速测(四) 完形填空+阅读理解D+任务型阅读+词语运用
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Ⅰ.完形填空
When I was a little child, I felt unhappy. I was really 1 other kids. I couldn't change no matter what I did.
There was something wrong with my 2 . I couldn't see things around me clearly. When my classmates played games happily outside, I had to stay at home and look out of the window alone.
For a long time, I felt hopeless. 3 my mother always said, “You are the precious(珍贵的) baby in our family.” it didn't work. I asked God, “ 4 did you give me a pair of useless eyes when you gave me life?” Of course, there was no 5 . I turned to books for help. Books are my only friends. When I am sad and upset, they 6 ; when I feel happy and excited, they 7 my feelings. They can take me to another world; there I can see everything clearly and free my heart through joy.
I began to write down my thoughts and keep them as a 8 . And nobody knew it. When I studied at a middle school, I had a good teacher. He read all of my poems and said, “Well done!” He always 9 me in class. He kept helping me. Now I am full of energy and confidence. I can do things like other kids. So please believe in 10 . Everyone is unique(独一无二的).
( )1.A.similar to B.hard on
C.different from D.friendly to
( )2.A.eyes B.ears
C.legs D.arms
( )3.A.If B.Because
C.Unless D.Although
( )4.A.Where B.Which
C.Why D.Who
( )5.A.reply B.report
C.record D.research
( )6.A.cheer me up B.dress me up
C.call me up D.pick me up
( )7.A.hurt B.share
C.repeat D.develop
( )8.A.method B.notice
C.task D.secret
( )9.A.warned B.praised
C.educated D.punished
( )10.A.myself B.yourself
C.himself D.herself
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a big help to the heart. A new study used a computer model to predict how just three grams less a day would affect heart disease in the United States.
Here is the result: 10% fewer heart attacks, 8% fewer strokes, 4% fewer deaths, 11% fewer cases of heart disease, and 240 billion dollars in health care savings.
Researchers found it could prevent 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths every year.
The study is in The New England Journal of Medicine. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo at the University of California, San Francisco was the lead author. She said people would not even notice a difference in taste with three grams, or one half teaspoon, less salt per day. The team also included researchers at Stanford and Columbia University.
The government says the average American man eats ten grams of salt a day. The American Heart Association advises no more than three grams for healthy people. It says salt in the American diet has increased fifty percent since the 1970's, while blood pressure has also risen. Less salt can lead to lower blood pressure.
