暑期期中小測試附有答案

【心語學姐&玉玉老師】暑期期中小測試一、單項選擇（共6題，每題5分）1.Technologicalinnovations,______goodmarketing,willpromotethesalesoftheseproducts.A.combinedwith(正確答案)B.combiningwithC.havingcombinedwithD.tobecombinedwith2.—?Did?you?remember?to?give?Mary?the?money?you?owed?her?

—?Yes,?I?gave?it?to?her?_______?I?saw?her.

A．whileB．the?moment(正確答案)C．suddenlyD．once3.Ididn'tmean___________anythingbuttheicecreamlookedsogoodthatIcouldn’thelp_______it.A.toeat；totryB.eating；tryingC.eating；totryD.toeat；trying(正確答案)4.Recentlyasurvey___________pricesofthesamegoodsintwodifferentsupermarketshascausedheateddebateamongcitizens.A.comparedB.comparing(正確答案)C.comparesD.beingcompared5.Itwasapitythatthegreatwriterdied?_________hisworksunfinished.A.forB.with(正確答案)C.fromD.of6.Theymightjusthaveaplace________onthewritingcourse—whydon’tyougiveitatry?A.leaveB.left(正確答案)C.leavingD.toleave二、七選五（共5題，每題5分）

Emoji(表情符號）andWorkplaceCommunicationInAsia,messagingplatformsaregrowingrapidly,withusersinthehundredsofmillions,bothatworkandplay.(1)________.It’sbeenreportedthat76percentofemployeesinsomewesterncountriesareusingemojisatwork.

Writtencommunicationscanoftenreadascoldanddull.Usingemojiscanaddhumorandfeeling,keepingintentionclear.(2)_________,encouragingbetterandmorefrequentcommunication.

Inanygivenoffice,employeescanrangefromage22to70andbeyond,andfindingcommongroundincommunicationstylecanbeachallenge.(3)_________.Whiletheyoungergenerationsprefertocommunicatevisually,forthoseusedtoworkingwithtraditionaltoolslikeemailitmayfeellikealearningcurve(曲線).Thegoodnewsisthatit’ssimpletolearnandcanbeworththeeffort.

Thereisalsothematteroftone(語氣).Whohasn'treceivedanemailsoannoyingthatitruinedanentireday?(4)________.Emojicanhelpcommunicationfeelfriendlier,andevenaseriousnotecanbesoftenedwithanencouragingsmile.

(5)__________,andemojicancontributedirectlytothatpositiveoutcome.Andwhenyouremployeesbeginaddingsmilingemojistotheirbusinesscommunication,you'llknowyouhavesucceededinimprovingyourworkculture.7.（1）A.MessageswithemojisfeelmoreconversationalB.EvenaformalemailcanseemcoldandunfriendlyC.SendingsmilingfacestocolleaguesmayseemstrangeD.Thepopularityoftheseplatformsisspreadingglobally(正確答案)E.GivingemployeesthetoolsenablesthemtocommunicatehonestlyF.StudiesshowthatfriendliercommunicationleadstoahappierworkplaceG.Aneasywaytobringallworkgenerationstogetheriswithachatplatform8.（2）A.Messageswithemojisfeelmoreconversational(正確答案)B.EvenaformalemailcanseemcoldandunfriendlyC.SendingsmilingfacestocolleaguesmayseemstrangeD.ThepopularityoftheseplatformsisspreadinggloballyE.GivingemployeesthetoolsenablesthemtocommunicatehonestlyF.StudiesshowthatfriendliercommunicationleadstoahappierworkplaceG.Aneasywaytobringallworkgenerationstogetheriswithachatplatform9.（3）A.MessageswithemojisfeelmoreconversationalB.EvenaformalemailcanseemcoldandunfriendlyC.SendingsmilingfacestocolleaguesmayseemstrangeD.ThepopularityoftheseplatformsisspreadinggloballyE.GivingemployeesthetoolsenablesthemtocommunicatehonestlyF.StudiesshowthatfriendliercommunicationleadstoahappierworkplaceG.Aneasywaytobringallworkgenerationstogetheriswithachatplatform(正確答案)10.（4）A.MessageswithemojisfeelmoreconversationalB.Evenaformalemailcanseemcoldandunfriendly(正確答案)C.SendingsmilingfacestocolleaguesmayseemstrangeD.ThepopularityoftheseplatformsisspreadinggloballyE.GivingemployeesthetoolsenablesthemtocommunicatehonestlyF.StudiesshowthatfriendliercommunicationleadstoahappierworkplaceG.Aneasywaytobringallworkgenerationstogetheriswithachatplatform11.（5）A.MessageswithemojisfeelmoreconversationalB.EvenaformalemailcanseemcoldandunfriendlyC.SendingsmilingfacestocolleaguesmayseemstrangeD.ThepopularityoftheseplatformsisspreadinggloballyE.GivingemployeesthetoolsenablesthemtocommunicatehonestlyF.Studiesshowthatfriendliercommunicationleadstoahappierworkplace(正確答案)G.Aneasywaytobringallworkgenerationstogetheriswithachatplatform三、語法填空（共3題，每題5分）

DecoratingwithPlants,FruitsandFlowersforChineseNewYearChineseNewYearisa12.(celebrate)markingtheendofthewinterseasonandthebeginningofspring.Thisiswhydecoratingwithplants,fruitsandflowers13.(carry)specialsignificance.Theyrepresenttheearth14.(come)backtolifeandbestwishesfornewbeginnings.12.標題()(答案：celebration)13.標題()(答案：carries)14.標題()(答案：coming)四、閱讀理解（共6題，每題5分）

Passage1Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,butresearcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildrenattheUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4laterdevelopbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificantpredictorofcognition（認知）aftercontrollingfordifferencesinparents'income,educationandtheamountofparenttalk,Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduringeverydayactivitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46monthsofagehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,ontasksthatassessedtheirabilitytorotate（旋轉）andtranslateshapes,”Levinesaidinastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,andabouthalfofthechildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-incomeparentstendedtohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,andbothboysandgirlswhoplayedwithpuzzleshadbetterspatialskills.However,boystendedtoplaywithmorecomplexpuzzlesthangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovidedmorespatiallanguageandweremoreactiveduringpuzzleplaythantheparentsofgirls.

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalScience.15.WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhendesigningherexperiment?A.Parents’age.B.Children’simagination.C.Parents’education.(正確答案)D.Child-parentrelationship.16.Howdoboysdifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage.D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.(正確答案)17.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Amathematicalmethod.B.Ascientificstudy.(正確答案)C.Awomanpsychologist.D.Ateachingprogram.Passage2Racewalkingsharesmanyfitnessbenefitswithrunning,researchshows,whilemostlikelycontributingtofewerinjuries.Itdoes,however,haveitsownproblem.

Racewalkersareconditionedathletes.ThelongesttrackandfieldeventattheSummerOlympicsisthe50-kilometerracewalk,whichisaboutfivemileslongerthanthemarathon.Butthesport’srulesrequirethataracewalker’skneesstaystraightthroughmostofthelegswingandonefootremainincontact（接觸）withthegroundatalltimes.It’sthisstrangeformthatmakesracewalkingsuchanattractiveactivity,however,saysJaclynNorberg,anassistantprofessorofexercisescienceatSalemStateUniversityinSalem,Mass.

Likerunning,racewalkingisphysicallydemanding,shesays,Accordingtomostcalculations,racewalkersmovingatapaceofsixmilesperhourwouldburnabout800calories（卡路里）perhour,whichisapproximatelytwiceasmanyastheywouldburnwalking,althoughfewerthanrunning,whichwouldprobablyburnabout1,000ormorecaloriesperhour.

However,racewalkingdoesnotpoundthebodyasmuchasrunningdoes,Dr.Norbergsays.Accordingtoherresearch,runnershitthegroundwithasmuchasfourtimestheirbodyweightperstep,whileracewalkers,whodonotleavetheground,createonlyabout1.4timestheirbodyweightwitheachstep.

Asaresult,shesays,someoftheinjuriesassociatedwithrunning,