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1、高三下学期英语能力提升40分钟限时训练4完形填空The stress of daily life has given rise to a new phenomenon sleep texting. People with this condition send text messages while asleep to their friends and family completely _(50)_ that they are doing it.Sleep specialist Dr David Cunnington, of Melbourne Sleep Disorder Centre
2、in Australia, said patients had reported _(51)_ of sleep texting and he has advised people to leave their _(52)_ outside the bedroom.He said: “We have had patients who have reported sending text messages to their friends and family while asleep. It is one of those things that happens, but it is very
3、 _(53)_, and certainly not a common trend._(54)_, there are no studies into sleep texting but a _(55)_ phenomenon, sleep emailing, was studied in .Researchers at the University of Toledo reported the case of a woman, 44, who would _(56)_ emails while sound asleep. She had no recollection(记忆) of send
4、ing the emails when awake. Dr Cunnington said cases of sleep emailing were more common, and were likely to have a more _(57)_ effect on the lives of sufferers.He said: “Emails can be sent to work colleagues and have much more serious _(58)_, whereas text messages are more likely to be _(59)_ sent to
5、 a friend or family member, so people arent as likely to complain of a problem.Dr Cunnington described sleep texting as the _(60)_ of people having too much to do during waking life. He explained: People are doing so much during a normal day that it can mean that they feel like theyre on call even a
6、t night.“_(61)_ its so easy to receive emails constantly, and get notifications(通知) from smartphones智能 , it becomes more difficult for us to _(62)_ our waking and sleeping lives.Dr Cunnington said people _(63)_ to get a quality nights sleep must realize that the key point is that people need to _(64
7、)_ their sleep, and make an effort to switch off at night.50. A. consciousB. unaware C. secureD. grateful51. A. missionsB. intervalsC. coursesD. incidents52. A. mobile phones B. personal computersC. unfinished workD. sleeping pills53. A. trueB. commonC. obviousD. rare54. A. FortunatelyB. AdequatelyC
8、. UnsurprisinglyD. Unbelievably55. A. similar B. strangeC. presentD. unique56. A. recallB. overlookC. composeD. recover57. A. generousB. internalC. harmfulD. positive58. A. consequencesB. preparationsC. significanceD. symptoms59. A. accidentally B. purposefullyC. unreasonablyD. unwillingly60. A. tem
9、perB. resultC. excuseD. loss61. A. BecauseB. AlthoughC. Just asD. So62. A. combineB. satisfyC. describeD. separate63. A. appointingB. struggling C. carryingD. affording64. A. recognizeB. ignoreC. restoreD. respect50-54 BDADC 55-59 ACCAA 60-64 BADBD阅读理解 AThe story goes that some time ago, a man punis
10、hed his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated(愤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, This is for you, Daddy.
11、 The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, Dont you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried
12、, Oh, Daddy, its not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. Theyre all for you, Daddy. The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness. Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold
13、 box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our chi
14、ldren, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this. 56. The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for _.A. wasting gold B. wasting wrapping paper C. putting the box under the Christmas tree D. bringing the gift to her father5
15、7. Whats inside the box according to the little girl?A. nothing B. air C. kisses D. gold wrapping paper 58. The father remembered the love of his daughter by _.A. kissing the gold box. B. putting gold into the box. C. taking out an imaginary kiss from the box. D. keeping the little girls ash box by
16、his bed.59. Choose the best title for the passage.A. The kisses in the box. B. A girl and his father C. A love story D. The box under the Christmas tree.56. B. 细节题。小女孩用的是包装金纸，不是金子。57. C. 细节题。根据第二段倒数第二句I blew kisses into the box.58. C. 细节题。倒数第二段。59. A. 主旨大意题。虽然the kisses in the box也是文章中的一个细节，但却是文章的主线
17、，表达出了文章的中心思想。C选项范围过大，B和D是文中细节，没有概括作用。 BStudies show that laughter is something that makes you feel calm or relaxed for both physical and psychological wounds though it may seem futile to laugh in the face of pain and fear.When Dan Rather interviewed comedian Bill Cosby just one week after his son, E
18、nnis, was killed, Cosby said, “I think it is time for me to tell people that we have to laugh. You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, you can survive it.Call it a flashlight for dark times: laughter just seems to adjust attitude better than anythi
19、ng else. Inspirational speaker Steve Rizzo recalls a TV interview with an injured firefighter a few days after 9.11The man had fallen more than 30 stories in one of the towers and had broken a leg. Everyone was crying, and the reporter asked, “How is it that youve come out of this alive? He looked a
20、t her and without missing a beat, said, “Look, lady, Im from New York and Im a firefighter; that all you need to know.“Everyone laughed and though the laughter was only a couple of seconds, says Rizzo. “Sometimes thats all you need to catch your second breath. Laughter gives you that couple of secon
21、ds. Youre sending a message to your brain, and the message is: If you can still laugh even a little among the pain, you are going to be OK.Of course, there is a difference between laughing off a serious situation and laughing off the fear that results. The firefighter was doing the latter, states Ri
22、zzo, the author of Becoming a Humorous Being, and so should we. “If there is anything we have learnt from 9.11, its how precious life really is, she says. “We have to send a message that our spirit wont die. One important thing that unites us is our ability to laugh. 60The writer uses the examples o
23、f the comedian and the firefighter to show . Alaughter is a good way to get rid of pain and fear Blaughter is the best way to cure psychological wounds Cit is your attitude that decides whether you can survive the pain or not Dlaughing off a serious situation is different from laughing off the fear
24、that results61We can infer from the passage that Steve Rizzo is . Aa reporter Ba soldier Ca firefighter Da doctor62The underlined word futile in the first paragraph means . Ahopeless Buseless Ccareless Dworthless63From the passage, we can know that Americans are .60A 【解析】逻辑推断题。根据文章第一段Studies show th
25、at laughter is something that makes you feel calm or relaxed for both physical and psychological wounds though it may seem futile to laugh in the face of pain and fear.可以看出这是文章的主旨，下面的两个例子都是围绕着这个主旨展开的，所有推断出A选项“笑能够摆脱痛苦和恐惧最符合题意。所以选A。61A 【解析】细节推理题。根据文章states Rizzo, the author of Becoming a Humorous Bein
26、g可以看出Steve Rizzo是一个作者，所有a reporter最符合他的身份。所以选A。62B 【解析】词汇推测题。从文章第一段though it may seem futile to laugh in the face of pain and fear，再结合上下文可知，笑能够给生理和心理以放松，虽然有时候看起来在面对痛苦和恐惧可能会失去作用。可知道futile解释为useless符合题意。所以选B。63D 【解析】主旨推测题。根据文章最后段可以推测出美国人受到了9.11的严重的伤害。所以应该选D。CSome futurologists have assumed that the va
27、st upsurge(剧增)of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse(反面)of this concern is that the prospects of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage. In the past, only the earnings a
28、nd financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to putting off marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned
29、 about rainy days ahead. As the economy comes to life, the number of marriages also rises.The increase in divorce rates follows to the increase in women working outside the home. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The impact of a wifes work on divorce is no less
30、 cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible(似是而非的). Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role
31、in ending a marriage. By raising a familys standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her familys financial and emotional stability.Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only ch
32、oice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.Also, a major part of womens inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained th
33、e main breadwinners. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.64The word “portend (Line 2, Para.1) is closest in meaning to“_.Adefy
34、 Bsignal Csuffer from Dresult from65It is said in the passage that when the economy slides_. Amen would choose working women as their marriage partnersBmore women would get married to seek financial security Ceven working women would worry about their marriagesDmore people would prefer to remain sin
35、gle for the time being66One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that_.Athey feel that they have been robbed of their freedomBthey are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands Cthey feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectationsDthey tend to suspect their husb
36、ands? loyalty to their marriage67Which of the following statements can best summarize the authors view in the passage?AThe stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the countryBEven when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in
37、 marriage.CIn order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remainindependentDThe impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.64B【解析】词义题。根据句意不难理解portend是预示的意思。signal也有显示的意思；defy不服从,对抗；suffer from忍受,遭受；result from由产生。65D 【解析】细节题。题干的the economy s
38、lides等于原文的economic downturns。文中提到经济低迷时期人们倾向推迟婚姻，因为双方不能承当一个家庭或者担忧更窘迫的日子。D符合原文意思。66A 【解析】细节题。第三段第二句提到不能外出工作的妇女会感到被关在笼子里，相当于A. they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom.她们感到被剥夺了自由。67D 【解析】主旨题。用排除法解题。A因果颠倒，排除；B文章从未提及；C以偏盖全；只有D，女性的外出工作对婚姻的影响是一例与一例不一样的，才准确表达出文章的两种平行的相反观点。DThe income gap betwee
39、n Chinas rural and urban residents(居民) has continued to widen during the past few years in spite of rapidly rising rural incomes, Agricultural Minister Sun Zhengcai said here on Wednesday.The income ratio(比率) between urban and rural residents was 3.28:1 in , against 3.23:1 in , said Sun in his repor
40、t on the promotion of building a new countryside in . Sun also said the net income of rural residents in different regions also varied widely. The income gap is only one of several problems in rural areas, according to Suns report. While listing the achievements in rural areas in recent years, Sun b
41、elieved that rural development still followed behind urban development.We have bigger pressure to ensure the supply of major agricultural products such as grain, he said. Chinas urbanization(都市化) has been speeded up and more rural residents have gone to urban areas, he said.In this case, more agricu
42、ltural producers become farm produce consumers, which created more pressure for supply, he said.Another problem facing Chinas agricultural development is inadequate application of science and technology.Only 30 percent of scient ific and technological achievements have been applied to agricultural p
43、roduction, which is 40 percentage points lower than developed countries, he said.Despite increased government spending in rural areas, the infrastructure(根底下部组织) is still poor and easily hit by disasters.According to Sun, the government spent 431.8 billion yuan ($59.15 billion) on agriculture, rural
44、 areas and farmers this year, an increase of 80.1 billion yuan over the previous year.China set aside 11.38 billion yuan to promote a new rural cooperative medical care system and 27.98 billion yuan to support the new compulsory education mechanism in rural area to ensure that all citizens shared th
45、e fruits of Chinas reform and opening-up, Sun said.68Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? ABecause of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the income gap between Chinas rural and urban residents will disappear this year. BThe net income of rural residents in different regions is the sa
46、me. CThe government has taken measures to develop the economy in the rural areas. DBeca use of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the supply of major agricultural products is enough.69Can you infer the meaning of the underlined words in paragraph 5? Abe made full use ofBbe made little use of Cbe not made full use of Dbe made good use of70 How much is spent on agriculture, rural areas and farmers the previous year? A431.8 billion yuan B511.9 billion yuanC351.7 billion yuan D80.1 billion yuan71 Which is NOT the problem in rural areas? AThe income gap BThe inadequa