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1、 高二英語限時閱讀訓練(十)一 完形填空 I know a woman who always found an excuse to love. I met her working at the most difficult job of my life as a helper in an after-school daycare center. I was completely 36._for the work; I had no training and my temperament（性格） seemed to be particularly unsuited to the 37._. I

2、reminded 38._that I was hired to watch the children, play with them and lead arts and crafts - not fix all of their problems, of which there were many. And my 39. help was Mrs. Tucker, a 73-year-old retired social worker who worked with me. All that stood 40. the kids and disaster was me and a 73-ye

3、ar-old woman. And I wasnt that strong a defense! But I soon learned that Mrs. Tucker was a 41. with these children. Some children just need more 42. , she always said. A case in point was Timmy. Timmy received special help at school because of his 43. problems. He was developmentally delayed. He oft

4、en fought with other children and was a compulsive hair-puller. I could never get close to Timmy - he did not trust anyone. Anyone, that is,44._Mrs. Tucker. He 45. to her. He genuinely loved her because, I came to believe, she loved him. One day a 46. broke out between Timmy and one of the other chi

5、ldren. After separating them, Mrs. Tucker directed Timmy to sit in a chair. He 47. , I HATE YOU, Mrs. Tucker! Youre a 48. old lady! I hate you! I know you 49. me right now, Timmy, she said firmly, but Im sure not going to let you pull the other childrens 50. . After a while Timmy had calmed down and

6、 Mrs. Tucker called him over. His cheeks were still 51 _and bore dried tear streaks(痕跡). I could not hear their conversation, but I saw Timmy put his arms around her neck. When I walked by I heard him say, Im sorry I called you a mean old lady, Mrs. Tucker. I knew he 52. it. A little later Mrs. Tuck

7、er said to me, Timmy just needs more love than other children. On another 53. I heard Timmys mother say, You work 54. with him, Mrs. Tucker. He doesnt respond to anybody like he does to you. Maybe so, but sometimes magic is just 55. word for love.36. A. ready B. fit C. prepared D. unprepared37. A. s

8、ituation B. position C .honor D. case38. A. him B. them C. myself D. ourselves39. A. best B. only C. very D. usual 40. A. over B. between C. before D. behind41. A. master B. monster C. mother D. professor42. A. time B. strength C. conflict D. love43. A. mental B. emotional C. physical D. adolescent4

9、4. A. beside B. except C. besides D. except for45. A. responded B. reacted C. replied D. respected46. A. debate B. battle C. fight D. war47. A. claimed B. declared C. informed D. screamed48. A. kind B. mean C. greedy D. funny49. A. misunderstand B. love C. trust D. hate50. A. arm B. hair C. leg D. c

10、lothes51. A. dirty B. cute C. clean D.angry52. A. liked B. pretended C. got D. meant53. A. aspect B. hand C. side D. occasion54. A. hard B. out C. magic D. wonder55. A. a B. another C. the other D. the 二 任務型閱讀Schools have been blamed for giving kids access to sodain vending machines （自動售貨機）But new d

11、ata suggest that school soft drink sales may not be an important factor in how much soda kids drinkIn the current issue of The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers compared soda consumption among nearly 500 students in Maine who attended seven schools over two school yearsFour of

12、 the schools cut back on soft drink availability at the schools, while three of the schools made no changesAll the students were drinking less soda by the end the study period, but there were no meaningful differences in overall soft drink consumption among the different schoolsThe data suggest that

13、 limiting soft drink availability at school doesnt result in meaningful changes in drink consumption patternsWhile there were no changes in overall soda consumption, there was a notable shift in diet soda drinking among girlsIf the school cut back on soda availability, girls were less likely to drin

14、k diet soda, compared to girls in schools that made no changesThe data are the latest to suggest that schools may not play as big a role in kids poor eating habits as widely believedLast year, The American Journal of Public Health published a provocative （引起爭論的） study showing that childhood weight p

15、roblems often get worse in the summer, when kids are out of schoolData from kindergarteners and first graders found that body mass index （指數(shù)） increased two to three times as fast in summer as during the regular school yearMinority children were especially at risk, as were children who were already o

16、verweight Even children who were too thin and needed to gain weight appeared to have better eating habits during the school yearThey actually gained more weight while in school and less in the summerEven so, much of the focus on childhood nutrition and obesity （肥胖） remains in the nations schoolsToda

17、y, The Times reported that even the school bake sale is disappearing as districts impose strict standards on the food served on campus Title Are schools really to 71. _ for poor eating?Popular beliefChildren put on more weight at school because they have easy 72. _to soda drinks.Findings of a recent

18、 research Method: Compare soda consumption of students from schools with 73_availability of soda drinks with that of students from schools where supply of soda drinks remains 74_.Finding: Limit on soda drink supply has little 75._ on overall consumption, and it may even reduce girls consumption of 76_ soda. Findings of another study 77._ last yearChildhood weight problem get 78._ during summer holidays.Overweight kids and minority kids are at higher risk in summer.Students who need to gain weight actually 79