活页综合提升练(十七)语法填空+阅读理解+完形填空(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.语法填空(2015甘肃高三第一次高考诊断)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。Onehotsummerday,Iboughtasmallboatwhenmyfamilyspentvacation1(enjoy)thebeachesofbeautifulGulfshores.Bothofmydaughtersplayedalldayintheboat.Laterthelittleonegot2(tire).Therefore,Itookhertoourspotonthesandasmyeldergirlcontinuedtoplayintheboat.Buttheboatwithmyelderdaughterinitwasgraduallymovingfaroutfromtheshore.Icalledtohertocome3(close)totheshoreandsheseemedtobefrightened.Allshecoulddowasto4(paddle)hardtoonesideandtheboatwasjustmakingsmallcircles.Istoodasfaroutinthewater,shouting5(instruct)toher.6(fortunate),someteenagersonaboatnotfarfromher7(notice)whatwashappeningandstartedtoheadforherwayimmediately.I’mnotagoodswimmer8Iwasdeterminedtohaveatry.IcontinuedswimminguntilInolongerkneworcouldfeelthatIhadlegs,butIalwayskeptmyeyesonher.Helpedbytheteenagers,Ifinallymademywaybackpullingherandcalmingher.I’velearned9theexperiencethatmaybewethinkwearenotstrongenoughsometimes,butifwetrust10enoughandtakethefirstattempt,we’llhaveallthestrengthweneed.Ⅱ.阅读理解【社会文化类】WeoftenhearargumentsabouthowAmericanstudentshavetoomuchhomework,ortoolittle.Butevidencesuggeststhatasofnow,homeworkisn’tmakingthegrade.Althoughsurveysshowthattheamountoftimeourchildrenspendonhomeworkhasrisenoverthepastthreedecades,Americanstudentsarestuckinthemiddleofinternationalacademicrankings:17thinreading,23rdinscience,and31stinmath.Fortunately,researchisavailabletohelpparentsandteachersmakehomeworksmarter,althoughtheseparticularinventionshaveyettobeusedoutsidetheclassroom.“Spacedrepetition”isoneexampleofthekindoftechniquethathasanactiveinfluenceonstudents’learning.Here’showitworks:insteadofconcentratingthestudyofinformationinamessyway,asalotofhomeworkdoestoday,learnersmeetthesamematerialinshortersessions(一段时间)spreadoutoveralongerperiodoftime.Exposingourselvestoinformationrepeatedlyovertimefixesitlongerinourminds.Asecondlearningtechnique,knownas“retrievalpractice,”usesafamiliartool—thetest—inanewway:nottotestwhatstudentsknow,buttostrengthenit.Weoftentakememoryassomethinglikeastoragetank,andatestasawaytomeasurehowmuchinformationwe’veputinthere.Butthat’snotactuallyhowthebrainworks.Everytimewepullupamemory,wemakeitstrongerandmorelasting—sothattestingdoesn’tjustmeasure,itchangeslearning.Simplyreadingovermaterialtobelearned,oreventakingnotesandmakingoutlines,ashomeworkrequiresnow,doesn’thavethiseffect.Homeworkhaslongbeenslowtousescientificwaysinlearning.Maybetheheateddebatesabouttheamountofhomeworkchildrendowouldcoolifitbecameclearthathomeworkwaseffectivelyimprovingtheirlearning.Sciencehasshownushowtoturnhomeworkintoapossiblecatalyst(催化剂)forlearning.Ourworknowistomakeithappen.1.AccordingtoParagraph2,spacedrepetitionisawayof.A.reducingtimespentdoinghomeworkB.holdingstudents’interestwhilestudyingC.requiringstudentstolearnmoreinashorttimeD.focusingonlearningthingsoverandoveragain2.Comparedwithtraditionalstudymethods,retrievalpractice.A.involvesnoreadingovermaterialtobelearnedB.encourageseffectivelearningamongstudentsC.testswhetherastudenthasagoodmemoryD.focusesmoreontheinputofknowledge3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?()A.Homeworkisthebiggestproblemineducation.B.Theamountofhomeworkisofgreatimportance.C.Thenewmethodsoflearningwil...
