1、涿州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错系列训练（6）及答案 (第 篇)We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkeypox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is
2、 homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals，” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.It s not just that we re going to where the animals are；we re also bringing them closer
3、 to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen s pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “I don t think it s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them，” says Isaksen.“Laws allowin
4、g these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing，” says Peter Schantz. Monkeypox may be the_wakeup_call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug (病毒) may be kind at first. But
5、it may develop into something harmful (有害的). Monkeypox doesn t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.语篇解读饲养宠物可能被传染疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一种疾病，现在突然出现在美国西部的孩子们的身上。我们认为的大多数只有人类才会感染的疾病其实就是来自动物。国家要制定严格的法律，控制外来动物把疾病传播给人类。1We learn from Paragraph 1 that t
6、he pet sold at the shop may _.A. come from ColumbiaB. prevent us from being infectedC. enjoy being with childrenD. suffer from monkeypox解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第一、二两句话可知，我们从宠物商店购买的动物身上携带疾病，这种动物能将之传播给人类。下文以猴痘为例说明作者的观点。答案D2Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?A. They attack human beings.B. We
7、need to study native animals.C. They can t live out of the rain forest.D. We do not know much about them yet.解析推理判断题。从第二段中的“A strange illness killed Isaksens pets，and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea.I dont think its fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowled
8、ge of them”可知答案为D。答案D3What does the phrase “the wakeup call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. a new diseaseB. a clear warningC. a dangerous animal D. a morning call解析词义猜测题。根据文章的内容可知，猴痘是一种从非洲的动物身上传播到人类身上的疾病，这种情况给人类带来了一种警示：不要随意把野外的动物带回家中饲养，以免使宠物主人感染疾病。“the wakeup call”表示“一种警示”。答案B4The text suggest
9、s that in the future we_.A. may have to fight against more new diseasesB. may easily get infected by diseases from dogsC. should not be allowed to have petsD. should stop buying pets from Africa解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后三句可知，人类今后可能面临更多疾病的挑战。答案A*结束 The space shuttle Columbia flared and broke up in the skies o
10、ver Texas on Saturday, February 1, 2003, killing the seven astronauts on board in what NASA and President Bush called a tragedy for the entire nation. NASA launched an investigation into the disaster and began searching for the astronauts remains. It said that although there had been some data failu
11、res it was too early to nail down a precise cause. The break-up, 16 minutes before the shuttle was due to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spread possibly toxic debris(有毒的残骸) over a wide area of Texas and neighboring states. Dramatic television images of the shuttles descent clearly showed s
12、everal white trails(痕迹) streaking through blue skies after the shuttle suddenly fell apart. It was almost 17 years to the day that the Challenger shuttle exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board. Take-off and re-entry into Earths atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a s
13、pace mission. In 42 years of US human space flight, there had never been an accident in the descent to Earth or landing. Challenger exploded just after take-off. Rescue teams scrambled to search for the remains of the crew, which included the first Israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot
14、Col. Ilan Ramon. There were warnings that parts of a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris could be toxic because of poisonous rocket propellant(推进器). We are not ready to confirm that we have found any human remains, Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerrs said. He added that among the roughly 1,000
15、 calls reporting debris, some people said they found remains of crew members. The Columbia is lost. There are no survivors, Their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home. Americas space program will go on, said a grim-faced Bush in a message broadcast on television, which inclu
16、ded condolences（同情）to the families of the dead astronauts. 6. The word “descent” in the passage means _.A. taking off B. landing C. orbiting(绕轨运行) D. walking down 7. Which is true of the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon?A. He was the first Israeli astronaut to fly on the shuttle. B. He was the first for
17、eign astronaut to fly on the American shuttle. C. He used to be a passenger plane pilot.D. He was the only survivor in the Columbia disaster. 8. The Columbia disaster and the Challenger disaster were similar in that _. A. there were seven astronauts killed on board B. both the shuttles exploded when
18、 they took off C. Both the shuttles exploded when they were about to land D. no human remains were found 9. Which of the following is wrong according to the news?A. The U.S.A. will give up the space program because of the accident. B. NASA hasnt found the cause of the Columbia disaster. C. Before th
19、e Columbia disaster, no shuttles had exploded in the course of landing. D. Take-off and re-entry into Earths atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission.参考答案B A A A *结束链接3.2010福建卷Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next ye
20、ar will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions（排放）. Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay cl
21、early their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted（授予）the standard, they can use a logo（标识）in all their marketing which makes it clear
22、that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said. 64Whats the main idea of the passage?ABusinesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers. BCompanies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions.CFirms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep g
23、oods at home.DFirms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppers environmental awareness.65The underlined word “inform” in Paragraph 2 probably means“ ”.Aaffect Bchange Cdisturb Dreject66According to Harry Morrison, businesses .Awill benefit from cutting carbon emissionsBshould buy carbon allowance
24、s for shoppersCare required to make up for their carbon emissionsDhave encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere67 We can learn from the passage that businesses will .Ahave a strong desire to reduce costsBuse the same logo in their marketingCgain advantages by taking early actionDattract mo
25、re shoppers by storing goods分析解读：65. 很多考生认为时今年和去年的购买对于环境的考虑发生了变化，从而选择了B项，实际这是由于没有仔细分析，仅从字面意思了解得出的错误结论。如果考生把这一段仔细解读一下，在理解的前提下，再找一下关键词汇，例如：aware of , effect 等，就会觉得affect这个选项好了。67. 本题有不少考生选择了A项，因为他们觉得既然减排对企业有利，那么一些企业必然会有很大的愿望减排。实际本篇文章的第一句就表明了减排对企业是一个困难的时间，因此企业开始应该是没有意愿减排的，本文是来描述减排的好处，给企业以提醒的，因此选C。*结束(2
26、010郑州质检)We all know that healthy is very important to us. Both1._study and work depend by strong bodies. Doing sports2._and games helps us keep strong and healthy. If we do not3._take any exercise, we may feel tired but get sick easily.4._Theres many different kinds of sports we can do them，5._such
27、as playing ball games, running, walking and swim.6._However, now we have too much homework to do in7._every day. We hope that well be giving less homework8._and have more time take part in sports. We also hope9._that our school can hold a sports meeting every term. 10._答案与解析：1healthyhealth这里是句子的主语，因
28、此用名词形式。2byon/upondepend on/upon是固定搭配。3helphelps这句话的主语是动名词短语doing sports and games。动名词短语作主语表示一件事时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。4butandfeel tired和get sick是并列关系，不表示转折，因此将but改为and。5去掉them这是一个定语从句，从句中作动词do的宾语的关系代词that(或which)被省略了，因此them是多余的。6swimswimming应用动名词与前面的running，walking并列，故应用swimming。7去掉inevery day可以单独作状语，前面不需要加介词。8givinggiven这里是被动语态，因此用过去分词。9take前加to此处考查的是have time to do sth.的结构。10*结束