1、速测(八) 完形填空+阅读理解D+选词填空+任务型阅读(限时:30分钟). 完形填空Jenny spent some time travelling in India.While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela.However, there were 1 problems.It was very difficult for her 2 in the new environment, which was very different 3 that of her own country. One day, togeth
2、er with Leela, Jenny went to visit an orphanage(孤儿院).All the children there were very young.At first, Jenny was not sure 4 she could have a way to communicate with them.She went over to the children 5 and sat beside them.After some time, one of the children 6 her.She felt a little 7 and smiled back.
3、Then she went close to a child.She slowly put her arm around the child and started 8 a song in German.The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her.The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same.Wanting to join
4、in the 9, another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm.Then more children joined in.They shared many smiles together. From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them.Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart, “See, I dont have any language problems.We 10 spea
5、k and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: Were all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other. ()1.A. healthB.pollution C.languageD.population()2.A. stayedB.to stay C.stay D.staying()3.A. fromB.for C.of D.away()4.A. becauseB.if C.how D.what()5.A. slowlyB.slow C.hardly
6、 D.hard()6.A. looked atB.laughed at C.shouted at D.smiled at()7.A. relaxingB.relaxedC.surprisingD.surprised ()8.A. sayingB.feeling C.writingD.singing ()9.A. clubB.talk C.funD.dance ()10.A. canB.must C.needD.should . 阅读理解Trees in cities “live fast but die young” compared to forests in the countryside
7、, warns a new study.Researchers found that trees in cities die younger than ones in the countryside because of the higher levels of CO2. City-living trees suffer(遭受) a loss of carbon storage(碳储量). That means trees produce less energy from the air.Now researchers say more must be done to deal with th
8、e situation. Ian Smith, a PhD student of Boston University in the United States, said, “Cities are in the important position in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO2.” “We find that tree planting alone may not be enough to keep and increase city canopy cover(树冠覆盖率). Because of the
9、age and size of the present canopy, efforts to improve and protect tree health are badly needed for increasing city tree cover and canopy cover.”The research team used a model to watch changes among street trees for several planting and management methods. Researchers also used the model to watch tr
10、ee growth, death and planting rates(率)both among trees in Boston city and forests in the countryside in Massachusetts.It was discovered that rates of carbon cycling and growth rates among city trees were nearly four times faster than those in the countryside. However, loss of carbon storage and deat
11、h rates are also higher, especially death rates are more than double higher than those in countryside forests.The study, published in PLOS ONE, has reminded scientists to encourage communities to do more to plant and protect trees. It is important to increase city canopy cover and carbon storage.Res
12、earchers say planting and protecting will be needed to make sure cities can develop healthily, but more needs to be done to have a better understanding of city treeswhich may be different from countryside forests.1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?()A.The more carbon storage
13、loses, the more energy the trees produce from the air.B.The higher the levels of CO2 are, the harder it will be for the plants to survive.C.If we plant enough trees, we are sure to increase city canopy cover.D.Cities do better in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO2.2.Paragraph 4
14、mainly tells us .()A.the results of the studyB.the discoveries from the researchersC.the methods of the studyD.the suggestions from the researchers3.What does “those” in Paragraph 5 refer to?()A.Death rates.B.Rates of carbon cycling.C.Growth rates.D.Loss of carbon storage.4.The writers main purpose
15、of writing the passage is .()A.to teach us how to improve and protect tree healthB.to warn us that trees in cities live fast but die youngC.to let us have a better understanding of city treesD.to tell us to take action to increase city canopy cover. 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)populartoreadbedifferentchangecreatsimplebutwonderTaking public transportation in the United States, you can often see people reading books on their way to school or work.1. in China, I rarely(很少的) see people reading dur