閱讀理解+完形填空+書(shū)面表達(dá)一、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。APersonalityis，tolargeextent，inherent（天生的）.A-typeparentsusuallybringaboutA-typeoffspring（子女）.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveabigeffect，sinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparents，itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorinthelivesoftheirchildren.OneplacewherechildrensoakupA-characteristicsisschool，whichis，byitsverynature，ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthe“win-at-all-costs”moralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrentpassionformakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem，inwhichcompetitiveA-typesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirB-typefellows.Beingtookeen（熱切）towincanhavedangerousconsequences：rememberthatPheidippides，thefirstmarathonrunner，droppeddeadsecondsaftersaying，“Rejoice，weconquer！”Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolistheimproperemphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationsaresomewhatquestionable，butcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivelyharmful.Obviously，itisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallA-youngsterschangeinto‘BSc.Theworldneedstypes，andschoolshaveanimportantdutytotrytofitachild’spersonalitytohispossiblefutureemployment.Itistopmanagement.1.Whataffectsthebuildingofpersonalityaccordingtothetext？A.Inheritance，employmentandexamination.B.Inheritance，competitionandenvironment.C.Environment，knowledgeandexamination.D.Competition，employmentandquestions.2.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofPheidippides？A.Toexpresshisapprovalforthecompetition.B.Toshowthathewastookeentowinthegame.C.Toshowtheconsequenceoftheseriouscompetition.D.Toexpresshisattitudetowardtheexaminations.3.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardexaminationsinschools？A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Negative.D.Acceptable.BAfteryearsofresearchandtesting，thehybridcarwasdevelopedandputonthemarket.It’saninterestingandexcitingnewimprovementintoday’sworldaswelookforbetterwaystoprotectthequalityoftheairwebreatheandprotectournaturalresources.Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichareusedtopoweracar’sengine.TheEPAhassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelofharmfulpollutantssentoffintotheair，andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducingahybridcarthatuseslessgasandthereforecauseslesspollution.Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbattery-powered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartlyelectric，youhavetoplug（插入）itintochargeit.Butthat’snothowitworks.The144-voltbatterypackisactuallyrecharged（再充電）throughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecarsbrakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas“regenerativebraking”，becauseitgenerateselectricity.Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime，thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight，theengineautomatically（自動(dòng)地）shutsofftosavefuel.Then，assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal，theenginestartsbackup.Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas？Thatprobablywouldn’thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawarningonitscomputerscreenthatsays，“Iamlowongas.”Whenitcompletelyrunsout，thewarningreads，“YOUARENOWOUTOFGAS！”Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravelafewmoremilestoagasstation.4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEPAfromParagraph2？A.Itdesignedhybridcars.B.Itoutlawedtheburningoffossilfuels.C.Itsetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollution.D.Itmainlyaimstoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals.5.Whatistheadvantageofregenerativebraking？A.Itallowsthecartocometoaquickstop.B.Itproducesenergytochargethebattery.C.Itgivesthedriverasmootherride.D.Itcancontrolthespeedofthecar.6.Whatisthereasonfordevelopinghybridcars？A.Theycostless.B.Theyuselessgas.C.Theyaresafertodrive.D.Theyaremoremodern.7.WhatisTRUEaboutahybridcar？A.Itwillbeputonthemarket.B.Itrunsfasterthanregularcars.C.Itrunsbothongasandelectricpower.D.Ithelpsdriversgetawarningattrafficlight.CArgentinainthelatenineteenthcenturywasanexcitingplace.Around1870，itwasexperiencinganeconomicboom（繁榮），andthecapital，BuenosAires，attractedmanypeople.Farmers，aswellasafloodofforeignersfromSpainandItaly，cametoBuenosAiresseekingjobs.Thesejobsdidn’tpaywell，andthepeoplefeltlonelyanddisappointedwiththeirnewlifeinthecity.Astheunhappynewcomersmixedtogetherinthepoorpartsofthecity，thedanceknownasthetango（探戈舞）cameintobeing.Atthebeginningthetangowasadanceofthelowerclasses.Itwasdancedinthebarsandstreets.Atthattimethereweremanyfewerwomenthanmen，soifamandidn’twanttobeleftout，hisonlychoicewastodancewithanothermansothathecouldattracttheattentionofthefewavailablewomen.Gradually，thedancespreadintotheupperclassesofArgentineansocietyandbecamemorerespectable.InEuropeatthistime，stronginterestindancefromaroundtheworldwasbeginning.ThisinterestininternationaldancewasespeciallyevidentinParis.EverykindofdancefromballettobellydancingcouldbefoundonthestagesoftheParistheaters.AftertangodancersfromArgentinaarrivedinEurope，theybegantodrawtheinterestofthepublicastheyperformedtheirexcitingdanceincafes.Thoughnoteveryoneapprovedofthenewdance，sayingitwasalittletooshocking，thedancedidfindenoughsupporterstomakeitpopular.Thepopularityofthetangocontinuedtogrowinmanyotherpartsoftheworld.SoldierswhoreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromWorldWarⅠbroughtthetangotoNorthAmerica.ItreachedJapanin1926，andin2003theArgentineanembassyinSeoulhiredalocaltangodancertoactasakindofdanceambassador，andpromotetangodancingthroughoutSouthKorea.8.Theoriginofthetangoisassociatedwith___.A.bellydancersB.aSpanishcityC.AmericansoldiersD.thecapitalofArgentina9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthetango？A.Peopleoftheupperclassesloveditmost.B.ItwascreatedbyforeignersfromSpainandItaly.C.Itwasoftendancedbytwomalesinthebeginning.D.AdancerinSeoulbecametheArgentineanambassador.10.BeforeWorldWarⅠ，thetangospreadto___.A.SouthKoreaB.JapanC.FranceD.America11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？A.HowtoDancetheTangoB.TheHistoryoftheTangoC.TheModernTangoBoomD.HowtoPopularizetheTangoDWiththeaverageAmericangoingthroughmorethan700poundsofpaperperyear，manyfirmsarelookingforwaystodiscouragetheiremployeesfromover-usingtheofficeprinter.ToshibaAmericanBusinessSolutionshascomeupwithanalternativeidea.Ithasintroducedthee-STUDIO4508LP，aprinterthatgivesuserstheoptiontoprintwitherasabletoner（墨粉）—allowingasinglepieceofpapertobereusedseveraltimes.Toreuseapieceofpaper，theprinterbasicallyusesthesameprocessasanormalprinter，butinreverse（反過(guò)來(lái)），saidBillMelon，chiefmarketingexecutiveforToshibaAmericaBusinessSolutions.Paperprintedwiththeerasabletonerisfedbackintotheprinter，superheated，andthetonergetsremovedandputinadiscard（丟棄）tank.Thereareacoupleofcatches.Alloftheprintoutsusingtheerasabletonerhavetobeinblueink，whichistheonlycolorinwhicherasabletonerisnowavailable.Andthecompanysaidthatpeoplemaywanttostopreusingtheprintoutsafterfivetimesthroughtheeraserbecausesmalltracesoferasedtextwillbuildupovertime.The$15，420printerisaimedatofficesandschools，wherethereareoftenlargenumbersofprintoutsthatoutlivetheirusefulnessquickly.Withtheerasabletoner，it’spossibletoloadanyshort-livedhandoutsbackontotheprintertobeerasedandthenreused.Still，convincingcustomerstocommittoerasabletonerisn’talwayseasy.Melonsaidnotallitscustomerswerehappyaboutonlyhavingtheerasableoption.Themodel，Melonsaid，shouldbetterservetheneedsofthosewhowanttobeenvironmentallyconsciousbutalsomayneedsomethingmorepermanentonoccasion.12.WhatisspecialaboutToshibasprinter？A.Itslow-priced.B.It’sfashionable.C.Itslightweight.D.Itseco-friendly.13.Whatisthekeytomakingtheprinterwork？A.Adiscardtank.B.Light-coloredink.C.Specialwritingpaper.D.Ahighenoughtemperature.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catches”inParagraph4mean？A.Theories.B.Problems.C.Differences.D.Characteristics.15.Howdidthepublicrespondtotheprinter？A.Theyaskedformorepatterns.B.Someexpresseddissatisfaction.C.Someworriedaboutitsrecycling.D.Theyconsideredithardtooperate.二、完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。WhenHurricaneHarveyhitTexas，ReadersDigestwroteaboutimpressiverescues（救援）.Thespiritofservingcanbeunbelievably1

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