10/1010/1010/10高中英語閱讀+完型練習(xí)完型練習(xí)Moreandmoreelectronicdevicesandservicesinourdailylifemeanwehavetoomanypasswordsandnumberstoremember.Passwordshelpusprotectour1

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D．makeupTheUSDepartmentofLabourstatisticsshowthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkers.Andthisoversupplyis___1_____.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachers;engineers,physicists,aerospaceexpertsandotherspecialists.Yet,collegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyearto___2___highlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren’tthere.Theresultisthatgraduatescannotenterthe__3_____forwhichtheyweretrained,andtheymusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegreeandthesetemporaryjobsaremostprobablybecoming_4______onesintheseverelabormarkets.____5___,thereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsorts:carpenters,electricians,mechanics,plumbers,TVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycanhandle.Asaresult,their___6____areoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldconceptthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanblue-collarworkersnolongerholdstrue.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowis__7_____theskilledworkmen.Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththat8_____isapassporttoprosperousfuture.AlargepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlife___9_____withacollegedegree.Parentsbeginbrainwashingtheirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.Highschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationfor___10______ratherthanforlife.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn’tmatter:everybodyshouldgotocollege,soofcoursetheymustgo.Underthispressure,thekidshavetogotocollege,but,unfortunately,mostkids___11______inthestartingline.Inspiteofthis,everyyearcollegeenrollmentsgoupandup,andmoreandmoregraduatesare___12______forthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewheretheydonot13___.Halfofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollegedonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyearbecauseoftheir__14____academicperformance.Some___15_____fortwoorthreeandthenjointheotherstudentswhodropout.It’shightimewestoppedtorethinkoureducationsystem..A.declining B.increasing C.dropping D.decreasing.A.turnout B.takeover C.layoff D.comeacross.A.universities B.courses C.classrooms D.professions.A.profitable B.favorite C.permanent D.excellent.A.Allinall B.Forthetimebeing C.Ontheotherhand D.Inthefirstplace.A.abilities B.expectations C.ambitions D.incomes.A.infavorof B.usefulto C.superiorto D.responsiblefor.A.profession-trainingB.collegedegree C.workingskill D.socialability.A.hardly B.gradually C.equally D.curiously.A.labor B.work C.graduation D.college.A.fail B.remain C.hesitate D.pause.A.under-estimatedB.over-educated C.wrongly-assessed D.properly-trainedA.stay B.enroll C.belong D.pay.A.admirable B.successful C.outstanding D.unsatisfactory.A.struggleon B.breakdown C.giveup D.calloffModernzoosareverydifferentfromzoosbuiltfiftyyearsago.Atthattime,zooswereplaces________(1)peoplecouldseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theanimalslivedin________(2)withironbars.Thecageswereeasytokeepclean.________(3),fortheanimals,thecagesweresmallandimpossibletohidein.Althoughthezoo________(4)tookgoodcareofthem,manyofthe________(5)didnotfeelcomfortable,andtheyoftenbecame________(6).Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmore________(7)conditions.Theanimalsaregivenmorefreedominlargerplaces________(8)theycanlivemorefreelyastheywouldin________(9).Eventheappearanceofzooshaschanged.Treesandgrassgrowinthecages,andwaterflows________(10)theplacesthattheanimalslivein.Therearefewbars,________(11)thereisoftenadeepditch(溝),filledwith________(12),whichsurroundsaspacewhereseveral________(13)ofanimalslivetogetherastheywouldnaturally.InanAmericanzoo,thevisitorcanwalk________(14)ahugespecialcagethatisfilledwithtrees,somesmallanimalsandmanybirds.Anditislargeenoughforallthebirdstolive________(15).InazooinNewYork,becauseofspecialnight________(16),peoplecanobservecertainanimalsthatare________(17)onlyatnightwhenmostzoosareclosed.Somezooshavespecialplacesforvisitorsto________(18)animalsthatliveinthedesertorunderwater.Someotherzooshavespecialplacesforanimalsthatliveincoldconditionslikethe________(19)fromtheArctic.Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalsforvisitors,butalso________(20)andsaverareanimals.Forthisreason,fiftyyearsfromnow,thegrandchildrenoftoday’scanstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.1.A.that

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D.unlessOnAugust26,2019,NewYorkCityexperiencedaterriblerainstorm.Theraincausedthestreetsto__1__andthesubwaysystemalmostcametoastop.

Unfortunately,thishappenedduringthemorningrushhour.Manypeoplewhoweregoingtoworkwere__2__togohome.Somebattledto__3__ataxiortogetonabus.Stillothersfacedthe__4__bravely,walkingmilestogettowork.

I__5__tobeoneofthepeopleonthewaytoworkthatmorning.Iwentfromsubwaylinetosubwaylineonlytofindthatmost__6__hadstopped.Aftermakingmyway__7__crowdsofpeople,Ifinallyfoundasubwaylinethatwas__8__.Unfortunately,thereweresomanypeoplewaitingto__9__thesubwaythatIcouldnotevengetdownthestairstothe__10__.SoItookthetraingoingintheoppositedirection,andthenswitchbacktothedowntowntrain.Finally,afterwhatseemedlikeanforever,thetrain__11__mystop.ThenIhadtowalkseveralblocksintheincreasinglyheavyrain.WhenIfinallygottomyoffice,Iwas__12__through,exhaustedand__13__.

Myco-workersandIspentmostofthedaydryingoff.Whenitwas5:00pm,Iwasreadytogohome.Iwasabouttoturnoffmycomputer__14__IreceivedanemailfromGarth,myDirector:

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D.refreshed閱讀理解WASHINGTON—Thousandsofpublicschoolsstoppedteachingforeignlanguagesinthelastdecade,accordingtoasurvey.Butanothercontrarytrendhaseducatorsandpolicymakersabuzz:arushbyschoolsinallpartsofAmericatoofferinstructionsinChinese.SomeschoolsarepayingforChineseclassesontheirown,buthundredsaregettingsomehelp.TheChinesegovernmentissendingteachersfromChinatoschoolsallovertheworld—andpayingpartoftheirsalaries.Noonekeepsanexactcount,butroughcalculationsbasedonthegovernment'ssurveysuggestthatperhaps1,600AmericanpublicandprivateschoolsareteachingChinese,upfrom300orsoadecadeago.Andthenumberisgrowingexponentially〔成倍地〕."It'sreallychangingthelanguageeducationlandscapeofthiscountry,"saidNancyC.Rhodes,directoratthecenter.Otherindicatorspointtothesametrend."ThenumberofstudentstakingtheAdvancedPlacementtestinChinese,introducedin2019,hasgrownsofastthatitislikelytopassGermanthisyearasthethirdmost-testedA.P.language,afterSpanishandFrench",saidTrevorPacker,vicepresidentattheCollegeBoard."We'veallbeensurprisedthatinsuchashorttimeChinesewouldgrowtosurpassA.P.German,"Mr.Packersaid.

Adecadeago,mostoftheschoolswithChineseprogramswereontheEastandWestCoasts.Butinrecentyears,manyschoolshavestartedChineseprogramsinheartlandstates,includingOhioandIllinoisintheMidwest,TexasandGeorgiaintheSouth,andColoradoandUtahintheRockyMountainWest.Americahashadthestudyofaforeignlanguagegrowbefore,onlytoseethebubbleburst.ManyschoolsbeganteachingJapaneseinthe1980s,afterJapanemergedasaneconomicrival.Butthousandshavedroppedthelanguage,thesurveyfound.Japaneseisnottheonlylanguagethathasdeclined.ThousandsofschoolsthatofferedFrench,GermanorRussianhavestoppedteachingthoselanguages,too,thesurveyfound.1.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"abuzz"inthefirstparagraph?A.Benoisylikethesoundofabee.

B.Belivelyforvariousactivities.C.Causepeopletodiscusssomethinghotly.

D.Motivatepeopletomarchbravely.2.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Packersaid?A.MoreandmorepeoplechooseChineseinA.P.test.

B.A.P.testisthemostdifficultoneintheworld.C.ChineseismoreimportantthanSpanishandFrench.

D.Chineseisanecessarysubjectinmostimportanttests.3.Whatcanweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.ManyschoolsstartedChineseprogramsintheMidwesttenyearsago.B.ChineseprogramshavebeenstartedinmoreareasinAmericarecently.C.AmericanschoolshavestoppedteachingFrench,GermanandRussian.D.PeoplearegraduallyfondoflearningChineseandJapaneseinrecentyears.4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ChineseisbeinglearnedasanofficiallanguageinAmerica.B.ForeignLanguagesfadeinAmericanschoolsexceptChinese.C.TeachingChineseinforeigncountrieshasbecomeatrend.D.ForeignlanguagesarenolongerbeingtaughtinAmerica.LONDON:Whatcouldpossiblybewrongwithplantingtrees?Thebenefitsareobvious;they

firmthesoil,soakup(攝取)extrawaterandtakecarbondioxide(二氧化碳)ouroftheatmosphere.However,itnowturnsoutthatplantingtreescouldaddtoglobalwarming.Treerootsdoagreatjobofkeepingsoilfirmlyonthegroundandoutofthewind’spower.Theproblemisthatsomeofthosedustcloudsplayanimportantpartinsoakingupcarbondioxide.HugeduststormsblowoutovertheoceansfromdrypartsofNorthAfricaandcentralAsia.Tonsofdustareliftedandleftasathinfilmovertheoceansurface.Thedustfuelsoceaniclife.DustfromChinaiscarriedeastandleftinthePacificOcean.Ifatree-plantingprogrammethereissuccessfulandthedustsupplyreduced,thenetresultmaybethatlesscarbondioxidegetslockedawayintheocean.AndyRidgwell,anenvironmentalscientistfromtheUniversityofEastAnglia,hasspentthepastfewyearsstudyingdustandsayshiswork“showsclearlythatthecomplexityofthesystemandtheimportanceofnottinkering(粗劣地修補)withitwithoutunderstandingtheresults.Forthisreasontheneedistofocus(集中)oncuttingcarbondioxidegivingoffratherthanmonkeying(瞎弄)aboutwiththelandsurface.〞AnAmericanscientist,RobertJackson,hasshownthatwhennativegrasslandareasareinvaded(侵入)bytrees,carbonislostfromthesoil.“Wearestudyingwhythesoilcarbondisappears,butonetheoryisthattreesdoalotmoreoftheirgrowingabovegroundcomparedtograsses,solesscarbongoesdirectlyintothesoilfromtrees,〞saysJackson.Inwetareasoftheworld,thegainfromtreesabsorbingcarbondioxideabovegroundseemstobeoutweighed(超過)bythelossofcarbonfromthesoilbelowground.Countriesthatplantocombatglobalwarmingbyplantingtreesmayhavetothinkagain.Solutionstoenvironmentalproblemsareoftenmorecomplexthantheyfirstappear,andunderstandingtheEarth’sclimateisaverygreatchallenge.1．Peopleusuallyholdtheopinionthat

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A．hugeduststormscandestroycarbondioxide

B．hugeduststormscandestroytheoceansontheearth

C．hugeduststormscan’tdoanythingbeneficialforman

D．plantingtreesistheonlywaytocontrolhugeduststorms2．AndyRidgwell,theenvironmentalscientist,believesthat

.

A．dustplaysamoreimportantpartthantrees

B．treesshould’thavebeenplantedindryplaces

C．carbondioxideisharmfultoeverythingontheearth

D．environmentalproblemsaremorecomplexthanexpected3．RobertJackson’sexperimentprovesthat

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A．grasslandareasshouldbecoveredbyforests

B．treesholdmorecarbonthangrasses

C．carboncanturngrassintodust

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D．giveupPALOAITO,California—“Switchingoffthetelevisionmayhelppreventchildrenfromgettingfatter—eveniftheydonotchangetheirdietorincreasetheamounttheyexercise,〞USresearcherssaidlastweek.Astudyof192thirdandfourthgrades,generallyagedeightandnine,foundthatchildrenwhocutthenumberofhoursspentwatchingtelevisiongainednearlytwopounds(0.91kg)lessoveraone-yearperiodthanthosewhodidnotchangetheirtelevisiondiet.“Thefindingsareimportantbecausetheyshowthatweightlosscanonlybetheresultofareductionintelevisionviewingandnotanyotheractivity,〞saidThomasRobinson,apediatrician(兒科專家)atStanfordUniversity.“Americanchildrenspendanaverageofmorethanfourhoursperdaywatchingtelevisionandvideosorplayinggames,andratesofchildhoodbeingveryfathavedoubledoverthepast20years,〞Robinsonsaid.Inthestudy,presentedthisweektothePediatricAcademicSocieties’annualmeetinginSanFrancisco,theresearcherspersuadedabout100ofthestudentstoreducetheirtelevisionviewingbyone-quartertoone-third.Childrenwatchingfewerhoursoftelevisionshowedasignificantlysmallerincreaseinwaistsizeandhadlessbodyfatthanotherstudentswhocontinuetheirnormaltelevisionviewing,eventhoughneithergroupateaspecialdietnortookpartinanyextraexercise.“Oneexplanationfortheweightlosscouldbethechildrenunstucktothetelevisionmaysimplyhavebeenmovingaroundandburningoffcalories,〞Robinsonsaid.“Anotherreasonmightbeduetoeatingfewermealsinfrontofthetelevision.SomestudieshavesuggestedthateatinginfrontoftheTVencouragespeopletoeatmore,〞Robinsonadded.1.Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsis______.A.toreportthetimechildrenspendwatchingTVB.toshowthatmoreTVtimeleadstogettingfatterC.totellusthebestwaytoreduceweightD.tointroducethebackgroundoftheresearch2.Accordingtothepassage,thetimeAmericanchildrenusuallyspendonwatchingTV____.A.ismorethanfourhoursaday

B.islessthanfourhoursadayC.doubledinthelasttwentyyears

D.ismorethanonanyotheractivities3.Thetimethe100childrenspendonTVeverydayisabout_______inthestudy.A.aquarterofanhour

B.fourhours

C.threehours

D.onehour4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.WeightincreaseowestotheresultofareductioninTVviewing.B.Thepercentageofchildrengettingfatterhasdoubledinthelast20years.C.ChildrenusuallyeatlesswhilewatchingTV.D.ChildrenusuallyeatnothingwhilewatchingTV.5.Themainideaofthepassagewouldbe______.A.lessTVtimehelpsreducechildren’sweightB.fewermealsisamustinreducingchildren’sweightC.thelessyoueat,thethinneryouwillbe

D.moreexerciseisofgreatbenefittoreduceweightJOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives．NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedtheclubofcleversurvivors．SouthAfricansareshockedbyatoadthatgottrappedinashipfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoacandlestick(燭臺)thatwasmadethere．SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,asouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgtoananimalcenter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourflightwascomfortablecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot"first-classtreatment",sittinginaplasticcont