PAGEPAGE6小卷速測(十)完形填空+閱讀理解D+回答問題(限時:20分鐘)Ⅰ.完形填空Onethorn(刺)ofexperiencecangivepeoplealesson.RalphWickwassevenyearsold.Inmostthingshewasafineboy,buthewouldcryfromtimetotime.Whenhecouldnothavewhathewanted,hewould1forit.Ifhewastoldthatitwouldhurthim,andhecouldnothaveit,hewouldalsocry.

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Ralphthoughthewas,foronce,agoodboy.A3wasonhisface.Hewishedtodoashewastold.Ralphhelpedhismotherwiththefarmworkandhewasveryhappy.

“Nowyoumustbetiredand4,”saidhismother.“Haveagoodresthereandeatsomecookies.Iwillgetabeautifulredrose(玫瑰)foryou.”Sohismotherbroughttheredflowertohim.Whenhesawhismotherstillhadawhiteroseinherhand,Ralph5it.

“No,mydear,”saidhismother.“Seehowmanythornsithas.Youmustnottouchit,oryouwouldbesuretohurtyourhand.”WhenRalphfoundthathecouldnothavethewhiterose,hebegantocry,and6tookitaway.Buthewassoonverysorry.Thethornshurthishand.Itwassopainfulthathecouldnotuseitforsometime.He7doingthat.

Ralphwouldneverforgetthis.Fromthenon,whenhewantedwhatheshouldnothave,hismotherwouldpointtohishandwhichhadbeenhurtbefore.Hefeltso8thatheatlastlearnedtodoashewastold.

Sufferwillbeatpresentifyoudonotlistentotheman’sadvice.()1.A.run B.cry C.plan D.call()2.A.hotel B.factory C.hospital D.field()3.A.smile B.sign C.fear D.mark()4.A.lazy B.noisy C.hungry D.sleepy()5.A.waitedfor B.askedfor C.caredfor D.thankedfor()6.A.quietly B.proudly C.politely D.suddenly()7.A.started B.regretted C.finished D.enjoyed()8.A.modest B.bright C.sorry D.confusedⅡ.閱讀理解WeathertalkwinsforpeopleintheUSMyChinesefriendisgoingtotheUSandheisnervousaboutwhattotalkabout.“Talkabouttheweather”ismyadvice.“Howareyou?”isoftenfollowedbycomments(評論)abouttheweather.“Nicedaytoday.”“Cold/Hotenoughforyou?”“Williteverstopraining?”“Somewinterwe’rehaving.”“Can’trememberawinter/summersocold/hot.”“Whew,it’shotoutthere.”Thesestatementsareoftenfollowedbyalongconversationentirelyaboutweatherconditions,past,presentandthefuture.Ourfascinationwithweathermightseemsilly,buttherealpurposebehindthoseendlessdiscussionsissmalltalk.Weatherisasafetopicofconversation.Asagroup,weAmericansseemtoenjoychattingwiththosearoundus.Wheneverwestandinlineatthegrocerystore,weliketotakepartinthiskindofconversationwithotherpeoplestandinginlinewithus.IfIwereseatednexttoanotherAmericanonanyformofpublictransport,I’dexpectbothofustomakeaharmlesscommentabouttheweatherasawayofgreetingeachother.Atparties,theweatherisacommontopic,especiallywiththoseyouaremeetingforthefirsttime.Incontrast(相反),wearetaughttoavoidcertaintopicslikereligions(宗教)andpolitics.Weatheriseverywhere,itaffectseverybodyandit’safairlyobjective,neutral(中性的)topic.Youdon’thavetohaveanopinionaboutit,juststateafact.Whatistrulyinterestingisthefactthatwecangoonandonaboutit.MyChinesefriendhasahardtimeunderstandingwhyweputsomucheffortintothistopic—andwhyIwarnhimaboutbringingupmuchmore“interesting”subjectslikesalaries(薪資)orhowmuchsomethingcosts.Sometimesitistricky(棘手的)tomakeone’swayonwindingculturalroads,especiallythosethatarenevertaughtinbooks.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fascination”inParagraph4mean? ()A.Advice. B.Prediction.C.Stronginterest. D.Wildimagination.10.Intheauthor’sopinion,weatherisacommonconversationtopicinAmericabecause. ()

A.Americansdon’tliketotalkaboutothertopicsexceptweatherB.weatheraffectseverydaychoiceslikeclothesandchangesalotC.weatherisquiteanobjectivetopicanddoesn’tcausebadfeelingsD.Americansuseitasagreetingwhentheycan’tbringupmuchmoreinterestingsubjects11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? ()A.Weatherisagoodtopicofconversationallovertheworld.B.Culturesthatarenottaughtinbooksshouldbewrittenaboutmore.C.TopicsforconversationshouldbewellconsideredintheUnitedStates.D.Themoretopicsyouareinterestedin,thebetteryoucanbeatsmalltalk.Ⅲ.回答問題Weseethemeverywhere—onboxesoffood,onpackagesandonCDs.They,ofcourse,arebarcodes.Theinventionofbarcodeshaschangedthewayweshopandhowcompanieslearnwheretheirproductsare.ItwastwouniversitystudentsfromAmerica,BernardSilverandNormanWoodland,whofirstgottheideaofbarcodes.In1948,theyheardthatthepresidentofafoodcompanywaslookingforawaytoeasilygetinformationaboutwhatwasbeingsoldtocustomers.Theytriedtohelpbyusingacodesystem.Theyinventedalargeelectronicreadertoreadthecodes.However,computerscouldn’teasilyrecordthedatathatwasread.Then,inthe1960s,DavidCollinsmadeimportantdevelopmentsinbarcodes.Hedevelopedasystemforrecognizingtraincarriages.Inordertodeveloptherecognitionsystemforotherkindsofbusinesses,Collinsstartedhisowncompany.In1969,Collins’scompanyputabarcodereadingsysteminacarfactory,showingthatbarcodescouldbeuseful.ShortlyafterCollinsstartedhiscompany,anAmericanelectroniccompanycalledRCAalsosawthepotential(潛力)ofbarcodestohelpbusinesses.RCA’ssystem,whichrecordedhowmuchofaproductwassold,wasnotperfect.Sincebarcodeswerenotcommon,notallproductshadthemanddifferentcompaniesuseddifferentcodes.Then,WoodlandhelpeddeveloptheUniversalProductCode(UPC),whichgaveeveryproductacodethatincludedinformationaboutthemanufacturerandthekindofproductbeingsold.Thismadebarcodesmuchmorepractical.Inadditiontoshops,hospitalsusebarcodestorecognizepatientsbygivingthemcardswithbarcodesonthem.Librariesusebarcodestorecordwhichbookshavebeenlent,andairportsusethemtofindoutwherebagsaregoing.Barcodeshavemadelifemucheasierandsimpler.12.Whatchangedthewayweshop?

13.Whofirstgottheideaofbarcodes?

14.WhydidCollinsstarthisowncompany?

15.Whatdohospitalsusebarcodestodo?

16.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

【參考答案】Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇記敘文。文中描寫了一個叫Ralph的小男孩面對自己喜歡的東西時總是采取哭鬧的方式索取。有一次他從母親手里搶走白玫瑰時,刺扎到了手,他對此懊悔不已。通過這次經歷他學會了要聽大人的勸告,不要魯莽行事。1.B根據下文的“hewouldalsocry”中的also可知,上文出現的動詞是cry。故選B。2.D根據下文的“Thegrasswascut.Theflowerswerestartingtocomeout.”可以判斷出這個地方是一片田野。故選D。3.A根據下文的“hewasveryhappy”可以判斷出他很高興,所以臉上應該是帶著微笑。故選A。4.C根據下文的“Haveagoodresthereandeatsomecookies.”可知應該是餓了。故選C。5.B根據下文的“WhenRalphfoundthathecouldnothavethewhiterose,hebegantocry…”可以推斷出上文是Ralph向媽媽要手里的白玫瑰。askfor…“索要某物”。故選B。6.D根據