閱讀理解+閱讀七選五十完形填空分類綜合訓(xùn)練

一、閱讀理解

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WelcometoHolkerHall&Gardens

HowtoGettoHolker

ByCar：FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJ36,M6.Approximate

traveltimes：Windermere—20minutes,Kendal—25minutes,

Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.

ByRail：TheneareststationisCark-in-Carmelwithtrainsto

Carnforth,LancasterandPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&

airports.

OpeningTimes

Sunday—Friday(closedonSaturday)11：00am一4：00pm,

30thMarch-2ndNovember.

AdmissionCharges

Hall&GardensGardens

Adults￡12.00￡8.00

Groups￡9.00￡5.5

SpecialEvents

ProducersMarket13thApril

Joinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meetthe

producersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.

HolkerGardenFestival30thMay

Theeventcelebratesits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowofthe

verybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsin

gardening.

NationalGardenDay28thAugust

Onceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjust

asmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.

WinterMarket8thNovember

Thisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyof

shopssellinggiftswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreet

entertainment.

1.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolker

From?

Manchester?

A.20minutes.B.25minutes.

C.45minutes.D.90minutes.

2.HowmuchshouldamemberofagrouppaytovisitHall&

Gardens?

A.￡12.00.B.￡9.00.

C.￡8.00.D.￡5.50.

3.Whicheventwillyouchoosetoseealivemusicshow?

A.ProducersMarket.B.HolkerGardenFestival.

C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.

B

Lieinbed,byanopenwindow,andlisten."Noairconditioning,

howcanyousleep?”Afriendasks,horrified.Itellhermyfamilyhas

decidedtoshuttheairconditioneroffandreduceourelectricbill.On

thisfirstnightofourcost-cuttingplan,itsonly85degrees.We're

goingtosuffer,butthethreekidscomplainanyway.

They5vegrownupin72-degreecomfort,protectedfromtheworld

outside.ulfstoohottosleep,"my13-year-olddaughtercomplains.

“I'mabouttodiefromthisheat,"herbrothercomplainsdownthehall.

"Justtryittonight,MItellthem.IntruthI'mtootiredtoturnforlong.My

faceissweaty,butIliequietlylisteningtothecricketchoirsoutside

thatremindmeofmychildhood.

Theneighbor'sdoghowls.Probablyapassingsquirrel.Itsbeen

yearssinceItookthetimetoreallylistentothenight.

Ithinkaboutgrandma,wholivedto92andstillhelpedwithmy

mom'sgardeninguntiljustafewweeksbeforeshedied.Andthen,

I'mbackthereatherhouseinthesummerheatofmychildhood.I

movedmyp川owtothefootofgrandma'sbedandturnedmyface

towardstheopenwindow.Iturnedthepillow,huntingforthecooler

side.Grandmasawmeturnoverandover.ulfyoujustwatchforthe

breeze,"shesaid,"you'llcooloffandfallasleep."

Istareatthefilmywhitecurtain,willingittomove.Lyingstilb

waiting,Isuddenlynoticethelifeoutsidethewindow.Thebug

chorus.Neighbors,sittinglateontheporch（門廊）,speakin

unclearwordsthatcalmme.

“Mom,didyouhearthat?”Myseven-year-oldsoncries.ulthink

itwasanowl（貓頭鷹）family.”

“Probably,"1tellhim.uJustkeeplistening.H

Withouttheworkingairconditioner,thehouseispeaceful,and

thenaturalnightnoisesseemcloseenoughtotouch.IhopeI'm

awaketonightwhenthefirstbreezecomesin.

4.Onthefirstnightoftheauthorscost-cuttingplan,herchildren.

A.feelsunhappy

B.sufferfromgreatpain

C.areabouttodiefromtheheat

D.areprotectedfromtheworldoutside

spacefortheseedheadstoripenwithoutknockingtheripeseedsoff

beforegardenershaveachancetoharvestthem.

Mostsunflowerseeds,especiallythosewitheatableseeds,are

largeenoughtohandlewithouttheneedforseedsorters.Thisiswhy

sunflowersmakeanexcellentchoiceforachildren'sgardenaswell.

Gardenerswillwanttomixplentyofsoilfertilizers（肥料）intothe

groundassunflowerstendtobeheavyfeeders.

Sunflowerscanbeslowstartersandthetinynewplantsdon't

seemtogrowveryrapidly.Gardenersshouldprotectthenewplants

astheybegintogrow.Oncetheygetgoing,sunflowersareableto

outgrowmanyweeds,makingthemeasiertogrowinthehome

vegetablegardenthanmanyotherplants.

Mostpestsanddiseasesarenotabothertothesunflower,

however,morethanonegardenerhassaidthattheirlovelylooking

plantswereravagedovernightbyhungrysquirrels,miceorbirds.To

preservetheirharvest,gardenerscancovertheripeningseedhead

withstockingsornetclothtohelpkeepthedestroyersofftheseeds.

Plantingsunflowerseedsiseasyandcanhelpeventhesmallest

gardenerfeelsuccessfulintheirgardeningattempts.

8.Whyshouldsunflowersbeplantedwithenoughspacein

between?

A.Topreventbirdsfromeatingsunflowerseeds.

B.Toprotecttheripeseedheadsbeforeharvest.

C.Toofferthesunflowersenoughsunlight.

D.Tohelpthesunflowersgrowstronger.

9.Whydopeopletendtochoosesunflowersforchildren's

gardens?

A.Theywanttodecoratetheirgardenwithsunflowers.

B.Theseedsareeasytoplantandunnecessarytosort.

C.Sunflowersdon'tneedtoomuchsoilfertilizer.

D.Tinynewsunflowerscangrowveryfast.

10.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“ravaged”in

Paragraph5?

A.Destroyed.B.Covered.

C.Surrounded.D.Removed.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtoplantsunflowers.

B.Waystopreservesunflowers.

C.Differentkindsofsunflowers.

D.Tipsonmakingyourgardenbright.

D

JamesRumseywasasuccessfulbusinessmaninBath,Virginia

in1784whenhemetGeorgeWashington.Whentheheroofthe

RevolutionaryWarstoppedinBath,RumseyshowedWashington

hisinvention.Itwasamodelofaboatusingthepowerofrivers

currenttotravelagainstthecurrent.Theboathadasetofwheels

withtwolongpolesfastenedundertheboat.Rumseyplacedtheboat

inthePotomacRiverandthecurrentturnedthewheelsroundand

roundquickly,whichinturn,forcedthepolestopushagainstthe

riverbedmovingtheboatagainstthecurrent.

WashingtonwroteoftheinventioninhisdiaryonSeptember6,

1784,“Themodel,anditsoperationuponthewater,whichhad

beenmadetorunfast,notonlymademebelievewhatIbefore

thought,butthatitmightbeturnedtothegreatestpossiblemeansof

transportation.MWashingtonevengaveRumseyaletterstatingthat

hehadseentheboatinoperation.

Thefollowingyear,Washingtonbecamepresidentofthe

PotomacCompany.OneofWashington'sfirstproblemswashe

couldn'tfindanyonewithexperienceofbuildingcanal.InJuly1785,

WashingtonrememberedRumsey'swalkingboatanddecidedthat

Rumseywasthemantobuildthecanal.

Rumseyhadcontinuedhisworkonthemechanicalboat,buta

full-scalemodelhadnotworkedaswellasthesmallerversion.The

largerboatspoleswouldstickorsliponthebottomoftheriverand

whentheboatmoved,itlurched（突然前傾）andleaned

dangerously.

Asmakingthisideaasuccessseemedtobeslippingaway,

Rumseyturnedhissightstoanewwaytoallowaboattomove

againstthecurrent-steampower.However,Washingtonemployed

Rumseyjustashewasconsideringthesolution.Washingtonhired

himatanannualsalaryof200pounds.

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutRumsey'sinvention?

A.Itturnedouttobepractical.

B.Itwasdrivenbywaterpower.

C.Itwasagreatmeansoftransportation.

D.Ithadwheelstopushagainsttheriverbed.

13.Seeingthemodelboat,Washington.

A.drewapictureofitinhisdiary

B.employedRumseyatonce

C.wroteRumseyaletter

D.tookaninterestinit

14.WhatcanwelearnaboutRumseyfromthetext?

A.Hemanagedtobuildthemechanicalboat.

B.Hebecamerichowingtohisinvention.

C.HegotgreattrustfromWashington.

D.Hegaveuphisfirstidea.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Rumsey'sWalkingBoat

B.RumseyandWashington

C.ASuccessfulBusinessMan

D.TheHistoryoftheMechanicalBoat

二、閱讀七選五

ChoosingtoStudyOverseas

Everyyear,thousandsofstudentschoosetostudyinanother

countryforasemester,asummer,orayear.Studyingoverseas

canbeanexcitingexperienceformanypeople.

■1

Livinginanothercountrycanhelpyoutolearnalanguage,and

aboutanotherculture.Youwillseetheworldinanewway,and

learnmoreaboutyourself.2Manycompaniestodaywant

employeeswhospeakasecondlanguage,orhaveexperienced

livingorworkinginanothercountry.

?Maketherightchoice.

Onceyoudecidetostudyoverseas,youhavetomakesome

choices.Tochoosetherightcountryorschool,askyourself：Where

doIwanttogoandwhy?HowmuchdoIwantto

pay?3DoIwanttolivewithahostfamily,with

roommates,oralone?

?Getreadytogo.

Getyourpassportandvisaearly!4Learnaboutthe

money.Bringsomeofitandacreditcardwithyou.

?Onceyouarethere.

Afterthefirstfewweeksoverseas,manystudentswillfeelalittle

homesick.Theymaymisstheirfamily,friends,andfamiliarwaysof

doingthings.5Whenyoufeelsadorhomesick,trytotalk

toothers,orwriteaboutyourfeelingsinanotebook.

A.Whydoit?

B.HowlongdoIwanttostudyoverseas??

C.Youshouldimproveyourmothertonguebeforeyougo.

D.Alargenumberofstudentscan'taffordtostudyoverseas.

E.Overseasstudymayalsolookgoodonyourfutureresume.

F.Rememberthatittakestimetogetusedtoanewplace,school,

andculture.

G.Beforeyougo,learnsomeofthelanguage,andreadabout

somecommoncustomsinyourhostcountry.

1.2.3.4.5.

三、完形填空

Iopenedmyeyestofinddoctorsstandingbymyhospitalbed.

TheyhadsomeJnews.

TheytoldmethatmybrotherAdamshealthycellswerebeginning

to2inmybonemarrow(#11).Iwasshowing3ofprogress.

Iwasabletowalkaround4withoutassistance,andmyblood

countsweregoingintherightdirection.

Itwas"graduation"day.The5weresendingmetotheHope

Room,ahalfwayhousesponsoredbytheAmericanCancerSociety.

Iwouldlivethereforthenextthreemonths,6bymyboyfriend,

Seamus.

Rollingoutofthe7inawheelchair,Itookmyfirstbreathof_

8airinweeks.ButbeforeIcouldenjoythismoment,mymother

helpedme9afacemask.Ishotheran10look,butIknow

shewasright.Fortheimmediatefuture,anywhereIwantedtogoin

publicIwouldneedtowearglovesanda11.Nosubways,no

crowds.However,Ican1_2myfreedom,evenifcancer

continuesto13mychoices.Mynewfreedommeansnotbeing

wakenupeverycoupleofhoursbyanursewith14inherhand.

Ifsnotseeing15withtheirmasksandtheircaring,andnotbeing

connectedtoanIV（靜脈注射）machine24hoursaday.

Freedomnowisbeingabletoeatahome-cooked16andthen

fightingtokeepitdown.Freedomalsomeansbeing17withmy

lovingmotherandboyfriend.Freedomisthe18totakethe

medicinesontime.Freedomalsomean