2021西安市高考英语短文改错、阅读理解【四月】选练及答案-10

阅读理解。Finally,acellphoneThat's…aphoneWithratesaslowas$3.75perweek!“Well,Ifinallydidit.Ifinallydecidedtoenterthedigitalageandgetacellphone.Mykidshavebeenannoyingmeandthelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedown,andIwasstuckbythehighwayforanhourbeforesomeonestoppedtohelp.ButwhenIwenttothecellphonestore,Ialmostchangedmymind.Thephonesallhavecameras,computersanda“global­positioning”somethingorotherthat'ssupposedtospotmefromspace.Goodness,allIwanttodoistobeabletotalktomygrandkids!Thepeopleatthestoreweren'tmuchhelp.Theycouldn'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldn'twantaphonethesizeofapostagestamp.Andtherateplans!Theywereconfusing,andexpensive…andthecontract(合同)lastedfortwoyears!I'dalmostgivenupuntilafriendtoldmeabouthernewJitterbugphone.Now,Ihavetheconvenienceandsafetyofbeingabouttostayintouch…withaphoneIcanactuallyuse.”AffordableplansthatIcanunderstand—andnocontracttosign(签订)!Unlikeothercellphones,Jitterbughasplansthatmakesense.WhyshouldIpayforminutesI'mnevergoingtouse?AndifIdotalkmorethanIplan,Iwon'tfindmyselfwithnominuteslikemyfriendwhohasaprepaidphone.Bestofall,thereisnocontracttosign—soI'mnotlockedinforyearsatatime.TheUS­basedcustomerserviceissecondtonone.Andthephonegetsserviceanywhereinthecountry.MonthlyMinutes50100MonthlyRate$14.99$19.99911AccessFREEFREELongDistanceCallsNoadditionalchargeNoadditionalchargeFriendlyReturnPolicy30days30daysCallnowandreceiveaFREEgiftwhenyouorder.TryJitterbugfor30daysandifyoudon'tloveit,justreturnit!Whywait,theJitterbugcomesreadytouserightoutofthebox.Ifyouaren'tashappywithitasIam,youcanreturnitandgetyourmoneyback.Callnow,theJitterbugproductexpertsarereadytoansweryourquestions.Call1­888­809­8794orvisit.1．Whatmade“I”finallythinkofgettingacellphone?A．Beingstuckbythehighway.B．Beingurgedbyhisgrandkids.C．Beingpersuadedbycellphonesalespersons.D．Beingattractedbythefriendlyreturnpolicy.2．Onthemonthlybasisof100minutes,theJitterbugweeklyrateisabout________.A．$3.75B．$4.99C．$14.99D．$19.993．AnadvantageofJitterbugmentionedinthepassageis________.A．itsdiscountpricewithafreegiftB．itsreasonablerateplanswithoutacontractC．its“global­positioning”systemwith911accessD．itsgoodcustomerserviceallovertheworld4．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．tellacustomer'sstoryofJitterbugB．providetwowaystoorderJitterbugC．giveabriefintroductionofJitterbugD．attractpotentialcustomerstoJitterbug【要点综述】本文是一篇应用文。即是一篇手机广告。 1.A细节理解题。从第一段“thelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedown”可知答案。thelaststraw意为“导火线”。 2.B细节理解题。该题要留意题干的“weekly”，从表格中可知，每100分钟每月价格为$19.99，则每星期价格为$4.99。 3.B细节理解题。依据其次段可知答案。A选项中的discountprice文中未提及，D选项中的allovertheworld错误。 4.D推理推断题。依据文章对手机的介绍及最终两段的购买优待和售后服务的描述可知答案。阅读理解。Nowscientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingaffectshibernatinganimals,causingthemtowakeupearlier.Whilethismayseemalittleconcern,itisinfactasignificantenvironmentalproblem.Theshortenedhibernationperiodcouldactuallyleadtosignificantdeclinesinthepopulationofseveralspecies.SomeofthefirstconcreteevidenceofthephenomenoncamefromColorado,whereresearchersattheRockyMountainBiologicallabhavebeenobservingmarmot(旱獭)hibernationbehaviorsincethe1970s.Intheearlydaysoftheirstudies,marmotsgenerallyhibernatedseveralweeksintothemonthofMay.Nowadays,however,temperaturesintheareahaverisenby2.5degreesFahrenheit,andthemarmotswakeupaboutamonthearlier.Atleastthemarmotsarestillhibernating.Severalotheranimalshavenotbeenhibernatingatallrecently.BrownbearsintheSpanishCantabrianMountainsdidnothibernatelastyear.InpartsoftheUnitedStates,chipmunks(花鼠)alsoskippedthehibernationperiod.Thebearsseemtohavesurvivedwithoutlosingmanyindividuals.Thechipmunks,however,werenotsolucky.Manyoftheanimalsdiedofstarvationduringthewinter.Theproblemwithanimalswakingupearly,orskippinghibernationaltogether,lieswiththecreatures’metabolism(新陈代谢).Whentheanimalshibernate,theirmetabolismdropssignificantly.Theanimals’heartrateslows,andtheyrequireverylittleenergytolive.Whentheanimalsawakefromtheirwinterslumber,theirmetabolismreturnstonormal.Butwhiletheirmetabolismmaybeasactiveasitwasbeforehibernation,foodsourcesaren’tasavailableastheywerebefore.Amarmotmaywakeupwhentemperaturesgetwarmer,thinkingit’sspring,butplantswillnothavegottheamountofsuntheyneedtosignaltheirspringperiodofgrowth.Sountiltheplantsgrow,themarmotshavenoreliablefoodsource.Manyscientistsbelievetheproblemwillcontinuetogetworse.Inadditiontochangesinhibernationpatterns,somebelievethatotheranimalswillalsobegintochangetheirmigrationpatternsorbegintogivebirthearlier.Formanybiologists,that’sascaryprospect.TerryRoot,ananimalexpertatStanfordUniversity【文章大意】全球变暖带来的连锁反应是多方面的,其中之一就是导致一些冬眠动物的冬眠期缩短,这会给这些动物带来巨大的影响。1.Whatistheviewpointofthewriter?A.Globalwarmingwillcontinuetogetworseastimegoeson.B.Globalwarmingwillleadtoshortenedhibernationofsomeanimals.C.Shortenedhibernationwillresultindeclinesinthepopulationofanimals.D.Someanimalswillskiphibernationaltogether.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段最终一句话可知答案为C。2.Thewritersetstheexampleofthemarmotsoasto.A.explainthatglobalwarminginfluencesanimals’hibernationB.indicatethattheweathergetswarmerandwarmernowC.showthattheweatherintheUnitedStatesisquitedifferentD.saysomeanimalsdonothibernatenowduetowarmweather【解析】选A。细节理解题。依据其次段最终一句话可知作者是想借这个例子来说明全球变暖使得动物的冬眠期缩短了。3.Theunderlinedword“slumber”inthefourthparagraphmeans“”.A.weather B.activity C.nest D.sleep【解析】选D。词义猜想题。联系本句中的awakefrom可知答案为D项。4.Whycan’tmarmotsfindenoughfoodwhentheywakeup?A.Becausetherearetoomanymarmotsinthewildnow.B.Becauseplantshaven’treceivedenoughsunlightforspringgrowth.C.Becausewinterdaysendmuchearlierthanbefore.D.Becausemoreandmoreanimalspeciesskiphibernationnow.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由倒数其次段中的butplantswillnothavegottheamountofsuntheyneedtosignaltheirspringperiodofgrowth可知答案为B项。9.TerryRootholdsa(n)attitudetowardsthefutureofanimals.A.optimistic B.doubtfulC.pessimistic D.sensitive【解析】选C。观点态度题。依据文章最终一句话Idothinkwhatwewillbefacingistheextinctionofmanyspecies.可以看出他是持悲观态度。1.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文,文中共有l0处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。留意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearElli，

I’maseniorstudent.IlikemakingfriendwithpeopleandIdomybesttogetonwellforeveryone.ButinlastweekIfoundthatoneofmyfriendswroteinherEnglishdiarythatshedislikesme.Hedoesn’twanttomyfriendanylonger.NowshehasstartedmakingfunofmebecauseofI’mfat.Iamkindtoherbutwhycan’tshebefriendtowardsme?Myotherproblemistryingtoloseweight.DoIdomoreexercise?Usepills?Anddoyouknowanyotherway?Pleasegivemesomeadvices.

Yours,

Mary【参考答案】1.DearElli，

I’maseniorstudent.IlikemakingfriendwithpeopleandIdomybesttogetonwellforfriendswitheveryone.ButinlastweekIfoundthatoneofmyfriendswroteinherEnglishdiarythatshedislikesme.Hedoesn’twantto∧myfriendanylonger.NowshehasstartedmakingfunofmedislikedShebebecauseofI’mfat.Iamkindtoherbutwhycan’tshebefriendtowardsme?Myotherproblemfriendlyistryingtoloseweight.DoIdomoreexercise?Usepills?Anddoyouknowanyotherway?OrPleasegivemesomeadvices.advice

Yours,

Mary2.短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1.请按标准格式改错，每处错误及其修改均限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thoughgreatprogresshasmadeinsciencetheseyears,therearestillmanypeoplelivedinpoorconditions.Theymaketheirlivingbycollectingandsellingusedthing.Theirchildrencannotgotoschoolbecausetheyhavenoenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentothere.Whyyouthinksomanypeoplestillsufferfrompovertynow?Theanswerliesonthepopulationexplosion.Apresidentofadevelopingcountryoncesaid:“Itisuswhoaretoblameforthepovertybecauseweusedtoproducechildwithoutlimit.”Althoughthesefewwordssoundsimpleenough,buttheyhaveclearpointedoutoneofthecausesofthepopulationexplosion.【参考答案】2.Thoughgreatprogresshas∧madeinsciencetheseyears,therebeenarestillmanypeoplelivedinpoorconditions.Theymaketheirlivinglivingbycollectingandsellingusedthing.Theirchildrencannotgotoschoolthingsbecausetheyhavenotenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentothere.Why∧youthinksomanypeoplestillsufferfrompovertynow?doTheanswerliesonthepopulationexplosion.Apresidentofadevelopingincountryoncesaid:“Itisuswhoaretoblameforthepovertybecauseweusedtoweproducechildwithoutlimit.”Althoughthesefewwordssoundsimpleenough,childrenbuttheyhaveclearpointedoutoneofthecauseso