英语阅读练习详解Word版.docx

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ihadthemeanestmotherintheworld.36otherkidsatecandy,Ihadtohavecereal,eggsortoast.Whileothershadcokesandcandy,Ihadtoeatasandwich.Butatleast,Iwasn’t37inmysufferings.MysisterandtwobrothershadthesamemeanmotherasIdid.

Mymother38knowingwherewewereatalltimesandwhoourfriendswere.Sheinsistedifwesaidwe’dbegoneanhour,thenwebegoneonehouror39---notonehourandoneminute.Andshealwayswantustotellthetruth.Nowyoucanseehow40shewas.

The41isyettocome.Wehadtobeinbedbynineeachnightand42ateightthenextmorning.Wehadtowashdishes,43beds,andlearntocook.Ibelieveshelaid44atnightthinkingupmeanthingstodotous.

Throughtheyears,thingsdidn’t45abit.Wecouldnotlieinbed,“46”likeourfriendsdid,andmissschool.Ourfriends’reportcardshadbeautifulcolorsonthem,blackforpassing,redfor47.Mymotherwould48fornothinglessthanuglyblackmarks.

Astheyears49by,wegraduatedfromhighschool.Withourmother50us,talking,hittinganddemandingrespect,noneofuswasallowedthe51ofbeingadrop-out.

Outoffourchildren,onlyacoupleofus52somehighereducation.Andwhomdowehaveto53fortheterriblewayweturnedout?

You’reright,ourmeanmother.Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults.

NowI’mtryingto54mythreechildren.I’mfilledwith55whenmychildrencallmemean.Because,yousee,IthankGod,hegavemethemeanestmotherinthewholeworld.

36.A.WhileB.AsC.WhenD.If

37.A.weakB.aloneC.happyD.lucky

38.A.stucktoB.wentonC.insistedonD.tookup

39.A.notB.moreC.soD.less

40.A.funnyB.kindC.meanD.interesting

41.A.bestB.worstC.leastD.last

42.A.offB.awayC.upD.out

43.A.makeB.arrangeC.spreadD.lay

44.A.activeB.asleepC.aliveD.awake

45.A.developB.improveC.happenD.promote

46.A.sickB.sadC.honestD.bad

47.A.successB.progressC.courageD.failure

48.A.agreeB.workC.settleD.operate

49.A.cameB.pulledC.wentD.filled

50.A.onB.inC.aboutD.behind

51.A.pleasureB.freedomC.painD.stress

52.A.attendedB.wantedC.attainedD.approached

53.A.careB.praiseC.takeD.blame

54.A.raiseB.meetC.changeD.bring

55.A.apologyB.prideC.shameD.anger

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Childrenwhotalkoncellphoneswhilecrossingastreetareatahigherrisktogethitbyavehicle,accordingtoastudybypsychologistsattheUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham.

Thestudyincluded77childrenaged10and11,whocompletedadozenofvirtualstreetcrossings.Evenchildrenfamiliarwithusingcellphonesorconsideredtogenerallybe“highlyattentive”mistimedcrossingstreetswhiletalking.Tobemorespecific,adolescents（青少年）whotalkedonthephone,needed20percentmoretimetostartcrossingthestreet,andtheywere43percentmorelikelytobehitbyavehicle,theresearcherssaid.Also,thechildrencheckedbothways20percentlessoftenbeforecrossingthestreetandgavethemselves8percentlesstimetocrosssafelyinfrontofthepassingtrafficwhentheywereonthephone.

Factorssuchasage,frequencyofcellphoneuseorpedestrian（步行者）experiencedidnotaffectsaferpedestrianhabits,thestudyfound.AccordingtoDespinaStavrinos,aco-authorofthestudyandadoctoralpsychologystudentattheUAB,childrenwhohadjustturned10wereataslightlyhigherriskofbeingdistractedthanthosewhowereabouttoturn12.

“Wefoundthatallchildreninthestudyweremoredistractedwhentalkingontheircellandcrossingthestreet,"saidastudyco-authorDavidSchwebel.

UABexpertsarealsoplanningtocontinueresearchinordertodeterminethewaytextmessagingorlisteningtodigitalmusicdevicesimpactsachild’scapabilitytocrossastreetsafely.“Textingrequiresastrongermotorcomponentthantalkingonacellphone,”Stavrinossaid.“WithIPods,thereisareductioninhearingcapacity.Thestudyisnowongoing.

Inspiteofthestudy’sresults,bothSchwebelandStavrinosemphasizedthattheywerenotagainstmobilephonesandwerenottryingtodiscouragechildrenfromusingthem,whichtheyrecognizedcouldbeanimportanttoolofconvenienceandsafety.Theyjustadvisetolimitthecellphoneusewhilebeinginthestreets,andpaymoreattentiontotraffic.

56.Thepassageisintendedto________.

A.warnchildpedestriansofthecell-phoneusedanger

B.showchildrenhowtousecellphonesproperly

C.tellchildrenaboutcrossingstreetsafely

D.reportaresearchaboutcell-phoneusage

57.BothSchwebelandStavrinos________.

A.areactuallytryingtoencouragechildrentousecellphones

B.suggestchildrenusingcellphonesappropriately

C.thinkchildrencrossingthestreetaremorelikelytogethurt

D.wondercellphonesofferpeopleconvenienceandsafety

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distracted”probablymean?

A.Focused.B.Disturbed.C.Encouraged.D.Rewarded.

59.Accordingtothestudy,specifically,ittookthechildrenonthecellphone______.

A.43%longertobegincrossingthestreet

B.8%longertocrosssafelyinthepassingtraffic

C.20%longertocheckbothways

D.20%longertobegincrossingthestreet

60.Wecaninferfromthepassagechildren________.

A.walkingandtalkingonthephoneappearstobedangerous

B.textingspendmoretimecrossingthestreetthanoncellphones

C.aremoredistractedinthevirtualenvironmentthaninreallife

D.familiarwithusingcellphonesdon’tmistimecrossingstreets

61.Wecanprobablyreadtheabovetextinacolumnabout“________”.

A.HealthandMedicine

B.EnvironmentandClimate

C.PsychologyandSociology

D.EntertainmentandTravel

B

Onceuponatime,familieskeptasenseoftheirhistorythroughpassingontheirlivestotheyoungergenerationbywordofmouth.Thatkindoftransmission（传递）isbeautifulinitsway,butitcanbeunreliable.

  Todayitdoesn’thavetobethatway.Wehavesomanymeansofrecordinglives:

photographs,videosandaudio.

    Google“familyhistory”andyou’llseethatmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldarepostingtheirworkontheInternet.In100years,ourgreat-grandchildrenwillbeabletolearnaboutthelivesofpastgenerationbygoingonline.

    ABritishwomanhashadtheideaofstartingacompanyofferingtomakefilmsforfamiliesofaprofessionalstandard.FormerBBCdocumentary-makerKarenWalshgottheideaforhercompany,Geneusfilms,aftershemadeafilmaboutherownfamilyhistory.

  SpeakingtotheUKnewspaperTheDailyTelegraphshesaidoffilmingherrelatives:

“Icouldrecordthemintheirownwords.Imadeafull-blown（全面的）documentary,justlikethoseImakefortheBBCandsawthatotherfamiliesmightlikethesamesortofrecord.”

  TheDailyTelegraphtalkedtooneofKaren’shappycustomers,SydieBones,a75-year-oldwomanfromEngland.Sheplannedsomethingspecialforherson’s50thbirthday,somethingabitmoremeaningfulthanabirthdaycakeandphotoalbum.Shewantedafilmtoshowjusthowcloseherfamilyis,whatgreatlaughersandtalkersitsmembersare.

62.Peopleusedtoknowtheirfamilyhistoryby______.

A.readingstorieswrittenbytheoldergeneration

B.keepingphotosandvideorecordingsoftheirancestor

C.listeningtofamilystoriestoldbytheoldergeneration

D.surfingtheInternetandfindingabouttheirfamily

63.AccordingtoKarenWalsh,whatisagreatwaytokeeparecordoffamilyhistory?

A.Adocumentary.                

B.Aphotoalbum.  

C.PostingworkontheNet.           

D.Avideooranaudiorecording.

64.SydieBoneswantedto______.

A.makeameaningfulphotoalbumforherson  

B.orderaspecialcakeforherson’s50thbirthday

C.allowfuturegenerationknowherfamilyonline

D.haveamovieasarecordofahappyfamilylife

65.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThetextisanadrunforKarenWalsh’scompanyGeneusFilms.

B.Todaynoonepassesonfamilystoriesbywordofmouth.

C.KarenWalshproducedfamilydocumentariesfromlookingatfamilyhistorywebpages.

D.Postingfamilyphotographs,videos,audiorecordingsisawayofpreservingfamilyhistory.

C

Smokingcontributestosomanycancers,diseasesanddeaths.Thecoststoindividuals,familiesandsocietyareenormous.

That’swhythenextcommunityHealthyLivingProjectfocusesonsmokingandtobacco.A“HealthyLivingToday,NotTomorrow”communityprojectstartedlastfallthatfocusedonhealthyeatingandphysicalactivity.

Startingtoday,thecommunitywillreportonsmokinganditsrelatedissues.EveryWednesday—andothertimesfromnowuntilFebruary—wewillprovidestoriesoneverythingfromsmokingcessation（停止）tosecond-handsmoke.

Theseriesofstorieswillbebrokendownintofivestages—lookingatthecostsandconsequencesofsmokingandtheaddiction,smokingcessation,thedifferentagegroupsofsmokers,theimpactofsecond-handsmoke,smokingpoliciesinpublicplacesandworkplacesandpreventteensfromstartinginthefirstplace.

OK,Iknowtherearesmokers’thoughts,“Justleavemealone”,“We’realwaystreatedbadlyoratleastpickedon”and“Besides,wehavearighttosmokeatanyplacewewant;wehaverights”.

Theseriesisnotanattemptto“pickon”smokers,butanopportunityforacommunitydiscus