1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 阅读理解（科普知识类） 完形填空（夹叙夹议文） +应用文写作 . 阅读理解 (2018 浙江 “ 五校联考 ”) Ninety percent of Americans drive to work every day although working from home is on the rise.If youre lacking for topics of conversation at a party ， chatting about your commute is a pretty safe bet. According to a recent study，
2、 driving for more than two hours each day can steadily decrease the IQ of middle aged drivers.The Sunday Times of London detailed the study，which looked into the lifestyle choices of over 500,000 Britons between the ages of 37 and 73. When looking at the data of the 93,000 participants who drove mor
3、e than two to three hours per day， the study found a noticeable dropoff in brainpower， measured by intelligence and memory tests.The study found similar results with participants who took part in several hours similarly sedentary(久坐的 ) activity， like television watching. As it turns out ， stimulatin
4、g activity stimulates your brain ， while nonstimulating activity， well， doesnt stimulate your brain. “Cognitive( 认知的 ) decline is measurable over five years because it can happen fast in middleaged and older people.This is associated with lifestyle factors such as smoking and bad diet and now with t
5、ime spent driving， ” Kishran Bakrania ， a medical epidemiologist at the University of Leicester told the Times. Fortunately for most Americans， the average commute time was recorded at approximately 26.5 minutes according to the 2015 United States Census. And if you think that the way to pump up you
6、r IQ is through brain games， think again.Just try and avoid those long hours on the road if possible， and if you happen to have free time on your commute， be sure to use it wisely. 1.According to the passage， which of the following may be of help to our brainpower? A.Watching TV. B.Having sports. C.
7、Driving long time. D.Sleeping. 2.Why does the writer mention “results with participants who took part in several hours similarly sedentary activity” in Paragraph 3? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A.To make a contrast. B.To give an example. C.To make a description. D.To give more evidence. 3.We can infer from the pas
8、sage that . A.long time drive may decrease the drivers IQ B.smoking and bad diet can cause cognitive decline C.people should participate in more stimulating activities D.an increasing number of Americans drive to work every day . 完形填空 (2017 河北衡水 中学三模 ) “Paul must have been trying to carry his waste
9、paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces， ” I 4 picking them up. 5 later I found more pieces.No quiet sighing this time.I 6 ， “Who is throwing garbage ？ ” No answer.Instead ， I saw more bits of paper silently floating 7 from upstairs.Looking up， I saw my sevenyearold son，Paul. “Stop making a me
10、ss.” “Its not a mess.Theyre 8 .” “Sorry ， what did you say？ ” I hadnt heard him clearly. He didnt answer me.Paul has autism( 自闭症 ) and 9 answers a question，especially when hes 10 attentively on something else.He ran down the stairs.“Where are my other butterflies ？ ” he asked ， 11 around.Every time
11、Paul 12 five or more words together， my heart says a 13 of thanks.But lately he seems to 14 that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are 15 of the effort. Butterflies.Of course.I rushed to 16 them from the garbage， 17 them off and handed them to my young artist.“Want to see
12、 them 18 again？ ” he asked with a shy smile.“Oh yes ！ Theyre beau tiful， ” I whispered.He ran back upstairs to float his 19 down again.They really did look like beautiful butterflies. That day Paul 20 me to look up at 21 instead of down at garbage.How many other masterpieces (杰作 ) do I miss because
13、Im too caught up i n my 22 to take time to appreciate whats right in front of me ？ Life is not what happens to us.Its 23 we look at it.Now， I look up. 4.A.laughed B.sighed 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.amazed D.shouted 5.A.Days B.Years C.Moments D.Weeks 6.A.called out B.turned up C.got in D.added to 7.A.up B.down
14、 C.away D.off 8.A.planes B.papers C.leaves D.butterflies 9.A.rarely B.frequently C.willingly D.eagerly 10.A.devoted B.depended C.focused D.addicted 11.A.showing B.looking C.playing D.drawing 12.A.spells B.puts C.pushes D.accumulates 13.A.sound B.remark C.report D.prayer 14.A.refuse B.hear C.mind D.r
15、ealize 15.A.worthy B.aware C.fond D.typical 16.A.hide B.destroy C.rescue D.remove 17.A.tore B.dusted C.cut D.seized 18.A.throw B.flow C.land D.fly 19.A.masterpieces B.schoolwork C.inventions D.imagination 20.A.reminded B.forced C.intended D.permitted 【 精品教育资源文库 】 21.A.mistakes B.weaknesses C.beauty
16、 D.scenery 22.A.amusement B.housework C.communication D.homework 23.A.when B.whether C.where D.how . 应用文写作 假如你是李华，是一名即将高中毕业的学生。你在网上看到香港中文大学计划在浙江招收 10 名高三毕业生的消息。你对此非常感兴趣，并有意报考该校英语专业。请你给香港中文大学写一封申请信。信的内容包括： 1.你的个人信息； 2.你的优点 (所取得的成绩、特长、爱好等 )； 3.希望能就读于香港中文大学英语系。 注意： 1.词数 80 左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾
17、已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Sir or Madam， Looking forward to your early reply. Yours， Li Hua 答案精析 . 语篇解读 本文是一篇科普类说明文。研究表明：人们如每天开车超过两个小时，智力会明【 精品教育资源文库 】 显下降，那些同样久坐几个小时的人也有相同的结果，即智力也明显下降。因此要想提高智力，就要做刺激性的活动来刺激你的大脑。 1.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，每天开车超过两个小时会让中年司机的智商稳步降低。由第三段可知，每天开车 2 3 小时的人智力明显下降，那些同样久坐几个小时如看电视的人也有相同的结果，即
18、智力也明显下降。因此 A、 C 都是错误的。由 第四段可知，刺激性的活动能刺激你的大脑，而非刺激性的活动并不能刺激你的大脑。睡觉不是刺激性活动，排除 D。运动是刺激性活动，有利于大脑，故选 B。 2.D 推理判断题。由第二、三段可知，开车超过 2 小时的和久坐不动如坐着看电视超过几小时的都属于非刺激大脑的活动。在此提及久坐者，是为了给第四段的论点 “ 非刺激性的活动并不能刺激你的大脑 ” 提供更多的证据。故选 D。 3.C 推理判断题。通读全文可知，人们如果每天开车超过两个小时，智力会明显下降，那些同样久坐几个小时的人有相同的结果，即智力也明显下降。因此要想提高智 力，就要做刺激性的活动来刺激
19、你的大脑。故选 C。 . 语篇解读 “ 我 ” 七岁的儿子 Paul 患有自闭症，但是他却把飘着的纸片看作是飞舞的蝴蝶，而我看到的只是地上的一堆垃圾。生活亦如此，生活不是我们身上发生了什么，而是我们应该如何看待它。 4.B 由第一段第三句 “No quiet sighing this time.” 可知， “ 我 ” 叹了口气 (sigh)，把掉在地上的几张废纸捡起来。故选 B。 5.C 根据叙述可知，一开始只是几张废纸，于是 “ 我 ” 边走边拾，此刻发现更多的废纸，据此可以判断，时间应该很短。 moment 片刻。故选 C。 6.A 上句说我这一次不再静静地叹息，据此可以判断，这里应该是大
20、声喊 (call out)： “ 是谁在扔垃圾？ ” 故选 A。 7.B 根据该句中 “from upstairs” 可知，纸是从楼上飘下来 (down)的。故选 B。 8.D 由第三段第四句中的 “Where are my other butterflies ？ ” 可知， “ 我 ” 的儿子认为这是蝴蝶 (butterfly)。故选 D。 9.A 由上句可知，儿子没有回答 “ 我 ” 的问题；根据该句可知，儿子有自闭症，故可以推知，他很少 (rarely)回答问题。故选 A。 10.C 句意为：特别是当他专注于别的事情的时候。 focus on 全神贯注于，专注于，符合语境。故选 C。 11.B 句意为：他一边问一边四处看。 look around 环顾四周。故选 B。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 12.B 句意为：每次当 Paul 把 5 个或更多的词放 (puts)在一起时，我的内心就会发出感谢的祈祷 (prayer)。故选 B。 13.D 参考上一题解析。故选 D。 14.D 由本段第四句 Paul 的提问 “Where are my other butterflies ？ ” 可以判断， 最近他似乎意识到 (realize)交流时说完整的句子的好处。故选 D。 15.A 由语境可知， Paul 最近意识到了交流时说完整的句子的好处，这种好处是值得(worthy)努
