die out within 50 years.答案C推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二句可知，高温使得海龟的雌性后代增加，由此可以判断在高温环境下出生的后代更可能是雌性的，故选C。B体裁：说明文话题：大学教育词数：268时间：6Jiang Zhongjie，19，a secondyear student majori
31、ng in biology at Xiamen University，looks at job websites almost every day.As summer vacation approaches，he cant decide which internship (实习) position would benefit him.“I think it is hard to know what would be a meaningful intern job，” he said.“Most of the time，the positions on offer are low paid，bo
32、ring jobs，such as sales promotion，” said Jiang.Last month，during an education forum (论坛)，Huang Guitian，assistant to the president of Peking University，called for a halt to the internships of lower quality，regarding them as “dull and meaningless，affecting students academic performance”Huang conducted
33、 a mini survey，showing “80 percent of students merely do odd (零散的) jobs on internship”But employers and students may have different attitudes.According to a survey of 116 Beijing and Shanghaibased companies by Z，a leading human resource services site，nearly 60 percent said they still valued applican
34、ts handson experience most.Zhang Jianhong，HR director in Huawei Technologies Co.Ltd agreed with this idea，believing that internship even goes beyond gaining experience.“An internship actually offers a great chance for students to get an inside glimpse of a company，an industry and a particular occupa
35、tion，” he said.He says it can help interns discover whether the career they are considering is suitable for them.And if students are aware of which industry they would like to enter，Zhang suggests that they select an internship in a relevant field，with the potential to turn into a formal job offer.【
36、语篇解读】本文是一篇有关大学生毕业实习的报道。文章介绍了不同的人对于实习有着不同的观点，褒贬不一。26What does the word “halt” in the third paragraph probably mean?AStop. BBeginning.CProgress. DDelay.答案A词义猜测题。根据第三段lower quality和dull and meaningless，affecting students academic performance可知，此处是呼吁停止劣质的实习。27What does Jiang Zhongjie think of intern job
37、s?AThey are meaningful.BThey are not exciting.CThe pay lives up to his expectations.DInternship improves students learning abilities.答案B细节理解题。根据第二段的low paid，boring jobs可知答案。28We may learn from the text that _Aall the people have the same attitude toward internshipBless and less companies think highl
38、y of applicants working experienceCZhang Jianhong believes that an internship benefits students in some wayDthe students cant change their career once they select an internship in some field答案C推理判断题。从文章倒数第二段的An internship actually offers a great chance.可知答案。29Which of the following can be the best title for the text?ANo Internship，No JobBInternship，Good or BadCInternship Helps Find a JobDWhere to Find an Intern Job答案B主旨大意题。通读文章可知人们对实习的评价褒贬不一，态度各异。
