组合练二　任务型阅读＋短文填空

Ⅰ.任务型阅读
How can I become a better person? This question has been in my head for long.
As students, we spend most of our time studying. I know learning at school, of
course, makes us better persons, but I always dream of doing more.
Last year, I got to know a group of autistic( 患自闭症的 ) children. We called
them “the Snails(蜗牛)”. It was hard to communicate with them at first, because they
wouldn't like to. After a twoweek training, I became more skilled. I got closer to them
day by day. To my surprise, I found that every one of “the Snails” had his or her own
talent. And their colorful pictures on the wall attracted my special attention, though it
was difficult to tell what they were trying to express.
Moved by their pictures, I decided to hold a charity(慈善) sale. We walked on
the busy street, selling their creative pictures. We sold 60 pictures that day. People
thought their pictures were full of imagination.
Back to the question about how to become a better person, I think I am lucky
enough to get my own answer.
1．Do “the Snails” have their own talents?
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2．How many pictures did they sell that day?
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3．What is the writer's answer to the question “how to become a better person”？
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4．Do you think that selling pictures on the busy street is a very good way to help
“the Snails”？ Why or why not?
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Ⅱ.短文填空
As an old saying goes, “Friends are God's way of taking care of us.” And there is
nothing better than having a friend like a soulmate on your life road. But what makes
two men become friends?
It seems that similarity( 相 似 性 ) often leads to 1. ________. The philosopher
Aristotle once said, “Some think friendship is a matter of similarity, because people
always love those who are like 2. ________.”
Now, there is some science behind this idea. Scientists from University of
California made an experiment( 实 验 ) and 3. ________ that friends had similar
brains. Those scientists invited 42 university students to take part in this experiment.
Each student watched the same videos, including a comedy, a discussion and a soccer
match. At the same time, scientists scanned( 扫 描 ) their brains and recorded their
brain activities. According 4. ________ their scans, friends who watched the same
videos reacted( 反 应 ) in similar ways. However, if people were not friends, they
would react to the same videos 5. ________.
After the experiment, one of the lead scientists said, “6. ________ friends with
those who are like us is really a wonderful thing. That's 7. ________ we can get a
strong feeling of happiness when we are understood by others.” But brain similarity
is not the only thing that can lead to friendship. Scientists pointed out that friendship
could also depend on how 8. ________ you are to someone. They did an experiment
with firstyear college students who met in the class for the first time. In this
experiment, students who sat in neighboring seats were more probably to become
friends.
参考答案
Ⅰ.1.Yes./Yes, they do.
2．60./They sold 60 pictures that day.
3．Studying/Learning/Working hard at school and helping others in need.
4．Yes, I think so. Because it can help to raise money, and make more people know
about “the Snails” and help them./No, I don't think so. Because it may be dangerous
on the busy street, and we can post the pictures on the Internet to get more people's
attention.(言之有理即可)
Ⅱ.1.friendship　2.themselves　3.discovered/found　
4．to　5.differently　6.Making　7.why　8.close