1、第五組 2閱讀理解+ 1完形填空（限時(shí)：30分鐘）I .閱讀理解（2019 嘉興模擬）The scene has been set.The Columbus Marathon, 26.2 miles,Oct.21st 2018.For Rich Carryer and Michelle Cefola, two 34-year old twins fromPittsburgh, PA, this was the day when months of hard work and efforts would pay off.Just a short time agq they were headin

2、g down the same road as their fatherwho had his first bypass surgery（心臟搭橋手術(shù)）at age 38.Regular workouts and a sensible diet just weren' part of their lives.Michelle , however, started a regular fitness program, and soon began to run.The going was slow at firstbut soon Michelle was averaging 3040

3、miles a week.With this new lifestyle Michelle lost over 90s success and alsoapounds in 18 months.Rich was inspired by Michelle transformation.Once again the running came slow and short in the beginning, but soon Rich was also running 30- 40 miles a week.With all the running that the two were doing,

4、and with all the hard work they already completed they decided to try to satisfy a deepdown wish to run a marathon together as the perfect end to months of hard work.With sponsorship from Rich' smployer, an American supermarket chain, Giant“RUNOHIOEagle, they started a very strict 18-week marath

5、on training program, which pushed them to their limits.Their weekly running mileage increased to 60 miles some week s and included several long runs two of which were 20 miles long.The Columbus media reported their story; they were interviewed and appeared in.And so, on Oct.21st, Rich and Michelle r

6、eached a key moment in their lives.They showed that each and every one of us has the power to change, physically, emotionally（情感上地），or spiritually.They learned that efforts, combined with a dream and fueled by inspiration, can lead to accomplishment.【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇記敘文，主要講了雙胞胎 Rich Carryer 和 Michelle Ce

7、fola運(yùn)動(dòng)減肥后，第一次參加馬拉松比賽的故事。1 What do we know about Michelle?A She set up a fitness center.B She encouraged Rich to join the marathon.C She once had an unreasonable diet.D She was born with an overweight problem.答案 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的 “Regular workouts and a sensible diet just weren t part of their lives” 可

8、知， Michelle 之前既沒有經(jīng)常鍛煉，又沒有合理的飲食，故C 項(xiàng)正確。 2 What can be inferred from paragraph 3?A The twins were crazy about sports.B The twins became famous nationwide.C The twins received support from others.D The twins came out on top in the marathon.答 案 C 推 理 判 斷 題 。 根 據(jù) 第 三 段 中 的 “With sponsorship from Rich s e

9、mployer” 和 “they were interviewed and appeared in RUNOHIO ” 可推知， 這 對(duì)雙胞胎得到了來自外界的支持和幫助，故C 項(xiàng)正確。 3 What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?A Better late than never.B Hard work pays off.C No way is impossible to courage.D All things are difficult before they are easy.答案 B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的

10、 “ They showed that.can lead to accomplishment” ， 再結(jié)合雙胞胎努力不懈的故事可知， 作者在最后一段闡述了功夫不負(fù)有心人的道理。 B（2019 學(xué)軍中學(xué)模擬）Dogs are our best friends.That ' s especially true after a disaster such as an earthquake.When buildings fall down ， search and rescue dogs help find trapped people.Dogs amazing noses can pick

11、up the smell of survivors.Now scientistshave developed an electronic tool that does the same thing.It taking smell detection（ 測(cè)）to a whole new level.The new invention is a sort of electronic nose which can detect extremely low levels of many compounds化合物）from people ' skin.This isn 'th e fir

12、st time engineers have developed such an object.Earlier models, however, have been bulky and expensive.They could not detect low levels of target compounds either.The new one is inexpensive and small enough to fit inside handheld equipment.The electronic nose can detect extremely slight smell of mor

13、e than one compound at the same time. "Being able to do this, in such a small object, is the significant discovery, " says Sotiris E Pratsinis, Professor of Process Engineering & Materials Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.His team tested it in special spac

14、es.They were like the small spaces where people might be trapped.Chemicals given off by the volunteers built up inside.The electronic equipment detected those compounds at unbelievably low levels.The results were good news for the research team.But they may be not for our four-legged friends, who co

15、uld soon be out of a job.“Ideally, this technology could replace search and rescue dogs" Pratsinis says.Stephen Taylor, an electrical engineer, agrees that the new technology has some benefits over dogs.Still, he thinks it may be too soon to have our trusty friends retire.He suspects foresee th

16、at such an object could add to the fine work done by the dogs. " Taylor also pointed out some potential limitations of the new invention. “E-noses are useful.But they can be very likely to be affected by unstable readings and interruption “ he says.【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇說明文，文中介紹了一種有可能取代搜救狗的 “電子4. Which o

17、f the following best explainsbulky " underlined in paragraph 2?A. Complex.B.Fragile.C. Handy.D.Large.答案 D 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段中的 “Earlier models, however, have beenbulky and expensive” 和 The new one is inexpensive and small enough to fit inside handheld equipment'可知，止匕處 bulky”與 small enough to fit i

18、nside handheld equipment”形成對(duì)比，意為“體積大的”。5. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A. What e-noses ' working principle is.B. How e-noses are made.C. What differences between dogs and noses are.D. How powerful e-noses are.答案 D 段落大意題。第三段主要講了 Pratsinis的團(tuán)隊(duì)在模擬的災(zāi)后人們被困 的環(huán)境中做實(shí)驗(yàn)，證明電子鼻能夠檢測(cè)到人們釋放出的微量的化合物，其功能很強(qiáng)大，可以完

19、全勝任搜救狗的工作。故 D項(xiàng)正確。6. What does Stephen Taylor mean?A. Dogs and enoses could work together.B. Search and rescue dogs will retire soon.C. E-noses are more reliable than noses of dogs.D. Dogs are better at finding out trapped people.答案 A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的I foresee that.by the dogs”可知，Stephen Taylor認(rèn)為，在電子鼻的

20、幫助下，搜救狗能更好地進(jìn)行救援工作，即狗 與電子鼻可合作救人。故 A項(xiàng)正確。H .完形填空（2019 天津中模擬）I always come across random acts of kindness in my life.Many years ago, I was _1_ Costa Rica when I found myself in an _2_ situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of _3_ abroad, and I only had $5 to my _4_.I had no way to get money.

21、I didn ' t know anybody in this country.I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only _5_ I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two _6_. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phonqsand _7_ email was very limited.To find help , I decided to go to the countryside.With

22、 the only coins I had, I _8_ the bus terminal and found a village which _9_ almost theexact amount.About 4 hours later I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.I knocked door to door, 10 in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I _11 to stay here for

23、 over ten days.I begged them for a 12 such as cooking, cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that.Everybody 13, “ Oh my, but so poor are we that we have no 14 food or space.Maybe you can try the next 15_. '' And they ' d point me to another house.16, I arrived at a Chinese

24、 restaurant.The owner of the restaurant was very17, She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to 18_ me.With the head of the Red Cross I spent my 19_ days in Costa Rica.This is one of the best trips I' yeoecauhad realized that when you' re in aposition to be able to 20_ it actually m

25、akes you feel happy.【語篇解讀】 本文屬于記敘文。作者在哥斯達(dá)黎加旅游時(shí)，因?yàn)樽约旱你y行卡 不能在該國使用，身上只有5美元和一張回國的返程票。但作者要等到近兩周后 才能回國，所以她就坐車到鄉(xiāng)下試圖找一份工作掙點(diǎn)生活費(fèi)用， 找了很多都沒有 成功，最后一家中餐館幫助了她，在餐館老板的幫助下，作者順利回國。1. A.circlingB. consideringC. enteringD. visiting答案 D 根據(jù)下文中的was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica”可知，作者在 哥斯達(dá)黎加旅游時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于一個(gè)很難辦的狀況。故選 visit

26、ing 0 2. A.absurdB.impossibleC. awkwardD.ordinary答案 C 參見上題解析。awkward "難辦的，難應(yīng)付的”。3. A.useB.rangeC. controlD.dateD. credit答案 A 上文談到作者在哥斯達(dá)黎加旅游，下文談到作者僅有5美元現(xiàn)金，故 選A，此處表示作者的銀行卡在國外不能使用了。 go/be out of use ”禁止使用”。 4. A.advantageB. wonderC. name答案 C 根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示作者僅有5美元。to one's name “擁有"。5 A.neces

27、sityB possessionC memoryD impression答案 B 除了那5美元外，作者唯一擁有的物品（possession就是一張返程票。necessity“ 必需品” ， memory“ 記憶 ” ， impression “ 印象 ” ，均不符合語境。 6 A.hoursB daysC weeksD months答案 C 根據(jù)第三段中的to stay here for over ten day§信息可知，作者還要在哥斯達(dá)黎加待十多天才能回國，即近兩周的時(shí)間。故選 C。 7 A.againB evenC yetD thus答案 B 在那時(shí)， 還沒有諸如手機(jī)之類的通信

28、設(shè)備， 甚至連電子郵件的使用也很有限。根據(jù)句意，這里在程度上有更進(jìn)一步的含義，故選 B 。 8 A.looked forB headed toC stayed atD thought of答案 B 作者沒辦法弄到錢， 決定去鄉(xiāng)下， 于是坐車往公共汽車終點(diǎn)站方向去，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)村莊，故選B。look for “尋找"，stay at "待在（某地）"，think of "想起 ” ，與上下文不符。 9 A.createdB earnedC savedD cost答案 D 上文第一段談到作者只有5美元了， 所以作者要坐車， 必須要看看車票的價(jià)格。她坐的這班車，

29、車費(fèi)基本上與她擁有的現(xiàn)金相當(dāng)。故選D。create “創(chuàng)造 ” ， earn“ 掙得 ” ， save“ 節(jié)省 ” ，與上下文不符。 10 A.explainingB remindingC apologizingD informing答案 A 作者挨家挨戶敲門， “ 解釋 ” 自己的處境，希望能找到一份工作。remind “ 提醒 ” ， apologize“ 道歉 ” ， inform “ 通知 ” ，與情景不符。 11 A.managedB neededC failedD agreed答案 B 上文第二段談到作者有一張約兩周后回國的票，可見本空應(yīng)填needed表示作者還“需要”待十多天。12 A.jobB mealC roomD conversation答案 A 根據(jù)空后所舉例子 “ such as cooking， cleaning and looking after theirkids ， anything like that” 可知， 作者請(qǐng)求他們給自己一份臨時(shí)工作（ 以獲得一定報(bào)酬 ），故選A 。 13 A.acce