第13练　阅读＋完形＋语法填空Ⅰ.阅读理解A体裁：说明文　话题：儿童入学　词数：312　时间：5′“Redshirting”isatermthatcomesfromtheworldofcollegesports，describingathleteswhoarekeptoffthefielduntiltheydevelopcertainskills.Theyoftensitoutayearormore.Manyparentswithchildrenreadytostartschoolhaveadopted(接受)thesamelineofthinking.Theyarewaitinguntiltheirchildrenare6yearsoldbeforesendingthemtokindergarten.Nationally，therehasbeenajumpinthepercentageofkidsthatwereheldback.Only9percentofchildrenwerebeingredshirtedbackinthemid－1990s.By2022，16.4percentofchildrenenteringkindergartenwere6orolder，accordingtotheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics.Thejumplikelyhastodowithschools'increasingemphasisonacademicachievementandparents'growingattentiontotheirkids'emotionalneeds.LisaDeLunawonderswhetherherson，Jacob，mighthavebenefitedfrombeingheldback.Hestartedkindergartenonlyweeksafterturning5，andhestruggledtokeepupsociallyandacademically.“Heseemedreadyforkindergartenatthetime，butitwasn'tuntil3rdgradethatthingsreallybegantogetbetterforhim，”shesays.Onthecontrary，AnnaSandlerhasfewworriesaboutdaughterMolly，whoisalsoa3rdgraderandtheyoungestinherclass.Mollyalsohasasisterwhojuststartedkindergartenandshe，too，istheyoungestinherclass.“Ididn'tholdeitherofmygirlsback.Theybothhavegoodlanguageskillsandareactuallyquitetallfortheirages.WhenMollywasin2ndgrade，herhandwritingwasworsethanothers'.Now，ayearlater，herhandwritingshowsnodifference，”Sandlersays.Theabovechildren'sexperiencesagreeneatlywithdatacollectedbytheNationalAssociationfortheEducationofYoungChildren(NAEYC)．“Ourresearch\nshowsthatevenifthereisabenefitfromredshirtingtoachildinthefirstyearoryears，by3rdgradeanydifferencesbetweenchildrenheldbackandthosenotareveryslight，”saysKyleSnow，directoroftheCenterforAppliedResearchattheNAEYC.【语篇解读】　本文讨论了是否应该让适龄儿童延迟入学的问题。1．TheauthorgivesthefiguresinParagraph2toshow________．A．theoriginsofredshirtingB．theincreaseinredshirtingC．theimportanceofkids'emotionalneedsD．schools'emphasisonacademicachievement答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第二段“...therehasbeenajumpinthepercentageofkidsthatwereheldback.”可知，延迟入学的孩子的百分比提高了很多。]2．HowdoesLisaDeLunaseemtofeelaboutthefactthathersonstartedkindergartenat5?A．Satisfied.B．Embarrassed.C．Regretful.D．Worried.答案　C　[推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知，LisaDeLuna不确定自己的孩子是否会因为延迟入学而受益。她的孩子在刚入学的时候学得很吃力，直到三年级才有所好转。由此可推知，她对让自己孩子五岁入学感到后悔了。]3．WhatdowelearnaboutMolly?A．Shestartedkindergartenontime.B．Shewasshortforherageasa2ndgrader.C．Shestudieswithhersisterinthesameclass.D．Herhandwritingwasgoodin2ndgrade.答案　A　[细节理解题。根据第四段“Ididn'tholdeitherofmygirlsback.”可知，Molly按时入学了。]4．KyleSnowwillprobablyagreethat________．A．childrenbenefitalotfromredshirtingB．redshirtedchildrenperformbetteratschoolC．redshirtinghasnegativeeffectsonstudents\nD．redshirtingisunnecessaryinthelongterm答案　D　[推理判断题。根据最后一段“Ourresearchshowsthatevenifthereisabenefitfromredshirtingtoachildinthefirstyearoryears，by3rdgradeanydifferencesbetweenchildrenheldbackandthosenotareveryslight...”可知，KyleSnow的研究表明让孩子延迟入学在短期内是有好处的，但是在三年级之后这些差别会变得很小。由此可推知，KyleSnow认为从长远来看延迟入学是没有必要的。]B体裁：影评　话题：电影故事　词数：370　时间：8′Fewofushaven'treadCinderella，thestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.Somemightnotwanttoadmitit，butthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone'sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurity(默默无闻)．MarySantiagohasthatsecretdream，too.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStory，afilmsetinaU．S.highschool.Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirls，sheisinvisible.However，herworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagerpopsinger，JoeyParker，appears.Joeyiseverythingtherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kind，handsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey'spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome，sheleavesbehindherMP3player，whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcourse，thereisawickedstepmother，whoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn'tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMary，evenifthatmeansembarrassingher.Thestory，thoughitmostlyfollowsCinderella，doesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshingly，thefilm，unlikemanyhighschoolfilms，doesnotfocusonlooks，althoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.\n“ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumping－offpoint，”writesthemoviecriticAmberWilkinson.“Yetthefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.”【语篇解读】　本文是一篇影评。讲述的是一部以灰姑娘的童话故事为蓝本的新电影——《灰姑娘之舞动奇迹》。5．Inthemovie，MarySantiagoisthemaincharacterwho________．A．isbraveinexpressingherloveB．isbadlytreatedbythestepmotherC．hasadreamofmeetingaprinceD．isembarrassedbythepopsinger答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第四段第五句中的．..thereisawickedstepmother...可知答案为B项。]6．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．JoeyisjustlikeotherboysinMary'sclass.B．TheMP3playerhelpsJoeyinfindingMary.C．Notmanypeoplehaveadreamtoberealized.D．Mary'smotherinfluencesheralotinsinging.答案　B　[推理判断题。根据文章第四段第四句中的．..MP3player，whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirl...可知答案。由第四段第一句可排除A项；由第一段可排除C项；由第四段第五句可排除D项。]7．WhatdoesthemoviecriticAmberWilkinsonmeanbyhiswordsaboutAnotherCinderellaStory?A．ThemovieisexactlyanothercopyoftheCinderellafairytale.B．ThemovieisasgoodasthestoryCinderella.C．ThemovieandCinderellabothfocusonfollowingyourdream.D．ThemovieisbasedonthestoryCinderellawhilealittledifferentfromit.答案　D　[细节理解题。在安伯·威尔金森所说的话：ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumping－offpoint...Yetthefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.中，jumping－offpoint意为“出发点”。说明了这部电影源于灰姑娘的故事，都以追逐梦想为主题，但这部新电影又略有不同。]\n8．Thepassageismainlyabout________．A．anintroductiontoMarySantiagoB．areviewaboutafilmC．anessayaboutdreamsD．anadvertisementofCinderella答案　B　[主旨大意题。通读全文可知这是一篇影评。]Ⅱ.完形填空体裁：记叙文　话题：爱心传递　词数：290　时间：15′Ayearago，myfriendandIwenttoanearbytowntoattendawedding.Afterthereception(招待会)，wewere__9__forapublicbustogobackhome.Itwasalreadynineo'clockatnight.Andalthoughthereweremanybusespassingby，__10__ofthemstopped.Wewaitedandwaitedthere.Anhourlater，weweregetting__11__．Wewouldn'tbeabletostaythereforthenight，becauseitwasa(n)__12__andwebothneededtoworkthenextday.How__13__wewere!Itwasalmost10pmwhenafamily—whohadattendedthesame__14__—passedbyintheircar.__15__sensingthatwewerewaitingforsomemeansoftransport，theystoppedandofferedtogiveusa__16__．Iwassohappybytheirkindness，andIexpressedmy__17__tothemintime.Whenwe__18__myhometown，thefamilydroppedusatthe__19__pointfromwherewecouldcatchapublicrickshaw(三轮车)togetstraighttoourhome.Ontheway，alaborer(工人)__20__therickshaw.Thedriversawhisclothesandaskedhim__21__hehadmoneytopaythefare.Theman__22__hisheadandsaid，“No”．Onhearingthis，thedriver__23__totakehim.Justatthattime，Irememberedmyown__24__afewminutesearlier.SoItoldthedriverto__25__himtositwithus，asIwouldpayhisfare.Whatanimmediatechanceto__26__theactofkindness！Thatnight，Ifeltlightnessinmyheart.Iwenttosleephappily，filledwith__27__aboutwhatIhaddone.Iwishthischain(一系列)ofkindnesscould__28__！【语篇解读】　一年前，“我”和朋友去参加婚礼。回家的时候太晚了而等不到车，正在我们焦急之时，一个陌生人主动要求载“我们”一程。后来，“我”又帮助另一个陌生人付车费。就这样，爱心一个一个地传递下去。\n9．A.applyingB．waitingC．headingD．making答案　B　[根据下文“Wewaitedandwaitedthere.”可知，当时“我”和朋友正在等公共汽车回家。]10．A.noneB．someC．eachD．any答案　A　[根据上下句“Andalthoughthereweremanybusespassingby，...Wewaitedandwaitedthere.”可知，虽然有很多车经过，但是没有一个愿意停下来载“我们”。]11．A.curiousB．activeC．hopelessD．careful答案　C　[根据上文内容可知，等了1个小时已经是晚上10点了，都没有等到车，“我”和朋友感觉没有希望了。]12．A.festivalB．holidayC．appointmentD．weekday答案　D　[根据下文“webothneededtoworkthenextday”可知，那天是个工作日，第二天还要上班。]13．A.relaxedB．worriedC．boredD．excited答案　B　[根据上文内容可知，等不到车又不能在这里过夜，所以“我”和朋友非常着急。]14．A.busB．meetingC．weddingD．class答案　C　[根据第一段“Ayearago，myfriendandIwenttoanearbytowntoattendawedding.”可知，“我们”是去参加同一个婚礼的。]15．A.GenerallyB．StrangelyC．ProbablyD．Finally答案　C　[他们可能感觉到“我们”在等公共汽车，所以停下来让“我们”搭便车。]16．A.liftB．carC．letterD．chance答案　A　[根据上文“sensingthatwewerewaitingforsomemeansoftransport，they\nstopped”可知，他们可能感觉到“我们”在等公共汽车，所以停下来让“我们”搭便车。]17．A.concernB．thankfulnessC．surpriseD．disappointment答案　B　[他们善良地让“我们”搭便车，所以“我”上车后及时表达谢意。]18．A.missedB．builtC．leftD．reached答案　D　[根据下文“thefamilydroppedus”可知，车到“我”和朋友的家乡时，好心人才让“我们”下车。]19．A.nearestB．furthestC．highestD．lowest答案　A　[根据下文“wherewecouldcatchapublicrickshawtogetstraighttoourhome”可知，好心人把“我们”送到离站点最近的地方，在那里可以乘坐人力车直接回家。]20．A.parkedB．climbedC．stoppedD．moved答案　C　[根据下文内容可知，那个工人也想搭车，所以他叫停了这辆人力车。]21．A.ifB．whichC．whenD．how答案　A　[拉人力车的司机问那个工人是否有钱付车费。]22．A.noddedB．touchedC．washedD．shook答案　D　[根据下文“said，‘No’”可知，工人摇头说没有钱付车费。]23．A.agreedB．refusedC．pretendedD．decided答案　B　[根据上文可知，工人没有钱付车费，所以拉人力车的人拒绝载他。]24．A.mysteryB．secretC．troubleD．wealth答案　C　[根据上文内容及下文“afewminutesearlier”可知，“我”想起了刚刚在等公共汽车的困境。]25．A.allowB．helpC．adviseD．encourage答案　A　[根据下文“asIwouldpayhis\nfare.”可知“我”让司机允许那个工人同我们一起坐车，因为“我”会替那个工人付车费。]26.A.believeinB．gothroughC．standforD．passon答案　D　[根据上文内容可知，别人帮助了“我”和朋友，“我”又去帮助了其他人，可见这是爱心的传递。]27．A.reliefB．hopeC．puzzleD．joy答案　D　[根据上文“Iwenttosleephappily”可知，当晚“我”为“我”做的事感到高兴，心满意足地睡着了。]28．A.increaseB．continueC．changeD．succeed答案　B　[“我”希望这种爱心的传递能继续下去。]Ⅲ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Inmymemory，playingtheshuttlecock(毽子)gamewasoneofmyfavoriteactivitiesduringmychildhood.MyhometownisinnortheastChina__29__thewinterlastsalmostfivetosixmonths，soplayingtheshuttlecockoutsidewasthemaingameinwinteranditbecamemyfriend.Infact，itwastheshuttlecock__30__accompaniedmeinthelongwinter.Atthattime，Ialwaysmadeshuttlecocksbymyself.Infact，itwaseasy__31__(make)thembyhand.Iusedsomechickenfeatherstomaketheshuttlecock.Forthesmallmetalbase，I__32__(usual)chosetwoorthreeancientChinesecoinswith__33__holeinthemiddle.ThenIputthechickenfeathersintotheholeandtiedthemtogetherwiththread.Thus，asimpleshuttlecockwasready.Actually，thegamewasverysimple.It__34__(play)byapersonwhokickedtheshuttlecockwithhisorherfootandkept__35__fromdroppingdownonthegroundaslong__36__possible.Sometimes，thereweresomanypeoplewantingtoplayitthatwehadtohaveamatch.__37__(divide)intotwoteams，webegantoplay.Andtheteamthatcouldkeepplayingmuch__38__(long)wouldwin.答案　29.where　30.that　31.tomake　32.usually33．a　34.wasplayed　35.it　36.as　37.Havingbeendivided　38.longer