阅读完形每日一练309北京中考英语模拟.docx
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阅读完形每日一练309北京中考英语模拟
(09海淀一模)
Gardenia
Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturnedtwelve,awhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouse.Nocardcamewithit.Callstotheflowershopwerenot35atall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingto36thesender’snameandjustdelightedinthebeautifulwhiteflowerinsoftpinkpaper.
However,Inever37imaginingwhothegivermightbe.Someofmyhappiest38werespentdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouragedtheseimaginings.She’daskmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhadshownspecial39.PerhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailI’ddeliveredduringthewinter.Asagirl,though,Ihadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbea40Ihadruninto.
Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.IfeltsosadthatIbecamecompletely41inmyupcominggraduationdance,andIdidn’t42ifIhadanewdressornot.Butmymother,despiteherownsadness,wouldnotletme43anyofthosethings.Shewantedherchildrennotonlytobelovablebuttofeel44.Intruth,mymotherwantedherchildrentosee45muchlikethegardenia----lovely,strongandperfectwithperhapsabitofmystery(神秘).
MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried.Iwastwenty-twoyearsold.Thatwastheyearthegardeniastopped46.(247words)
35.A.careful
B.helpful
C.exciting
D.interesting
36.A.takeout
B.workout
C.findout
D.putout
37.A.stopped
B.began
C.kept
D.loved
38.A.moments
B.festivals
C.seasons
D.holidays
39.A.practice
B.housework
C.kindness
D.exercise
40.A.visitor
B.child
C.lady
D.boy
41.A.uncomfortable
B.uninterested
C.unbelievable
D.unimportant
42.A.want
B.hope
C.know
D.care
43.A.leave
B.miss
C.have
D.hear
44.A.needed
B.noticed
C.loved
D.moved
45.A.herself
B.myself
C.ourselves
D.themselves
46.A.coming
B.sending
C.giving
D.growing
Overthelast70years,researchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifference.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredecidedtoacertaindegreebygenes.However,ofallthefactors,wealthandagearethetoptwo.
Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.Butonceyoucanaffordtofeed,clotheandhouseyourself,eachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifference.
Researchersfindthat,onaverage,wealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex(复杂的).Inthepasthalf-century,theaverageincome(平均收入)hassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountries,yethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesame.Onceyourbasicneedsaremet,moneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriends,neighborsandcolleagues.
“Dollarsbuystatus(socialposition),andstatusmakespeoplefeelbetter,”saysomeexperts,whichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways,scientistsoractors,forexample,mayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.
Inhisresearch,ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesires(欲望),notjustformoney,butforfriends,family,job,health,rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhad,tendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap(差距).Indeed,thesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealone.“Thegapmeasuresjustblowawaythemeasuresofonlyincome.”saysMichalos.
Anotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisage.Oldagemaynotbesobad“Givenalltheproblemsofaging,howcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfied?
”asksProfessorLauraCarstensen.Inonesurvey,Carstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94,andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionquestionnaire.Shefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeople.Somescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithit,orthey’remorerealisticabouttheirtimerunningout.Olderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon’t.
“Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhave,butalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforever,”shesays.“Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85,forexample,maybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.”(422words)
55.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs.
A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriends
C.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests
56.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif.
A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbigger
B.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendship
C.thehopeforgoodhealthismuchgreater
D.theirincomeisfarbelowtheirexpectation
57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatolderpeople___________.
A.wouldliketohavemoregoodbyekissesthanyoungpeople
B.areusedtolivingahardlifebecausetheyarekindtoothers
C.expresstheirpositiveopinionsjustassomeyoungpeopledo
D.finditeasiertofeelhappybecausetheyaremorerealistic
58.Accordingtothepassage,thefeelingofhappiness.
A.increasesgraduallywithageB.iscontrolledpartlybydesires
C.haslittletodowithwealthD.isdecidedmostlybygenes
(09海淀二模)
Myheroismyfather,PeterMurawski,becausewithoutmydad,mylifewouldbenothing.Mydadworkstosupportthe35.Notonlydoesheputinthenormalweekday,healsoworksanightshifttoaddmoneytothefamilybudgetsothatwecanhavearoofoverourheads,foodonthetable,heat,electricity,cableandinthefuture,acollegeeducation.Daddoesn'tgethome36midnightandhegetsupeverymorningat6:
00.
Inthemorning,mydadwakesmeup.Thenhegoesdownstairstomakelunchforus.Hemakessurewegetofftoschoolandistheretogiveusa37ifoneofusmissesthebus.Afterthat,Dadgoestowork;hespendseighthoursstaringatacomputerscreen.Whenhereturnshome,Dadusually38hasanhourorsobeforehehastoleaveforhisotherjobs.Ihelpbyfixingdinner,butsometimeshedoesn'tevenhavetimeto39.
Ontheweekends,youwouldthinkthatDadwouldwantto40,buthe'sstillupatthecrackofdawn.Whatishedoing?
He'seitherworkingintheyard41makingrepairstothehouse.
EveryonceinalongwhileDadwillstopandrest.He'll42toanicefamilydinnerorloungeinhisbigcomfortablechairtowatchfootballorchannelsurf.Atthesetimesmydadgetstheenergyheneedstokeepuphislifestyle,sacrificing(牺牲)allhis43forthefamily.
Mydadisareal44ofwhatyoucandoforyourfamilyifyoureallylovethem.Heputsusfirstandneverstopstothinkof45.Hedeservestoberewarded,yetifImentionedthattohim,he'dsaythatthe46ofhischildrenareenoughforhim.(321words)
35.A.factoryB.farmC.businessD.family
36.A.byB.untilC.atD.before
37.A.rideB.callC.ticketD.meal
38.A.alsoB.onlyC.stillD.already
39.A.stopB.planC.eatD.play
40.A.dosportsB.haveatripC.makefriendsD.takeabreak
41.A.butB.soC.justD.or
42.A.sitdownB.givebackC.getupD.showoff
43.A.joyB.hopeC.timeD.money
44.A.roleB.exampleC.masterD.friend
45.A.himselfB.themselvesC.myselfD.ourselves
46A.interestsB.needsC.smilesD.grades
“Track!
”saidmymaster.
Likeanygoodtracker-dogwhohasreceivedthecommand(命令)hemostloves,Igaveabarkofexcitement,putmynosedowntothegroundandsniffed.Thegroundwasrichwithsmells.Eveninthehigh-classhousingareawherewewereworking,thestonesheldtracesofmanysoleandconfusingscents(smells).AsIsearchedforthescentthatwouldgivemeacluetothetailoftheguiltyman,mytailwaggedslowly,thoughtfully,delightedly.Workwaslikeplaytome;Ienjoyedit.
Asmallgroupofpeoplegatheredbehindus.Amongtheseonlookerswastheoldcaretakerofthebuildingnextdoortoours.Hespokeinascornfulvoice,“Youactuallythinkyourdogmightcatchathiefthreedaysaftertheevent?
”Mymastersaidnothing,butI'msurehemusthavesmiled.Ididnotturntolook.Iknewhewouldnotspeakunlessitwastogivemeanewcommand.
Ineededtoconcentrate.Mytaskwasdifficult.Ihadtopickoutonescentamongthemanythatlayaboutandthentrackedittoitssource.
“You'rewastingyourtime,”saidthecaretaker.Ilookedathimwithoutraisingmyhead.Hewasrunninghishandoverhisfatstomach.Hisroughpalmandsmoothshirtcombinedtomakeaslightnoise.Itwaspartofmytrainingtobeaware—oftenitisonlyalittlewhisperofanoisethatalerts(提醒)youtobedrawingofaweapon.Butofcoursetheagingcaretakerwasgoingtodonosuchthing.Therewasnosmelloffearornervousnessabouthim.Hewasmerelybeingcleverandtalkative.
“I'veseenmanytracker-dogsinmytime,”saidthecaretakertotheonlookers.Iservedwiththepoliceyearsago.Wewouldneverhavethoughtofusingatracker-dogtofindacarthief.Impossible.Everyoneknowsthatdogsareuselessinsuchmatters.
Inasensehewasright.I'msurethere'snoneedtotellyouthat,justasadog'shearingismuchbetterthanahumanbeing's,sohissenseofsmelltellsonethingfromanotherfarbetterthanagreatdetective.IfSherlockHolmescouldworkoutthatamanhadhadaneggforbreakfastbyseeingtheyellowstainonhismouth,atraineddogcouldtellyouwhetherthehenthatlaidtheeggwashealthyornot.
IknowitsoundsfunnyandImeanittobe.ButI'mnotexaggerating.Adogcantellyou—ifyouunderstandadog’swayofcommunicating—allthisandmorewithoutevensettingeyesonthemanheisinvestigating.(458words)
55.Whodoyouthinkthedogwastracking?
A.Thethief.B.Thecaretaker.C.Themaster.D.Theonlookers.
56.H
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