2023-2024学年高一上学期英语每日一练15

每日一练15

第一节  完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same school as my elder sisters and brothers. Every child took part in an old school tradition—the ___21___ plant sale held in early May, just in time ___22___ Mother’s Day.

Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I ___23___ to surprise my mother, but I didn’t have any money. I went to my oldest sister and she ____24____ to help. Then, at the plant sale, I carefully made my ___25___ to ensure that I had ___26___ found the best geranium (天竺葵). I hid it secretly.

On Mother’s Day, bursting with ___27___, gave my mother that geranium. I remember her eyes ___28___ with joy.

The year I was fifteen, my younger sister ___29___ third grade. In early May she came to me and I gave her some money. She arrived home full of ____30____ excitement, the best geranium hidden in a paper bag.

With a sweet ____31____ of familiarity, I helped my little sister hide that geranium, ____32____ her that our mother would not find it. When she proudly gave my mother the geranium, mother gave me a soft, secret __33__. I smiled back. I had been wondering how my mother could ___34___ such a joyful smile at the same gift all the time, but when I found her eyes bright with joy at that most ___35___ gift, I knew her joy was sincere.

21. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly

22. A. to B. for C. with D. of

23. A. desired B. preferred C. hesitated D. hated

24. A. sought B. continued C. failed    D. volunteered

25. A. selection B. fortune C. trip    D. appearance

26. A. always B. briefly C. currently D. indeed

27. A. pride B. ideas C. fantasy D. plans

28. A. breaking up B. clearing up C. lighting up    D. cheering up

29. A. read B. reached C. finished D. got

30. A. confused B. nervous C. surprised D. romantic

31. A. sense B. sight C. source D. sign

32. A. reminding B. warning C. teaching  D. promising

33. A. look B. smile C. wave D. signal

34. A. manage B. perform C. control D. hide

35. A. expensive B. ordinary C. precious D. common

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

In ancient China lived an artist ____36____ paintings were almost lifelike, which made him proud of 37_________(he). One day the king wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all talented artists to come and present their finest work. The artist was sure his work ____38____(prove) the best, but when he presented his work to the king’s official, the old man laughed and told him the king was not likely ____39____(choose) it. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River where he could learn a little from the ____40____(great) artist in the world.

Out of curiosity (好奇), the artist packed his bags and went there ____41____ person, When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river ____42____ he could find the legendary (传奇) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he set out to find the well-known ____43____(paint). He was impressed by the mountains being silently reflected in the water as the small boat moved ____44____(gentle) along the river. When he eventually passed the milky white waterfalls and blue mountains which ____45____(surround) by soft clouds,

his breath was taken away by the greatest artist on earth—Mother Nature.

第三节  阅读理解

C

The amount of plastic pollution in the oceans is rapidly increasing. This is problematic, as at least 700 kinds of ocean animals—including sharks, whales, seabirds and turtles—can become caught in the stuff or mistake it for a tasty snack.

While we know that some ocean animals seem to cat plastic because it looks like jellyfish or some other food sources, less research has been carried out into what plastic smells like to ocean animals. But now, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found the coating that naturally builds up on ocean plastics causes the rubbish to give off the smell of food.

The researchers took 15 turtles, each around five months old, and placed them in a lab aquarium. They then piped in smells of clean water, clean plastic, turtle food, and plastic that had been soaking in the ocean environment for five weeks. The turtles showed no reaction to the smells of clean water or clean plastic. But when facing ocean soaked plastic or turtle food, they stuck their noses out of the water and showed increased activity.

“This finding is important because it’s the first proof that the smell of ocean plastics causes animals to eat them,” said Dr Kenneth J Lohmann, who took part in the study.“It’s common to find a turtle with its stomach full of plastic materials. There are also increasing reports of sea turtles that have become ill and stuck on the beach due to their taking in plastic.”

According to the researchers, areas of the ocean with much plastic may trick turtles and other animals into thinking that there are plenty of food sources, when the opposite is true. “Once these plastics are in the ocean, we don’t have a good way to remove them or prevent them from smelling like food,” said Lohmann. “The best thing we can do is to keep plastic from getting into the ocean at all.”

8. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A. To show the findings of the research to the readers.

B. To inform the readers of the main idea of the passage.

C. To explain the reason for the increase of ocean pollution.

D. To provide some background information of the research.

9. What smell did turtles prefer according to the study?

A. Sea water.        B. Clean water.        C. Clean plastic.         D. Ocean-soaked plastic.

10. What do we know from the study?

A. Turtles seem to eat plastic because it looks like food.

B. Turtles have become ill due to their taking in plastic.

C. Turtles eat plastic because it gives off the smell of food.

D. Turtles with their stomachs full of plastic were studied.

11. What are we supposed to do according to Dr. Kenneth J Lohmann?

A. Keep away from the polluted ocean. B. Stop people feeding turtles plastic.

C. Remove plastic from the ocean. D. Maintain a plastic-free ocean.

D

We’re all familiar with songs getting stuck in our head while we’re awake, but it turns out that this can happen during sleep as well. A new study shows that earworms getting into our brains at night could cause problems in getting to sleep and staying asleep.

Neuroscientist Michael Scullin from Baylor University and his coworkers used surveys of 199 people, as well as a sleep lab test involving 50 volunteers, to measure the influence of listening to music before bedtime on sleep.

In the survey part of the study, those who regularly listened to music during the day were more likely to report