小卷速测(十一) 完形填空+阅读理解C+回答问题
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
I used to have little passion(激情) in my life.But what happened the other day changed my mind.It was then that I learned how 1 it is to have a passion in life.
That day I went home in Mom’s car.When Mom 2 at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eyes. It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服).He was homeless.That didn’t interest me, because I had seen many like him before.Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.
But this man was different in some ways. He was not sitting down with a sad expression.Instead, he had a 3 in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.The radio seemed to be the most precious (珍贵的) thing he had.
“Mom, why does that man 4 a radio though he’s homeless?” I asked.
“He bought it,” she replied.
“But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He 5 for something that he didn’t need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.”
That man must care so much about 6 so that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.I soon realized that 7 is the key to life.
Since then I have been always thinking of what is truly important in life.A home, a meal, clothes—these things are not 8 parts of the life.What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a dark day.We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.
( )1.A.strange B.dangerous C.important D.difficult
( )2.A.walked B.stopped C.stood D.exercised
( )3.A.radio B.phone C.scarf D.hat
( )4.A.have B.use C.care D.like
( )5.A.asked B.waited C.paid D.looked
( )6.A.stories B.music C.news D.languages
( )7.A.happiness B.friendship C.knowledge D.health
( )8.A.only B.also C.all D.never
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
FOMO
Everybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night. You aren’t able to do your best and keep up with all of your responsibilities at school unless you sleep well. Most experts agree that the best number of sleeping hours is eight, and this has been accepted as common sense for as long as I can remember. However, I was young once and I know that most of you get much less sleep than that—and in some cases it will be influencing your schoolwork.
I read an interesting article in a teachers’ magazine recently. They did a study of 848 students in Wales. Worryingly, the results showed that teenagers are facing a new problem. They may go to bed and get up at proper times but a growing number of them are waking up in the middle of the night, not to use the bathroom or have something to eat but because of FOMO—fear of missing out, which brings worrying influence on their sleep and schoolwork.
According to the article, schoolchildren are having problems because more and more of them wake up during the night to check social media. Afraid of missing a comment(评论) or an opportunity to take part in a conversation, teenagers are waking at all times of the night, going online and getting involved. All this when they should be sound asleep.
Experts are worried and the report shows some facts from the study that I’d like to share with you:
·23% of 12 to 15-year-olds wake up nearly every night to use social media.
·One in three students are always tired.
·Students who use social media during the night are more likely to be anxious(焦虑).
Are you experiencing FOMO? If yes, I’d like to ask you to be responsible for your sleep when it comes to social media. Be brave! Switch off your devices(设备) at night. The world won’t end and your social media will be waiting to greet you in the morning! I give you my word that you won’t miss anything important just because of a good night’s sleep.
9.We can learn from the passage that FOMO is . ( )
A.an unreasonable need to go out all the time
B.a result of using social media in a wise way
C.a fear of missing communication on social media
D.a study on the ways of teenagers using social media
