1、2015上海市高考英语四月阅读、短文改错训练（9）答案阅读理解。【来自上海高考卷】Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists(考古学家) says. I a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 ar
2、chaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. The decision means scientists have
3、too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of a
4、rchaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write. The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 BC. Archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension
5、to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground.The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago. If hu
6、man remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was. Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation an
7、d study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains. The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it.Mike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield Univers
8、ity, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we wee led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.”The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.1. According to the
9、 passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because _.A. it is only a temporary measure on the human remainsB. it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific researchC. it was introduced by the government without their knowledgeD. it is vague about where and how to rebury human remai
10、ns2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.B. Human remains of the oldest species wee dug out at Happisburgh.C. Human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.D. Scientists ha
11、ve been warned that the law can hardly be changed.3. What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains?A. The Ministry of Justice did not intend it to protect human remains.B. The Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.C. The law on human remains hasnt changed
12、 in recent decades.D. The Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law.4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. New discoveries should be reburied, the government demands.B. Research time should be extended, scientists require.C. Law on human remains needs thoroug
13、h discussion, authorities say.D. Law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archaeologists warn.【参考答案】14、阅读理解。Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils ability for independent study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed. Cranfield School of Managementfound almost six i
14、n ten schoolchildrenwere copying information directly from websites for homework tasks without properly reading it. More than a quarter thought it was an acceptable practice, even though they know it was considered plagiarism(剽窃). The study, based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18
15、at a secondary school in the Midlands, raised concerns that modern technology was having a destructive effect on young people. Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management development at Cranfield, said, “Our research shows that technology obsession(痴迷)prevents spelling skills, encourages
16、 plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learning. ”“Despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with the majority making calls from the toilets. The mobile phone continues to be a main channel of social communication during the school day. ”The report revea
17、led that so-called“text-speak”was increasingly finding it was into pupils school work. Three in ten students admit to using text message shortcuts, such as“r u ok”in essays and classroom tasks. It followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of the teachers failed to understand some pup
18、ils writing because it was so full of confusing language. Phrases such as“innit”and“Gr8”were regularly found in school work. The Cranfield study found that mobile use was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school rules on phones. More than a third said they would use their mobile in class, w
19、hile nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call. 【文章大意】使用互联网和手机的学生越来越多了。可是, 科技不仅给学生们带来了便捷, 也给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。1. The underlined word“undermining”in the first paragraph can best be replaced by“”. A. determiningB. keepingC. weakeningD. increasing【
20、解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第二、三两段可知, 靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业, 实际上是一种抄袭, 会影响学生的独立学习能力。undermining是“逐渐损害, 削弱”的意思, 故此处可以用weakening来代替。2. It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that. A. he is in favour of students mobile phone usage at schoolB. he believes schools are responsible for technology obsessionC. the research f
21、inds a new way to improve school managementD. it is hard to limit students mobile phone usage at school【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第六段第一句中的with the majority making calls from the toilets和第二句The mobile phone . . . the school day. 可推断, 限制学生在学校使用手机是很困难的。3. What can we learn from the passage? A. Most students writin
22、g skills are becoming worse. B. Text message language may affect pupils language skills. C. Students like to invent new words in their writing. D. 30% pupils often send text messages when studying. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第七至九段可知, 短信语言可能会给学生的语言技能带来不利影响。4. Whats the attitude of the author to the problem? A. O
23、ptimistic. B. Approving. C. Anxious. D. Tolerant. 【解析】选C。观点态度题。从文章的字里行间可以看出作者对学生使用诸如手机之类的高科技产品持忧虑态度。故答案为C。短文改错 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。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（），并在其下面写出修改后的单词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错词下面画一横线，并在该词下写出修改后的单词。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
24、处起）不计分。With the national college entrance examination approach , many students are so worried about the coming exam to fall asleep at night and even suffer from mentally illness. Its a fairly common phenomena among us students. Here is some effective methods for you to adopt.First of all, you should
25、 spend a plenty of time preparing for the test. Secondly, it is no need to feel nervous when you have some bad emotions. I think take a deep breath is a helpful way to reduce your stress. Last but not least, you ought to believe yourself and keep a good state of mind. Follow my tips, but you will ov
26、ercome your exam anxiety.【参考答案】4.1. approach改为approaching 2. so改为too 3. mentally改为mental 4. phenomona改为phenomenon 5. is改为are 6.去掉plenty前的a 7.it改为there8. take改为taking 9. believe后加in 10. but改为and5.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
27、面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。The Siberian tiger is one of the most beautiful animal in the world. It is also one of rarest. Today only about 1,000 are left, some of them are in the Hunchun Nature Reserve. The Chinese government has created the reserve to help saving the tig
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31、s increased to about 1590.living6.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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在其下面写出该词。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。Alexanderwasamilitary genius or great explorer. But he also had a great ambi
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