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1、2021届广州市第六鹭福F学期限时周练英语试第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AIts no secret that your personal characteristics directly affect how you interact with the world- but you might be surprised at just how deep it goes. Experts think that your personality can even a
2、ffect how you exercise and influence what sports are suitable for you.Highly SensitiveHighly sensitive people may be more uncomfortable with group exercise classes or team sports where they feel their every move is being observed. Additionally, they may feel more upset over an ineffective or poor wo
3、rkout, says researcher Elaine Aron.For such people, individual or non-competitive activities like biking, running and hiking are ideal.Type A PersonalityType A individuals often have an “all or nothing approach“ to exercise. This personality type is known for sticking closely to their plan, not to m
4、ention being super competitive. However, this can cause them to stick too closely to a fitness routine, which means they might try to push past an injury.To get better exercise results, Type A people need to be aware that following an exercise plan too strictly may limit their progress. They should
5、be more flexible and listen to their body, especially when they are in painType B PersonalityThis laid-back group may get too lazy about their exercise plan, which prevents them from seeing results. They are often less willing to devote enough time and energy to their fitness goals, especially if ex
6、ercise is something that makes them anxious.Type B individuals succeed in creative and co-operative environments, so team sports and group gym classes may be perfect.Remember, there are plenty of ways you can adapt a fitness plan to suit your needs, regardless of your characteristics. Just keep in m
7、ind what you like.1. Why might highly sensitive people be unwilling to take part in group sports?A. They will feel like they are being evaluated.B. They dont like socializing with other people.C. They dont consider themselves to be athletic.D. They fear theyll be let down by their teammates.2. Type
8、A personalities can be best described as.A flexibleB. committedC.independent D. sensitiveWhat is the purpose of the text?A. To help people understand what personality type they are.B. To identify the dangers of doing the wrong type of exercise.C. To explain how personal characteristics affect exerci
9、se habitsD. To describe different types of workouts that are available today.BAdriana put down the knife, stepped back and looked at her finished painting. She was usually her own worst critic, but today Adriana was pleased with what she saw. Sunset was her best work yet! Not that her classmates wou
10、ld agree Their reaction to her abstract art was always Whats that supposed to be?” or “Artists use brushes to paint, not knives, string and cloth. Still, she didnt care. Adriana painted to please herself, not others.When she showed the work to Mr. Marcus, her middle school art teacher, the net day,
11、he shook his head and said sternly, Please Adriana, Pve had enough of this. Anyone hearing this comment and its tone would naturally think Mr. Marcus was criticizing her work, but it was his frustration speaking. He loved Adrianas paintings and had repeatedly begged her to show them publicly She alw
12、ays refused.As her middle school graduation approached, however, Adriana began worrying about university. Her parents would cover her study fees, but Adriana planned to pay for her university books, art supplies and accommodation herself. So, this time, when Mr. Marcus made the suggestion, Adriana a
13、greed. A disbelieving grin appeared on Mr. Marcuss face.The following day, after checking the newspapers and visiting several local real estate offices, Adriana and Mr. Marcus wandered around the town looking for a suitable location. Finally, though, they could not find anything within their price r
14、ange.At the days end, the pair entered a small coffee shop to rest. Mr. Marcus could see the disappointment on Adrianas face and, as a woman came to take their order said, “Dont worry. Well find somewhere to show your art. On hearing this, the woman said, “Did you say art? You know we show local art
15、ists* works right here in the cafe/9 pointing to the paintings hanging on the walls. “Bring a few of your pieces around tomorrow for me to look at, Fm Susan by the way, the owner. After thanking Susan for her offer, Adriana and Mr. Marcus left the cafe in amazement.The next morning Adriana brought a
16、long Sunset and Mr. Marcus the two paintings of Adrianas hed purchased earlier that year. Susan studied the paintings in silence, concentrating hard on each one. After what felt like a lifetime, she turned to Adriana and said, “rd be honored to hang these in my cafe/9What can we learn about Adriana
17、from the first paragraph?A. She was very independent in her thinking.B. She was not very popular with her classmates.C. She was easily affected by other peoples opinions.D. She was very confident in her own artistic abilities.3. What was Mr. Marcuss opinion of Adrianas paintingsYA. Strongly critical
18、.B. Very positive.C. Somewhat frustrating.D. A little confusing.4. Why did Adriana finally agree to show her artwork?A. Her high school graduation was getting nearer.B. She felt guilty about troubling Mr. Marcus.C. Her parents were in desperate need of money.D. She wanted to help support herself dur
19、ing university.5. Adriana finally found a place to show her artwork mainly because of.A. good luckB. strong determinationC careful planningD friendly encouragementCThe belief that new technologies are causing the death of work is the idea that never goes away. Despite evidence to the contrary, we st
20、ill view technological change today as being more rapid and dramatic in its consequences for work than ever before. But this is nothing new. People have always viewed the technological changes that take place during their lives as the most dramatic and dangerous that ever happened in history.In the
21、1930s, the British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted the widespread use of electricity would produce a world where people spend most of their time doing nothing. In the United States during the 1960s, the government repeatedly investigates fears automatic machines would permanently reduce the
22、amount of work available. Inl988, one Australian historian claimed that at least a quarter of the workforce would be without jobs within 10 years because of computers.Of course, none of these disasters came to pass in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, or anywhere else.Yet today, w
23、e are seeing the return of these predictions with some experts claiming the world of work is once more undergoing radical and unprecedented change. They argue that robots and other workplace technologies are causing a reduction in the total amount of work available, or are bringing a more rapid pace
24、 of substitution of machines for humans than has been seen previously.But there is a little evidence to support such beliefs. Statistics show that the percentage of people in work, the number pf hours they work and how frequently they change jobs have remained remarkably constant over the past 20 ye
25、ars.This stability should not come as a surprise. There are good reasons why we should not expect new technologies to cause the death of work. New technologies always cause job losses, but that is only part of the story. What also needs to be understood is how they increase the amount of work availa
26、ble.One way this happens is through the increases in incomes that accompany the use of new technologies. With the introduction of these technologies, good and services can be produced faster, which results in higher real incomes for workers. Higher incomes then increase demand for other products and
27、 consequently more workers are needed to make them. Additionally, while new technologies are likely to substitute for some types of workers, they will also increase demand for other types of workers, especially those with higher level skills and expertise.50, the end of work is no closer today than
28、at any time in the past. But there is still a need to keep disproving the prediction, to reduce peoples fears.6. What is the function of the second paragraph? A. To explain the importance of developing new technology.B. To show how technology affected employment in the past.C. To argue that technolo
29、gical dangers are becoming more serious.D. To give historical examples of unnecessary fear about new technology.7. How can employment statistics over the past 20 years best be described?A StableB.ReliableC. ConfusingD. VariableAccording to paragraph 7, why does demand for products often increase aft
30、er new technology is introduced?A. There are more goods for people to choose from.B. Productivity improvements help raise workers* salaries.C. There is more demand for new skills in the economy.D. Higher quality goods at lower prices encourage consumption.8. What is the authors pinion about the intr
31、oduction of new technology?A. It does not have an effect on most peoples jobs.B. Its benefits are usually not worth the inroduction.C. It usually leads to a significant increase in employmentD. Its danger to peoples employment possibilities is overstated.DSupermarket shelves are filled with plant-ba
32、sed alternatives to cow milk, including soy, nut, and coconut milk. These products are popular with consumers who cannot drink cows* milk for health reasons, as well as with those concerned about animal welfare and environmental sustainability. While the dairy-free （非乳制的）options work well with cerea
33、l or in coffee, they fail miserably when it comes to making milk-based products like cheese or yogurt. However, these shortcomings may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new company in California, which has figured out how to create animal-free milk in a laboratory!Perumal Gandhi and Ryan Pand
34、ya founded the company in 2014 after becoming increasingly annoyed with the lack of cows* milk-free alternatives, particularly for cheese. For Gandhi, who stopped consuming animal products five years earlier due to environmental and, animal welfare concerns, the motivation to create a better alterna
35、tive stemmed from his love of cheesy pizza. Pandya was spurred into taking action after being forced to eat some really bad dairy-free cream cheese on his sandwich.The two MIT biomedical engineering scientists decided to join forces to create a more realistic alterative to dairy-based products. In t
36、heir university lab, the pair spent nine months first isolating cow DNA then inserting it into yeast （酵母）.This genetic modification enabled the yeast to produce the necessary milk proteins. The final step of the process involved mixing the proteins with some plant nutrients and fats.The dairy-free m
37、ilk not only tastes like the real thing but is also healthier, has a longer shelf life and, most important of all, is Earth friendly. According to the companys website, when compared to conventional milk production, their process uses 65% less energy, creates 84% less greenhouse gas emissions and re
38、quires 91% less land and an amazing 98% less water! Best of all, since it contains real milk proteins, the product behaves like the cow-produced version, which means vegetarian consumers will no longer have to deal with soggy cheese on their sandwiches and pizzas.The company plans to bring their cre
39、ation to market later this year and their first product will most likely be cheese since there are already numerous good cows milk alternatives available to consumers.9. The underlined word “those“ in paragraph 1 refers to.A. altemativesB. people C. productsD. reasonsThe companys founders were motiv
40、ated to make the new product because of.A. their deep concern for the environmentB. their worry that farm animals were poorly treatedC. the over-consumption of the dairy-based productsD. the poor taste of dairy-free cheese presently available10. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?A. The dairy-fee
41、 products cannot be stored for a long time.B. Cow farming causes considerable environmental damage.C. The new products will taste better than dairy-based ones.D. The dairy-free milk will be more expensive than cows milk.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Healthier Chees
42、eB. New Milk Saves PlanetC. Making Milk without CowsD. Fresher Milk, Better Future第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。Up in the air-a history of ballooningThe first kind of air transportation was the balloon. People traveled by balloon one hundred years before there w
43、ere planes or jet aircraft. Those early days of ballooning were exciting, but they were also risky. 16 However, the danger did not stop the balloonists.The first real balloon flight was in France in 1783. Two French brothers made a balloon. 17 Hot air is lighter than cold air, so it goes up. The hot
44、 air balloon went up 1,000 feet in the sky.18 They built a fire under the balloon to make the air hot. This made the balloon stay up in the air for a few hours. But their balloon was tied to the ground. So it could not go anywhere.Soon balloonists tried longer flights. In 1785, an American and a Fre
45、nchman flew over the English Channel. They left England on a cold, clear January day. Halfway across, their balloon began to drop toward the water. They threw out some equipment and food to make the balloon lighter. The balloon continued to fall, so they threw out almost everything in the basket-eve
46、n some of their clothes. 19During the nineteenth century, ballooning became a popular sport and balloons were also used by scientists to study the air and by armies in war time. After the airplane was invented, however, interest in balloon deceased dramatically. But some people today still like to g
47、o up in balloons. 20 Whats more, they have a wonderful view of the world below.A. High up in the balloon basket, they find quiet.B. They filled a very large paper bag with hot air.C. Finally, after about three hours, they landed in France, cold but safe.D. Back then, few people understood how they w
48、ere able to fly so far.E. Sometimes the balloons fell suddenly and sometimes they burned.F. Balloon races and displays remain popular all over the world to this very ay.G. Later that same year, two other Frenchmen rose in a basket under a balloon.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分。）阅读下面短文，从每题所
49、给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Years ago a farmer owed land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly 21 for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful 22 .Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, 23 the farmer. Are you a good farmhand? the farmer asked him.“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows J answered the little man.Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, 24 for help, stil