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“生活百科”话题加练

完形填空A)

Someone says. “Happiness is a day at the beach!” I completely   1   . In fact, my favorite vacation is a beach vacation. I   2   swimming in clear blue water and walking on white sand beaches.

As I walk, I search for treasures. I don’t search for gold or jewels. Instead, I look for seashells(贝壳). It’s a fun hobby, and people of any   3   can do it. You never know what kinds of treasures the sea will offer. There’s even an   4   name for people who collect and study seashells——conchologist.

There are some rules for collecting seashells. Seashells keeps creatures(生物) safe from danger. They   5   housing and protection for sea creatures. That brings the first rule of searching for seashells:   6   take a shell that still has a living creature inside.

Where should you search? Seashells appear on   7   all over the world. Sanibel Island in Florida is very   8   , which is called “The Seashell Capital of the World” The ocean leaves millions of seashells behind. If you don’t search carefully through the brown sea grass, you will never now what might be   9   there.

It’s not enough to know   10   you need to search. Knowing when to search in more   11   . Search from one and half an hour before low tide(退潮) to one and half an hour after low tide. Surprisingly, the very best time to find seashells is after a hurricane(飓风),   12   storms often carry a large number of seashells.

When you look   13   seashells, take along something to dig with. And remember to take a cloth bag to put your   14   in. If you don’t take the seashells you find, take pictures. This allows you to build up a great collection of photos and enjoy the beauty.

On your next beach trip, why not spend some time searching for treasure from the   15   ? Every seashell has a story.

1. A. fail    B. forget   C. agree                                           D. mind

2. A. enjoy   B. imagine   C. avoid                              D. regret

3. A. planet   B. passage   C. need                              D. age

4. A. normal   B. official   C. lovely                D. cultural

5. A. promise  B. provide   C. produce   D. practice

6. A. Never   B. Often    C. Usually                             D. Always

7. A. beaches  B. deserts   C. villages   D. buildings

8. A. large   B. strange   C. famous                D. ancient

9. A. sold   B. hidden   C. Fixed                              D. broken

10. A. what   B. when    C. how                              D. where

11. A. boring   B. interesting  C. important   D. difficult

12. A. or   B. so    C. but                 D. because

13. A. at    B. out    C. for                              D. in

14. A. keys   B. letters   C. tickets                D. discoveries

15. A. sea   B. tree    C. sky                 D. mountain

完形填空B)

A study shows that the color of a bowl can influence the taste of the food inside. Some 1.       from the UK gave people potato chips. They were put in red, blue and white bowls. The potato chips in red and blue bowls were 2.       to be saltier than those in 3.       bowls.

Why is that? Scientist Charles Spence from the University of Oxford says the 4.       is in our brains. Over 50 percent of the cortex(皮层), the surface of the brain, is used to process visual 5.      , while only 1 to 2 percent is involved(有关联) in taste. Our brains depend heavily on what color we see 6.       our experiences of food.

But the “taste” of color greatly 7.       on people’s past experience. For example, if you have eaten a very 8.      , white-colored ice cream, you may relate white to sweetness. In the study above, scientists say that in the UK, 9.       snacks

often come in blue packaging(包装). That could be 10.       people think the food on blue plates tastes saltier.

What do you think 11.       the study? Isn’t it interesting?

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Passage 1

Have you ever been lucky enough to see an owl(猫头鹰) in the wild? If it was small and brown with white spots, it could have been a burrowing(穴居) owl. These owls are found across North America.

The burrowing owl got its name because of how it makes is home. This owl does not build a nest in a tree. Instead, it nests in holes. The holes are under the ground, called burrows.

It is important to protect the burrowing owl so that it does not become endangered. In several states, the burrowing owl is listed as a “bird of special care” That doesn’t mean it is endangered yet. If it continues to decrease in numbers though, it will be at risk of dying out in the future. There are fewer burrowing owls today than there were in the past because of a few different reasons Cities have spread across land once used for farming. As a result, the owls lose their living places, or natural homes. In areas used for farming, large machines can destroy their nests under the ground.

People can help save the burrowing owl in a few different ways. They can take to their family members and friends and tell them not to destroy any burrows. People can put up signs to tell that owls are nesting in the area. They can also encourage others not to use pesticides(杀虫剂) in gardens to kill insects because burrowing owls eat insects and may be influenced. We all can do our part to make sure the burrowing owl is here to stay for many years to come.

1. What can we know about burrowing owls?

A. They are white with black spots.

B.They are one of the smallest owls.

C. They can only be found in America.