第20練　閱讀＋完形＋語法填空＋短文改錯

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　體裁：記敘文　話題：社會教育　詞數(shù)：310　時間：6′

　　(2024·濟南模擬)American LaMar Baylor spends most of his time in New York，working as a performer in the Broadway musical—The Lion King.But since 2011，he has also spent weeks in Kigali，the capital of Rwanda.There he teaches dance to boys who live on the street.His teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company.The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to behave in a classroom environment.

　　LaMar Baylor describes his students as genocide (大屠殺) survivors.They have lost all of their families，and some even have been in prison.“They have been through things that no one should ever have to go through，” said Baylor.Dance classes provide the children with structured learning and self－expression that they've never had before.They can also take classes in information and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions.

　　Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships，and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding School.About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid.All the students are male，because few girls in Rwanda live freely on the street.

　　The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company，founded and directed by Rebecca Davis.Ms Davis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia－Herzegovina and Guinea.About 2，000 children in the three countries have taken part in the project since its launch (發(fā)起) in 2010.

　　As for LaMar Baylor，he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life.He is from Camden，New Jersey.Camden has sometimes been called America's poorest and most dangerous city.Mr Baylor says that growing up in Camden，it took a long time for him to find out what he wanted to do.He now thinks dancing saved his life.

　　【語篇解讀】　作為百老匯音樂劇《獅子王》的演員，拉馬爾·貝洛爾通過教授街頭流浪兒跳舞，使他們得到受教育的機會。

　　1．What do we know about LaMar Baylor according to the text?

　　A．He spends most of his time in Rwanda.

　　B．He is director of the musical The Lion King.

　　C．He himself grew up in a poor environment.

　　D．He started the Rwanda program on his own.

　　答案　C　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)文He is from Camden...most dangerous city.”可知，他在貧困的環(huán)境中長大。故選C項。]

　　2．It can be learned from the text that the children in Rwanda ________．

　　A．have gone through tough time

　　B．have committed violent crimes

　　C．worked hard to win scholarships

　　D．focused mainly on dancing

　　答案　A　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的一、二句可知，拉馬爾·貝洛爾稱他的學(xué)生是大屠殺的幸存者，他們都失去了家人，有的還坐過牢，因此孩子們經(jīng)歷艱難的時期。故選A項。]

　　3．In how many countries are the dance programs launched?

　　A．Two.

　　B．Three.

　　C．Four.

　　D．Five.

　　答案　B　[細節(jié)理解題。文章第一段提到了盧旺達的首都基加利，第四段提到了波斯尼亞——黑塞哥維那和幾內(nèi)亞，由此可知，舞蹈項目在三個國家進行。故選B項。]

　　4．Which of the following is true of the dance project?

　　A．Most children participating in it are boys.

　　B．The project could date back to the year of 2010.

　　C．It is aimed to improve the kids' dancing skills.

　　D．It has gained much support from the world.

　　答案　B　[正誤判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段的最后一句可知，這個舞蹈項目是在2010年發(fā)起的。故選B項。]

　　B

　　體裁：說明文　話題：巴黎“自行車之都”　詞351　時間：5′

　　Paris is planning to double the number of cycling lanes(車道) by 2024 to turn the city into “the world's bike capital”．The 150 million－euro project will increase the number of safe bike lanes from the current 700 kilometers

　　(435 miles) to 1400 kilometers within five years.

　　Paris town hall hopes the new lanes will help triple (增至三倍) the number of journeys made on a bike from five percent to 15 percent by that time.The new “express network” for bikes will introduce protected cycling lanes on major streets throughout the city，including the banks of the Seine，separated from the traffic.“We think that there are people ready to cycle but don' t do it because of a sense of not being safe，” said Christophe Najdovski，Green deputy mayor (副市長) in charge of transport.“This plan will create a new form of tourism in Paris which is booming (迅速發(fā)展) elsewhere soon，” he said.

　　The plans also include increasing the number of two－way cycling lanes on smaller roads，where the speed limit for motorists will be limited to 30 km/h.Among the new cycle lanes will be one along the famous dangerous street—Champs Elysees.Some 10，000 bike parking spaces will be added along the cycling lanes at the same time according to the plans.City hall intends to set up cycling classes and repair workshops to get Parisians on their bikes.

　　Paris' famous bike rental (租賃的) company “Velib” is going from strength to strength，with some 283，000 subscribers (用戶) and 40 million individual rentals this year already.The city is now considering introducing electric bikes for hillier parts like Montmartre.

　　The plans come days after Paris suffered worrying pollution levels that topped Shanghai for a short time，according to one weather agency.

　　【語篇解讀】　巴黎市爭將巴黎打造為“世界自行車之都”。

　　5．Why do some people in Paris not cycle at present?

　　A．They are worried about their safety.

　　B．There are no cycling lanes in the city.

　　C．They work too faraway from their homes.

　　D．There are no bike parking spaces in the city.

　　答案　A　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“We think that there are people ready to cycle but don' t do it because of a sense of not being safe”可知，有不少市民想要騎自行車出行，但是出于安全方面的擔憂而放棄了這一想法。]

　　6．Cycling classes and repair workshops will be set up in Paris to ________．

　　A．inspire people to take exercise

　　B．lower the risk of unemployment

　　C．teach people to cycle safely

　　D．encourage people to cycle

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“City hall intends to set up cycling classes and repair workshops to get Parisians on their bikes.”可知，市政廳還計劃開設(shè)自行車課程，增加自行車修理間，鼓勵巴黎市民騎車出行。]

　　7．It can be known from the passage that ________．

　　A．Paris is one of the most polluted cities in the world

　　B．more and more people in Paris will travel by bike

　　C．Paris has the biggest number of bikes in the world

　　D．the cycling lanes in Paris are the safest in the world

　　答案　B　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Paris' famous bike rental company “Velib” is going from strength to strength，with some 283，000 subscribers and 40 million individual rentals this year already.”可知，巴黎著名的自行車租賃公司“Velib”不斷壯大。今年，該公司已擁有注冊用戶28.3萬人，個人租車已達4000萬次。故可推知，越來越多的巴黎人將騎車出行。]

　　8．What makes Paris town hall design the plans?

　　A．Pollution.

　　B．Population.

　　C．Unemployment.

　　D．Weather.

　　答案　A　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“The plans come days after Paris suffered worrying pollution levels that topped Shanghai for a short time，according to one weather agency.”可知，一家氣象機構(gòu)表示，近期，巴黎的污染級別曾令人擔憂，曾一度趕超上海。然后巴黎自行車計劃就誕生了。]

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　體300　時間：18′

　　(2024·陜西二模)Many years ago，Norman Cousins was diagnosed(診斷) with cancer.He was given six months to live.His __9__ of recovery was one in 500.

　　He could see that the worry，low spirits and __10__ in his life contributed to，or perhaps helped cause，his disease.He wondered，“__11__ illness can be caused by negativity，can wellness be __12__ by being positive？”He decided to make __13__ on himself.

　　He knew that __14__ was one of the most positive activities.He rented all the funny movies he __15__ find.He read funny stories.He asked his friends to call him whenever they said，heard or did something __16__．

　　His pain was so great that he could not __17__．He found laughing for 10 minutes relieved(減輕) the __18__ for several hours so he could sleep.He fully __19__ from his illness and lived another 20 happy，__20__ and productive years.He believed that the love of his family and friends and laughing contributed to his recovery.

　　Some people think laughing is a waste of __21__．They say it is something to enjoy only at times.__22__，laughing is necessary and very important to our well－being and aliveness.If we're not well，laughing helps us get __23__；if we are well，laughing helps us __24__ that way.

　　Scientific studies have shown that laughter has a curative(有療效的) __25__ on the body，the mind and the emotions.So，if you like laughing，__26__ it medical advice to do it as often as you can.If you don't like laughing，then take your medicine—laughing anyway.

　　Use __27__ makes you laugh—movies，records，books，cartoons，jokes，etc.

　　Give yourself permission to laugh whenever anything funny strikes you.People around you may think you're __28__，but sooner or later they'll join in even if they don't know what you're laughing about.

　　Some diseases may be contagious(感染的)，but none is as contagious as the cure—laughter.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文通過Norman Cousins康復(fù)的實例告訴我們，笑是一副良藥，它能讓人擺脫煩惱，擺脫疾病。

　　9．A.chance

　　B．experience

　　C．dream

　　D．test

　　答案　A　[依據(jù)文中的“He was given six months to live”可知，Norman Cousins康復(fù)的幾率是五百分之一。]

　　10．A.happiness

　　B．a(chǎn)nger

　　C．laziness

　　D．hardworking

　　答案　B　[本句中的“and”說明該空所填的詞與“worry”“l(fā)ow spirits”意思相近，且都是表示情感類的詞，因此選anger。]

　　11．A.Whether

　　B．Where

　　C．If

　　D．Until

　　答案　C　[依據(jù)下文中的“can wellness be __12__ by being positive”可知，這里是條件狀語從句，因此用if引導(dǎo)。]

　　12．A.stopped

　　B．missed

　　C．measured

　　D．created

　　答案　D　[健康可以由積極樂觀創(chuàng)造(created)。]

　　13．A.an experiment

　　B．a(chǎn)n expression

　　C．a(chǎn) decision

　　D．a(chǎn) survey

　　答案　A　[因為這僅僅是Norman Cousins的想法，因此他想在自己身上做試驗(an experiment)。]

　　14．A.talking

　　B．showing

　　C．resting

　　D．laughing

　　答案　D　[由下文中的“He found laughing for 10 minutes relieved(減輕)the __18__ for several hours so he could sleep”可知，這里指的是笑(laughing)。]

　　15．A.must

　　B．could

　　C．should

　　D．might

　　答案　B　[由下文中的“He read funny stories”可知，他租了所有他能夠(could)找到的喜劇電影。]

　　16．A.hard

　　B．funny

　　C．easy

　　D．successful

　　答案　B　[由上文中的“all the funny movies”和“He read funny stories”可知，這里指一些滑稽的事情。]

　　17．A.work

　　B．eat

　　C．sleep

　　D．walk

　　答案　C　[由下文中的“relieved(減輕)the __18__ for several hours so he could sleep”可知，這里指疼痛使他難以入眠。]

　　18．A.energy

　　B．stress

　　C．pain

　　D．weight

　　答案　C　[他發(fā)現(xiàn)笑十分鐘可減輕疼痛(pain)數(shù)小時，于是他就可以睡著了。]

　　19．A.rescued

　　B．recovered

　　C．escaped

　　D．learned

　　答案　B　[依據(jù)下文中的“l(fā)ived another 20 happy，__20__ and productive years”和“l(fā)aughing contributed to his recovery”可知，他康復(fù)了。]

　　20．A.painful

　　B．struggling

　　C．careful

　　D．healthy

　　答案　D　[他從疾病中完全康復(fù)了，又過了快樂、健康和生命力旺盛的20年。healthy“健康的”，符合語境。]

　　21．A.money

　　B．strength

　　C．fame

　　D．time

　　答案　D　[由下文中的“They say it is something to enjoy only at times”可知，有些人認為笑是浪費時間。]

　　22．A.In fact

　　B．In case

　　C．In time

　　D．In short

　　答案　A　[事實上(In fact)，笑對我們的健康和活力是必要和非常重要的。]

　　23．A.good

　　B．ill

　　C．well

　　D．energetic

　　答案　C　[依據(jù)句中的“If we're not well”可知，此處應(yīng)用well，表示“健康的”。]

　　24．A.stay

　　B．leave

　　C．drop

　　D．change

　　答案　A　[如果我們健康，笑幫助我們保持下去。stay在本句中是系動詞，表示“保持某種狀態(tài)”。]

　　25．A.pressure

　　B．question

　　C．a(chǎn)dvice

　　D．effect

　　答案　D　[科學(xué)研究表明，笑對身體、心智與情感有醫(yī)療效果。have an effect on是固定短語，表示“對……有影響/作用”。]

　　26．A.ignore

　　B．refuse

　　C．consider

　　D．receive

　　答案　C　[如果你喜歡笑，把它當作醫(yī)學(xué)建議，盡可能經(jīng)常地笑吧。consider sth(to be)＋名詞/形容詞表示“認為……是”。]

　　27．A.however

　　B．whatever

　　C．whichever

　　D．whenever

　　答案　B　[使用任何令你發(fā)笑的東西，比如電影、唱片、書籍、漫畫、笑話等。該空所填詞既在主句中作Use的賓語，又在從句中作主語，故選whatever。]

　　28．A.wonderful

　　B．strange

　　C．friendly

　　D．wrong

　　答案　B　[你周圍的人可能認為你是奇怪的(strange)，但是遲早他們會加入你，即使他們不知道你在笑什么。]

　　Ⅲ.閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

　　Why is pink or purple for girls and blue or brown for boys？The answer depends largely __29__ cultural values as well as personal experiences.

　　People's __30__(choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies' reactions toward them.Green is said to be the most restful(寧靜的)__31__．It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically.People __32__(work) in green environment have been found to have __33__ stomachaches.To the Egyptians，green was a color __34__ represented the hope and joy of spring.

　　Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures.During the Spring Festival in China，children __35__(give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year.Red can also cause a person's blood pressure to rise and increase people's appetites(胃口)．Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant.__36__(similar)，many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person's eye.