小卷速测(七) 完形填空+阅读理解C+回答问题
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
A Helping Hand
Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world.He has more than $50 billion.He is fast becoming the most generous person as well.He and his wife, Melinda, founded a charity(慈善), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Then they used it to 1 away a lot of their money.
Why did they start the charity? The Gates feel that with success comes responsibility.They want to use their money to 2 others.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions of dollars.It gives money to 3 so they can go to school.The foundation also provides money for medical research and has given over $1 billion to improve the 4 of people in countries with a lot of poverty(贫穷).
Another worry of Bill and Melinda Gates is hunger.In many parts of the world food is 5 .People often have none enough of tools and training to improve farming.The Gates Foundation is working in these areas.Its goal: “Increase opportunities for them to 6 hunger and poverty.”
The Gates Foundation is private.A private foundation is set up by persons rather than companies.Most private foundations don’t have as much money as the Gates Foundation does.Many have less than $1 million. 7 , these foundations are able to do a lot of good.
For being champions of global health worldwide, and for using their wealth to help people who need it most, the world owes Bill and Melinda Gates big thanks.The same goes for the many smaller private foundations across the world that 8 a helping hand to those who need it most.
( )1.A.put B.clear C.give D.take
( )2.A.train B.help C.invite D.push
( )3.A.students B.doctors C.farmers D.researchers
( )4.A.health B.relationship C.attitude D.environment
( )5.A.expensive B.prepared C.delicious D.limited
( )6.A.choose B.overcome C.accept D.lead
( )7.A.Then B.Hopefully C.Still D.Proudly
( )8.A.share B.place C.show D.lend
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Studies have shown most people fail to realize how much time they spend on their smartphones each day.
Frank and Amelia’s family were put to a test, using a free app called “Moment-Screen Time Tracker”. The Vascellaros—Frank, Amelia, 14-year-old twins Frankie and Joe, and 17-year-old Sam—all said they did not really know they were spending so much time on their phones each day.
“Honestly, I don’t feel like I’m on my phone a lot,” Amelia Vascellaro said. Amelia was on her phone far less often than Frank, according to the app. While Amelia spent about an hour per day on the phone, Frank spent closer to four hours on his phone—which came as a surprise to him. The children’s time varied but they often spent more than a couple of hours on the phone as well.
Minneapolis-based Dr. Kirsten Lind Seal sees phone usage come up a lot among families. Lind Seal said many family members’ phone use has become problematic.
“If we hear more than once, ‘Do you have to be on your phone right now? Can you please put your phone down? Did you hear what I said?’ it may be a sign that is negatively(消极地) influencing our family relationships and our daily lives,” she said.
Lind Seal said actually paying attention to how much time one spends on the phone is a good first step in deciding when to put it down.
She asks parents to encourage more face-to-face communication for teens and young adults as they continue developing their social and emotional skills. “What we find is that we are really losing out on empathy—the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems—when we spend a lot of time on our smartphones to communicate with other people,” she said.
9.Why did Lind Seal mention the three questions in Paragraph 5? ( )
A.To encourage people to live a simple life.
B.To ask people if they use phones too much.
C.To show the importance of close relationships.
D.To explain the signs of problematic phone use.
