题组层级快练(四)
Ⅰ.完形填空
It was an early September day, cool and bright and just fight for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course with a few high hills. __1__, I felt energetic; despite the hills it was going to be a(n) __2__ run.
Just ahead of me was Peggy, a teacher from Mount Kisco.
She was too running __3__, moving
along
at my speed. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to __4__ where I was.
Why pay attention to __5__ when she was setting such a good one? I'd overtake (追上) her sooner or later when she was tired.
So I ran behind her. The course __6__ north for five miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, and then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting __7__. We had four miles __8__ and already it was beginning to be real work.
Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to __9__ him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him. Their exchange __10__ me. You don't chat during a race __11__ you are feeling good and Peggy plainly was.
Still, I was __12__ enough to overtake her if she was tired, so I didn't give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a tong, punishing hill now and it would be a __13__ We were a mile from the finish line, __14__ whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my __15__ wandered for a few minutes. When I __16__, Peggy was moving away — first five yards,then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no __17__ of catching her. She beat me soundly, There is an important __18__ in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, __19__ and not nearly as skilled in sports. Yet, as Peggy so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than the __20__. I have run with a number of women, and I can say that it is often hard work.
1. A. Still
B. Even
C. Therefore
D. Although
2. A. risky
B. annoying
C. fine
D. competitive
3. A. fast
B. slowly
C. happily
D. easily
4. A. move
B. stay
C. run
D. follow
5. A. example
B. match
C. pace
D. race
6. A. swelled
B. headed
C. rounded
D. lasted
7. A. harder
B. faster
C. smoother
D. easier
8. A. preferred
B. compared
C. prepared
D. left
9. A. envy
B. command
C. know
D. adore
10. A. worried
B. disappointed
C. displeased
D. discouraged
11. A. if
B. unless
C. while
D. as
12. A. brave
B. intelligent
C. close
D. young
13. A. test
B. beauty
C. consequence
D. solution
14. A. andD
B. because
C. so
D. but
15. A. experience
B. attention
C. idea
D. imagination
16. A. turned up
B. looked up
C. came up
D. ran up
17. A. doubt
B. wonder
C. energy
D. hope
18. A. class
B. lesson
C. teaching
D. sense
19. A. slower
B. slimmer
C. stronger
D. meaner
20. A. admiration
B. strength
C. differences
D. competitions
答案与解析
【文章大意】
本文讲述的是在一次10英里的赛跑中，起初作者并没把女教师Peggy放在眼里，但最后这位女教师却轻松地打败了作者。
1. 答案
A
解析
作者仍然感到精力充沛。根据语境可知，此处应用still表示”仍然”。
2. 答案
C
解析
由I felt energetic可知，这将是一次顺利的比赛。根据语境可知C项正确。
3. 答案
D
解析
前面提到作者感到精力充沛，本句中的too说明女教师和作者一样跑得也很轻松。
4. 答案
B
解析
根据语境可知，作者不想现在就超过这位女教师，只想与她保持(stay)现有的距离。
5. 答案
C
解析
既然她设立了这么好的步速，作者又何必关注速度(pace)呢?当她累了的时候作者迟早会追上她的。
6. 答案
B
解析
赛道向北五英里。head表示“(朝)……前进；向……去”。
7. 答案
A
解析
由该空前的一句话可知，赛跑现在变得更有难度了。
8. 答案
D
解析
已经跑了一段路程，还剩下四英里没跑完。left表示“剩下的”。
9. 答案
C
解析
根据for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him可知，他们俩可能认识，因此选项C正确。
10. 答案
A
解析
作者原以为这位女教师会越来越没力气，但看到她还能与别人高兴地交谈时，作者担心自己会失败。
11. 答案
B
解析
除非(unless)你感到状况良好，否则你是不会在赛跑中与他人交谈的，因此B项正确。
12. 答案
C
解析
作者仍然紧紧地跟着她，以便当她累的时候能够超过她，因此C项正确。
13. 答案
A
解析
我们现在离那座又远又令人筋疲力尽的山越来越近，这是一种考验(test)，因此A项正确。
14. 答案
C
解析
我们离终点线有一英里，因此(so)在山上发生的任何事都差不多会决定着谁会第一个到达终点，由此可知选项C正确。
15. 答案
B
解析
当作者向山上跑时，走了几分钟神。attention“注意力”；experience“经验”；idea“想法”；imagination“想象”。根据语境可知应选B项。
16. 答案
B
解析
他们正在往山上跑，作者应该是抬头向上看(looked up)，因此B项正确。
17. 答案
D
解析
根据前面的first five yards, then ten, then more可知，作者与女教师之间的间隔越来越远，赶上她是没有希望(hope)的。
18. 答案
B
解析
作者在这次赛跑活动中得到一个很重要的教训(lesson)，因此B项正确。
19. 答案
A
解析
妇女被认为在运动中是较弱的、速度较慢的(slower)，因此A项正确。
20. 答案
C
解析
男女赛跑运动员之间的相似之处要比他们之间的差异(differences)更重要，similarities与differences相对应，由此可知选项C正确。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
3D Printer Provides a Magic Limb
Graduate students have used a 3D printer to make a limb for a six-year-old boy born without a right arm. Alex Pring, from Groveland, Florida, was given the new prosthetic arm(假臂) on Friday by a team headed by Albert Manero, a student from University of Central Florida.
The limb took seven weeks for the team to build in their free time and cost $350 compared to the $40,000 that doctors told Alex抯 family a prosthetic arm would cost. After the little boy put on the arm, which senses muscles in his shoulder and opens and clnoses, he grinned and gave his mother a hug — the first time he had been able to put two arms around her.
?I feel good,” Alex told reporters. “I feel everything good, even my robot arm. It’s not even heavy.” Because Alex had been born without an arm, the insurance company wouldn’t cover the costs of the prosthetic arm. The costs are so steep for childhood prosthetics because of children’s quick rate of growth and the need to always be replacing the limbs.
Manero was driving his car when he heard a story on the radio about a man in South Africa who used a 3D printer to make a new hand. “I was really inspired,” he said. “When I got back, I talked to my colleagues and friends and said, ‘We can do this’”.
The team梚ncluding friends who study electrical, mechanical and civil engineering梘ot to work on the arm, which wexas activated by the electromyography
(肌电图) muscle energy on Alex’s bicep (二头肌) , UCF Today reported. Manero, a Fulbright Scholar, heads to Germany in August to work for the German Aerospace Center, but he has already promised to help another family with an arm, so he’ll remain committed to the project even when he’s abroad.
?I think 3D printing is revolutionizing our world in many ways,” he said. “I believe changing the world of prosthetics is very real. There’s no reason why this approach shouldn’t work on adults either.”
1. How Manero got the idea to make a 3D printer arm for Alex?
A. He got the idea from his colleagues and friends.
B. He learnt it from South Africa.
C. He happened to hear a similar story on the radio.
D. He was moved by Alex’s story.
2. Why Alex couldn’t get a prosthetic arm before?
A. There was no prosthetic arms for children.
B. The insurance company couldn’t afford the costs.
C. His family couldn’t afford it.
D. He grew too fast and had to replace it frequently.
3. What will Manero do next?
A. Sell 3D printer arms to other people.
B. Study electrical, mechanical and civil engineering.
C. Donate another arm to Alex.
D. Work 3D printer technology on adults.
4. What words can best describe Manero?
A. Friendly and open-minded.
B. Kind-hearted and brilliant.
C. Honest and stubborn.
D. Determined and ambitious.
答案与解析
【文章大意】
本文是一篇科普文。大学生Albert Manero利用3D打印技术帮助残疾儿童制造义肢。
1. 答案
C
解析
根据第四段的第一句Manero was driving his car when he heard a story on the radio about a man in South Africa who used a 3D printer to make a new hand可知，Manero开车时听广播说南非有一名男子利用3D打印技术制造了一只新手臂，由此他得到了灵感。
2. 答案
C
解析
根据第三段的最后一句The costs are so steep for childhood prosthetics because of children’s quick rate of growth and the need to always be replacing the limbs可知，儿童生长快，义肢需要经常更换，费用太高，Alex的家庭负担不起。
3. 答案
D
解析
根据最后一段的最后一句There’s no reason why this approach shouldn’t work on adults either可知，Manero接下来会把3D打印技术用在成年人身上。
4. 答案
B
解析
Manero帮助残疾儿童说明他是善良的；他能利用3D打印技术制造出义肢说明他是聪明的。故选B项。
Since the moment Darnell Wynn was diagnosed with ovarian (卵巢的) cancer, she has refused to let the disease keep her from her passion — running. This weekend she and a group of supporters gathered together and ran the Partner Re 5K route to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. She is a two-year survivor.
When she first received the surgery, one of her main concerns was when she could be able to run again. She was sent home to heal before returning for chemotherapy(化疗). “I came home, and never thought about cancer,” she said. “I thought I’d just had surgery and needed to heal. It wasn’t until I went back and entered the chemotherapy room with my son that I really understood it was cancer. Then I really broke down.”
During and after treatment she ran whenever she could. She even participated in races — although she sometimes had to run slower than she once did. Eleven months after she was diagnosed with cancer she was feeling well. She had just started a new job before she was diagnosed again.
When she first developed ovarian cancer, her symptoms had been back pain and lack of energy. This time, the only signs were high levels of ovarian cancer markers in her blood. “I went back to my doctor in tears, but apparently it is pretty common,” she said. Fifty per cent of women with early stage ovarian cancer will have a recurrence (复发) of it, and the rate goes up for women in the later stages.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is recognizing September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Wynn hopes it will help more women learn the symptoms and risk factors.
“The symptoms are often masked and a lot of women don’t know that if they have a close family member who had breast cancer, theft are at the risk of ovarian cancer,” she said. “I had two sisters who had breast cancer. Every year I went for pap smears. A pap smear only shows up cervical cancer(宫颈癌), it doesn’t show ovarian cancer. We think we are doing all the right tests. Women should know if they have a history of breast cancer, they should have a regular internal ultrasound as well, in addition to a pap smear.”
1. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. Ovarian cancer is always being ignored.
B. Women should raise their awareness of ovarian cancer.
C. Women should be tested in September.
D. Ovarian cancer is threatening your life.
2. How does the author describe Darnell Wynn in the passage?
A. Cowardly.
B. Indifferent.
C. Positive.
D. Intelligent.
3. Realizing she would undergo chemotherapy ________.
A. Darnell Wynn thought she will heal soon
B. Darnell Wynn knew the seriousness of her illness
C. Darnell Wynn believed she would have no future
D. Darnell Wynn began to doubt the surgery she received
4. What did Darnell Wynn think of her recurrence of ovarian cancer?
A. She felt well and was recovering smoothly.
B. She thought more symptoms have stricken her.
C. She felt worried about her health.
D. She guessed the doctor was making jokes.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Darnell Wynn is perfectly recovered at present.
B. Most women are at the risk of ovarian cancer.
C. It is common to see a recurrence of cancer in reality.
D. Ovarian cancer is a familiar genetic illness in a way.
答案与解析
【文章大意】
本文是一篇记叙文。达内尔被确诊患有卵巢癌，但是她依然能乐观地对待疾病，并用跑步的方式唤起人们对卵巢癌的认识。
1. 答案
B
解析
写作目的题。作者通过患卵巢癌的达内尔的例子引出关于卵巢癌的话题，通过文章的内容可知，这篇文章的目的是提高人们对卵巢癌的认识。故选B项。
2. 答案
C
解析
推理判断题。依据文章第二段可知，她第一次手术之后最关心的问题是自己什么时候能够跑步，再结合文中的never thought about cancer可知，这位患者是一个很乐观的人。故选C项。
3. 答案
B
解析
细节理解题。依据文章第二段末尾的内容可知，直到达内尔在儿子的陪伴下接受化疗时，她才意识到自己得了癌症，然后崩溃了。故选B项。
4. 答案
C
解析
细节理解题。依据文章第四段中的I went back to my doctor in tears可知，她知道自己癌症复发的时候，很担心自己的身体状况。故选C项。
5. 答案
D
解析
推理判断题。依据文章最后一段可知，如果家族中有人患过乳腺癌，那么女士们一定要提高警惕，她们有可能会患卵巢癌，由此可推断出这种病在某种程度上是一种家族遗传疾病。故选D项。
Ⅲ.语法填空
David will never forget what happened to him the day before yesterday. He ___1___(eat) something when he received a strange phone call from a hospital. The caller said that David’s son had fallen to the ground ___2___(conscious) on the way to school. It was he who took him to the hospital. David hung up his cellphone and rushed to his son’s classroom, only to find him listening to the teacher attentively. He suddenly realized that he had been deceived but he felt ___3___(relieve). Just at that time the caller rang again, saying, 揧our son is in great danger and he needs ___4___ immediate operation which costs 48,000 yuan. Please tell me your bank account. The doctors here say they will not operate ___5___ your son until they receive the money.?When asl.ked from ___6___ the caller had taken his son to hospital, the caller rang off. David gave a big smile and said, “What a pity!”
___7___ the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a dishonest way, he was wrong. Such fraud phone calls are not uncommon these days. A few of them might have fallen victims to such tricks. Most parents are alert and sensitive to ___8___. It was really silly of such a cheat to deceive well-educated men ___9___ David.
Believe or not, it’s a true story. ___10___ of David’s colleagues in his office can confirm it, such as Charming Chao, Peter and so on.
答案与解析
1. was eating
考查动词。sb. was doing sth. when ...表示“某人正在做某事，突然……”。
2. unconscious
考查形容词。形容词作状语，表示状态。
3. relieved
考查形容词。形容词relieved作表语。
4. an
考查冠词。表示“要做一个手术”，表泛指，用不定冠词。
5. on
考查介词。operate on sb.“给某人施行手术”。
6. where
考查连词。介词from后面是一个句子，因此要用一个连接词引导宾语从句，故用where。此处隐含的信息是骗子不知道大卫的儿子在深圳哪所学校读书，故只好挂断电话。
7. If
考查连词。前后是两个分句，故此处要用一个连接词引导状语从句，根据后文提到的内容，此处是表示条件。如果骗子认为用这种方式能够骗到大卫的钱的话，那他大错特错了。
8. them
考查代词。指代前面提到的such tricks，故要用复数代词。
9. like考查介词。此处表示“像大卫这样的人”，用介词like。
10. Some
考查代词。根据后文such as Charming Chao, Peter and so on可判断出，大卫的几个同事可以证明，隐含的信息是：并不是所有的同事都在场。