第15练阅读+七选五+语法填空+短文改错Ⅰ.阅读理解A体裁:记叙文话题:动物世界词数:330时间:7′Tropicalfishhobbyistswilltellyoutheirtanksareasourceofrelaxation,butrecentresearchsuggeststhefishmightdisagree.ManyAmericanhouseholdscontainafishtank,whoseaveragesizeislessthan10gallons.Yetastudycomparingthebehaviorofcommonfreshwaterfishfoundthatthosekeptinsuchsmalltanksweremoreaggressivethanthoseinlargeronesandweremorelikelytofight.“Ifpeoplekeptdogsintheseconditions,they'dbeputinprison”,saidtheauthor,RonaldOldfield.“Inlargertanks,thefishwerenotincontinuouseyesightofeachother.Theywereswimmingaround,checkingeverythingoutratherthanbeatingeachother”,headded.“It'ssomethingweshouldthinkabout.”Thestudyconsistedoftwoexperiments.Inone,Dr.Oldfieldtestedtheeffectsofovercrowdingbykeepingtanksizeconstant(不变)whileincreasingthenumberoffish.Intheother,hetestedenvironmentbyplacingthreefishintanksofdifferentsizes.Hethenrecordedtheirbehavioratleasttwohoursafterfeeding,toeliminate(排除)competitivebehaviorsrelatedtofood.Whileaggressionseemedtoremainconstantregardlessofthenumberoffishinatank,itdroppedoffconsiderablyoncethefishwereplacedina100-gallontankwithseveralplantsandrockstoformshelters.ThefindingsconfirmedwhathefoundwhenobservingMidasinthewild.“Ifyougooutandobservethesefishswimminginariver”,hesaid“,they'renotaggressiveatall,really.”ThisconclusionisnotnewstoJustinMuir,theownerofafishtankbusiness.“Morevolumeofwaterisalwaysbetter.Itkeepsthefishhealthier,andthetankismorestable.”【语篇解读】本文叙述了热带鱼的生活习性。当它们的生活空间越小时,它们的侵略性就越强;反之,如果生活空间越大,侵略性越小。1.Wecanconcludefromthestudythat________.A.thefishinsmallriversaremorelikelytofightthanthoseinlargeronesB.ifyoukeepfishintanksoflessthan10gallons,you'llbeputintoprisonC.peoplehaven'tpaidenoughattentiontothefeelingoffishinsmallertanksD.thefishinthewildaremoreaggressivethanthosekeptintanks答案C[推理判断题。由第二段和第三段内容可知,人们大多把鱼养在小的鱼缸里,故选C项。A项中讲的是河流,而全文讲的是鱼缸,故A项错误;由第三段第一句可知B项错误;由全文特别是最后一段可知D项错误。]2.Howwasthefirstexperimentperformed?A.Byputtingmoreandmorefishinthesametank.B.Byputtingfishintanksofdifferentsizes.C.Byputtingsomefoodtotestthebehavioroffish.D.Byputtingfishinatankwithplantsandrocks.答案A[细节理解题。由第四段第二句可知答案。]3.Thetwoexperimentsprovethat________.A.foodcompetitionresultsintheaggressivebehavioroffishB.fishbecomemoreaggressiveasmorefishareputintoatankC.crowdingisthemaincauseoftheaggressivebehavioroffishD.fishbecomelessaggressivewhenplacedina100-gallontank答案D[推理判断题。由倒数第二段最后一句可知,如果把鱼放在100加仑的鱼缸里,它们会停止攻击,故选D项。A项太片面;由倒数第二段最后一句可排除B、C两项。]4.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe________.A.Animals'RighttoLiveatEaseB.PictureofRelaxationOnlyIfYou'reNotInsideC.HowtoKeepTropicalFishasPetsD.HowtoDealwithFish'sAggressiveBehavior答案B[主旨大意题。由短文内容可知,作者主要告诉我们鱼缸的大小决定鱼生活得是否舒适、侵略性的大小,故选B项。]B体裁:说明文话题:青少年成长词数:300时间:7′Teenagerswhositdowntofamilymealsarelesslikelytobedepressedortakeriskswithdrugsandalcohol,newresearchshows.Anewstudylookingattheroleoffamilymealsinthehealthandwell-beingofyoungpeopleisthefirststudyontheissueinNewZealand.Itusesdataco...