2021虹口一模
Scientific Ways to Improve Our Memory
Exercise r_____71_____
Research found that sitting for a long time every day can lead to memory loss. So put on your trainers, go o_____72_____ and start working up a good sweat. It’s healthy for both your mind and your body. Eat your vegetables
It’s a well-known f_____73_____ that eating vegetables can help keep your body healthy, and that includes our brain. Various research p_____74_____ show that fruits and vegetables can help lower oxidative stress(氧化压力) in your brain as well as help healthy cognitive(认知) functions.
R_____75_____ stress levels
Research found stress at high levels have a bad influence on our memory and cognitive skills. So slow down and take a walk from time to time. Play video games
Yes, you heard us. Get on that controller and s_____76_____ a couple of hours playing your favorite video game. It’s good for your mind. According to a r_____77_____ study which came out last week, these pastimes can help improve the functioning of various memory-associated areas in the brain. But don’t go overboard, too much of a good thing can be bad for you. 答案
71. regularly 72. outside/out 73. fact 74. papers 75. Reduce 76. spend 77. recent
2021普陀一模
Recently researchers in Brown University have found that it only takes a couple of minutes for a man to start making judgments about you when he first meets you. That is why you should follow the following tips on how to create a good i_____71_____.
Before you meet someone，start thinking about the p_____72_____ of the meeting. Decide what image (形象) you want to present. For example，if you want to make new friends in some social activities，you will want to be friendly. And if you decide to run for class president, you need to be c_____73_____.
It helps you a lot when you meet someone new if you like s_____74_____. It shows that you are friendly and makes people around you more comfortable. Please make sure your teeth are clean by brushing them every day.
Before you begin speaking, you will be judged on your body language. Therefore, it’s important to show trust in yourself by standing up tall and putting your shoulders back. Besides, if you don’t cross your arms, you will look calm and r_____75_____.
Your smell can a_____76_____ how other people judge on you. If you have a bad body smell, it will put people off. In short, smell clean and don’t put on a lot of scented products.
What you wear really matters. While you should look clean and tidy, it’s also important to dress p_____77_____, whether you’re going to a birthday party or a sporting event. You should think about what your clothes say about you. 答案
71-77impression;purpose;confident;smiling;relaxed;affect;properly
2021杨浦一模
Unless you are one of those rare people with an excellent memory, you probably have trouble remembering the names of people you have just met. This problem can be frustrating (令人沮丧的) and embarrassing. F_____71_____, there are a number of ways you can overcome this human weakness.
Before examining the methods to help remember people’s names, let’s look at the reasons why we are so f_____72_____in the first place. Researchers think it’s due to a lack of motivation. People are better at remembering things that they want to learn. To put it simply, you’re just not that i_____73_____ . Another reason is that putting a new face to a name is more complicated than we think, which leads to another problem. We usually don’t make the
effort to m_____74_____ new names immediately. Not only that, but when meeting someone new, we may be thinking about other things and not be paying enough attention.
All of this means that we need to take measures to avoid the embarrassment of forgetting a person’s name. One good method is to say a person's name when you g_____75_____ them and also repeat it silently to yourself a few times. This type of repetition is essential for learning any type of skill. Using a memory method, such as l_____76_____ individual names with something else, also helps. For example, if someone’s name is Ben and he is tall, you can label him (to yourself, of course) “Big Ben.” In addition, focusing on people and listening more closely when you meet them will assist you in recalling their names. Although forgetting names isn’t a matter of life or death, it’s uncomfortable. Putting these t_____77_____ into practice will help you better avoid this social discomfort. 答案
71-77Fortunately, forgetful, interested, memorize, greet, linking, tips
2021松江一模
A local newspaper is doing a survey of problems in people's life. Recently people of different a____81____ from around the city have emailed the paper about their sleep problems.
Philip -- aged 64
have a strange habit of f____82____ asleep when I watch TV and it usually happens when I am watching something lam really interested in. The television seems to make me sleep e____83____. Then when I go upstairs to bed, I find I can't sleep and I usually listen to the radio for hours and hours during the night. Clare -- aged 35
I have an eight-month-old baby and a three-year-old son, so I don't get much sleep at the moment. In fact, I can't remember the last time I had a w____84____ night's sleep. Last night I think I had about five hours, as the baby woke up three times. I work during the day and it can be difficult to stay awake when I haven't slept much.
Jag -- aged 29
I read in the paper the other day that most children in this city don't sleep enough. Many of them do homework until midnight and then they are really t____85____ at school. I'm a teacher. Sometimes, in the classes after lunch, the students look as if they are about to sleep. Some people say that maybe school should start l____86____ for teenagers. I think they might be right. Clyde -- aged 16
At home, I s____87____ a room with my elder brother. He snores(打鼾), which is really terrible. I had a difficult time going to sleep. 答案
81. ages 82. falling83. easily 84. whole 85. tired 86. later/late 87. share
2021宝山一模
When you’re bored, what will you do first? If you’re like many, the answer is quite simple: You reach for your phone. Five minutes of short videos or funny pictures seem like a p_____81_____ break.
If that sounds familiar, a new study has bad news. Reaching for your phone is likely to leave you feeling more bored. The problem isn’t taking a break. The problem is your phone. A research shows using phones can’t help people r_____82_____ from their heavy work.
To figure out the r_____83_____ between phones and boredom, the research team installed( 安 装 )an app on the phones of 83 volunteers to find out how often they used their phones. They also asked these volunteers to keep diaries for three days, recording their level of boredom every hour “Phone breaks were frequent (频繁的): In the 20 minutes following each questionnaire, the volunteers picked up their phones 52 percent of the time. They spent an average of around 90 seconds on it each time, ” reports the research team. “ The more tired we are, the most l_____84_____ we are to reach for our phones. While we look to our phones to relieve(减轻)boredom, screen time seemed to i_____85_____ feelings of boredom. The volunteers actually reported higher levels of boredom after having used their smartphones.”
The research team pointed out that phone breaks may end up being more tiring than stimulating. In other words, watching the funny videos is very nice, but it’s now w_____86_____ the cost to your brain in effort and concentration. In addition, picking up your phone might remind you that you have a better choice to do something else if you don’t have to finish the tasks immediately. Both your time and effort are easily wasted.
What should we do i_____87_____? Taking a walk is good exercise. Calling someone can make your mood cheerful. Reading a book gives your brain a fresh start. You can do many things like that. Just remember, don’t reach for your phone! 答案
81. pleasant 82. relax83. relation 84. likely
2021静安一模
Survey Says? Libraries Lead!
You might guess that Americans’ top go-to spot for culture and entertainment would be a movie theater or sports stadium. But a recent study p ___81___a place doesn't need buttered popcorn to attract visitors.
In 2019. the research company did a survey about Americans’ leisure activities. People were asked how often in the last year they had visited certain types of p___82___. These included libraries, museums, theme parks, and zoos. Libraries topped over the competition. They got more than twice as many total visits as movie theaters, which landed at number two.
Being number one is nothing new for libraries. The findings of a s___83___study in 2001 were about the same. But one thing has changed since then. Today, many people can c___84___to the Internet. They’re able to read just about anything, just about anywhere. Some people predicted the Internet would make libraries out of date. However, it’s actually part of their popularity. In 2016, a Pew Research Center study found that 29 percent of adults went there to use computers, the Internet, or Wi-Fi. But the most c___85___ reason people go to the library is to check out books.
What books do library-goers borrow the most? The New York Public Library (NYPL)
85. increase 86. worth 87. instead
set out to answer this question. In 2020, the library released a list of the most checked-out books in its 125-year history.
Three books in the top five are kids’ favorites, i ___86___ Where the Wild Things Are (#4) and The Car in the Hat (#2). The highest honor, meanwhile, goes to The Snowy Day (#1). It's a beautifully illustrated(有插图的) tale about boy exploring city turned into winter wonderland. The book has been checked out almost half a million times.
Why are so many children's books on the list? One reason is that they're short. So they’re read and returned f ___87___. As The Cat in the Hat might put it: a quick-to-read hit comes back lickety-split! 答案
81. proves 82. places 83. similar 84. connect 85.common 86. including 87. fast(er)
2021崇明一模
It was August in Paris. Most people were out of the city, enjoying their summer holiday. The streets were c__71__ and restaurants were closed.
But on a Saturday morning at 9 a.m. I was standing in a queue. I was waiting to see Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the world's most famous artwork. I bought the ticket in advance. However, by the time I arrived at the Louvre(卢浮宫), there had been a very long l__72__.
It took me around 30 minutes to pass the security check. As I entered the museum, I found the second airport-style queue of the day. The queue moved forward s__73__ and silently. It's just like a tip to lkea. You have to be patient because it takes much time to move forward. However, you have to walk, eye-down, past lots of sofas and tables before you reach what you need.
The only sign the Mona Lisa was c__74__ was a forest of security officers. Only ten people were allowed to view the painting at a time. A poster outside the pen(围栏) warmed. \"The Mona Lisa has many admirers. Please keep you visit short and sweet to give e__75__ a chance to meet her.\"
\"How short is short and sweet?\" I wondered. Very short, it turned out.
My watch clocked only 22 seconds from entering the pend before two staff members told me it was time to g__76__. \"One photo and leave,\" they said. I tried to take a selfie, but an arm quickly came to guide me onwards. Behind me, the queue moved forward, ten by ten, to take a photo and leave.
I was almost a__77__ as I admired the other artworks in the Louvre. I couldn't help wondering: Why are there so many people to see the Mona Lisa and so few to see the other artworks? Are we really going to appreciate the famous artworks or are we just \"checking in\" at the \"popular\" attractions? 答案
71.empty 72. line 73. slowly 74. close 75. everyone 76. go 77. alone
2021奉贤一模
Have you seen the Hollywood movie Sherlock Holmes? Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His books were so popular that Holmes soon b__71__ \"the most famous detective in the world.\" What do you need to be a good detective? The movie Sherlock Holmes will show you.
In this movie, this great detective faces a dangerous man, Lord Blackwood. Together with his best friend Dr. Watson, Holmes stops Blackwood's plan to c__72__ the world with black \"magic\".
Most of us are not as intelligent as Holmes. But we can also work out mysteries on our own. All we have to do is to follow some simple rules. Rule No. 1: Justice(正义)is the most important.
No matter how smart he or she is, the most important quality for a detective is being good. In the movie, Lord Blackwood and Sherlock Holmes are both very intelligent. The d__73__ is that Lord Blackwood is a bad man and he does bad things. Holmes can beat him on the side of justice.
Rule No. 2: Have sharp eyes.
Every bad man tries to cover up what he did. But not all things can be covered up easily. A good detective can discover clues hidden at crime scenes with sharp eyes. For example, Holmes can simply look at a man's footprints and q__74__ find out his personal information like age and habits.
Rule No. 3: A good a__75__ is a great help.
Even though Holmes has knowledge about many s__76__, such as chemistry, botany(植物学)and anatomy(解剖学), he still needs Dr. Watson's help to solve mysteries. You should also have someone to help you, especially if you don't know as much as Holmes. Rule No. 4: Logic(逻辑)is the key.
A good detective never jumps to conclusions. When all t he necessary clues are put together, you'd better think carefully. If you can't work it out, don't be a__77__. Just take a deep breath and concentrate on thinking. Logic can help you discover missing clues. 答案
71. became 72. control 73. difference 74. quickly 75. assistant 76. subjects 77. anxious
2021嘉定一模
Building blocks(积木)are still one of the most popular toys today. Their interesting design and easy use a___71___ children of all ages. They are always the best choices as gifts. Most t__72___ toys, like building blocks, were first made of wood. Today, wooden building blocks are still used, but now there are several other types of building blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks.
Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the chance to learn the l___73___ things and life skills.
Building blocks can help children p___74___ their language skills. Most children talk to each other as they build things with these traditional toys. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children n___75___ in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building
blocks, they learn to take turns, share, and solve problems with others. However, these are not the only a___76___ of playing with building blocks.
Building blocks can also help develop children’s skills in math and science. They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, which are first to watch and think, and then to test. Building blocks also come in different shapes, colors and sizes. These types of building blocks encourage children to develop skills in d___77___ things.
Playing with building blocks is both fun and very helpful. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still popular today. 答案
71. attract 72. traditional 73. latest 74. practise/ practice 75. need 76. advantages 77. dividing
2021闵行一模
Few people know about online food delivery apps 10 years ago, but today many would find that it is hard to live w_____71_____ them. In China alone, over 400 million people use such apps. For better or for worse, online food delivery s_____72_____ have changed the way we eat, and they are also having a huge influence on our society.
These apps have no doubt bringing us many benefits. They provide jobs for millions of people and help restaurants find more customers. S_____73_____ the apps are very convenient, they also benefit consumers. We can now have meals delivered at any time of day, which is especially important for people who work long hours, as they might not have time to cook. Not only do these apps save time, they also provide us with a wide variety of restaurants to choose from.
However, we must not forget the problems of online food delivery. For one thing, they make it even easier to order u_____74_____food, high in sugar, fat and salt. Food safety is another problem. It can be hard to tell where the food a_____75_____ comes from, and whether the owner is allowed to run a restaurant. As couriers (递送者) need to deliver the orders as quickly as possible, some may pay less attention to traffic rules. These years, there
have been a number of terrible traffic accidents because of this. Moreover, the industry is p_____76_____ unbelievable amounts of packaging waste. Over a million tons of online food delivery boxes are thrown away every year.
There are many good points of online food delivery, but we need to make sure that we make the right c_____77_____ in the long run. We should do our best to limit waste, especially when it comes to packaging. We also need to think about what we eat and the influence on our health. Next time you want to order in, you should think about whether you really need to. In most cases, it is better to walk over to the supermarket, buy the ingredients you need, and then cook them on your own. 答案
71-77 without, services(softwares), Since, unhealthy, actually, producing, choice
2021浦东一模
Mr. Pickle lived in a tiny house in the country. He grew vegetables and pickled(腌制) them. One day, when he was sweeping, all his pickling bottles fell to the f___71___.“Never mind. Accidents happen. There are more bottles in the shops. All I need is to find money to buy them,”said Mr. Pickle.
“What about my house? Someone might open the door and take my furniture when I am gone,”thought Mr. Pickle,“I will take the door of the house with me. That way nobody will be able to open it to go inside.”He set off with the door on his b___72___ as a snail carries its house.
He came to a deep forest. As the sun began to set, Mr. Pickle climbed up and tied the door on a large tree.“Now I am s___73___ from all animals,”said he. At mid-night, three men met under that tree to count gold coins they stole. Mr. Pickle was so frightened that he shivered(发抖). Finally, he shook the door right out of the tree. The door fell down, right on the robbers’ heads! The robbers were frightened, too. They ran away, leaving everything behind. When the sun rose, Mr. Pickle d___74___ forty gold coins on the ground.
Mr. Pickle carried the door home and left for town with the coins.“I am rich. I can buy
some bottles now!”sang Mr. Pickle excitedly. Along the way, he met a man with a handsome walking stick. Mr. Pickle was so satisfied that he bought it with all the coins he had. He continued his journey h___75___.
After a while, he noticed an apple tree on the left side of the road. He t___76___ the stick at an apple. Luckily, the stick knocked an apple off the tree. He picked it up and started eating it. However, the stick was now s___77___ high up in the tree.
Mr. Pickle thought and smiled,“Now all I need is to find money to buy the bottles.” 答案 71. floor
2021徐汇一模
If you think of the jobs that robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It’s easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but others need human connection and creativity. But are we underestimating(低估) what robots can do? In some cases, they already p___71___ better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more c___72___ sharing their private information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?
British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He p___73___ robots will do most work of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students’ faces, movements and maybe even brain s___74___. Then they will adapt(使…适应) the information to each student. It’s not a popular opinion and it’s unlikely robots will ever understand other people’s feelings and be able to really connect with humans like another human can.
One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. Teachers all over the world are l___75___. In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9 to 16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t suffer from stress, or get
72. back 73. safe 74. discovered 75. happily 76. threw
77. stuck
t___76___, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.
Teaching is generally recognized as difficult and teachers feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not “Will robots take the place of teachers?” but “How can robots help teachers?” Office workers can use software to do things like organize and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, i___77___ more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best. 答案
71. perform 72. comfortable 73. predicts 74. signals 75. limited 76. tired 77. including
2021长宁一模
Five tips for less plastic
The world has a plastic problem---and it is increasing. Scientists are working to find a long-term solution by making plastic more biodegradable(可生物降解的). But in the meantime, here are five things you can do to r_____81_____ plastic waste now.
Stop using plastic bags. Instead, take your own reusable shopping bag to the store. People use a trillion plastic bags worldwide every year. About 10 percent are used in the United States alone. That’s almost one bag per American per day. but the a_____82_____ Dane(丹麦人)uses four single- use bags per year. In 1993, Denmark was the first country to place a tax on plastic bags. Today, other countries(such as Chile, Kenya and New Zealand)either make customers pay for plastic bags, or have banned(禁止)them c 83 .
1. Skip the straw. Today, around 8.3 billion plastic straws pollute the world’s
beaches. So when you order a drink, say“no”to the reusable straw, or bring your own reusable one. In 2018, Seattle became the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws and many other cities are set to follow its e_____84_____.
2. Don’t use plastic bottles. Buy a reusable bottle and fill it with any t_____85_____
of drink you like. Some cities have already banned bottled water. However, people still buy nearly a million plastic bottles every minute in the world.
3. A_____86_____ plastic packaging. Buy bar soap instead of liquid soap in plastic
containers. Don’t buy fruit or vegetables in plastic packaging. In the U.K, leaders are calling for supermarkets to have plastic-free areas. They also want to tax plastic take-out containers.
4. Recycle. We can’t recycle all plastic items, but it is p_____87_____ to recycle
most bottles and milk or juice cartons. Today, Norway recycles 97 percent of its plastic bottles. How? Machines at most supermarkets take the bottles and give a refund of up to 2.5 kroner(32 cents) per bottle. 答案
81. Reduce 82. average 83. completely 84. example 85. type 86. Avoid 87. possible
2021金山一模
Many studies about language learning ask the question: What makes a good language learner? There are some things that good language learners do and some things they don’t do. Here are some of the most useful s____71____ from studies.
• Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. People often get things w____72____. Good
language learners notice their mistakes and learn from them.
• Do group activities. People use language to communicate with other people. A
good language learner always looks for chances to talk with other students.
• Make notes during every class. Notes help you to r____73____ new language and
go over lessons. Look at your notes when you do your homework.
• Use a dictionary. Good language learners often use dictionaries to check the
meaning of words they don’t know. They also make their o____74____ vocabulary lists.
• Think in the language you’re learning o____75____ the classroom. When you’re
shopping or walking down the street, think of useful words and phrases. Sometimes, when you’re at home, say new words to practise your pronunciation.
• Do extra practice. Test and improve your language, reading and listening skills
with self-study material. You can find a lot of this online.
• I____76____ yourself speaking in the language. Many good language learners can
see and hear themselves speaking in the language. This helps their motivation (动机).
• Enjoy the process. Good language learners have f____77____ with the language.
Watch a TV series or film, listen to songs, play video games or read a book. It’s never too late to become a good language learner. 答案
71.suggestions 72.wrong 73.remember 74.own 75.outside 76.Imagine 77.fun
2021青浦一模
National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month in the US. The idea of the month is to e_____71_____ people to read and share poetry, and to remind people about great poems and poets.
National Poetry Month was started in the US in 1996 by a group called the Academy of American Poets(AAP). The US is not a_____72_____ in celebrating poetry. In 1999. Canada also decided to use April as National Poetry Month. In the UK, poetry is usually celebrated on a s_____73_____ day in October called National Poetry Day. UNESCO.a part of the United Nations, chose March 21 as their World Poetry Day.
The AAP has made a list of ways that people can celebrate poetry during April. Some of the ideas include memorizing poems, writing to poets, starting poetry groups, writing poems in sidewalk chalk, and c_____74_____ poems in your pocket to share with friends.
The group is also putting up a new poem every day on their website. The poems are chosen by Tracy K. Smith. who is the US Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate is the official poet of the US and is chosen by the Librarian of Congress. Ms. Smith holds that poetry can be the
l_____75_____ of our normal life, so she's traveling around the US this year, trying to bring poetry to places where poems are not a big part.
O_____76_____ are joining the AAP in National Poetry Month. A group called \"Poetry in America\"has created a TV series. In the series, they talk with poets and other well known people about poems in the US. Basketball player Shaquille O' Neal and Singer Bono of U2 are a part of the series. Poetry in America is also offering classes online.
In 2012, astronaut Donald Pettit set the record for taking part in National Poetry Month from f_____77_____ away. Mr. Pettit wrote poems while he was on the International Space Station, and shared them with people back on earth. 答案
7l.encourage 72.alone 73.single 74.carrying 75.light 76.Others 77.farthest
2021黄浦一模
In modern-day society having a smartphone is considered normal, even essential. Most teens can't imagine living without a mobile, yet I still don't own one. Why? Because my mother does not consider it n_____81_____. This may seem unreasonable to many, but sometimes I agree with her. Of course, I experience the downside often enough. I feel a bit left out, when everybody in class talks about a post they saw the other day. Very often I feel embarrassed when I must e_____82_____ why I can't be part of online groups.
During lessons our teachers like working with mobile phones. I do have little Nokia phone though, and I phone my father who works a_____83_____ nearly every day. I've grown up without constantly messaging someone or posting something and sometimes even going weeks without a mobile! I do feel angry that people are always telling me they have p_____84_____ on me because I don't own one.
Being an outsider in this world of technology, I sometimes feel I'm the only one that notices the c_____85_____ in people when they get a smartphone. I've been to many birthday parties where everyone spends more time on their phone than talking to one another and I've seen my friends completely stuck in their online world. It makes me sad that so many people lose themselves in a world that doesn't e_____86_____ and ignore the people around them.
I enjoy the freedom I get from not being available all day long and I feel able to spend most of my free time reading or doing s_____87_____ interesting. Maybe one day I will get smartphone, but I am not going to be unhappy because I don't' own one. So trust me, when people say that it's better to have a smartphone, they're wrong! 答案
81-87 necessary explain abroad pity change(s) exist something
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