1、组合练(十一)阅读理解完形填空语法填空.阅读理解ATHE BILLERICAY SCHOOLA MATHS AND COMPUTING COLLEGEJOB DESCRIPTIONJob TitleCleaning AssistantGrade/SalaryHourly Rate9.52 per hour(which includes an element of holiday pay)HoursMonday to Friday: 3：30 pm.7：30 pm.Date RequiredAs soon as reasonably possible.Interview DateIntervie
2、ws will be arranged following the receipt of suitable applications.Reporting ToHead of FacilitiesAbout the School The Billericay School is a highly popular school in Essex with a specialism in Mathematics and Computing.Its widely known for the outstanding teaching it delivers.Our governing body is c
3、ommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. When applying for this position，please use the Billericay School application form，which can be found on our school website under Vacancies.Potential candidates are
4、 encouraged to get in touch with any questions they might have or arrange a visit to the school.Details We seek to appoint a cleaning assistant to work alongside our friendly, supportive and committed faculty(全体教职员)The successful candidate must ensure the school site is cleaned daily and provide a g
5、ood learning environment for students and staff the following day. Main ResponsibilitiesTo clean all surfaces in the allocated(分配的)area daily.To dust as required.To mop(用拖把拖洗)floors as required.To clean the toilet facilities.The Billericay School，School Road，Billericay，CM129LHTel：01277655191Email：In
6、foWebsite：语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章是一则学校招聘清洁助理的启事。1Whats the purpose of the text?ATo share some work experience.BTo promote the Billericay School.CTo advertise for a new staff member.DTo describe the governing bodys duty.解析：写作意图题。根据表格中所描述的职位信息以及Details和Main Responsibilities部分的内容可知，本文是一则招聘启事，因此正确答案为C。答案：C2What
7、s the Billericay School famous for?AIts high teaching quality.BIts beautiful environment.CIts good learning atmosphere.DIts friendly and committed staff.解析：细节理解题。根据文中About the School部分的“Its widely known for the outstanding teaching it delivers.”可知，该学校因其出色的教学质量而闻名，因此正确答案为A。答案：A3How much can a cleanin
8、g assistant earn every week?A456.96.B380.8.C266.56. D190.4.解析：数字计算题。根据表格中Grade/Salary一栏的“Hourly Rate9.52 per hour”和Hours一栏的“Monday to Friday：3：30 pm.7：30 pm.”可知，一个清洁助理每周可以赚到9.5220190.4，因此正确答案为D。答案：DB What does the average 15yearold usually do with the free time？Most teenagers are hanging out with fr
9、iends or talking on their smartphones.Some are addicted to computer games. But Swetha Prabakaran enjoys making the use of advanced technology easier for all.Its called coding(编码)It is just you tell a computer to do what you want.Its just like telling a dog to sit.Youre telling a computer to do somet
10、hing and just like we write in English a “to do” list or directions，you write a language for computers. Swetha Prabakaran fell in love with coding while taking a computer programming course. “I really like how with computer science I can be creative and have a lot of flexibility to do what I want，”
11、she said.Now，she specifically pays attention to application development with phones and software to help modify(改进)websites on computers.Besides，she aims to develop little games or applications that can make peoples life more convenient. Swetha is the founder of Everybody Code Now.She claims that it
12、 works to make the next generation of youth interested in computer science and help them to become engineers，scientists and entrepreneurs(企业家)Everybody Code Now operates in 12 states of America currently and will cooperate with schools in India and Ghana in the near future.It brings introductory com
13、puter programming lessons and exposure to the latest technology to students.So if you are in primary school，you are lucky enough to have access to computer science on websites and games and lots of other things that we use every day but dont really think of as coding. Swetha was honored as one of 11
14、 young women titled “champions of change” for her work as the founder of Everybody Code Now.She was one of the two 15yearolds to receive the award.Swetha finds teaching computer science through Everybody Code Now satisfying.She intends to encourage more pupils to have a try and see the magic power c
15、oding gives right at their fingertips.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。15岁的青少年通常会利用业余时间干什么呢？Swetha Prabakaran喜欢计算机编程。4What is not included in Swethas study subjects?AApplication development with phones.BThe convenience of using computers.CThe development of some games.DSoftware for websites.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，Swetha特别注
16、重开发手机应用程序以及用于优化网站的软件。另外，她还开发可以使人们的生活更方便的小游戏和应用程序。文中没有提及研究使用计算机的便利。答案：B5Everybody Code Now is designed mainly for _Ayoung peopleBschool teachersCAmerican scientistsDengineers and entrepreneurs解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知，Swetha成立Everybody Code Now是为了培养下一代年轻人对计算机科学的兴趣，帮助他们成为工程师、科学家和企业家。答案：A6What do we know abou
17、t Everybody Code Now?AIt wont go into any other countries.BIt has offered help to the whole America.CIt advises students to avoid websites and games.DIt allows school students to learn about coding.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知，Everybody Code Now给学生们带来了计算机科学的入门课程，使他们学习最新技术。小学生将有幸接触到网站、游戏等使用到的计算机科学知识，这些东西我们每天都在
18、使用，但并不知道它们是编码。答案：D7What can we infer from the text?ASwetha is the youngest entrepreneur in America.BSwetha made a speech about coding at her school.CSwetha will continue to work with Everybody Code Now.DSwetha is the only one that was titled “champions of change”解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的最后一句可知，Swetha打算鼓励更多
19、的学生进行尝试，感受亲自编程所带来的魔力，也就是继续为Everybody Code Now工作。答案：C.完形填空Bothell is considered one of the nicest places in America.Heres one of the _1_Will Tinkham，32，was born _2_ with developmental disabilities.Beca Nistrian，an owner of a coffee house，offered him an _3_If Tinkham showed up every day for an hour an
20、d _4_ with the customers，shed give him a free drink.He did it well.Soon an hour turned into a whole day.Beca decided to make a _5_“Now Beca pays me money.She is so _6_ and I have fun communicating with people here！” said Tinkham.However，not everybody _7_ Tinkhams special enthusiasm.“One customer was
21、 extremely disrespectful，”said Beca.She gave him his _8_ for free and asked him never to come back.She was so _9_ about it.That night，she posted an article praising Tinkham on her blog.She also _10_ his approaching birthday.Without any more planning，neighbors showed up to _11_ with Tinkham on his bi
22、g day.So Beca suggested that Bothell _12_ every May 10，Tinkhams birthday，as Cup of Kindness Day.The city agreed.On the first Cup of Kindness Day，Beca closed her _13_ and delivered cookies to the police，firefighters and others “who _14_ other people，but not for money”It didnt take long for others to
23、join in the _15_，which best explains why Bothell is called the nicest city.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。32岁的Tinkham生来就有发育障碍，热心的Beca请他来她的咖啡店工作。之后，因为他们的故事，Bothell成了一个充满善举的地方。1A.experiences Bstories Creasons Dresults解析：根据文章首句“Bothell is considered one of the nicest places in America.”和最后一句“which best explains why Both
24、ell is called the nicest city”可知，选C。答案：C2A.unfortunately Bunavoidably Cunbelievably Dunsuitably解析：根据本句内容可知，Tinkham生来就有发育障碍，这是一件不幸的事情，故选A。答案：A3A.experiment Bability Cadmission Dagreement解析：根据下文“If Tinkham showed up every day for an hour and _4_ with the customers，shed give him a free drink.”可知，这是Beca
25、和Tinkham的一个约定。答案：D4A.chatted Bcompeted Cplayed Dquarrelled解析：根据下文“I have fun communicating with people here”可推知，此处指Tinkham与顾客交谈。答案：A5A.request BcommitmentCsuggestion Dchange解析：根据上文“shed give him a free drink”以及下文“Now Beca pays me money.”可知，Beca做出了改变。答案：D6A.successful BwarmheartedCwealthy Dcurious解析：
26、根据上文Beca提供给Tinkham一份工作以及下文在Tinkham遇到无礼的顾客后Beca出面维护他可知，Beca是一位热心肠的人。答案：B7A.appreciated Bdemanded Cbelieved Dnoticed解析：根据下文“One customer was extremely disrespectful”可知，此处指并不是所有人都欣赏Tinkham独特的热情。答案：A8A.chance Bposition Corder Dticket解析：根据本空前后的语境可知，此处指Beca不愿意挣这个无礼的顾客的钱，给他免单，打发他走人。答案：C9A.nervous Bangry Ce
27、mbarrassed Dexcited解析：根据上文“She gave him his _8_ for free and asked him never to come back.”可知，Beca为此很生气。答案：B10A.mentioned Bremembered Carranged Densured解析：根据下文“Without any more planning，neighbors showed up to _11_ with Tinkham on his big day.”可知，Beca在博客中提到了他即将到来的生日。答案：A11A.fight Bmeet Ccommunicate D
28、celebrate解析：根据语境可知，此处指邻居自发来和Tinkham一起庆祝生日。答案：D12A.treat Bdescribe Cset Drecognize解析：根据语境可知，Beca建议市政府将每年的五月十日，也就是Tinkham生日的这天，设立为Cup of Kindness Day。set.as.表示“将设立为”。答案：C13A.window Bspeech Croom Dshop解析：在第一个Cup of Kindness Day，她关了咖啡店，给警察、消防员等人送饼干。答案：D14A.follow Bserve Cencourage Dinfluence解析：根据本句中的but
29、 not for money可知，此处指警察、消防员以及那些为他人服务但不是为了钱的人。答案：B15A.discussion Bkindness Cexploration Dchallenge解析：Beca给警察、消防员等人送饼干是一种善举，由此可知，此处指很快其他人也加入了行善的行列。Cup of Kindness Day也是对本空的提示。答案：B.语法填空Some misunderstanding is putting shark populations at risk now.Thousands of sharks are dying as 1._ result of peoples f
30、alse beliefs. Female sharks need males to make babies.Some female sharks have the ability to produce a baby by themselves and have young sharks 2._ a male shark.Thats something 3._(common)seen in plants and insects like ants and bees. Shark fins have medical function.Traditionally，shark fin soup 4._
31、(believe)to have health benefits and is quite special in China.5._ modern scientists point out that shark tissue(组织)can be extremely high in poison.Whats more，hunting for sharks kills up to 100 million animals each year，6._(endanger)several different species. If youre bitten by a shark，you will be a
32、 goner.You are more than twice as likely 7._(die)from a lightning strike as from a shark bite，according to the Florida Museums International Shark Attack File(ISAF)“Even if bitten by sharks，the large 8._(major)of people survive，”says Dr.Chapman.There 9._ (be)sixtysix unprovoked(无端的)shark bite incide
33、nts around the world in 2018，only six of 10._ were dangerous，according to the ISAF.语篇解读本文主要介绍了人们对鲨鱼的一些错误认知。其中一些误解导致大量鲨鱼死亡。一些人认为鲨鱼是有性繁殖的，但其实一些雌性鲨鱼可以无性生育；鱼翅汤被认为对人体有益，但科学家指出鲨鱼组织含有剧毒；另外，如果人类被鲨鱼攻击，存活的可能性也没有那么小。1解析：考查固定用法。该句意为：因为人们的错误认知，数千头鲨鱼即将死去。as a result of意为“作为的结果；因为”。故填a。答案：a2解析：考查介词。此处表示一些雌性鲨鱼在没有雄性
34、鲨鱼的情况下，能够自己生育幼崽。故填without。答案：without3解析：考查词性转换。修饰过去分词seen需用副词。故填commonly。答案：commonly4解析：考查动词的时态和语态。此处表示鱼翅汤被认为对健康有益。空处与主语shark fin soup为动宾关系，且此处为客观性描述，故用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is believed。答案：is believed5解析：考查连词。空后表述的“鲨鱼组织含有剧毒”与空前表述的“鱼翅汤被认为对健康有益”之间为转折关系。故填But或Yet。答案：But/Yet6解析：考查非谓语动词。空处与谓语动词kills之间无连词，故本空需填非谓语
35、动词。该句意为：更为重要的是，捕捞鲨鱼的行为导致每年多达1亿只动物死亡，危及几个不同的物种。此处应用现在分词短语作状语。故填endangering。答案：endangering7解析：考查固定用法。be likely to do “有可能做”。故填to die。答案：to die8解析：考查词性转换。空前是形容词large，空后为of，空处应为名词，故填名词majority。答案：majority9解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据时间状语in 2018可知，此处应用一般过去时；且incidents为复数，故填were。答案：were10解析：考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，此处为“数词ofwhich”结构，故填which。答案：which