智能检测(八)SportsⅠ.单项填空1.HepractisedhisEnglishdayandnightand________thecompetitionatlast.A.beatB.gotC.wonD.defeated2.________tooursurprise,hewentoverallhisnotesinsuchashorttime,________forthenextday’sexamination.A.Very;preparingB.Much;preparedC.Greatly;tobepreparedD.Rather;beingprepared3.—ShallIofferyouahandrightnow,Julia?—Definitely.Suchalotofworkis________Icouldmanagemyself.A.lessthanB.ratherthanC.morethanD.nomorethan4.Marywantedtotravelaroundtheworldallbyherself,butherparentsdidnot________hertodoso.A.forbidB.allowC.followD.ask5.China,whichhasthelargestpopulationoftheworld,joinedtheWTOlastweek,________15yearsoftalks.A.toendB.endedC.endingD.ends6.Ifyouwishforany________explanation,youhadbettergotoaskinformationdesk.A.furtherB.fartherC.farthestD.furthest7.—Didyoutake________partintheEnglishspeechcontest?—Yes,but________resultwasnotasgoodasexpected.A./;/B.a;theC.a;/D./;the8.Whenyoung,themanwasstrongenoughtoliftastone________asmuchas300pounds.A.weighingB.weighedC.measuringD.measured9.Thoughasbusyasabee,hegoesbacktohishometowntoseehisparents________otherweek.A.someB.everyC.onceD.each10.Studyshowsthatmorethan100millionChinesenowsurftheInternetathome,________firstintheworld.A.makingB.takingC.standingD.ranking11.It’simportanttodeveloptourism,butweshouldalsotakeseriouslythesideeffectsitmighthave________thewildlifeinthearea.A.withB.onC.forD.to12.Hehasbeenworkinginthecompanyforover10yearsandnowholdsthe________ofassistantmanager.A.situationB.occasionC.positionD.condition13.________thewarmandsunnyweather,orangesgrowverywellhere.A.ExceptforB.BecauseofC.AswellasD.Inpreparationfor14.—Whomwouldyourather________withyou,JimorBruce?—Both.Ihopethethreeofuscangotheretogether.A.havetogoB.tohavegoC.havegoD.tohavetogo15.—WhatdoesVOA________?—Oh,it’sshortforVoiceofAmerica,aprogrampopularwithmanyEnglishlearners.A.standforB.standbyC.standoutD.standupⅡ.阅读理解(2010届重庆第二次诊断,B)Doesyourolderbrotherthinkhe’sclevererthanyou?Well,he’sprobablyright.AccordingtoanewresearchpublishedinthejournalIntelligence,theoldestchildreninfamiliesarelikelytohavethehighestIQsandtheyoungestthelowest.AnumberofstudieshavesuggestedthatIQscoresdeclinewithbirthorder.Inthemostrecentstudy,atVrijeUniversity,Amsterdam,researcherslookedatmenandwomenwhoseIQhadbeentestedattheagesof5,12and18.Theresults,whichshowedatrendfortheoldesttoscorebetterthantheyoungestineachtest,involvedabout200,000people.Thatshowedthatfirst-bornshadathreepointIQadvantageoverthesecondborn,whowasapointaheadofthenextinline.Theorderofbirthcanalsoaffectpersonality,achievement,andcareer,withfirstbornsbeingmoreacademicallysuccessfulandmorelikelytowinNobelprizes.However,eldestchildrenarelesslikelytoberadicalandpioneering.CharlesDarwin,forexample,wasthefifthchildofsix.Exactlywhythereshouldbesuchdifferencesisnotclear,andthereareanumberoftheoriesonenvironmentalinfluencesonthechild.Thesocalleddilution(稀释法)theorysuggeststhatasfamilyresources,bothemotionalandphysical,aswellaseconomic,arelimited,itfollowsthat,asaresult,asmorechildrencomealong,thelevelsofparentalattentionandencouragementwilldrop.Anothertheoryisthattheintellectual(智力的)environmentinthefamilyfavorsthefirstbornwhohas,atleastforsometime,thebenefitofindiv...