新起点英语热身演练（二）

（满分院70分）

一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

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

In September 2019， I was travelling along Cabbage Tree Creek （小溪），alone. Although I’d done it many times before， I wanted to be 1 . So Ifilled my backpack with essentials， like snacks， warm clothes， and maps.

I reached the base of a waterfall. From there， I started 2 the rocksat the right side of the falls. But around three-quarters of the way up， I madea mistake and broke my left hand on a rock before 3 into the water. Iknew I was in 4 as soon as I started swimming. Finally， I 5 my鄄self out of the water and saw that my foot was hanging from my leg. I used a splint（夹板） to keep them in 6 . Then I got my phone from my dry bag.There was no signal （信号）， but I guessed I could 7 the 30 metres eastto get it. However， as I went to put the phone in my pocket， it fell into thecreek. Now I found myself in an even more dangerous situation.

Deep in a thick forest， there was no 8 that anyone would find me. Iknew there was an open space between two creeks three kilometres away， wherea helicopter （直升飞机） could notice me.

As I couldn’t walk， I set off on my 9 with the help of my righthand. The following three days were very tiring. Every metre I stopped to take a rest. To keep myself 10 ， I thought about my family and 11myself. 12 ， I was saved by a helicopter in the end.

I was told it was my manager who found I hadn’t 13 on Mondaymorning and phoned my sister. She called a few people， including my friend Judy，who 14 to know about my walking plans. I didn’t even remember telling her，but I was so 15 I had！

Now I’m back to enjoying the great outdoor activities—but I always tell peoplewhere I’m going.

（ ）1. A. free B. safe C. famous D. friendly

（ ）2. A. cutting B. climbing C. cleaning D. checking

（ ）3. A. hiding B. looking C. jumping D. dropping

（ ）4. A. time B. order C. trouble D. control

（ ）5. A. pulled B. pushed C. reached D. sent

（ ）6. A. mind B. shape C. touch D. place

（ ）7. A. run B. make C. walk D. hear

（ ）8. A. doubt B. chance C. worry D. secret

（ ）9. A. head B. neck C. bottom D. shoulder

（ ）10. A. changing B. going C. imagining D. waiting

（ ）11. A. taught B. enjoyed C. showed D. encouraged

（ ）12. A. Luckily B. Gradually C. Suddenly D. Normally

（ ）13. A. turned up B. turned down C. turned off D. turned out

（ ）14. A. refused B. failed C. pretended D. happened

（ ）15. A. sorry B. confident C. thankful D. proud

二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Sleeping with a Light on Is Harmful

A new report says sleeping with the light on could bebad for our health. Because it could increase the risk ofgetting heart problems. Besides， the people who sleepwith a light on could have higher blood sugar levels thenext morning compared to those who sleep in total darkness.This is because light makes brain more active，which raises blood sugar levels.____________

Gas（气体） produced by cows can be harmful to theenvironment. Now scientists have shown that the pollutionfrom cows can be cut down by adding a little seaweed （海草） to their food. But there’s not enough seaweed to feedall of the cows in the world. And there’s no chance tofeed cows seaweed every day because they live in fieldswhere they eat grass.

Plant-Based Diets Helps Heart Little

A new study from scientists suggests eating a lot ofvegetables may not greatly lower the risk of heart problems.The study says other things may influence ourhealth just as much as vegetables. These include otherthings we eat， how much exercise we get， where we live，poor or rich， and whether or not we smoke and drink.

（ ）16. All the news above has something to do with _______.

A. health B. science C. lifestyle D. culture

（ ）17. Sleeping with the light on _______.

A. is only bad for the heart B. leads to more active brain

C. may increase blood pressure D. causes blood sugar levels to drop

（ ）18. What would be the best heading for the second news？

A. A New Use for Seaweed B. Cows Does a Lot

C. More Seaweed Are Needed D. Environment Is Important

（ ）19. According to the news， cows _______.

A. likes eating seaweed

B. that eat seaweed pollute less

C. are short of food around the world

D. are more harmful to earth than other animals

（ ）20. It’s clear that _______.

A. people should not eat too much vegetables

B. eating a lot of vegetables won’t be necessary anymore

C. eating a lot of vegetables may bring more pressure to heart

D. physical health is influenced by many things include vegetables

B

Gu Ailing was born in California and had represent represented（代表） the United Statesbefore she chose to represent China. She will be most likely to be one of the faces ofthe 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.