PAGEPAGE5速測(十二)完形填空+閱讀理解B+任務型閱讀+詞語運用(限時:30分鐘)Ⅰ.完形填空Everyoneuseshisorherownspecialwordstoshowhisorherideasandfeelings.Someoftheseexpressionsare1usedformanyyears.2arepopularforjustashorttime.SuchanAmericanexpressionis“Whereisthebeef?”Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasit3tobe.Intheearly1980s,“Whereisthebeef?”wasoneof4expressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryonewasusingitatthattime.

Weallknow“McDonald's”wasfamousforahamburgermade5beef.6somebusinessmensawit,theyopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompanycalled.“Wendy's”saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthantheonessoldbyMcDonald'sor7.Thecompanybegantousetheexpression“Whereisthebeef?”tomakepeople8thatWendy'shamburgerswerethebiggest.Thetelevisionshowedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebread9coveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.“Whereisthebeef?”Sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheideaforWendy'shamburgerrestaurantwasa10.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression“Whereisthebeef?”

()1.A.common B.commonlyC.incommon D.commons()2.A.Other B.TheotherC.Others D.Another()3.A.says B.saidC.saying D.issaid()4.A.popular B.morepopularC.mostpopular D.themostpopular()5.A.of B.fromC.by D.in()6.A.Though B.BeforeC.When D.Because()7.A.someoneelse B.someoneelse'sC.anyoneelse D.anyoneelse's()8.A.know B.knowsC.knowing D.knew()9.A.who B.whoseC.which D.why()10.A.succeed B.successC.successful D.successfullyⅡ.閱讀理解ClaraDalywassittingonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhensheheardaworriedvoiceovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignLanguage?”Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Anairhostesscamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho'sblindanddeaf,”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheairhostessescouldn'tunderstandwhatheneeded.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpblindanddeafpeopleandsheknewshe'dbeabletofingerspellintotheman'spalm.Sosherosefromherseat,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andkneltbytheseatofTimCook,then64.Gentlytakinghishand,shesigned,“Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn'tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour,shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture.CooktoldClarahowhehadbecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn'tseeher,she“lookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness,”apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing,”anairhostesstoldAlaskaAirlinesinaninterview.“YoucouldtellCookwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchanangel.”Cook'sreply:“BesttripI'veeverhad.”1.Whatwastheairhostesses'problem? ()A.Theyhadaverydifficultpassenger.B.Theycouldn'tunderstandthepassenger.C.Theydidn'tknowthepassenger'sname.D.Theydidn'thavewhatthepassengerwanted.2.WhydidClaraDalybelieveshecouldhelp? ()A.BecauseshehappenedtolearnsomeASL.B.BecauseshehadhelpedpeoplelikeCook.C.BecauseshethoughtshemightknowCook.D.Becausehergrandfatherhadthesameproblem.3.WhydidTimCookkeepaskingforservice? ()A.Becausehewashungryandthirsty.B.Becauseheneededsomeonetotalkto.C.Becausehewasafraidoftakingplanes.D.BecausehewasinterestedinClara'sstory.4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeClaraDaly? ()A.Braveandclever. B.Beautifulandlovely.C.Patientandcaring. D.Outgoingandfriendly.Ⅲ.任務型閱讀閱讀短文,并按要求完成1~5題。Cycads(蘇鐵)growinwarmplaces.Theyaretallandgreenallyearround.Theirleavesgrowonthetopandflowersseldomcomeout.Somehavebrightorangefruits.Theyusuallyneedhundredsofyearstogrowintoadultplants.Cycadsarefacingproblemsnow.InSouthAfrica,thesituationofcycadsisgettingterrible,butthishasdrawnlittleattentionfromthepublic.“Infact,thereare38kindsofcycadsinSouthAfrica.Amongthem,2kindshavedisappearedsince2003and25kindsareingreatdanger,”saidagardener.“Doyouknowwhattheloneliestplantisintheworld?ItisWood'sCycad.Someonefounditinaforestin1895.Itistheonlyoneofitskind.”Sowhatcausescycadstobeindanger?Surprisingly,thedangerisfromthepeoplewholovethemmost.Theseslow-growingadultcycadsevensellfortensofthousandsofdollarseach.Astimegoesby,theyhavebecomeasymbolofwealthandpositioninsociety.Thismakescycadloverswanttoownmore.Cycadloversbuyandplantthemintheirprivategardens.Asaresult,nearlyallthesecycadsdiebecausethelivingconditionshavechanged.

Recently,SouthAfricangovernmenthastakenactiontoprotectcycadsfrombeingstolenandtraded.Atthesametime,peoplearoundtheworldshouldalsoworktogethertoprotecttheplants.1、2題完成句子;3題簡略回答問題;4題找出并寫下第二段的主題句;5題將文中畫線句子譯成漢語。1.Ittakescycadstogrowintoadultplants.

2.SouthAfricangovernmenthastakenactiontoprotectcycadsfrom.

3.Whatcausesthesituationthatcycadsareindanger?

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Ⅳ.詞語運用根據短文內容及所給提示,在文中的橫線上填寫一個正確的單詞。Itwasearlymorning.Igotdressed1.(quick).Itwasstillautumnbut2.(cold)thanusual.Itsnowedfortwodays.Iforgottochecktheweatherreporttoday,3.Iwentoutinajacket.

Itwasstilldark,coldand4.(wind).Atthattime,IknewImadeawrong5.(decide).Ishookalittlebit.Suddenly,acarstoppedandoneofmy6.(neighbor)gotoutofit.Wegreetedeachotherandtalkedaboutthebadweather.Tomysurprise,hetook7.hiscoatandhandedittome.Hesmiledandsaid,“It'stoocold.Putiton.”Lookingatthewarmcoatinmyhands,Iwastouchedandthanked8.(he).Afterthat,hedroveaway.WhenIlookedupatthesky,Inoticedtheskywasbeautifulandpeaceful.IfeltwarmthinsidemeandIdidn'tshakeany9.m.

Theworldisfull10.okindness.Loveisalwaysthere.

【參考答案】Ⅰ.1—5BCDDA6—10CDACBⅡ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了15歲的Clara在飛機上用自己學過的美國手勢語幫助失聰的盲人Cook的故事。1.B細節理解題。根據第二段中的“Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheairhostessescouldn'tunderstandwhatheneeded.”可知,這個乘客似乎想要什么,但他獨自旅行,空姐不明白他需要什么,故選B。2.A細節理解題。根據第三段第一句“ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpblindanddeafpeople…”可知,Clara在過去的一年里一直在學習美國手語,以幫助失