閱讀理解+完形填空+書面表達

一、閱讀理解

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GoldenGateBridge

LocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedinthe

year1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.

Itwasfinallythrownopentopublictrafficin1937.Tilltheyear1957,

theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthe

longestsuspensionbridge（懸索橋）intheworld.

BrooklynBridge

TheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.Havingbeenopened

intheyear1883,itisoneoftheoldestsuspensionbridgesinthe

UnitedStates.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,825meters.Thebridge

hasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.

GeorgeWashingtonBridge

AlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,

theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeeto

Manhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodof

almost4years.Itisatwo-levelsuspensionbridge.

MackinacBridge

Thisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalength

of8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDrDavidSteinman

whodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear

1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusingthisbridgeare

chargedacertainamountofmoney.

NavajoBridge

LocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandis

almost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedinthe

year1927,endingtwoyearslater.Inthe1990sasecondbridgewas

builtwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnow

usedonlybypedestrians.

1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGoldenGateBridge?

A.Itconsistsoftv/obridges.

B.Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.

C.Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.

D.Ittakesabout4yearstocompleteitsconstruction.

2.Whatbridgewasbuilttheearliest?

A.GoldenGateBridge.B.BrooklynBridge.

C.GeorgeWashingtonBridge.D.NavajoBridge.

3.WhatisTRUEaboutMackinacBridge?

A.Itcoversnearly8,125meters.

B.Ittookalmost3yearstoconstructit.

C.Youhavetopaysomemoneytocrossit.

D.YoucanseethestatueofDir.DavidSteinmanonit.

B

Inthekitchenofmymother'shousestherehasalwaysbeena

woodenstand（木架）withasmallnotepad（計事本）andahole

forapencil.

Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpad

andpencil,fivehouseslater,thecurrentpaperandpencillookthe

sameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan'tbethesamepencil.Thepad

ismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.

“Imjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandafteralltheseyears.

Youstilluseapencil.Can'tyouaffordapen?"1saytomymother.

Sherepliesalittlesharply.*1tworksperfectlywell.Tvealwayskept

thestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedown

anidea,andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthosedays.”

ImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcovered

inflour,awoodenspooninonehand,thepencilintheother,her

mouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,uOnedayIwas

cookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliantthought,

butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthe

paper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownonthe

back.Itturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthe

mathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.”

Thisstoryremindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas,andis,

asagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainabout

nothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later,whenmymotheris

inthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.

Sureenough,onthebackofthesmallestone,aresomepenciled

marksIrecognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetraveled

unaffectedthroughfiftyyears,rootedinthesoilofacheapwooden

breadboard,invisibleexhibitsateverymeal.

4.Whatisthewritersoriginalopiniononthewoodenstand?

A.Ithasgreatvalueforthefamily.

B.Itshouldbepassedontoherchildren.

C.Itneedstobereplacedbyabetterone.

D.Itbringsherbacktothelonelychildhood.

5.Whydoesthewritersmotheralwayskeepthenotepadand

pencilinthekitchen?

A.Toleavemessages.

B.Tolisthereverydaytasks.

C.Tonotedownmath'sproblems.

D.Towritedownaflashofinspiration.

6.Thewriterfeelsembarrassedfor.

A.notmakinggooduseoftime

B.misunderstandinghermother

C.givinghermother'salotoftrouble

D.notmakinganybreakthroughinherfield

7.Inthewritersmind,hermotheris.

A.strangeinbehavior

B.carelessaboutherlooks

C.fondofcollectingoldthings

D.enthusiasticaboutherresearch

C

We!veallbeeninasituationwhereweaskourfriendtothe

restaurantforlunchandfindourselveswaitingatatablealone.We

lookaroundtheroom,noticealltheothercustomersdiningwith

someone,andsuddenlybecomeinsecurethatwerealone.Instead

ofstartingaconversationwithsomeone,werushtograbour

phonesandstareatthescreenuntilwearefinallyrescuedbyourlate

friend.

Longgonearethedayswhenwestartaconversationwiththe

personnexttouswhilesittingonthesubwayduringthemorningor

eveningcommute.However,smalltalk,aswellasthewillingness

toengage（參與）init,isveryimportant.

Whenhumansengageinsmalltalk,itactuallyprovidesafeeling

ofhappiness.Thosewhosociallyinteractarelikelytoincreasetheir

happinessandhealth,whileotherswhoshyawayfromsocial

interactionarereportedtofeeldisappointedandunhealthy,

accordingtoTheHuffingtonPost.Andsmalltalknotonlykeepsus

feelinghappyandhealthy,butteachesushowtostaycalmin

situationsthatwemightnotnormallyfindourselvesin.Insteadof

feelinganxiousandnervous,startingaconversationwithpeople

youdon'tknowhelpscalmthenervesandprovidesafeelingof

inclusion.Anunfamiliareventwithpeopleyoudon,tknowsuddenly

becomesgratifying.

Butperhapsthemostimportantreasonwhyeveryoneshould

learntoengageinsmalltalkisthatitteachesushowtolistenand

trulyformrelationships.Byaskingastrangersomequestionsand

showinginterestinthem,ithelpsestablishnewrelationships,

whethertheyarepersonalorbusiness-related.

Youshouldlearnhowtoconnectwithsomeoneandidentifywith

peopleyoudon'tknow.Sonexttimeyou'realoneinapublicplace,

trytoreachouttoothersandstartaconversation.Ifsreallynotthat

hard.

8.Paragraph1suggestsnowadayswetendtobe.

A.anxiousaboutbeingsingle

B.addictedtosmartphones

C.impatientwithlatefriends

D.unwillingtocommunicatewithstrangers

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gratifying"inParagraph3

mean?

A.Typical.B.Peaceful.

C.Enjoyable.D.Instructive.

10.Howmanybenefitsofsmalltalkarementionedinthetext?

A.Two.B.Three.

C.Four.D.Five.

11.Whatdoesthewriterthinkmostvaluablefortakingsmall

talk?

A.Learningsomesocialsk川s.

B.Avoidingnegativeemotions.

C.Developingnewrelationships.

D.Havingmorepeopletoturnto.

D

Mosquitoes（蚊子）haveanextraordinaryabilitytotarget

humansfarawayandflystraighttotheirunprotectedskin.

Regrettably,mosquitoescandomorethancauseanitchy（發(fā)癢的）

wound.Somemosquitoesspreadseveralseriousdiseases,

includingDengue,yellowfeverandmalaria.

Overonemillionpeopleworldwidediefromthesediseaseseach

year.Newresearchnowshowshowmosquitoeschoosewhotobite.

Mosquitoesneedbloodtosurvive.Theyareattractedtohuman

skinandbreath.Theysmellthecarbondioxidegas,whichall

mammalsbreatheout.Thisgasisthemainwayformosquitoesto

knowthatawarm-bloodedcreatureisnearby.

Butmosquitoesalsousetheireyesandsenseoftouch.Michael

DickinsonisaprofessorattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.His

researchshowshowthesesmallinsects,withevensmallerbrains,

usethreesensestofindabloodmeal.

MichaelDickinson'steamusedplumes—amaterialthatrisesinto

theairofcarbondioxidegasintoawindtunnel.Theythenused

camerastorecordthemosquitoes.Theinsectsfollowedtheplume.

Then,thescientistsplaceddarkobjectsonthelighter-colored

floorandwallsofthetunnel.Mr.Dickinsonsaid,atfirst,the

mosquitoesshowednointerestintheobjectsatall.

uWhatwasquitesurprisingisthatthemosquitoesflybackand

forthforhours.Thesearehungryfemalesandtheycompletelyignore

theobjectsonthefloorandwallsofthetunnel.Butthemomentthey

getahitofCO2,theychangetheirbehaviorquiteobviouslyand

nowwouldbecomeattractedtotheselittlevisualblobs（斑點）

Thissuggestedtotheresearchersthatamosquito'ssenseof

smellismoreimportantinthesearchforfood.Oncemosquitoes

catchasmellofahumanoranimal,theyalsofollowvisualsignals.

12.Whatdomosquitoesmainlyusetofindtheirtargets?

A.Senseofsmell.B.Senseoftouch.

C.Senseofsight.D.Smartbrains.

13.Thefirstresponseofthemosquitoestotheobjectsinthe

Experimentis.

A.toflytothedarkones

B.totakenonoticeofthem

C.tocatchandsticktothem

D.toattachthemselvestothem

14.Howcanweavoidbeingattackedbymosquitoesaccording?

tothetext?

A.Trytokeepawayfromthem.

B.Usedarkobjectstostopthem.

C.Lettheyflybackandforthforhours.

D.Attractthemtoobjectsfullofcarbondioxidegas.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowDoMosquitoesSurvive?

B.WhyDoMosquitoesNeedBlood?

C.HowDoMosquitoesChoosetoBiteYou?

D.WhyDoMosquitoesAttacktheHumanBeing??

二、完形填空

I'vealwayslovedtomatoes.Everyyearonmybirthday,mydad

wouldtellmehowmymotherhadbeen_1tomatoesrightbefore

hecametoseeme."That'sbecauseyoulovethemsomuch,"had

say.Afterthat,heed2meabagoftomatoes.Itwasourspecial

3.

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passedaway.ItoldmyhusbandthatIdidn'tevenwantto_5a

tomato.Itjustwouldn'tbethesameunlesstheycamefromDad._6,

onlymyhusbandandkidsknewaboutDadsJbirthdaygiftand

whatitmeant.Itoldthemnottosendmeanytomatoes.

Whenmybirthdayarrived,Iwentoutfor8withafriend.Itwas

agoodwaytotakemy9awayfromthesadnessIwasfeeling.As

I10afterthemeal,awhitegrocerybagappearedonmyfront

porch（11廊），tiedatthetopinabow.Myheartskippeda11

andtearscametomyeyes.Sureenough,whenI12it,Isaw

thatitwasfulloftomatoes.Ihadtoldmy13notomatoes!I

thought_J_4.Ifitwasn'tfromDad,itdidn'tmeananything.

Later,mydaughter15.“Mom,I'msosorryaboutthetomatoes,n

shesaid."S。youYetheonewhodidthat,"Isaidunhappily.uNo,

Mom,Ididn'tputthemthere,Mshe1_6.Herhusband,Travis?had

17abagoftomatoesfromhisdadthatafternoon."Heknewyouliked

tomatoes,sohethoughtof1_8themwithyou.Ihadnoideawhathe

did—hedidn'tevenknowitwasyourbirthday."

MydaughterWagainandputthephonedown,butIbecame20.

Travisdidn'tknowwhatthetomatoesmeanttome,butsomeonedid.

AndhemadesureIgotmybirthdaygift,evenifmydadcouldn'tgive

ittomehimself.

1.A.sellingB.growingC.packingD.cooking

2.A.postB.handC.promiseD.show

3.A.eventB.festivalC.meetingD.tradition

4.A.thoughB.tooC.eitherD.therefore

5.A.buyB.boilC.seeD.cut

6.A.GraduallyB.CarefullyC.ThankfullyD.Hopefully

7.A.timelyB.yearlyC.partlyD.monthly

8.A.adviceB.helpC.joyD.dinner

9.A.attentionB.strengthC.reliefD.heart

10.A.workedB.walkedC.restedD.returned

11.A.blowB.beatC.pushD.step

12.A.carriedB.caughtC.openedD.found

13.A.friendsB.familyC.workmatesD.neighbors

14.A.confusedlyB.alertlyC.excitedlyD.angrily

15.A.calledB.complainedC.arrived