限時訓練二I.完形填空InJanuary2013,SamBloomwasonafamilyholidaywithhusband,Cameron,andtheirthreeyoungboys.Afteramorning1intheseatheydiscoveredthehotelhadarooftopplatformandallwentupthe2toenjoytheirsurroundings.SuddenlyCameronheardatremendouscrash.He3aroundandSamwasgone—aswasthesafetyrail(欄桿)shehadbeen4against.Samfellintoadeepdepressionafterthefallfromtheroofleftherparalyzed(癱瘓的Threemonthslater,astheywereheadinghomefromSam’sparents,Noah,hermiddleson,5ababybirdthathadfallentotheground.Sothey6itupandtookithome.TheycalledherPenguinbecauseshelookedlikeapenguin.Shewasjustvery7attwoorthreeweeksold.Shewouldhavetobefedeverytwohours,buttheydecidedrescuingthislittlebirdwouldbea8 Penguinbroughtjoybacktothefamily.SamlovedhavingPenguinaroundbecauseshewaslike9.PenguinwouldrestonSam’slaporonhershoulder.Samcouldfinally10herselfwithoutfeelingguilty—shewouldtalktoPenguin;shewould11toherbehindCameronandtellherhowshewasfeeling.SomemorningsPenguinwouldjustrundownthehallandjumpupintobed,12herwayintothequiltandthenrolloverandsleep.Penguinhadsome13—shewasnottoilet-trained,andthehousegotquitemessy.Asshegrewolder,Penguindidsleepoutside,butatsixo’clockinthemorningshe’dbeatthedoor,withaspecial14thatmeant,“Letmein!”Overthetwoyears,Camerontookabout14,000picturesofPenguin,whichhavebeencollectedinabookcalledPenguinBloom.Penguinrescuedthefamilyasmuchastheyrescuedher.Samgot20it,thankstoherfamily,exerciseandyes,thefriendshipofabird.Angelscomeinallshapesandsizes!1.A.run B.swim C.walk D.thrill2.A.stairs B.ceiling C.sidewalk D.edge3.A.got B.gathered C.traveled D.turned4.A.sitting B.playing C.leaning D.warning5.A.spotted B.rescued C.shot D.caught6.A.lifted B.cleaned C.picked D.woke7.A.unfit B.fragile C.stout D.flexible8.A.disappointing B.compulsory C.tiring D.great9.A.company B.assistance C.friendship D.romance10.A.underline B.unburden C.unlock D.undo11.A.subscribe B.respond C.complain D.submit12.A.wind B.follow C.fight D.push13.A.drawbacks B.strengths C.compromises D.virtues14.A.sign B.word C.smile D.call15.A.independence B.perseverance C.tolerance D.performance16.A.casual B.happy C.surprise D.cautious17.A.before B.later C.lately D.since18.A.dream B.start C.liberation D.success19.A.prison B.way C.border D.wheelchair20.A.at B.across C.through D.intoII.閱讀理解ATheplantsgrownbyWageningenUniversityresearchersinIfyou’veseenTheMartian,youcanrememberhowmuchMattDamongotdonelivingoffofhispoo-poweredcropofpotatoes.Itjustgoestoshowhowimportantitisforalong-termcolonytobeabletogrowtheirownfoodlocally.We’vetakenonestepclosertothatgoalinMarch,whenNetherlands’WageningenUniversityreportedthattheyHowever,growingfooddoesn’tdousmuchgoodifeatingitkillsus,andresearcherswereworriedthatthesecropscontaineddangerousheavymetalslikeleadorcadmium(鎘)fromthemartiansoil.Butfuturecolonistsaredelighted,aslabanalysisofthecropsdeterminedthatatleastfourofthemaresafetoeat.LedbyecologistWiegerWamelink,theteamtestedradishes,tomatoes,rye,andpeas.Theylookedatcadmium,lead,aluminium(鋁),nickel(鎳),copper,chrome(鉻),iron,arsenic(砷),manganese(錳),andzinc(鋅)contentsintheplants,anddidn’tfindanyindangerouslevels.Infact,someofthesevegetableshavelowerlevelsofheavymetalsthanthosegrowninregularpottingsoil.Theplantswerealsotestedforvitamins,alkaloids(生物堿),andflavonoids(類黃酮),withgoodresults.Whiletherearesixmorecropstotest,Wamelinkhimselfsaidthattheresultsuptonoware“verypromising.”“Growingfoodlocallyisespeciallyimportanttoourmissionofpermanentsettlement,aswehavetoensuresustainablefoodproductiononMars.TheresultsofDr.WamelinkandhisteamatWageningenUniversity&Researcharesignificantprogresstowardsthatgoal,”saidMarsOneco-founderandCEOBasLansdorpinapressrelease.Acrowdfundingcampaignisunderway(andwillbeuntiltheendofAugust)tofundthetestoftheremainingcrops,potatoesincluded.Ifallthecropstestoutsafe,withconcentrationsofheavymetaltheFDAandtheDutchFoodAgencyconsiderassafe,Wamelink’steamwillhosta“Martiandinner”attheWageningengreenhouse.ButI’veseenthemovie.Stayclearofthepotatoes.21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?B.TheabilitytogrowfoodlocallycanensurethepermanentstayonMars.C.Theteamtemporarilylackmoneytotesttheremainingsixcrops.D.A“Martiandinner”willbehostedafteralltheremainingcropshavebeentested.22.WhatisBasLansdorp’sattitudetowardstheresearchresults?A.Neutral. B.Indifferent. C.Unfavorable. D.Praiseful.23.Theauthorwritesthepassageinorderto_________.A.provethatitispracticaltogrowcropsonMarsinthefutureB.showcropsgrowninmartiansoilaresafeforpeopletoeatC.pointouttheimportanceofgrowingfoodlocallyforlong-termsettlementD.reporttherecentresearchfindingsofthepossibilityofgrowingfoodonMarsBAbiologistfromtheNationalParkServicediscoveredarareandunusualmammoth(猛犸)skull(顱骨)buriedina13,000-year-oldrocklayerontheSantaRosaIsland,thesecondlargestlandmassintheChannelIslands,California.Thefossiloftheextinctgiantanimalisleavingmanypaleontologists(古生物學家)scratchingtheirheads.Despitethefactthatit’spossiblythebestpreservedmammothskulleverfoundandofhighscientificimportance,thespeciesoftheindividualitbelongedtocan’tseemtobeidentifiedyet—it’stoobigtobeapygmy(特別矮小的)mammothandtoosmalltohavecomefromaColumbianmammoth.Somesayit’sanewspecieswhileothersbelievethetruthliessomewhereinbetween.ThefirstmammothsshowedupinNorthAmericaaroundtwomillionyearsago,butitwasonlyduringthelasttwoiceagesthattheColumbianspecies,whichcouldgrowtobeupto14feettall,madeitswaytotheChannelIslands100mileswestofLosAngeles.Oncetheicemelted,manypopulationsbecametrappedontheislandandevolvedintopygmymammoths,anendemicspecies(地方種)totheChannelIslandswhichgrewonlytosixfeettall.Judgingfromitssize,thenewlyfoundmammothskulldoesn’tseemtofitanyofthetwospecies,Columbianorpygmy.Tomakethingsevenmoreconfusing,oneofitstwotusks(象牙)isnearlyfivefeetlongandcoiledinamannerthatresemblesthoseoffullygrownmammothsbutthelefttuskisshorterandsloped,morelikeajuvenile(青少年).ThishascausedsomescientiststosaytheSantaRoseskullmaybelongtoatransitionalspecies.Whatever’sthecase,afollowingexaminationofthemammoth’steethshouldputthemattertorest.Theanalysiswillalsotellushowoldthemammothwaswhenitdied,sowecantellforsurewhetheritwasanadultorjuvenile.Moreinterestingthanthemammoth’slineage,however,mightbeitsstory.Thegiantmammallived13,000yearsagoorroughlythesametimelineofthe“ArlingtonMan”,a13,000-year-oldhumanskeletonalsofoundonSantaRosa.Some3,000yearslaterhumanswerealreadyspreadthroughoutthecontinentandtheChannelIslands’mammothwentextinct.Thepresentfindingmighthelprevealalinkbetweenthetwo.Theremainsalsoseemtoconfirmalong-heldassumptionthatthereweretwomammothmigrationstotheChannelIslands.“ThediscoveryofthismammothskullincreasestheprobabilitythattherewereatleasttwomigrationsofColumbianmammothstotheisland:duringthemostrecenticeage10,000to30,000yearsago,aswellasthepreviousiceagethatoccurredabout150,000yearsago,”saidUSGSgeologistDanMuhs.24.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthepaleontologistsfeel_________.A.excited B.confused C.anxious D.frustrated25.Whichofthefollowingisnotamongthereasonswhythenewlyfoundskullisspecial?A.Itispossiblythebestpreservedmammothskulls.B.ItssizefitsneithertheColumbianmammothnorthepygmymammoth.C.ItwasfoundontheSantaD.Itstwotusksgiveoutdifferentinformationofthemammoth’sage.26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A.Theexaminationofthemammoth’steethcantellushowolditwaswhenitdied.B.Theremaybealinkbetweentheextinctionofmammothsandthespreadofhumans.27.Thispassagemainlytellsusthenewlyfoundmammothskull_________.A.isamongthebestpreserved,butwithamysteriousstoryB.hasarousedadebateoverwhatspeciesitbelongstoC.isofgreatscientificimportancetomankindD.islikelytoconfirmaformerassumptionCIlookbacksometimesatthepersonIwasbeforeIrediscoveredmyoldprofessor.Iwanttotalktothatperson.Iwanttotellhimwhattolookoutfor,whatmistakestoavoid.Iwanttotellhimtobemoreopen,toignorethetemptationofadvertisedvalues,topayattentionwhenyourlovedonesarespeaking,asifitwerethelasttimeyoumighthearthem.MostlyIwanttotellthatpersontogetonanairplaneandvisitagentleoldmaninWestNewton,IknowIcannotdothis.Noneofuscanundowhatwe’vedone,orrelivealifealreadyrecorded.ButifProfessorMorrieSchwartztaughtmeanythingatall,itwasthis:thereisnosuchthingas“toolate”inlife.Hewaschanginguntilthedayhesaidgood-bye.NotlongafterMorrie’sdeath,IreachedmybrotherinSpain.Wehadalongtalk.ItoldhimIrespectedhisdistance,andthatallIwantedwastobeintouch—inthepresent,notjustthepast—toholdhiminmylifeasmuchashecouldletme.“You’remyonlybrother,”Isaid.“Idon’twanttoloseyou.Iloveyou.”Ihadneversaidsuchathingtohimbefore.Afewdayslater,Ireceivedamessageonmyfaxmachine.Itwastypedinthesprawling,poorlypunctuated,all-cap-lettersfashionthatalwayscharacterizedmybrother’swords.“HII’VEJOINEDTHENINETIES!”itbegan.Hewroteafewlittlestories,whathe’dbeendoingthatweek,acoupleofjokes.Attheend,hesignedoffthisway:IHAVEHEARTBURNANDDIAHREA(腹瀉)ATTHEMOMENT—LIFE’SABITCH.CHATLATER? 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SORETUSH.Ilaugheduntilthereweretearsinmyeyes.ThisbookwaslargelyMorrie’sidea.Hecalleditour“finalthesis.”Likethebestofworkprojects,itbroughtusclosertogether,andMorriewasdelightedwhenseveralpublishersexpressedinterest,eventhoughhediedbeforemeetinganyofthem.TheadvancemoneyhelpedpayMorrie’senormousmedicalbills,andforthatwewerebothgrateful.Thetitle,bytheway,wecameupwithonedayinMorrie’soffice.Helikednamingthings.Hehadseveralideas.ButwhenIsaid,“HowaboutTuesdayswithMorrie?”hesmiledinanalmostblushingway,andIknewthatwasit.Minebegan,“DearCoach...”Hisbegan,“DearPlayer...”Forsomereason,eachtimeIreadthat,Imisshimmore.Haveyoueverreallyhadateacher?Onewhosawyouasarawbutpreciousthing,ajewelthat,withwisdom,couldbepolishedtoaproudshine?Ifyouareluckyenoughtofindyourwaytosuchteachers,youwillalwaysfindyourwayback.Sometimesitisonlyinyourhead.Sometimesitisrightalongsidetheirbeds.Thelastclassofmyoldprofessor’slifetookplaceonceaweek,inhishome,byawindowinhisstudywherehecouldwatchasmallhibiscus(木槿)plantsheditspinkflowers.TheclassmetonTuesdays.Nobookswererequired.Thesubjectwasthemeaningoflife.Itwastaughtfromexperience.Theteachinggoeson.28.WhatkindofapersonwastheauthorbeforeherediscoveredProfessorMorrieSchwartz?A.Hewasveryopent