1、高分速测(一)完形填空+阅读理解B+任务阅读(限时:25分钟).2023嘉兴完形填空Last summer my son, Eric, left for university in another country. Our once lively house became quiet and1. I missed him so much that I started sending him messages on the phone, mainly to say 2 or to give him a word of warning.One of my messages says, “So yo
2、u told me you3 your credit card(信用卡). If you dont try hard to mend your careless ways, one day youll 4 and find your brain missing.”I did get Erics messages, but most of them were about 5. They were not different from the notes he used to leave6the white board when he was at home.“I bought a new pai
3、r of shoes. They cost me $90. Please help!”“Money is running short7Ive bought some books for my research paper. Help me please!”8, however, Eric begins to send me all kinds of articles: some funny, some touching and some worth 9. He says they will help me understand young men better and keep up with
4、 the times.I read the articles slowly, like a10student, with mixed feelings as wellmy kid, who followed me around not long ago, has now become my11!So I write back, “Ive read all those articles. Ill take 12 as a loving sons expectations towards his mother. He must be thinking that his mother is stil
5、l 13 enough to accept new things. That makes me feel proud. What we parents lack(缺乏) most is the ability to learn and 14 in both body and mind. Thank you, my son.”In this way we share ideas and15 each other, with a gentle and beautiful language we seldom use. Every time I read those messages, I feel
6、 my heart filled with warmth.1.A. darkB.cleanC.lonelyD.comfortable2.A. helloB.sorryC.thanksD.goodbye3.A. lostB.lentC.designedD.received4.A. give upB.wake upC.set offD.take off5.A. healthB.musicC.moneyD.safety6.A. onB.acrossC.behindD.opposite7.A. ifB.untilC.thoughD.because8.A. LuckilyB.ActuallyC.Rece
7、ntlyD.Immediately9.A. copyingB.writingC.thinkingD.correcting10.A. crazyB.popularC.nervousD.careful11.A. doctorB.teacherC.customerD.classmate12.A. usB.youC.himD.them13.A. youngB.prettyC.friendlyD.honest14.A. fightB.changeC.exerciseD.remember15.A. watchB.inviteC.protectD.encourage.2023连云港一模阅读理解How lon
8、g does a year last? Children might say that a year lasts forever. But your parents might say that a whole year can pass “in the blink of an eye”. Why does time seem to pass faster as we get older?According to the scientists from Duke University, USA, our brains degrade(退化) and change over time. This
9、 physical change causes the rate at which we take in and deal with new information to fall down.“Babies, for example, move their eyes much more often than grown-ups because theyre dealing with images at a faster rate,” Adrian Bejan from the university told theDailyMail. They take in a lot of informa
10、tion and do many things in a single day. This makes them feel like a single day lasts for a long time.However, as peoples brains degrade over time, fewer images are dealt with in the same amount of time. Therefore, older people receive less information during a day than younger people. This causes t
11、hings to seem as if theyre happening more quickly.Whats more, people may also “feel” time differently due to psychological(心理的) reasons. People may measure time by the number of memorable events that can be recalled(回忆) within a certain period.Have you ever noticed that when you recall your firsts (
12、first day of school, first family vacation, first birthday party, etc.), they seem to be in slow motion? Thats because when something is a “first”, there are many exciting things to remember. Recalling these memories makes you feel like they took forever, according to David Eagleman of the Baylor Co
13、llege of Medicine in the USA.For many grown-ups, life is made up of daily things. When they look back, they might feel like there are not many interesting things to remember. Therefore, time seems to be moving faster to them.1.The phrase “in the blink of an eye” has the similar meaning to “”.A.caref
14、ullyB.directlyC.slowlyD.quickly2.Time seems to pass faster as we get older because .A.human brains become smaller and smaller over timeB.grown-ups often forget things easily and quicklyC.grown-ups dont deal with information as quickly as babiesD.babies are able to do a lot of things in a single day3
15、.What can we know according to David Eagleman?A.Babies move their eyes much more often than grown-ups.B.Psychological factors can affect how a person feels about time.C.Recalling memories makes people feel like time is going faster.D.Memorable events can slow down the pace of brain degradation.4.The author writes this article to .A.explain why people feel time differently as they get oldB.explain why babies learn things faster than grown-upsC.encourage people to make better use of their timeD.encourage people to create more memorable memories.
