2020中考英语小卷速测16语法填空+阅读B+C+任务阅读试题

PAGEPAGE6小卷速测(十六)语法填空+阅读B+C+任务阅读(限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.[2018·杭州钱塘]语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Mostpeoplethinkthatgirlsarebetterstudentsthanboys.InEnglandgirlsgethighermarksintestsinmostsubjects1.atmostages.Attheageofseven88%ofgirlsreach2.expectedlevelfortheirage,butonly80%ofboysdo.Bytheageof11,thedifferenceis80%to69%,andthegapiswider3.14yearsold.Asimilarsituation4.(happen)intheUSAandmanyothercountries.

Several5.(study)showthatgirlshavebetterstudyhabitsthanboys.However,oneofthestudies6.(do)onfifteen-year-oldboysandgirlsbyWilliamDravesandJulieCoateslastyear.ThesetwoAmericanresearchersbelievethatitisnottheboyswhoaretheproblem,buttheschools.

7.(they)book,NineShift:Work,LifeandEducationinthe21stcenturyexplainsthatinfact,boysarebetterpreparedinthefuture.Boysare8.(interest)incomputersandtheInternet.Theyliketakingrisks,and9.(think)aboutthewaysofmakingmoneyandteamwork—thingsthatareimportantforsuccessatwork.Theproblemisthatschoolspunish(处罚)boys10.theyarebadatlisteningandfollowinginstructions.

Ⅱ.阅读理解Passage1Ifyouwanttolivelongerandlowertheriskofheartdisease,amovetothemountainsmayhelp.ResearchbyscientistsinGreeceshowsthatlivinginthemountainsisgoodfortheheartandlongevity(长寿).Peoplelivingathigheraltitudes(海拔)havelowerpossibilityofdyingfromheartdiseasethanthoseclosertosealevel,eveniftheyhavefactorsthatcouldincreasetheirrisk.“Residenceinmountainousareasseemstohavea‘protectiveeffect’fromheartdisease,”saidDr.NikosBaibasoftheUniversityofAthens.Heandhiscolleaguessuspectthattheincreasedexercisefromwalkingupmountainousareasgivestheheartagoodworkoutandenablesittocopewithlowerlevelsofoxygen.Researchersstudiedthehealthrecordsanddeathratesof1,150GreekswholivedinthreevillagesnearAthensover15years.Onevillagewas1,000metersabovesealevelandtheothertwowereinlow-lyingareas.Althoughmenandwomenlivinginthemountainousvillagehadhigherbloodpressureratesandotherriskfactorsthanpeopleintheothervillages,theyhadalowerrateofdeathfromheartdiseaseandothercausesafterafifteen-yearfollow-up.“Thecontrastwasmoreevidentamongmenthanamongwomen,”BaibasaddedinareportinTheJournalofEpidemiologyandCommunityHealth.Heartdiseaseisoneoftheworld'stopkillers.Smoking,highbloodpressure,raisedcholesterollevels,beingoverweightandafamilyhistoryoftheillnessincreasethepossibilityofdevelopingthedisease.1.Thefirstsentenceinthepassageisusedto.()

A.giveaverygoodguessingB.tellreaderswhatthepassagefocusesonC.warnpeopleoftheriskofheartdiseaseD.nameanewunknownillness2.Accordingtothepassage,apersonmayhavelesspossibilityofhavingheartattack. ()

A.fromahigheraltitudeB.withabetterlivinghabitC.withmoremoneyD.inahappiermood3.HowlongdoestheresearchoftheGreekslast? ()A.Atmost10years. B.Notmentioned.C.Morethan20years. D.Over15years.4.Apartfromthealtitude,howmanyfactorsraisethechanceofdevelopingheartdisease? ()A.Three. B.Four.C.Five. D.Six.Passage2[2019·全国高考Ⅲ卷改编]Monkeysseemtohaveawaywithnumbers.AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate26clearlydifferentsymbolsconsistingofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0—25dropsofwaterorjuiceasareward.Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeyscombined—oradded—thesymbolstogetthereward.Here'showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,describedtheexperiment:Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Ononepartofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewereshown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldflashononesideofthescreenandtheotherendwouldhave9and8.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreentheywouldberewardedwithsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheywentforthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththesumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.Afterrunninghundredsoftests,theresearchersnotedthatthemonkeyswouldgoforthehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetime,indicatingthattheywereperformingacalculation,notjustmemorizingthevalueofeachcombination.Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthemonkeystendedtounderestimate(低估)asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowerecloseinvalue—sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13overthesumof8and6.Theunderestimationwassystematic:Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentiontothelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyafraction(小部分)ofthesmallernumbertoit.“Thisindicatesthatthereisacertainwayquantityisrepresentedintheirbrains,”Dr.Livingstonesays.“Butinthisexperimentwhatthey'redoingispayingmoreattentiontothebignumberthanthelittleone.”5.Whatdidtheresearchersdotothemonkeysbeforetestingthem? ()A.Theyfedthem. B.Theynamedthem.C.Theytrainedthem. D.Theymeasuredthem.6.Themonkeysgottheirrewardbyintheexperiment. ()

A.drawingacircle B.touchingascreenC.watchingvideos D.mixingtwodrinks7.WhatdidLivingstone'steamfindaboutthemonkeys? ()A.Theycouldperformbasicaddition. B.Theycouldunderstandsimplewords.C.Theycouldmemorizenumberseasily. D.Theycouldholdtheirattentionforlong.8.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear? ()A.Entertainment. B.Health.C.Education. D.Science.Ⅲ.[2019·烟台改编]任务型阅读下面文章中共有5处(第1-5题)需要添加首句。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的首句。选项中有一项是多余选项。WhyShortStoriesAreBestforEnglishLearning1.Whenatextisshort,youcanhavemoretimetolearnhoweverysinglewordisusedandwhatimportanceithasinthetext.ThisismoreusefulforthosewhoarebeginnersofEnglish.

2.Attentionlengthisveryimportantforlearning.Andtheabilitytofinishastorygivesyoumoretimetounderstandit.Shortstoriesarewrittentogiveyoumoreinformationwithlesseffort.

3.Itismucheasiertoreadonestoryeverydaythantryingtoreadabignovelthatneverseemstoend.

4.Sinceshortstoriescanbereadinanyplace,theyareperfectforbookclubsandlearningcircles.Mostofthetimethesegroupsdonotworkbecausemembershavenotimetoread.Shortstoriesaretheperfectwayforthem.

5.Languageislessaboutwordsandmoreaboutthemeaningsbehindthem.Ifyouspendallyourtimelearningvocabularyandgrammar,youwillneverbeabletospeakalanguagesmoothlybecauseyouwillhavelittletotalkabout.Shortstoriesgiveyouthechancetounderstandbigideasinashorttext.

A.Keepwhatyoureadhandy.B.Yougetmoretimetofocusonwords.C.Keepreadingstoriesregularly.D.Youcanreadawholestoryatatime.E.Youcanfocusmoreonideas.F.Youcansharethemeasilyinagroup.

【参考答案】Ⅰ.1.and2.the3.at4.happens5.studies6.wasdone7.Their8.moreinterested9.thinking10.becauseⅡ.Passage1[主旨大意]本文是一篇说明文,多年研究表明,居住在高海拔处的人们死于心脏病的几率比低海拔处的人们低。但吸烟、高血压、高胆固醇、体重过重和家庭疾病史共5点也会增加心脏病的几率。1.B推理判断题。文章第一句告诉我们“如果想长寿并降低心脏病的风险,可以搬去山里住”,下面都是围绕这句话的内容展开描述,所以这