1、西安市2014高考英语短文改错、阅读理解训练（28）及答案He is already a singer and a director, so what is the Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou up to now? Hes a talk show host. His program Mr.J was first broadcast on October 31. But unlike her music, the show hasnt lived down to public expectations and has suffering a storm of cri
2、ticism(批评).Chou was reported be nervous about the first shows. At that time in fact, it is only thanks to another celebrity(名人)guest that the program wasnt a failure. In a late show, Chou was criticized for gossiping about Lam Chiling(林志玲), a model from Taiwan, in an attempt to decrease audience rat
3、ing(收视率).参考答案：He is already a singer and a director, so what is the Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou up butto now? Hes a talk show host. His program Mr.J was first broadcast on October 31. But unlike her hismusic, the show hasnt lived down to public expectations and has suffering a up sufferedstorm of c
4、riticism(批评).Chou was reported be nervous about the first shows. At that time in fact, it is only to show wasthanks to another celebrity(名人)guest that the program wasnt a failure. In a late show, laterChou was criticized for gossiping about Lam Chiling(林志玲), a model from Taiwan, in an attempt to dec
5、rease audience rating(收视率). Increase*结束故事类-201*浙江卷 As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, an
6、d chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.On Dads final day of work, it took him wel
7、l into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailboxes to thank him for his friendship and his years of service.“Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route，” he used to say, “and a story at every one.” One lady had no mailbox, so Dad
8、 took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, “Nat, take these eggs to Marian; shes baking a cake and doesnt have any eggs.” Mailbo
9、xes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox;
10、 Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $32,000.A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dads death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his
11、stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasnt the case.As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green, and the other was red, and each had a long narr
12、ow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.I made a turn at the corner and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard foots
13、teps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dads postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. “What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas？”he asked.“The letters？”“I gues
14、s you never knew.”“Knew what？”“Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year.”I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasnt hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the ol
15、d oak table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.For me, just knowing that
16、story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.55. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as _.A. great chances to help other peopleB. happy occasions to play with baby chickensC. exciting experiences with a lot of funD. good opportunities to enjoy chocol
17、ate cookies56. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that _.A. Dad had a strong sense of dutyB. Dad was an honest and reliable manC. Dad had a strong sense of honorD. Dad was a kind and generous man57. According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?
18、A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.C. Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.D. Dad answered childrens Christmas letters every year.58. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is _.A. offering analyses B. providing explanationsC. giving ex
19、amples D. making comparisons59. What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year?A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.D. Santa Claus
20、had so much information about their families.60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. The Mail B. Christmas LettersC. Special Mailboxes D. Memorable Travels【要点综述】这是一篇感人的叙述亲情的文章，在这里，父亲是一个乡村送信人，这么多年来他都无私地为219个信箱服务，一直到他退休。但让作者没有料到的是，父亲还在每年圣诞节的时候扮演着圣诞老人的角色，默默地回复着孩子们写给圣诞老人的信。55. C推
21、理判断题。从全文第一段提到的always an adventure: There were animals to see知，作者认为与父亲一起去乡下送信是一件惬意的事情，因为在路上碰到的事情令人激动不已，所以选C项。56. B推理判断题。从文章第四段One businessman used to leavethe amount came to $32,000.知，商人认为父亲是一个诚实且值得信赖的人，所以他才会这么相信他，让他把数目很多的钱送往银行，由此知B项为最佳答案。57. D细节理解题。从文章最后几段可以看出，作者没有想到的是，父亲竟然还曾扮演过圣诞老人的角色，给孩子们回信，这大大出乎他
22、的意料。这也可以从倒数第二段I just sat there with tears in my eyes.可以看出，我对父亲的这种行为感到非常吃惊和感动，由此选D项。58. C文章结构题。从第四段知，作者在这里举到了几个事例，如帮人送鸡蛋，帮小姑娘支付邮票，甚至帮一个商人去存钱等等，这些都是例子，所以该段举了很多事例来说明父亲平凡中的“伟大”，故选C项。59. D推理判断题。从倒数第二段and they told me how amazed they were that推断知，当时小朋友们对于圣诞老人居然这么了解他们的家庭生活感到非常吃惊，所以答案选D项。60. A主旨大意题。从全文知，本文作
23、者主要讲述了自己的父亲，一个平凡中显现伟大的送信人的故事，所以用A项能较好地概括全文中心，这里用The Mail来突出父亲的工作和他的敬业，故A项最佳。*结束短文改错专项训练2此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉；在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉；该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）；在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；该行错一个词，在错的词下划一个横线；在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Li Ming, who has
24、 been working as postman for1_two years, always wears a suit of green uniforms.2_He worked with care as well as with effort. He3_serves for the people heart and soul. Every day he 4_gets up early to deliver newspapers or magazines.5_He is so careful and he has never been wrong.6_One day he had to se
25、nd a dead letter and it happened7_to be raining hardly outside. But he set out immediately8_He had asked nearly everybody in the district after 9_he tried to hand the letter to the right person.10_参考答案1postman a postman2uniforms uniform3workedworks4for（删去）5orand6andthat78hardlyhard9afterbefore10trie
26、dmanaged*结束 Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important in formation that should be included, he can give you a false picture. For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was
27、great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for on e hundred dollars!” This guys a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. Hes really a big loser! He didnt say anything that was false, but he left out
28、 important information on purpose. Thats called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest. Some politicians often use this trick. Lets say that during Governor Smiths last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks ano
29、ther term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smiths term, the state lost one million jobs!” thats true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smiths term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.” Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. Its again
30、st the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company. This ki
31、nd of deception happens too of often. Its a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. 49. How much did the lottery winner lose? A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars.C. Three hundred dollars. D. Four hundred dollars.50. We may infer that the author believes p
32、eople should _. A. buy lottery tickets B. make use of half-truthsC. not take anything at face value D. not trust the Yucky Company51. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. final increase B. big advantage C. large share D. total saving52. What can we know from the example of
33、the Yucky Pill advertisement?A. False statements are easy to see through. B. B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.C. Doctors like to act in advertisements. D. D. Advertisements are based on facts.2. 49.A 50.C 51.A 52.B*结束Im very sorry to have missed the first two lesson this morning. I go
34、t up early as usually in the morning, but when I was ready to leave I find my bicycles front tyre（轮胎）flat. I wanted to take bus or taxi to school, and I didnt have any money with me. I had to look for a place along the street to get my bicycle repairing. Unluckily, there were not any bicycle repair
35、shops were open in the early morning. So I had to walk to school, carrying my bicycle all the way. Thats how I was late for school.Please dont worry with my lessons, Mr. Li. I will make up for it and turn to teachers for help if necessary.Yours,Wang Hui 参考答案：Dear Mr. Li,Im very sorry to have missed
36、the first two lesson this morning. I got up early as usually in lessons usualthe morning, but when I was ready to leave I find my bicycles front tyre (轮胎) flat. I wanted to foundtake bus or taxi to school, and I didnt have any money with me. I had to look for a place a but along the street to get my
37、 bicycle repairing. Unluckily, there were not any bicycle repair shops repaired that / which were open in the early morning. So I had to walk to school, carrying my bicycle all the way. Thats how I was late for school. whyPlease dont worry with my lessons, Mr. Li. I will make up for it and turn to teachers for helpabout / over themif necessary. Yours,Wang Hui*结束