速测(八) 完形填空+阅读理解C+D
Ⅰ.完形填空
It is really a beautiful journey that my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming.
In her early childhood, Cathy was seriously 1 . Thanks to careful and regular treatment for years, she 2 became healthy.
While Cathy was watching the Olympics on TV two years ago, a dream came into her head—to be a swimmer. So she started practice and finally made it—she 3 the local swimming team. But it was a hard start. She coughed day and night and could 4 survive her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing hard one night, I decided to 5 her from it all. However, the next morning, Cathy woke me up early, wearing her swimsuit 6 to go! I told her she shouldn't swim after a whole night's coughing. She refused to give up and insisted on going on training.
I didn't know what happened to her. But from that day on, Cathy's determination seems stronger and hard to change. She kept swimming and didn't even 7 a single practice. She had a firm desire within herself to be the best she could be. Cathy, standing right in front of my eyes, I could 8 that there was a strong will in her eyes which was filled with passion. But in the next second, I thought in my head: She would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn't a 9 —ever. But that didn't stop her from trying.
At the end of the year, the final award ceremony came. Cathy didn't expect any award but was still there to 10 her friends and praise their achievements. And what surprised me was that I suddenly heard the head coach announcing, “The highest 11 goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has 12 us with her will and enthusiasm(热情). 13 skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable treasure one can hold is the heart.”
With all she had been 14 in her ten years, having experienced hardships and pain and countless hard work, she deserves the great 15 of enjoying success.
( )1.A. upset B.pressed C.lost D.ill
( )2.A. usually B.finally C.firstly D.frequently
( )3.A. improved B.trained C.joined D.planned
( )4.A. hardly B.almost C.never D.nearly
( )5.A. pull B.tell C.hide D.fire
( )6.A. afraid B.nervous C.ready D.free
( )7.A. attend B.miss C.refuse D.start
( )8.A. hear B.find C.learn D.read
( )9.A. beginner B.learner C.partner D.winner
( )10.A. cheer on B.compete with C.respond to D.run after
( )11.A. success B.grade C.honor D.place
( )12.A. told B.encouraged C.won D.cheered
( )13.A. Although B.Since C.Once D.Because
( )14.A. under B.through C.across D.around
( )15.A. discovery B.choice C.influence D.moment
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Passage 1
What will our life be like in the future?Can you guess? We can only try to imagine it.
At first, we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will make new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won't be as important as they are today—we will feel a little lonely.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.
Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transportation will, of course, change, too. We will use solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.
We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn't true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.
Although we can't predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children's future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.
