1、速测(十二)完形填空+阅读理解C+D+回答问题(限时:30分钟).完形填空Body imagethe way people feel about their looksis a big problem for many young people today. According to a 1, more than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on a diet, and almost one in five teenage boys are worried about their bodies and their
2、 weight.But whats the 2? In the study, many blame the media(媒体). Turn on the TV and youll 3 see beautiful models, handsome actors and fit sports stars. Open a magazine or a newspaper, 4 the Internet, and its usually the same.Many young people feel pressure to look like these “5” people. But for most
3、, this is just not possible. In the USA, the average(平均的) woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos, 6 the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.When people dont look the way many famous people look, they may become less 7. Some stop eating properly in order to lose weight. Students can lo
4、se so much confidence that they start to stop taking part in classroom activities at school.Body image problems dont 8 as we get older, either. In the UK, for example, women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics(化妆品) than any other age group. Older men spend a lot of money trying to 9 hair loss(损失)I
5、s there a solution to the problem? A 2016 study in the UK 10 that body image lessons should be provided in schools. Others believe its a problem that all of society needs to deal with. As Meaghan Ramsey says, “We need to judge(评判) people by what they do, not what they look like.”()1.A.newspaperB.mag
6、azineC.studyD.book()2.A.causeB.resultC.ideaD.number()3.A.finallyB.hardlyC.neverD.probably()4.A.look likeB.look throughC.look afterD.look for()5.A.perfectB.uglyC.lazyD.busy()6.A.becauseB.althoughC.butD.or()7.A.popularB.confidentC.importantD.clever()8.A.comeB.continueC.disappearD.happen()9.A.makeB.avo
7、idC.refuseD.protect()10.A.imaginedB.controlledC.rememberedD.suggested.阅读理解Passage 1Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to
8、save the earth.Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earths water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour(倒) dangerous chemicals(化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more c
9、ars and trucks, and to cut down trees.By the year 2200, the earths water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.So by the year
10、 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
11、By the year 2400,the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a
12、 place as our home.So it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.11.Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?()A.Water. B.Air. C.Lifestyle. D.Food.12.The underlined word “scarce” means “”. ()A.昂贵的B.缺乏的C.充足的D.特殊的13.Why peo
13、ple couldnt drink the earths water by the year 2200? ()A.Because they were poor.B.Because they didnt like drinking it.C.Because the water was completely polluted.D.Because they had to use other types of liquids.14.Which of the following is NOT true? ()A.Only a few people changed their lifestyle in t
14、he 20th century.B.There was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200.C.All the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300.D.We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.Passage 2Usually, many people complain they are facing problems. In fact, every day and everywhere th
15、ere are problems. When one problem is solved, another one comes up.People have money problems, work problems, family problems, health problems the list goes on. And we always think that people who are happy and successful have fewer problems than us. It seems that everything goes well with them. But
16、 the fact is that the more successful you are, the more problems you will have to face. Successful people just know how to solve their problems.We may see, new presidents are lucky, happy and successful. But they have to face bigger challenges and lots of pressure. To keep their countries moving for
17、ward, they have to be more careful about their work and decisions.You may ask, “If there are too many problems in life, then how can we find happiness?” The answer is to find happiness while you are solving your problems.On the other hand, we need problems. They help us to grow. If you had a fight w
18、ith your friend, what should you do? No matter who is wrong, I think you need to change the way you behave. Try to communicate with your friend. You can take some actions, such as spending more time with your friend and showing more love. By doing so, your will solve the problem and become a better
19、person.15.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that successful people .()A.have few problemsB.only have small problemsC.like to meet challengesD.solve problems well16.What should new presidents be more careful about according to Paragraph 3?()A.Money problems.B.Work problems.C.Family problems.D.Health prob
20、lems.17.The writer thinks we can when we solve our problems.()A.win friendshipB.find happinessC.become richD.get clever18.If you fought with your friend, the writer suggests you .()A.leave him aloneB.find out who is wrongC.spend more time with him or herD.change the way he behaves19.The passage main
21、ly tells us .()A.how to face problems correctlyB.problems can be solved easilyC.how to be a better personD.problems are everywhere.回答问题While a man was passing by an elephant, he suddenly stopped. The elephant was held by only a small rope. The farmer tied the rope to the elephants front leg. No chai
22、ns, no cages. The man was very confused(困惑的). He wanted to know why the elephant didnt run away.He visited the farmer and asked why the elephant just stood there and didnt run away. “Well,” the farmer said, “when it was very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie it. At that age,
23、the rope was strong enough to hold it. Of course it couldnt run away. When it grew up, it still believed the rope could hold it. So it never tried to run away.”The man was very amazed. In fact, the grown-up elephant could run away at any time. But it didnt run away just because it believed it couldn
24、t. As a result, it was stuck right there.We have such problems in our life. Sometimes we dont think we can deal with the problems. Sometimes we fail to deal with them. Its not wise to stop struggling. See? Failure is part of learning. We should never give up the struggle.20.What was the elephant hel
25、d by?(不超过10个词) 21.Why didnt the elephant run away?(不超过10个词) 22.What does the passage want to tell us?(不超过15个词) 【参考答案】.15CADBA610CBCBD.Passage 11114DBCDPassage 21519DBBCA.20.Only a small rope.21.Because it believed it couldnt run away./Because it believed the rope could hold it.22.Failure is part of learning,so we should never give up the struggle.
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