训练8 阅读理解＋阅读填空＋完形填空＋短文改错(建议用时45分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解Skipping meals helps you lose weight fast.
Truth: There's no truth in this advice.Not only will you lose weight by starving yourself，but according to Carol Ann Rinzler，this may actually cause you to gain weight.Rinzler reasons that missing a meal causes your metabolism (新陈代谢) to slow down so that you burn food more slowly.This only makes you feel hungrier and by the time you finally do reach the table you will probably eat more food.Strange as it may seemIf you swallow (吞下) gum (口香糖) years.
Truth: Actually，it takes just a few days for gum to make its exit－not seven years(消化) in your stomach－so if you gum up the works on a regular (经常的) basisThe best way to stop a nosebleed is to lift your head back.
Truth: Now that's bad advice.Bloody noses are caused by broken blood vessels (血管) your head back might stop the fluid from rushing out of your nose，it won't stop the bleeding; you'll just end up swallowing lots of blood.Your best bet? “Rest quietly.Don't poke or pick，and the blood will naturally clot (凝结) within a minute or two”Cutting your hair will make it grow long faster.
Truth: That's not true.“Your hair isn't like a lawn or a rosebush，where cutting can stimulate (刺激) fresh growth(遗传地)determined.When it reaches a certain length1．According to Carol Ann Rinzler，skipping meals will
．2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Gum cannot be fully digested in the stomach.
B．Gum can leave your stomach after you swallow it a few days later.
C．If you often swallow gum，you might find yourself in a sticky situation.
D．Gum can stay inside your stomach for seven years if you swallow it.
3．The length of your hair is determined by
．【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文属于社会生活类短文阅读。文章是对几个谬论的分析。1．解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一部分中的“Not only will you lose weight by starving yourself可知认为不吃饭不仅不会减肥反而会增肥。故选C。2．解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二部分中的“Actuallynot seven years.”可知实际上口香糖几天后就会排出体外而不是在人体内呆七年。故选D。3．解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四部分提到的“The length of your hair is genetically(遗传地)determined.”可知你头发的长度是由遗传来决定的。故选B。阅读填空：1.
To help solve the problemilling to reward their quality service.Do you support giving tips to tour guides?
YES
Shi Jiahao，18：2.
They can also encourage the guides to work harder.What's more，if we could make full use of tips，it would promote mutual (相互的) trust between tourists and tour guides.：3.
However，in China，tour guides are not really respected enough. Perhaps regulating (规范) tipping could improve their status.：(确保) every tourist has a pleasant trip.4.
If giving tips became common：(反对) the idea.If tips were allowed(必然) show preference to those who might pay more5.
The tourism industry might become corrupt(腐败)．xcellent work deserve (应受)rewards. for the tourists to pay more money.
G．Tips are recognition of tour guides' ability and value.
1．解析：选C。根据后句可知在导游和游客之间产生了一定的问题。故选C。2．解析：选G。根据后句可知此处主要是从能力和价值上说明可以给导游小费的。故选G。3．解析：选A。A。易错提醒：本题易误选D。此处是支持的态度但选项D中extra work在上下文中并未提及选项A能更好地衔接前后句。4．解析：选E。根据前句可知导游的工作就是确保每个游客都能有一次愉快的旅行游客已经为他们的服务买过单了。故选E。5．解析：选B。根据后句可知这可能会导致腐败的产生。故选B。完形填空Getting Started
Chris's parents were proud of him when he graduated from college.But it's been six months and he hasn't got a job yet.In fact，he hasn't
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seriously.He has no idea what he wants to do and he's thinking of grad school.
He's living at home with his parents and things are getting
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，especially with his father，who
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Chris of being lazy and afraid to enter the real world.
Chris thinks his dad is being totally
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．After all
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”．During a recent argumenthings.I want a job I
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it's about making a productive living－not having
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a serious job and becoming independent.Some，like Peter Pan，just don't want to
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．Some are afraid of making a wrong decision or of being rejected.Others are
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of what psychologists call “magical thinking”．They believe that when the
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is right
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to come knocking or until they feel inspired or excited about their next step.
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，it doesn't work that way.What's important is to
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．Things happen and opportunities appear most often when we're
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the course of a moving object than to start
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initially.In the end，it's not really about finding yourself.It's about
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yourself.
The first steps are the
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，but the key to success in anything is getting started.
1. A．foughtB．learnedD．looked
2. A．positive
B．tense3. A．reminds
B．informs4. A．arrogant
B．unreasonable5. A．patience
B．rest6. A．enjoy
B．understand7. A．unless
B．though8. A．difficulty
B．fun9. A．at
B．on10. A．grow up
B．take off11. A．experts
B．students12. A．choice
B．time13. A．wealth
B．fame14. A．Unfortunately
B．Strangely15. A．begin
B．compete16．A.expecting
B．waiting17. A．record
B．change18. A．movements
B．positionsC．speeds
D．advancements19. A．educating
B．making20. A．heaviest
B．simplest【解题导语】 本文通过一个害怕进入社会而不愿意找工作的年轻人的故事说明了开始行动起来很重要。1.解析：选D。结合前面的he hasn't got a job yet可知他并没有认真地寻找工作。2．解析：选B。根据前面的He’s living at home with his parents可知由于他不出去找工作父母非常不满意因此关系变得紧张了。3．解析：选C。根据后面的Chris of being lazy and afraid to enter the
real world.可知父亲指责他懒惰、害怕进入现实世界中。4．解析：选B。由于受到父亲的责备认为父亲完全不讲理。5．解析：选D。根据前面的he's only young once and he needs ...可推知他认为他还年轻需要空间。6．解析：选A。结合前面的I have my own way of doing things.I want a job可知他认为自己有做事的方式他需要找到一份他喜欢的工作。7．解析：选C。从后面的it's about making a productive living可知这是因为工作是创造一种积极的生活的手段。8．解析：选B。与前面的it's about making a productive living对比指工作是创造有意义的生活而不是玩乐。9．解析：选D。这里是start with表示开始即开始一份认真对待的工作。10．解析：选A。与前面becoming independent对比有很多的年轻人不愿意成长即不愿意进入现实世界。11．解析：选C。根据后面的what psychologists call “magical thinking”和everything will fall into place可知有些人是magical thinking的受害者。12．解析：选B。与前面的magical thinking等呼应指他们认为时间合适的话一切都会水到渠成。13．解析：选D。根据后面的to come knocking可知他们在等着机会来敲门。14．解析：选A。结合后面的it doesn't work that way可知事情不是这样的因此表15．解析：选A。与上文中的get started对应表示开始第一步很重要。16．解析：选C。和后面的not standing still中的still对比指机会在运动中产生而不是在静止中产生的。17．解析：选B。根据后面的内容可知在运动中容易改变物体的轨迹。18．解析：选A。结合上文的change the course of a moving object可知改变一个运动轨迹比使物体开始运动容易得多。19．解析：选B。与前面的it's not really about finding yourself中的finding对比指不是发现自己而是创造自己。20．解析：选C。结合前面的The first steps are可知这里表示万事开头难。短文改错.After 9 years' study，I felt I was so closely to university.During the first year，I make many friends.I got to know all of my classmates.Because the
school
work
was
tough，I
shared happiness and sorrow for my friends.When second year came，I was arranged to other class.I was worried that no one could talk to me，but I made new friends quickly.Now it is the last year of my high school life，but I'm determined to study more harder and make greater progress.High school life is challenging for me，but I won't give out.
答案：.After 9 years' study，I felt I was so
to university.During the first year，I
many friends.I got to know all of my classmates. the
school
work
was
tough，I
shared happiness and sorrow
my friends.When
second year came，I was arranged to
class.I was worried that no one could talk to me，but I made new friends quickly.Now it is the last year of my high school life， I'm determined to study
harder and make greater progress.High school life is challenging for me，but I won't give .