活页综合提升练(一)语法填空+阅读理解+完形填空(限时40分钟).语法填空(2015河南六市高三第一次联考)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Have you ever noticed the chairs you sit 1 in cafes or restaurants?Most people dont pay attention to the cafe chairs they use.However,there is one very simple and elegantly-designed chair,2 (know) as the “French series”.This chair can be seen more often than any other chair.The original chair was the result of years of experiments.The inventor wanted to produce a chair that could be mass-produced and was inexpensive,but it was only after many trials that he finally succeeded in 3 (make) one.The chair he invented was probably the first one to be both attractive and inexpensive enough for anyone to buy.Millions of chairs of this type have been bought since the first one went on sale in 4 1930s.All sorts of people,some famous,some ordinary,have sat on the chair since the original was invented.There are several 5 (reason) for the chairs enduring popularity.It is great to sit on,and it 6 (look) good;the basic design is still fresh and contemporary.Also,this type of chair seems to improve as it gets older.The glue,7 holds the chair together,loosens over time,making the chair even more comfortable 8 (sit) on.A further reason is that the chair is cleverly designed with only a few pieces of wood,so the chair parts can 9 (send) anywhere and put together 10 (easy).It is no wonder this type of chair has remained so popular.Even today,furniture designers are still trying to create equally successful designs.阅读理解【科普知识类】Losing weight comes with a lot of health benefitsincluding making your brain sharper.Yes,it turns out that overweight may damage cognitive functions (认知功能) such as memory and attention.There have been few studies of overweight and cognitive functioning,possibly because it is generally believed that it is not a primary risk cause for poor cognitive performance.Losing weight,therefore,may help improve these mental functions,according to a new research led by John Gunstad,assistant professor of psychology at Kent State University.Growing evidence suggests that being fat is linked to cognitive deficits (缺陷).So Gunstad and his team guessed that losing weight might improve mental function.For their study,they measured memory and attention in a group of 150 overweight participants,some of whom had some kind of operation for weight loss and some did not.All of the volunteers completed mental skills tests to assess their abilities of memory and attention at the beginning of the study,and again 12 weeks later.To begin with,about 24% of the patients showed damaged learning and 23% showed signs of poor memory when tested.At the end of the study,those who had lost weight after operation improved their scores into the average or above average range for cognitive functions.Scores for the volunteers who didnt lose weight dropped even further.The study helped Gunstad to find out whether losing weight had any effect on mental function.Now that hes seen the positive effect that weight loss can have on memory and attention,he says he will next study those who choose to lose weight by the traditional wayeating healthier and getting more active.He expects that losing weight in this way will have a similarly positive effect on the brain.“If we can improve the condition with operations,then we can probably produce the same change with behavioral weight loss as well,” he says.1.There is less research on overweight and cognitive functions because researchers .A.believe overweight only affects our bodyB.have focused on ways to sharpen peoples mindC.do not consider overweight a main cause for low cognitive abilityD.are clear about the relation between weight and mental functions2.The result of Gunstads study shows that.A.losing weight has little effect on peoples memoryB.losing weight can improve peoples mental functions C.overweight people are likely to have psychology problemsD.overweight peoples abilities of concentration differ greatly3. What is Gunstad planning to prove next in his research?A.Slim people are smarter than overweight people.B.Healthy diet is better than exercise in losing weight.C.Traditional ways of losing weight are better than operation.D.Overweight people will get smarter by taking more exercise.4.Which of the following is the best title for the text? A.Body Weight and HealthB.Losing Weight by OperationC.Ways to Improve Mental FunctionsD.Losing Weight to Sharpen Your Mind.完形填空(2015兰州高三诊断考试)We often see hitchhikers (搭便车的人),standing by the side of the road,thumb sticking out,waiting for a lift.But it is getting 1 nowadays.What killed hitchhiking?2 is often mentioned as a reason.Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime 3 many drivers off picking up hitchhikers.4 no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester 5 reflects the safety fear:6