1、阅读理解+完型填空 组合练 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Im a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look quite good when youre in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language.The list below is 4 apps(计算机应用程序) that will help you learn a foreign language! You can downloa
2、d(下载) them for free. BabbelLearn Languages Babbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new language.It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments(作业)You need to pay every month，but this will still be cheaper
3、 than taking physical lessons with a teacher! Duolingo: Learn Languages Free The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences.Its all completely free too! Its well designed，looks great and will help you learn，remember and progress
4、 with just a little bit of time every day. Tandem: Language Exchange Rather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things，the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn.You can then have text， voice and video conversations with p
5、eople who want to learn your native language， and in return you learn theirs，all by simply communicating with each other.Its a great way to learn with only$1 a day. Learn Englishbusuu This app is perfect if you want to learn English.There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids.Youll find yo
6、urself working through interactive(互动的) tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue. 21Which app suits best if you want to learn through communication? ABabbelLearn Languages BTandem: Language Exchange CDuolingo: Learn Languages Free DLearn Englishbusuu 22What is Duolingo different from the
7、 other three apps? AIts completely free to use. BIts specially designed for English learning. CIts unsuitable for beginners. DIts the best app for English learning. 23What do the 4 apps have in common? AThey cover all languages. BThey are expensive. CThey contain many tests. DThey are free to downlo
8、ad. B I first began experiencing anxiety and depression at age 14 after being bullied(欺凌) at school for years.While at first anxiety and depression would come and go，it eventually became constant part of my life. I was so set on finding the solution to overcoming it that I tried everything from when
9、 I was in college to graduate school： mood-changing medication， special teas， yoga， anything I read about in books，and advice given by doctors.Despite this，I still felt I hadnt even come close to managing the problem. But one afternoon，I spotted an article in a magazine talking about how dogs were a
10、ble to help people with anxiety and depression.The next day，I managed to get a dogcorgi(柯基犬) However， once the “puppy excitement” went away， my anxiety and depression came back as usual.One morning，I woke up with those familiar feelings again.I didnt want to get out of bed.I turned to pull the cover
11、s back over my head and give up.Thats when I saw my petBuddy. Buddy started jumping all over me， licking(舔) my face， and letting me know that it was time to go outside.It was as if he were saying， “Theres no time to be sad! The world is amazing！ ” And for the first time in my life，on a day when my a
12、nxiety and depression were strong，I got out of bed.I put on my winter clothes and went for a walk in the snow with my new friend.I realized at that moment，walking down the street in winter，my life was changing.I was really a new girl. Sure，I still have days when I feel down or anxious.But with Buddy
13、 by my side，Ive finally learned how to manage these feelings and emotions. 24What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? AThe author recovered a little by doing yoga. BThe author was a school bully for years. CThe author began to have mental problems after college. DThe problem-solving ways the
14、 author tried didnt work. 25How did the author know having a dog might help with her depression? AA doctor recommended it to her. BShe read it in an article by chance. CShe found it out herself after keeping a corgi. DShe heard it from some other depression sufferers. 26What is the authors attitude
15、towards her problem now? AOptimistic.BAnxious. CConfused.DDoubtful. 27What can be the suitable title for the text? APet Dogs Can Be the Best Cure BKeeping a Dog Benefits Us a Lot CAnxiety and Depression Are Dangerous DDifferent Ways to Get Rid of Bad Feelings C Foreign visitors to the UK might be di
16、sappointed when they learn that not everyone there speaks like Harry Potter and his friends.Usually，theres an assumption by many non-Brits that everyone in Britain speaks with whats known as a Received Pronunciation(RP，标准发音) accent，also called “the Queens English”However，while many people do talk th
17、is way， most Britons speak in their own regional accents. Scouse ， Glaswegian and Black Countryfrom Liverpool ， Glasgow and the West Midlandsare just three of the countless non-RP accents that British people speak with.There are even differences in accents between towns or cities just 30 kilometers
18、apart.What is even more disappointing is that not speaking in an RP accent may mean a British person is judged and even treated differently in their everyday life. In a 2015 study by The University of South Wales，videos of people reading a passage in three different UK accents were shown to a second
19、 group of people.The group then rated how intelligent they thought the readers sounded.The lowest-rated accent was Brummie，native to people from Birmingham，a city whose accent is considered working class. However，there is no need to be disappointed though you are not speaking in an RP accent.In fact
20、，doing the opposite may even give you strength. Kong Seong-jae,25，is an Internet celebrity from Seoul.After studying in the UK，he picked up several regional accents.Hes now famous for his online videos，where he shows off the various accents hes learned.“British people usually get really excited when
21、 I use some of their local dialect words，and they become much friendlier.I think it makes a bit of bond between local people and foreigners to speak in their local accent，” he said. So if youre working on perfecting your British accent，try to speak like someone from Liverpool，Glasgow or Birmingham.Y
22、ou may not sound like Harry Potter，but you are likely to make more friends. 28What can we infer from Paragraph 1? ANon-Brits usually hold that all Britons speak in an RP accent. BOnly “the Queens English” is accepted in the UK. CForeign visitors are disappointed at their own spoken English. DAny Rec
23、eived Pronunciation around the world is also called “the Queens English” 29What do people think of the Brummie accent? AFavored by foreign visitors to the UK. BClosest to the RP accent. CSmart and easy to understand. DSpoken by people of lower class. 30What does the underlined phrase “doing the oppo
24、site” in Paragraph 4 refer to? ASpeaking in an RP accent. BSpeaking in regional accents. CSpeaking with the Brummie accent. DSpeaking like Harry Potter. 31What is the passage mainly about? AA study about the most intelligent accent in Britain. BAcomparison between different British accents. CHow muc
25、h British people value the RP accent. DThe impact of regional accents on peoples lives. D Getting stitched(缝合) up by Dr Robot may one day be reality.Scientists have created a robotic system which just did that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings.Much like engineers are design
26、ing self-driving cars，the medical research is part of a move toward autonomous surgical robots，removing the surgeons hands from certain tasks that a machine might perform all by itself. Doctors wouldnt leave the bedside where theyre supposed to watch.Plus theyd handle the rest of the surgery.In smal
27、l tests using pigs，the robotic arm performed at least as well，and in some cases a bit better ， as some competing surgeons in stitching together intestinal( 肠 的 ) tissue.“The purpose wasnt to replace surgeons，” said Dr Kim who led the project.“If you have an intelligent tool that works with a surgeon
28、，can it improve the outcome？Thats what we have done.” If youve heard about machines like the popular Da Vinci system，you might think robots already are operating.Not really.Today many hospitals offer robot-assisted surgery where surgeons use the machinery as tools that they control by hand to operat
29、e through tiny openings in the body.But robot-assisted surgery has been controversial，as some studies have shown it can bring higher costs without better outcomes. Kims team at Childrens Sheikh Zayed Institute invented the new STAR systemit stands for Smart Tissue Autonomous Robotworks sort of like
30、a programmable sewing machine.They added sensors to help guide each stitch and tell how tightly to pull.But the approach wasnt perfect.In the living animals，the robot took much longer and made a few stitching mistakes while the surgeon sewing by hand made none.Kim said the robot can be sped up.He ho
31、pes to begin human studies in two or three years. 32Whats the best title for the text? AA New Robotic System BANew Way of Stitching CThe Newly-designed Driverless Vehicles DRobot Surgeons One Step Closer to Reality 33What will surgeons do when Dr Robot is used in surgery? AThey can help pull the str
32、ings. BThey rest at the bedside. CThey join in when necessary. DThey perform another surgery. 34Some people are against using robots in surgery probably because. Athey can be out of control Bthey will take shorter time Cthey may be expensive to use Dthey are likely to cause great pain 35What can we
33、infer from the text? ADr Robot can take the place of surgeons. BDr Robot will be improved. CDr Robot has been tested with human trials. DDr Robot can free doctors hands in the operation. 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。 How do young people learn best？This is something I think a lot when I
34、 am teaching foreign languages to young people.I often41that traditional teaching42are hardly effective for young brains to learn a foreign language. After moving to southern Italy，I was43to have had the chance to run a private course teaching English to children under 7.I44children liked singing an
35、d enjoyed games so I wanted to use these tools to help my students45English conversation skills.I found some fun and46songs online，which they loved very much.I also found the English version of some nursery rhymes(童谣) they once were familiar with.All of them were very entertaining and helpful but47c
36、ould still not have a basic conversation in English. I wanted these students to be48in the language I was teaching and I also wished them to speak it.I was eager to deliver 90% of my lessons in English.49，I knew it would be difficult to get them to talk in a foreign language they50speak outside our
37、lessons.So I had to51a simple yet effective plan. One day I decided to prepare a dialogue in English and rather than simply getting students to repeat the phrases，I got them to chant(反复唱)52.I discovered that chanting was a practical way to get students to speak in Englishit53！ So when teaching Engli
38、sh to young people now， I54them to make up their own chants to help them remember55or complex sentences. 41A.suggestBknow CfindDguess 42A.materialsBprocesses CattitudesDmethods 43A.anxiousBlucky CsurprisedDpuzzled 44A.consideredBrealized CprovedDinsisted 45A.developBpractice CsupportDincrease 46A.gl
39、obalBnative CequalDeasy 47A.studentsBteachers CwritersDreaders 48A.experiencedBinterested CconcernedDpuzzled 49A.BesidesBTherefore CHoweverDLuckily 50A.fairlyBeagerly CnearlyDseldom 51A.come up withBput up with Ckeep up withDcatch up with 52A.thatBit ConeDthem 53A.matteredBvalued CworkedDwondered 54
40、A.persuadeBencourage CremindDcommand 55A.expressionsBconversations CcoursesDmeasures 参考答案和解析： 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Im a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look quite good when youre in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language.The list below
41、 is 4 apps(计算机应用程序) that will help you learn a foreign language! You can download(下载) them for free. BabbelLearn Languages Babbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new language.It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tas
42、ks and assignments(作业)You need to pay every month，but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons with a teacher! Duolingo: Learn Languages Free The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences.Its all completely free
43、too! Its well designed，looks great and will help you learn，remember and progress with just a little bit of time every day. Tandem: Language Exchange Rather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things，the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the languag
44、e you want to learn.You can then have text， voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language， and in return you learn theirs，all by simply communicating with each other.Its a great way to learn with only$1 a day. Learn Englishbusuu This app is perfect if you want to l
45、earn English.There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids.Youll find yourself working through interactive(互动的) tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue. 21Which app suits best if you want to learn through communication? ABabbelLearn Languages BTandem: Language Exchange CDuolingo
46、: Learn Languages Free DLearn Englishbusuu 答案B 解析细节理解题。根据 Tandem: Language Exchange 中的“You can then have text，voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language，and in return you learn theirs，all by simply communicating with each other.”可知，如果你想通过交流学习， Tandem: Language E
47、xchange 最适合。 22What is Duolingo different from the other three apps? AIts completely free to use. BIts specially designed for English learning. CIts unsuitable for beginners. DIts the best app for English learning. 答案A 解析细节理解题。 根据Duolingo: Learn Languages Free中的“The app has many languages to choose
48、from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences.Its all completely free too！”可知，Duolingo 不同于其他三个应用程序的地方是 它是完全免费的。 23What do the 4 apps have in common? AThey cover all languages. BThey are expensive. CThey contain many tests. DThey are free to download. 答案D 解析细节理解题。根
49、据文章第一段中“You can download(下载) them for free.”可知，这些 应用程序的共同之处是可以免费下载。 B I first began experiencing anxiety and depression at age 14 after being bullied(欺凌) at school for years.While at first anxiety and depression would come and go，it eventually became constant part of my life. I was so set on finding
50、 the solution to overcoming it that I tried everything from when I was in college to graduate school： mood-changing medication， special teas， yoga， anything I read about in books，and advice given by doctors.Despite this，I still felt I hadnt even come close to managing the problem. But one afternoon，
