PAGEPAGE6小卷速測(cè)(九)完形填空+閱讀理解C+回答問(wèn)題(限時(shí):20分鐘)Ⅰ.完形填空TheTrainStoryIwastravelingbytrainonemorning.Quietlyreading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtotheannouncements(通知).Whenthetrainmanmakesanannouncement,it’softenquiteboring.Butthisonewas1.

AsIlookedupfrommypaper,I2othersalsolistening.Notonlythat,theysmiled!

Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanremember,thetrainmansaid,“Goodmorning,ladies,gentlemenand3.It’s7:35a.m.,andyou’llbegladtoknowthatwearerightontime.WhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,thetemperatureisabout21degrees,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Thanksfor4mytrainandIhopetoseeyouagain.Haveagreatday!”

Wow!Haveyoueverheardanannouncementlikethat?Icertainlyhaven’t.Aswellasgettingeveryonesmiling,therewerequiteafewpeoplewhostartedtalkingtooneanotherabouthowgoodthemessagehadmadeeveryonefeel.ThemomentIgotoffthetrain,Iranintotheyoungtrainmanandstartedto5him.Heseemedabit6atfirst.ContinuouslyIsaid,“Well,Ijustwantedtothankyouforyourbrilliantmessageontheway.Itgoteveryone’sattentionandsmile.Thankyousomuchforgivingussuchagood7totheday.”

ThatdayIgottwomessages.Thefirstisthatpeople’shappinessatworkshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Also,thestorytellsmewhatyoucangetfromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,8whenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthattrainmanwouldhavewhenhegothome,“Guesswhathappenedtometoday—apassengerthankedme!”

()1.A.different B.famous C.bad D.easy()2.A.heard B.noticed C.got D.kept()3.A.guides B.teachers C.parents D.children()4.A.buying B.taking C.visiting D.passing()5.A.thank B.miss C.trust D.meet()6.A.mad B.tired C.surprised D.proud()7.A.lesson B.idea C.trade D.start()8.A.finally B.properly C.especially D.clearlyⅡ.閱讀理解Chineseareverygenerous(慷慨的,大方的)whenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthemoney,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStatesorAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-course(額外的課程)activitieswheretheywilleitherlearnmusicordance,orotherclassesthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren’sskillsaredifferent,maybegoodinsomeareas,butpoorinothers.Mostparentsfailtorealizethattoday’schildrenareinneedofself-respectandself-confidence.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotaketestsandhowtostudywell,butparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfident,happyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecooking,sewinganddoingotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgivehimmuchsatisfactionandalotofself-confidence.Someoldmachines,suchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcurious(好奇的)andhaveinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthem,tryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabook,butrathertothink,tousehismind.Andthatismoreimportant.9.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph? ()A.Parentscareabouttheirmoneywheneducatingtheirchildren.B.Parentsdon’toftensendtheirchildrentothebestschools.C.Parentsseldomwanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivities.D.Parentsspendmuchmoneyontheeducationwithoutthinking.10.MostChineseparentsdon’trealize. ()

A.howmuchthebesteducationisworthB.whenchildrenshouldbeeducatedC.whatchildrenreallyneedinlaterlifeD.whyschooltestsdon’tsatisfychildren11.Thewriter’sattitude(態(tài)度)tochildren’seducationisthat. ()

A.thecheaperaneducationis,thebetteritisB.childrentodayshouldlearndifferentskillsC.practicalskillsarehelpfultochildren’sgrowthD.schooleducationcan’tmeetparents’expectationsⅢ.回答問(wèn)題ATrueForestofWonderSaihanbaNationalForestParkislyinginChengde,Hebei.InMongolian,Saihanbameans“beautifulhighland”.Itisoftencalled“theGreenLungofNorthChina”.OnDec.5,2017,theUnitedNations’highestenvironmentalhonor,theChampionsoftheEarthAwardwasgiventoChina’sSaihanbaAfforestationCommunity(塞罕壩林場(chǎng)建設(shè)者).DuringtheQingDynasty,itwasaroyalhunting(打獵)groundandtheemperorshuntedtherealmosteveryyear.In1863,becauseofashortageoffunds,theQingGovernmentallowedfarmerstousethelandhere.Inthefollowingyears,loggingandwildfiresgraduallydestroyedtheforestandgrassland.Andforestsandwetlandswerebeginningtodisappear.AftertheQingDynastyfailed,Saihanbaturnedintoawasteland.Inthe1960s,ChinesepeoplestartedtorecreateanationalforestinSaihanba.In1961,agroupofsixscientiststraveledthroughSaihanbaandstudiedthepossibilityofgrowingtreesthere.Theyfinallyfoundonetreestandingaloneinthevastland,whichgreatlyencouragedthem.Ifonetreecouldsurvivethere,socouldmillionsofothers.Theybelievedtheycouldgreenthebarrendesertandturnitintoanoasis(綠洲).Threegenerationsofforestguardshaveovercomeextremelivingconditionswhileprotectingthelandscape.Theweather,inparticular,canbeintenseasthehighesttemperatureintheareaisaround33degreesCelsius,whilethelowestisaround—43degreesCelsius,andsomeareasarecoveredinsnowforsevenmonthsayear,butothersareaffectedbystrongwindsandsandstorms.However,throughgreatefforts,ittooktheforestguardsover55yearstoturnthedesertintoagreenland.ChinesepeoplehavecreatedatruewonderinSaihanbaoverthepasthalf-century.InMay1993,itwasdesignatedasa“NationalForestPark”.In2000,ithasbeencategorizedasa5AleveltouristsitebytheChinaNationalTourismAdministration.InMay2007,theparkwasratedasa“NationalNatureReserves”bytheStateCouncilofChina.Today,Saihanbaisknownasthe“EmeraldofNorthChina”.ItisveryimportantforBeijing’swaterandairquality.Itisalsoanaturalshield(屏障)thatcanblocksandstorms.12.WhereisSaihanbaNationalForestPark?

13.WhendidChinesepeoplestarttorecreateanationalforestinSaihanba?

14.Howlongdidittaketheforestguardstoturnthedesertintoagreenland?

15.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

16.WhyisSaihanbaimportant?

【參考答案】Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇記敘文,描寫了作者與以往不同的一次搭