2021西安市高考英语短文改错、阅读理解【四月】选练及答案--10.docx

阅读理解。
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1．What made “I” finally think of getting a cell phone?
A．Being stuck by the highway.
B．Being urged by his grandkids.
C．Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons.
D．Being attracted by the friendly return policy.
2．On the monthly basis of 100 minutes, the Jitterbug weekly rate is about ________.
A．$3.75 B．$4.99 C．$14.99 D．$19.99
3．An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is ________.
A．its discount price with a free gift
B．its reasonable rate plans without a contract
C．its “global­positioning” system with 911 access
D．its good customer service all over the world
4．The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．tell a customer's story of Jitterbug
B．provide two ways to order Jitterbug
C．give a brief introduction of Jitterbug
D．attract potential customers to Jitterbug
【要点综述】本文是一篇应用文。即是一篇手机广告。
1. A　细节理解题。从第一段“the last straw was when my car broke down”可知答案。the last straw意为“导火线”。
2. B　细节理解题。该题要留意题干的“weekly”，从表格中可知，每100分钟每月价格为$19.99，则每星期价格为$4.99。
3. B　细节理解题。依据其次段可知答案。A选项中的discount price文中未提及，D选项中的all over the world错误。
4. D　推理推断题。依据文章对手机的介绍及最终两段的购买优待和售后服务的描述可知答案。

阅读理解。
　　Now scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating animals, causing them to wake up earlier. While this may seem a little concern, it is in fact a significant environmental problem. The shortened hibernation period could actually lead to significant declines in the population of several species.
Some of the first concrete evidence of the phenomenon came from Colorado, where researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological lab have been observing marmot(旱獭)hibernation behavior since the 1970s. In the early days of their studies, marmots generally hibernated several weeks into the month of May. Nowadays, however, temperatures in the area have risen by 2. 5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the marmots wake up about a month earlier.
At least the marmots are still hibernating. Several other animals have not been hibernating at all recently. Brown bears in the Spanish Cantabrian Mountains did not hibernate last year. In parts of the United States, chipmunks(花鼠)also skipped the hibernation period. The bears seem to have survived without losing many individuals. The chipmunks, however, were not so lucky. Many of the animals died of starvation during the winter.
The problem with animals waking up early, or skipping hibernation altogether, lies with the creatures’ metabolism(新陈代谢). When the animals hibernate, their metabolism drops significantly. The animals’ heart rate slows, and they require very little energy to live. When the animals awake from their winter slumber, their metabolism returns to normal.
But while their metabolism may be as active as it was before hibernation, food sources aren’t as available as they were before. A marmot may wake up when temperatures get warmer, thinking it’s spring, but plants will not have got the amount of sun they need to signal their spring period of growth. So until the plants grow, the marmots have no reliable food source.
Many scientists believe the problem will continue to get worse. In addition to changes in hibernation patterns, some believe that other animals will also begin to change their migration patterns or begin to give birth earlier. For many biologists, that’s a scary prospect. Terry Root, an animal expert at Stanford University, said, “I do think what we will be facing is the extinction of many species. ”
【文章大意】全球变暖带来的连锁反应是多方面的, 其中之一就是导致一些冬眠动物的冬眠期缩短, 这会给这些动物带来巨大的影响。
1. What is the viewpoint of the writer?
A. Global warming will continue to get worse as time goes on.
B. Global warming will lead to shortened hibernation of some animals.
C. Shortened hibernation will result in declines in the population of animals.
D. Some animals will skip hibernation altogether.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段最终一句话可知答案为C。
2. The writer sets the example of the marmot so as to　　　.
A. explain that global warming influences animals’ hibernation
B. indicate that the weather gets warmer and warmer now
C. show that the weather in the United States is quite different
D. say some animals do not hibernate now due to warm weather
【解析】选A。细节理解题。依据其次段最终一句话可知作者是想借这个例子来说明全球变暖使得动物的冬眠期缩短了。
3. The underlined word“slumber”in the fourth paragraph means“　　　”.
A. weather　　 B. activity　　 C. nest　　 D. sleep
【解析】选D。词义猜想题。联系本句中的awake from可知答案为D项。
4. Why can’t marmots find enough food when they wake up?
A. Because there are too many marmots in the wild now.
B. Because plants haven’t received enough sunlight for spring growth.
C. Because winter days end much earlier than before.
D. Because more and more animal species skip hibernation now.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。由倒数其次段中的but plants will not have got the amount of sun they need to signal their spring period of growth可知答案为B项。
9. Terry Root holds a(n)　　　attitude towards the future of animals
A. optimistic
B. doubtful
C. pessimistic
D. sensitive
【解析】选C。观点态度题。依据文章最终一句话I do think what we will be facing is the extinction of many species. 可以看出他是持悲观态度。

1.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文,文中共有l0处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
留意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Elli，
I’m a senior student. I like making friend with people and I do my best to get on well for

everyone. But in last week I found that one of my friends wrote in her English diary that she

dislikes me. He doesn’t want to my friend any longer. Now she has started making fun of me

because of I’m fat. I am kind to her but why can’t she be friend towards me? My other problem

is trying to lose weight. Do I do more exercise? Use pills? And do you know any other way?

Please give me some advices.
Yours,
Mary
【参考答案】1.
Dear Elli，
I’m a senior student. I like making friend with people and I do my best to get on well for
friends with
everyone. But in last week I found that one of my friends wrote in her English diary that she

dislikes me. He doesn’t want to∧my friend any longer. Now she has started making fun of me
disliked She be
because of I’m fat. I am kind to her but why can’t she be friend towards me? My other problem
friendly
is trying to lose weight. Do I do more exercise? Use pills? And do you know any other way?
Or
Please give me some advices.
advice
Yours,
Mary

2.短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. 请按标准格式改错，每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Though great progress has made in science these years, there
are still many people lived in poor conditions. They make their living
by collecting and selling used thing. Their children cannot go to school
because they have no enough money to send their children to there.
Why you think so many people still suffer from poverty now?
The answer lies on the population explosion. A president of a developing
country once said: “It is us who are to blame for the poverty because we used to
produce child without limit.” Although these few words sound simple enough,
but they have clear pointed out one of the causes of the population explosion.
【参考答案】2.
Though great progress has∧ made in science these years, there
been
are still many people lived in poor conditions. They make their living
living
by collecting and selling used thing. Their children cannot go to school
things
because they have not enough money to send their children to there.

Why∧ you think so many people still suffer from poverty now?

do
The answer lies on the population explosion. A president of a developing
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country once said: “It is us who are to blame for the poverty because we used to
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produce child without limit.” Although these few words sound simple enough,
children
but they have clear pointed out one of the causes of the population explosion.
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3.短文改错
We are all busy talk about and using the Internet 76. ________
which set up in the 1960s. At first, the Internet was 77. ________
only used by the government, but in early 1970s, 78. ________
the universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to 79. ________
use it, too. Otherwise, computers were still very expensive 80. ________
and the Internet was difficult to use it. By the 81. ________
start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier. 82. ________
Today it is easily to get on-line and it is said 83. ________
that millions of people use the Internet every day. 84. ________
Send e-mail is more and more popular among students. 85. ________
It has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
【参考答案】3.
76. talk---talking 77. set 前加was
78. early 后加the 79. 去掉the
80. Otherwise ---However
81. 去掉it 82. become 前加had
83. easily---easy 84. √
85. send 改为sending