（2021年靜安一模）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords.（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）SurveySays?LibrariesLead!YoumightguessthatAmericans’topgo-tospotforcultureandentertainmentwouldbeamovietheaterorsportsstadium.Butarecentstudyp___56___aplacedoesn'tneedbutteredpopcorntoattractvisitors.In2019,theresearchcompanydidasurveyaboutAmericans’leisureactivities.Peoplewereaskedhowofteninthelastyeartheyhadvisitedcertaintypesofp___57___.Theseincludedlibraries,museums,themeparks,andzoos.Librariestoppedoverthecompetition.Theygotmorethantwiceasmanytotalvisitsasmovietheaters,whichlandedatnumbertwo.Beingnumberoneisnothingnewforlibraries.Thefindingsofas___58___studyin2001wereaboutthesame.Butonethinghaschangedsincethen.Today,manypeoplecanc___59___totheInternet.They’reabletoreadjustaboutanything,justaboutanywhere.SomepeoplepredictedtheInternetwouldmakelibrariesoutofdate.However,it’sactuallypartoftheirpopularity.In2016,aPewResearchCenterstudyfoundthat29percentofadultswenttheretousecomputers,theInternet,orWi-Fi.Butthemostc___60___reasonpeoplegotothelibraryistocheckoutbooks.Whatbooksdolibrary-goersborrowthemost?TheNewYorkPublicLibrary(NYPL)setouttoanswerthisquestion.In2020,thelibraryreleasedalistofthemostchecked-outbooksinits125-yearhistory.Threebooksinthetopfivearekids’favorites,i___61___WheretheWildThingsAre(#4)andTheCarintheHat(#2).Thehighesthonor,meanwhile,goestoTheSnowyDay(#1).It'sabeautifullyillustrated(有插圖的)taleaboutboyexploringcityturnedintowinterwonderland.Thebookhasbeencheckedoutalmosthalfamilliontimes.Whyaresomanychildren'sbooksonthelist?Onereasonisthatthey'reshort.Sothey’rereadandreturnedf___62___.AsTheCatintheHatmightputit:aquick-to-readhitcomesbacklickety-split!（2021年楊浦區(qū)一模）Fillintheblankswithproperwords.Unlessyouareoneofthoserarepeoplewithanexcellentmemory,youprobablyhavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeopleyouhavejustmet.Thisproblemcanbefrustrating（令人沮喪的）andembarrassing.F___51___,thereareanumberofwaysyoucanovercomethishumanweakness.Beforeexaminingthemethodstohelprememberpeople’snames,let’slookatthereasonswhywearesof___52___inthefirstplace.Researchersthinkit’sduetoalackofmotivation.Peoplearebetteratrememberingthingsthattheywanttoolearn.Toputitsimply,you’rejustnotthati___53___.Anotherreasonisthatputtinganewfacetoanameismorecomplicatedthanwethink,whichleadstoanotherproblem.Weusuallydon’tmaketheefforttom___54___newnamesimmediately.Notonlythat,butwhenmeetingsomeonenew,wemaybethinkingaboutotherthingsandnotbepayingenoughattention.Allofthismeansthatweneedtotakemeasurestoavoidtheembarrassmentofforgettingaperson’sname.Onegoodmethodistosayaperson’snamewhenyoug___55___themandalsorepeatitsilentlytoyourselfafewtimes.Thistypeofrepetitionisessentialforlearninganytypeofskill.Usingamemorymethod,suchasl___56___individualnameswithsomethingelse,alsohelps.Forexample,ifsomeone’snameisBenandheistall,youcanlabelhim（toyourself,ofcourse）“BigBen.”Inaddition,focusingonpeopleandlisteningmorecloselywhenyoumeetthemwillassistyouinrecallingtheirnames.Althoughforgettingnameisn’tamatteroflifeordeath,it’suncomfortable.Puttingtheset___57___intopracticewillhelpyoubetteravoidthissocialdiscomfort.（2021年奉賢二模）The“DoubleEleven”ShoppingFestivalisoneofthelargestshoppingfestivalsinChina.Lastyear,thefestivalwentonforelevendays.Alibabaalonesaw498.2billionyuanintrade.Manypeoplebelievesuchlargeshoppingfestivalscanhelpthems____71____lotsofmoney.Afterall,manystoresdodiscount(打折)theirgoods.Butifyoutakeasecondlookatthesalesprices,you’llfindthatofthemendin“9”or“99”.Inoureverydaylives,wer____72____say,“Justgiveme5.99minutes,”It’snotcommontosay,“Justgiveme59minutes,”either.Wearemorelikelytosay,“Justgiveme6minutes”and“Justgiveme60minutes.”Whydostoresprefertheotherwayround?Thestrategy(策略)isbasedonthef____73____thatwereadfromlefttoright.Onapricetag,thenumberonthefarleftimpressesusthemost.So,eventhough5.99yuanisveryc____74____to6yuan,it’sthe“5”thatimpressesus.Aproductthatsellsfor5.99yuanjustseemslikeabetterdealthanasimilaronethatsellsfor6yuan.Ina2016study,Hibbett,aprofessorofmarketingaskedaclothingcompanytor____75____thepriceofoneofitsdressesfrom$34to$39.Heandhiscolleaguesallthoughtfewerpeoplewouldbuythedress.Theresult,however,s____76____them.Demand(需求)increasedbyathird.Increasingthepricefrom$34to$44madenodifferenceatall.Sobec____77____withpricesthatendin“9”or“.99”.Theymaymakeyouspendmoremoney!（2020年長(zhǎng)寧金山一模）Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）Free-divingisdivingunderwater,holdingyourbreath,withouttheuseofequipment.Inancienttimespeoplehadtofree-divetogetfood,suchasfishandshellfish.Freediversalsoc56．treasureslyingatthebottomoftheocean.TheMediterraneanSea,southofEurope,hadmanytradingshipspassingthrough.Oftenshipssank,sometimesbecauseofstorms.Theywouldswimdowntotheshipwreckandtrytoliftthemostpreciouspieces.Inmoderntimes,free-divingispartofmanydifferenta57．suchasunderwaterphotographyandspearfishing.Sportssuchasunderwaterfootball,rugbyandhockeyalsoinvolvefree-diving.Themostdangerousfree-divingispractisedbyasmallgroupofextremesportsmenandsportswomenwhoswimverydeep.Theyaimtogotogreatdepthsandd58．foralongtimeonasinglebreath,wearingonlyawetsuit.Deepunderthewateritiscoldandblack.Theweightorpressureonyourbodyismuchh59．thanthatatthesurface.Thatweight,andgoingsolongononlyonebreath,cancauseapersontobecomeunconscious（無(wú)意識(shí)的）becauseofalackofoxygen,andthendie.Whydopeoplewanttotakepartinasportthatissodangerous?Youneedtobefittoswimsodeep,butyoualsoneedtobeverystrongmentally（精神上）.Atfirstitisdifficulttosink.Youhavetostayc60．a(chǎn)ndevenslowyourthinking.Butfinallytheairispushedfromyourbody,andyoustarttosink.Itisasifthewaterwered61．youdown.Thisisaverypeacefulfeeling.Nataliawrotemanypoemsaboutherloveofbeinginthedeepblueocean.Shefeltatonewithnaturethere,asifinanancientspace.Shewouldgointoadeepstateofbeingquietandthinkingbeforeshewentintothewater.Shewouldleaveb62．herthestressoflife,whichshecalled“surfacefuss”.AccordingtoNatalia,whenyoustopbreathing,mostofyourbody’sfunctionsstop.Itisasiftimeitselfstopped.（2020年嘉定一模）Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）Doyourememberwhenyouwrotealetterlasttime?Iftheansweris“notrecently”,don’tworry.Youarenota_____56_____.Asurveyof1,000teenagersaroundtheworlddonebyaFrenchcompanyBICfoundthatathirdoftoday’steenagershadneverwrittenaletter,halfhadnotwrittenathank-youletter,andaquarterhadnotevenwrittenabirthdayorChristmascard.Infact,58percentofteenagersc___57___thathandwritingwas“tooslow”and17percentbelieveditwas“outdated”.Theseresultshavecausedw___58___thattheartofhandwritingmayonedaydieout“Hand-writing”isoneofthemostc____59____artformswehaveandshouldbegiventhesameimportanceasotherartformsuchaspainting,orphotography,”JonathanSkyrme,generalmanageratBICUK&Ireland,toldtheDailyMail.TheNewYorkTimesonceexplainedthatahandwrittenlettersendsamessageinawaythato___60___messagescanneverdo.“Whenyougetanemail,youcanneverbesurethatyouaretheo_____61_____persontohavereceivedit--oreventhatitwaswrittenbythepersonwhosentit,”saidthenewspaper.AsUSauthorSimonGarfieldoncewrote,“Emailsareapoke（蜻蜓點(diǎn)水）,butlettersarealovingtouch.”Soimaginethepowerfulmessageyousendwhenyouactuallywriteoutyourthoughtbyhand,buyastamp,takeittoamailbox,andwaitdaysforyourspecials___62___toreceiveit.（2020年徐匯二模）Mydadisapatient,lovingandgivingpersonbuthiskindspiritthatreallytouchedmewasonenightasweweredrivinghomeaftervisitingmygrandmother.Pullingupatasmallcrossing,wesawacarstoppedinthem56．oftheroad.Anolderladywastalkingonherphoneandstaringupatastreetsign,clearlytryingtoworkoutwhereshewas.Shecamebacktohercar,lookingmoreu57．.Dadwatchedheroutofhisrear-view(后視)mirrorbeforepullingovertoseeifhecouldhelp.AshestoodatherwindowandaskedifshewasOK,shebrokedownintears,explainingshehadlostherway.Itturnedoutshewasacaregiver(照料者)andwast58．tofindthehouseoftheclientshewasmeanttobehelpingthatnight.WhensheshowedDadtheaddressshewasmeanttobeat.Dadhandedherhisb59．cardandtoldhertofollowhim,andtocallhimonthenumberonthecardifshelostusint60．.Mydaddrovetotheaddress,onlyasuburbortwooutofourway,andfoundthehouseforher.ThelookofthankfulnessonherfacewasrewardenoughforDad.ThenextmorningasDadwasdrivingmetoschoolhisphonerang.Itwastheladyhe'dhelpedthenightb61．callinghimtothankhimagainforhiskinddeed.1don'tthinkEveeverbeensop62．tobehisdaughter.（2020年普陀區(qū)二模）Royisamiddle-agedmanwholiveshappilywithhisfamilyinabighouse.Heisasuccessfulcraftsmannow.Buthislifeisnota56．sogreat.Hehadalearningdisabilityfromanearlyage.Hewenttoaschoolforchildrenlikehimandhegotplentyofextrahelpinthisschool.Hestillsuffered(受苦)therestofhisschooldaysinpublicschools.Hislifeimprovedsomuchwhenhediscoveredart.Theartworldgavehimachancetoexpresshimselfw57．words.Hewenttoaworkshopandgraduallygotgoodatmakingthingswithclay.Thenhelearnedanimportantlesson:Thoughhewasdisabledinlanguage,hecouldstillbes58．a(chǎn)ndsuccessfullyexpresshimselfwithclay.Hegothisn59．lessonfromrockclimbing.Itwasafunthingbuthewasscaredfromthestart.Hesoonfounditwasn’tatalentthing;itwasjustp60．.Sohediditmore.Afteraboutfiveyearsofclimbing,hefoundhimselfinYosemiteValleyonabigwall.Helearnedthatifapersonfellinlovewithsomethinganddiditallthetime,hewouldgetbetteratit.Andhisconfidencecamealongwithit.Laterhefoundhise61．reallyhelpfulwhenlearninghowtoreadandwrite.Everydayhespentmanyhoursreadingandwriting,whichheusedtoa62．a(chǎn)smuchaspossible.Aftertwohardyears,hecouldreadandwriteaswellasothers.Hehas

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