2020宝山一模

Monaco Grand Prix

The air is fresh with the heat of early summer as you arrive in the beautiful country of Monaco on the day of the race. Your ___41____ to the Monte-Carlo neighborhood is bursting with color as classic styles of European architecture catch your eye. When you reach the race course area, you are led to the harbor where you will watch the race from the____ 42____ of a friend’s yacht (游艇）.Soon, the Formula One cars will pull onto the starting point and the race will begin.

Each of the cars in the Monaco Grand Prix is ____43____, but all of them are fast and modern. The race course also ____44____ as being complex and difficult, with a frightening hairpin (发夹）turn along a very narrow street. ____45____ these streets at speeds over 150 kilometers per hour, drivers must take over. Even the slightest _____46____ could turn a multi-million dollar car into a pile of waste. The driver who claims first place receives an award and will go down ____47____

Indianapolis 500

On race day the grandstands (大看台）are filled with excitement as you enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You find your seat, ____48____ yourself against the harsh heat and marvel at the huge black oval (椭圆形的）track below. Moments later, a fleet of Indy Cars rolls onto the track, ____49____ themselves in 11 neat rows of three. The sound of 33 turning engines rings in your ears, and you cheer with the crowd as the powerful cars take off from the starting line.

Unlike Monaco Formula One cars, Indy cars are more uniform in their ____50____. They tend to be much longer, and reach 260 kilometers per hour. Since the drivers must race for 500 miles, the race is quite long, ____51____ three to five hours. The resulting wear and tear on each car is managed with short stop. The driver’s excellent team performs ____52____ at amazing speeds. The dangerous nature of this race requires ____53____ communication between the drivers and their teams. They must plan short stops ____54____ or the driver loses precious time and it could _____55____ them the race.

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as one of the world’s finest drivers.

41. A. memory B. aim C. anxiety

C. bottom

D. ride D. direction

42. A. comfort B. position

43. A. colorful B. fashionable C. unique D. similar 44. A. comes out B. stands out C. turns out 45. A. Crossing

B. Constructing

C. Driving

D. points out D. Competing

46. A. touch B. spot C. error D. hole 47. A. in history

48. A. pushing 49. A. following

50. A. design 51. A. timing 52. A. check 53. A. short

54. A. professionally 55. A. cost

B. in advance B. drawing

B. arranging B. preparation B. extending B. maintenance B. special B. positively B. sacrifice 2 / 31

C. in return

C. fighting

C. warning

C. display C. delaying C. device C. constant

C. directly

C. defeat D. in all D. fanning D. urging D. regulation D. lasting

D. condition

D. loud D. carefully

D. fail.

41-45 DACBA 46-50 CADBA 51-55 DBCDA 2020崇明一模

What did we do to deserve cats and dogs? Not only are they super cute and make us smile on a daily basis, scientists from Washington State University have now proved that touching our favourite __41__ friends gently for just ten minutes is an effective way to reduce stress levels.

In findings published in A ERA Open — an open access journal published by the American Educational Research Association — last month, scientists showed that the general __42__ of students improves quickly, with even those who are highly stressed showing ''significant” reduction in cortisol levels — a chemical produced by our bodies in limes of stress.

Many universities have adopted \Your Stress Away\programs where students can __43__ cats or dogs and it appears to be showing both psychological and physiological benefits now.

The research, conducted by Washington State University (WSU), shows that pets improve students' moods, and their __44__ as stress-relieving physiological benefits. “Just 10 minutes can have a significant __45__,” said Patricia Pendry, an associate professor in WSU's Department of Human Development.

This is the first study that has demonstrated reductions in students' cortisol levels during a __46__ intervention (介入).

The team chose 249 college students and put them into tour random groups and compared the effects of different __47__ to animals. The first group were provided 10 minutes of actual interaction with dogs and cats. The second group waited in line while __48__ others petting the animals. The third group watched a slide-show of the same animals, while the fourth group had to __49__ and was told they would be allowed to sec the animals after 10 minutes.

Salivary cortisol __50__ were collected from each participant starting from the moment they woke up in the morning. There was significantly less cortisol in the saliva of students who had __51__ interaction with the pets.

Many universities have started these __52__ where students can interact with cats or dogs to help relieve the pressures of higher education. “We already knew that students enjoy interacting with animals, and that it helps them experience more__ 53 __ emotions,” Dr Pendry said. “What we wanted to learn was whether this exposure would help students reduce their stress in a less

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__54__ way. And it did, which is __55__ because the reduction of stress chemicals may, over

time, have significant benefits for physical and menial health.” 41. A. new

B. furry C. close D. personal

42. A. endurance B. awareness C. education D. well-being 43. A. glance at 44. A. presence B. focus on C. interact with B. performance D. escape from

D. perseverance

C. intelligence

45. A. potential

46. A. real-life 47. A. responses

48. A. keeping 49. A. swear 50. A. samples 51. A. little

52. A. campaigns 53. A. complex 54. A. subjective

55. A. demanding

B. problem

B. part-time B. exposures B. preventing B. wait B. levels B. harmonious B. programs B. intense B. risky B. challenging C. chance C. first-rate C. contributions

C. observing C. supervise C. injections C. informal

C. researches C. familiar

C. mysterious C. exciting 4 / 31

D. impact

D. high-quality

D. approaches

D. catching D. appreciate D. tips

D. direct

D. majors D. positive

D. effective

D. disappointing