2021西安市高考英语短文改错、阅读理解【四月】选练及答案--4.docx

【阅读理解】
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13,1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和谐) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s.His early theatrical experiments，however，were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn't lose heart，and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much admiring notice.The subject matter includes love，nature，history，time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923.Yet，he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40，he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats's death in 1939, W．H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines：
Earth，receive an honoured guest：
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
本文介绍了爱尔兰出名作家威廉·巴特勒叶慈，他在19世纪90年月成立了爱尔兰国家剧院，他以诗体戏剧及诗歌出名，于1923年获得了诺贝尔奖。
1．Which of the following can describe Yeats's family?
A．It filled Yeats's childhood with laughter. B．It was shocked by Yeats's choice.
C．It was a typically wealthy family. D．It had an artistic atmosphere.
答案：D。细节理解题。依据短文第一段倒数其次句话可知：他从家人那儿继承了很好的艺术鉴赏力气，他的父亲和哥哥都是画家，证明他是在一个有艺术氛围的家庭中长大。
2．According to the passage，what do we know about Yeats's life?
A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater.
B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.
D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.
答案：C。细节理解题。依据短文其次段其次句话“He set himself...theatre in the late 1890s.”可知A项不对。依据第三段第三句话“Though Yeats...to them”可知，B项不对。依据第三段最终一句话可知，D项不对。由此可知C项正确。
3．What kind of feeling is expressed in W．H.Auden's lines?
A．Envy. B．Sympathy. C．Emptiness. D．Admiration.
答案：D。推理推断题。envy忌妒；sympathy怜悯；emptiness空虚；admiration鄙视，鄙视。Auden的诗词中有honored guest，最敬重的客人，可知Auden是鄙视叶慈的。
4．What is the passage mainly about?
A. Yeats's literary achievements. B. Yeats's historical influence.
C. Yeats's artistic ambition. D. Yeats's national honor.
答案：A。主旨大意题。本文主要叙述作家叶慈在文学方面所取得的成果，他的诗体戏剧获得了很大的成功，他的诗歌赢得了广泛的认可，1923年，他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。

阅读理解。
　　Once upon a time, on his way to the Himalayas, was a saint(圣徒). He came across a shallow river he had to cross. Just when he was about to wet his feet, he saw a scorpion(蝎子)helplessly trying to come out of the river. It was almost touching the bank but not enough to gain hold of the ground. The saint saw scorpion’s struggle and decided to save it.
He picked up the scorpion in his right hand with the intention to place it on the dry surface. No sooner did he do that than the scorpion stung and rushed off the hand, landing in the water again. It struggled to come out of water again. The saint’s body was in pain but his mind, calm.
Seeing that the scorpion could lose its life, the saint used left hand this time to lift the scorpion out of water. However, it panicked and stung again. Once again, it sped off the hand and fell in water. He was left with both hands filled with pain. He was not the one to give up either.
He tried again. This time, he cupped his hands together and lifted the scorpion in one swift movement. Before it could react, he safely dropped it on the land. The scorpion disappeared into the pebbles that lay near the bank. He felt happy, for he succeeded in carrying out his rescue, for saving another life. It was worth the pain he thought.
At a distance, a man, surprised and shocked, had watched the whole process. He approached the saint and said, “Can I ask you a question please? ”
“Yes, you may. ”
“First of all, there was no need to save a scorpion. It does no good to anybody. Secondly, if you must save it, you could have simply tried once. I’m surprised that even after it stung you, you still went on. Why? ”
“Oh! That’s pretty simple, ”he replied softly rubbing his stung hands against each other. “This was a scorpion, a creature really low on the food chain, a creature whose nature is to sting(蜇), to panic, to harm. It is supposed to be weak. However, I am supposed to be a saint, a person whose job is to love everybody, to offer love. I am supposed to be the strong one, the one higher up on the food chain. With my principles, my philosophy(人生观)and practice, I am supposed to save other creatures. Right? ”
The man nodded.
【文章大意】一个圣徒从河里挽救一只蝎子时, 先后被蜇了两次, 但他照旧努力把它救了出来。这让一位路人格外不理解。这位圣徒告知他: 作为一个圣徒, 我的职责是向全部的生命传达爱, 挽救其他的生命是我最大的幸福。
1. When a saint saw a scorpion struggling to come out of the river, he　　　.
A. was in the shallow river
B. was climbing the Himalayas
C. was on the river bank
D. had just crossed the river
【解析】选C。推理推断题。依据第一段可知, 从前, 有一个圣徒, 他徒步行走在前往喜马拉雅山的路上。途经一条小河, 当他刚要踏入小河时, 一只挣扎想逃离水面的蝎子映入眼帘。由此可推断出答案为C。
2. Why did the scorpion sting and rush off his right hand?
A. Because it was full of panic at that time.
B. Because it wanted to get to the bank itself.
C. Because the saint harmed it badly.
D. Because the saint tried to kill it.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。依据第三段中的However, it panicked and stung again. 可知, 当时是由于慌张失措, 蝎子才对他进行攻击。故答案为A。
3. How did the man nearby feel at the saint’s behaviour of saving the scorpion?
A. Happy. B. Angry.
C. Frightened. D. Puzzled.
【解析】选D。观点态度题。依据第七段内容: 首先, 挽救一只蝎子是没有必要的, 对谁来说这都是没有好处的。其次, 您救它一次就够了。令人惊异的是, 即便它蜇了您, 您却照旧努力去救它。这是为什么? 由此可推断出他对圣徒的行为感到迷惑不解。故答案为D。
4. From the passage we can infer　　　.
A. the saint regretted having saved the scorpion later
B. the scorpion stung the saint three times in all
C. the man thought the saint a fool and left angrily
D. the saint thought it his duty to save other creatures
【解析】选D。推理推断题。依据最终一段内容: 作为一个圣徒, 我的职责是向全部生命传达爱。我的原则、人生观和生活历练告知我, 我应当挽救其他的生命。由此可推断出答案为D。

1.短文改错
How nice to hear you again. You want to know 76.___________
how is going on in schools in China. In fact, things 77．__________

have improved since schools begin to reduce the 78．___________
learning load. I used to have to work at 79．___________
weekends doing endless homeworks . Now I have 80．___________
more free time, so I must follow my own interests 81．___________
such as read books, visiting museums and taking computer 82． ___________
lessons. Besides , I can go to bed early than before. 83．___________
Anyone is happy about these changes. However, 84．___________
I wonder how long time such situation can last. 85．___________
【参考答案】1.
76. hear后加from 77.how 改为what 78.begin改为 began
79. Right 80. homeworks改为homework 81. must改为can
82. read改为reading 83. early改为earlier
84. Anyone改为Everyone 85. 去掉time

2.短文改错，只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
We’ll never forget the day which my classmates and I paid a visit to a chemistry factory last week. It was a larger one with nearly 2,000 workers. It looked a garden and we could see colorful flowers, grass and trees anywhere. We also visited some workshops and saw workers worked very hard. We talked with them and learned a lot. We understood them further. On the way home we felt tiring. So we all thought that we had a very good day. We really hoped that we can get more chances to leave the school and learn social experiences.
【参考答案】2.
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3.短文改错
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
留意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Mr. and Mrs. White were worried. That was already December, but they didn't have heat in their flat. Every time they called the manager of the building, Mr.Grant, he has promised to turn on the heat. But he never was.
Last Monday Mrs. White went to Mr. Grant’s office during her lunch break. She told him it was cold in the flat that her two child were getting sick. She told him they always paid for their rent in time and that it was his job to fix the heat in their flat before it got cold. Mr. Grant listened polite to the lady. He told her he had a lot of problems in the building and he couldn't do everything himself, so he let her patient. On this, Mrs. White left his office angrily and took the taxi to the town right to the mayor’s office. Later that same day, there was heat！
【参考答案】3.
1. That --- It
2. has promised --- promised
3. was --- did
4. cold --- so cold
5. child --- children
6. pay for --- pay
7. polite --- politely
8. patient --- be patient
9. At --- On
10. the taxi --- a taxi