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辽宁葫芦岛市2015高考英语阅读类自选训练（10）及答案（含语法填空、短文改错）
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为3l—40的相应位置上。
Two things I did may ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have caused people 31 (think) that something is wrong with me. The first was when my wife asked me to have the sitting-room clock 32 (repair). I drove into the market place of our little town and, clock under arm, entered a shop. Only it was the meat shop. 33 my thoughts far away, I stood staring into the shop-keeper’s eyes. I 34 (be) his customers for a long time and the good man smiled at me.
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完形填空（共1 5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In my double professio ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS．The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life．They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 1 can be found in a weak small body．Let me tell you about Tyler．
Tyler was 2 infected with HIV, as his mother was an HIV carrier．From the very beginning of his life, he was 3 on medications to enable him to survive．When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein （静脉） in his chest．This tube was connected to a pump, which he earned m a small backpack on his back．Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through the 4 to his bloodstream．At times, he also needed additional oxygen to support his breathing．
Tyler wasn't ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 5 _to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease．It was not 6 to find him playing and racing around his backyard, 7 his medicine-loaded backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in a small cart．All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure 8 in being alive and me energy it gave him．Tyler's mom often 9 him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red．That way, when she looked through the window to check on him playing in me yard, she could quickly __10_ him．
This incurable dise ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ase 11 wore down Tyler．He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his mother．When it became 12 that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about 13 ．She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven．
A few days before h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is death, Tyler 14 to me to go to Ms hospital bed and whispered, "I might die soon．I'm not 15 ．When I die, please dress me in red．Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too．I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me．"
文章大意：这是一篇记叙文，身为教育 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )者和医生的作者给我们讲述了Tyler的故事，Tyler一出生就被感染上了艾滋病，他的妈妈也感染了艾滋病，Tyler短暂的一生，生命靠药物来维持的，生命的最后时刻，妈妈告诉他病情，他和妈妈都能勇敢地面对死亡。
1． A．pleasure B．pain C．sorrow D．courage
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A． ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pleasure快乐； B．pain痛苦； C．sorrow 伤心； D．courage勇气。根据下文可知Tyler短暂的一生，生命靠药物来维持的，生命的最后时刻，妈妈告诉他病情，他和妈妈都能勇敢地面对死亡。所以这里应该说的是勇气（courage）。
2． A．certain B．born C．unlucky D．disappointing
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A．certain 某一； B．born 出生； C．unlucky不幸的； D．disappointing令人失望的。根据下文as his mother was an HIV carrier可知他的母亲是HIV的携带者。 Tyler一出生就患上了HIV，故选B。
3． A．reliable B．costly C．dependent D．disabled
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )A．reliable可靠的； B．costly昂贵的； C．dependent 依靠的； D．disabled残废的。根据on medications可知dependent与on连用。一开始他依靠药物来维持他的生命，故选C。
4． A．medications B．pumps C．tube D．backpack
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )理解。A．medications药物治疗； B．pumps水泵； C．tube管子； D．backpack背包。根据This tube was connected to a pump可知他5岁时做手术，胸部插了一根管子，管子连着他背的背包里的泵。泵不断地把药通过管子（tube）输入他的血液。故选C。
5． A．willing B．happy C．daring D．discouraged
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )A．willing乐意的；B．happy高兴的； C．daring大胆的； D．discouraged泄气的。be willing to do 情愿做某事。泰勒不愿把童年的一分一秒屈服于致命的疾病。故选A。
6． A．common B．unusual C．ordinary D．sensitive
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A． ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )common共同的；B．unusual不寻常的； C．ordinary普通的； D．sensitive敏感的。It is not unusual to do经常;经常能发现他背着装药的背包和拖着载有氧气罐的小车在他家后院玩耍奔跑。故选B。
7． A．holding B．lifting C．taking D．wearing
【答案】D
【解析】考查动名词及上下文语 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )境的理解。A．holding支持；B．lifting举起； C．taking D．wearing穿，背着。经常能发现他背着（wearing）装药的背包和拖着载有氧气罐的小车在他家后院玩耍奔跑。故选D。
8． A．joy B．fate C．belief D．pride
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )．joy高兴； B．fate命运； C．belief信仰； D．pride骄傲。我们所有认识泰勒的人都惊叹生命带给他那纯朴的欢乐（joy）和赋予他的活力。故选A。
9． A．comforted B．scolded C．teased D．praised
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )．comforted 安慰； B．scolded 责备； C．teased取笑； D．praised称赞。泰勒的妈妈经常逗（teased）他说，他动得那么快，得给他穿件红衣服。故选C。
10 A．recognize B．spot C．identify D．observe
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A． ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )recognize认出； B．spot发现，认出； C．identify确定； D．observe观察。她透过窗户查看他在院子里玩得怎样时，能一眼发现（spot）他。故选B。
11．A．eventually B．consequently C．constantly D, appropriately
【答案】A
【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )A．eventually最后； B．consequently因此； C．constantly不断地； D, appropriately适当地。根据下文可知可怕的疾病最终还是拖垮了泰勒。故选A。
12．A．apparent B．serious C．sure D．unfortunate
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )．apparent显然的； B．serious 严肃的； C．sure确信； D．unfortunate不幸的。很显然（apparent）泰勒即将撒手人寰时，妈妈和他谈起死亡。她安慰他说，她也将要离开人世，不久会和他在天堂见面。故选A。
13．A．life B．death C．treatment D．future
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A．life 生活； B．death死亡； C．treatment治疗； D．future未来。很显然（apparent）泰勒即将撒手人寰时，妈妈和他谈起死亡（death）。她安慰他说，她也将要离开人世，不久会和他在天堂见面。故选B。
14．A．begged B．said C．signed D．smiled
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )A．begged 乞求； B．said说；C．signed示意； D．smiled微笑。因为他已经没有力气了。泰勒病逝前几天，打手势示意（signed）我到他病床前，故选C。
15．A．surprised B．expected C．satisfied D．scared
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )A．surprised 吃惊；B．expected盼望； C．satisfied满意的； D．scared害怕的。低声对我说，“我可能就要死了，我不害怕（scared）。我死时，请给我穿上红色的衣服。妈妈答应我她也会来天堂的。她来的时候我会在玩，我得保证她能找到我。”故选D。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A funny thing ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another.
I was walking ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation.There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and…I became invisible, absent from the conversation.
The telephone used to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) connect you to the absent.Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent.Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction.With e mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every contac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation(疏远) index goes up. You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person anymore.Directory assistance is almost always fully automated.
I am not against modern technology.I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice mail system, and an e mail account.Giving them up isn't wise, they're a great help to us.It's some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy.
More and more, I find ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )myself hiding behind e mail to do a job meant for conversation, or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn' t really have time to talk.The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier, or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts.
So I've put my ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )self on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home.
1．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage
A.The Advance of Communications Technology
B.The Consequences of Modern Technology
C.The Story of the Communications Revolution
D.The Automation of Modern Communications
2．The sentence “ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent” means that _________.
A．the people sitt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing beside you have to go away to receive phone call
B．you can hardly get in touch with the people sitting beside you
C．modern techno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )logy makes it hard for people to have a face to face talk
D．people can now go to work without going to the office
3．The writer feel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s that the use of modern communications is _________.
A．satisfying　　　　　　B．encouraging
C．disappointing D．embarrassing
4．The passage implies that ________.
A．modern technology is bridging people
B．modern technology is separating people
C．modern technology is developing too fast
D．modern technology is interrupting our communication
5．What does the underlined word “facilitating” mean
A．加深 B．限制 C．帮助 D．装备
【要点综述】 本文主要论述现代技术的消极影响——现代技术的使用在疏远人与人之间的距离。
1. B　主旨大意题。本文主要论述了现代技的影响。
2. C　句意理解题。第一段作者 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )提出：通讯革命使我们不再面对面地交谈；第二段作者举自己生活的一例来予以说明； 第三段作者感慨“Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent”，即其意应为：现在技术使人们很难有面对面的交谈。故选C项。
3. D　推理判断题。根据第五段可知， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )作者并不反对现代技术，也认为它极有帮助，只是某一些结果让他感到不安，比如第二段中他所举的生活例子。由此判断他会认为使用现代技术有时令人感到尴尬，故选D项。
4. B　推理判断题。根据第四段可推断现代技术正在疏远人们之间的关系，故选B项。
5. A　词义猜测题。画线词所在的这一段主要在讲述现代技术对他的消极影响，因此他才决定限制自己对现代技术的使用。由此判断画线词应意为“加深”，即：加重他的不爱交际的天性。故选A项。
【由四川省成都市2014届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二）改编】
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语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的语法的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Ma Wendi is use ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d to curious glances 16 she walks six dogs at the same time. They are not all hers. 17 25-year-old veterinary graduate is a full-time dog walker.
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“ 20 (compare) w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ith people who have to be in their offices during the day, I don’t have to get up early 21 (squeeze) into the subway carriages in rush hour, and I still make a decent salary, ” she said.
“But it’s a tiring jo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )b. I have to work whenever there are dogs at home, and no time to enjoy 22 . Sometimes I want to go out for a meal or shopping, but I can’t do so 23 I worry about them, ” she said.
Ma knows 24 the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) dogs’ names, and when she calls one’s name, the dog instantly knows she 25 (refer) to it.
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16 when 17 The 18 busiest 19 or 20 Compared
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完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Like many of my gen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eration, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to 1_____ our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero
Despite huge 2__ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )___ in cultures, heroes around the world 3_____ share a number of similar characteristics that instruct and 4_____ people.
A hero does someth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will 5_____ But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
Heroes serve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )powers or principles 6_____ than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by 7 _____.
The hero lives a life ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )worthy of imitation. Those who 8_____ a real hero will experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve What are they 9_____ to live and die for If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be 10_____ persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more11_____
Heroes can make thi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ngs change 12_____ .They have a 13_____ from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They 14_____ new possibilities. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with attractive personalities, but the pace of change would be 15_____ and the vision uncertain.
文章大意：文章阐述了什么是英雄，什么样的人才能被称作英雄，同时也讲述了英雄的作用即英雄是改变的催化剂。
1. A. laugh B. question C. ask D. think
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。Laugh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )嘲笑； question提问； ask问； think想。根据下文This leads us to ask，所以我们应该开始询问我们的英雄，故选B。
2. A. differences B. similarities C. changes D.suggestions
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。differ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ences不同； similarities相似点； changes变化； suggestions建议。根据a number of similar characteristics与similar相反的应是differences，尽管在文化有很大的不同，故选A。
3. A. common B. ordinary C. generally D. general
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词及上下文的呼应。com ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mon共同的，是形容词； ordinary普通的，是形容词； generally通常地，是副词；general通常的，是形容词。尽管在文化有很大的不同，世界各地的文化通常却有一些相似点，故选C。
4. A. frighten B. surprise C. damage D. inspire
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及上下文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的呼应。frighten 害怕； surprise吃惊； damage 损害； inspire产生，鼓励。这些相似点指导和激励着人们，故选D。
5. A. listen B. enjoy C. ignore D. hate
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。Lis ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ten听； enjoy喜欢；. Ignore忽视；. hate不喜欢。一个英雄有冒险故事可以讲，而且会有一大批的听众。故选A。
6. A. poorer B. smaller C. larger D lower
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及上下文的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )呼应。poorer更贫穷； smaller更小的； larger更大的； lower下游的。根据下文heroes take the energy of higher powers；英雄们为比自己更有大的权力和组织服务，故选C。
7. A. parents B. children C. neighbors D. ordinaries
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及上下文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的呼应。parents父母； children 孩子； neighbors邻居； ordinaries普通的人。根据step it down可知，英雄们怀着很高的理想，并逐步贴近生活，来让普通百姓接受。故选D。
8. A. imitate B. dislike C. think D. select
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的呼应。imitate模仿； dislike不喜欢；think 想； select选择。根据上文The hero lives a life worthy of imitation.；这里选择的是imitation的词根；英雄的生活是值得效仿的 "那些效仿真正英雄（一个真正的人物）以一个全新的视角来经历生活,激情和内涵,故选A。
9. A. bored B. willing C. hopeless D. doubtful
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。bored ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )厌烦的； willing情愿的； hopeless无希望的； doubtful怀疑的。be willing to do情愿做某事；他们活着为了什么，为什么而死 故选B。
10. A. admiring B. selfish C. famous D. careless
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。ad ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )miring赞赏的； selfish自私的； famous 著名的； careless粗心的。根据serve only their own fame，如果结果或者迹象表明他们只是为了自己的名声服务，他们可能是名人但绝不是英雄。故选C。
11. A. dreadful B. meaningful C. useful D. thankful
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。dreadf ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ul可怕的； meaningful有意义的； useful有用的； thankful感谢的。麦当娜和迈克.杰克逊很有名，但是他们让他们的歌迷发现自己生活更丰富了么？故选B。
12. A. luckily B. beautifully C. quickly D. awfully
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词及上下文的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )呼应。luckily幸运地； beautifully漂亮地； quickly快地； awfully可怕的。根据常识可知英雄使改革更快。英雄是改革的催化剂。故选C。
13. A. vision B. stand C. step D. climb
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )呼应。vision美景，景象； stand站立； step迈步； climb爬。根据from the mountaintop，他们居高临下，故选A。
14. A. recover B. create C. instruct D. lighten
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。recove ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r恢复； create创造； instruct 指导； lighten照亮。create possibilities制造可能；他们制作了新的可能。故选B。
15. A. certain B. stable C. weak D. slow
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。certain某一； stable 牛棚； weak弱； slow慢的。
变革的速度会变慢。故选D。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In the long discussio ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n of water on the Moon, a new study contradicts (与……相矛盾) some recent reports that say the Moon had water at the time of its formation. A group of researchers reports in the journal Science that when the Moon was created, some 4. 5 billion years ago, there was not much hydrogen (氢气) on it, and therefore no water.
The researchers surve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )yed and evaluated this by analyzing chlorine isotopes found in lunar rock samples from Apollo missions. The range of chlorine (氯) isotopes in lunar samples was 25 times that found in samples from Earth.
“If the Moon had sign ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ificant levels of hydrogen, as Earth did, this range would have been far less,” said Zachary D. Sharp, a scientist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the study’s lead author.
“The chlorine would have stuck together with hydrogen, forming compounds like hydrogen chloride, and escaped from the Moon’s surface,”he said. The abundance of chlorine indicates a lack of hydrogen and water.
“The amount of wat ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er on the Moon was way too low for life to have ever have possibly have existed there,” he said.
Most scientists be ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lieve the Moon was formed when a large object struck Earth, breaking off a chunk (a vast piece) that has since orbited Earth.
On Earth, goe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s one theory, water was released as steam from molten basalts (玄武岩) over time, eventually forming bodies of water.
“An understanding o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f whether the Moon was dry or wet will help us understand how water appeared on Earth,” Dr. Sharp said.
1. A new study indicates that　　　on the moon.
A. there is plenty of water B. water is unlikely to exist
C. water existed in the past D. there is a little water now
2. The author would like to tell us　　　through the sixth paragraph.
A. why there is no water on the Moon B. how the Moon was formed
C. when the Earth struck the Moon D. where the Moon orbited
3. What does the unde ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rlined word “this” stand for in the second paragraph
A. Neither hydrogen nor water on the Moon.
B. Too much chlorine isotopes on the Moon.
C. Not being much hydrogen, no water on the Moon.
D. More chlorine exists on the Moon than Earth.
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage
A. Zachary D. Sharp, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a scientist of New Mexico was in charge of the new study.
B. Chlorine isotopes are 25 times in lunar larger than Earth.
C. The more abundant chloride, the shorter hydrogen and water.
D. The new study is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) beneficial to understand how water appeared on Earth.
5. What can we learn from the passage
A. There are enough water on the Earth.
B. Hydrogen chloride easily escaped from the Moon’s surface.
C. The Earth had significant levels of hydrogen.
D. Water on the Earth is directly from molten basalts.
【参考答案】1—4、BBCBC　　
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短文改错。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10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：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出增加的词；
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。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
Time flies! This is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school had organized many activities. What impressed me best was an activity called “Learning to Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes. Having been in the city for so a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. After divided into three groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the hole, put the earth back and pushed them down hard. We continued doing that until all the work was done. Although we were exhausted, but we felt fulfilled on our way back home.
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1. a改为the 2. had 改为has 3. best 改为most 4. In 改为 On
5. which改为where或前面加on
6. so 改为such 7. divided前加being 8. hole 改为holes
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
A few months ago we s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tarted a blog called "Confessions（自白） of an English Learner." This blog is__16__ you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about __17__ you learned English. Thanks to everyone who __18__ (join) the discussion on the blog so far.
One web visit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )or described his __19__ (difficult) with two English language words that sound similar __20__ are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit __21__ the United States.
At the time ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), Moises was working on a cruise ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings __22__ a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap " Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited __23__ (use) his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am not hungry."
Well, everyo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ne in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke. __24__ new friends then explained that "soap" is something you use to wash yourself. "Soup" is what you eat.
Moises sai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d this incident happened ten years ago. He added, "Do you imagine that I am __25__ English teacher now "
【参考答案】语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
16.for 17.how 18.has joined 19.difficulty 20.but
21.to 22.when 23.to use 24.His 25.an
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Massive Open Online Co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )urses are also called MOOCs. Tens of thousands, or even more people can 1 these classes all at once. You can be anywhere in the world to take a MOOC. All you need is a 2 and a network connection.
MOOCs add to a tra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dition of what is known as 3 learning. For years, many colleges have offered classes that are taught 4 or mostly online. MOOCs are available in subjects like computer science or engineering, which work quite well. But can MOOCs in subjects like arts be as 5 as the old teaching approach
Scott Anderson tea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ches philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Canada. He sees both good and 6 sides to MOOCs. “There are parts that will be fine, mostly when students listen to a 7 , there is no special reason why they need to be 8 present to hear and get it,” says Mr. Anderson. Increased numbers of students in MOOCs can mean 9 communication between them and teachers. He says two ways to deal with this are by adding more teachers and 10 up online discussion groups.
Lisa Jadwin, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )who teaches English and writing at St. John Fisher College in New York, says that online education has some weakness for her subjects. What’s 11 in online education is face – to – face interaction, for example, the teaching of English is a face – to – face 12 practice. So the old approach is not going to be 13 very quickly by computer – aided instruction.
Bill Pogue te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aches communications at the University of Houston – downtown. He says that after leading classes for more than 30 years, he would not attempt to teach a MOOC. However, Mr. Pogue sees good 14 in online education. He noted a strong sense of community in an online course he once took. He said the students could work 15 on the same project while living in different regions.
1．A．cut B．accept C．give D．take
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解能 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )力。cut切； accept接受； give给； take拿走。take class上课；成千上万的人甚至更多的人都想去取上这种网络授课，故选D。
2．A．computer B．telephone C．television D．radio
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解能力。co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mputer电脑； telephone电话； television电视机； radio收音机。根据You can be anywhere in the world to take a MOOC，根据常识可知要想上网络上课必须要有一个电脑和网络连接，故选A。
3．A．constant B．similar C．distant D．creative
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及语境 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的理解能力。constant不变的； similar相似的；distant遥远的； creative创造性的。根据常识可知网络课程也就是我们所熟知的远程教育，故选C。
4．A．rarely B．merely C．partly D．equally
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解能力。ra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rely很少； merely仅仅； partly部分地，在一定程度上； equally相等地。根据下文mostly online可知这里应选与mostly相对应的一个词；
许多大学是一部分或绝大部分都是在网上授课的，故选C。
5．A．expensive B．effective C．sensitive D．active
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解能力。exp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ensive昂贵的； effective有效的； sensitive敏感的；active积极的。像艺术这样的功课能和传统的教学方法一样的效果吗，故选B。
6．A．wrong B．bad C．right D．positive
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解能力。wr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ong错误的； bad坏的； right正确； positive肯定的。根据good与它对应映的是bad；他能看见网络授课好的和坏的方面，故选B。
7．A．lecture B．chat C．debate D．contest
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解能力。lec ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ture讲课，演讲； chat聊天； debate辩论； contest比赛。listen to a lecture听课；有些方面是好的，当学生听课的时候，没有特殊的身体的原因他们要亲自听和记的，故选A。
8．A．physically B．spiritually C．mentally D．commercially
【答案】A
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解能力。phy ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sically身体上的； spiritually精神上的； mentally精神上地； commercially商业地。当学生听课的时候，没有特殊的身体的原因他们要亲自听和记的，故选A。
9．A．better B．more C．less D．fewer
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词的比较级及语境 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的理解能力。better更好的； more更多的；less更少的，后跟不可数名词； fewer更少的，后跟可数名词。根据online discussion groups.可知日益增长的学生数量意味着在学生和老师之间有更少的交流，故选C。
10．A．getting B．looking C．making D．setting
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及语境的理 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )解能力。getting获得； looking看； making制造； setting放置。set up建立；他说了为了解决这方面的问题的两个方法是通过增加老师和建立探讨小组的方式进行，故选D。
11．A．obtained B．lost C．exposed D．preferred
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解能力。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )obtained获得； lost 失去； exposed暴露； preferred喜欢。be lost缺失；根据the teaching of English is a face – to – face…可知网上教育缺少的是面对面的互动，故选B。
12．A．careful B．basic C．attentive D．interactive
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )解能力。careful仔细的； basic基本的； attentive注意的； interactive互动。英语教学是面对面的互动实践，故选D。
13．A．turned B．taken C．missed D．removed
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及语境的理 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )解能力。turned变成； taken拿走； missed错过； removed去掉，远离。老的教学方法也不可能被新增加的电脑辅助教学去掉，故选D。
14．A．idea B．form C．value D．habit
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解能力。idea主意； form形式； value价值； habit习惯。
Pogue先生看见在网上教育的好的价值，故选C。
15．A．together B．along C．outdoors D．again
【答案】A
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解能力。tog ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ether一起； along一起； outdoors在外面； again又。根据上文可知他说当住在不同地区的学生能够在一起合作同一个个计划，故选A。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Top lists are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lecturing people on everything from “100 places to visit” to “100 books to read”. Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time
Now you have a list to end all lists!
Take a look at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the following two examples from the list of “101 things not to do”：
Swim with Dolphins(海豚)
Swimm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing with dolphins is one of the world's most profitable tourist activities.However, not every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨)．
Here's a li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ttle secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they're just opening their mouths.
Go to See the Mona Lisa
There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的) smile. The 6 million people who visit the lady in the Louvre every year can't all be wrong, after all. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you; holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most.
If the mysteriou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn't just be smiling, she'd be laughing.
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1. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins ________.
A. is the world's most popular tourist activity
B. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins
C. will make tourists busy and tired
D. can cause danger to dolphins
2. What does the author think about going to see Mona Lisa
A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile.
B. It is not as satisfying as expected.
C. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough.
D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.
3. The list of “ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author ________.
A. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other lists
B. believes other lists are not humorous enough
C. intends to persuade people to read more lists
D．wants to provide ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a list different from other lists
4. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To advertise a book.
B. To introduce a website.
C. To comment on popular lists.
D. To recommend tourist activities.
【要点综述】该篇短文前面否定“100 l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ists to do”的种种弊端，最后推出自己的101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die，很明显是一则常见的广告。
1. D　细节理解题。从Swim with Dolphins下面材料中的第一段最后一句可知和海豚一起游泳会给海豚带来危险。
2. B　细节理解题。在Go t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o See the Mona Lisa的材料中，作者反复论证了go to see the Mona Lisa的诸多弊端，每年大量的游客前往参观，个人不可能有预想的观赏效果。
3. D　推理判断题。该文采取先抑后扬的写作技巧，其目的是要提出不同的观点。
4. A　写作意图题。该篇材料最后点出写作目的，即为101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die打广告。
模拟短文改错
Last Sunday, Tom and I were walking down the street while we 1．
saw an old man fell off his bike. Many people crowded 2．
around him. Someone suggested carrying an old 3．
man to hospital, but Tom did not agree. He has learnt 4．
first aid, so ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )she said that they mustn’t move him. They ought to leave 5．
him where he was and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) checked him first. At this time the old man 6．
wasn’t breathing. I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )called in first aid center at once and he began 7．
to start the old man’s breathing, use the mouth-to-mouth way. 8．
Soon the old man began to move a little and doctors also 9．
arrived. They said that we had done was right. 10．
【参考答案及解析】
1．while-when考查状语从句的连接词。根据文意此处为“这时，突然”之意，故用when。
2．fell-fall考查非谓语动词的用法。根据see sb do sth可知用fall。
3．an-the考查冠词的用法。第二次提到那位老人应用定冠词the。
4．has-had考查动词时态。根据文意他在上个星期六之前他就学会了急救，故用过去完成时。
5．she-he考查代词指代一致。此处指Tom故用he。
6．checked-check考查并列关系。此处check和leave并列。
7．去掉in考查动词的用法。打电话应用call sb。
8．use-using考查现在分词作状语。此处using the mouth-to-mouth way作方式状语。
9．V经分析本句正确。
10．that-what考查主语从句的连接词。此处what作do的宾语。辽宁葫芦岛市2015高考英语阅读类自选训练（3）及答案（含语法填空、短文改错）
语法填空
仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里所给的词完成短文。 答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的对应位置。
Although $10 seemed ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a lot for a guided walking tour, I’d paid up like most of the others 16 _____ (stay) at the hotel. The tour 17 _____ (suppose) to start at 9 o’clock , so we were getting a little angry and were just about to give up 18 _____the guide finally turned up at the reception 30 minutes late. The girl, 19 _____ turned out to be an unexperienced guide on her first day of the job ,explained that she 20 _____ (leave) home on time but had had to go back as she’d forgotten the tour maps. First of all, she sorted out which of us already' had maps and which didn’t. We eventually set out at a little after 10，more than an hour 21 _____ schedule and started heading for the old town. Although there were only about ten of us, I found 22 _____ hard to hear her commentary as she seemed to be talking to only the three or four people 23 _____ (close) to her. Finally, after a visit to a beautiful old church was cancelled abruptly, I decided to forget 24 _____$ 10 and rely on my own map and intelligence for a more 25 _____ (person) tour of the town.
【参考答案】语法填空：
16.staying 17.was supposed 18.when 19.who 20.had left
behind 22.it 23.closet/closer 24.the/that/my 25.personal
【2013界广东省韶关市】
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分3 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )0分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so ___1___ by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the ___2___ . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and ___3___ continues to relive things that happened during that time.
However, past memories can help people to ___4___ in the present. A ___5___ example of people learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the ___6___ of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of ___7___ assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to ___8___ that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was ___9___ for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same ___10___ of "why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款) " had been used after World War I towards Germany. The ___11___ of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually ___12___ . The German people became so desperate that they started ___13___ an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not ___14___ war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could ___15___ have a World War III on our hands.
1. A. shocked B. troubled C. punished D. annoyed
2. A. memory B. situation C. present D. future
3. A. constantly B. innocently C. ridiculously D. rarely
4. A. forget B. recover C. enjoy D. compare
5. A. personal B. scientific C. historical D. commercial
6. A. conclusion B. decision C. invasion D. extension
7. A. medical B. political C. economic D. lawful
8. A. need B. provide C. find D. prevent
9. A. reasonable B. necessary C. difficult D. foolish
10. A. statement B. argument C. suggestion D. introduction
11. A. intension B. request C. influence D. lack
12. A. hopeless B. worthless C. worldwide D. valuable
13. A. refusing B. employing C. supporting D. charging
14. A. stop B. warn C. resist D. help
15. A. similarly B. simply C. regularly D. unlikely
1.【答案】B
【解析】考查过去分词及语 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )境的理。A.震惊，震动；B.麻烦，烦恼，折磨；C.惩罚；D.打扰，恼怒。由“For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood……”可知许多人被过去所发生的事情困扰。故选B。
2.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及语境的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )理解。A.记忆；B.情况，形势，处境；C.现在，礼物；D.未来。由例子中的“Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood”可知许多被过去所困扰的人不能专注于现在。故选C。
3.【答案】A
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A.不断地， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )时常地；B.纯洁地，无罪地；C.可笑地，荒谬地；D.很少地，罕有地。由“he can’t forget his troubled childhood”可知他无法忘记困扰的童年，并时常不断地重新体验在那期间所发生的事情。故选A。
4.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )A.忘记；B.恢复，重新获得；C.享受，喜爱；D.比较。根据下文的马歇尔计划，可知过去的记忆能帮助人们比较现在。故选D。
5.【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A.个人的；B.科学的；C.历史的；D.商业的。因为马歇尔计划是一个历史事件，所以选C。
6.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.结论 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，结局；B.决定；C.入侵，侵略；D.延长，延期，扩展。由“there were many war-torn countries ”可知是在二战结束后。
7.【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及语境 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的理解。A.医学的；B.政治的；C.经济的；D.法律的。由“Many American politicians thought……”可知需要的是政治援助。故选C。
8.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及语境的理 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A.需要；B.提供；C.发现；D.阻止。由“……the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time.”可知美国将是提供援助的那个国家。故选B。
9.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A.合理的，公道的；B.必要的，必需的；C.困难的；D.愚蠢的。“the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time.”美国为海外国家花钱，而且长时间内得不到回报，这似乎是愚蠢的。故选D。
10.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).声明，陈述，报表；B.争论；C.建议，示意；D.介绍，引进。由“‘why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款) ’ had been used after World War I towards Germany.”可以看出这是一次争论。故选B。
11.【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.强度， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )加剧；B.请求，需要；C.影响，势力；D.缺乏，不足。“caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany”德国巨大的经济萧条，可推断是因为缺乏援助。
12.【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )绝望的；B.无价值的；C.全世界的；D.有价值的。由前半句引起经济萧条，可知德国货币几乎无价值。故选B。
13.【答案】C
【解析】考查非谓语动词及语境 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的理解。A.拒绝；B.雇佣；C.支持；D.充电，控告。由“The German people became so desperate that……”他们在这种绝望的情况下，支持了极端的德国民族主义者希特勒。
14.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )停止；B.警告；C.抵抗，忍耐；D.帮助。由前两句德国缺乏援助而最终爆发第二次世界大战，推断出如果这次不援助的遭受战争破坏的德国尤其是日本，会有第三次世界大战。故选D。
15.【答案】A
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )同样地；B.简单地；C.有规律地，定期地；D.未必，不太可能的。由前面二战的爆发，推断出如果受战争侵害的国家得不到援助，同样会有第三次世界大战。故选A。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions (使命) often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day’s work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station (ISS) . ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off tomimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email, internet phone and through private video conferences.
While astronauts can ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )not go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mission, the family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters. And as from early 2010, the internet became available on the ISS, giving astronauts the chance to do some“web surfing (冲浪) ” in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.
Many astronauts s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ay that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth. Both the shuttle and the ISS circle the planet several times each day, and every moment offers a new view of the Earth’s vast land mass and oceans.
1. What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. Find.　　　　　　B. Copy.　　　　　C. Change.　　　　　 D. Lose.
2. Which of the follo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wing best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS
A. They are cari ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng and thoughtful. B. They are worried and upset.
C. They are im ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )patient and annoyed. D. They are excited and curious.
3. In the final paragraph, the author shows that astronauts　　　.　
A. get more pleasure in space than on the Earth
B. find living in space a bit boring and tiring
C. regard space life as common
D. love to see the Earth from space
4. The passage mainly discusses how astronauts　　　.　
A. work for lo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nger missions in space B. connect with people on the Earth
C. observe the E ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arth from space D. spend their free time in space
【参考答案】1—4、BADD　　
短文改错。
(2014·荣成模拟)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10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。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I traveled ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on the 8:00 a. m. train from Glasgow to London King’s Gross on last Thursday. I was quite angry with the service of your company. The train didn’t come on time. It was forty minute late when it left Glasgow. A man at the station
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any
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disappointed took
five hours or only sof ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t drinks were sold. Besides, something is wrong with the air
but was
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语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
I am a junior in hi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )gh school. There is a lady at my school 16 job is to hand out call-slips(索书单) and prevent students from leaving campus 17 permission. Before today I had never seen her smile.
The other day my fri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ends and I were eating in the cafeteria and I saw her walking around. When she came 18 (close) to us I could see that she was crying. She pulled out a tissue and quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to myself that this lady is so under-appreciated and needs 19 (recognize) for all her hard work. So I wrote a note telling her that the students appreciated everything she did and 20 her contribution to our school made a difference in all of our lives. I signed it "Some thankful students" and slipped it into 21 envelope. Then I realized I didn't even know her name. I asked all of my professors but 22 knew her name. I finally went to ask the lady at student services and 23 (tell) that her name is Kathy. I bought her a bouquet of 24 (colour) sunflowers and taped the envelope to it. I brought the flowers to school and left 25 in her office.
She came into my thir ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d period class shortly afterwards to deliver a call-slip, and there it was - a smile on her face!
【参考答案】语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
16. whose 17.witho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ut 18.closer 19.recognizing/to be recognized 20.that
21.an 22.nobody 23.was told 24.colorful/colourful 25.them
【2013界江苏省盐城中一模】
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What is it tha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not 36 enough.
Discouragemen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t seems to follow us a good part of the time, 37 whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is 38 someone else who can do it much better.
I have alway ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s enjoyed music and it is 39 to me that every musician has a 40 of their own. My father__41 several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to ___42 his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own 43 sound.
I 44 read of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “ 45 else can make the sound that you make. The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is 46 . ” It is said that, “ 47 is in the eye of the beholder（观看者）, ” perhaps it could be said that “a delightful sound is in the ear of the 48 . ”
Every person ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s a different tone of voice that 49 only to them, 50 we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of 51 that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It 52 be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )has a（an） 53 on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it 54 the same way that you do it. The next time you feel 55 , remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make. ”
36. A. easy B. hard C. simple D. good
37. A. when B. although C. because D. if
38. A. seldom B. sometimes C. never D. always
39. A. satisfying B. interesting C. inspiring D. convincing
40. A. gift B. song C. life D. sound
41. A. created B. designed C. played D. checked
42. A. pick out B. call up C. turn down D. give off
43. A. special B. powerful C. perfect D. loud
44. A. even B. yet C. once D. still
45. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
46. A. bigger B. deeper C. better D. lower
47. A. interest B. beauty C. patience D. honesty
48. A. speaker B. receiver C. looker D. listener
49. A. belongs B. adds C. adapts D. devotes
50. A. but B. yet C. for D. and
51. A. speaking B. walking C. jumping D. running
52. A. must B. would C. might D. could
53. A. effect B. opinion C. duty D. choice
54. A. carefully B. exactly C. cautiously D. seriously
55. A. annoyed B. puzzled C. bothered D. discouraged
【参考答案】36—55、DCDBD CAACA CBDAD ACABD
【2014界黑龙江省哈三中高三上第三次验收考试】
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sometimes a part o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f us must die before another part can come to life. Even though this is a 36 and necessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or 37 if we don’t realize what’s happening. In fact, confusion is often the 38 that tells us a change is taking place within us. These changes happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to 39 to teenage years and beyond. With each change from one 40 to another, we find ourselves 41 goodbye to an old friend, the identity (个性，身份) that we 42 in order to move through that particular time.
Sometimes we shape the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se identities in relationships or jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become 43 . Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a change is taking place 44 us. For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves 45 we need it in defense of ourselves. One day, 46 , we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the 47 we used to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the 48 of the shell our old self needed.
We may feel a st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )range 49 of excitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is 50 and make way for a whole new identity to 51 in its place. We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of the image of an animal who sheds (蜕毛；蜕皮) in order to 52 way for new skin, fur, or feathers to 53 . For example, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can 54 us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing. We can give in to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and 55 the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life.
36. A. natural B. dusty C. humorous D. rare
37. A. moving B. confusing C. tiring D. scared
38. A. report B. notice C. sign D. idea
39. A. brotherhood B. neighborhood C. adulthood D. childhood
40. A. animal B. people C. school D. stage
41. A. saying B. speaking C. telling D. reading
42. A. showed B. left C. shaped D. realized
43. A. influenced B. remained C. defended D. directed
44. A. of B. within C. for D. between
45. A. although B. while C. until D. because
46. A. moreover B. therefore C. however D. so
47. A. area B. shelter C. room D. space
48. A. limits B. contents C. connection D. requirement
49. A. influence B. mixture C. appearance D. relation
50. A. dying B. coming C. escaping D. running
51. A. come back B. come down C. come out D. come across
52. A. become B. reach C. name D. make
53. A. appear B. disappear C. go D. exist
54. A. convince B. remind C. warn D. tell
55. A. hoping B. imaging C. welcoming D. supplying
【参考答案】完型：
36-40 ABCDD 41-45 ACABD 46-50 CBABA 51-55 CDABC
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A new argume ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nt has been put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presence of tourists in Antarctica.
Previous research by s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cientists from Keil University in Germany monitored Adelie penguins and noted that the birds’ heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters away. But new research using an artificial egg, which is equipped to measure heart rates, disputes this. Scientists from the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge say that a slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat by penguins.
The earlier findings ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) have been used to partly explain the 20 per cent drop in populations of certain types of penguins near tourist sites. However, tour operators have continued to insist that their activities do not adversely affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying they encourage non-disruptive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin numbers is caused by other factors.
Amanda Nimon of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the Scott Polar Research Institute spent three southern hemisphere summers at Cuverville Island in Antarctica studying penguin behavior towards humans. “A nesting penguin will react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,” says Nimon. “First they exhibit large and prolonged heart rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it open for predators (掠夺者) to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.”　The artificial egg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had been ‘disturbed’ when the egg was placed in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.
However, Boris Cul ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, believes that Nimon’s findings do not invalidate his own research. He points out that species behave differently – and Nimon’s work was with Gentoo penguins. Nimon and her colleagues believe that Culik’s research was methodologically flawed because the monitoring of penguins’ responses needed capturing and restraining the birds and fitting them with beart-rate transmitters. Therefore, argues Nimon, it would not be surprising if they became stressed on seeing a human subsequently.
1.　 According to the passage, what overall message is presented
A. No firm conclusions are drawn.
B. Neither Culik’s nor Nimon’s findings are of much value.
C. Penguin reduction is closed related to tourist behavior.
D. Tourists are not responsible for the fall in penguin numbers.
2.　 Which ONE argument of the following is stated in the passage
A. Penguins are harder to research when they have young.
B. Tour operators should encourage tourists to avoid Antarctica.
C. Not all penguins behave in the same way.
D. Penguins need better protection from tourists.
3.　 What do you notice about the views presented in the passage
A. They are groundless. B. They are factual.
C. They are descriptive. D. They are conflicting.
69.　 What does the underlined word (final line) probably mean
A. later on B. carmly C. separately D. in the same place
【参考答案】1—4、ACDA　　
模拟短文改错
Mother’s Day was around the corner. My good friend 1. _____
Alice, Jenny and I get together, discussing what we should do to 2. ______
our respect for. Al ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ice was planning to buy some flowers with 3. ______
his pocket mon ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ey in honor of her mother. Jenny was going to buy 4. ______
vegetables to cook ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )delicious dinner for her family on that day, because 5. _____
she wanted to e ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )xperience how many her mother does for her family 6. ______
every day. As for me, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )I’d like to make a greeting card, said 7. ______
“Happy Mother’s Day”, in which I would also tell my mother 8. ______
to pay attent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ion to health or promise her to study harder. 9. ______
We are looking forward to Mother’s Day. 10. ______
【参考答案及解析】
1．friend --- friends 考查名词的单复数。根据后为可知应是两人，故用复数形式。
2．get --- got 考查动词时态。根据上文可知事情发生在过去，故用一般过去时。
3．去掉for 考查介词的用法。此处what作do的宾语，for是多余的。
4．his --- her 考查代词指代一致。根据文意Alice是女名，故用her。
5 cook 后加 a 考查冠词的用法。此处dinner是可数名词，其前应加a。
6．many --- much 考查词义的区别。此处do much for为。。。做得多。
7．said --- saying ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )考查现在分词作定语。此处相当于定语从句which says “Happy Mother’s Day”
8．in --- on考查介词的用法。此处on which相当于on the card。
9．or --- and 考查句意理解。此处and表并列。
10．V经分析本句正确。辽宁葫芦岛市2015高考英语阅读类自选训练（11）及答案（含语法填空、短文改错）
语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
Once, in a love ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions 16 she had become very proud. One day, the naughty cockroach (蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided 17 (teach) her a lesson.
She went to see the bu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that beautiful, and that the butterfly only won the competitions 18 the judges had been paid. In
19 (real), the cockroach was the most beautiful.
The butterfly ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) was angry and told the cockroach, “I 20 (beat) you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yourself choose.”
“OK, I accept ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach, and left 21 waiting for a reply.
That Saturday ever ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )yone went to 22 beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely confident of victory until she saw 23 the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of 24 preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.
The butterfly was le ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ft 25 (sob) and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. Fortunately, the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.
【参考答案】
16. that 17. to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) teach 18. because 19. reality 20. will beat
21. without 22. the 23. who 24. them 25. sobbing

【2013界广东省三模】
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My father enjoys ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 36 _ , as I became a teenager, other things began to 37 my attention. It was important to do things with friends 38 . I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him, 40 If my indifference (冷漠) 41 him, my father kept silent, but he 42 always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 43 I wanted to come.
It was a Sunda ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y morning, and I was in low __44__ . Two of my friends had gone to the 45 without inviting me. Just then my father entered my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a ride today, Beck ” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently 46 . Those were the last words I said to him 47 he left the house that morning.
Several hours la ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ter, the 48 called us informing us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could _49 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 50__ of hurting him.
“Daddy … I am sorry …”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )51 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning ”
“Sweetheart, I don ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’t 52 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident: I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 53 a weak smile.I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark for I never wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 54 _ have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal (治愈). And we all have the 55___ to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
36.A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However
【答案】D
【解析】考查副词及上下文的呼应。b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )esides并且； instead反而； therefore因此；however可是。根据后面的other things可知，这里表示转折关系。可是当我十几岁时，其他的事情又开始引起我的注意，故选D。
37.A.pay B. fix C. draw D. call
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。pa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y one’s attention注意；fix one’s attention注意；draw one’s attention引起注意；call one’s attention使某人注意。可是当我十几岁时，其他的事情又 开始引起我的注意，根据句意故选C。
38.A. in time B. once again C. all of a sudden D. on one hand
【答案】C
【解析】考查短语及上下文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的呼应。in time及时； once again又一次； all of a sudden突然地； on one hand一方面。突然感觉和朋友做一些事情是重要的，故选C。
39. A . devote B. save C. start D. waste
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。devote致力于； save挽救； start开始； waste浪费。
devote．．．to是固定搭配，意思是“投入……做某事”，即我为什么也要花费整个星期日和他骑车啊。故选A。
40. A. too B. either C. also D. as well
【答案】A
【解析】考查副词及上下文的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )呼应。too也，用在肯定句或疑问句中，通常位于句末； either也，用在否定句，放在句末，之前加逗号； also也，用在肯定句，句中； as well一般不用否定句，通常放在句末，强调时可放在句中。这里是疑问句，故选A。
41. A. wounded B. harmed C injured D. hurt
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wound用作动词时,意思是“使…受伤,伤害”。可指身体上的伤害,也可表示感情上的伤痛,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤，是出血的、严重的伤，尤其指用武器有意造成的伤口、伤疤或战场上受伤。harm表示人的心理、健康、权力或事业上的损害,程度较轻; injure比hurt正式，主要指意外事故中损害健康、容貌等，强调功能的损失。hurt为普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害（可被badly, slightly, seriously等修饰），也可指精神上、感情上的伤害（被very much／rather／deeply修饰），多指伤痛。这里指心理上的伤害，如果我的沉默伤害了他，他就保持沉默，故选D。
42.A. could B. would C. might D. must
【答案】B
【解析】考查情态动词及上下文的呼应 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。could能； would过去常常，将要； might也许；must必须。根据always可知这里表示过去常常，但是他总是想让我知道他什么时候进行自行车旅行，故选B。
43. A. unless B. in case C. so that D. as if
【答案】B
【解析】考查连词及上下文的呼应。un ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )less 除非； in case万一； so that以便； as if好像。in case意思是“以防（万一）”。当他计划自行车旅行的时候总会让我知道，万一我也想去。故选B。
44. A. spirits B. conditions C. emotions D. hopes
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pirits精神； conditions条件； emotions情感；hopes希望。in low spirits是固定短语，意思是“情绪低落”。由空后 “我的两个朋友去看电影却没叫我” 可知答案。故选A。
45. A. supper B. movies C. school D. office
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。sup ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )per 晚饭； movies电影； school 学校；office办公室。我的两个朋友去看电影（movies）却没叫我，故选B。
46. A. whispered B. shouted C. warned D. announce
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )whispered低语； shouted大叫； warned警告；announce宣布。我不耐烦地大叫（shouted）到，“让我一个人呆着。”故选B。
47.A. until B. when C. before D. after
【答案】C
【解析】考查连词及上下文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的呼应。until直到； when什么时候； before在……以前；after在……之后。在他那天早晨离开我的房间之前（before）那是我给他说的最后的话，故选C。
48.A. teacher B. friend C. passer-by D. police
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。teac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her教师； friend朋友； passer-by过路人；police警察。几个小时之后警察（police）打电话通知我们，说父亲出了交通事故。故选D。
49. A. generally B. broadly C. strictly D. finally
【答案】D
【解析】考查副词及上下文的呼应。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )generally通常地； broadly明显地； strictly严格地；finally最后。几天后父亲才最终（finally）开口说话，故选D。
50. A. tired B. afraid C. aware D. sorry
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。tired累的； afraid害怕的； aware意识到的；sorry遗憾的是。我轻轻地抓住父亲的手，害怕（afraid）弄疼他。故选B。
51. A. think B. discuss C. mean D. care
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及上下文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的呼应。think想，认为； discuss讨论； mean意思是，指的是； care关怀。作者向父亲解释自己对父亲说“对不起”的原因。这句话的意思是：我指的是我那天（早上）对你说的话。故选C。
52 A. remember B. hate C. like D. forget
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。remember记得； hate恨； like喜欢； forget忘记。我不记得（remember）那天（早上）的事情了，故选A。
53.A. managed B. wore C. smiled D. showed
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。managed管理； wore 穿； smiled微笑； showed展示。
manage a smile的意思是“强作微笑”，他强作微笑，故选A。
54. A. promises B. apologies C. smiles D. words
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。promises承诺； apologies道歉； smiles微笑；words话语。语言(words) 有不可估量的力量。由下文．．．to choose our words可知故选D。
55. A. power B. honor C. desire D. experience
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ower 权利； honor 荣誉； desire欲望；experience体验。即每个人都有权（power）选择自己要说的话 （作者打算以后更加注意自己说的话）。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Today just as techno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )logy changed the face of industry, farms have experienced an “agricultural revolution”. On the farm of today, machines provide almost all the power.
One of the most ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )important benefits will be the farm computer. A few forward-looking farmers are already using computers to help them run their farms more efficiently. The computers help them keep more accurate records so they can make better decisions on what crops to plant, how much livestock (家畜) to buy, when to sell their products, and how much profit they can expect. Many computer companies have been developing special computer programs just for farmers. Programs are being written for pig producers, grain farmers, potato farmers, and dairy farmers. In the future, farmers will be able to purchase computer programs made to their needs. Because of the growing importance of computers on the farm, students at agricultural colleges are required to take computer classes in addition to their normal agricultural courses. There can be no doubt that farmers will rely on computers even more in the future. While the old-time farms depended on horse power, and modern farms depend on machine power, farms of the future will depend on computer power.
Another technologic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )al advance which is still in the experimental stage is the robot, a real “mechanized hired hand”that will be able to move and, in some ways, think like a human being. Agricultural engineers believe that computer-aided robots will make shocking changes in farming before the end of the century. Unlike farmers of the present, farmers of the future will find that many day-to-day tasks will be done for them. Scientists are now developing robots that will be able to shear (修剪)sheep, drive tractors, and harvest fruit. Even complex jobs will be done by robots. For example, in order to milk their cows, farmers must first drive them into the barn, then connect them to the milking machines, watch the machines, and disconnect them when they are finished. In the future, this will all be done by robots. In addition, when the milking is completed, the robots will automatically check to make sure that the milk is pure. The complete change of the farm is far in the future, but engineers expect that some robots will be used before long.
1. Which sentence carried the main idea of the whole passage
A. The first sentence of the third paragraph.
B. The first sentence of the second paragraph.
C. The first sentence of the first paragraph.　
D. The last sentence of the second paragraph.
2. According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )passage, computers can not help farmers decide______.　
A. how much money they can earn from their products
B. whether to plant a certain kind of crop
C. what livestock to raise
D. when to sell their products
3. Which of the following statements is true
A. Farmers in the future will depend totally on computers.
B. Farmers mainly use machines on their farms at present.　
C. Both computers and robots have been in use on today’s farms.
D. Students at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) agricultural colleges must take computer classes because they can do nothing without the help of computers on today’s farms.
4. What is the best title for the whole passage
A. Computer, Farmers’ Best Friend B. Farmers in the Future
C. The Agricultural Revolution D. Computers and Robots
【参考答案】1—4、CCBC　　
【由四川省成都市2014届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（一）改编】
短文改错。
文中共有10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添加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线,在该词下边写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In modern so ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ciety, competition is everywhere. No wonder a English philosopher considers competition the source of a series of problem such as frustration and anxiety. Therefore, if we stress cooperation too much, there would be no progress. In my opinion, all are important and necessary. Let’s take the competition at school for example. Even a gifted student won’t make a remarkable progress if he is in a class without competition. That’s because competition, and rather, challenge is a driving force made him go forward. On the other hand, if we don’t cooperate with each other, it’s impossible for us learn from each other. And that’s why most of the great discoveries or inventions in the modern world are the result of cooperation.
To conclude, those w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ho laugh last are the people who can successful cope with the relationship between competition and cooperation.
【参考答案】短文改错
1.第2句第一个a→an; 2.第2句problem→problems; 3.第3句Therefore→However;
4.第3句stress→stressed或would→will; 5.第4句all→both;
6.第6句去掉第二个a; 7.第7 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句and→or;（or rather意为“确切地说”，为固定搭配） 8.第7句made→making;
9.第8句us和learn之间加to; 10.第10句successful→successfully.辽宁葫芦岛市2015高考英语阅读类自选训练（8）及答案（含语法填空、短文改错）
语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )连贯的要求，在空格处填 入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标 号为16 25的相应位置上。
While many young ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) people were enjoying the final weeks of summer vacation, Zach Bonner was working his hardest. According to 16 _____ St. Petersburg Times, Zach started walking from Valrico, Florida, his hometown, on Christmas,2009, and stepped over the Los Angeles city line nine months later in September, racking up a total of 2,478 miles 17 _____ raising close to $120,000 for kids in need. Along the way, Zach attended school online, thanks to his mother, Laurie Bonner, and brother and sister. 18 _____ alternated walking and driving alongside him. Despite 19 _____ age, Zach has a long history of helping others. 20 _____ Hurricane Charley hit town in 2004，Zach，then six, pulled a wagon through his neighborhood collecting food for storm victims. Since then, he 21 _____ (raise) some $400,000 for his tax-exempt Little Red Wagon Foundation, which gives money to projects aiding 22 _____ (home) and troubled children. In 2007，Zach began walking to support a children's charity in Florida, 23 (finish) his journey 23 _____ days later, 280
miles away in Ta ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llahassee. Then 24 _____ the summer of 2009，he walked about 670 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., in just two months. 25 _____ really keeps me going is these kids," Zach has said. "They don't get to say, ‘I'm tired of being homeless.' So why should I get to quit "
【参考答案】语法填空：
16.the 17.and 18.who 19.his 20.When
21.has raised 22.homeless 23.finishing 24.in 25.What
【2014安徽省屯溪一中月考卷】
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What happened to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) that brilliant idea that you once had Did you 36 it because you thought that it was just a little thought Have you ever 37 what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts (直觉) 38 if you had paid more attention to it
Imagine a sce ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ne, 39 you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book, suddenly a light is 40 on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought 41 your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to 42 it, but wait a minute! That thought could be the potential beginning of the 43 you have so mush wished for.
As the thought ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )crosses your mind, your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility, a solution, or find the answer to a problem whose solution has 44 escaped you. It is almost as if a wise man has 45 the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality, thereby bringing light to your life. It is like finding the 46 piece of jigsaw puzzle (拼图游戏). This becomes an amazing moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that 47 but powerful thought.
Your self-confiden ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ce and enthusiasm increase as you become 48 of the great possibilities that can 49 if that little thought is acted upon. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to put 50 any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review. 51 meaningless little thought or ideas when acted 52 have a potential to explode into great projects. Many successful projects have been 53 from the little positive thoughts that were carefully protected and recognized as bricks to great things.
Don't waste a(n) 54 to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don't have to wait for a major idea, or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.
That little th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ought or idea is the 55 of great things if you decide to follow it through.
36. A. hate B. ignore C. like D. value
37. A. discovered B. remembered C. considered D. complained
38. A. but B. or C. and D. nor
39. A. when B. what C. where D. while
40. A. taken B. worked C. moved D. turned
41. A. catches B. puts C. causes D. pulls
42. A. adore B. adopt C. abandon D. account
43. A. wealth B. success C. dream D. reality
44. A. highly B. long C. hardly D. fast
45. A. talked B. shouted C. laughed D. whispered
46. A. first B. last C. best D. exact
47. A. weak B. good C. little D. strong
48. A. capable B. conscious C. proud D. typical
49. A. attain B. arise C. cause D. prove
50. A. down B. off C. up D. out
51. A. Fortunately B. Deliberately C. Obviously D. Seemingly
52. A. in B. upon C. by D. to
53. A. grown B. done C. born D. torn
54. A. minute B. possibility C. moment D. opportunity
55. A. center B. beginning C. sign D. result
【参考答案】完型：
36—40 B C B C D 41-45 A C B B D
46—50 B C B B A 51—55 D B C D B
【2014高考英语模拟题】
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While I was a kid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) , I worked as a salesman. We worked by 31 in newspapers to introduce our products. When we had 32 sufficient replies, we would load our trucks, drive into the area and sell the pianos to those who had replied.
Every time we would get a(n) 33 on a postcard saying, “Please bring me a piano for my 34 . I can pay $10 a month.” We could not sell a piano for $10 a month. No finance company would carry a contract (合同) with her 35 the payments were too small, so we 36 her postcards.
The postcards ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 37 coming to me after I owned my own company. 38 I knew that I was about to make a terrible business decision, I 39 a piano to her and told her I would carry the contract myself at $10 a month with no interest. I had thought that I just 40 a piano, but all the payments came in. It was 41 !
Then one day 20 ye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ars later in a party, I 42 the most beautiful piano music. I was 43 by a young woman’s admirable skill and moved closer to her, listening 44 . When she took a 45 she came to me and asked. “Aren’t you the man who 46 my grandma a piano a long time ago ” I suddenly 47 . It was her!
She told me how ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) her grandmother had sold eggs and 48 every penny to buy a piano for her. “She always told me to keep 49 in my heart for those who helped us,” she said. Moved by her story, I choked and 50 to speak a word.
31. A. advertising B. writing C. communicating D. editing
32. A. gave B. received C. made D. sent
33. A. response B. note C. announcement D. contract
34. A. daughter B. son C. granddaughter D. grandson
35. A. until B. though C. while D. for 36. A. answered B. avoided C. hid D. ignored
37. A. stopped B. started C. proceeded D. liked
38. A. while B. For C. After D. Since
39. A. purchased B. donated C. delivered D. recommended
40. A. benefited from B. give away C. reflected on D. appealed to
41. A. unfair B. unbelievable C. unpredictable D. uncomfortable
42. A. heard B. performed C. created D. recorded
43. A. accompanied B. attacked C. alarmed D. attracted
44. A. frequently B. anxiously C. attentively D. automatically
45. A. break B. walk C. breath D. talk
46. A. lent B. sold C. gave D. guaranteed
47. A. remembered B. understood C. struggled D. acknowledged
48. A. spent B. borrowed C. saved D. picked
49. A. memories B. hopes C. thanks D. confidence
50. A. caught B. stopped C. turned D. failed
【参考答案】31—50、ABACD DBACB BADCA BACCD
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
One day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”
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The excitement grew a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was hindering my progress Well, at least he's no longer here.”
One by one the em ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ployees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.
There was a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mirror inside the coffin. Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.
Your life does ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and when your company changes.
Your life changes whe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.
1. The writer's purp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ose in writing the article is to tell us that ________.
A. the harder we work, the more successful we will become
B. our work and life are closely connected with others
C. changing our lives is down to ourselves
D. we will have a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )better future if people do not hinder our development
2. People were speech ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )less when they looked inside the coffin because ________.
A. there was nothin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g but a mirror inside B. they could see their own souls inside
C. their clos ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )est colleague lay inside D. what was inside told a great truth
3. Who probably wrote the sign on the front door
A. The company boss.
B. A worker who liked to make fun of others.
C. The director in charge of production.
D. A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.
4. What can we conclude from the article
A. The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.
B. The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.
C. The employees' lives depended on the attitude of their boss.
D. The employees got angry after the funeral.
【参考答案】1—4、C D A B
模拟短文改错
Time seem limit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed for us Senior Three students. 1_________
Therefore, m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ore and more student are studying from early 2_______
morning till late ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly afternoon, even during the ten-minute 3_________
break. In my opinion, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Take a break between classes is 4_________
not necessary ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). Otherwise, we will feel tired both physically 5_________
and mentally. D ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uring the break, we should do something 6_________
to get rid of tiredne ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ss. What they need is to have a real rest, 7_________
instead getting m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ore tired. My break is always pleasing. 8_________
Sometimes I tak ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e some simple exercise. Sometimes I had a free 9_____
chat with my ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )classmates or just take a walk outside. While the 10_____
next class begins, I feel fresh again.
【参考答案及解析】
1. seem→seems 考查主谓一致。此处time是主语，谓语动词用单数。
2.student→students 考查名词的单复数。根据后面的are可知用复数形式。
3.lately→late 考查形容词、副词的用法。修饰名词afternoon应用形容词。
4.Take→taking考查动名词的用法。此处动名词短语作主语，故用动名词形式。
5.去掉not 考查语境的理解。根据文意应为肯定意思。
6. √ 经分析本句正确。
7 they.→we 考查代词指代一致。通篇文章都在谈论我们的事情，故用we。
8. instead 后加of 考查固定短语。根据后面的getting可知用instead of。
9.had→have 考查动词时态。根据时间副词sometimes可知用一般现在时。
10.While→When考查状语从句的连接词。根据文意用when“当。。。的时候”。辽宁葫芦岛市2015高考英语阅读类自选训练（9）及答案（含语法填空、短文改错）
语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当 的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16 25的相应位 置上。
THE 2,298-kiIometer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway 16_____ (official) opened to passengers on December 26，2012. It is the world’s longest high-speed rail route. The 17_____ (design)speed of the track is 350 km︿, though speeds during the initial period of operation will be limited to about 300 km/h. The new route cuts the travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou 18 almost two thirds, from 22 hours to roughly eight hours .On December 1, 2012，not long before the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the Harbin-Dalian High-speed Railway, 19_____ first high-speed line ever to cross land that lies frozen for almost half a year, began operations, 20_____ allows passengers to appreciate the view off the coast from Dalian in the morning, 21_____ the winter snowscape of frosty Harbin in the afternoon .At present the total 22_____ (long) of high-speed lines in China 23_____(reach)9,349 km. With four main lines 24_____ (run) east-west and four north-south, the country’s high-speed train network is the world’s largest. China plans to expand 25_____ high-speed railway network to 50，000 km by 2020, to cover almost all large and medium-sized cities.
【参考答案】语法填空：
16. officially 17. designed 18. by 19. the
20. which 21. and 22.length 23. has reached
24.running 25. its
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完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A king in Afric ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every bad situation that occurred in his life and 1 , “This is good!”
One day the king ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) and his friend were out on a hunting 2 . The friend would 3 the guns for the king. But this time he had 4 done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )5 the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” to which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and 6 imprisoned his friend.
About a year ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) later, the king was hunting in an area where he should have known not to hunt. Cannibals(食人者) __7 him and took him to their village. They tied his hands, set up a wooden post and 8 him to it. As they came close to set fire to burn the king, they 9 that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So 10 the king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) he was 11 of the event that had taken his thumb and felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the 12 to speak with his friend. “You were right,” he said, “it was good that my thumb was blown off.” Then he 13 to tell the friend all that had just happened.
“I feel 14 for sen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ding you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “this is good!”
“What do you mean H ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ow could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year ”
“If I had NOT ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been ___15 !”
1. A. joking B. remarking C. announcing D. whispering
【答案】B
【解析】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。 A.开玩笑； B.评论； C.宣布； D.低语。
由第三段“……the fr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )iend remarked as usual，”可知国王的朋友看见发生在生活中的每个糟糕的情况都会评论说，“这很好！”故选B。
2. A. expect ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ation B. experience C. expedition D. experiment
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A.期待，预期； B.经历，体验； C.远征，出征； D.实验，尝试。通过下文可知，这一天国王和他的朋友出征去打猎了。故选C。
3. A. prepare B. arrange C. carry D. hold
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词的运用及语 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )境的理解。A.准备； B.安排； C.携带，搬运； D.握住，持有，举行。由“But this time he had 4 done something wrong in preparing one of the guns.....”可知“朋友会为国王准备（prepare ）好枪。”
4. A. deliberately B. apparently C. naturally D. specially
【答案】B
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )故意地，谨慎地； B.显然地，似乎； C.自然地； D.特别地，专门地。通过后半句“......for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.”“国王从朋友手中接过枪，打了火他的拇指就被割掉了。”可知这次他似乎在准备其中一支枪的过程中出了差错。
5. A. thumb B. king C. gun D. situation
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.拇指； B.国王；C.枪； D.情况，形势。
他肯定在检查过国王的拇指和枪的全部情况（situation）之后，才像往常一样评论说，“这挺好！”
6. A. angrily B. calmly C. regretfully D. joyfully
【答案】A
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A.生气地； B.平静地； C.懊悔地； D.高兴地。
国王的拇指被爆切掉了，他还说好，国王自然会很生气地把他囚禁起来。故选A。
7. A. caught B. warned C. robbed D. hunted
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词过去时及语境的理解A.捕捉； B.警告；C .抢劫； D.狩猎。食人者先捉住（caught）他，才能把他带到他们的村庄。
8. A. connected B. related C. wrapped D. fastened
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词过去时词及语境的理解。A.连接； B.有关； C.包裹； D.固定。
他们绑住他的手，立起一支木杆并把他固定（fastened）在上面。
9. A. observed ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. understood C. noticed D. complained
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词过去时词及语境的理解。A.观察； B.懂得，明白；C.注意到； D.抱怨。
当食人者走进点着火要烧国王的时候，他们注意到（noticed）国王失去了一个拇指。”
10. A. untyin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g B. forgiving C. overlooking D. beating
【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。A.解开； B.原谅； C.远眺 ；D.敲打。
前面提到，食人者不吃不完整的人，而国王掉了拇指，所以就把他解开并放他回去。
11. A. recalled B. accused C. informed D. reminded
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词被动语态及语境的理 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )解。A.回想，召回； B.控告； C.通知，告知； D.提醒。remind sb. of/about sth.指“使某人想起某事，使想起……”当天回到家，他想起了失去拇指的那件事，为这样对待他的朋友感到难过。故选D。
12. A. house B. jail C. village D. kingdom
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.住宅； B.监狱； C.村庄； D.王国。
根据第三段“No, this is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )NOT good!” and 6 imprisoned his friend.因为国王把他的朋友囚禁起来了，所以他得去监狱（jail）找他谈话。
13. A. stopped B. hesitated C. continued D. refused
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A.停止； B.犹豫； C.继续； D.拒绝。
因为前面说了一些话，所以然后继续告诉他的朋友刚才所发生的一切。故选C。
14. A. fortun ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ate B. foolish C. guilty D. painful
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A.幸运的； B.愚蠢的； C.内疚的； D.痛苦的。 根据“It was bad for me to do this.”得知后来，国王对于把朋友送到监狱这么长时间感到很愧疚。
15. A. burnt B. cooked C. fired D. eaten
【答案】D
【解析】考查被动语态及语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A.燃烧； B. 煮； C.着火，点燃； D.吃。 这里是被动语态，所以四个选项都是过去分词。根据上文可知最后，朋友说，“如果我不在监狱里，我会和你在一起，我可能已经被吃掉了。”故选D。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。
In a few years ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English—and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US’s Carnegie Mellon University(CMU)and Germany’s University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be a reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.
One application, ca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lled Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.
Another prototyp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e (雏形机)can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,”Waibel said.
Prefer to read So-c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )alled Translation Glasses transcribe (转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal (液晶) display(LCD)screen.
Then there’s the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person’s face, according to researchers.
During a demonstrat ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ion held last Thursday in CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed—without speaking aloud—a few words in Mandarin (普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”
This particular gadge ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t (器具), when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university’s prototypes is to create‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,”Waibel said.
With spontaneo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )us (自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.
1. Which of the following statements is not true
A. A lecture ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.
B. Muscle Tran ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )slators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.
C. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.
D. The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.
2. What kind of equipment is NOT mentioned in this passage
A. Lecture Translation.　　　　　　　 B. Multiple Translator.
C. Muscle Translator.　　　　　　　　 D. Translation Prototype.
3. What’s the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) final destination of inventing the language translators
A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.
B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily.
C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.
D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.
4. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph
A. The translator is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.
B. The translator is b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ecoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.
C. With the help of th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.
D. The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.
5. Where can this passage probably be excerpted from
A. A newspaper.　　　　　　 B. A magazine on science.
C. A fairy tale.　　　　　　　D. A scientific fantasy book.
【参考答案】1—5、CBADB 　　
【由宁夏银川市第九中学2014一模改编】短文改错:
文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。?
增加： 在缺词处加上一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。?
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。?
注意： 1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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another student, that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) saw everything, went up to help. The old lady said nothing but lots
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【答案】
【小题1】the改成 an
【小题2】while 改成when
【小题3】stop改成stopped
【小题4】Heard改成 Hearing
【小题5】that 改成who
【小题6】thank改成thanks
【小题7】help改成 helping
【小题8】immorally改成 immoral
【小题9】去掉to
【小题10】made后面加up
【解析】
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )考点：考查短文改错辽宁葫芦岛市2015高考英语阅读类自选训练（7）及答案（含语法填空、短文改错）
语法填空
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Some say that madn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ess and genius (天才) often come hand in hand. This is especially true of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Van Gogh is fam ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ous for 16 amazing use of color and shape. Born in 1853, he was painting at a time when art was changing. A long time ago, artists tried to make their paintings look real like photographs. 17 later on, art became more about the artist’s own ideas. If you see a Van Gogh, it won’t look like the real world. It will look even 18 (beautiful).
Some of Van Gogh’s m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ost famous paintings are of natural scenes and flowers, such as Sunflowers. He also painted many wonderful self-portraits (自画像), 19 brought him a lot of fame. Van Gogh had a great gift for painting; however, he was a 20 (trouble) man. At one point, he cut off his own ear.
Van Gogh is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )now one of the world’s most famous artists. But he died at the age of 37, alone and poor. Almost 21 knew or cared about his art at that time. Although he was a great genius, he suffered 22 (great). Some say that his madness was 23 he paid for his art.
Actually, if Van Gogh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 24 (die) at the age of twenty, no one would have connected him with failure or mental illness. Instead he would have been remembered by those close to him 25 a dutiful son .
【参考答案】语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分，满分l5分)
16. his 17. But 18. more beautiful 19. which 20. troubled
21. nobody 22. greatly 23. what 24. had died 25.as
【2014界河北省衡水中学二模】
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Half a year before gr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aduation from college, my son began to seek a job. __36__ the financial crisis(危机), fewer companies would like to __37__ new staff. My son targeted a company that was __38__ to hire only one person __39__ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes(简历).
After the interview ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ____40____ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ____41____ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the fi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nal interview, my son and other two __42__ arrived at the interview place on time, __43__ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably __44__. The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our __45__. We will tell you the __46__ in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very __47__.
In nightfall that da ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y, my son suddenly told me __48__ on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole __49__ ” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also __50__ of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s __51__ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.
Only then did I kn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ow that my son’s “hope” __52__ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not __53__ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand __54__. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of __55__ compared with others!
36 A. As to B. Due to C. Instead of D. Contrary to
37 A. promote B. train C. employ D. discover
38 A. encouraged B. allowed C. supposed D. intended
39 A. while B. since C. though D. if
40 A. meet B. attract C. decide D. represent
41 A. slowly B. smoothly C. secretly D. silently
42 A. members B. students C. friends D. candidates
43 A. waiting for B. watching over C. thinking about D. looking into
44 A. formal B. simple C. funny D. strange
45 A. information B. notice C. order D. return
46 A. result B. choice C. mark D. idea
47 A. annoyed B. puzzled C. disappointed D. shocked
48 A. doubtfully B. excitedly C. calmly D. worriedly
49 A. matter B. cause C. conclusion D. interview
50 A. middle B. ending C. part D. course
51 A. way B. reply C. problem D. question
52 A. changed B. grew C. came D. developed
53 A. expect B. forget C. dislike D. regret
54 A. generosity B. curiosity C. dignity D. personality
55 A. abilities B. strengths C. challenges D. opportunities
【参考答案】完形：36—55、BCDAC BDABB ACBAC BCBAD
【2014安徽省皖南八校第一次联考】
完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The other day ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The 36 were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I 37 slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy 38 at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a 39 look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no 40 . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to 41 some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was 42 waiting but the little boy had 43 .
I went in the 44 I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) thought he might have gone and I saw a 45 getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had 46 ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy 47 .
She quickly went ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )into the 48 to get her son, and when she 49 several minutes later, I realized that he was not the 50 little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them 51 out what they wanted.
I 52 told th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I 53 myself to the mother properly and 54 my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy 55 but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.
36. A. cats B. kids C. dogs D. students
37. A. walked B. ran C. climbed D. drove
38. A knocking B. shooting C. lying D. looking
39. A. puzzled B. curious C. disappointed D. delighted
40. A. excuse B. money C. parents D. friends
41. A put away B. look for C. borrow D. lend
42. A. still B. anxiously C. doubtfully D. nervously
43. A. left B. appeared C. cried D. escaped
44. A. station B. line C. sight D. direction
45. A. woman B. girl C. granny D. conductor
46. A. chosen B. ordered C. wanted D. eaten
47. A. it B. ones C. them D. those
48. A. house B. shop C. truck D. market
49. A. disappeared B. returned C. waited D. stayed
50. A. lost B. strange C. short D. same
51. A. look B. pick C. speak D. make
52. A. never B. seldom C. often D. ever
53. A. explained B. admitted C. devoted D. introduced
54. A. denied B. resigned C. offered D. operated
55. A somewhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
【参考答案】36-40 BDDCB 41-45 BAADA 46-50 CAABD 51-55 BADCC
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Like distance ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )runners on measured course, all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.
In the first ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) stage of our lives, we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality (energy).
After we grow up, ho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wever, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.
A new awareness of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality, yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.
Most of the changes o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f aging take place deep inside the body. The lungs become less able to take in oxygen. Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength. The heart loses power and pumps less blood. Bones grow easier to break.
Finally, we meet a st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ress, a stress that is greater than our physical resistance. Often, it is only a minor accident or chance infection (a disease caused by virus), but this time, it brings life to an end.
In 1932, a classic exp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eriment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats, simply by cutting back the calories (unit for measuring the energy value of food)in their diet. The reason for the effect was then unknown.
Today, at the Universi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ty of California at Berkley, Dr. Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats. The result was achieved through a special protein (蛋白质)limited diet, which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain. Seagle showed that within the brain, specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging. By changing that chemical balance, the clock of aging can be reset.
For the first time, t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he mystery (something that is difficult to understand or to explain)of why we age is being seriously challenged. Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.
An average lifetime lasts 75 years, yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life. If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at twenty, we would live for 800 years.
1. What does the underlined word “it”refer to
A. Physical vitality. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )　　　　B. Stress.　　　　C. Aging.　　　　D. Physical resistance.
2. The author believes the following EXCEPT that ______.　
A. human’s life pattern is predictable
B. physical fitness can’t stop the force of aging
C. human’s lifetime will last longer than 75 years
D. all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body
3. How did Dr P ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment
A. By limiting the pr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )otein in their diet. B. By cutting the calories in their diet.
C. By resetting ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )their clock of aging. D. By keeping their physical fitness.
4. What is probably the best title for the article
A. Two Great Experiments. B. The Mystery of Human Life.
C. Ways to Lengt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hen Human Life. D. The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging.
【参考答案】1—4、BDAD 　　
模拟短文改错
Of all my teacher ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s ,Mr. Moore is the one who impress me 1_____
most. He is 34, s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o he looks young for his age. And he’s one of 2______
the most pop ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ular teacher in our school. Mr. Moore pays more 3______
attention to his ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) way of teaching, comparing with other teachers. 4_______
He tries diffe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rent ways to make his classes actively and lively. 5______
In his opinion, we s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hould not only know “what”, but understand 6______
“why”. So, inste ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ad giving us answers immediately, he encourages us 7______
to think by mysel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f whenever he puts forward questions. With his help, 8______
we’ve learned from how to settle problems. He leads us to such a 9_____
wonderful wo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rld of “why” as we all admire and respect him. 10_____
【参考答案及解析】
1. impress改为impres ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ses考查主谓一致。此处先行词one前有the，故其后定语从句的谓语动词应和one保持一致，用单数。
2. so改为but 考查句间的逻辑关系。根据语境此处应为转折关系。
3. teacher 改为teachers 考查名词的单复数。根据句中的one of 可知，后面的名词应用复数形式。
4. comparing改为compared 考查固定短语。和。。。相比应用compared with/to。
5. actively改为active 考查形容词的用法。此处make 后接形容词作宾补。
6. 正确 经分析本句正确。
7. instead后加of考查固定短语。根据后面的giving可知，其前应用介词of。
8. myself改为ourselves 考查代词指代一致。根据文意反身代词应和us相一致。故用ourselves。
9. 去掉from 考查动词的用法。learn from意为：向。。。学习，此处不合文意。
10. as改为that 考查固定句型。此处考查such。。。that。。。句型。辽宁葫芦岛市2015高考英语阅读类自选训练（2）及答案（含语法填空、短文改错）
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请按照语境以及括号里所给的词完成短文。答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置。
Dear Gill,
Do you rem ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ember me telling you about a health farm I'd seen advertised Well, I've looked at the ad again and I must say ____16___ looks fantastic. Now I'm hoping to persuade you to join me there for a weekend! The rooms you stay in sound really luxurious and apparently they all have an access ___17___ the gardens. All the meals are offered at a ____18___(reason) price and you can also get room service ____19____ you want. The brochure says that what you do is _____20____(entire) up to you. You can have program specially ___21____(design) to suit you, or you can just ask staff to make a few suggestions about activities to do. You can use ____22___ of the sports and leisure facilities for as much as you like, and the brochure also mentions lots of other activities every day. But don't worry, as nobody will watch you do anything, you could just spend the whole time ___23___(relax) n the sauna if you wanted! There's a terrific offer on at the moment with weekends costing only half the normal price although that only ____24___ certain dates. Anyway, let me know ____25___ you think.
Best wishes
Sue
【参考答案】语法填空：
it 17.to 18.reasonable 19.whenever/if 20.entirely
designed 22.my 23.relaxing 24.for 25.what
【2013界广东省汕头市质量监测试题】
完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a freezing ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) November night and the stars shone coldly as I walked through the deserted town of Wick with my heavy overnight bag. It was the third time I'd ____1____ the streets looking for somewhere—anywhere—to stay. But there was no sign of ___2____, even the pubs were shut. I ___3___ to wrap my scarf round my neck. "Five more hours before the next train to Thurso," I thought ____4___, picturing a sleepless night on the streets. Then suddenly I heard a ____5___ behind me:"What's up, laddie Need some help "
It was from an old ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )man called Robert MacDougal who noticed me huddle（卷缩）in the street on his way home. When I ____6___ my situation he ____7___ offered shelter for the night. At first I ___8___, I''d learnt from experience not to trust ___9____, having been robbed once in London. That ___10___ had left its mark, but it soon became clear that Robert sincerely desired to help. Wick was a small town and ____11___ I wasn't a local. It was also obvious that I needed a place to sleep.
I ____12____ Robert ba ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ck to a small cottage where we sat in front of a warm fire and had a little chat about Wick and Robert. Robert was a ___13___. He had three children and several grandchildren, but most of them had moved away. I began to ____14____ why Robert was glad of some company.
After a peaceful ni ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ght on an old sofa, I got up at 4:30 a.m. To catch my ____15____, leaving behind a note of thanks. Today I sometimes think about Wick, and wonder if Robert is still there. I'll always remember with gratitude his simple act of kindness.
A.hunted for ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B.go through C.walked round D.twisted up
A.life B.hope C.tourism D.trust
A.continued B.attempted C.paused D.managed
A.enthusiastically ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B.desperately C.delightedly D.unbelievably
A.voice B.remark C.sound D.speech
A.introduced B.explained C.exposed D.mentioned
A.unwillingly ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B.reluctantly C.automatically D.immediately
A.considerate B.suspicious C.reasonable D.curious
A.strangers B.elders C.adults D.robbers
A.accident B.coincident C.evidence D.incident
A.strangely B.apparently C.luckily D.naturally
A.watched B.attracted C.followed D.directed
A.widower B.father C.husband D.survivor
A.understand ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B.acknowledge C.know D.analyze
A.dream B.flight C.bus D.train
1.【答案】C
【解析】考查过去分词及语境的理解。A.搜寻 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，寻找；B.参加，经受，仔细检查；C.四处逛；D.把……卷成螺旋形。由“……looking for somewhere—anywhere—to stay.”可知他在街上四处逛着寻找住处。故选C。
2.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。生活，生存；B。希望； C。旅游业；D。信任。由“I walked through the deserted town of Wick”和“even the pubs were shut.”可知这是个被废弃的小镇，甚至连酒吧都关门了。所以没有人活动的迹象。故选A。
3.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。 A.继续 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )；B.企图；C.暂停；D.设法完成，管理，负责。“……noticed me huddle（卷缩）in the street”说明我停下来了。故选C。
4.【答案】B
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )热心地，满腔热情地；B。绝望地，极度地；C.高兴地；D.难以置信地。由“picturing a sleepless night on the streets.”可知他是在绝望地想。
5.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )声音，嗓音，人说话声；B.言辞，注意；C.声音，声响；D.演讲，讲话。"What's up, laddie Need some help "由下一段可知，这是一个老人说得话。故选A。
6.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A.介绍；B. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )解释；C.暴露，揭露；D.提到。由“offered shelter for the night.”他为我提供庇护所。可知我向他解释了我的情况。故选B。
7.【答案】D
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )不情愿地，勉强地；B.不情愿地，嫌恶地；C.主动地，机械地；D.立即，立刻。由“Robert sincerely desired to help”可知是Robert主动为我提供住所。
8.【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )体贴的，体谅的，考虑周到的；B.可疑的，怀疑的；C.合理的，公道的；D.好奇的，古怪的。因为“having been robbed once in London.”他曾经被抢劫过的经历，使他起初对Robert有所怀疑。
9.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.陌生人；B.老年人；C.成年人；D.盗贼。因为在伦敦被抢劫的经历，使他不相信陌生人，所以选A。
10.【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A.事故，意外；B.一致的，符合的，同时发生的；C.证据，明显；D.事件，事变。“having been robbed once in London.”这是一次事件，故选D。
11.【答案】B
【解析】考查副词及语境的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )理解。A.奇怪地，奇妙地；B.显然地；C.幸运地；D.自然地。由“I walked through the deserted town of Wick with my heavy overnight bag. It was the third time I'd ____1____ the streets looking for somewhere—anywhere—to stay.”可知我是路过这儿，显然不是当地人。故选B。
12.【答案】C
【解析】考查现动词及语境的理解。A.观察 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，注视；B.吸引；C.跟随；D.指导。由“I needed a place to sleep.”可知我需要一个地方睡觉，所以跟随Robert去了他家。故选C。
13.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )鳏夫B.父亲；C.丈夫；D.幸存者。由“Robert was glad of some company.”可知他是个鳏夫。故选A。
14.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。A.理解，懂得；B.承认，答谢，报偿；C.知道，了解；D.分析，分解。由上一句“He had three children and several grandchildren, but most of them had moved away.”可知我理解了他为何乐于有人陪伴。故选A .
15.【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.梦，梦想； ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )B.飞行，班机；C.公共汽车；D.火车。由“Five more hours before the next train to Thurso,”可知我要赶火车，故选D。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
As the railroads and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating (发电) and transmission (输送) system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.
The 19th century ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) saw land grants (政府拨地) offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the west, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.
Big solar pla ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nts and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This is not an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.
So trade offs will ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have to be made. Some scenic sports will be sacrificed. Some species (物种) will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects.
The lasting effects of these trade offs are another matter. The 21st century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways.
The money set aside ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in negotiated trade offs and the institution that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So let's remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West.
本文是一篇说明文。19世纪， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )美国政府拨款修建铁路和公路，这既带来了好处，也带来了一些不利。现在21世纪，一种新型的电力系统会给美国带来好处还是坏处，这是值得考虑的一个问题。在建这种新型的电力系统时，我们要记住铁路和公路的影响。
1．What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways
A. Small towns along the railways became abandoned.
B. Some railroad stops remained underused.
C. Land in the West was hard to manage.
D. Land grants went into private hands.
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C. The conservatio ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n of solar energy. D. The selection of an ideal place.
答案：B。推理判断题。细 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )读最后两段可知，对于可替代能源的发展主要的担忧是钱和力，钱和力可能带来一些好处，有可能被浪费掉，并且带来一些其他的问题。
3．What is the author's attitude towards building solar plants
A. Cautious. B. Approving.
C. Doubtful. D. Disapproving.
答案：A。推理判断题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )全文以及文章的最后一句话“So let's remember the effects of the railroads and the highroads as we construct these new power plants in the West.”可知，对正在建立新的电力系统是比较谨慎的。
4．Which is the best title for the passage
A. How the Railways Have Affected the West
B. How Solar Energy Could Reshape the West
C. How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be Reduced
D. How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled
答案：B。主旨大意题。文章借助于铁路和公路对美国的影响，要说明的是太阳能这种新的电力系统对美国西部地区会有什么的影响。
短文改错。
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注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
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语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
It was Sunday morning in late October, about four months after Tess Durbeyfield’s arrival at the village. Some weeks ___16___ (pass) since the night carriage ride with d’Urberville in the forest. Tess was carrying a heavy basket filled with clothes. Occasionally she stopped ___17___ (rest) by some gate or post; and then, went steadily on again. She followed the same road on ___18___ d’Urberville had driven so wildly that night in June. When she reached the top she gazed ___19___ the familiar green world beyond. It was always beautiful from here; it was ___20___ (terrible) beautiful to Tess today, for, ___21___ her eyes last fell upon it, she had learnt that in even the most beautiful surroundings there may be danger. Her view of life had been totally changed for her by the lesson.
She had slipped away from d’Urberville’s farm ___22___ all the people were in bed, though her going would not be prevented now. Tess had thought, “I shan’t come back,” and was sure of her ___23___ (decide). Now she did not look back, ___24___ slowly walked along the narrow lane. ___25___ was still early and there was not a single person in sight.
【参考答案】
16. had pass ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed 17. to rest 18. which 19. over / at / to(wards) 20. terribly
21. since 22. when / while 23. decision 24. but / and 25. It
【2013界广东省汕头市质量测评试题】
完形填空(共15小題；每小题2分，满分30分）
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These days, my husban ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d and I have found a new hobby — apartment hunting. We're 1 _____ a second-hand apartment because we’d like to have a place of our own. Actually, we've been devoting all our spare time 2 _____ the city, visiting various apartments . And the real estate (房地产)ads, which used to be 3 _____ paper in our eyes, have suddenly become so precious.
After our honeymoon, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the idea of having our own home was only 4 _____. We are tired of the traffic 5 _____ every night while we sleep in a rented house. We need our own 6 _____ ，not big or luxurious (奢侈的)，but certainly neat and comfortable.
However, buying ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a home is no 7 _____ task. Since neither my husband nor I have many 8 ____ we are looking at buying a second-hand apartment because it is cheaper. Also, we want to live in a place that is in a clean yet 9 _____location.
During the first week ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )end of May, we 10 _____ set out to look for our future home. However, the first day turned out to be a 11 _____First, we looked at an apartment that was conveniently located near a bus line that could take me directly to work. The inner structure of the building was good. Without a second thought, my husband paid the real estate agent (中介）5,000 yuan as a down 12 _____But we overlooked one important aspect of the neighborhood — the location. When we went back for a second look, we found that the area was full of noise and confusion with all the traffic and passers-by. And we were too 13 _____ to get our money back, so we lost a large sum of money. However, this 14 _____ has brought my husband and me closer together. Now we are both more determined than ever to find the 15 _____ apartment that will suit our needs.
I. A. looking through B. looking into C. looking for D. looking at
2. A. searching B. inspecting C. touring D. witnessing
3. A. priceless B. valueless C. valuable D. unbearable
4. A. impossible B. natural C. difficult D. sensitive
5. A. signal B. noise C. jam D. accident
6. A. family B. accommodation C. life D. home
7. A. simple B. attractive C. satisfied D. tough
8. A. possessions B. savings C. neighbours D. cheques
9. A. consistent B. constant C, convenient D. conventional
10. A. voluntarily B. happliy C. unwillingly D. deliberately
11. A. nightmare B. imagination C. tale D. impression
12. A. offer B. payment C. charge D. reward
13. A. embarrassing B. stubborn C. shy D. late
14.A. bargain B. purchase C. experience D.. way
15. A. cheap B. right C. brilliant D. designed
1.【答案】C
【解析】考查现在分词及语境的理解。A。看 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )；B。调查；C。寻找；D。看，着眼于。由“apartment hunting”可知我们在找房子。故选C。
2.【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。A。搜索；B。检查；C。游览；D。目击。因为要找房子，就需要搜索整个城市，参观各种公寓住宅。故选A。
3.【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A。无 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )价的，极贵重的；B。不值钱的；C。贵重的；D。难以忍受的。由后半句“have suddenly become so precious.”突然变得如此珍贵，可知过去我们觉得它没有价值。
4.【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A。不可能 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的；B。自然的；C。困难的；D。敏感的。第一段说他们在找房子，说明蜜月之后拥有一个属于自己的家的想法是自然的。故选B。
5.【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )A。信号，标志；B。噪音；C。拥挤，堵塞；D。事故。由“But we overlooked one important aspect of the neighborhood — the location. When we went back for a second look, we found that the area was full of noise and confusion with all the traffic and passers-by.”可知，我们厌倦了的应该是交通事故。故选D。
6.【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。家庭；B。住处，膳宿；C。生活；D。家。由“the idea of having our own home was only 4 natural .”可知我们需要自己的家。故选D。
7.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A。简单的； ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )B。吸引人的，有魅力的；C。感到满意的；D。艰苦的，坚韧的。由“Since neither my husband nor I have many 8 ____ we are looking at buying a second-hand apartment because it is cheaper.”可知买房不是一项简单的任务。故选A。
8.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )财产；B。储蓄，存款；C。邻居；D。支票。由“we are looking at buying a second-hand apartment because it is cheaper.”可知，我们都没有存款。
9.【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A。始终如一 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的，一致的；B。不变的，恒定的；C。方便的；D。传统的，惯例的。由“First, we looked at an apartment that was conveniently located near a bus line that could take me directly to work. The inner structure of the building was good. Without a second thought, my husband paid the real estate agent (中介）5,000 yuan”可知我们要找一个干净而方便的位置。
10.【答案】B
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A。自动地；B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。高兴地；C。不情愿地；D故意地，慎重地。由“However,……so we lost a large sum of money.”可知他们本来是高高兴兴出去找房子的。故选B。
11.【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A。噩梦；B。想像；C。故事，传说；D。印象，效果，影响。由下文可知第一天原来是一次梦魇般的经历。故选A。
12.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A。提议， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )出价；B。付款，支付；C。费用，掌管；D。报酬，奖赏。由“First, we looked at an apartment that was conveniently located near a bus line that could take me directly to work. The inner structure of the building was good.”可知我们对这房子挺满意，所以丈夫就给了房产中介5000元作为订金。”down payment”意为“预付定金”。
13.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A。使人尴尬 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的；B。顽固的，顽强的；C。害羞的，胆怯的；D。晚的，迟的。由后半句“so we lost a large sum of money.”可知我们要把钱要回来已经太迟了。故选D。
14.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A。交易；B。购买；C。经历；D。方式。由上文可知这是一次购房的经历。故选C。
15.【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A。便宜的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )；B。正确的，直接的，正当的，合适的；C。耀眼的，灿烂的，杰出的；D。有计划的，故意的。由“that will suit our needs.”可知我们决心找到合适的寓所。故选B。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I have been c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onsistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.
Mothers, doctors and n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )urses alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.
It is not just unk ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ind but also dangerous to say a four- hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock- watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.
Well, at last we havec ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )opper- bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ (智商) scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample (样本) of 10, 419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age, the mother’s health and feeding style. These results don’t surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.
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1. According to Parag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )raph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels　　　.　
A. sick　　　　B. upset　　　　C. sleepy　　　　D. hungry
2. What does the author think about Dr King
A. He is strict.　　　　 B. He is unkind.　　　　
C. He has the wrong idea.　　D. He sets a timetable for mothers.
3. The word copp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to　　　.　
A. basic　　　　B. reliable　　　　C. surprising　　　　D. interesting
4. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand
A. The baby will sleep well.
B. The baby will have its brain harmed.
C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level.
D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.
5. The author supports feeding the baby　　　.　
A. in the night　　　　　　　　　　　B. every four hours
C. whenever it wants food　　　　　　D. according to its blood sugar level
【参考答案】1—4、DCBDC　　
短文改错。
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修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
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“At last, no more exa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ms.” It’s a common feeling among high school graduates who have just completed the college entrance examination. What a relief! However, rather than fill the next three months with sleep, eating, and 16 (watch) TV, some students have started working on finding a good choice of foreign college.
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Li’s classmate ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Mao Bingxin 19 (consider) studying in Canada after the top exam. She began a TOEFL course on June 11.
He Wei, 20 18-year-old who studies at Shenzhen Bao’an High School, isn’t allowing 21 much freedom this summer vacation either, devoting her time to looking for a language school 22 she can study French and some overseas study consulting agencies.
He Wei considers 23 worthwhile spending the summer preparing for college rather than hanging out with friends. “ 24 we don’t really know what the future holds for us, we are sure that the better preparations we make 25 it, the more choices we will be given.” she said.
【参考答案】语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)
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【黑龙江哈尔滨第六中学四模】
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One must see a 52 to have a future. It is not what you do not know that will 53 you the most. It is what you think you know 54 just isn’t so! Please do not stand too close to see the 55 ! You will not be able to enjoy the forest.
36. A. shabbly B. thick C. warm D. expensive
37. A. above B. under C. beyond D. off
38. A. preparing B. fearing C. wondering D. refusing
39. A. slowed down B. went by C. held up D. built up
40. A. risk B. hesitate C. jump D. fall
41. A. sentenced B. concerned C. ashamed D. paralyzed
42. A. lawyer B. gardener C. soldier D. worker
43. A. gathered B. controlled C. attracted D. blocked
44. A. looked B. smiled C. shouted D. waved
45. A. car B. bridge C. bank D. rail
46. A. warmer B. colder C. longer D. better
47. A. climbed B. rolled C. rushed D. walked
48. A. caught B. welcomed C. questioned D. whipped
49. A. police B. traffic C. gentlman D. crowd
50. A. loudly B. politely C. angrily D. puzzlingly
51. A. station B. prison C. hospital D. church
52. A. future B. chance C. honor D. result
53. A. urge B. give C. cost D. hurt
54. A. what B. when C. that D. who
55. A. rivers B. mountains C. walls D. trees
【参考答案】36—55、DBACC DBACB DAABD CADCD
【2014河南省淇县高级中学一模】
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while.Yet, I 36 myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway．I had never seen so many people there on a weekday．It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many 37 as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package 38 ．The queue moved very slowly．My patience ran out and I got 39 ．The longer it took, the angrier I became．When I got to the counter finally, I finished my 40 quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door．
"Excuse me," I said, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )trying not to be too pushy．Several people had to move 41 to make room for me to get to the 42 ．
I stepped o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ut, complaining about the 43 conditions．Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．
A woman was coming across the lot in my 44 ．She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy．I 45 that she looked as if she could breathe fire．It stopped me in my tracks．I 46 _ myself and it wasn't pretty．Had I looked like that Her body language said that she was having a _47 day．My anger melted away．I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a 48 ．So I did what I could in a minute 49 she hurried past me－I smiled．In a second everything changed．She was astonished, then somewhat 50 ．Then her face softened and her shoulders 51 ．I saw her take a deep breath．Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other．
I continued to smile all the way to my _52 ．Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do．
From then on, I became aware of people's 53 and my own, the way we show our feelings．Now I use that _54 every day to let it 55 me that when facing the world, I can try a smile．
36．A．found B．helped C．troubled D．enjoyed
37．A．things B．packages C．chances D．dollars
38．A．lifted B．cashed C．weighed D．carried
39．A．pleased B．disappointed C．delighted D．annoyed
40．A．business B．choice C．situation D．attitude
41．A．away B．about C．along D．aside
42．A．counter B．cashier C．exit D．entrance
43．A．weather B．service C．work D．shopping
44．A．satisfaction B．decision C．direction D．imagination
45．A．announced B．discovered C．proved D．noticed
46．A．trusted B．recognized C．hid D．persuaded
47．A．rough B．bright C．big D．nice
48．A．gentleman B．stranger C．customer D．passenger
49．A．until B．though C．before D．since
50．A．attracted B．frightened C．cheered D．confused
51．A．trembled B．raised C．relaxed D．tightened
52．A．car B．office C．home D．doctor
53．A．appearances B．reactions C．behaviors D．expressions
54．A．treatment B．awareness C．conclusion D．achievement
55．A．remind B．show C．give D．tell
【参考答案】
36—55、ABCDA DCBCD BABCD CADBA
阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In business, there's ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a speed difference：It's the difference between how important a firm's leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy(策略)and how fast the company actually moves.The difference is important regardless of industry and company panies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.
In our study o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain_an_edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. What's more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up ”improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three year period.
How did they disobey the_laws_of_business_physics,_taking more time than competitors yet performing better They thought differently about what “slower ” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly )and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower quality products and services.
In our study, higher performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast (相比而言), performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, Stuck to tested methods, didn't develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes.
Strategic spee ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top.
提速，似乎是历来公司老总们所追求的，增加效益更是他们的最终目标。而人们对于速度的不同理解和方法的不同，确实适得其反。
1．What does the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Increase the speed. B．Get an advantage.
C．Reach the limit. D．Set a goal.
答案：B。理解判断题。在 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章的第一段中就提到了许多公司提速的目的就是利益问题，信息词“fearful of losing their competitive advantage”可以表明划线部分的意义同选项B。
2．The underlin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A．spending more time and performing worse
B．spending more time and performing better
C．spending less time and performing worse
D．spending less time and performing better
答案：D。归纳概况题。既然公司追求的是提速 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，自然意味着：take less time ；而最终的效益还得需要performing better，故两者结合，才是公司一直在梦寐以求的最佳目标。故选D。
3. What can we learn from the text
A．How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.
B．How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.
C．Firms guide ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.
D．Firms guided ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.
答案：C。细节判断题。倒数第二段的第一句里含有本题的信息，即同选项C的说法是一致的。
4．Which could be the best title for the text
A．Improve quality Serve better. B．Deliver value Plough ahead.
C．Reduce time Move faster. D．Need speed Slow down.
答案：D。主旨大意题。文章的开头 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )就已经点明了本文的主题方向，即：公司想方设法提高工作速度；而文中通过分析比较不同公司的不同的做法和他们对于速度不同的理解，如果没有好的决策，适得其反，故选项D是最佳答案。
模拟短文改错
Today we went to climb the West Hill．Early in morning 1．______
we started out and arrived an hour late．Then we began 2．______
to climb．The hi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll was high and some of us got tired 3．______
soon, and all of us we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re very excited．We cheered 4．______
happily when we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) got the top．We had our lunch there 5．_______
and had enjoyed ourselves very much．Unfortunately， 6．________
when we walked down the hill，We were caught by 7．_______
a rain．We remained calmly，shared umbrellas and 8．_______
raincoats and walked carefully．Finally we both reached 9．_______
the parking lot safe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly．In spite of the unexpecting rain 10．______
and wind，we had a good time．
【参考答案及解析】
1. morning前加the 考查冠词的用法。注意习语in the morning。
2. late改为later 考查副词比较级的用法。此处表示“迟到了一小时”，故用比较级。
3. 正确 经分析本句正确。
4. and改为but 考查句间的逻辑关系。根据文意此处为转折关系。
5. got后加to或got改为re ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ached 考查动词的用法。此处the top作宾语，故改为got to 或及物动词reached。
6. 去掉had 考查动词时态。根据句中的and可知，前后是并列关系，时态应一致。
7. by改为in 考查介词的用法。解题关键：掌握动词catch的用法，be caught in意为：遭遇。。。。
8. calmly改为calm 考查形容词的用法。此处remain为系动词，其后接形容词。
9. both改为all 考查代词的用法。根据文意没有两者的范围。
10. unexpecting改为unexpected考查分词的用法。此处unexpected意为：意料之外的。