1、速测(九) 完形填空+阅读理解C+选词填空+任务型阅读(限时:30分钟). 完形填空Its March 12th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees 1 on this day.The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great2 in Chinas history. He said
2、more trees were needed as a 3 against flood(洪水) and drought. In 1915, April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day. Then, in 1979, the day was 4 to March 12th, to 5 the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.“Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China,” says Li Li. “But have you heard of the Green Wall of
3、China? Thats the biggest tree planting6 of all.” The Gobi Desert in the north of China was 7 every year. So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to 8 the Gobi spreading. The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green “wall” along the edge of the
4、desert.“Tree planting has become a tradition in China now,” says Lin Tao. “Almost everyone does it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a9 day. My parents planted a tree when I started school. And my cousin planted 10 on his wedding(婚礼) day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves.
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6、keepB.haveC.helpD.stop()9.A.differentB.specialC.basicD.simple()10.A.oneB.thatC.itD.this . 阅读理解According to a 2023 study from San Francisco State University, nearly 2.4 billion people around the world used smartphones in 2017. By the end of 2023, more than a third of the global population will be usi
7、ng smartphones. However, smartphone technology can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it sends us unlimited amounts of information. On the other hand, using a smartphone may become an addiction.Erik Peter and Richard Harvey are both health education professors at San Francisco State Universit
8、y. They led the study. Peter explains that smartphone addiction forms connections in the brain that are similar to drug addiction. And these connections form slowly over time. Also, addiction to social media may affect our emotional state. The two professors asked 135 university students about their
9、 habit of smartphone use and their feelings. They found that students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling lonely, depressed and anxious.Peter and Harvey do not blame users for their technology addiction. They believe it is the tech industrys desire to make more money tha
10、t is to blame for the technology addiction. The researchers warn that workers in the technology industry know how to control our brains and turn us into addicts.But the researchers say that we can train our brains to be less addicted to our phones and computers. Erik Peter suggesting turning off our
11、 phones before we sleep or do something important. The researchers also suggest taking control of when and where you answer texts or emails. You do not need to answer them all. And you certainly dont need to answer them as soon as you get them. They also suggest putting limits on the time you spend
12、on social media. If you want to catch up with friends on Facebook, set aside a small amount of time to it. You should focus on important tasks and do not allow technology to disturb you.1.What can we infer from Paragraph 1?()A. Smartphone use has become extremely common. B.Most young people cant liv
13、e without smartphones.C.Smartphones make our life more colorful and convenient.D.Most people consider smartphones as the greatest invention.2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means smartphone technology .()A. has a brilliant futureB.can be better than most people thinkC.has both advantages and
14、 disadvantagesD.can give us unlimited amounts of information3.What did Erik Peter and Richard Harvey find about smartphone use?()A. It can help reduce loneliness.B.Its more popular with students.C.Its preferred by young people feeling lonely.D.It can harm students emotional state in many ways.4.Whic
15、h of the following is TRUE?()A. We can use smartphones to deal with loneliness.B.An addiction cant be controlled if we still use smartphones.C.There were nearly 2.4 billion people using smartphones in the world in 2017.D.Stop using smartphones if you dont know when and where you should answer the emails. 选词填空阅读下列短文,用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空。(每词限用一次)largebeautyprovideeasyincreaseinthathealthrunillLets suppose it is a common day of 2060. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.Trips to the mo