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1、限时训练16I.完形填空 Shortly after my daughter Julia - Ann was born, I started a loving tradition that I know others with whom I have LATER shared this special plan have also startedEvery year, on her 1 , I write an Annual Letter to my daughter I 2 it with funny anecdotes 轶事，趣闻that happened to her that year

2、, hardships or 3 , issues that are 4 in my life or hers, world events , my 5 for the future , various thoughts, etcI 6 the letter photographs, presents, report cards and many 7 types of mementos 纪念品 that would certainly have otherwise 8 as the years passed I keep a 9 in my desk drawer in which, all

3、year long, I place things that I want to 10 in the envelope containing her next Annual LetterEvery week, I make short notes of what I can think 11 from the weeks events that I will want to 12 later in the year to write in her Annual Letter_13_ her birthday approaches, I take out that folder and find

4、 it 14 with ideas, thoughts, poems, cards, treasures , stories, incidents and memories of all sorts - many of which I had already forgotten - and 15 I then 16 _ transcribed 抄写 into that years Annual LetterOnce the letter is written and all the 17 are inserted into the envelope , I seal it It then be

5、comes that years Annual LetterOn the envelope I always write Annual letter to Julia - Ann from her Daddy on due 18 of her nth Birthday to be opened when she is 21 years old It is a time capsule of love from every different year of her life, to her as an adultIt is a gift of _19_ memories from one ge

6、neration to the nextIt is a 20 record of her life written as she was actually living it 1Aschool big Bbirthday CpartyDrecord2Afill Bopen Cend Dtell3Adisappointment Bsadness Cjoys Dtreatment4Alittle Bimportant Cusual Dpossible5Ahobbies Bgifts Ctime Dpredictions6Aadd to Bcut off Ctake up Dgo through7A

7、allBanotherCotherDany8AlastedBhappenedCmetDdisappeared9AenvelopBfolderCboxDbag10Aseal BpayCwishDinclude 11AoverBaboutCofDfor12ArecallBgiveChelpDmind13AAlthoughBWhat CWhenDWho14ArunningBoverflowingCfillingDquarrelling 15AthemBwhenChowDwhich16AeagerlyBcuriouslyCsadlyDwillingly17 AplansB treasuresCyear

8、sDcards18AmomentBtimeCoccasionDyear19AexcitingBinterestingCenablingDloving20ApermanentBtemporaryCcarefulDpowerful第三局部 阅读理解共两节，总分值40分A How would you like to come home after a long day, open the door, and walk into an elephant? Thats what you would do if you lived in Elephant House in Margete, New Jer

9、sey. The elephant-shaped house was built in 1881 by James Lafferty. In 1962, Herbert Green built a chicken-shaped house. Sarah Winchester tried to build a ghost-proof house in San Jose California. Workers built fake chimneys, doors that open onto blank walls and stairs that lead nowhere. Many rooms

10、were torn down and then rebuilt in a new way to confuse the ghosts. It took 38 years to complete the house! Some houses are built of strange materials. A house in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, is built of more than 100,000 newspapers. In Canada, George Pat built a house entirely out of bottles. Some h

11、omes stand for great wealth and power. The Palace of Alhambra in Spain is one of the most beautiful homes in the world. The man who built it loved water. A stream runs through all 9 acres (英亩) of the palace. In each room there is a small pool of sparkling water. Wealthy Americans design dream houses

12、, too. In 1895, Cornelius Vanderbilt built and moved into a house named the Breakers. He called it his summer cottage. It cost $10 million to build and has walls decorated with gold. This “summer cottage could hold 60 guests comfortably. Dream houses dont have to be expensive. A man named Baldasera

13、built a house with 90 rooms for about only $ 200 by digging under the earth. Baldasera worked alone. He spent about 40 years completing his underground house.21. The passage mainly talks about . A. old houses B. building materials C. building history D. unusual houses22. The builder of the Palace of

14、 Alhambra is probably proud of . A. the shining pools in the rooms B. his special personality C. his mother country Spain D. the large area of his house23. The Breakers was built . A. in 1884 by Sarah Winchester B. in 1992 by George Pat C. in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt D. in 1962 by Herbert Green2

15、4. Baldasera built his home . A. without any tools B. without spending much money C. with his family D. with much help from othersBA long weekend is a great opportunity to do something a little different. Many people use a long weekend for a getaway, a short trip to leave the stress of their everyda

16、y lives behind and explore, learn, or relax.Hotel Romance Many hotels and resorts feature something special to start the getaway, such as champagne, flowers, or a fruit basket in the room on arrival. Getaway packages usually include a room with something special, a heart shaped bed, for example. Add

17、itionalo benefits could be room service meals or other private dining, plus tickets or discounts for local attractions.Visit a Spa Spa getaways can take place at a location that focuses only on spa services or at a hotel that offers a spa as one of its features. Some spas emphasize treatments fit fo

18、r their geographic area or a local attraction. A spa in a grape growing region might provide grape juice masks, or a hotel near a hot spring could offer mineral baths. Most spas offer a range of massage, health and beauty treatments, so a spa getaway can be relaxing with other benefits.Learn a Skill

19、 A long weekend may not be enough time to become an expert at something new, but it provides a way for people to begin their explorations. Some organizations offer intensive courses that last two or three days. People with special interests can get away from their routines while learning such things

20、 as how to make beer, speak a new language, or take better photos.Help Others Some organizations cooperate with businesses to have accommodations (住宿) and activities for short-term volunteers. Most volunteer vacations involve ecology friendly or charity activities. A volunteer getaway is a way to re

21、lieve stress and help others at the same time.Stay in a National Park For those who want to relax in a rural environment, a national park fits the bill. Most national parks provide camping areas for tents and trailers. Several have cabins (小屋) within the parks available to rent. A getaway to a natio

22、nal park provides privacy, stress relief, and the time to get to know some important natural resources.25. The underlined word getaway in this passage most probably means . A. exploration B. location C. vacation D. activity26. It can be learned from the text that . A. spas are offered in the tourist

23、 attractions all over the country B. intensive courses of some organizations help people get away from home C. helping others at weekend makes people feel free and relaxed D. people may get close to nature in a national park27. Which of the following can be rented in a national park? A. Cabins. B. T

24、railers. C. Camping area. D. Privacy.28. The best title of the passage can be . A. Away from Our Busy Work B. Good Ways to Relieve Stress C. Enjoy Life and Help Others D. Long Weekend Getaway IdeasCScientists say they now have proof to support the old-fashioned advice that its best to sleep on a pro

25、blemThey say sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain organize the masses of information we receive each dayThe lead researcher Bob Stickgold at the Harvard Medical School said, “Sleep helps us draw rules from our experiencesIts like knowing the difference between dogs and cats even if its h

26、ard to explainThe US research team studied how well students remembered connections between words and symbols, reports New ScientistThey compared how the students performed if they had had a sleep between seeing the words and having the test, and if they had not sleptThey found that people were bett

27、er able to remember lists of related words after a nights sleep than after the same time spent awake during the dayThey also found it easier to remember themes that the words had in commonBut they forgot around one in four more themes if they had been awakeProfJohn Groeger, of Survey Universitys Sle

28、ep Research Centre, said, “People have been trying for years to find out what the purpose of sleep is, as we know that only certain parts of it have a restorative 促使康复的value“We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day, and sleep seems to be the way the brain deals with them a

29、ll29The phrase “to sleep on a problem in Paragraph 1 most likely means “_ Ato pay full attention to a problem Bto wait until the next day for a decision Cto sleep to forget a problem Dto have difficulty in sleeping30In the study by the US research team, students were asked to _ Aput together words o

30、f similar meanings Bremember words and their meanings Cshow their knowledge of words Dmake up lists of related words31Which of the following may be easier to remember? AThemes learned right before the test BRules from personal experiences CWords learned before a good sleep DIdeas stored together in the brain32What may be the importance of the research? AIt shows that sleep may help us manage information BIt helps find out the common themes of wordsCIt tells us that more sleep can improve healthDIt proves the value of old-fashioned advice1-20BACBDACDBDCACBDABCDA21-28CACBD DAD 29-32B B C A