小卷速测(十六) 语法填空+阅读B+C+任务阅读
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Ⅰ.[2018·杭州钱塘] 语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Most people think that girls are better students than boys. In England girls get higher marks in tests in most subjects 1. at most ages. At the age of seven 88% of girls reach 2. expected level for their age, but only 80% of boys do. By the age of 11, the difference is 80% to 69%, and the gap is wider 3. 14 years old. A similar situation 4. (happen) in the USA and many other countries.
Several 5. (study) show that girls have better study habits than boys. However, one of the studies 6.
(do) on fifteen-year-old boys and girls by William Draves and Julie Coates last year. These two American researchers believe that it is not the boys who are the problem, but the schools.
7. (they) book, Nine Shift: Work, Life and Education in the 21st century explains that in fact, boys are better prepared in the future. Boys are 8. (interest) in computers and the Internet. They like taking risks, and 9. (think) about the ways of making money and teamwork—things that are important for success at work. The problem is that schools punish(处罚) boys 10. they are bad at listening and following instructions.
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Passage 1
If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help. Research by scientists in Greece shows that living in the mountains is good for the heart and longevity(长寿). People living at higher altitudes(海拔) have lower possibility of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level, even if they have factors that could increase their risk. “Residence in mountainous areas seems to have a ‘protective effect’ from heart disease,” said Dr. Nikos Baibas of the University of Athens. He and his colleagues suspect that the increased exercise from walking up mountainous areas gives the heart a good workout and enables it to cope with lower levels of oxygen.
Researchers studied the health records and death rates of 1,150 Greeks who lived in three villages near Athens over 15 years. One village was 1,000 meters above sea level and the other two were in low-lying areas. Although men and women living in the mountainous village had higher blood pressure rates and other risk factors than people in the other villages, they had a lower rate of death from heart disease and other causes after a fifteen-year follow-up.“The contrast was more evident among men than among women,” Baibas added in a report in The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Heart disease is one of the world's top killers. Smoking, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol levels, being overweight and a family history of the illness increase the possibility of developing the disease.
1.The first sentence in the passage is used to .( )
A.give a very good guessing
B.tell readers what the passage focuses on
C.warn people of the risk of heart disease
D.name a new unknown illness
2.According to the passage, a person may have less possibility of having heart attack. ( )
A.from a higher altitude
B.with a better living habit
C.with more money
D.in a happier mood
3.How long does the research of the Greeks last? ( )
A.At most 10 years. B.Not mentioned.
C.More than 20 years. D.Over 15 years.
