分類綜合訓練：閱讀理解+完形填空+書面表達

一、閱讀理解

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NotriptoChicagoiscompletewithoutavisittotheArtInstitute,

whichisthesecondlargestartmuseuminthenation.

Openinghours：

Mon.一Wed.&Fri.一Sun.,10：30am—5pm;Thu.,10：30am—

8pm;closesonNewYear'sDay,Thanksgiving,andChristmas

Day.

Highlights：

?TheModernWingcontainscontemporarymasterpiecesbyDali,

Matisse,Mire,Picasso,Pollock,andWarhol.

?IntheCentralHallvisitorscanviewoneoftheworld'sfinest

impressionistcollections,includingmasterpiecesbyMonet,Degas,

Renoir,Seurat,Gauguin,andVanGogh.

?ThorneMiniatureRoomsofferadetailedviewofEuropean

homesfromthe16thcenturythroughthe1930sandAmerican

homesfromthe17thcenturyto1940.

?Thepastreturnsasover550worksfrom4,000yearsofart

cometogetherinOfGodsandGlamour,locatedinthebeautifulnew

MaryandMichaelJavari'sGalleriesofGreek,Roman,and

ByzantineArt.

Adviceforvisitors：

?Freeguidedtoursareavailabledailyatnoon.

?Freeart-makingactivitiesareavailableforchildreneach

weekendfrom11amto2pm.

?VisittheFamilyRoomintheRyanEducationCenter,open

dailyfrom10：30am—5pm,andintroduceyourchildtothe

museum'scollectionswithavarietyofhands-onactivities.Assemble

（組裝）puzzlesbasedonmasterpiecesyoullseeinthegalleries,

buildarchitecturalwonderswithcolorfulblocks,andlearnaboutart

throughstoriesandgamesatCuriousCorner.

?CheckouttheLionsTrailtourforchildrenages5—10.Thistour

isespeciallydesignedfortheyoungpeopleinyourgroup!Don't

missit!

Gettingthere：

Youcantakethefollowingbuslines：No.1,3,4,6,7,14,

26,28,126and143.

1.IntheModernWingvisitorscanseetheworksof.

A.VanGoghB.Seurat

C.MonetD.Picasso

2.WherecanyougoifyouwanttoseeEuropeanhomesinthe

16thcentury?

A.ThorneMiniatureRooms.B.OfGodsandGlamour.

C.TheFamilyRoom.D.TheModernWing.

3.WhatcanchildrendoatCuriousCorner?

A.Holdabirthdayparty.

B.JointheLionsTrailtour.

C.Playwithcolorfulblocks.

D.Communicatewithartists.

B

“WeleaveatdawnandheadoutoverlandbyjeeptowardsBase

One.Wewillgetasfaraswecanbeforeproceedingonfoot,"Mark

explained.Theotherssatandlistened.Sarah,particularly,asa

"casualtyofevents",wouldn'thaveknownwhattosayorsuggest

evenifshe5dbeenasked.ButHarryhadalottosay.

“Wellnevermakeit,"heprotested（抗議）."Wellst川becrossing

thedesertwhentheycatchupwithus.They'llknowwherewere

headingforandtheyseemtoknoweverymovewemakeorare

goingtomake.”

Marksaidnothing,butspreadhishandsoutasiftosay,“Well,

whatdowedothen?”“Wewouldn'tbeinthismessnow,"Harry

wenton,almostignoringMarksgesture,“ifwehadn'tstoppedto

rescueSarah.”（Heglancedatherbriefly.）“Butsincewedid,we

mustgeton—butnotacrossthedesert.Thereisthesand,anddeep

ravines（溝壑）whicharealmostinvisibleuntilyou'rerightonthem

andthentheheat.Youhavetobeusedtogoingoutthere,andnone

ofusis.Thisisno'morningatleisureonsomepleasantholiday,you

know!Ifwewentnorthinsteadandmadefortheriver...M

Hebrokeoffandlookedaroundattheothers,feelingsomehow

thathisargumentwaspointless.Noonesaidanything.

“Good,"saidMark,lookingaroundwithauthority,andreturned

tocheckingtheirstores.

Abeautifulsunrisewasabouttoburstoverthehorizonasthejeep

headedouttowardsBaseOne.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutMarkandhisfriendsinthetext?

A.They'reonholiday.B.TheyYebeingtrained.

C.They'rebeinghunted.D.They'redoingresearch.

5.WhatisMarksplan?

A.Todriveacrossthedesert.

B.Tomakefortheriveronfoot.

C.Todriveasfaraspossibleandthenwalk.

D.ToleavebeforedawnandleaveSarahbehind.

6.WhydidHarrythinkthattheyshouldmakefortheriver?

A.Heknewtheroadleadingnorth.

B.Theycouldavoidthedesertheat.

C.Thejourneywouldbemorepleasant.

D.Itwouldbemuchsafertogothatway.

7.WhatcanwelearnaboutMarkfromthetext?

A.Hestoppedhalfway.

B.HeacceptedHarrysplan.

C.Hewastheleaderintheaction.

D.Hehadnochoicebuttofollowothers.

C

Manyoftheworld'stallestbuildingswillmakeyoudizzyifyou

reachtheirtop.Butthesegrandbuildingscouldsoonlooklike

bungalowsincomparisontoathree-mile-highskyscraperwhichitis

saidcouldbebuiltby2062.

TheskyscraperistheideaofArconic,amaterialsscience

companybasedinNewYork,aspartofitslargercampaigncalled

"TheJettisons“一whichshowsrespecttothe1962cartoon.Arconic

hasimaginedtheskyscrapercreatedusingmaterialsthatareeither

indevelopmentorhavealreadybeenbroughttomarket,including

smog-eatingsurfacesandretractable（可伸縮的）balconies.

SherriMcCleary,oneofArconicschiefmaterialsscientists,says

oneofthemostexcitingandimmediateprojectsisEcoClean,a

specialcoatingthathelpsbuildingsself-cleanandpurifythe

surroundingair.Itwasfirstreleasedin2011andoffersanumberof

benefitsovertraditionalglasswindows.

Thisyear,wewenttoBarcelona.Itwasaverybigchange.We

weresurroundedbycultureandlifeandjoy.Therewerebarsand

parties.Itwasdifferent,butonethingstayedverymuchthesame—I

feltathomeagainandwefeltlikeafamilyagain.

AlotofpeoplefeelthatNewYear'sEvecannotliveupto

expectations.Ideassuchasthe“NewYear'skiss”and“resolutions”

createalotofpressureforpeopletohaveanighttoremember,a

nightthatwillchangetheirlivesandperhapsmakethenextyearone

worthliving.Ithinkthosepeoplearemissingthepoint.IfChristmasis

aboutfamily,whycan'tNewYearbeaboutfriends?

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph1probably

mean?

A.Home.B.Family.

C.Livingabroad.D.Stayingwithfriends.

13.Whydoesn'ttheauthorcareabout“NewYear'sresolutions"?

A.Theycreatemuchpressure.

B.Hislifestyleisn'tfullofjoy.

C.Hislifestylecallsforchange.

D.Theyusuallycannotbereached.

14.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressthroughhisexperiences

inIrelandandBarcelona?

A.Lifeispeacefulandenjoyable.

B.Livingabroadisahappyexperience.

C.Stayingwithfriendsmakesonefeelathome.

D.Travellingabroadenrichesone'slifeexperience.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TrueFriendship：What?

B.Change：PlanItorMakeIt?

C.NewYear'sCelebration：How?

D.LivingAbroad：ComfortableorComplicated?

二、完形填空

Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinners

throughtheirown_1_.

Ilearnedthislessonfroma(n)2manyyearsago.Itookthe

head3jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.Itwasasmallschool

withaweakfootballprogram.

Itwasatraditionfortheschoolsoldteamtoplayagainstthe4

teamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,

andtheydidn'tevenpracticeto5forthegame.Beingthe

coachofthenewteam,IwasexcitedbecauseIknewwewere

goingtowin,buttomydisappointmentweweredefeated.I

couldn't6Ihadgotintosuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,

Icameto7thatmyteammightnotbethenumberoneteamin

Georgia,buttheywere8me.Ihadtochangemy9_abouttheir

abilityandpotential.

IstarteddoinganythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittle10.

Mostimportantly,Ibegantotreatthemlike.Thatsummer,

whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheir12,wemeteverydayand13

passingandkickingthefootball.

Sixmonthsaftersufferingour1_4onthespringpracticefield,we

wonourfirstgameandoursecond,andcontinuedto

15.Finally,wefacedthenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltthat

itwouldbea16forusevenifwelostthegame.Butthatwasn5twhat

happened.MyboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,givingmeoneof

thegreatest17ofmylife!

FromtheexperienceIlearnedalotabouthowtheattitudeofthe

leadercans18themembersofateam.Insteadofseeingmyboysas

losers,IpushedandJ9them.Ihelpedthemtoseethemselves

20,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.

Winnersaremade,notborn.

1.A.actionB.laborC.effortsD.ability

2.A.experimentB.experienceC.visitD.show

3.A.operatingB.editingC.consultingD.coaching

4.A.successfulB.excellentC.strongD.new

5.A.cheerB.prepareC.hopeD.ask

6.A.believeB.agreeC.expectD.regret

7.A.realizeB.claimC.permitD.demand

8.A.reactingtoB.lookingfor

C.dependingonD.caringabout

9.A.decisionB.attitudeC.conclusionD.intention

10.A.confidenceB.cultureC.fortuneD.relationship

11.A.leadersB.partnersC.winnersD.learners

12.A.rewardsB.vacationsC.healthD.honor

13.A.riskedB.missedC.consideredD.practiced

14.A.defeatB.declineC.accidentD.mistake

15.A.relaxB.improveC.expandD.defend

16.A.shameB.burdenC.victoryD.favor

17.A.chancesB.surprisesC.concernsD.offers

18.A.changeB.serveC.interestD.affect

19.A.encouragedB.observedC.protectedD.impressed

20.A.honestlyB.individuallyC.calmlyD.differently

三.書面表達

假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Mike寫郵件給你，想了解中國的中秋

節。請給他回一封郵件，介紹一下中秋節的情況，內容包括：

1.中秋節的時間；

2.中秋節的慶?；顒樱?/p>

3?中秋節的意義。

注意：

1,詞數100左右；

2.開頭和結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數。

參考詞匯：陰歷lunarcalendar豫征symbol;團圓reuniono

DearMike,

Howareyou?I