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1、限时训练(十四).完形填空话题:改变自己难度:It seems like yesterday when I was told that I would never amount to anything.I vividly remember those words but actually they are not a(n) 1 to my success in the end.You may be wondering who said these words to me.It was certainly not my parents as you might first think.Some

2、people may have thought so given that I was a stubborn young man who was always 2 .As a matter of fact,they are right 3 I certainly had my own way of doing things and I did not like to 4 rules.The story started in high school.I made what I thought was a(n) 5 request and the principal(校长) had 6 the s

3、ame request of certain individuals before.To my 7 ,his reply was “No way.I politely asked him why.He said because it 8 school policies.Then I 9 ,indicating precisely whom he had approved of for the same request.It made no 10 the answer was still no.Needless to say,I was very upset at these very 11 w

4、ords.I graduated from high school,barely.I didnt want to 12 what the principal had said,but it seemed that he was right because I did not go on to college and didnt have a(n) 13 job,jumping from one to the next.Then,one day I got really angry with myself,the person who,for years,always did his own t

5、hing,ignoring the 14 .As I concluded my own conversation with myself,my previous thought 15 .Maybe the principal offered me his 16 ;maybe he was trying to get me upset so that I would fight to be better at that time. 17 that point,I became relaxed and made a choice that would put me on the road to a

6、 university education and beyond.As the years have rolled on by,I have often recounted that day and what has ended up as a(n) 18 .The real message in this:we should 19 ourselves and we all have choices,some of which will not be easy,but what is 20 to do in the long run is worth every minute.So,pick

7、yourself up and move forward!语篇解读本文讲述了在高中时作者向校长提出的一个恳求被拒,作者为此深受打击。后来作者通过反思认识到是自己的咨询 题,因此努力做出了改变。1.A.attitude B.referenceC.barrier D.approach答案C解析尽管如此 的话令人沮丧,但是最终也没有成为作者成功的阻碍(barrier)。2.A plaining B.apologizingC promising D.rebelling答案D解析一些人之因此 如此 认为是因为作者小时候特别 叛逆(rebel)。3.A.as if B.even if C.in that

8、D.so that答案C解析本空前后为因果关系。这些人是正确的,因为(in that)作者有自己的做事方式,不喜爱 遵守(follow)规那么。4.A.follow B.apply C.establish D.interpret答案A解析参考上题解析。5.A.urgent B.uncertainC.sensitive D.reasonable答案D解析作者向校长提出了一个自认为合理的(reasonable)恳求。6.A.stood for B.made upC.subscribed to D.put forward答案C解析校长之前同意(subscribe to)过某些人的同样的恳求,因此 当

9、校长回绝时,作者特别 惊奇 (astonishment)。7.A.astonishment B.amusementC.horror D.relief答案A解析参考上题解析。to ones astonishment使某人惊奇 的是。8.A.revealed B.violatedC.elected D.assessed答案B解析作者咨询 校长回绝的理由时,校长说如此 的恳求违犯(violate)学校的政策。9.A.regretted B.admittedC.submitted D.argued答案D解析作者据理力争(argue),指出如此 的恳求之前得到过同意 。10.A.demand B.sen

10、seC.promise D.mention答案B解析但是如此 做毫无意义,校长仍然不同意。make no sense 毫无意义。11.A.precise B.abstractC.negative D.empty答案C解析听到如此 否认的(negative)话,作者感到非常沮丧。12.A.suspect B.acknowledgeC prehend D.assume答案B解析作者不想承受(acknowledge)校长说的话,但是他说的话大概 是正确的。13.A.stable B.creativeC.additional D.professional答案A解析高中毕业后,作者没有上大学,也没有稳定

11、的(stable)工作,经常换工作。14.A.rewards B.memoriesC.regulations D.contributions答案C解析有一天作者意识到自己一直以来都无视规那么(regulation),为此感到非常生气。15.A.worsened B.adaptedC.disappeared D.changed答案D解析作者通过反省之后,之前的办法也发生了改变(change)。16.A.alternative B.assistanceC mitment D.forgiveness答案B解析作者想也许校长说那样的话是为了帮助(assistance)自己。意识到(realize)这一

12、点后,作者变得轻松,选择了上大学接着深造。17.A.Realizing B.OpposingC.Ignoring D.Previewing答案A解析参考上题解析。18.A.privilege B.hardshipC pensation D.inspiration答案D解析非常多年过去后,作者认为校长那天说的话对他事实上 是一种鼓舞(inspiration)。19.A.take on B.focus onC.reflect on D.rely on答案C解析我们应该时刻进展自我反省(reflect on),并英勇做出选择。20.A.challenging B.ambiguousC.disappo

13、inting D.controversial答案A解析一些选择可能特别 具有挑战性(challenging),但是从长远来看,如此 的选择特别 值得。.阅读理解A话题:普瑞巴林的使用难度:IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT LYRICALYRICA may cause serious,even life threatening,allergic reactions.Stop taking LYRICA and call your doctor right away if you have any signs of serious allergic reacti

14、ons:swelling of your face,mouth,lips,gums,tongue,throat or neckhave any trouble breathingLYRICA may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people,about 1 in 500.Call your doctor right away if you have any symptoms,especially if they are new,worse or worry you,including:feeling

15、restlesspanic attacksacting aggressive,being angry,or violentnew or worse depressionan extreme increase in activity and talkingother unusual changes in behavior or moodLYRICA may cause swelling of your hands,legs and feet.This swelling can be a serious problem for people with heart problems.LYRICA m

16、ay cause dizziness or sleepiness.Do not drive a car,work with machines,or do other dangerous things until you know how LYRICA affects you.ABOUT LYRICALYRICA is a prescription medicine used in adults 18 years and older to treat:pain from damaged nerves that happens with diabetes or that follows heali

17、ng of shingles or spinal cord injuryFibromyalgia (pain all over your body)Who should NOT take LYRICA:Anyone who is allergic to anything in LYRICAAnyone who is pregnant or plans to become pregnantBEFORE STARTING LYRICATell your doctor about all your medical conditions,including if you:have or had kid

18、ney problemshave heart problems,including heart failure语篇解读本文是一篇说明文,介绍了药物普瑞巴林的使用说明,涉及该药的禁忌、副作用以及适用人群等信息。21.According to the instructions,which of the following people can take the medicine?A.Jenny,26,expecting her first babyB.Henry,15,living with diabetesC.Finny,37,having heart problemsD.Sunny,41,su

19、ffering from pain severely答案D解析细节理解题。依照ABOUT LYRICA局部中的“LYRICA is a prescription medicine used in adults 18 years and older to treat: pain from damaged nerves that happens with diabetes or that follows healing of shingles or spinal cord injury可排除B项;依照“This swelling can be a serious problem for peopl

20、e with heart problems.可排除C项;依照“Anyone who is pregnant or plans to become pregnant可排除A项。故只有D项符合要求。22.What symptoms may LYRICA cause?a.breathing trouble b.emotional changesc.kidney problems d.heart failuree.sleep loss f.feeling dizzyA.a,c,d B.a,b,fC.c,e,f D.b,d,e答案B解析细节理解题。依照“have any trouble breathin

21、g,other unusual changes in behavior or mood,LYRICA may cause dizziness or sleepiness可知a,b,f三项基本上 LYRICA可能导致的病症。故B项正确。B话题:美洲狮难度:Humans kill large carnivoresa category of animals that includes wolves,bears,lions,tigers and pumasat more than nine times their death rate in the wild.Although they may not

22、 be our prey(猎物) in the traditional sense,new research shows that some of the worlds biggest carnivores are responding to humans in a way that resembles how prey animals react to predators(捕食者).Biologists at the Santa Cruz Puma Project,an ongoing research effort in the mountains of Californias centr

23、al coast,report that even the scary puma,or mountain lion,shows its fearful side when people are around.In a recent study,the researchers followed 17 mountain lions outfitted with GPS collars(项圈) to the animals deer kill sites.Once the cats naturally left the scene between feedings,ecologist Justin

24、A.Smith,now at the University of California Berkeley,and her team trained motion-activated cameras on the prey bodies.On the animals return,the cameras triggered nearby speakers,which broadcast recordings of either frogs croaking (呱呱叫) or humans conversing.The pumas almost always fled immediately on

25、 hearing the human voices,and many never returned to resume feeding or took a long time to do so.But they only rarely stopped eating or fled when they heard the frogs.They also spent less than half as much time feeding during the 24 hours after first hearing human chatter,compared with hearing the f

26、rogs,the team reported.The human presence in such a situation has far-reaching consequences.A previous study found that Santa Cruz pumas living near residential areas killed 36 percent more deer than those in less populated places.The new finding could explain why:if the cats are scared away from th

27、eir kills before they finish feeding,they may be taking more prey to compensate.And fewer deer could mean more plants go uneaten,according to Chris Darimont,a professor of conservation science at the University of Victoria in British Columbia,who was not involved in the study.Thus,fear of humans may

28、 alter the entire food chain.“Humans are the most significant source of death for pumas in this population even though the cats are not legally hunted for food or sport, Smith says.“Many are hunted illegally,struck by vehicles or legally killed by governmental agencies as a means of protecting lives

29、tock.So they have good reason to be fearful of us, she adds.Darimont predicts other large carnivores would show similar responses because humans have effectively become the planets top predatoreven if we often do not eat what we kill.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。研究人员通过观看 美洲狮对青蛙叫声或人类声音的反响来做出新的发觉 。史密斯对政府追捕美洲狮持客观的态度。2

30、3.How did researchers make the discovery?A.By fitting GPS collars to the animals prey and following them.B.By getting to the kill sites and broadcasting all types of sounds.C.By observing pumas reaction to frogs croaking or humans voices.D.By counting how long pumas spent eating in different backgro

31、unds.答案C解析推理推断 题。依照第二段最后一句“On the animals return,the cameras triggered nearby speakers,which broadcast recordings of either frogs croaking (呱呱叫) or humans conversing.可知,研究人员通过观看 美洲狮对青蛙叫声或人类声音的反响来做出新的发觉 。应选C。24.According to the passage,humans presence will lead to .A.less deer being eatenB.more plant

32、s left uneatenC.pumas occupying less populated areasD.more pumas feeding times within a day答案B解析细节理解题。依照第四段第三、四句可知,这项新发觉 能够 解释其中的缘故:假如猫科动物在吃完猎物之前就被人吓跑了,那么它们可能会吃掉更多的猎物作为补偿。鹿的减少可能意味着更多的植物没有被吃掉。因此 人的出现会间接导致更多的植物没被吃掉。25.Smiths attitude towards the government hunting pumas is .A.doubtful B.disapprovingC.

33、disappointing D.objective答案D解析观点态度题。依照最后一段中“Humans are the most significant source of death for pumas in this population even though the cats are not legally hunted for food or sport, Smith says.Many are hunted illegally,struck by vehicles or legally killed by governmental agencies as a means of pro

34、tecting livestock.So they have good reason to be fearful of us可知,史密斯对政府追捕美洲狮持客观的态度。应选D。C话题:日本大桥难度:Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is the longest suspension bridge(悬索桥) in the world.Its two towers are 928 feet high,which are higher than any other bridge towers in the world.It is a miracle of Japanese constructi

35、on and engineering,which links the city of Kobe on the Japanese mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island and crosses the busy Akashi Strait as part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway.The original plan called for a mixed railway-road bridge,but eventually the construction was restricted to road only,wi

36、th six lanes.The Akashi Strait is part of the Inland Sea,and it is a significant and busy international waterway that reaches the important port of Osaka.One of the facts about Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is that it provides a critical and cost-saving transportation link to three main islands of Japan.It e

37、ven makes getting to the city of Iwakuni and the famous Kintai Bridge easier.Kintai Bridge is also one of the most famous bridges in Japan.Built in the seventeenth century,Kintai Bridge is an elegant historic structure around which several thousand trees burst into beautiful cherry blossoms each spr

38、ing. The historical facts about Akashi Kaikyo Bridge begin as long ago as 1955.In that year,a ferry crossing the Akashi Strait sunk when it collided with another ferry.A total of 168 people,mostly children,on the first ferry drowned in the disaster.The shock and public anger convinced the Japanese g

39、overnment that they had to build a bridge there.However,it took more than three decades before the construction of the bridge began.It was an extremely difficult task at that time.The Akashi Strait is a busy international waterway,so engineers had to design a bridge that would not block shipping tra

40、ffic.Whats more,Japan experiences the most natural disasters on the planet.Fierce winds often sweep through the Strait.Rain pours down at a rate of 57 inches per year.Hurricanes,tsunamis,and earthquakes strike the island almost annually.These were the factors which had to be carefully considered by

41、engineers and architects when they were designing the giant bridge.The construction of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge eventually began in 1988,when Japan was in an economic boom.Engineers supported the bridge with a complex network of triangular braces(支架) beneath the roadway.The open network of triangles mak

42、es the bridge very rigid,but it also allows the wind to blow right through the structure.In addition,engineers placed 20 tuned mass dampers(TMDs) in each tower,which swing in the opposite direction of the wind.So when the wind blows the bridge in one direction,the TMDs sway in the opposite direction

43、,effectively “balancing the bridge.With this design,Akashi Kaikyo Bridge can handle 180-mile-per-hour winds,and it can withstand an earthquake with a magnitude(震级) of up to 8.5 on the Richter scale!When it seemed that the construction was progressing successfully to its completion,a devastating eart

44、hquake struck in 1995.Architect Peter Klic said,“Because of the extreme conditions in the region,this bridge was designed to absorb shocks caused by typhoons and earthquakes.This terrible earthquake destroyed many buildings in Kobe,but the nearly completed bridge.The bridge was opened for traffic on

45、 April 5,1998 in a ceremony held by the Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Crown Princess Masako along with Construction Minister Tantomu Kawarn.The ceremony was attended by more than 1,000 prominent guests.Thanks to 1,737 lights installed on all parts of its structure,Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was lit u

46、p in practically any color.26.What do we know about Akashi Kaikyo Bridge?A.It is a mixed railway-road bridge.B.It is not only long but also extremely tall.C.It is more famous than Kintai Bridge in Japan.D.It took about three decades to build the bridge.答案B解析细节理解题。依照第一段的前两句可知,明石海峡大桥不仅是世界上最长的悬索桥,其桥塔也比

47、世界上其他桥的桥塔要高。应选B。27.What ultimately led to the idea of building Akashi Kaikyo Bridge?A.An earthquake that struck Kobe.B.An accident that occurred in the Akashi Strait.C.The development of engineering technologies.D.The boom of the Japanese economy.答案B解析细节理解题。依照第三段可知,1955年两艘渡轮在穿越明石海峡时发生碰撞,该事故致使168名乘客死亡,其中大局部基本上 小孩。正是由于该事故,日本政府决定在明石湾建筑一座桥梁,以防止类似悲剧的重演。应选B。28.What prevented the construction of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge for so long?A.Natural problems.B.Technological problems.C.Economic problems

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