1、速测(七)完形填空+阅读理解B+C.完形填空There was an old woman called Mrs. Jones by her neighbors. She was in her eighties, but she still drove her old car like a young woman.She loved driving at a really high speed, and took pride in the fact that she had never, never in her thirty-five years of driving, been punish
2、ed1a driving offence(犯规,犯法).Then one day she nearly2 her record. A police car3 her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed4 that she would be punished.5 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was
3、6 old to drive a car, and that the reason why she had not stopped at the red 7 was most probably that her eyes had become 8 with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.When the judge had finished what he was9, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was bringing and took out her sewing. Without s
4、aying a word, she chose a needle with a very small eye, and 10 it at her first attempt.When she had11 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your12. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about
5、 your own eyesight.”The judge took the13 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case against Mrs. Jones was14, and her record 15 unbroken.()1.A. aboutB.forC.toD.on()2.A. keptB.wonC.lostD.missed()3.A. watchedB.looked afterC.followedD.ran after()4.A. certainB
6、.indeedC.possibleD.perhaps()5.A. WhenB.WhileC.UntilD.For()6.A. soB.veryC.tooD.quite()7.A. oneB.signC.lampD.light()8.A. strongB.weakC.heavyD.thin()9.A. speakingB.sayingC.talkingD.telling()10.A. threadedB.pickedC.broughtD.took()11.A. almostB.successfullyC.hardlyD.successful()12.A. turnB.choiceC.chance
7、D.mission()13.A. bagB.glassesC.lineD.needle()14.A. settledB.passedC.dismissedD.studied()15.A. wasB.remainedC.seemedD.kept .阅读理解Passage 1Theres a common problem that exists in almost every familyhow to monitor people living at home who are weak or elderly? It has been a great big trouble for decades.
8、 Until now, Johann Siau, a senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshires School of Engineering and Technology, has been working on the universitys InterHome project in order to create a home that could solve that hard problem. The universitys wider InterHome project is a development of a smart
9、 house, and the assisted living project is a part of it. In this part, the house is set to keep some useful patterns for its master and gradually adapt to ones style so that it can save energy as much as possible. Johann reported, “Weve developed a wrist-band type of device(装置) which allows us to mo
10、nitor the condition of an elderly person, or whoever is wearing the same device. It allows us to collect data of a person to see if the person has fallen or is away from where he is supposed to be. It connects an elderly person with the assisted living type of device with the InterHome.” The InterHo
11、me carries a series of latest technologies, such as the broadband, the mobile data and communication, but the most important task is that the researchers must make sure all the technology works together. Since it is not just a prototype(样品) or a vehicle for research. Its a study tool to help student
12、s from different scientific backgrounds learn about and develop technology. It requires lots of skills from studentselectronic engineers, computer students, design students etc. “The present plan we are working on is a smart home project in Watford with some commercial companies. We are looking at h
13、ow a smarter home can provide extra value services,” said Johann.1.The underlined word “monitor” in Paragraph 1 probably means “”.()A. watch overB.give support toC.directD.comfort2.What does the InterHome project plan to do?()A. Call on the students to care for old people.B.Provide better care and s
14、ervices for the elderly.C.Improve peoples living conditions.D.Develop a house that mainly aims to save energy.3.What can we learn about the InterHome project from the article?()A. It is a large collection of many technologies.B.It is just a platform to help students to do research work.C.It is a sma
15、rt home project developed by different universities.D.It allows students to put into use and try out what theyve learned.4.What is the main purpose of the author in writing this article?()A. To build up a new platform for students to develop new technology.B.To show how future buildings will change
16、elderly peoples way of life.C.To describe a new project that aims to develop a smart home for the elderly.D.To introduce a new kind of technology to help people to enjoy a better life.Passage 2Pollution has become one of the most serious problems in recent years. Pollution inside homes and other bui
17、ldings kills more than 4 million people each year. Many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood-powered or coal-powered stoves.One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun. Crosby Menzies, a solar power expert in a South African c
18、ompany, described his latest solar cooker called the “Sol-4”. “It is four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length. It is quite a large cooker.”The “Sol-4” works by reflecting(反射) light from the sun off large mirrors. The mirrors direct(把对准) the light at a cooking pan. Then the light
19、heats the pan with solar energy. Within two minutes, the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions. In just four minutes, water can be boiled. That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity.The cooker is also much “friendlier” than other models because people do not have to stand in
20、the sun to use it. And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal. Such individuals would be less likely to have breathing illness from harmful smoke.At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining. But engineers are working on a way to make it work
21、without sunlight.Each cooker costs about $2,000, which is a large amount of money for most Africans. To solve that problem, Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization called Solar Cookers for Africa. It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking
22、equipment.1.The passage is mainly about.()A.a solar cookerB.smoke pollutionC.solar power expertsD.breathing illnesses2.The “Sol-4” is mainly used to .()A. shorten the time of cookingB.reduce the cost of making cookersC.raise money through donations to help African peopleD.reduce the number of deaths
23、 caused by harmful smoke3.The underlined word “individuals” most probably means “”.()A. cookersB.mirrorsC.peopleD.experts4.Which of the following about the “Sol-4” is true?()A. It is six to eight square meters of mirrors.B.It can work in any weather condition now.C.It can also heat the pan by lighti
24、ng firewood.D.It is more environment-friendly than other cookers.【参考答案】.主旨大意这篇文章讲的是一位80多岁的老太太,喜欢像年轻人一样驾驶汽车,并有35年的未违章记录。直到有一次,老太太因为驾驶车辆闯红灯被起诉。但是老太太通过自己的机智,保持了自己的未违章记录。1.B考查介词辨析。for表示被惩罚的原因。故选B。2.C3.C考查动词(短语)辨析。警车跟在她后面,应用followed,而watched和looked after不妥,因为主语是警车,而不是人。ran after 也不对,警车在她闯红灯之前没理由追赶她。故选C。4
25、.A5.A6.C考查固定结构。tooto表示“太而不能”。故选C。7.D8.B考查形容词辨析。根据上文看不清楚红灯,下文with old age 可推测是视力减弱。故选B。9.B10.A考查动词辨析。由前文拿出随身携带的包,从包内拿出针线可推测是穿针。故选A。11.B12.A考查名词辨析。从后文“The judge took the 13 and tried to thread it.”可知是your turn,表示 “该轮到你了”。故选A。13.D考查名词辨析。根据下文的thread it可知,老太太让法官穿针。故选D。14.C考查动词辨析。根据后文老太太保持了记录可知,应选dismisse
26、d,诉讼被驳回了。故选C。15.B.Passage 1主旨大意本文介绍了一种可以有效监控老年人的新型房屋InterHome。1.A词义猜测题。根据第一段前两句“Theres a common problem that exists in almost every familyhow to monitor people living at home who are weak or elderly? It has been a great big trouble for decades.”可知,监管行动不便的老人或病人是很多家庭面临的难题。故选A。2.B细节理解题。通过第二段可知,InterHom
27、e的作用是为了更好地监管和照顾老人提供帮助。3.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Its a study tool to help students from different scientific backgrounds learn about and develop technology.”可知,InterHome项目可以让很多学生学以致用。4.C写作意图题。作者的写作目的是介绍一种可以有效监控老年人的新型房屋InterHome。Passage 21.A主旨大意题。 文章讲述为了避免污染等一系列问题,专家发明了一种叫作“Sol-4”的炊具,并介绍了其工作原理等一些细节。故答案为A。2.D细节理解题。第二段第一句“One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun.”说明了此项发明的目的。3.C4.D细节理解题。由第四段第一句“The cooker is also much friendlier than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it.”可知选项D正确。