天天增分(二十九)

　　滿分48分，實戰(zhàn)模擬，15分鐘拿下高考客觀題滿分！姓名：________　班級：________　

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　“Mum, you're always on the computer！” Laure complained.

　　“No, I'm not，” I

　　__1__.

　　“Every day I come home

　　from school you're working on the computer.”

　　“Well, at least I'm here

　　__2__

　　you！”

　　My daughter was right. Day after day, in my home office, I would stare into space as my

　　__3__

　　typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an article.

　　It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker

　　__4__

　　my fingers to the keyboard and my mind to valuable ideas. What Laure did not

　　__5__

　　was that during her day away, I'd also be doing a lot of housework. It was only around three in the afternoon that I'd

　　__6__

　　seat myself at my desk for a few __7__

　　moments of deep thought. Then she'd come from school.

　　I was __8__ of myself on being available to my children. After all, I am a speaker on child behavior and parenting. But Laure's observation

　　__9__

　　my heart. In her eyes, I must have been a mom who was

　　__10__

　　but unapproachable. I wouldn't make such an image (形象) before her. My relationship with my children is more

　　__11__ than any other work.

　　“Laure，”

　　I called,

　　“come here a minute.”

　　She wandered to my doorway. I had decided to have her __12__

　　me when I was too devoted to work. I wanted her to have the__13__to let me know when she thought I was cold.

　　After I explained my__14__and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister, I offered Laure the following

　　__15__.

　　“Whenever you feel I'm ignoring you or you need my __16__， I want you to

　　__17__

　　me，” I said, “Just come up and give me a little hug.

　　That'll be our signal that you

　　__18__ me.”

　　Years later we still have that

　　__19__

　　sign.

　　I've become much more sensitive to my daughters' comings and goings. __20__

　　she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason why I work at home.

　　1．A. thought B. refused

　　C. defended

　　D. agreed

　　2．A. for

　　B. over

　　C. against

　　D. after

　　3．A. feet

　　B. hands

　　C. eyes

　　D. ears

　　4．A. connected

　　B. turned

　　C. gave

　　D. added

　　5．A. admit

　　B. realize

　　C. believe

　　D. recognize

　　6．A. luckily

　　B. gradually

　　C. instantly

　　D. finally

　　7．A. anxious

　　B. precious

　　C. busy

　　D. rare

　　8．A. proud

　　B. ashamed

　　C. afraid

　　D. scared

　　9．A. filled

　　B. broke

　　C. touched

　　D. mended

　　10．A. suitable

　　B. available

　　C. acceptable

　　D. reasonable

　　11．A. important

　　B. funny

　　C. obvious

　　D. wonderful

　　12．A. warn

　　B. persuade

　　C．encourage

　　D. remind

　　13．A. patience

　　B. time

　　C. power

　　D. honor

　　14．A. pattern

　　B. dream

　　C. schedule

　　D. choice

　　15．A. promise

　　B. chance

　　C. answer

　　D. truth

　　16．A. help

　　B. attention

　　C. decision

　　D. advice

　　17．A. hug

　　B. shake

　　C. kiss

　　D. kick

　　18．A. miss

　　B. hate

　　C. need

　　D. scold

　　19．A. unknown

　　B. unexpected

　　C. unfinished

　　D. unspoken

　　20．A.

　　And

　　B.

　　But

　　C.

　　Or

　　D.

　　Yet

　　【語篇解讀】　本文主要講述了作者在發(fā)現(xiàn)自己和孩子們之間的相處出了問題之后，如何平衡工作和家庭之間的關(guān)系的故事。

　　1．解析：根據(jù)語境“No, I'm not”可推知，作者并不承認女兒的說法，作者在為自己的行為進行辯解，defend“辯解，辯白”，故C項正確。

　　答案：C　

　　2．解析：根據(jù)下文中的“the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister”可知，作者選擇在家工作是為了孩子們，故A項正確。

　　答案：A　

　　3．解析：由“typed out”和下文中的“my fingers”可知，是用手把想法轉(zhuǎn)換成文字打出來，即B項正確。

　　答案：B　

　　4．解析：看起來作為作家和演說家的作者就是要把自己的手指和鍵盤連接起來，把自己的思想和有價值的觀點連接起來。connect...to...“把……和……連接起來”，符合語境，即A正確。

　　答案：A　

　　5．解析：Laure沒有意識到的是在她白天不在家的時候，作者也做了許多家務活。admit意為“承認”；realize意為“意識到”；believe意為“相信”；recognize意為“認出，認可”。

　　答案：B　

　　6．解析：根據(jù)上文中的“I'd also be doing a lot of housework”可知，作者一天在家里也會忙著做許多家務，因此在下午3點左右的時候才終于坐下來工作，即D項正確。luckily意為“幸運地”；gradually意為“逐漸地”；instantly意為“立刻，馬上”；finally意為“最終”。

　　答案：D　

　　7．解析：根據(jù)上文可知，作者要忙著做很多家務，因此用來工作的時間就彌足珍貴了，故B項正確。anxious意為“焦慮的”；precious意為“珍貴的”；busy意為“忙碌的”；rare意為“稀少的”。

　　答案：B　

　　8．解析：作者為能夠和孩子們在一起感到驕傲。proud意為“驕傲的，自豪的”；ashamed意為“慚愧的”；afraid意為“害怕的”；scared意為“害怕的”。

　　答案：A　

　　9．解析：根據(jù)下文作者的反思可知，Laure的觀察觸動了作者的心，即C項正確。fill意為“充滿”；break意為“(使)破”；touch意為“觸動，感動”；mend意為“修理”。

　　答案：C　

　　10．解析：在Laure的眼里，作者肯定是一個能找得到但是難以接近的媽媽。上文“myself on being available to my children”也是提示，故B項正確。

　　答案：B　

　　11．解析：作者認為與孩子們的關(guān)系比任何其他的工作都重要。故A項正確。

　　答案：A　

　　12．解析：作者決定讓Laure在作者太專注于工作時提醒作者。下文“she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason why I work at home”也是線索，故D項正確。

　　答案：D　

　　13．解析：由作者想讓孩子提醒自己可知，她想賦予孩子這樣的權(quán)利去讓自己知道自己忽略她們了，即C項正確。have the power to do sth.意為“有權(quán)利做某事”。patience意為“耐心”；time意為“時間”；power意為“權(quán)利”；honor意為“榮譽”。

　　答案：C　

　　14．解析：根據(jù)上文“I had decided”可推知，作者已經(jīng)下定決心做一些改變，這屬于計劃的內(nèi)容，故C項正確。pattern意為“模式，圖案”；dream意為“夢想”；schedule意為“工作計劃”；choice意為“選擇”。

　　答案：C　

　　15．解析：根據(jù)對下文的理解可知，作者是在給孩子做出承諾，故A項正確。

　　答案：A　

　　16．解析：作者說：“無論什么時候你感覺我忽略了你或者你需要我的關(guān)注時，我想讓你來擁抱我一下。”與“I'm ignoring you”形成呼應，孩子需要作者的關(guān)注，即B項正確。

　　答案：B　

　　17．解析：與“Just come up and give me a little hug”呼應，故A項正確。

　　答案：A　

　　18．解析：根據(jù)“or you need my __16__”的提示可知，孩子的擁抱提醒作者孩子們需要她，故C項正確。

　　答案：C　

　　19．解析：多年以后我們?nèi)匀谎赜眠@種心照不宣的信號。unspoken“心照不宣的”，故D項正確。

　　答案：D　

　　20．解析：而且她總是給作者一個小小的擁抱來提醒她在家工作的真正原因。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處表示邏輯上的順承關(guān)系，即A項正確。

　　答案：A

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　Tea production in Sri Lanka has thrived for decades. The tea gardens in Hatton, Sri Lanka are actually large tea estates. The best tea usually comes from plants grown on high grounds and the cool hilltops with rows and rows of tea plants. The plants are about one meter apart. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimeters high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender shoots, or young leaves.

　　It is from these shoots that the best tea is got.

　　Practically all the tea pickers are women. The estates prefer to employ women pickers because they are more careful. Their thin fingers can easily remove the twin leaves and new shoots from the plants, which are the parts used for processing tea. The pickers carry large baskets into which they throw their pickings. A skilled worker can harvest between 9 and 14 kilograms of tea leaves a day. Usually new shoots can be picked from the plants about every ten or fifteen days.

　　Processing tea shoots into our familiar dry tea leaves requires great care and skill. There are various methods of processing depending on the type of tea required. For black tea, the young green leaves are first spread out on shelves to dry. This process removes much of its water and the leaves become soft. After this, the leaves are passed through heavy rollers. This operation will press the leaves for juices which give the tea both its color and taste. Then the leaves are spread out on floors and left to ferment (發(fā)酵) under wet conditions. Fermentation develops the rich taste of black tea. The fermented leaves are then dried with a hot-air blower until they become rolled-up black leaves. The final step is to sort and grade them before the black tea is ready for sale to countries all over the world.

　　1．The underlined word

　　“Pruning”

　　means ________.

　　A. reasonable use of chemicals

　　B. frequent watering

　　C.

　　regular cutting of the plants

　　D. loosening the soil

　　2．How many processing steps are mentioned in the last paragraph?

　　A. Three.B. Four.

　　C. Five.

　　D. Six.

　　3．What does the author imply in the passage?

　　A. Fermentation is a must to keep the color of black tea.

　　B. Tea production has long been prosperous in Sri Lanka.

　　C. Women pickers are welcomed because they can easily find the twin leaves.

　　D. Tea pickings can be done biweekly.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文介紹了斯里蘭卡的茶葉生產(chǎn)情況，包括茶葉的采摘、烘制等過程。

　　1．解析：根據(jù)第一段中的“The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimeters high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender shoots, or young leaves”可知，茶樹需要經(jīng)常剪枝，要保持在60到90厘米高，剪枝能促進幼芽、幼葉的生長，即C項正確。

　　答案：C

　　2．解析：文章第三段提到制成紅茶茶葉成品需要晾曬、碾壓、發(fā)酵、烘干、分類挑揀這五個步驟。即C項正確。

　　答案：C

　　3．解析：根據(jù)文章第一段的“Tea production in Sri Lanka has thrived for decades.The tea gardens in Hatton，Sri Lanka are actually large tea estates”可推知，斯里蘭卡的茶葉生產(chǎn)已經(jīng)繁榮了很久了，即B項正確。

　　答案：B

　　B

　　Lawmakers in Taiwan are considering banning children under 2 from using iPads and other electronic gadgets (小裝置). Those under 18 will also not be allowed to use digital media for “an improper period of time”. Should iPads be banned for kids?

　　Here

　　are

　　some

　　comments

　　from

　　different countries.

　　Nancy (UK): The main problem with technology, and more or less the only one I feel, is eyesight. Because of staring at a computer screen all day, their eyesight could go bad. For 0－2 years, iPads should be forbidden ; for 3－5 years, it can be allowed for one hour per day; for 6－18 years, it can be allowed for two hours per day. Children need to experience the outdoors－they need to spend time in “green” spaces.

　　Lily (China) : I have seen other parents buying iPads for their children at a young age and then leave them to use it as they please. That I do not agree with. These gadgets are not babysitters.

　　Nor should they replace parental interaction or rule. I believe it is more important to educate parents than cautioning against the use of technology by young children.

　　Diana (Australia): The law is so unclear that it fails to define a proper length of time for the kids to use digital media.

　　Shayla (US): While I do think technology should be limited for younger children, I'm surprised that it is regarded as something that should never be used from 0－2. My daughter has many developmental delays and iPads are recommended for regular use by three of her doctors.

　　In addition, children who are weak in their ability

　　to

　　communicate

　　would

　　benefit

　　from learning sign language and also signing videos which help them pick up the language quickly.

　　Ryan (Canada): I believe technology use at an early age can benefit a child's mental development, not harm

　　it.

　　Certain

　　video

　　games

　　require

　　reading comprehension skills to advance in the game and have been called the “Gateway Drug to Literacy”．

　　Mike (US): The greater availability and use of technology such as iPads can have a negative influence on children, especially in terms of their physical activity levels and their social, mental and emotional well-being.

　　Studies

　　show that

　　due

　　to

　　technology overuse,

　　1

　　in

　　3

　　children

　　entering

　　school

　　are developmentally delayed, 1 in 4 are obese, 1 in 6 have a diagnosed mental illness, and 1 in 11 children are now addicted to technology.

　　4. What is the Chinese woman's opinion about electronic gadgets?

　　A. It's a real benefit to children as long as they are used correctly.