速测(三) 完形填空+阅读理解B+C+任务型阅读
[限时:25分钟 满分:32分 得分: ]
Ⅰ.完形填空(10分)
Learning something new was always unforgettable for a child. One of my best memories was learning how to 1 . At that time learning it seemed 2 for me because I was so small and the water seemed so deep. It took me much time to finally get to swim.
Our family had a(n) 3 . My mom liked swimming there. After I 4 my swimming suit, I always stood waiting for my mom to get in first. She would sit me on her arms while I learned how to 5 my arms and legs to swim. After getting used to the method, I kept 6 for a few days.
When I finally got used to swimming, I could swim 7 the pool without anyone helping me. Later I could race my brother and I felt very 8 .
I never thought that learning how to swim was so 9 . It not only gave me courage, but also helped me get my first 10 .Over the summer,I became a good certified life guard(有证书的救生员) at Fairview.
( )1.A.swim B.work C.think D.dance
( )2.A.easy B.healthy
C.impossible D.interesting
( )3.A.pool B.room
C.garden D.car
( )4.A.found out B.picked up
C.put on D.sold out
( )5.A.hold B.move
C.treat D.catch
( )6.A.listening B.writing
C.walking D.practicing
( )7.A.across B.over
C.under D.through
( )8.A.tired B.upset
C.excited D.surprised
( )9.A.expensive B.famous
C.slow D.useful
( )10.A.present B.job
C.holiday D.friend
Ⅱ.阅读理解(16分)
Passage 1
Five people were waiting for an interview in a room of a company(公司). Inside the room, they could do whatever they liked, except using the phone or the Internet.
On the first day, all of the five people were excited. They were imagining their bright future. But there was no interview.
On the second day, they came again for the interview. But to their surprise, there was no news about the interview. Two of them got upset.
On the third morning, they arrived earlier. Still, no news came. By midday, most of them were irritated. Some thought the company did not care for them. Some regretted coming here. Only one man was different. He was happy all those days. He kept smiling while the others complained(抱怨).
At the end of that day, the boss appeared. To their disappointment, the boss said that their interview had ended and only one of them was chosen. It was the man who kept happy. Then the boss added, “We want someone who can keep happy in whatever situations. Keeping happy is an ability!”
1.The five people were waiting for . ( )
A.an interview B.a meeting
C.a phone call D.a meal
2.The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ” in Chinese. ( )
A.快活的 B.愤怒的
C.放松的 D.胆怯的
3.The man was chosen because . ( )
A.he listened to the others
B.he kept happy
C.his answers were better
D.he cared for others
4.The passage probably comes from . ( )
A.a dictionary B.a poster
C.a magazine D.a notice
Passage 2
On Friday April 2, China’s education department gave suggestions on when students should go to bed.
According to the suggestions, primary school students should go to bed before 9:20 pm, middle school students before 10 pm and high school students before 11 pm. If the students have tried hard but still can’t finish homework by that time, parents can ask them to go to bed.
The suggestions require schools should control the amount (数量) of homework. The primary school students can finish all written homework at school and middle school students can finish most of homework at school. The primary school students should enjoy at least 10 hours of sleep every day. The middle school students have nine hours and high school students have eight hours.
Primary schools should start classes no earlier than 8:20 am and secondary schools no earlier than 8 am. Schools should not require students to come to school early for group study and they should make sure a certain amount of noon sleeping time for students.
Offline (线下的) after-school training classes should end before 8:30 pm, and online after-school training courses should end before 9 pm. They should not leave any form of homework to students. What’s more, any gaming house can’t offer gaming service for teenagers between 10 pm and 8 am. Or the police will punish them seriously.
1.If Jimmy is a middle school student, when should he sleep in the evening ( )
A.Before ten.
B.Before eleven.
C.Before nine.
D.Before nine twenty.
2.Why should the primary school students finish all homework at school ( )
A.To have time for sports.
B.To have time for fun.
C.To have time for housework.
D.To have time for sleep.
3.What’s the main idea of the fourth paragraph ( )
A.Students’ everyday subjects.
B.Students’ daily hobbies.
C.Students’ everyday time.
D.Students’ weekly plan.
4.Who might be interested in this passage ( )
A.A book seller. B.A bus driver.
C.A customer. D.A teacher.
Ⅲ.任务型阅读(6分)
A boy helped his father look after the barrels(桶). Every morning he cleaned up every barrel on the farm, and then put them in order. To his anger, the wind blew the barrels here and there during the night.
The boy wrote a letter to the wind, “Please don’t blow down my barrels.” After seeing that,his father asked the boy, “Can the wind read your letter ” The little boy said, “I don’t know,but I have no other choice.”
The next morning, he found that the annoying wind still blew the barrels down again.The little boy couldn’t help crying.His father said gently, “Boy,don’t be sad. We may have no way of how to stop the wind, but we can have our own ways to control the barrels.”
Then the little boy stopped crying to think over and over. Finally he found out a way. He collected some water from the well and poured it into those empty barrels. On the third morning, the little boy went out,and saw the barrels were in good order.
The little boy told his father calmly, “If we don’t want the barrels blown down by the wind, we have no way to the wind, but we have ways to the barrels. It’s a very simple way, that is, to add weight to the barrels.”
In our life, to add ourselves the weight is the good way not to be knocked over. It’s a truth that we should learn.
1.Who did the boy write a letter to (不超过10个词)
2.Why couldn’t the boy help crying (不超过10个词)
3.What can we learn from the story (不超过20个词)
【参考答案】
Ⅰ.1—5 ACACB 6—10 DACDB
Ⅱ.Passage 1 [主旨大意] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在一个公司的面试中,面试者连续等了三天,大部分人都感到厌烦,只有一个人一直保持着高兴的状态,最后公司只录取了这个心态好的人的故事。
1.A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Five people were waiting for an interview in a room of a company.”可知,他们在等待一次面试。故选A。
2.B 词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“Some thought the company did not care for them. Some regretted coming here.”可知,一些人认为公司不关心他们,一些人后悔来参加面试,因此可推知,irritated意为“愤怒的”。故选B。
3.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“We want someone who can keep happy in whatever situations.”可知,这个公司想要的是一个在任何情况下都能保持高兴的人。这个面试者做到了。故选B。
4.C 推理判断题。本文讲述了一个哲理故事,故文章可能来自于一本杂志。故选C。
Passage 2 1—4 ADCD
Ⅲ.1.He wrote a letter to the wind.
2.Because the annoying wind still blew the barrels down again.
3.In our life, to add ourselves the weight is the good way not to be knocked over.(言之有理即可)