第3练 阅读+完形+语法填空Ⅰ.阅读理解A体裁:科普文 话题:健康生活 词数:350 时间:6′Sleepinginaroomwithtoomuchlighthasbeenlinkedtoanincreasedriskofgainingweight,astudyshows.AteamattheInstituteofCancerResearchinLondonfoundwomenhadlargerwaistlinesiftheirbedroomwas“lightenoughtoseeacross”atnight.However,theysaythereisnotenoughevidencetoadvisepeopletobuythickercurtainsorturnofflights.Thewomenwereaskedtoratetheamountoflightintheirbedroomsatnightas:Lightenoughtoread.Lightenoughtoseeacrosstheroom,butnotread.Lightenoughtoseeyourhandinfrontofyou,butnotacrosstheroom.Toodarktoseeyourhandoryouwearamask.Theiranswerswerecomparedtoseveralmeasures(程度)ofobesity.Thesemeasureswereallhigherinwomenwithlighterrooms.ProfAnthonySwerdlowoftheInstituteofCancerResearchtoldtheBBC:“Inthisverylargegroupofpeoplethereisanassociationbetweenreportedlightexposureatnightandoverweightandobesity.Butthereisnotenoughevidencetoknowifmakingyourroomdarkerwouldmakeanydifferencetoyourweight.Theremightbeotherexplanationsfortheassociation,butthefindingsareinterestingenoughtoguaranteefurtherscientificinvestigation.”Thelightisdisrupting(干扰)thebodyclock,whichcomesfromourevolutionary(进化的)pastwhenwewereactivewhenitwaslightinthedayandrestingwhenitwasdarkatnight.Lightchangesmoods,physicalstrengthandeventhewayweprocessfoodina24-hourcycle.ProfDerk-JanDijk,fromtheSurreySleepCentre,saidtherewouldbenoharmintryingtomakebedroomsdarker.HetoldtheBBC:“Peopleingeneralarenotawareofthelightpresentintheirbedroom,Ithinkpeopleshouldassesstheirbedroomandseehoweasyitwouldbetomakeitdarker.”“Overallthisstudypointstotheimportanceofdarkness,”heconcluded.\n【语篇解读】 明亮的卧室与肥胖有关系。1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Peopleshouldbuythickercurtains.B.Lightbedroomsarelinkedtoobesity.C.Peopleshouldturnofflights.D.Darkbedroomsarelinkedtoobesity.答案 B [主旨大意题。根据全文内容尤其是第一段“Sleepinginaroomwithtoomuchlighthasbeenlinkedtoanincreasedriskofgainingweight,astudyshows.”可知,本文主要讲述的是在光线太强的房间睡觉会有增加肥胖的风险。]2.Whatwillmaketheresearchersgoontheirscientificinvestigation?A.Lightexposure.B.Theinterestingfindings.C.Morepeoplewithobesity.D.Darkerbedrooms'effect.答案 B [细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,对于很多人来说,夜间曝光与超重以及肥胖有关,但没有足够的证据表明,如果将房间灯光调暗,体重会有变化。但是这个发现很有趣,足以促使进一步的科学研究。]3.Theauthorwritesthefourthparagraphinordertoshow________.A.man-madelightcandisruptthebodyclockB.man-madelightisaproductofevolutionC.thebodyclockwon'tbedisruptedbyanythingD.thebodyclockcanchangeourmoodandphysicalstrength答案 A [细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知,作者写本段是为了说明人造光会干扰生物钟。]4.What'sProfDerk-JanDijk'sattitudetowardsthedarkroom?A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Favorable.D.Unclear.答案 C [推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,德克·简·迪克教授称,将卧室的光线调暗没有坏处,并且这个研究总体指明黑暗的重要性。由此推断,德克·简·迪克教授对黑暗的卧室持赞成态度。]\nB体裁:应用文 话题:家庭教育 词数:350 时间:6′Asaparent,youmustbehappywhenseeingyourkidstudyingjustafterdinnerintheevening.Butsometimesyoumaybeworriedbecauseit'sanightlypredicamentinmanyhouseholds:Astudenthitsawalldoinghomework,andparentsaretootiredortoobusytohelp.Orderingatutorisbecomingaseasyforkidsashavingalate-nightsnack.Withrapidgrowthincompaniesofferingonlinetutoring,studentscanuseacreditcardtoconnect,sometimesinlessthanaminute,withalivetutor.Suchservicescanbeespeciallyhelpfultostudentswithsmallbudgetsorlittletimeorthoseinremoteareas.Prices,rangingfromabout$24to$45anhour,arelowerthanwhatmanyskilledtutorschargeinastudent'shome.Andparentsandstudentssaythequickhomeworkfixcanreducestressandmakeeveningsathomemorepeaceful.“Thequalityofonlineteachersupportcanbeuneven(不稳定的),andonlinetutorsmaynotbethebestforstrugglingstudentswhoneedlong-termhelp.Coursescanbreakdownduetotechnicalproblems,andlanguagebarriers(障碍)cancauseproblemsonsitesthatrelyontutorsfromabroad,”saysMichaelHorn,executivedirectorofeducationfortheClaytonChristensenInstitute.Mostsitesgetthesupportofpart-timeorretiredteachers,collegeprofessorsorprofessionalswithtutoringexperience;mostofferscheduledtutoringinadditiontoon-demandcourses.Themostcommonusersaremiddleschoolstudents,andcollegestudentstakingbasiccourses.YaminiNaidu,presidentoftheNationalSchoolPublicRelationsAssociation,says,“Studentswhocometocourseswithalistofquestionsorassignmentstoworkon—andwhoblockouttimetoconcentrate—benefitmost.Textchatsoccasionallystop,though,ifstudentsaredistracted(分心)orstartdoingothertasks.Onlinetutorsfillahugegapthatcanneverbefilledbyparents.”【语篇解读】 许多家庭每天晚上都会遭遇这样的困境:家长无法辅导孩子做作业。在线家教或许会帮助解决这个问题。5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“predicament”meaninthefirstparagraph?\nA.Difficulty.B.Tradition.C.Game.D.Discussion.答案 A [词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“Astudenthitsawalldoinghomework,andparentsaretootiredortoobusytohelp.”可知,当学生在做作业遇到问题时,家长可能因为太累或者太忙而无法辅导孩子,这对于很多家庭来说都是一件困难的事。由此可猜测画线词的含义是“困难,困境”。]6.Whatdowelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Studentscanenjoyonlinetutoringconveniently.B.Onlineservicesareespeciallyforcollegestudents.C.Studentspreferonlinetutoringtoalate-nightsnack.D.Orderinganonlinetutorcostsatleast$45perhour.答案 A [细节理解题。根据第二段“Orderingatutorisbecomingaseasyforkidsashavingalate-nightsnack.”可知,订购在线家教跟吃宵夜一样容易,也就是说对于学生来说在线家教很便捷。]7.WhatdoesMichaelHornmainlytalkaboutinParagraph3?A.Thegoalsofonlinetutoring.B.Thedevelopmentofonlinetutoring.C.Theproblemsofonlinetutoring.D.Thefunctionsofonlinetutoring.答案 C [段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知,MichaelHorn认为在线家教存在师资质量、在线技术和语言障碍等方面的问题。由此可知第三段介绍的是在线家教目前遇到的问题。]8.Accordingtothepassage,onlinetutoringsites________.A.aresetupmainlybyteachersorprofessorsB.offermorethanonekindofcoursesC.areonlyaboutbasiccoursesD.mainlyhelpmiddleschoolstudents答案 B [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“...mostofferscheduledtutoringinadditiontoon-demandcourses.”可知,大多数在线家教都会根据学生的需要提供课程。由此可推知,在线家教会给学生提供多种课程。]\nⅡ.完形填空体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:道德修养 词数:286 时间:16′Karen,JudyandIwerethelastonesbackintheschoolroomafterlunchandalloftheothersixthgraderswerealreadyplayingoutside.“Wow!How__9__itwouldbetowriteontheblackboardwhileeveryoneis__10__,”Judysaid.“ButMrs.Eifflerdoesn'twantuswritingonthe__11__,”Iresponded.“Janet,everyoneisoutside.Noonewillever__12__,”saidKaren,reachingintotheboxanddrawingoutapieceof__13__.Judyalsobegandrawing.Ireluctantly(不情愿地)__14__myfriends,butwasafraidofbeing__15__.ThenJudyhadanidea.“We'reallright-handed.Let'sseewhocanwritetheir__16__bestusingtheirlefthand.”JudyandKarenstartedwriting.Ichoseapieceofwhitechalkfromtheboxandwrotemyname.“We'dbettergetthisboardcleanedoff__17__Mrs.Eifflercomesback,”saidJudy,eyingtheclock.Shepickedupa(n)__18__andbeganremovingournamesfromtheboard.__19__cameoff,butmyname!I__20__lookedatthewhitechalkIusedandfounditwasn'tchalkatall,butawhitecrayon(蜡笔)!Mykneesfelt__21__.Hurriedly,wetriedmanyways,butmynamestill__22__.Atlast,Karengotaknifeandscrapedit.It__23__finally,butweleftanabrasion(磨损处)ontheblackboard.Asthebellrang,theteacherwalkedinsoon.Mrs.Eifflerneveraskedabouttheabrasionandmaybenever__24__it.ButIdid.EverytimeIwalkedpasttheblackboard,I__25__.Althoughoverfortyyearshavepassedsincetheevent,I__26__rememberthelesson.“Noonewilleverknow”isnever__27__.Evenifnooneelsefoundout,Imyselfknew.Sometimeslivingwitha__28__conscienceispunishmentenough.【语篇解读】 做亏心事时不要以为别人不知道,因为即使别人不知道你也会遭到良心的谴责。9.A.usefulB.funC.stupidD.necessary\n答案 B [当大家都在外面的时候在黑板上写字该是多么有趣的(fun)事啊!]10.A.asleepB.insideC.outsideD.present答案 C [根据文章第一句中的“andalloftheothersixthgraderswerealreadyplayingoutside”可知,此处表示其他人都在外面(outside)。]11.A.blackboardB.bookC.deskD.floor答案 A [根据上文中的“writeontheblackboard”可知,此处填blackboard。]12.A.existB.knowC.laughD.refuse答案 B [根据文章最后一段中的“Noonewilleverknow”可知,此处填know。]13.A.clothB.woodC.paperD.chalk答案 D [她们在黑板上写字,应该是抽出一支粉笔(chalk)。]14.A.invitedB.welcomedC.guidedD.joined答案 D [联系下文可知,作者勉强加入(joined)到朋友们中,但是心里却很害怕被抓住(caught)。]15.A.followedB.praisedC.caughtD.affected答案 C [参见上题解析。]16.A.addressB.classC.nameD.dream答案 C [Judy有了个主意:“我们都习惯用右手,让我们看看谁能用左手将自己的名字(name)写得最棒。”下一段中的“Ichoseapieceofwhitechalk...myname”也是提示。]17.A.untilB.beforeC.afterD.since答案 B [Judy说:“我们最好在Eiffler夫人回来之前(before)把黑板擦干净。”]18.A.bucketB.knifeC.eraserD.box答案 C [根据后半句中的“removing”可知,她拿起了一块黑板擦(eraser)。]19.A.NothingB.EverythingC.AnythingD.Something答案 B [所有的东西(Everything)都被擦掉了,除了作者的名字!]20.A.proudlyB.hopefullyC.hardlyD.carefully\n答案 D [作者仔细地(carefully)观察她用过的白色粉笔,发现她拿的根本不是粉笔。]21.A.weakB.smoothC.injuredD.bare答案 A [作者发现她拿的根本不是粉笔,而是一支白色的蜡笔!见此情形,作者的膝盖发软了。weak“软弱无力的”。]22.A.changedB.remainedC.hidD.lost答案 B [她们试了很多方法,但是作者的名字仍然存在(remained)。]23.A.brokedownB.tookoffC.cameoffD.sloweddown答案 C [作者的名字最终被去掉(cameoff)了,上文中的“__19__cameoff”也是提示。]24.A.acceptedB.noticedC.toleratedD.used答案 B [Eiffler夫人从未问过黑板上那块磨损的地方是怎么回事,可能她从未注意到(noticed)它。]25.A.agreedB.hurriedC.failedD.remembered答案 D [联系前一句可知,作者每次经过黑板的时候,都会回想起(remembered)那件事。]26.A.stillB.hardlyC.neverD.sometimes答案 A [此句句首的Although表示转折关系,因此这里表示作者仍然(still)记得这个教训。]27.A.trueB.typicalC.importantD.different答案 A [“没有人会知道”是绝对不正确的(true)。]28.A.clearB.socialC.guiltyD.good答案 C [有时候问心无愧(guilty)就已经是足够的惩罚了。]Ⅲ.阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Ken:Doyoulikecooking?\nCelia:Iloveit.Ireallyenjoycreating__29__mealfromvariousingredientsandwatchingmyfriendsenjoyit.Itgivesmearealsenseof__30__(satisfy).Whataboutyou?Ken:Idon'tlikeit.IttakesuptoomuchtimeandIcan'tstand__31__(do)thewashingup.Celia:Youcanasktheguests__32__(help).Myguestsusuallyinsistthatthey__33__(clean)upafterthemeal.Ijustremindthem__34__everythinggoes.Ken:So,whatkindofdishesdoyouusuallymake?Celia:ItalianandIndian.RecentlyI'vestartedcookingChinesemealsandIthinkitismuch__35__(difficult)thanIhaveexpected,soIneedmorepractice.Ken:Doyoufind__36__hardtogetingredientsforChinesefood?Celia:Notatall.Youcanfindmostofthematsupermarkets.Theingredientsareusuallythesameinwesternfood.Thewaythatthefood__37__(prepare)isthebigdifference,nottheingredients.Ken:Howlongdoesittakeyoutocookamealforfiveorsixpeople?Celia:Obviously,itdependson__38__I'mcooking.答案 29.a 30.satisfaction 31.doing 32.tohelp33.(should)clean 34.where 35.moredifficult 36.it37.isprepared 38.what