1、2022-2023学年下三校联考英语考前语篇训练姓名:_班级:_学号:_ 得分:_阅读理解CamdenMarketWhateveryourcupofteais, youreboundtofindsomethingthatyourefondofatthe Camdenmarkets. TheCamdenmarketsconsistofsixmarketsinandaroundCamdenTown, locatednearCamdenLock. Themarketsattract 100,000 touristseveryweekend.Butbelieveitornot, theCamdenma
2、rketsarearelativelynewadditiontoLondon, asthe areasurroundingCamdenLockwasusedprimarilyforagriculturalandindustrialpurposes beforethe 1800s.CamdenMarketHighlightsOutofthesixmarkets, CamdenLockVillageisperhapsthemostfamous. Thiscovered marketisfullypackedwithallsortsofbeautiful, handmadeitems.AtCamde
3、nLockMarketyoucanfindfoodstalls (货摊)offeringfoodfromalloverthe world,aswellashandmadejewelry(珠宝), second-handclothing, books, andotherhousehold itemsyouwontfindanywhereelseinthecity.CheckoutInvernessStreetMarket. ItmaynotbeasbigastheotherCamdenmarketsbut dontletthatstopyou, ashereyouwillfindavariety
4、ofspecialtyshops, andcountlessbars andrestaurants. CamdenHighStreetisahighlypopularshoppingareaandispackedwithindependent shops,pubs, andrestaurants, manyofwhichfeaturesomeinterestingdesignsthatareworth takingaphotoof. NoCamdenTownphotocollectionwouldbecompletewithoutashotofthe largeblackandorangedr
5、agonatCamdenHighStreet.VisitingInformationOpen: 10:00 AMto 6:00 PM TimeNeeded: 2.5hoursPrice: Free1WhatdoweknowabouttheCamdenmarkets?ATheyarenewbutpopular.BTheyareopenalldaylong.CTheyarefarfromCamdenLock.DTheyareforagriculturalandindustrialuses.2 WhatisspecialaboutCamdenLockMarket?AItsellssecond-han
6、djewelry.BItfeaturescountlesslocalbars.CItoffersuniquehouseholditems.DItmainlysellsCamdenslocalproduce.3 Whichplaceismostprobablyfavoredbyphotographylovers?ACamdenHighStreet. BCamdenLockVillage.CCamdenLockMarket. DInverness Street Market.完形填空“Areyoureallygoingtoeatanotherpieceofpizza?” Itwasatmyfour
7、teenthbirthdayparty thatIreceivedmyfirst_4_relatedcomment. Afterthatday, commentslikethis _5_inmyheadlongerthantheyshouldhave. Iwas_6_pickingflaws (缺点) inmyfigureinthemirror.IdecidedthatIcouldnteatlikethisinordertobe_7_. Itstartedoutasjusta littleextra_8_everyday, likerunning, butitquicklyturnedinto
8、_9_mealsandworkingouteverynightbeforebed. AsI_ 10_thecalories, thecommentsstarted tochange. Perhapsmy_ 11_commentwas “Youresoskinny.”Maybeothersdidntknowit, buttheircommentswere_ 12_mysocial constructionofbeauty. However, myconditionslowlybecameworse. Mycaloricintakewas lessthanthatofachildandInolon
9、gerhadthe_ 13_todothethingsIonce enjoyed.EverythingchangedwhenIgotacallfromthedirectoratmydancestudio. She _ 14_methatshehadwantedtomovemetotheadvancedlevel, _ 15_she noticedIwastooskinny. IthenrealizedInearly_16_myroleinTheNutcracker.I wasdeterminedthatIwasntgoingtoletsocietysideaofbeautybethedeath
10、ofme.Iwanttogetbetterforrealthistime. Mirrorsandscales (秤) haveno_ 17_of whoIam. Socialconstructionsofbeautywillalwaysbe_ 18_intheworldthatI liveinbutIvedecidednottoletthemruleoverme.4 AhabitBability C health D weight5 A changed B stuck C competed D recreated6 AconstantlyBimmediatelyCcarefullyDregul
11、arly,7 Afamous B special C pretty D brave8 A exercise B support C reward D practice9 AorderingBserving C quitting D cooking10AcutdownBtookinCconcentratedonDengagedin11AunexpectedBfavoriteC brief D familiar12AfuelingBadmitting C improving D explaining13Atime B mood C plan D energy14AinformedBwarnedCr
12、emindedDpersuaded15Aand B but C since D though16AplayedBforgot C lost D picked17AamountBintention C sign D idea18AtrueBmeaningful C different D present阅读理解Proteinshakes(蛋白质奶昔) canhelpyouloseweight, getlean, andbuildstrengthand endurance.Butcanproteinshakeshelpyougainweighttoo?“Ifyourelookingtogainwe
13、ightandbulkup, butstrugglingtodosothroughyourdiet alone, proteinpowderscouldbethesolution,” saysAliceWilliams, aqualifiednutritioncoach atOriGymCentreofExcellence. “Togainweight, youneedtobeinacaloriesurplus, meaningyoureexpectedtoconsumemorecaloriesthanyouburn. Eatinghigh-caloriejunk foodsuchasicec
14、ream, pizza, andburgerswillcertainlymakeyougainweight. Butthese foodslacknutrients, includingprotein, andwillmakeyougainfatratherthanmuscle. Instead, proteinpowdersareaquick, easyandeffectivewaytoletyoutakeinmorecaloriesinahealthierway.”Ifyouareusingproteinshakestogainweight, itsimportanttodoitsafel
15、yandinthe healthiestway. Toomuchproteininyourdietforanextendedperiodcanresultinnutritional deficiencies (营养不良) andcanworsenexistingkidneyproblems.Itsimportanttobearinmindthatifyouareusingproteinshakesbecauseyoure underweight,oryousimplywanttobestrong, itsimportanttodoitinahealthyway. While proteinsh
16、akescanhelpyouputonweight, itsstillimportanttoeatavarietyofdifferent foodsaswell. AccordingtotheFDA, supplementssuchasproteinshakesshouldnot completelyreplacemeals, whicharenecessaryforahealthydiet.Thereareavarietyofproteinpowdersonthemarket. “Manybrandscreateprotein powderblends or massgainers spec
17、ificallytargetedatweightgain. Theseblendscontaina highercaloriebycombiningproteinwithfoodingredients, suchasoats, cereals, andpotato, orsourcesofhealthyfats, suchasflaxseedsandavocados,“ saysWilliams.“Powderswhichcontainhighlevelsofaminoacidsarebeneficialtoweightgainbecause thesequicklygetintotheblo
18、odstreamandpromotemusclegrowthandrecovery,”adds Williams. “Youshouldalsotrytoavoidpre-madeshakesastheseoftencontainextralevelsof sugar,andotheradditivesthatwillnotbebeneficialtoyouoryourtraining. ”19WhatdoesAliceWilliamswanttosayinthesecondparagraph?ATakinginmoreproteinmakesushealthier.BOurdietalone
19、maynotgiveusenoughnutrition.CProteinpowdershaveadvantagesingainingweight.DEatingjunkfoodisthefastestwaytogainweight.20AccordingtotheFDA, whatshouldweavoiddoing?ADependingonproteinshakestogainweightcompletely.BUsingsupplementsafteracompletemealimmediately.CEatingsomehigh-caloriefoodsforweightgain.DPa
20、yingtoomuchattentiontoourweight.21WhydoesAliceWilliamssuggestgettingridofpre-madeshakes?ATheyusuallycontainunhealthyelements. BTheyslowmusclegrowthandrecovery.CTheyperformpoorlyinweightgain. DTheyareoftenoverlyadvertised.22Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?AUsingproteinshakestohelpgainweightBHavinga
21、healthydietwhilegaining weightCHavingahealthierdietthroughproteinpowdersDLearningaboutproteinshakesfor betterhealth阅读理解In 2021, scientistsstudyinganimalcommunicationdiscoveredthatsomedogsassociate objectswithwordsatasimilarleveltobabies. Thenwhataboutcats, whicharecommonly believedtobeindifferenttoh
22、umanaffairs?SahoTakagi, aresearcheratAzabuUniversity, doubtedcats seemingindifference. “Cats dontappeartolistentopeoplesconversations, butinfact, theydo.” Accordingtoprevious research, catsunderstandhumancommunicationbetterthanexpected. Likedogs, theycanuse humanpointingandstarestofindfood. Theyeven
23、cantellthedifferencebetweenhuman facialexpressionsandattentionalstates, accordingtoa 2016 study. However, catscando morethanthat.Anotherstudyshowedthatcatscandiscriminatetheirhuman-givennamefromthe namesoftheircatfriends (thosethatliveinthesamehousehold). Theresearchersbelieved thatcatslearnedtoasso
24、ciatenameswithothercatsbyobservinginteractionsbetweentheir ownersandtheircatfriends.Inarecentlypublishedstudy, Takagiandhercolleaguescomparedtwogroupsofcats: onegroupconsistedofhouseholdcatsthatlivedwithatleasttwoothercats; theother consistedofcatsthatlivedin “catcafs”, whichhadupto 30 cats. Theyuse
25、dasimple, two-phase(阶段)test. Duringthenamephase, thestudyparticipantwassoftlyplacedinfront ofalaptopcomputer. Thentheresearcherplayedarecordingofitsownersayingthenameof oneofitskittycompanions(同伴).Immediatelyafterthenamephasecamethefacephase. Acatsfaceappearedonthe monitor.Sometimes, thecatthatappea
26、redonthescreenmatchedthenamespoken; other timesthenameandtheimagedidnotmatch. Ifcatsknewthenamesoftheircatfriends, they wouldinvestigatebystaringdoubtfullyatthemonitorwhenthenameandimagedidnot match.Housecatshadasignificantlylongerstarethancaf cats, indicatingthathousehold catsgenerallyexpectedaspec
27、ificcatsfaceuponhearingthecatsname.“Thisisthefirstevidencethathouseholdcatslinkhumanwordsandtheirsocial companionsthroughdailyexperiences,” theresearcherswrote. “However, wecouldnot recognizethemechanism(机制)forlearning. Butwithmoreandmorescientistsbecoming interestedincatswhoaremuchsmarterthanwegive
28、themcreditfor, thisquestionissureto beresolved. ”23.WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressbycomparingcatsanddogsinParagraph 2?ACatsanddogsareallcleveranimals.BCatsanddogsgetalongwellwithhumans.CCats abilitytolearnisstrongerthandogs .DCats abilitygoesbeyondbodylanguagerecognition.24.Whichofthefollowingcanrepl
29、acetheunderlinedword “discriminate” inParagraph 3?AProtect. B Tell. C Excuse. D Learn.25.Whatdidtheresearchersconcludeabouthousecatsfromthestudy?ATheyarecuriousaboutcatnames.BTheyaredependentontheirowners.CTheyknowthenamesoftheircatfriends.DTheylikecommunicatingwitheachother.26Whatistheunsettledques
30、tionofthestudy?AHowcatscanrecognizeothercats faces.BWhethercatsaremuchsmarterthanexpected.CWhethercatscanunderstandhumaninteractions.DHowcatslinkhumanwordsandtheirsocialcompanions.七选五Runningwithagrouphasnumerousbenefits, especiallywhenrunninglongdistances. But grouprunningalsorequiresthatyoufollowso
31、mebasicetiquette (礼仪) andbehaviorrules. Heresadviceonrunningetiquetteforgrouprunning.Leaveyourheadphonesathome.Sure, musichelpspushsomerunnersalong. However,itsantisocialtowearheadphonesduringagrouprun. Itcanalsobedangerous becauselisteningtomusicmeansyoullbelessawareofyoursurroundings. _27_.Dontjin
32、gle(发出叮当声)._28_, butyoucanbetthatitwillannoyatleastone personinyourgroup. Youdontwanttobecomeknownas “TheAnnoyingLooseChange Guy”.Bepreparedwithwhatyouneed._29_. Carryyourownwaterandfood,aswellassomecashoracreditcard, justincaseyouneedit.Dontrunwithoutconsideringthesafetyofothers.Notonlyisitrudetota
33、keovera pathandblockotherrunners, walkers, orcyclists, butitcanbeapotentialsafetyrisk.To makeotherrunnersandcyclistseasilypass, makesureyourerunningnomorethantwo abreast (并排), especiallyonbusyroads, sidewalks, orpaths. _30_, suchasrunningin aclockwisedirectiononacircularroute._31_. Runnersjoingroups
34、forthesocialelement, butthatdoesntmeanthey wanttohearthesamepersontalknon-stopabouttheirrunningachievements, injuries, orlife problemsduringeveryrun. Askpeople, especiallythenewmembersofthegroup, questions togivethemachancetospeak.ABesilentsometimes.BShowupearlyorontimeforthestartofruns.CDontexpectt
35、orelyonotherrunnersforsupplies.DEvenifyouknowsomegroupmembersverywell.EBeawareofanyspecialrulesforrunninginparksoronpaths.FRunningwithcoinsorkeysinyourpocketmaynotbotheryouGBesides, youwontbeabletohearinstructionsfromotherrunnersinyourgroup.语法填空AllopenfiresofthemountainfiresinChongqinghave_32_(final
36、) beenputout onFriday. Underthecontinuousseriousheatanddroughtenvironment, puttingoutwildfires facesgreatdifficulties. _33_itonlytooklessthan 10 daysforChongqingtoputout thefire, whichisnoteasytoachieve. Inthisprocess, “heroicspirit” isthemostpopular keyword_34_socialmedia.Mountainfiresareaseriouspr
37、oblemforpeoplelivinginChongqing, whichhas encouragedthepeople_35_(protect)theirhomes. Firefighters, policeofficers,soldiers andmedicalworkerswereonthefrontline. Behindthem, there_36_(be) strong supportfromvolunteerswithamandeliveringsuppliesbyridingamotorcycle, aswellas thosecookingmeals. Amongthe_3
38、7_(hero)weresoldiersandordinarypeoplefrom allwalksoflife. Inthefaceofthewildfire, theirforceshavecometogether.At_38_sametime, ontheinternet, voicesof “Comeon, Chongqing” could _39_(hear)repeatedly, andsocialmediawasfilledwithcountless_40_(touch)moments. Whatreallytouchespeopleisthattheseordinaryandbrave peopleshinewiththeircourage, willandunity_41_aresharedbyChinesepeople inthefaceofdisasters7