速测(四) 完形填空+阅读理解B+C
Ⅰ.完形填空
I went to school in China for four years and for another six years in Canada. There are two teachers from these countries that really impressed me even though they are very 1 .
When I 2 to Canada, I couldn't even order food on the flight. After two months on an ESL(English as a Second Language) course, I got my first 3 card. My mark in English was 65. I was very 4 . I couldn't 5 what would be said at the parent-teacher interview.
“Hello!” Mrs. Franceschini welcomed my parents. “Richard just came to Canada a few months ago. I am amazed at how his English has 6 so fast,” she said. “On his first day, he was very shy and only used 7 words. Now he can answer and ask questions by using whole sentences.”
8 many other Chinese parents, my mom asked if she could give me extra homework. “Don't worry. Richard is already working very hard,” Mrs. Franceschini laughed. Then she shook my hand. “Richard, you did a good job. I am 9 of you!” she said.
Back in Shanghai, my teacher Miss Li was very 10 .In a test, my average(平均分) was 97, top of the class. I was proud to take my parents 11 the interview.
Miss Li told my parents, “Feng Yu is doing pretty well. But because of his 12 , he lost 3 points in math. Otherwise he would be the top of the school.”
I thought she was being 13 to me. But when I was about to leave, I realized Miss Li was very nice. She hosted a party for me and gave me a big card. Her phone number and e-mail address were on the card. “Feng Yu, you are my best student. I 14 you a successful life,” she wrote. “If you want to talk or need any help, I am always here for you.”
Miss Li and Mrs. Franceschini are both great teachers, just in different ways. One built up my learning abilities. 15 gave me tons of confidence and made learning enjoyable. I'm proud to have had them as my teachers.
( )1.A. kind B.strict C.similar D.different
( )2.A. moved B.arrived C.reached D.visited
( )3.A. birthday B.green C.report D.ID
( )4.A. satisfied B.upset C.serious D.careful
( )5.A. imagine B.tell C.wonder D.doubt
( )6.A. changed B.improved C.spoken D.increased
( )7.A. long B.popular C.simple D.complete
( )8.A. With B.Except C.Against D.Like
( )9.A. proud B.certain C.afraid D.free
( )10.A. patient B.strict C.friendly D.hard-working
( )11.A. in B.off C.to D.up
( )12.A. method B.action C.habit D.carelessness
( )13.A. unfair B.nice C.crazy D.polite
( )14.A. hope B.prepare C.offer D.wish
( )15.A. Other B.The other C.Another D.The others
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Passage 1
The worldwide scientists have been working on finding a solution for curing the HIV which has killed millions of people. It is said that more than 2 million people were newly infected(感染) with the AIDS virus last year. This number is larger than some countries' total population. Though specialists have figured out a series of medicines that can effectively lengthen the life of patients who carry AIDS, their high price still knocked lots of them out.
In 2008, a lucky German patient received a mutated gene(突变基因) during a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植) from a donor naturally resistant(抵抗) to HIV and soon he got his healthy body back and was exactly cured of HIV.
Mario Stevenson, director of the Center for AIDS Research at the University of Miami, says researchers are now making their efforts to find a way to deliver(传递) the mutated gene at a huge amount.“Doubtlessly that we can't use bone marrow transplant to destroy HIV, but it truly gave us some valuable clues on how we could get close to a cure solution and a better understanding of what the virus is doing in those patients' bodies. Most importantly, it has shown us the very kind of barriers that we need to overcome in order to make the virus disappear from our planet.”
According to Stevenson's latest report, a harmless virus could deliver the mutated gene directly into the HIV virus. He considers it a possible cure for scientists to develop and beat AIDS someday.
Before there is a victory in the war against AIDS, scientists have to make sure that the delivery virus will be absolutely harmless. And the good news is that they say this solution looks very easy to get mastered which is just a matter of time.
