2021西安市高考英語短文改錯、閱讀理解【四月】選練及答案-10

閱讀理解。Finally,acellphoneThat's…aphoneWithratesaslowas$3.75perweek!“Well,Ifinallydidit.Ifinallydecidedtoenterthedigitalageandgetacellphone.Mykidshavebeenannoyingmeandthelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedown,andIwasstuckbythehighwayforanhourbeforesomeonestoppedtohelp.ButwhenIwenttothecellphonestore,Ialmostchangedmymind.Thephonesallhavecameras,computersanda“global-positioning”somethingorotherthat'ssupposedtospotmefromspace.Goodness,allIwanttodoistobeabletotalktomygrandkids!Thepeopleatthestoreweren'tmuchhelp.Theycouldn'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldn'twantaphonethesizeofapostagestamp.Andtherateplans!Theywereconfusing,andexpensive…andthecontract(合同)lastedfortwoyears!I'dalmostgivenupuntilafriendtoldmeabouthernewJitterbugphone.Now,Ihavetheconvenienceandsafetyofbeingabouttostayintouch…withaphoneIcanactuallyuse.”AffordableplansthatIcanunderstand—andnocontracttosign(簽訂)!Unlikeothercellphones,Jitterbughasplansthatmakesense.WhyshouldIpayforminutesI'mnevergoingtouse?AndifIdotalkmorethanIplan,Iwon'tfindmyselfwithnominuteslikemyfriendwhohasaprepaidphone.Bestofall,thereisnocontracttosign—soI'mnotlockedinforyearsatatime.TheUS-basedcustomerserviceissecondtonone.Andthephonegetsserviceanywhereinthecountry.MonthlyMinutes50100MonthlyRate$14.99$19.99911AccessFREEFREELongDistanceCallsNoadditionalchargeNoadditionalchargeFriendlyReturnPolicy30days30daysCallnowandreceiveaFREEgiftwhenyouorder.TryJitterbugfor30daysandifyoudon'tloveit,justreturnit!Whywait,theJitterbugcomesreadytouserightoutofthebox.Ifyouaren'tashappywithitasIam,youcanreturnitandgetyourmoneyback.Callnow,theJitterbugproductexpertsarereadytoansweryourquestions.Call1-888-809-8794orvisit.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“global-positioning”systemwith911accessD．itsgoodcustomerserviceallovertheworld4．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．tellacustomer'sstoryofJitterbugB．providetwowaystoorderJitterbugC．giveabriefintroductionofJitterbugD．a(chǎn)ttractpotentialcustomerstoJitterbug【要點綜述】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。即是一篇手機廣告。 1.A細節(jié)理解題。從第一段“thelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedown”可知答案。thelaststraw意為“導(dǎo)火線”。 2.B細節(jié)理解題。該題要留意題干的“weekly”，從表格中可知，每100分鐘每月價格為$19.99，則每星期價格為$4.99。 3.B細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段可知答案。A選項中的discountprice文中未提及，D選項中的allovertheworld錯誤。 4.D推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章對手機的介紹及最終兩段的購買優(yōu)待和售后服務(wù)的描述可知答案。閱讀理解。Nowscientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingaffectshibernatinganimals,causingthemtowakeupearlier.Whilethismayseemalittleconcern,itisinfactasignificantenvironmentalproblem.Theshortenedhibernationperiodcouldactuallyleadtosignificantdeclinesinthepopulationofseveralspecies.SomeofthefirstconcreteevidenceofthephenomenoncamefromColorado,whereresearchersattheRockyMountainBiologicallabhavebeenobservingmarmot(旱獺)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(新陳代謝).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】全球變暖帶來的連鎖反應(yīng)是多方面的,其中之一就是導(dǎo)致一些冬眠動物的冬眠期縮短,這會給這些動物帶來巨大的影響。1.Whatistheviewpointofthewriter?A.Globalwarmingwillcontinuetogetworseastimegoeson.B.Globalwarmingwillleadtoshortenedhibernationofsomeanimals.C.Shortenedhibernationwillresultindeclinesinthepopulationofanimals.D.Someanimalswillskiphibernationaltogether.【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。由第一段最終一句話可知答案為C。2.Thewritersetstheexampleofthemarmotsoasto.A.explainthatglobalwarminginfluencesanimals’hibernationB.indicatethattheweathergetswarmerandwarmernowC.showthattheweatherintheUnitedStatesisquitedifferentD.saysomeanimalsdonothibernatenowduetowarmweather【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段最終一句話可知作者是想借這個例子來說明全球變暖使得動物的冬眠期縮短了。3.Theunderlinedword“slumber”inthefourthparagraphmeans“”.A.weather B.activity C.nest D.sleep【解析】選D。詞義猜想題。聯(lián)系本句中的awakefrom可知答案為D項。4.Whycan’tmarmotsfindenoughfoodwhentheywakeup?A.Becausetherearetoomanymarmotsinthewildnow.B.Becauseplantshaven’treceivedenoughsunlightforspringgrowth.C.Becausewinterdaysendmuchearlierthanbefore.D.Becausemoreandmoreanimalspeciesskiphibernationnow.【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)其次段中的butplantswillnothavegottheamountofsuntheyneedtosignaltheirspringperiodofgrowth可知答案為B項。9.TerryRootholdsa(n)attitudetowardsthefutureofanimals.A.optimistic B.doubtfulC.pessimistic D.sensitive【解析】選C。觀點態(tài)度題。依據(jù)文章最終一句話Idothinkwhatwewillbefacingistheextinctionofmanyspecies.可以看出他是持悲觀態(tài)度。1.短文改錯假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文,文中共有l(wèi)0處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。留意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2．只允許修改l0處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。DearElli，

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

Yours,

Mary【參考答案】1.DearElli，

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

Yours,

Mary2.短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）1.請按標準格式改錯，每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Thoughgreatprogresshasmadeinsciencetheseyears,therearestillmanypeoplelivedinpoorconditions.Theymaketheirlivingbycollectingandsellingusedthing.Theirchildrencannotgotoschoolbecausetheyhavenoenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentothere.Whyyouthinksomanypeoplestillsufferfrompovertynow?Theanswerliesonthepopulationexplosion.Apresidentofadevelopingcountryoncesaid:“Itisuswhoaretoblameforthepovertybecauseweusedtoproducechildwithoutlimit.”Althoughthesefewwordssoundsimpleenough,buttheyhaveclearpointedoutoneofthecausesofthepopulationexplosion.【參考答案】2.Thoughgreatprogresshas∧madeinsciencetheseyears,therebeenarestillmanypeoplelivedinpoorconditions.Theymaketheirlivinglivingbycollectingandsellingusedthing.Theirchildrencannotgotoschoolthingsbecausetheyhavenotenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentothere.Why∧youthinksomanypeoplestillsufferfrompovertynow?doTheanswerliesonthepopulationexplosion.Apresidentofadevelopingincountryoncesaid:“Itisuswhoaretoblameforthepovertybecauseweusedtoweproducechildwithoutlimit.”Althoughthesefewwordssoundsimpleenough,childrenbuttheyhaveclearpointedoutoneofthecauseso