小卷速测(一)完形填空+阅读理解C+回答下列问题(限时:20分钟).完形填空Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersbytheirownefforts.Ilearnedthislessonfromanexperiencemanyyearsago.Itookthehead1jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.Itwasasmallschoolwithaweakfootballprogram.Itwasatraditionfortheschoolsoldteamtoplayagainstthenewteamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,andtheydidnteven2toprepareforthegame.Beingthecoachofthenewteam,Iwas3becauseIknewweweregoingtowin,buttomydisappointmentweweredefeated(战胜).IcouldntbelieveIhadgotintosuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,IcametorealizethatmyteammightnotbethenumberoneteaminGeorgia,buttheyweredependingonme.Ihadto4myattitudeabouttheirabilityandpotential(潜能).IstarteddoinganythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittlepride.Mostimportant,Ibegantotreatthemlike5.Thatsummer,whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheirvacations,wemeteverydayandpracticedpassingandkickingthefootball.Sixmonthsafterbeingdefeatedonthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgameandoursecond,andcontinuedtoimprove.Finally,we6thenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltthatitwouldbeavictoryforusevenifwelostthegame.Butthatwasntwhathappened.MyboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,givingmeoneofthegreatestthrills(喜悦,激动)ofmylife!Fromthe7Ilearntalotabouthowtheattitudeoftheleadercanaffectthemembersofateam.Insteadofseeingmyboysaslosers,Ipushedandencouragedthem.Ihelpedthemtoseethemselves8,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.Winnersaremade,notborn.(B.drivingC.coachingD.swimming(B.makeC.learnD.forget(B.worriedC.braveD.excited(B.changeC.insistD.catch(B.losersC.teachersD.students(B.facedC.trainedD.thanked(B.visitC.experienceD.experiment1(B.easilyC.carefullyD.differently.阅读理解GreenRoofs(屋顶)Whywouldanyonewanttoplantagardenonaroof?Peoplearefindingoutthatitisgoodfortheenvironmentandgoodforthem.Citiescanbeasmuchasfourtotendegreeswarmerthanthecountryside.Greenrooftopscanhelpcooltheairincities.Onegreenroofwillnotdomuchtochangethetemperatureofacity.However,whenmorebuildingsbegintoconverttheirrooftopstogreenspaces,itcanmakearealdifference.Buildingsthatarecooleralsouseairconditioninglessoften.Thisreducestheamountofenergyabuildinguses.Citiesareusuallymorepollutedthanotherareas.Theplantsontherooftopscanevenhelpcleantheair.Gardensinthecitycanalsoprovideaplaceforbirdsandbugstolive.OneunusualrooftopgardenisontherooftopofChildrensHospitalinMissouri.Thegardencoversanareaof7,500squarefeet.Itisaplaceforthechildrenandparentstorelaxandbeclosetonaturewithoutleavingthehospital.Thegardenhasflowers,fountains(喷泉),andevenagoldfishpond.AnotherinterestinggardenisontherooftopoftheRoyalYorkHotelinCanada.Thehotelscookscanpickherbs(草本植物)theyusefreshfromtheroof.Someotherhotelsandrestaurantshaverooftopgardenstogrowplants.Theyjustneedgardenerstocareforthem.Rooftopgardenscandryoutquicklyinthesummersun,andvegetablesneedfrequentwatering.Notallbuildingshavegreenrooftops.Foronething,greenrooftopscanbemoreexpensivethantraditionalrooftops.Also,aroofneedstobeflatandstrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthegarden.Inthepast,notmanypeopleknewaboutrooftopgardensandhowgoodtheycouldbefortheenvironment.Butitischanging.Youmaywanttokeepyoureyesontheskieswhenyouwalkinthestreetsinyourtownorcity.Youneverknowwhenyoumightcatchalookofasecretgardenmanyfeetabovetheground.9.Theword“convert”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.()A.connectB.moveC.changeD.take10.Thesixthparagraphismainlyabout.()2A.whyitisdifficulttohavegreenrooftopsB.whenallbuildingscanhavegreenrooftopsC.whatbuildingsneedtohavegreenrooftopsD.howtomakeallbuildingshavegreenrooftops11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?()A.Cooksofhotelsandrestaurantscareforplantsinrooftopgardens.B.Rooftopgardensinhospitalsshouldbelargerandmorebeautiful.C.Rooftopgardenshelppeoplesavealotofmoney.D.Moreandmorepeoplebegintoknowrooftopgardens.回答下列问题Canyouimagineaworldwithoutawritingsystemforyourlanguage?Itmaybehardtopictureitnow,butamannamedSequoyahlivedinsuchaworld.SequoyahwasamemberofanativeAmericantribe,theCherokee.Cherokeepeoplespeaktheirownlanguage,butforhundredsofyearstheydidnothaveasystemofwriting.Withoutawritingsystem,theCherokeehadnonewspapersorbooksbefore1809.Sequoyahwasprobablybornaroundtheyear1770andlivedwithhismotherinasmallvillageinthemountainsofTennessee.Whenhegrewup,hebecameablacksmith.Whenhewasdoingbusinesswiththose“English-speakingpeople”,henoticedthattheyusedpaperwithmarkstorecordtheirthoughtsandideas.Sequoyahcalledthesepiecesofpaperwithmarks“talk