速测(九) 完形填空+阅读理解C+选词填空+任务型阅读
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
It’s March 12th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees 1 on this day.
The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great 2 in China’s history. He said more trees were needed as a 3 against flood(洪水) and drought. In 1915, April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day. Then, in 1979, the day was 4 to March 12th, to 5 the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.
“Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China,” says Li Li. “But have you heard of the Green Wall of China? That’s the biggest tree planting 6 of all.” The Gobi Desert in the north of China was 7 every year. So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to 8 the Gobi spreading. The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green “wall” along the edge of the desert.
“Tree planting has become a tradition in China now,” says Lin Tao. “Almost everyone does it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a 9 day. My parents planted a tree when I started school. And my cousin planted 10 on his wedding(婚礼) day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves.”
( )1.A.silently B.wisely C.completely D.actively
( )2.A.artist B.engineer C.pioneer D.musician
( )3.A.protection B.position C.preparation D.direction
( )4.A.taken B.decided C.changed D.given
( )5.A.value B.remember C.express D.admire
( )6.A.research B.survey C.project D.success
( )7.A.growing B.appearing C.losing D.happening
( )8.A.keep B.have C.help D.stop
( )9.A.different B.special C.basic D.simple
( )10.A.one B.that C.it D.this
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
According to a 2018 study from San Francisco State University, nearly 2.4 billion people around the world used smartphones in 2017. By the end of 2019, more than a third of the global population will be using smartphones.
However, smartphone technology can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it sends us unlimited amounts of information. On the other hand, using a smartphone may become an addiction.
Erik Peter and Richard Harvey are both health education professors at San Francisco State University. They led the study. Peter explains that smartphone addiction forms connections in the brain that are similar to drug addiction. And these connections form slowly over time. Also, addiction to social media may affect our emotional state. The two professors asked 135 university students about their habit of smartphone use and their feelings. They found that students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling lonely, depressed and anxious.
Peter and Harvey do not blame users for their technology addiction. They believe it is the tech industry’s desire to make more money that is to blame for the technology addiction. The researchers warn that workers in the technology industry know how to control our brains and turn us into addicts.
But the researchers say that we can train our brains to be less addicted to our phones and computers. Erik Peter suggesting turning off our phones before we sleep or do something important. The researchers also suggest taking control of when and where you answer texts or emails. You do not need to answer them all. And you certainly don’t need to answer them as soon as you get them. They also suggest putting limits on the time you spend on social media. If you want to catch up with friends on Facebook, set aside a small amount of time to it. You should focus on important tasks and do not allow technology to disturb you.
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 1? ( )
A. Smartphone use has become extremely common.
B.Most young people can’t live without smartphones.
C.Smartphones make our life more colorful and convenient.
D.Most people consider smartphones as the greatest invention.
