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29What happens to the girls named Hazel when hurricane Hazel is reported?
A.They suffer from hurricanes.
B.The Weather Bureau looks for them. C.Others often make fun of them. D.They can’t find boyfriends. 答案:C
解析:细节理解题。由第一段第一句中的“a girl whose name is Hazel is probably played a joke on by others”可知,别人可能会取笑名叫黑兹尔(Hazel)的女孩。
30The underlined word “They” in the second paragraph refers to .
A.the reporters
B.the headlines
C.some women who become angry D.some women who are proud 答案:D
解析:细节理解题。该词所在句的含义是“她们甚至不在意它们是毁灭性飓风的名字”,此处显然指那些为自己的名字上了报纸而自豪的女士。
31Public opinions make the Weather Bureau .
A.stop naming hurricanes after women
B.go on naming hurricanes after women C.name hurricanes after men
D.look for a new method to name hurricanes 答案:B
解析:细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知,气象局决定继续使用女孩的名字来给飓风命名。
32According to the passage,which is more reasonable?
A.Some women feel unhappy because hurricanes are given their names.
B.All the hurricanes are caused by women.
C.Many women want to be reported by TV and newspapers. D.A hurricane grows and develops in the same way as a person. 答案:A
解析:推理判断题。由第二段的“Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names”可知,有些女士因为用自己的名字给飓风命名而生气,即不开心。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
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Everyone is forgetful,but as we age,we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. 33 Read on for some techniques worth trying.
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People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer’s disease (早老性痴呆症),according to a recent study. 35 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do.There’s evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better.In other words,keep your brain looking forward.
2.Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels.In fact,exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 36 3.Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online,join a drawing club,or learn to play cards.A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind.But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 37 Or go dancing with your friends.
A.Focus on the future.
B.This can be especially harmful to the aged. C.It should be something like learning gardening. D.So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
E.But don’t worry if your schedule isn’t filled with life-changing events. F.Luckily,research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments. G.In other words,when you take care of your body,you take care of your brain. 答案:33.F 34.A 35.E 36.G 37.C
三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place.The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to 38 my daughter from school.Our plan was to go 39 together.I had finished work at about 4 o’clock and then 40 to the post office.Then I stopped 41 at a shop in order to get some fresh 42 .We like to have some fruit to eat after our swim.
I was driving along a high road on my way to the school.Over my road was another way for cars coming the other way.I was 43 so I put the bag of apples in the seat 44 me and started to eat one.
Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side.I slowed down.Then 45 started to shake.I didn’t know what was happening. 46 something had gone wrong with my car.I drove 47 slower.I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
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I found myself in the dark.I couldn’t move.The bottom parts of both my legs and my 48 were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them.All around me was 49 .But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise.Then I 50 what had happened.I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hours nobody came.Luckily I could 51 the bag of apples,so at least I had plenty to eat.Then I 52 people climbing towards me.A team of people came to see if anyone was under the broken 53 .I called out “I’m here!” I heard a shout,and soon 54 climbed to the side of the bridge near my car.“How are you going?” he asked.
“Not too bad,” I said,“but my feet and legs 55 as if they’re broken.” “We’ll have you out of there just as 56 as we can,” he said.They didn’t get me out 57 the next morning.I had been in my car for 14 hours.
38A.take C.get 答案:C
解析:由上文的“下午5点15分”和下文的“从学校”可知,此处表示去学校“接”孩子回家,应该用动词get。
39A.swimming B.shopping C.climbing 答案:A
解析:由第一段最后的“after our swim”可知,“我们”计划去游泳。
40A.arrived C.reached 答案:D
解析:作者做完工作之后,接着去了邮局。表示“去邮局”应用go to the post office。come“来”,不符合句意;arrive“到达”,不与to连用;reach“到达”,是及物动词,后面直接跟地点。
41A.off C.over 答案:A
解析:stop off意为“中途停留”;stop over意为“中途停留(尤指乘飞机旅行时)”。由句意可知stop off正确。
42A.food C.drinks 答案:B
解析:由下一句“We like to have some fruit to eat after our swim.”可以得出答案为fruit。
B.fruit D.meat B.away D.here B.came D.gone D.skating B.bring D.send
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43A.happy C.surprised 答案:D
B.excited D.hungry
解析:由下文的“started to eat one”可知,作者“饿”了。happy意为“高兴的”;excited意为“激动的”;surprised意为“吃惊的”;hungry意为“饥饿的”。
44A.before C.beside 答案:C
解析:由下文的“started to eat one”可知,放苹果的地方应该方便作者拿取苹果。因此beside正确。
45A.my car C.my feet 答案:A
解析:由下文的“something had gone wrong with my car”可知,此处指作者的汽车开始摇晃起来。
46A.Perhaps C.Suddenly 答案:A
解析:由“I didn’t know what was happening.”可知,此处应用perhaps“可能”,表示猜测。surely意为“一定”;suddenly意为“突然地”;quickly意为“快,迅速地”。
47A.many C.even 答案:C
解析:可以用even修饰比较级,但不能用many,more和very。
48A.feet C.hands 答案:A
解析:由上文的“The bottom parts of both my legs”可知,离双腿下半部分最近的当然是双脚。
49A.dark C.cold 答案:B
解析:由后面的内容“But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise.”可知此处quiet符合句意。
50A.was told
B.found out
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B.quiet D.noisy B.arms D.fingers B.more D.very B.Surely D.Quickly B.my hands D.the road B.below D.behind