湖南省株洲市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（6）

1、株洲市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（6）及答案 (第 篇)We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkeypox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is h

2、oming in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals，” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.It s not just that we re going to where the animals are；we re also bringing them closer t

3、o us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen s pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “I don t think it s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them，” says Isaksen.“Laws allowing

4、these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing，” says Peter Schantz. Monkeypox may be the_wakeup_call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug (病毒) may be kind at first. But it

5、 may develop into something harmful (有害的). Monkeypox doesn t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.语篇解读饲养宠物可能被传染疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一种疾病，现在突然出现在美国西部的孩子们的身上。我们认为的大多数只有人类才会感染的疾病其实就是来自动物。国家要制定严格的法律，控制外来动物把疾病传播给人类。1We learn from Paragraph 1 that the

6、 pet sold at the shop may _.A. come from ColumbiaB. prevent us from being infectedC. enjoy being with childrenD. suffer from monkeypox解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第一、二两句话可知，我们从宠物商店购买的动物身上携带疾病，这种动物能将之传播给人类。下文以猴痘为例说明作者的观点。答案D2Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?A. They attack human beings.B. We ne

7、ed to study native animals.C. They can t live out of the rain forest.D. We do not know much about them yet.解析推理判断题。从第二段中的“A strange illness killed Isaksens pets，and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea.I dont think its fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge

8、 of them”可知答案为D。答案D3What does the phrase “the wakeup call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. a new diseaseB. a clear warningC. a dangerous animal D. a morning call解析词义猜测题。根据文章的内容可知，猴痘是一种从非洲的动物身上传播到人类身上的疾病，这种情况给人类带来了一种警示：不要随意把野外的动物带回家中饲养，以免使宠物主人感染疾病。“the wakeup call”表示“一种警示”。答案B4The text suggests

9、that in the future we_.A. may have to fight against more new diseasesB. may easily get infected by diseases from dogsC. should not be allowed to have petsD. should stop buying pets from Africa解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后三句可知，人类今后可能面临更多疾病的挑战。答案A*结束（2011浙江卷）C In the more and more competitive service industry , i

10、t is no longer enough to promise customrr satisfaction. Today , customer “delighi” is what companies are trying to achieve in or order to keep and increase market share.It is accepted in the marketing industry , and confirmed by a number of researches, that customers receiving good service will prom

11、ote business by telling up to 12 other people : those treated badly will tell their tales of woe to up to 20 people, 80 percent of people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal New llenges for customer care have come when peoplecan obtain goods and services through telephone ca

12、ll centers and the Intemet. For example , many companies now have to invest(投资)a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the “phone rage”caused by delays in answering calls ,being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods.“Many people do not

13、 like talking to machines ,”says Dr . Storey Senior Lecturer in Marketng at City University Business School. “Banks, for example, encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with them .The aim is to make the customet feel they know you and that you

14、 can trest the sort of comfortable feelings people have during face-to-face chats with their local branch manager.” Recommended ways of creating customer delight include: under-promising and over-delivering (saying that a repair will be camed out within five hours ,but getting it done within two );r

15、eplacing a faulty product immediately : throwing in a gift voucher(购物礼卷)as an unexpected “thank you” to regntlar customers ;and always returning calls ,even when they are complaints. Aiming for customer delight is all very well , but if services do not reach the high level promised , disappointment

16、or worse will be the result . This can be eased by offering an aplogy and an explanation of why the service did not meet usual standards with empathy (for example,“I know how you must feel”) , and possible solutions (replacement , compensation or whatever faimess suggests best meets the case).Airlin

17、es face some of the tourhest challenges over customer care . Fierce competition has convinced them that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather ,unclaimed luggage and technieal problems . For British Airway

18、s staff , a winning telephone style is considercd vital in handling the large volume of calls about bookings and flight times . They are trained to answer quickly ,with their name , job title and a “we are here to help” attitude. The company has investod heavily in information technology to make sur

19、e that infomation is available instantly on scren. British Airways also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the highest standards of service. Customer care is obviously here to stay and it would be a foolish

20、company that used slogans such as we do as we please”. On the other hand , the more customers are promised, the greater the risk of disappointment.50. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that .A. complaining customers are hard to satisfyB. unsatisfied customers receive better serviceC. Satisfied customers

21、 catch more attention D. well-treated customers promote business51. The writer mentions “phone rage”(Paragraph 3) to show that .A. customers often use phones to express their angerB. people still prefer to buy goods onlineC. customer care becomes more attentionD. customers rely on their phones to ob

22、tain services 52. What does the writer recommend to create delight?A. Calling customers regularly B. Giving a “thank you” note.C. Delivering a quicker service D. Promising more gifts.53. If a manager should show his empathy (Paragraph6), what would he probably say?A.“I know how upset you must be.” B

23、.“I appreciate your understanding.”C. “Im sorry for the delay.” D.“I know its our fault.”54. Customer delight is important for airlines because .A. their telephone style remains anchanged B. they are more likely to meet with complaintsC. the services cost them a lot of moneyD. the policies can be ap

24、plied to their staff 55. Which of the following is conveyed in this article?A. Face-to-face service creatcs comfortable feelings among customers.B. Companies that promise more will naturally attract more customers.C. A company should promise less but do more in a competitive market.D. Customer delig

25、ht is more important for airlines than for banks.【答案】DCCABC*结束 (2010成都检测)My father and I am taking a camping trip in July1._and August. We will travel for about two months but2._will tour the United States and parts of the Canada. We3._have decided to camp because it does not spend as much4._as vaca

26、tioning in hotels, but we had to plan carefully. I5._think the car what we are going to drive is very small, so6._we decide to take only one small suitcase for both of them7._and as few camping things as possibly. We will take some8._medicine with us prevent insects from hurting us, and also9._some

27、food for picnics. Im sure that we will have fun.10._答案与解析：1amare本句的主句是my father and I，所以谓语动词用复数形式。2butand此处表示的是顺承关系，而不是转折关系。3删去第二个the一般情况下，表示国家的单个词语前不加冠词。4spendcost本句的主语不是人，而是it，所以用cost。5hadhave短文全篇叙述的都是现在和将来的情况。6whatthat/which或删去what“that/which we are going to drive”是定语从句，修饰先行词the car，关系代词在从句中作宾语，可

28、以省略。7themus根据文章的开头部分可知这里指的是作者本人和作者的父亲，因此应用us。8possiblypossibleas.as possible表示“尽可能”。9prevent前加to此处是不定式短语作目的状语。10*结束 链接1（2012全国卷1）Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimmi

29、ng for years can still swim as well as when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins Twinkle, twinkl

30、e, little star or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning , which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials(尝试)increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually con

31、tinue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as Twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The mul

32、tiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overleaming explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing gra

33、de, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning. on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development.67.

34、Who is the main idea of paragraph I?A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children arc easy to remember.68.The author explains the law of overleaming by_.A. presenting researc

35、h findingsB. selling down general rulesC. making a comparisonD. using examples69. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_.A. a result of overlearningB. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies70. What does the word they in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Commonly accepted rules. B. The multiplication tables.C. Things easily forgotten. D. School subjects.71. What is the auth