Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3,000 US adolescents (少年) wi
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Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3,000 US adolescents (少年) will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults.During their lifetime, it can be __1__ that of these 3,000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic __2__， and nearly 750 will be killed by a smokingrelated disease.The number of deaths __3__ by cigarette smoking outweigh all other factors, whether __4__ or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors __5__ 30%, smoking rates among __6__ have declined.While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be __7__.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have __8__ very little.Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among __9__ high school seniors exceeded(超过) that among female by nearly 10%.The statistic is reversing.Third, several recent studies have __10__ that high school dropouts(辍学者)have excessively __11__ smoking rate, as much as 75%.Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have __12__ in the past decade, no definite __13__ for the decline to exist.Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its current __14__ to take the most effective measures to __15__ smoking level among youth.
| 小题1: | | A．inferred | B．believed | C．expected | D．hoped |
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| 小题2: | | A．peaks | B．accidents | C．problems | D．jams |
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| 小题3: | | A．damaged | B．caused | C．led | D．made |
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| 小题4: | | A．happy | B．healthy | C．voluntary | D．crazy |
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| 小题5: | | A．had | B．totaled | C．got | D．reached |
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| 小题6: | | A．youth | B．students | C．girls | D．boys |
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| 小题7: | | A．raised | B．lifted | C．asked | D．questioned |
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| 小题8: | | A．grown | B．changed | C．risen | D．declined |
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| 小题9: | | A．old | B．male | C．young | D．female |
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| 小题10: | | A．insisted | B．indicated | C．denied | D．wondered |
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| 小题11: | | A．large | B．small | C．high | D．low |
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| 小题12: | | A．sunk | B．set | C．produced | D．occurred |
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| 小题13: | | A．reasons | B．causes | C．ways | D．results |
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| 小题14: | | A．survey | B．study | C．figure | D．effort |
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| 小题15: | | A．stop | B．reduce | C．forbid | D．limit |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B |
解析
试题分析：本文讲述了在过去几十年里年轻人抽烟的比率有所下降，并分析了具体的原因。
小题1:C 动词辨析。A推理B认为C预料D希望；3千人里有23人被预料将死于谋***。
小题2:B 上下文串联。根据横线前的traffic说明这里是指交通事故。
小题3:B 动词辨析。A破坏B导致C带领D生产了；由吸烟所导致的死亡人数超过所有其它的原因。
小题4:C 上下文串联。根据横线后面的involuntary说明C正确。
小题5:D 动词辨析。A有B共计C得到D达到；指这个数字达到了30%。
小题6:A 上下文串联。根据第8空的smoking rates among youth说明这里讨论的青少年的抽烟。
小题7:A 动词辨析。A提出B举起C要求D询问；有几个重要的因素要被提出来。
小题8:D 上下文串联。根据第6空后的declined说明整个数据是在下降。
小题9:B 上下文串联。根据that among female说明这里是拿男性和女性抽烟的数据进行对比的。
小题10:B 动词辨析。A坚持B显示C否认D想知道；最近的研究显示…
小题11:C 形容词辨析。A大B小C高D低；指高中辍学者的抽烟率太高了。说明这个现象很严重。
小题12:D 动词辨析。A下沉B设置C生产D发生；尽管青少年抽烟比率下降过去几十年已经发生。
小题13:A 用法辨析。横线后面的for the decline说明A正确，名词reason与介词for连用。
小题14:D 名词辨析。A调查B研究C数据D努力；NCI开始采取措施努力降低吸烟的比率。
小题15:B 调查辨析。A停止B降低C禁止D限制；NCI开始采取措施努力降低吸烟的比率。
点评：本文是关于年轻人抽烟驴下降的话题，从本篇完型可以看出考生对首段应该给与足够的重视，因为往往它就是文章的中心，它体现的观点往往决定了全文的观点，所以多花一点时间看首段是永远是值得的。同时考生在选择答案时要根据上下文的复现或同现以及这些词之间的有机联系来确定答案。由于完形填空的文章是一个意义相关联的语篇，围绕一个话题论述，因此在行文中词语的重复、替代、复现和同现现象是不可避免的。 |
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The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.
The bad weather caused severe disruption. More than 3000 schools had to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school. School children weren’t too unhappy about it though as they headed out to play the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing.
In London, bus services were withdrawn for a day and tubes and trains were cancelled. Major motorways in the country had to close. Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labor is around &1 billion (10 billion yuan) to businesses and the economy.
Anyone who wanted to leave the country had problems too. Runways were closed at all the UK’s major airports because of the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving some passengers stranded at airports.
So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there aren’t enough snow –ploughs（铲雪机）and gritters（撒沙机）and it doesn’t make sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently.
The south-east of England was the hardest hit at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues.
More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out!
小题1: Which of the following facts is FALSE according to the passage?| A．More than 3000 schools had to close for the heavy snow. | | B．Major motorways in the country had to close for the bad weather. | | C．Runways were closed at all the UK’s major airports for the amount of snow. | | D．The government organized to clear the snow away with snow-ploughs and gritters. |
小题2: What does the underlined phrase venture out probably mean in last paragraph?| A．go out | B．search out | | C．take no risks | D．stay indoors |
小题3: What can we learn from the passage?| A．School children seemed happy to head out to play in the snow though schools had to close. | | B．The cost of the lost labor reached around 10 billion yuan to businesses and the economy. | | C．Hundreds of flights couldn’t land because the runways were closed at major British airports. | | D．Tubes and trains in London were cancelled, but drivers were still driving in main motorways. |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?| A．The heavy snow is what the British have been expecting for 18 years. | | B．The heavy snow has been a very rare heavy one in the UK for 18 years. | | C．The heavy snow doesn"t please school children at all. | | D．The government isn’t ill-prepared for snow. |
小题5:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?| A．Harsh Winters Visit Britain | | B．Heavy Snow Hits the UK | | C．Bad Weather Causes Chaos Just in London | | D．Heavy Snow Causes Disruption Only in Motorways |
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2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy." He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said.Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don"t think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
小题1:Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.小题2:Yao Ming said that _____.| A．playing in the NBA was difficult | | B．it was hard to watch NBA games on TV | | C．he was an NBA star | | D．it was boring to play basketball |
小题3:From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.| A．will work hard for his team | | B．made the highest score in his first NBA game | | C．can"t understand his teammates | | D．teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself |
小题4:The passage is probably ______.| A．an advertisement | B．a notice | C．a news report | D．an instruction |
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Your teenage daughter is supposed to be doing homework, but you catch her chatting online. She tells you that she’s talking about the math test tomorrow. Before your eyes start rolling, listen up: teens are using social networking sites for more than just gossip, according to a new study by the National School Boards Association.
The students who took part in the online survey, aged 9 to 17, said they spent almost as much time on social networking online as they did watching television. And it is what these kids are talking about online that is causing such a cheer: education. Of the students who took part in the study 60 percent reported that some of the most popular social networking topics were college planning, learning outside of school, careers, and schoolwork. They also reported posting writing and art projects that might have nothing to do with schoolwork.
Ann Flynn, director of education technology for the National School Boards Association, says incorporating (合并) social networking tools into educational curriculum (课程) is the way forward. Flynn says a school in Cleveland, Ohio is posting students’ book reports on a blog for students of their own ages, parents and other teachers to read and comment on. “If someone reacts other than the teacher, a child is much more likely to take an assignment seriously,” Flynn says.
Not only students but also parents can benefit. Now parents can go online and know what the class is doing. So, next time your child says her blog is educational, get curious, sit down and check out the blog with her. You might just learn something new yourself.
小题1:We can infer from the text that Ann Flynn . | A．supports students in using social networking sites | | B．used to think badly of students’ using social networking sites | | C．suggests schools set up their own social networking sites | | D．suggests teachers inspect what students do on social networking sites |
小题2:How does the school in Cleveland mentioned in the text use social net-working sites?| A．It asks each student to keep a blog. | | B．It invites parents to comment on students’ work. | | C．It welcomes comments on students’ book reports online. | | D．It lets students keep in touch with their teachers online. |
小题3:A student will not probably take an assignment seriously if he gets comments from .| A．a stranger | B．his teachers | C．his parents | D．his classmates |
小题4:Why can parents benefit from social networking sites? | A．Because parents can make a lot of friends online. | | B．Because parents can help their children with their schoolwork. | | C．Because parents can know their children’s learning at school. | | D．Because parents can keep up with social development. |
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On a summer day, John was sitting on a beach in Hawaii with his parents. The six-year-old child suddenly said he was so lucky because he had so many toys to play with at home.
His surprised parents replied that he was lucky, since a lot of kids didn’t have any toys at all. “How can that be?” John said, confused, but then he said that he would like to get toys for those children. His parents naturally thought their son was just kidding. But as soon as they returned home, John began using his pocket money to buy toys for other kids and asking his friends to do the same. His parents responded by organizing pizza suppers for other families interested in helping other children that can’t afford to buy toys. John thought that he just wanted to cheer those kids up.
John’s parents started to find a place that would allow children as young as six and seven to volunteer. They finally find a day care center for disabled children to let John and his friends visit. They went and played with these kids, playing around the room as if they belonged there.
John and his friends named their work Kids Cheering Kids. John and his friends visited kids at some childcare centers, helping out with a party they organized. They also prepared a performance for children with disabilities. Their activities have drawn public concern.
The spirit of helping is as fresh as it was that day in Hawaii. “The whole purpose,”
John says, “is to make the kids feel better.”
小题1:Why did John get toys for the children who didn’t have any toy at all?| A．Because he wanted to make them happy. | | B．Because he wanted to show off his toys. | | C．Because he wanted to share his toys with them. | | D．Because he wanted to make friends with them. |
小题2:What was John’s parents’ attitude towards his plan?| A．Positive. | B．Critical. | C．Doubtful. | D．Puzzled. |
小题3:What do we learn about Kids Cheering Kids?| A．It’s a children’s game enjoyed by John and his friends. | | B．It’s a project started by John to help other kids. | | C．It’s a program performed by John and his friends. | | D．It’s an after-school activity planned by John’s friends. |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．An unforgettable vacation | B．A valuable experience | | C．Let kids cheer kids | D．Let kids learn to share |
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It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible．Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel．It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter altogether.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too．It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving．On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting．A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm so necessary in modern traffic condition．But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough．Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous．Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time．The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to．It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies (奶奶).
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings．Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive．Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users．It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
小题1:According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by .| A．road conditions | B．the speed of modern life | | C．the large number of cars | D．the behavior of the drivers |
小题2:In the writer’s opinion, .| A．drivers should show road politeness properly. | | B．strict traffic rules are badly needed | | C．unskillful drivers should be punished | | D． drivers should avoid traffic jams |
小题3:The underlined word “give-and-take” in the passage means .| A．politeness and impoliteness | | B．willingness to give in to each other’s wishes | | C．offering help to others as much as possible | | D．good manners and bad manners |
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Road Politeness
B．Traffic Problems
C Bad Manners on the Road
D．Good Drivers and Bad Driver |
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