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阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空
一、阅读理解
A
San Francisco Fire Engine Tours
San Francisco Winery Tour
Running： February 1st through April 30th
This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure
Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can
enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer
（included in tickets price）.
Departing from the Cannery： Tour times upon request
Duration： 2 hours
Price： $90
Back to the Fifties Tour
Running： August 16th through August 31st
This tour transports you back in time to one of San Franciscos
most fantastic periods， the 1950s！ Enjoy fun history as we take
you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.
Departing from the Cannery： 5：00 pm and 7：00 pm
Duration： 2 hours
Price： $90
Spooky Halloween Tour
Running： October 10th through October 31st
Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district.Authentic
fire gear （服装） is provided for your warmth as our entertainers
take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.
Departing from the Cannery： 6：30 pm and 8：30 pm
Duration： 1 hour and 30 minutes
Price： Available upon request
Holiday Lights Tour
Running： December 6th through December 23rd
This attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciscos most
cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your
warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.
Departing from the Cannery： 7：00 pm and 9：00 pmDuration： 1 hour and 30 minutes
Advance bookings required.
1. What tour is available in March？
A. San Francisco Winery Tour. B. Back to the Fifties Tour.
C. Spooky Halloween Tour. D. Holiday Lights Tour.
2. What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tour？
A. Go to Treasure Island. B. Enjoy the holiday scenes.
C. Have free ice cream. D. Visit the Presidio district.
3. What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour？
A. Take some drinks.
B. Wear warm clothes.
C. Make bookings in advance.
D. Set off early in the morning.
B
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican-
American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children， she
often felt like she had “seven fathers”， because her six brothers，
as well as her father， tried to control her. Feeling shy and
unimportant， she retreated （躲避） into books. Despite her love
of reading， she did not do well in elementary school because she
was too shy to participate.
In high school， with the encouragement of one particular
teacher， Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school
literary magazine. Later Cisneros attended college， and she found
a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program
at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers Workshop，
however， she felt lonely—a Mexican American from a poor
neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of
being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice”.
“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly
different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican
woman， but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so
many imbalances in my life， but it had everything to do with it！
That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates
couldn’t write about.”Cisneros published her first work， The House on Mango
Street， when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young
Mexican-American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in
Chicago， much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as
a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in
classes from high school through graduate school level. Since
then， Cisneros has published several books of poetry， a
childrens book， and a short-story collection.
4. What is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood？
A. She had seven brothers.
B. She felt herself a nobody.
C. She was too shy to go to school.
D. She did not have any good teachers.
5. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to ___ .
A. work for a school magazine
B. run away from her family
C. develop her writing style
D. makes a lot of friends
6. According to Cisneros， what played the decisive role in her
success？
A. The early years in college.
B. The childhood experience.
C. The training in the Workshop.
D. The feeling of being different.
7. What do we learn about The House on Mango Street？
A. It is quite popular among students.
B. It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.
C. It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish.
D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.
C
Music is not just a set of sounds and rhythms. Its influence on the
brain is much deeper than any other human experience. Keep on
reading to know all those amazing powers of music.
A recent study suggests that preterm （早产的） babies appear
to experience less pain and feed more when listening to music.
Experts led by Dir. Mano Kumar of the University of Alberta，Canada， found that music had a beneficial effect on reducing pain
for preterm babies experiencing painful medical tests. It also
appeared to benefit full-term babies during operations.
Many people experiencing brain damage have speech and
movement-related problems. Music can help recover （恢复健康）
from brain injuries. As a different and effective treatment， doctors
often advise such patients to listen to good music to improve the
parts of the brain responsible for these two functions. When people
with neurological （神经系统的） disorders hear a musical beat，
it helps them to regain a balanced walk.
Though music cannot make deafness disappear， it really can
stave off the loss of hearing. There was an experiment involving 163
people where 74 were musicians. Participants were asked to pass
some listening tests. Musicians heard the sounds better than non-
musicians， and this difference gets clearer with age. This means
that a 70-year-old musician hears better than a 50-year-old non-
musician， even in a noisy environment.
Besides， music mends a broken heart. It is not about a thrown-
away love， but about a heart attack. The matter is that music can
help people recover from a heart attack or heart operation by
reducing blood pressure， slowing down the heartbeat rate， and
reducing anxiety. Listening to the quality music produces positive
emotions， improves the movement of blood， and expands blood
vessels， thus， promoting quick recovery of the whole
cardiovascular （心血管的） system.
8. How does music affect preterm babies？
A. It helps reduce their pain.
B. It helps develop their intelligence.
C. It helps improve their hearing systems.
D. It helps repair their neurological systems.
9. The underlined phrase “stave off” in Paragraph 4 means “___ ”.
A. lead to B. increase
C. prevent D. break into
10. Why does the writer say “music mends a broken heart”？
A. It has a good effect on human body.
B. It helps patients recover in a slow way.C. It makes a person feel optimistic about life.
D. It helps people prevent diseases caused by anxiety.
11. What can be the best title for the text？
A. Who Can Benefit from Music
B. The Best Time to Listen to Music
C. The Way to Choose Quality Music
D. How Music Affects Our Mind and Body
D
Fifty percent of the Kenyan top runners are members of the
Kalenjins， one minority race of the country. The fact has puzzled
sports scientists. What enables the Kalenjin people to run so fast？
A team of Danish sports scientists spent 18 months and
discovered the Kalenjins had remarkably slow heart rates even when
running long distances. The Kalenjins live in high-altitude （高海
拔） villages. People living at high altitudes produce more red blood
cells. Scientists believe there is a connection between increased red
blood cells and low heart rates and that both may enable high-
altitude athletes to outperform those who train at low altitudes. The
Danish scientists also studied the bodies of the Kalenjins and
compared them to those of the Danes. They found that the Kalenjins
have longer “birdlike” legs. The Kalenjins also have lower body mass
indexes and shorter bodies than Danish people.
As a result of the Danish study， some scientists made the
conclusion that the Kalenjins possess what is called a “speed gene
（基因）”. However， Kenyan runners were offended by this
conclusion. They credited their success to hard work and endless
hours of training.
Although the controversy over the “speed gene” remains
unsolved， British runner Mo Farah’s experience offers an
interesting perspective on the subject. In 2005， he realized he
wasn’t meeting his potential as a runner. A group of Kenyan runners
were training in England then. After he accidentally observed the
Kenyans strict training routines and dedication to their sport， Farah
began eating healthy foods， going to bed early， and training
harder than he had ever trained in his life. As a result， Farah’srunning career exploded. He has won seven world and Olympic titles
in the 5000m and regularly beats Kenya’s top runners！
Farah’s story proves （证明） what Kenyans have known all
along. Regardless of genetics， their success would not be possible
without hard work， dedication， sacrifice， and mental
toughness. Their “secret” is simple. Train hard， run fast， and
never give up.
12. What interested the sports scientists？
A. Kenyan sports history.
B. Kalinin’s running ability.
C. Kalinin’s training methods.
D. Kenyans enthusiasm for sports.
13. What leads to the Kalinin’s success according to Danish
scientists？
A. Their physical condition. B. Their hard training.
C. Their lifestyle. D. Their strong will.
14. How did Kenyan runners think about Danish research result？
A. Important. B. Convincing.
C. Unacceptable. D. Astonishing.
15. Why is Mo Farah’s story mentioned in the text？
A. To show running methods count.
B. To encourage British athletes.
C. To prove effort pays off.
D. To support gene theory.
二、完形填空
Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn， New York in 1917. Her
mother was away for much of her 1 . So her grandmother helped
raise her.
At the age of sixteen， Lena 2 a job as a dancer at the
famous Cotton Club in New York City. After 3 voice lessons， she
soon began performing there as a singer too. At the age of
nineteen， Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 4 Louis Jones， who
was an actor. 5 ， their life together did not last long. But they had
two 6 ， Gail and Edwin.In 1940， Lena Horne became the first African-American to
travel and 7 with an all-white jazz band. She also made 8 and
performed at New York City Café Society jazz club. This was the first
nightclub in the United States 9 racial barriers. Many jazz clubs
during this period had black performers，but few 10 them to watch
the performance as part of the 11 .
Lena Horne became very 12 . After performing at a club in
Hollywood， California， she caught the attention of 13 . So with
the help of some filmmakers， she soon 14 making movies. Lena
Horne said that she was able to make movies because she was the
kind of black person that white people could 15 . But she said this
was the 16 kind of acceptance. It was for the way she 17 ， not
for how good she was or how hard she worked.
However， through her hard work， she helped 18 racial
barriers. During her sixty-year career as a performer， Lena Horne
earned peoples 19 and respect. She used her fame to 2 0 social
injustices toward African-Americans.
1. A. dream B. education C. life D. childhood
2. A. disliked B. found C. lost D. wanted
3. A. taking B. giving C. designing D. making
4. A. saw B. disappointed C. married D. surprised
5. A. Excitingly B. Amazingly C. Happily D. Unfortunately
6. A. relatives B. parents C. friends D. children
7. A. perform B. play C. stay D. communicate
8. A. promises B. decisions C. excuses D. records
9. A. without B. on C. for D. about
10. A. encouraged B. allowed C. interested D. forced
11. A. participants B. learners C. audience D. people
12. A. popular B. hard-working C. anxious D. tired
13. A. bosses B. guests C. managers D. filmmakers
14. A. stopped B. preferred C. enjoyed D. began
15. A. expect B. accept C. contact D. consider
16. A. worst B. slowest C. highest D. biggest
17. A. talked B. sang C. looked D. acted
18. A. protect B. break C. exchange D. show
19. A. sorrow B. money C. pity D. love20. A. disagree B. violate C. fight D. present
三、语法填空
We all know clean water is important for good health. But now we
also know we should watch 1 we keep our water in. Plastic bottles
hardened with a dangerous material 2 （call） BPA can release
（释放） a chemical into our water that harms our bodies. Since
2011， many countries 3 （ban） plastic with BPA from use in
food containers and baby bottles. But are other non-BPA plastics
safe？
Plastics labeled BPA-free might use other chemicals that have
harmful health effects . 4 （study） have shown that low levels of
those chemicals might have the same effects 5 BPA. So， what
should people do？ The 6 （good） material to drink from is
glass， which has no chemicals that can contaminate （污染）
water.
Another good choice for drink containers 7（be）stainless steel
（不锈钢）. Stainless steel bottles are better than aluminum
bottles， which are covered with a thin plastic lining （内层） 8
（protect） the metal from acids. There are many good food-grade
stainless steel water bottles on the market.
If you do decide to use 9 reusable plastic water bottle， avoid
10（keep） it in the sun. Sunlight and hot liquid speed up the
release of chemicals into your drinking water.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
答案
阅读理解
A： 1—3 ACC B： 4—7BCDA
C： 8—11 ACAD D： 12—15 BACC
完形填空
1—5 DBACD 6—10 DADAB
11—15 CADDB 16—20 ACBDC
语法填空1. what 2. called 3. have banned 4. Studies 5. as 6.
best 7. is 8. to protect 9. a 10. keeping
