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1、阅读理解+阅读七选五+完形填空分类综合训练一、阅读理解AWelcome to Holker Hall & GardensHow to Get to HolkerBy Car： Follow brown signs an A590 from J36， M6. Approximate travel times： Windermere20 minutes， Kendal25 minutes， Lancaster45 minutes， Manchester1 hour 30 minutes.By Rail： The nearest station is Cark-in-Carmel with trai

2、ns to Carnforth， Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.Opening TimesSundayFriday （closed on Saturday） 11：00 am4：00 pm， 30th March2nd November.Admission ChargesHall & Gardens GardensAdults 12.00 8.00Groups 9.00 5.5Special EventsProducers Market 13th AprilJoin us to taste a

3、variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.Holker Garden Festival 30th MayThe event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening， making it one of the most popular events in gardening.National Garden Day 28th Augu

4、stOnce again opens is gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.Winter Market 8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.1

5、. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker From?Manchester？A. 20 minutes. B. 25 minutes.C. 45 minutes. D. 90 minutes.2. How much should a member of a group pay to visit Hall &Gardens？A. l2.00. B. 9.00.C. 8.00. D. 5.50.3. Which event will you choose to see a live music show？A. Prod

6、ucers Market. B. Holker Garden Festival.C. National Garden Day. D. Winter Market.BLie in bed， by an open window， and listen. “No air conditioning， how can you sleep？” A friend asks， horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this firs

7、t night of our cost-cutting plan， its only 85 degrees. Were going to suffer， but the three kids complain anyway.Theyve grown up in 72-degree comfort， protected from the world outside. “Its too hot to sleep，” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “Im about to die from this heat，” her brother complains d

8、own the hall. “Just try it tonight，” I tell them. In truth Im too tired to turn for long. My face is sweaty， but I lie quietly listening to the cricket choirs outside that remind me of my childhood.The neighbors dog howls. Probably a passing squirrel. Its been years since I took the time to really l

9、isten to the night.I think about grandma， who lived to 92 and still helped with my moms gardening until just a few weeks before she died. And then， Im back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood. I moved my pillow to the foot of grandmas bed and turned my face towards the open window.

10、 I turned the pillow， hunting for the cooler side. Grandma saw me turn over and over. “If you just watch for the breeze，” she said， “youll cool off and fall asleep.”I stare at the filmy white curtain， willing it to move. Lying still， waiting， I suddenly notice the life outside the window. The bug ch

11、orus. Neighbors， sitting late on the porch （门廊）， speak in unclear words that calm me.“Mom， did you hear that？” My seven-year-old son cries. “I think it was an owl （猫头鹰） family.”“Probably，” I tell him. “Just keep listening.”Without the working air conditioner， the house is peaceful， and the natural n

12、ight noises seem close enough to touch. I hope Im awake tonight when the first breeze comes in.4. On the first night of the authors cost-cutting plan， her children .A. feels unhappyB. suffer from great painC. are about to die from the heatD. are protected from the world outside5. The author talks ab

13、out her grandmother and her childhood to say that.A. people used to live a hard lifeB. people in the past were hard-workingC. its OK for people to live a simple lifeD. she has learned a great deal from her grandma6. In the authors eyes， her children are .A. lacking in real test of hardship in lifeB.

14、 dependent because of parents loveC. full of dissatisfaction with lifeD. free from parents protection7. What can be the best title for the text？A. Waiting for the BreezeB. An Interesting ExperienceC. Life at Present and Life in the PastD. Different Times， Different ChildrenCIn late summer or early f

15、all the large， yellow seed heads of sunflowers will be ripening. If gardeners can keep off the birds and other wildlife trying to eat the seeds， they can have a large harvest. The bright yellow blooms will make a rainbow garden， brightening up any space.However， planting the sunflower seeds is a ski

16、lled job. Plant seeds no deeper than the full length of itself. Smaller sized sunflowers can be spaced a foot apart. Larger varieties will need to be spaced as far apart as three feet. This allows ripe plants enough space for the seed heads to ripen without knocking the ripe seeds off before gardene

17、rs have a chance to harvest them.Most sunflower seeds， especially those with eatable seeds， are large enough to handle without the need for seed sorters. This is why sunflowers make an excellent choice for a childrens garden as well. Gardeners will want to mix plenty of soil fertilizers （肥料） into th

18、e ground as sunflowers tend to be heavy feeders.Sunflowers can be slow starters and the tiny new plants dont seem to grow very rapidly. Gardeners should protect the new plants as they begin to grow. Once they get going， sunflowers are able to outgrow many weeds， making them easier to grow in the hom

19、e vegetable garden than many other plants.Most pests and diseases are not a bother to the sunflower， however， more than one gardener has said that their lovely looking plants were ravaged overnight by hungry squirrels， mice or birds. To preserve their harvest， gardeners can cover the ripening seed h

20、ead with stockings or net cloth to help keep the destroyers off the seeds.Planting sunflower seeds is easy and can help even the smallest gardener feel successful in their gardening attempts.8. Why should sunflowers be planted with enough space in between？A. To prevent birds from eating sunflower se

21、eds.B. To protect the ripe seed heads before harvest.C. To offer the sunflowers enough sunlight.D. To help the sunflowers grow stronger.9. Why do people tend to choose sunflowers for childrens gardens？A. They want to decorate their garden with sunflowers.B. The seeds are easy to plant and unnecessar

22、y to sort.C. Sunflowers dont need too much soil fertilizer.D. Tiny new sunflowers can grow very fast.10. Which can replace the underlined word “ravaged” in Paragraph 5？A. Destroyed. B. Covered.C. Surrounded. D. Removed.11. What is the text mainly about？A. How to plant sunflowers.B. Ways to preserve

23、sunflowers.C. Different kinds of sunflowers.D. Tips on making your garden bright.DJames Rumsey was a successful businessman in Bath， Virginia in 1784 when he met George Washington. When the hero of the Revolutionary War stopped in Bath， Rumsey showed Washington his invention. It was a model of a boa

24、t using the power of rivers current to travel against the current. The boat had a set of wheels with two long poles fastened under the boat. Rumsey placed the boat in the Potomac River and the current turned the wheels round and round quickly， which in turn， forced the poles to push against the rive

25、rbed moving the boat against the current.Washington wrote of the invention in his diary on September 6， 1784， “The model， and its operation upon the water， which had been made to run fast， not only made me believe what I before thought， but that it might be turned to the greatest possible means of t

26、ransportation.” Washington even gave Rumsey a letter stating that he had seen the boat in operation.The following year， Washington became president of the Potomac Company. One of Washingtons first problems was he couldnt find anyone with experience of building canal. In July 1785， Washington remembe

27、red Rumseys walking boat and decided that Rumsey was the man to build the canal.Rumsey had continued his work on the mechanical boat， but a full-scale model had not worked as well as the smaller version. The larger boats poles would stick or slip on the bottom of the river and when the boat moved， i

28、t lurched （突然前倾） and leaned dangerously.As making this idea a success seemed to be slipping away， Rumsey turned his sights to a new way to allow a boat to move against the current-steam power. However， Washington employed Rumsey just as he was considering the solution. Washington hired him at an ann

29、ual salary of 200 pounds.12. What can we learn about Rumseys invention？A. It turned out to be practical.B. It was driven by water power.C. It was a great means of transportation.D. It had wheels to push against the riverbed.13. Seeing the model boat， Washington _ .A. drew a picture of it in his diar

30、yB. employed Rumsey at onceC. wrote Rumsey a letterD. took an interest in it14. What can we learn about Rumsey from the text？A. He managed to build the mechanical boat.B. He became rich owing to his invention.C. He got great trust from Washington.D. He gave up his first idea.15. What can be the best

31、 title for the text？A. Rumseys Walking BoatB. Rumsey and WashingtonC. A Successful Business ManD. The History of the Mechanical Boat二、阅读七选五Choosing to Study OverseasEvery year， thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester， a summer， or a year. Studying overseas can be an e

32、xciting experience for many people. 1 Living in another country can help you to learn a language， and about another culture. You will see the world in a new way， and learn more about yourself. 2 Many companies today want employees who speak a second language， or have experienced living or working in

33、 another country. Make the right choice.Once you decide to study overseas， you have to make some choices. To choose the right country or school， ask yourself： Where do I want to go and why？ How much do I want to pay？ 3 Do I want to live with a host family， with roommates， or alone？ Get ready to go.G

34、et your passport and visa early！ 4 Learn about the money. Bring some of it and a credit card with you. Once you are there.After the first few weeks overseas， many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family， friends， and familiar ways of doing things. 5 When you feel sad or home

35、sick， try to talk to others， or write about your feelings in a notebook.A. Why do it？B. How long do I want to study overseas？?C. You should improve your mother tongue before you go.D. A large number of students cant afford to study overseas.E. Overseas study may also look good on your future resume.

36、F. Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place，school， and culture.G. Before you go， learn some of the language， and read about some common customs in your host country.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 三、完形填空I opened my eyes to find doctors standing by my hospital bed. They had some 1 news.They told me tha

37、t my brother Adams healthy cells were beginning to 2 in my bone marrow （骨髓）. I was showing 3 of progress. I was able to walk around 4 without assistance， and my blood counts were going in the right direction.It was “graduation” day. The 5 were sending me to the Hope Room， a halfway house sponsored b

38、y the American Cancer Society. I would live there for the next three months， 6 by my boyfriend， Seamus.Rolling out of the 7 in a wheelchair， I took my first breath of 8 air in weeks. But before I could enjoy this moment， my mother helped me 9 a face mask. I shot her an 10 look， but I know she was ri

39、ght. For the immediate future， anywhere I wanted to go in public I would need to wear gloves and a 11 . No subways， no crowds. However， I can 12 my freedom， even if cancer continues to 13 my choices. My new freedom means not being waken up every couple of hours by a nurse with 14 in her hand. Its not seeing 15 with their masks and their caring， and not being connected to an IV （静脉注射） machine 24 hours a day.Freedom now is being able to eat a home-cooked 16 and then