同等学力申硕士英语补全短文第四课
第四课
Directions: In this part, there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions (Ranging from 56 to75). Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed. First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases. Second, use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text. Note you should blacken the letters that indicate your answers on the Answer Sheet.
Text One
A.so plentiful
B.showered with
C.exchange rings
Phrases:
A. the bride and groom often 56
B. where the food is 57
C. the couple is often 58 handfuls of uncooked rice
Wedding ceremonies in the United States vary as much as the people do. But many weddings,no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs. For instance, 59 at the ceremony. The rings are usually worn on the fourth finger of the left hand,and are exchanged in the middle of the ceremony.
After the ceremony, 60 by friends and family. Rice, as we know, shows productivity and harvest. And then, there is often a party, 61 that it almost takes the attention away from the people.
Text Two
A.who
B.only
C. the way
Phrases:
A. That number 62 increases
B. they change 63 their brains work
C. children 64 use too much technology
More than a third of children under the age of two use mobile media. 65 as children age, with 95% of teens 12-17 spending time online.
The time spent with technology doesn't just give kids novel ways of doing things; it can lead to distraction and decreased memory. For example, while video games may condition the brain to pay attention to multiple stimuli, 66 .
Children who always use search engines may become very good at finding information-but not very good at remembering it. In addition, 67 may not have enough opportunities to use their imagination or to read and think deeply about the material.
Text Three
A. temperature
B.special
C.think
D. other
Phrases:
A. have created a 68 technique
B. 69 of eating the peel
C. at a freezing cold 70
D. Similar to 71 countries
It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an eatable peel. Most people would never 72 of a banana. However, banana farmers in Japan 73 for growing bananas with a peel we can eat. Farmers in Okayama, in the west of Japan, keep their banana trees 74 of -60℃. The farmers then replant the trees in 27℃ temperatures. The huge change in temperature makes the tree suddenly grow too quickly for the peel to fully mature.This makes the skin thin, soft and sweet enough to eat. Bananas are the most popular fruit in Japan. 75 , Japan imports most of its bananas. About 99% of bananas in Japanese stores are imported. The new technique could mean Japanese people eat more home-grown bananas.