训练9
Ⅰ.完形填空
For most people, retirement is the time during which they will spend the rest of their lives at home, bored to death. But being an active individual I __1__ to sit at home and live a dull life.
That is why I came to China soon after I retired in 2010 and taught __2__ at a high school in Xingtai, Hebei Province. As Mother's Day approached that year, I decided to hold a party for the students and their __3__.
With the help of the Chinese teachers, I __4__ to hold a competition for the most __5__ and original gift that a student can create for his or her mom. To be honest, I was __6__ of persuading my students to inform their parents about the party. However, I was pleasantly __7__ that most of the parents took time off their busy schedule to come.
My plan included __8__ each student to stand up in front of the class and __9__ express his or her feeling toward his or her mother. Some of my students were __10__ enough to make their speeches in both English and Chinese. My shy students __11__ their timidity (胆怯) to stand elegantly and expressed their __12__ for their mothers! The mothers could not __13__ their tears from being overjoyed by the tender (温柔的) words of their children.
I felt extremely proud of my students. I was again surprised __14__ I asked the students to present their handmade __15__ to their mothers. I was deeply moved by their __16__. At the end of the __17__ most parents expressed their gratitude (感激) to all of us.
That night strengthened my attitude toward life and __18__. I realized that I don't have to __19__. I can share my knowledge of English with my students through __20__ at schools and make a positive difference in their lives. Age is not a limit.
篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。对大多数人来说，退休就是百无聊赖在家里度过他们的余生。但是作为一个积极的人，作者讨厌过这种无聊的退休生活。作者在退休后，来到中国的一所高中继续教学，用自己的英语知识继续为社会做贡献，从而也证明了对社会做贡献没有年龄限制。
1．A.decide B．want
C．hate D．fail
答案：C 根据上文说，大多数人退休后在家百无聊赖，下文用一个“But”可知，作者与他们不一样，故选“不愿意(hate)”，C项正确。
2．A.history B．English
C．art D．Chinese
答案：B 根据最后一段中的“I can share my knowledge of English with my students”可知，“我”在学校教的是英语，故选B项。
3．A.parents B．teachers
C．friends D．schoolmates
答案：A 根据空格前的“As Mother's Day approached that year, ... ”可知，随着母亲节的临近，“我”决定为学生和他们的父母举办一个晚会。故选A项。
4．A.continued B．refused
C．planned D．hesitated
答案：C 句意：在中国老师的帮助下，“我”计划举行一次比赛。根据句意可知，“我”决定要办一个晚会，自然就要计划一些事，故选C项。
5．A.thoughtful B．expensive
C．common D．shabby
答案：A 根据文章可知，礼物是用来在母亲节那天表达对母亲的爱，因此学生动手做的礼物应该是体贴的，而不是expensive “昂贵的”，更不是shabby “低劣的”；根据空格后的original “独创的”可知，不会是common “常见的，共同的”。故选A项。
6．A.proud B．fond
C．guilty D．skeptical
答案：D 根据下文的“However, I was pleasantly __7__ that most of the parents took time off their busy schedule to come.”可知，大部分家长来了，故前文应表述作者对学生们能否说服家长前来参加晚会持怀疑态度。故选D项。
7．A.disappointed B．confident
C．surprised D．anxious
答案：C 根据空格后的“most of the parents took time off their busy schedule to come”可知，大部分家长抽时间来了，让“我”很惊讶，故选C项。
8．A.forcing B．begging
C．forbidding D．permitting
答案：D “我”的计划包括允许每个学生站在全班面前，自由地表达他或她对母亲的感情。分析语境可知，应该用permit，故选D项。
9．A.silently B．freely
C．quickly D．merely
答案：B 由第11空所在句子中的“stand elegantly”及后文中所述作者为学生们的行为感到自豪可知，学生们站在教室前面，自由地表达他或她对母亲的感情。
10．A.considerate B．selfless
C．honest D．mild
答案：A “我”的一些学生想得很周到，用中英文发表他们的演讲。根据空格后的“speeches in both English and Chinese”可知，学生们担心父母听不懂英语，所以用两种语言，足以证明他们很体贴。故选A项。
11．A.took part in B．caught up with
C．gave way to D．got rid of
答案：D “我”害羞的学生没有了胆怯，优雅地站在那里表达他们对妈妈的爱。分析句意可知学生摆脱了胆怯，故选D项。
12．A.forgiveness B．support
C．regret D．love
答案：D 由第13空所在句子中的“by the tender (温柔的) words of their children”可知，孩子们表达对母亲的爱，故选D项。
13．A.hold back B．give up
C．note down D．put out
答案：A 母亲们无法控制(hold back)自己喜悦的眼泪，故选A项。
14．A.if B．although
C．when D．because
答案：C “我”为“我”的学生感到非常自豪。当“我”请学生给他们的母亲呈上礼物时，“我”又一次感到惊讶。故选C项。
15．A.tools B．foods
C．gifts D．clothes
答案：C 根据上文中的“for the most __5__ and original gift”可知，是向母亲们呈上礼物。故选C项。
16．A.generosity B．creativity
C．determination D．contribution
答案：B 根据上文“__5__ and original gift”中的“original”可知此处应表示“创造性”，故选B项。
17．A.class B．party
C．conference D．feast
答案：B 根据上文可知，举行的是晚会，因此是在晚会结束时。其余三项(class “班级”；conference “会议”；feast “盛会，宴会”)均不符合语境，故选B项。
18．A.entertainment B．childhood
C．money D．retirement
答案：D 根据第一段可知，作者不会像其他人那样退休在家无所事事；那天的晚会具有积极意义，它加强了作者对生活和退休的态度，即要尽力发挥余热，对他人产生积极影响。故选D项。
19．A.hang out B．stay home
C．go abroad D．hold on
答案：B 根据第1题所在句子及第2题所在句子中的“I came to China soon after I retired”可知，作者认为自己退休后不必待在家中。故选B项。
20．A.teaching B．wandering
C．touring D．studying
答案：A 根据上文可知，作者是一位英语老师，在学校应该是教学，而其余三项不符合教师在学校的职责，故选A项。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
At a farm off Narrow Lane near Lexington, Kentucky, the US, old－fashioned houses look over the little red barn (畜舍). The farm is mostly empty now. Jim Mahan and his family, who lived there for generations, have moved to a different plot of land in northern Fayette County. As land is sold, houses go up where there once were fields.
But during the summer, the barn is filled with city kids who have come to enjoy the farm. They're members of the Fayette County Livestock (FCL) Club, which showcases skills as varied as cutting wool. The barn is where they look after the animals. “A lot of Lexington kids don't know anything about farm life，” said Adria Meier, 17, who has looked after goats and sheep for three years. “There is so much to learn.”
The dozen or so children who take care of their goats and sheep at the little red barn must do a six－hour class before they get an animal. They pay for their own animals but get special club programs, such as one that provides vets (兽医)．
Mahan lets the group use the barn for free, and the kids spend up to three hours a day there during the summer. But as his land gets sold, he doesn't know whether the club can continue. What makes the FCL Club special is that most of the kids can't just walk out their doors and take care of their animals. Most are driven to the barn by their mothers, who usually hang around and chat as their kids feed and exercise the animals.
There are valuable lessons learned along the way. For instance, don't cut wool off your goat when there is wind, and sheep are social animals and will cry loudly when separated. “Tending animals helps teach us responsibility. Unlike learning to shoot an arrow, caring for an animal isn't something you can simply abandon，” said Carly Playforth, 16, of Lexington.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章向我们讲述了一群城里的孩子来到乡间农场体验不同的生活——照顾农场动物的故事。
1．What is the requirement for kids before they get animals?
A．Attend a class.
B．Pay certain money.
C．Have varied skills.
D．Get special club programs.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“must do a six－hour class before they get an animal”可知，得到动物之前，孩子们必须上一节六小时的课程。
2．What do we know about the club?
A．They offer services unconditionally.
B．They pay for their use of the barn.
C．They let mothers care for animals.
D．They allow mothers to push kids.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Most are driven to the barn by their mothers”可推知，该俱乐部让孩子的妈妈督促孩子参与农场活动，故选D项。
3．How does Carly Playforth feel about the experience?
A．Suspicious. B．Moved.
C．Appreciative. D．Opposed.
答案：C 推理判断题。最后一段首句是段落主旨句，作者引用Carly Playforth的话为的是进一步说明照顾动物教会孩子们的珍贵东西，比如责任。由此可知，Carly Playforth对这种经历是赞赏的(Appreciative)。
4．What is the passage mainly about?
A．Kids' life on a sold farm.
B．Valuable lessons learned on the farm.
C．A special club intended for Lexington kids.
D．A club activity of caring for farm animals.
答案：D 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文重点介绍的是FCL俱乐部借助一个农场举办活动，让孩子们亲自照顾动物，在这一活动中，孩子们获益匪浅。故D项概括最为全面。
B
(2019·贵州省遵义航天高级中学高三四模)Try this: For an entire day, forget about the clock. Eat when you're hungry and sleep when you're tired. What do you think will happen?
You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You'll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don't know what time it is, your body does. These patterns of daily life are called circadian rhythms (生理节奏), and they are more than just habits. Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a roughly 24hour cycle. Throughout the day and night, our inner clocks direct changes in temperature, body chemicals, hunger, sleepiness and more.
Everyone's rhythms are different, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early. But on the whole, everyone is programmed to feel tired at night and energetic during the day. Learning about our body clocks may help scientists understand why problems arise when we act out of step with our circadian rhythms. For example, traveling across time zones can make people wake up in the middle of the night. Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse in tests.
“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are，” says Steven Shea, director of the Sleep Disorders Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
One way to learn about how our body clocks tick is to mess them up and see what happens. That's what neurologist (神经病学家) Frank Scheer and his workmates did in a recent study. Staying up night after night, their studies suggest, could make kids extra hungry and more likely to gain weight. And regularly sleeping too little, Scheer says, may be one cause of the recent increase in childhood obesity.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述长期形成的生理节奏会保持我们的正常生活，生物钟紊乱会影响我们的生活。
5．What will happen if you forget about the clock according to the passage?
A．You will feel upset.
B．You will behave normally.
C．Your body will not know what time it is.
D．You will probably get hungry more easily.
答案：B 推理判断题。第二段中的第一、二句“You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You'll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep.”说明你可能会惊讶地发现，你的一天和大多数其他日子很相似。由此可知即使不知道时间，人们的作息也会和平时一样。故B项正确。
6．Mike feels energetic at 12 midnight while Tom feels sleepy. What advice would be given by the writer?
A．Both should see a doctor.
B．Tom should see a doctor.
C．Both should take it easy.
D．Mike should have a watch.
答案：C 推理判断题。第三段中的第一句“Everyone's rhythms are different, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.”表明每个人的节奏都不一样，这就是为什么你可能喜欢熬夜，而你姐姐总是想早点睡觉。由此可知，Mike在半夜12点感到精力充沛，而Tom却昏昏欲睡。是生理节奏不同，不是身体有问题，所以不必在意。故C项正确。
7．How do Frank Scheer and his workmates study body clocks?
A．By seeing what happens when they are messed up.
B．By asking questions and collecting answers.
C．By studying people traveling across time zones.
D．By programming people with manmade clocks.
答案：A 细节理解题。最后一段第一句“One way to learn about how our body clocks tick is to mess them up and see what happens.”说明了解我们的生物钟是如何运转的一个方法是把它们弄乱，看看会发生什么。结合该段第二句可知Frank Scheer及其工作伙伴正是用这种方法做近期的研究的。故A项正确。
8．What will the writer most probably talk about next?
A．Other examples of what people will do when their body clocks go wrong.
B．Some effective medicines that can keep people from putting on weight.
C．The importance of eating healthy food.
D．What circadian rhythms are and how they work.
答案：A 推理判断题。由最后一段最后两句可知，他们的研究表明，夜复一夜的熬夜会让孩子更加饥饿，更有可能发胖。Scheer说，经常睡眠太少可能是儿童肥胖最近增加的原因之一。承接上文生物钟紊乱所带来的不良影响，推断作者在下文还要继续列举生物钟紊乱的例子和不良影响。故A项正确。
C
Competition in the workplace can be a good thing for a number of different reasons. On the other hand, competition can also have some disadvantages, though. Some industries tend to be more competitive in the workplace than others. For instance, those in the sales field will typically be more competitive with co－workers than individuals in other fields, such as information technology. Nevertheless, a little competition in even the least competitive industries can be positive.
Competition in the workplace can create an environment where employees push each other to exceed their normal limits, which can result in increased production, both at an individual level and among the entire workforce as a whole. As individual production numbers increase, so do those of the entire team of workers who seek to outdo one another. Competition can be rewarded with bonuses or various types of rewards.
Workplace competition can also inspire a commitment to self－improvement. While financial motivations and bonuses are always a plus to get the competition going, those who see the bigger picture may take the competition as an opportunity to better themselves in the process of winning the competition. Self－improvement may include actions like changing work habits to be more organized, using visualization and goal setting to achieve goals and simply performing higher quality work.
Not all competition in the workplace necessarily has to take place at the individual level. Competition can bring about a sense of teamwork in the workplace when workers are placed in groups and asked to compete with one another, which can have a number of positive results that come from workers cooperating with each other. For example, workers can learn the value of communication and helping someone else, both of which have an influence on other areas of work like customer service.
篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。全文论述了职场中竞争的重要性，指出竞争的环境可以激发员工提升自己，同时可以培养员工们的团队合作精神。
9．What does the underlined word “exceed” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Life. B．Cancel.
C．Break through. D．Set up.
答案：C 词义猜测题。由画线词所在句中的“which can result in increased production”可知，职场中的竞争可以为员工创造竞争的环境，在这种环境中人们互相推动，突破自我，激发潜能。因此动词exceed意思是“超越，突破”。故C选项正确。
10．Which industry is likely to involve more workplace competition?
A．The sales field.
B．Film Production.
C．Customer service.
D．Information technology.
答案：A 细节理解题。由文章第一段中的“Some industries tend to be more competitive in the workplace than others. For instance, those in the sales field will typically be more competitive with co－workers than individuals in other fields, such as information technology.”可知，文章指出销售行业的竞争要比其他行业的竞争更为激烈。故A选项正确。
11．How can competition contribute to employees' self－improvement?
A．It changes their lifestyles greatly.
B．It assists them to achieve a higher goal.
C．It improves their financial management.
D．It offers them chances to change for the better.
答案：D 细节理解题。由文章第三段中的“those who see the bigger picture may take the competition as an opportunity to better themselves in the process of winning the competition”可知，职场中的竞争可以给员工创造提升的空间，促使员工积极地改变自己，更好地完善自己。故D选项正确。
12．What is the best title for the text?
A．Benefits of Workplace Competition
B．Reasons for Joining in Competitions
C．Approaches to Winning Competition
D．Strengths and Weaknesses of Competition
答案：A 标题判断题。文章第一段第一句“Competition in the workplace can be a good thing for a number of different reasons.”指出职场中的竞争有许多优点，下文论述竞争可以促使员工提升自我、可以培养员工们的团队合作精神，因此本文主要讲述了职场中竞争的优势。故A选项正确。
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