活页综合提升练(十八)完形填空+阅读理解(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空Once,arabbitbuiltafantasticwarren(兔穴),wherehelivedveryhappily.He1itsowellthat,whenagreatrainstormarrived—which2nearlythewholewoodsandthehomesofmany3—hisremaineduntouched.Soon,oneafteranother,the4animalscametohisdoor,askingiftheycouldspendthatwinterwithhiminhiswarren.He5eachvisitorin,and6thewarrenfilledupuntiltherewasno7left.Butthisdiscomfortdidnot8therabbit,becausehefeltthathewasbeing9.Onedayinspring,whenalltheanimalshad10totheiroldhomes,therabbitwashoppingalongsoabsent-mindedly(心不在焉地)thathedidnot11thatalynx(猞猁)was12him.Oneoftheanimalswhohadspentthe13intherabbit’swarrensawthisand14therabbitjustintime.Heshoutedtotherabbitandaskedhimto15takeshelterinhishome.Thelynxdestroyedthathome,buttherabbitmanagedto16andruntohideinthehomeofanotherfriend.Forawholeday,thelynx17therabbitfromonecavetoanother,buttherabbitalwaysmanagedtosavehisskin,18allthetimebythefriendswhomhehadoffered19tointhewinter.Hefeltvery20,notonlyforhavingescapedthelynx,butalsoforhavingmadesomanyfriendsinthewoods,thankstohisownoriginalgenerosity.1.A.filledB.designedC.cleanedD.decorated2.A.buriedB.burnedC.floodedD.cut3.A.animalsB.seedsC.peopleD.crops4.A.oldB.homelessC.curiousD.angry5.A.mixedB.forcedC.droveD.invited6.A.regularlyB.probablyC.graduallyD.unluckily7.A.roomB.airC.informationD.wealth8.A.encourageB.surpriseC.botherD.benefit9.A.freeB.specialC.busyD.generous10.A.climbedB.flewC.returnedD.swam11.A.mindB.ignoreC.rememberD.realize12.A.waitingforB.talkingtoC.caringforD.laughingat13.A.holidayB.winterC.nightD.weekend14.A.warnedB.greetedC.taughtD.blamed15.A.proudlyB.quicklyC.secretlyD.politely16.A.restB.settleC.fightD.escape17.A.punishedB.beatC.followedD.stopped18.A.understoodB.calledC.knownD.helped19.A.shelterB.honorC.messagesD.chances20.A.calmB.happyC.crazyD.comfortableⅡ.阅读理解(A)【社会文化类】Thecomputerkeyboardhelpedkillshorthand—asystemofrapidhandwriting,andnowit’sthreateningtofinishoffhandwritingasawhole.WhenhandwrittenessayswereintroducedontheSATexamsfortheclassof2013,just15%ofthemost1.5millionstudentswrotetheiranswersincursive(草书).Therest?Blockletters.AndthosecollegehopefulsarejustthefirstedgeofawaveofUSstudentswhonolongergetmuchhandwritinginstructionsintheprimarygrades,frequently10minutesadayorless.Asaresult,moreandmorestudentsstruggletoreadandwritecursive.AtKeeneMillElementarySchoolinSpringfield,alltheirpoemsandstoriesaretyped.ChildreninFairfaxCountyschoolsaretaughtkeyboardingbeginninginkindergarten.Olderstudentswhonevermasteredhandwritingsayitdoesn’taffecttheirgrades.Therearethosewhosaythecultureisatacrossing,turningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedone.Ifhandwritingbecomesalostformofcommunication,doesitmatter?ItwasattheUniversityofVirginiathatresearchersrecentlydiscoveredapreviouslyunknownpoembyRobert,writteninhisuniquescript.Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchers,historianssay,becausetheirauthenticity(真实性)canbeconfirmed.Studentsalsofindthemmorefascinating.Thelossofhandwritingalsomaybeacognitive(认知的)opportunitymissed.Severalacademicstudieshavefoundthatgoodhandwritingskillsatayoungagecanhelpchildrenexpresstheirthoughtsbetter—alifelongbenefit.Itdoesn’ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskills.AtsomeschoolsinPrinceGeorge’sCounty,elementaryschoolstudentsuseaprogramcalledHandwritingWithoutTearsfor15minutesaday.Theylearnth...
