提升训练(二十三)[限时:30分钟得分: ]一、[2021·云南]完形填空When I was young, I was very proud. I liked to show off(炫耀) in front of others to earn their praise. But after one 1 experience, I came to understand that it’s important to be modest(谦虚的).One day, my friend and I were riding our bikes in a park. My mother knew I had just learned how to ride for a short time, 2 she asked me to wear some safety equipment(装备).“No, I won’t wear 3 !” I said, pointing at my friend’s elbows and knees. “She doesn’t wear it 4 !”“It’s dangerous,” my friend said. “You need more practice.”“I might have learned later than you, but I can ride even5 !” I said loudly. She narrowed her eyes and said,“Let’s wait and see!”I saw a path leading into some woods. “I’ll race you!” I shouted. Then we rode towards the woods. 6 , the path wasn’t as smooth as I thought. I kept bumping(颠簸) up and down, and then suddenly…bam! I fell 7 my bike. I 8 my elbows and knees bleeding. “Ha-ha!” My friend made a face and helped me up. “Be more careful next time,” she said. Tears ran down my 9 . “Sorry,” I said.All in all, this experience made me realize that we must be 10 . A fall into a pit, a gain in my wit.( )1.A.forgettable B.unforgettableelessD.hopeless( )2.A.or B.butC.sinceD.so( )3.A.it B.itselfC.themD.themselves( )4.A.also B.eitherC.tooD.neither( )5.A.slower B.worseC.harderD.better( )6.A.Because B.UnlessC.HoweverD.Though( )7.A.down B.offC.ofD.into( )8.A.felt B.tastedC.smeltD.sounded( )9.A.leg B.armC.handD.face( )10.A.proud B.rudeC.modestD.anxious二、[2021·十堰]阅读理解“Colour” and “color”, “favourite” and “favorite”, “honour” and “honor”…Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a “u”? Is it because they are lazy?Of course not. In fact, the difference in spelling was started by Noah Webster(1758—1843). He was a teacher who reformed(改革) English to make American identity(特征) stronger. Linguists(语言学家) celebrate his birthday on October 16 every year.After the Revolutionary War(1775—1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.He dropped the British “u” in some words. And he changed “centre” into “center”for children to learn English by spelling words more like what they sounded. He used “subway” instead of British word “underground”. Some other examples are “soccer”and “football”, “fall” and “autumn”.Webster wasn’t shy about expressing his opinions. In defining(定义) preposterous(unreasonable), he wrote: “A republican government in the hands of female is preposterous.”Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70,000-worddictionary with his American-style spelling in 1828.He also added local words.His dictionary was widely used in schools. Linguists believed it helped a new country achieve unity(统一) and cultural independence at a time when most people cared about political freedom.“He was the creator of our language and the creator of American identity,”said Joshua Kendall, who is working on a book about Webster. “He at last brought us together through our language.”1.Why do Americans spell some words without a “u”? ( )A.Because the Americans are very lazy.B.Because the American English developed when people used it.C.Because the American government reformed the spelling of words.D.Because a linguist named Noah Webster started the reform in spelling.2.Which is NOT true about Webster’s dictionary? ( )A.It has local words in it.B.It is a 70,000-word dictionary.C.All the words are spelled without “u”.D.Its words are in American-style spelling.3.What does the underlined phrase “rely on” in Paragraph 3 mean? ( )A.依赖B.信任C.容忍D.放弃4.What do people think of Webster’s dictionary? ( )A.It is the only dictionary that Americans still use today.B.It helped to bring Americans together besides its cultural influence.C.It has no influence on the development of American English.D.It helped to make American English more useful than British English.5.What’s the main idea of the passage? ( )A.The development of the British English.B.American English is better than British English.C.Noah Webster added local words to the dictionary.D.Noah Webster wrote an American English dictionary and reformed English.三、[2021·北辰区二模]任务型阅读Now you probably spend most of time working hard in school. We often see top students around us and everyone knows about them. However, we can see many of them actually spend fewer hours on their studies than others. So how to study better and be a top student? Here is some advice for you.·Get no less than 8 hours of sleep—don’t stay up late at night and go to bed at a regular time. Early to bed and early to rise, and you can reduce your revision time in the evening by one hour and increase it into the morning. Take a nap(打盹) at noon. Having enough sleep is the most important thing to improve study efficiency(效率).·Studying is your business and business comes before entertainment(娱乐). Pay your attention when you study, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows should go unwatched, and computer games are not allowed, either. When you study, you must put your heart and mind into it. Studying is the only and important thing in your mind.·Keep on physical exercise—the body is the “capital”of learning. Without a good body, students can’t study well. Therefore, you can’t ignore(忽视) doing exercise though you may have too much homework to do. Some students don’t do exercise in order to save time to study, so their body is weaker and weaker, and they will feel powerless to study. How can they improve their learning efficiency?1.Many top students spend on their studies than others in fact.2.Having enough sleep is the most important thing to .3.Studying is your business and business is more than entertainment.4.When you study, you must keep away from phone calls, TV shows and .5.The passage is mainly about how to study better and .四、[2021·河北区一模]综合填空根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。
