英语专题练习十二

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A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.

Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility（清晰度）. But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.

Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said.

In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.

The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.

The researchers’ report said, “While more notes arc beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.”

In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.

These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes arc not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.

25. More students favor laptops for note-taking because they can .

A. write more notes B. digest concepts better

C. get higher scores D. understand lectures better

26. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be .

A. skillful B. mindless C. thoughtful D. tireless

27. The author of the passage aims to .

A. examine the importance of long-term memory

B. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand

C. explain the process of taking notes D. promote the use of laptops

28. The passage is likely to appear in .

A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbook

C. a science magazine D. a finance report

完形填空 读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room 41 so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would 42 and see her. She would try to 43 and at the same time gave an amazing smile. 44 , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful 45 .

I 46 from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) 47 card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall 48 her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate? Then the nurse 49 to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never 50 a rewards card. It 51 me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a 52 .

From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were 53 . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they 54 life more. 55 , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the 56 I got.I’m out of nursing home now and almost 57 recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably 58 life is.

Do 59 a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they 60 to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.

41. A. quickly B. quietly C. happily D. slowly

42. A. wake B. stand C. sit D. go

43. A. leave B. hide C. explain D. apologize

44. A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Suddenly D. Occasionally

45. A. greeting B. apology C. smile D. word

46. A. knew B. learned C. found D. got

47. A. invitation B. congratulation C. appreciation D. appointment

48. A. laughing B. shouting C. screaming D. crying

49. A. went on B. came up C. set out D. got up

50. A. accepted B. received C. created D. afforded

51. A. beat B. knocked C. hit D. touched

52. A. difference B. profit C. mistake D. contribution

53. A. disappointing B. interesting C. amazing D. embarrassing

54. A. understood B. valued C. enriched D. enjoyed

55. A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

56. A. less B. more C. worse D. better

57. A. barely B. fully C. really D. rarely

58. A. dangerous B. beautiful C. tough D. enthusiastic

59. A. yourself B. you C. themselves D. them

60. A. bring B. take C. give D. mean

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

The sea has always interested man. From it they can get food, minerals, and treasure. _36____ But he could not go far beneath its surface _37____ . However, he is not a fish. He must breathe air, so he can’ t stay under the water’ s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems. A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases _38____ . He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a nose and mouth piece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea _39____ . When a diver is under great pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to surface, the water pressures less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles (气泡). The diver is then suffering  from the bends (潜水夫病).The bends can cause a diver to double up in pain _40____ .

A. His body is under great pressure.

B. Scientists are trying to find more about the sea.

C. For thousands of years, he could sail on it.

D. They can even kill him.

E. He can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above.

F. The water pressure can cause a diver to breathe with difficulty. 

G. Man wants to explore deep into the sea.

(二)

Sharks have lived in the world’s oceans for millions of years. A shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in the water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. These powerful senses help them find their food. 36

Sharks grow slowly. About forty percent of the different kinds of sharks lay eggs. _37____ Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies as humans do. Some sharks are not able to reproduce until they are twenty years old. Most reproduce only every two years. And they give birth to fewer than ten young sharks. For this reason, over-fishing of sharks is of special danger to the future of the animal.

_38____ _. They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting activities mean that the numbers of other fish in the ocean do not become too great. This protects the plants and other forms of life that exist in the oceans.

People hunt sharks for sport, food, medicine and their skin. Experts say the international market for some kinds of sharks has increased greatly because many parts of a shark are valuable. _39_____ . Shark liver oil is a popular source of Vitamin. The skin of a shark can be used like leather. In Asia, people enjoy a kind of soup made from shark fins. Experts say a fisherman can earn a lot of money for even one kilogram of shark fins.

Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth. _40___ If too many sharks in one area are killed, the group of shark may never return to normal population levels

A. The others give birth to live young.

B. Sharks are important for the health of the world’s oceans.

C. This is a threat to other form of life in the ocean.

D. Collectors pay thousands of dollars for the jaws of a shark.

E. Sharks are valuable to us and we can make full use of them.

F. But some sharks are in danger of disappearing from Earth.

G. Sharks eat fish, other sharks, and plants that live in the ocean.

 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

Once there lived a rich man    wanted to do something for the people of his town.   first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

     In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed   very large stone. Then he   (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

     “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.     man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove    . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     (say) to himself: “The night     (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”                 

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his     (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!    the stone, he found a bag of money.

短文改错 每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2．只允许修改10处，多者不计分。

My uncle was the biology professor. When I was young he was used to take me to the biology lab, when I saw pigs, cats and other animals. My uncle also influenced me through nature walks. He often takes me for a walk in the backyard. We would catch frogs and snake, and find fireflies in the sky. He seemed know everything about wildlife. Eighteen years later, think about my uncle and her influence on my life, I feel very lucky. I am grateful that I got the chance to learn for him. He helped me develop my interest in all that was alive and sometimes death around me.

英语专题练习十二