PAGEPAGE6小卷速測(四)完形填空+閱讀理解D+回答問題(限時:20分鐘)Ⅰ.完形填空ComfortZoneIwouldneverforgetwhatIlearnedfromthedaywhenIleftmyjuniorhighschool.Onthelastdayourteachertoldussomething1thatIwouldliketosharewithyou.

Hebeganbydrawingamanstandinginthemiddleofacircle.Tomakeitmoreinteresting,hedrewthingslikeahouse,acarandafewfriendsinsidethecircle.Heasked,“Cananyonetellmewhatthisis?”Inalongsilence,onestudentdecidedto2hisidea,“Theworld?”Theteachersaid,“That’sclose.ThisisyourComfortZone.Insideyourcircleyouhaveallthethingsthatareimportanttoyou.Yourhome,yourfamily,yourfriendsandyourjob.Peoplefeelthatinsidethiscircletheyaresafefromany3.”

“Cananyonetellmewhathappenswhenyoustepoutofthiscircle?”Astrongsilencecameovertheroom.Thesamestudentreplied,“Youareafraid.”Anotherstudentsaid,“Youmaymakemistakes.”Thesilencecontinuedandourteachersmiledandasked,“Whenyoumakemistakes,whatcantheresultbe?”Thefirststudentsaid,“You4something.”

“Exactly,youarelearning.”O(jiān)urteacherturnedtotheblackboardanddrewanarrow(箭頭)5fromthemantotheoutsideofthecircle.Hewentonsaying,“WhenyouleaveyourComfortZone,youputyourselfoutthere,ina6thatyouarenotcomfortablewith.Theresultisthatyoulearnsomethingthatyoudidnotknowandyouenlargeyourknowledgetobecomeabetterperson.”Heturnedagaintotheblackboardanddrewabiggercirclearoundtheoriginal(原來的)circle,and7afewnewthingslikemorefriends,abighouse,etc.

AlessonfromthisstoryisthatifyoustayinsideyourComfortZoneyouwillneverbeabletoopenyoureyestotheoutsideworldandlearn.WhenyoustepoutofyourComfortZone,youwill8makeyourcirclebiggertochallengeyourmindandgrowtobestronger,andallinallbeabetterperson.

()1.A.personal B.natural C.traditional D.educational()2.A.take B.express C.argue D.write()3.A.noise B.danger C.disagreements D.arguments()4.A.lose B.want C.learn D.miss()5.A.pointing B.flying C.connecting D.leaving()6.A.standard B.business C.programme D.situation()7.A.built B.invited C.added D.divided()8.A.finally B.hardly C.quickly D.suddenlyⅡ.閱讀理解Atinyhelicopternearlyhityourheadandthenflewoffintothedistance.Whatwasthat?Youjustsawadrone,aremote-controlleddevice(遙控裝置)thatcancarrycamerasandtechnologyforallsortsofreasons.Newtechnologyhasmadedronescheaperandeasytobuyinrecentyears.Morepeopleareusingdronesasahobby,justlikeflyingakite.Dronesarealsousedtofilmsportsgamesandmakemovies.Butlotsofprofessionalsusethemintheirjobs,too.InAustralia,scientistsareusingdronestosearchlargeareasandprotectanimals.“Youdon’tneedtoworryabout(gettingattackedby)crocodilesorsteppingoncoral(珊瑚),”DrKarenJoycetoldAustralia’sABC.EnvironmentalprofessorLianPinKohusedadronetoflyoverthenestsoforangutans(猩猩)inIndonesia.“Webelievedroneshavepotentialnotonlyforcombating(戰(zhàn)斗),butalsoformonitoring(監(jiān)控)thehealthofwildlifepopulations,”saidKoh.

Buttheymaynotbecompletelysafe.“Therearemoreandmorebiologistsusingdronesandnobodyreallyknowsiftheyarecausingharmtotheanimals(byscaringthem),”Kohsaid.Usingadroneforfuncancausetrouble,too.Adronecrashed(墜毀)attheGrandCanyonintheUSrecently,frighteningvisitorswhoweretheretotakeinthesunset.Mostcountrieshaveannouncedrulesaboutwheredronescanflyifbusinessesareusingthem.Buttherearen’tmanyrulesforhobbydrones.Thereisconcernthattheywillviolate(侵犯)people’sprivacy.“Oncedronesbecomewidelyusedinoursociety,there’sgoingtobealotofconcern,”ElectronicFrontierFoundationlawyerJenniferLynchtoldtheLosAngelesTimes.9.WhichofthefollowingaboutadroneisNOTtrue? ()A.It’saremote-controlleddevice.B.Itcancarrycamerasandtechnology.C.Itworksjustlikeflyingakite.D.Itcanbeusedtofilmsportsgamesandmakemovies.10.WhatdidProfessorKohuseadronetodo? ()A.Tostudycrocodiles. B.Tostudycoral.C.Tosearchtheocean. D.Toflyoverthenestsoforangutans.11.Theunderlinedword“potential”inParagraph8probablymeans“”. ()

A.difference B.possibilityC.example D.idea12.WhatdoesProfessorKohthinkofusingdrones? ()A.Itcancombatwildlifecrime(犯罪).B.It’sbadfortheanimalsbyscaringthem.C.Usingadroneforfunalwayscausestrouble.D.Usinghobbydronesoftenviolatespeople’sprivacy.Ⅲ.回答問題CharityCauseintheUKIfyouwatchBritishtelevisiononMarch15,youmightbesurprisedtoseecelebrities(名人)wearingfunnyrednosesandjokingaround.Butdon’tworry.They’renotmad.It’sallpartofamoneyraisingeventcalledRedNoseDay.Foundedin1985bytwoBritishactors,theaimoftheeventistoraisemoneytohelppoorpeopleintheUKandAfrica.CelebritiessupporttheeventbymakingappearancesonspecialTVshows.Forexample,DavidCamerononceappearedinamusicvideobyOneDirection,whichthebandproducedfortheevent.TheBritishdon’tjustraisemoneyforcharitable(慈善的)causesononedayayear,buttheydoitallyearround.Onewayofdoingsoisbyshoppingincharityshops.Thesesmallshopssellclothes,booksandhouseholdgoodsjustlikeanyothershopexceptthatthethingsareallsecond-hand.Therearenearly10,000charityshopsintheUK.Theirbusinessmodelissimple:Anybodywhohasthingstheydon’twantanymorecangivethemtoacharityshop,wheretheyarechecked,cleanedandpriced.Themoneythatismadebysellingthemisusedforacharitablecause.Theideaofbuyingusedclothesmaysoundunpleasant,butforshopperswhohavelessspendingmoney,ithasbeenawelcomechoice.Now,shoppingatcharityshopsisalsobecomingpopularwithyoungpeoplelookingforanotherkindoffashion.“Youcanfindverybeautifulandspecialclothesforaverylowprice.Idon’tmindwearingtheclothesthatotherpeoplemayhaveworn.IsimplywashthembeforeIwearthem,”saidAnneMarie,a19-year-oldfromtheUK.Sonexttimeyouseeacharityshop,whynotgoinside?Whoknows,youmightfindalovelydressforjustafewpounds.Evenbetter,youcanenjoywearingit,becauseitmeansthatyourmoneyhelpedagoodcause.13.WhenisRedNoseDay?

14.Whatistheaimoftheevent?

15.DotheBritishraisemoneyforcharitablecausesononedayayear?

16.WhatdocharityshopsintheUKsell?

17.Whyarecharityshopsbecomingpopularamongyoungpeople?

【參考答案】Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇記敘文。作者給我們分享了一節(jié)具有教育意義的課。這節(jié)課告訴我們:如果待在舒適區(qū)里,你就不能開闊視野。走出舒適區(qū),你的圈子會變得更大,你也會變得更強大。1.D考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“AlessonfromthisstoryisthatifyoustayinsideyourComfortZoneyouwillneverbeabletoopenyoureyestotheoutsideworldandlearn.”可知,作者給我們分享的這堂課具有教育意義。educational意為“教育的,有教育意義的”,符合語境。故選D。2.B考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知,一位學(xué)生表達了他的觀點。express意為“表達”,符合語境。故選B。3.B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上句“Yourhome,yourfamily,yourfriendsandyourjob.”可知,這個圈內(nèi)有你的家、家人、朋友和工作,在里面是安全的,不會有任何危險。danger意為“危險”。故選B。4