初中英语高难度首字母填空（原创）

(A)

For many men, the idea that they have a better sense of direction than women was never in d__1__, but now a scientific study has proved it.

Researchers from Norway scanned the brains of volunteers after they c__2__ navigation tasks to discover men dobetterin finding their way because they use a separate part of their brain. Surprisingly, when women had testosterone(睾丸素) d__3__ onto their tongues, their navigational skills i__4__.Using 3D goggles(护目镜)and a joystick, 36 participants a__5__ - 18 men and 18 women - had to orient themselves in a large virtual maze while functional images of their brains were continuously r__6__.In the MRI scanner(核磁共振扫描仪), they were given 30 seconds for each of the 45 navigation tasks. One of the tasks, for example, was to 'find the yellow car' from different starting points.The men solved 50 p__7__ more of the tasks than the women.

According to lead researcher Dr Carl Pintzka from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), women and men have d__8__ navigational strategies.Men use cardinal directions – the use of north, south, east and west - during navigation to a greater degree.'Men's sense of direction was more effective. They quite simply got to their destination faster,' he said.'If they're going to the Student Society building in Trondheim, for example, men usually go in the general direction where it's l__9__,' DrPintzka explained.'Women usually orient themselves a__10__ a route to get there, for example, \turn right after the store.\

The study shows that using cardinal directions is more efficient because it is a more flexible strategy.The destination can be r__11__ faster because the strategy d__12__ less on where you start.

(B)

Confusing accents and odd public transport habits have been listed a__1__ the biggest culture shocks for people moving to the UK.

Users of online message board Reddit were asked \after moving or while vacationing to a new place?\thechosenone16 - and responded with a number of h__3__observations(评论) about life in Britain.

\SurfeitOfPenguins in one entry.

\c__4__overcast(天阴的), or the sky is blue with one single cloud and that cloud is raining.

\going back three generations within moments of hearing another British speak.\

RedditorDondo666 also pointed out the difference between the British accents as depicted onscreen, and how they are in real life.\Americans say 99% of the time. But British are a whole other thing entirely. Most of the time I could make out 1/5 words. After a while I stopped asking people to repeat t__7__ and just smiled and nodded.

\

ListenDry, an Indian user from UAE, reported on Britain'sobsession(强迫症) with manners, having visited London in 2012.\

An international student, the Redditor also summed up other British idiosyncrasies(特色).\he wrote.

\closets to hide in despair and the rooms were tiny. Accents are vast, from all over the globe.

\physically.\

For French Redditorpompompompompom, it was British toilets that made for a source of cultural confusion. \work, too fast won't work either, it's an art,\

Coming from further afield, a TawaineseRedditor made comments on British dining habits on public

transport.The user wrote: \but still keep the carriages relatively clean. (Taipei’s metro banned all eating and drinking.)\

(C)

T__1__ is making life easier for some dairy farmers. They use robotic systems to milk their cows. Cows are trained to f__2__ a series of paths that lead to milking stations. Only one cow at a t__3__ can enter a station.

Once i__4__, the cow is rewarded with food. As the cow eats, a robotic arm cleans and c__5__ the animal to the milking machine. A few minutes later, milking is c__6__. The gate is opened, the cow is released and the next cow enters.

The robotic systems are designed to r__7__ 24 hours a day. The cows get to decide when they want to be milked. Cows are milked an a__8__ of about three times a day. Some are milked four to six times a day.

The cows wear collars around their necks w__9__ identify them to the system. A computer keeps records on their eating and milking. A cow is released from the station if the computer decides it s__10__ be milked.

The automated system also measures the temperature and color of freshly produced milk. Milk is thrown away if it does not pass the t__11__.

Professor Plaut believes the systems will e__12__ appeal to the next generation of farmers. She means young people who are more interested in technology and less interested in working all the time on the farm. Still, she says the p__13__ of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their u__14__.

Doug and Tina Suhr have more than 100 cows on their family farm. Last year it became the fourth farm in southeast Minnesota to get a robotic milking system. A recent story in a local agricultural n__15__ said the first robot cost 175 000 dollars. The second cost 150 000.

Doug told AgriNews that wages that would have been paid for one employee in five years will pay for one robot. He says the increase in milk production r__16__ a high of more than six kilograms per cow per day

1.From the first paragraph, we can infer________

A.the robotic system is designed to reduce laborB.cows can be raised by robots in the future C.robots direct cows into milking stationsD.cows are kept clean by robots on some farms 2.Besides milking cows, the robotic system also can ________

A.adjust the temperature of milking stationsB.judge the quality of fresh milk C.improve the appetite of cowsD.keep fresh milk for two weeks 3.Why is the robotic system not popular now?

A.Because young people have no interest in itB.Because it is difficult to learn how to use it C.Because people can’t afford to buy itD. Because it usually causes the waste of milk 4.According to Doug, what is the wage of an employee?

A.150, 000-170, 000B.750, 000C.150, 000 -30, 000D.30, 000- 32, 000 5.The best title for the passage may be_______

A.Letting robot milk your cowB.Milking cows by hand

C.Improving the quality of milkD.Drinking fresh milk every day

(D)

“Just relax,” I said,“and let the water support you!”

Of course, such things are usually easier said than d__1__.

When I discovered that the university I work at has a swimming pool, I was quite p__2__. Swimming is a great way to exercise. So I suggested to Ellen that we should go for a dip. She declined. At first, I thought it was because she thought it might be too cold to go swimming, but as the summer heat rolled in, she c__3__ to resist my offers.

Eventually, I asked her what was stopping her, and was s__4__ to hear, “I can't swim!”

Most Australians learn to swim fairly early on, with school programs teaching it. With the population of Australia mostly gathered around the edge of the continent, going to the beach and swimming in the sea are incredibly p__5__ things to do, so someone who can’t swim is fairly uncommon.

Ellen’s confession d__6__ me to make a foolish offer — that I would teach her to swim. If I’d foreseen the p__7__ that were to come, I would probably have never set foot in the pool.

Once we got past the initial hurdle of the water being “too cold”, “too scary” and having“a funny smell”, I persuaded Ellen to put her arms around my neck, and try to let her legs float out b__8__ her, while I gently pulled her a__9__.

That night, I tried to sleep w__10__ moving my neck, as Ellen’s tight grasp had almost torn my head from my shoulders. She p__11__ after a small wave splashed some water up her nose, and nearly drowned the pair of us in the resulting waving of arms and legs.

I think it was at that point I decided to buy her a large life ring, so that she could float along without holding me tight. And I hope, in that way, Ellen will be a little more c__12__ in the water.

1. Ellen refused to go swimming with her husband because ______.

A. it was too cold at that time B. there was no swimming pool around C. she couldn’t stand the summer heat D. she did not know how to swim 2. Which of the following CANNOT be learned according to the passage?

A. Swimming is a required course in many Australianschools. B. Most of the Australians learn to swim at a fairly early age. C. It is convenient for most Australians to go to the seaside. D. Swimming is the most popular activity among Australians.

3. The underlined word “hurdle” in the passage probably means ________.

A. frame B. excitement C. obstacle D. jump

4. How did the author probably feel after teaching his wifeto swim for the first time?

A. Surprised and tired. B. Exhausted and regretful. C. Energetic and confident. D. Disappointed and angry. 5. The best title for this passage may be ______. A. Teaching a life skill can be life-threatening

B. Teaching an Australian who couldn’t swim C. Being able to swim is an important skill

D. The pleasure of helping others

ABC News reports the spirit of g__1__ is in the air as 250 drive-thru customers at a localMcDonald's paid for the meals of the people next to them. Lakeland customer Torie Keene was paying for her food on Wednesday morning when she decided to pay for the meal of the car next to her.

Keene then purposely told McDonald's cashier Marisabel Figueroa to greet the other customer \

Christmas\paid by the previous car. That's when she thought that she would love to do the same and the domino(多米诺骨牌)e__4__ followed.

\that were participating on a piece of paper,\

Figueroa, who worked from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, said that the chain reaction almost l__6__ for her entire shift. \continued. \

While people were a__8__ by how generous they could get, Figueroa said she had \like that before\

\

Keene contacted Figueroa on Facebook when the pay-it-forward chain came out in the local news. She revealed that she was the \

Keene added that she was surprised by the number of people who continued her good deed when she was \

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