1、北京2015高考英语阅读理解、短文改错课外自练（14）答案（三月）阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。 Many people think a telephone is essential. But I think it is a pest and a time waster. Very often you find it impossible to escape from some idle or curious chatter-box, or from somebody who wants something for nothing. If yo
2、u have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation, or when you are just going out, or when you are taking your bath. Are you strong minded enough to ignore it, to say to yourself,“Ah, well, it will all be the
3、same in a hundred years time” You are not. You think there may be some important news or messages for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you never rushed dripping from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed, only to
4、 be told that you are a wrong number? But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isnt it important to have a telephone in case of emergencyillness, an accident, or fire
5、? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity. I think perhaps I had better try to justify myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstancesif I were a tycoon
6、(business VIP),for instance, or bed ridden I might find a telephone essential. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car essential. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent; one is mechanical invention, the other is literature. M
7、y own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them. For I have just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.1.The passag
8、e is mainly discussing _.A. that we should be strong enough to ignore a phone callB. that important message will reach you sooner or laterC. whether its necessary to answer all phone callsD. whether it is necessary to have a telephone提示:通读全文，尤其是文章的第一段和最后一段可以得出此结论。答案:D2.Judging from the passage, who
9、is strong-minded enough to ignore a phone call?A. The author. B.A tycoon.C.A taxi-driver. D. Hardly anyone.答案:D 大意理解，文章的第二段第三段可以看出3.According to the passage, the author_.A. thinks the telephone should go out of our lifeB. likes to be different from other peopleC. thinks the telephone is annoyingD. s
10、peaks favourably of a telephone提示:文章的第二句就说明了作者的观点，后面又作了进一步的补充说明。答案:C4.In the authors opinion, which of the following is NOT true?A. Nearly everyone has been told a wrong number.B. Its necessary for everyone to have a telephone.C. He himself can not decide whether to answer a call.D.A telephone direc
11、tory may bring in unexpected calls.提示:从文章的第二段得出答案。答案:B阅读理解。【2014烟台3月诊断性考试】Fahad Azad，an engineer in India，invented a robot named DuctBot.The toycar sized DuctBot measured 23 centimeters in length,19 centimeters in width and 9 centimeters in height and weighs just two kilograms.The robot is designed
12、to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery，so it can be captured (抓拍) by a camera.In order to control it more easily，Mr Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels.The robot can clean off lots of dirt，as well as dea
13、d pigeons and insects.Keeping indoor air in good quality and monitoring carbondioxide levels in buildings with central air conditioning is a challenge.It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death，such as hospitals.Dirty air has a bad influence on people
14、s health.EPSCO，a Dubaibased company which specializes in improving indoor air quality，read about Mr Azads invention in a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics competition.EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty，dangerous work
15、.Across India，for example，the task still falls to children.They are small enough to go through those ducts.In 2005，Mr Azad who was still at university decided to do something about it.Six years later his own company，Robosoft Systems，has Bluestar，EPSCO and the Indian Navy，some leading air condition m
16、akers，as partners.Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水) pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots userfriendly enough.Mr Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated not by engineers but by workers.There will be lo
17、ts of difficulties they need to overcome in the future.1What can we learn about Ductbot?AIt is a toy car and popular with children.BIt is designed to move like a snake in the ducts.Cmany LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location.DIt is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery.2The underlined word
18、 “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_”Athe cameraBthe conditioning ductCthe LED light Dthe dirty scenery3What can the Ductbot do for us?AClean off the dirt in the ducts.BControl the central conditioning.CReduce carbondioxide in buildings.DProtect more animals in city.4. According to the text，EPSCO_.Ahas
19、 won an international robotics competitionBhired children to clean the dirty ducts in the pastCis the only partner of Robosoft SystemsDspecializes in improving peoples health5What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AOnly engineers can operate the Ductbot now.BNew ways have been found to examine
20、oil tanks.CAzads difficulties are impossible to overcome.DAzads team are working to improve their robot designs.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了印度的一名工程师发明了一种可以进入空调管道来清理空调灰尘的机器人。1解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.”可知，它像蛇一样在管道中行走。答案：B2解
21、析：指代判断题。根据文章第二段第二句“A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery”并结合下文可推知，此处的it代指的是the dirty scenery，故答案D符合文意。答案：D3解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.”和第三段的第二句“The robot can clean off lots of dirt.”可知，这种机器
22、人可以清理管道里的垃圾。答案：A4解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第二句和第三句“EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，for example，the task still falls to children”可知，EPSCO公司在过去经常雇佣小孩来清理管道垃圾。答案：B5解析：段落大意题。根据文章最后一段的前两句“Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently
23、 exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水) pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots userfriendly enough.”和整体理解可知，本段主要讲的是Azad团队正在致力于改善自己的机器人设计，故答案D符合文意。答案：D。1.文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在此处加一个漏词符号（），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
24、.每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。 Dear Brad,Im very glad to hear from you. In your last letter you ask about the post-80s in China. Actually I am the boy who belongs to this group. Comparing with our parents, life for us is getting much hard. The job market is tough and the house is expensivel
25、y to afford. Now many girls prefer to marry with a man who owns a house and a car. Therefore, I dont think love built on house and cars is true love, and I doubt how long it will last.As a matter of fact, though situations are tough today, a lot of we post-80s are making great efforts live a good li
26、fe. I believe we will have a nice future. Li Hua【参考答案】1、1.1.ask_asked 2. the_a 3. Comparing_Compared 4. hard_harder5.expensively_expensive 6.删with 7.Therefore_However8.house_houses 9.we_us 10.efforts后加to2.短文改错（共10小题； 每小题1.5分， 满分15分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。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
27、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。Three friends and I was driving on a highway. While we were going at least 50 miles per hour, we passed over a car. It had broken down, stopped on the side of the road. My friend slows down
28、, and pulled behind the other car. He got out of the car immediate and before I knew it he was helping the other person push the car down the road to a spot where wasnt so close to the passing cars. From the way they were pushing the car, it looked as if my friend was pushing them all by himself. I
29、thought my friend help a complete stranger like this was a great thing, but I wont forget his good nature or character.【参考答案】2.1. waswere 2. 去掉over 3. stoppedstopping 4. slowsslowed 5.在pull 后加up 6. immediateimmediately 7. wherewhich/that 8.themit 9. helphelping 10. butand3.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英
30、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10处语言错误，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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。At Chinese New Year, my family and I have a very busy time. Two days before New Years Day, I went out with my
31、 friends from school to the seafood restaurant in Pudong. It was the noisiest restaurant which I had ever been to, and the food was cheap and delicious. After that, we went to shopping for new clothes and found lots of bargain. I visited my old teacher, Mr. Smith. For my surprise, he said he didnt f
32、ind Chinese New Year very excited. He was even wearing new clothes! Because we have so many tests this week, I have to start studying hard again now. How I wish the holiday were long than ever before!【参考答案】3.At Chinese New Year, my family and I have a very busy time. Two days before New hadYears Day
33、, I went out with my friends from school to the seafood restaurant in aPudong. It was the noisiest restaurant which I had ever been to, and the food was cheap that / 去掉 butand delicious. After that, we went to shopping for new clothes and found lots of (或把shopping改为shop或shops)bargain. I visited my old teacher, Mr. Smith. For my surprise, he said he didnt find bargains ToChinese New Year very excited. He was even wearing new clothes! Because we have exciting not / wasntso many tests this week, I have to start studying hard again now. How I wish the holiday were long than ever before! longer
