限时规范训练 (21) 阅读板块-练速度

限时规范训练（二十一）阅读板块——练速度（满分40分，限时35分钟）I.阅读理解（30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHerearetheunexpectedanimalpopulationsyou'llfindin4citiesaroundtheglobe.Foxes,LondonTakeanearly-morningorlate-nightwalkthroughthecitystreetsofLondon,andyoujustmightmeetwithawanderingfemalefox.Oryoumightnot—despitethefactthatabout10,000foxescallEngland'scapitalcityhome,they'realsofamouslystealthy（鬼鬼祟祟的）.ThefoxescametoLondonshortlyafterWorldWarIIwhensuburbs（市郊）beganspreadingintothecountryside.Bythe1970s,London'sfoxpopulationhadbeenfirmlyestablished.Leopards（豹）,MumbaiAnincreasingpopulationofleopardslivesrightunderthenosesoftheirhumanneighbors.Thereareasmanyas41ofthebigcatswalkingquietlyinthebrushofSanjayGandhiNationalPark,andothersmaketheirhomesinbackalleysofthecity.Theycanbedangerousbuttheyalsohelpkeeprabies（狂犬病）incheckbyfeedingonthecity'smanywilddogs.Deer,NaraManyoftheanimalsonthislistcanbequitehardtospot,asthey'veadaptedtotheirsurroundingsthankstotheirshyandstealthynature.NotsoforthemanydeerofNara,Japan.Sikadeerhavelivedinthecityfornearly1,300years,thankstoastoryaboutthelightninggodridingoneintothecity.Today,theyareoneofthecity'smaintouristattractions,butyoushouldneverforgetthatthey'restillwildanimals.Hyenas（土狼）,HararHyenasdon'tgenerallyliveinHararCityinEthiopia,buttheymaketheirwayintotownnearlyeverynight.Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.Today,hissonAbbascarriesonthetradition.Hesays,“HyenashaveneverattackedthepeopleofHararsincemyfatherstartedfeedingthem,unlessyouharmtheirbabies.”1．WhichwordcanproperlydescribetheleopardsinMumbai?A．Rare.B．Friendly.C．Mild.D．Beneficial.2．WhatisspecialaboutSikadeerinNara?A．Theyarequitedangerous.B．Touristsareattractedbythem.C．It'shardtoseetheminthecity.D．Peoplecanridethemindailylife.3．WhatdidYusufMumeSallehdo?A．Hegavehyenasfood.B．Hecaredforbabyhyenas.C．Heraisedhyenasinhishome.D．Heprotectedpeoplefromhyenas.BWhenyouthinkoffriends,youtendtothinkofpeoplewhohavebeeninyourlifeforalongtime.Butthere'sanotherkindoffriend—onethatappearsataparticularmoment.ThefirstsuchfriendIrememberisaRussiangirlImetinLondonattheageoffour.Thatyear,mymotherhadremarriedandwe'dbemovingtotheUK.Everythingwaschangingtome.TheRussiangirlandIwerethetwooldestinourschool.ShespokenoEnglish;I,noRussian.Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.Inmyeighthgrade,therewasJenny,whohadasmallhorsenamedRedWing.Theeighthgradewasaterribleyear.Webothknewit,butwedidn'ttalkaboutit.WespentmostofourtimewithRedWing.Oncoldwinterdays,we'dgooutandtaketurnsridingandwalking.SheleftintheninthgradeandImissedher.ToJulie,I'llbeforevergrateful.WemetonthebeachinNewJerseyoneafternoon.Shewastherewithhertwinboys,theonlyotherchildrenthere,andtheywereaboutthesameageasmydaughter.Gradually,thechildrenapproachedeachotherandsoonwerediggingholestogether.Andwebegantotalk.Shelivedinthelittlebeachtown.Ilivedalonewithmydaughterinabigapartmentablockfromthebeach.MyhusbandhadtakenoffforNorthDakota,leavingmetothinkaboutwhattodonext.Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalm（安慰物）tomydespairingheart.Suchfriendsastheseoftenarrivewhenyourownlifeisoff-balance,andwillsupportyoutilltheworldsettlesonitsaxis（轴线）onceagain.4．HowdidthefriendshipbetweentheauthorandtheRussiangirldevelop?A．Theyhadmanycommoninterests.B．Theycompetedwitheachother.C．Theysharedthesameactivitiestogether.D．Theyshowedgreatconcernforeachother.5．WhatdidtheauthorgetfromJulie?A．Greatcomfort.B．Deepwisdom.C．Financialsupport.D．Heartfeltappreciation.6．What'sthesimilaritybetweenthethreefriendsmentionedinthetext?A．Theyappearedwhentheauthorwasintrouble.B．Theystayedwiththeauthorforalongtime.C．Theyhadnoeffectontheauthor'slife.D．Theywerenottruefriendsoftheauthor.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B．Heisrichenoughwhohastruefriends.C．Afriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.D．Somefriendsarearrangedinourlivesforgoodreason.CAreyouaprocrastinator（拖延者）?It'sacommonproblem.Anditcanbeharmful,aspreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhoprocrastinatehavehigherlevelsofstressandlowerwell-being,reportedtheAssociationforPsychologicalScienceintheUS.Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.Psychologiststhinkthateachpersonbelievesthattheyarereallytwopeople:“PresentMe”and“FutureMe”.“Peopleactasiftheyprefertheircurrentselves'needsanddesirestothoseoftheirfutureselves，”wrotepsychologistsNeilLewisandDaphnaOyserman.OysermanandLewisdecidedtotrytofindawaytomake“PresentMe”imagineexactlyhow“FutureMe”wouldfeelthenightbeforeabigpaperwasdue,though“PresentMe”hadn'tstartedyet.Theymade“PresentMe”thinkaboutafar-offeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.Thinkingabouteventsinthiswaymeantthatsomethinglikeafriend'sweddingseemed16.3dayssoonerwhenconsideredindaysratherthanmonthsand11.4monthssoonerwhenconsideredinmonthsratherthanyears.Theresearchersalsotriedtofindoutwhetherpeoplewouldtakeactionsooneriftheyweretoldacertaineventwashappeninginseveraldaysratherthanyears.Forexample,participantsimaginedtheyhadanewbornchild,andthatthechildwouldneedtogotocollegeineither18yearsor6,570days.Theresearchersfoundthoseinthe“days”conditionplannedtostartsavingfourtimessoonerthanthoseinthe“years”condition.Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.8．WhatdidOysermanandLewisintendtodothroughtheirstudy?A．Toworkonasolutiontotestifsomeoneisaprocrastinator.B．Tofindoutwhetherhumanbeingsusuallyhavetwodifferentcharacters.C．Todiscoverprocrastinatorsaremorelikelytohavealowersenseofwell-being.D．Toproveit'shelpfultoconnectourcurrentselvesmorewithfutureselves.9．Theunderlinedpart“thisway”inparagraph4refersto“”．A．settinguptoughdeadlinesB．followingschedulesstrictlyC．countinginsmallerunitsoftimeD．imagininghowyourfutureselfwillfeel10．Whathelpspreventpeoplefromprocrastinating?A．Comparingtheirfutureselveswithpresentselves.B．Consideringtheircurrentselves'needsanddesires.C．Thinkingaboutfar-offeventsindaysratherthanyears.D．Markingimportanteventsonacalendarasareminder.11．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Awaytogetthingsdoneintime.B．Theharmfuleffectsofprocrastination.C．Thereasontooverlookfutureneedsanddesires.D．Thewaytoreducestressandimprovehappiness.DSeveralyearsago,Ibeganaskingmyfriendsandfamilytotellmesomethingabouttheirpasswords(密码).Yes,Iunderstandwhypasswordsareuniversallyhated:thepressuretheyputonourmemoryandtheendlessdemandtoupdatethem.Ihatethemtoo.Butthereismoretopasswordsthantheirannoyance.Inthefactthatweconstructthemsothatwecanrememberthem,theytakeonoursecretlives.TherewasaformerprisonerwhosepasswordincludeswhatusedtobehisprisonIDnumbertoconstantlytellhimnottogoback.Andtherewasachildless45-year-oldwomanwhosepasswordisthenameofthebabyboyshelostinher25(herwayoftryingtokeephimalive,Iguess)．Sometimesthepasswordswereplayful.Severalpeoplesaidtheyused“incorrect”fortheirssothatwhentheyforgotit,thesoftwareautomaticallypromotedthemwiththerightone(“yourpasswordisincorrect”)．Somepasswordswerestrikingfortheiringenuity(精巧的设计).AfterreadingSherylSandberg'sbookLeanin:Women,WorkandtheWilltoLead,CortonaKerr,arunningpartnerofmine,foundherrolemodelandbeganusing“WwSSdo13”，whichstoodfor“WhatwouldSherylSandbergdo”plus“13”fortheyear（2013）ofthepassword'screation.“TnsitTpsif”wasthepasswordofanotherfriend,acomputerscientistwholoveswordplay.Itstoodfor“Thenextsentenceistrue.Theprevioussentenceisfalse”.Formyfriend,itwasaplayfulreferencetotheknots（结）thatlanguagecantie.The4622thatmywifeusedinherpasswordswasnotjusttheaddressofherfather'schildhoodhomebutalsoareminderofhisfragilityandstrength.Apparentlywhentheformer120kgfootballstandoutwasasmallboy,hehastosinghishomeaddress（4622South28thWestAvenue）inonefullbreathratherthantrytosayitnormally.Otherwise,hisstutter（口吃）wouldembarrasshim.12．WhydidtheprisonerinvolvehisprisonIDnumberinhispassword?A．Torebuildhisreputation.B．Toremindhimtoactlegally.C．Tofightagainsthispoormemory.D．Tohidetheunpleasantexperience.13．WhatdidCortonaKerrthinkofSherylSandberg'sbook?A．Artistic.B．Interesting.C．Controversial.D．Inspirational.14．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather-in-law?A．Hewasconfidentaboutsinging.B．Hehadaverydifficultchildhood.C．Hewasunwillingtospeakinpublic.D．Hewasonceanexcellentfootballplayer.15．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyArePasswordsHated?B．AListofUnusualPasswordsC．TheSecretLivesofPasswordsD．HowCanYouMakeYourPasswordUniqueII.阅读七选五（10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whoeverwrotethesong“It'stheMostWonderfulTimeoftheYear”musthaveneverexperiencedtheholidayblues.Fortunately,psychologicalresearchsuggestssomeeffectivewaysyoucanusetobeattheholidayblues.Thekeypointisthatsadnessandothertoughemotionsarenotwhatweshouldtrytoavoid.16.Herearefourstrategiestohelpyoumakeyourownhappinessrecipethisholidayseason.Don'tforcecheerAtfamilygatheringswithcousinsyousecretlycan'tstand,youtendtoputonahappyface.Indeed,thatmightevenseemlikethemostmatureresponse—nodrama,noconflict.Buta2011studyfolloweddozensofbusdrivers,lookingtoseewhentheygaveforcedorhonestsmilesattheirpassengers.Theresultsshowedwhenthedriverspretendedtohaveagoodmood,theiractualmoodsgotworse.17.LetoutsadnessTheresultsofthebus-drivers