2014年同等学力英语百天备考规划
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young, and you __1___the ball behind a pillow (枕头), then the ball ___2___
exists for the child. As the child grows older, the child will move the pillow
to get the ball. Even though the child cannot see the ball, the ball still exists
. This is an early example of “learning to see the __3___”.
Just about all of us have __4__, so we all think we can see. But, in __5__ we
are all blind to probably 99% of the world. Because___6___ people realize this,
few people make the attempt to learn more, in order to see more. Just like a
child, what we don’t see doesn’t exist.
__7___, because most of us are blind to 99% of the world, we rely on others
to give us the answers. We willingly allow doctors, lawyers, priests, and
politicians to tell us what to do or think, but they take no responsibility when
the results go wrong. Commercial television, radio, newspapers, and magazines are
largely corporate owned, profit driven, and focus more on distraction and
misinformation than on education. Yet, we continue reading, watching and
listening to commercial media under the illusion that we are learning. Corporate
(法人的) media is education with blinders. They only
show you the __8__picture, and, in this way, they control public opinion. __9__
needs to turn to noncommercial television, radio, and Internet world news to get
the big picture. Everyone needs to know more in order to ___10___ the political
spin and lies.
1. A. put B. play C. find D. take
2. A. still B. no more C. no longer D. even
3. A. visible B. invisible C. ball D. child
4. A. ears B. Noses C. balls D. eyes
5. A. return B. reality C. short D. case
6. A. many B. few C. some D. a lot of
7. A. Unfortunately B. actually C. fortunately D. strangely
8. A. big B. little C. clear D. new
9. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Anyone D. No one
10. A. see to B. look out C. see through D. look for
Text two
The process of gaining or losing weight can be explained by comparing your body
to your car.Both run__1__fuel,food for your body and gasoline for your car.Both__2__that fuel,first into heat,then energy,some of__3__is used to do work,
and some emitted as waste.And__4__your car uses more energy when the engine is racing than when it is
idling,__5__dies your body use more energy when you are working hard than
__6__you are resting . For the purpose of this comparison,__7__,there is one
significant difference between them.Your car cannot store fuel by turning
it into__8__else;all gasoline not__9__remains as gasoline.But your body storks
__10__energy as fat.When the gas tank is__11__empty,the car won’t run;but your
body can burn fat to provide more energy. Therefore,if you want to gain
weight,you must do__12__of two things:eat more calories(units of heat,therefore energy),or use less through__13__.If you want to lose weight,you do
the__14__,decrease your intake of calories or increase the amount of energy
you spend.There is__15__way.Gaining or losing weight is always a relation
between intake and output of potential energy.
1. A.in B.on C.for D.against
2. A.convert B.use C.for D.burn
3.A.what B.which C.it D.them
4.A.whereas B.although C.just because D.just as
5.A.as B.so C.why D.how
6.A.that B.since C.when D.where
7.A.however B.therefore C.moreover D.likewise
8.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything
9.A.filled B.wasted C.saved D.consumed
10.A.useless B.enough C.excess D.extensive
11.A.half B.completely C.almost D.hardly
12.A.any B.both C.either D.neither
13.A.inactivity B.inattention C.cycling D.jogging
14.A.reverse B.relevant C.different D.same
15.A.not any B.no other C.another D.some
Text three
There are so many new books about dying that there are now special shelves
set aside for them in bookshops , along with the health-diet and home-repair
paperbacks . Some of them are so___1___ with detailed information and step-by-step instructions for performing the function , that you ' d think this was a
new sort of skill which all of us are now required to learn . The strongest
impression the casual reader gets is that proper dying has become an
extraordinary , __2___an exotic experience , something only the specially
trained can do .
Furthermore , you could be led to believe that we are the only ___3___
capable of being aware of death , and that when the rest of nature is experiencing
the life cycle and dying , one generation after ___4__,it is a different kind
of process , done automatically and trivially , or more “natural”, as we say .
An elm in our backyard __5___the blight (枯萎病)this summer and dropped stone
dead , leafless , almost overnight . One weekend it was a normal-looking elm ,
maybe a little bare in spots but ___6___ alarming , and the next weekend it was
gone , passed over , departed , taken . Taken is right , for the tree surgeon
came by yesterday with his crew of young helpers and their cherry picker , and
took it down branch by branch and carted it off in the back of a red truck ,
everyone ____7___ .
The dying ____8___ a field mouse , at the jaws of an amiable household cat ,
is a spectacle I have beheld many times . It ____9____to make me wince . However
, early in life I gave up throwing sticks at the cat to make him drop the mouse
, ____10___the dropped mouse regularly went ahead and died anyway .
1. A. contained B. embraced C. packed D. littered
2. A. and B. even C. yet D. but
3. A. races B. creatures C. people D. human
4. A. the other B. another C. the next D. the following
5. A. caught B. held C. took D. picked
6. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
7. A. sings B. sang C. sung D. singing
8. A. to B. in C. for D. of
9. A. was B. was used C. used D. was about
10. A. but B. because C. while D. in order that
Text four
Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that
is offered to them. A child rarely dislikes food ___1__ it is badly cooked. The
___2__a meal is cooked and served is most important and an ___3___ served meal
will improve a child’s appetite. Never ask a child ___4__ he likes or dislikes
a food and never ___5___likes and dislikes in front of him or allow anybody
else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother___6___
vegetables, in the child’s hearing he is ___7___to copy this procedure.
Take it___8___granted that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing
healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a ____9___ dislike. At meal
times it is a good ___10___ to give a child a small portion and let him come
back for a second helping rather than give him as____11___ as he is likely to
eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child during meal times, but let
him go on with his food; and do not ____12____him to leave the table immediately
after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food ____13___ he can hurry
back to his toys. Under ____14___circumstances must a child be coaxed (哄骗____15____forced to eat.
1. A. if B. until C. that D. unless
2. A. procedure B. process C. way D. method
3. A. adequately B. attractively C. urgently D. eagerly
4. A. whether B. what C. that D. which
5. A. remark B. tell C. Discuss D. argue
6. A. opposes B. denies C. refuses D. offends
7. A. willing B. possible C. Obliged D. likely
8. A. with B. as C. over D. for
9. A. supposed B. proved C. considered D. related
10. A. Point B. custom C. idea D. plan
11. A. much B. little C. few D. many
12. A. agree B. allow C. force D. persuade
13. A. so B. until C. lest D. although
14. A. some B. any C. such D. no
15. A. or B. nor C. but D. Neither
Text five
Most people who travel long distances complain ofjetlag(喷气飞行时差反应).
Jetlag makes business travelers less productive and more prone ___1__ making
mistakes.It is actually caused by disruption of your‘′body clock” a small
cluster of brain cells that controls the timing of biological ____2___ .The
body clock is de-signed for a _____3___rhythm of daylight and darkness,so that
it is thrown out of balance when it experiences daylight and darkness at the‘′
wrong”times in a new time zone.The ___4___ofjetlag often persist for days
____5___ the internal body clock slowly adjusts to the new time zone.
Now a new a_nti-jetlag system is ___6___ that is based on proven extensive
pioneering scientitic research Dr.Martin Moore-Ede has devised a practical
strategy to adjust the body clock much sooner to the new time zone ___7___
controlled exposure to bright light.The time zone shift is easy to accomplish
and eliminates ____8___of the discomfort ofjetlag.
A succesful time zone shift depends on knowing the exact times to either
___9___or avoid bright light.Exposure to light at the wrong time can actually
make jetlag worse.The proper schedule ___10___light exposure depends a great deal
011 ____11___travel plans.Data on a specific flight itinerary(旅行路线)and the
individual’s sleep___12___are used to produce a Trip Guide with ___13___.
on exactly when to be exposed to bright light.
Whell the Trip Guide calls ___14___bright light you should spend time
outdoors if possible.If it is dark outside,or the weather is bad,_____15____you
are on an aeroplane,you Carl use a special light device to provide the
necessary light stimulus for a range of activities such as reading,watching
TV or working.
1.A.for B.from C.to D.of
2.A.actions B.Functions C.reflection D.behavior
3.A.regular B.formal C.continual D.circular
4.A.diseases B.symptoms C.Sings D.defects
5.A.While B.Where C.if D.although
6.A.adaptable B.approachable C.available D.agreeable
7.A.at B.through C.acailable D .agreeable
8.A.most B.least C.Little D.more
9.A.artain B.shed C.retrieve D.seek
10.A.on B.with C.for D. in
11.A.unique B.Specific C. Complicated D .peuliar
12.A.Norm B .instructions C .pattern D.style
13.A.directories B.insructions C.Specifications D. commentaries
14.A.Off B.on C .for D.up
15.A.or B .and C .but D .while
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二.1-5. BABDB 6-10.CACDC 11-15. BCAAB
三.1-5. CBBBA 6-10.CDDCB
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