(湖南专用)(新课标)2014高考英语二轮复习方案-专题限时集训29-阅读填空3

1专题限时训练(二十九)[阅读填空(三)](限时：25分钟)(一)Improvingyourvocabularycanbedoneatanyageandanylevelofeducation.Evencollegestudentscanbenefitfromanenlargedvocabulary,whichwillimprovespokenandwrittencommunicationskillsaswellasprovideadeepergraspofanylanguage.Oftenpeopleareencouragedtoimprovetheirvocabularybytakingamajortest,butitcanbedoneforfunaswell.Oneofthebestwaystoimproveyourvocabularyistoreadmore.Readingisclearlylinkedwithalargervocabulary,especiallyifyouseekoutbooksabouttopicsthataren'tfamiliartoyou.Non­fictioninawidevarietyoffieldscanimproveyourvocabularyandgeneralknowledge.Literacyinfictionisalsohighlybeneficial.Anotherwayistoplaywordgames.GameslikeScrabbleandBogglewillencourageyourbraintoplaywithwordsandletters,aswellaslearnnewones.IfyouplayScrabblewithanopendictionary,youcanencouragepeopletotryoutwordstheymightotherwisebeafraidofusing.Mostwordgamesareinteractive,soyoucanenjoycompanywhileimprovingyourvocabulary.Asimplewaytoimproveyourvocabularyistousethedictionary.Createflashcardsofunfamiliarwordsandpractisetheminthetrain,onthebus,orwhenyouwakeupinthemorning.Trytopractisewordsinavarietyofenvironmentssothatyoureallylearnthem.Ifyouhearsomeoneusingawordyoudon'trecognize,lookitup!Inaddition,youmayfindacommunityofindividualswithinterestslikeyours.Ifyou'retryingtoimproveyourEnglishvocabularyasanativespeaker,youmaybeabletomeetupwithstudypartners.Ifyou'relearningvocabularyinanewlanguage,youcanfindpeopletospeakandwritewithyousothatyoucanimproveyourskills.23(二)Nowadays,videogamesarebecomingincreasinglypopularamongchildren.Playingvideogamescanbegoodforchildreninmanyways.Forinstance,whileplayingvideogames,childrenacquireproblem­solvingskillsandhelpimprovetheirshort­termmemory.Playingvideogamesrequiresthemtomakefaster,moreaccuratedecisions,thusdevelopingtheirdecision­makingskills.Also,playing,devisinggamingstrategiesandwinninggiveschildrenasenseofachievementanddevelopstheirconfidence.Inaddition,playingvideogamescanteachchildrentoconcentrate,plan,performmanytasksatthesametimeandlearnhowtodealwithcomplexsituations.Well,thisvirtualenvironmentisthefutureofeducation,asitoffersaninteractivewayforstudentstolearnandsucceedinthiscompetitiveworld.Unfortunately,sittingforhoursbeforethevideogameconsoles(游戏机)canmakechildrenmorelikelytosufferfromfatness,sleepdisturbances,headaches,dryeyesandotherhealthproblems.Accordingtostudies,playinggameswithmuchshootingandkillingissaidtoincreaseangerinchildren,leadingtoaggressivebehaviour.Worsestill,spendingmuchtimeplayinggamescanmakechildrenpaynoattentiontotheirstudies,resultinginpooracademicperformanceanddroppingoutofschool.Therefore,todecreasethenegativeeffectsofgamingonchildren,parentsshouldkeepacloseeyeonthetypeofgamestheirchildrenplay.Whenbuyinggamesforkids,parentsshouldavoidbuyinggamesthathavetoomuchviolenceinthem.Themostimportantthingparentsmustobserveistheamountoftimetheirchildrenspendinfrontofvideogameconsoles.Theyshouldn'tallowtheirkidstospendmorethantwohoursperdayingaming.Lastbutnottheleast,talktokidsabouthowvideogamesshouldbeenjoyedandhowmuchuseisgooduse.Alsomakethemawareofhowharmfulplayinggamescanbe.4(三)Migrationisdefinedasregularseasonalmovementofbirdsoranimalsfromoneplacetoanother.Whilequiteafewanimalsareknowntomigrate,thephenomenonismoreoftenassociatedwithbirds.Whenitcomestomigration,numerousfactorscomeintoplay,oneofwhichisseasonalfoodscarcity(缺乏).Inthenorthernhemisphere,birdsspendsummersinhigherlatitudes(纬度)wherefoodisavailableinplenty.Asthefoodresourcesstartdecreasingwiththearrivalofwinter,theyflytothesouth.Inaddition,whentheconditionsbecomeunfavourableduringthewinterseason,thesebirdsseekshelterinnewareaswheretheconditionsaregoodenoughtoraisetheiryoungones.Howdobirdsknowit'sthetimetobegintheirjourney?Well,asthedaysstartgettingshorter,abird'sbrainstartsreleasinghormones(荷尔蒙),whichmakethebirdstartovereating,andbecomerestless.Asthetimeofmigrationapproaches,migratoryrestlessnessbecomesevidentinbirds.Incaseofshort­distancemigration,thetimingismainlybasedonthechangesinweatherandavailabilityoffood.Howdolong­distancemigratorybirdsmanagetofindtheirwaytotheirdestination?Basically,someofthesespeciesusethesunastheguidingpointsinthecourseoftheirjourney.Inaddition,thewindpatternisalsoknowntoguidethebirdsastheybeginthemostimportantjourneyoftheirlife.Unfortunately,migratorybirdswouldmeetwithmanythreatsduringtheirjourney.Forexample,manybirdsdiebecausetheyfeeltoohungryandtiredduringthelongjourney.Evennaturaldisastersresultinthedecreaseinthenumberofthemigratingpopulation.Worsestill,manymigratorybirdsarehuntedbypeopleallalongtheirflyway.Title：MigrationofbirdsDefinitionMovingataparticular1.________fromoneplacetoanother2.________·Tofindenough3.________tosurvivethewinter·TofindaplacewithfavorableweathertoraiseyoungonesWaysofdeterminingtherighttimetomigrate·Thechangesinthedays'4.________makethebirds'brainreleasehormones,causingmigratoryrestlessness.·Whentheweathergetsunfavourableorfoodbecomes5.________inplenty,theyknowit'stimetomigrate.Thingsguidingtheirway·The6.________·ThewindpatternPossible7.________during