1、增分强化练(四)阅读理解2语法填空短文改错书面表达(限时60分钟).阅读理解AEven if you dont know much about Russian author Maxim Gorky (18681936), you may be familiar with his famous poem The Song of the Stormy Petrel since its ending note “Let it break in all its fury！” has been encouraging generations of people for years now.Gorky w
2、as a highly influential author.More than any other writer, he laid the foundations for the famous literary style known as socialist realism.In this kind of writing, the author uses literary techniques to create the impression of reality in his or her writings.March 16 marked the 152th anniversary of
3、 Gorkys birth.He was born into an ordinary life but soon became an orphan, before being raised by his grandmother in poverty.As he grew older, he would take a job and then quickly move on to another.He tried many jobs, but the one that he seemed to love the most was being a journalist.It was in this
4、 job that he gained a particular impression of the worldthat it was horribly inequitable in its treatment of the poor.It was a world, therefore, that had to go.Gorky was naturally attracted to the political movement of Marxian social democracy.He knew many revolutionaries including the most importan
5、t one of all, Vladimir Lenin(18701924)The two became friends in 1903 and The Song of the Stormy Petrel was one of Lenins favorite works by Gorky.As a writer, Gorky naturally valued literature.But he also valued life experience, of which he had plenty.The key to being a modern person, he thought, was
6、 to acquire a critical attitude: “Keep reading books, but remember that a books only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself，” he once said. 语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一位极具影响力的前苏联作家高尔基。文章介绍了他的人生经历和他对文学的影响。1What can we learn about Gorkys childhood?AHe lived an extraordinary life.BHe tried few job
7、s.CHe led a hard life.DHe grew up by himself.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“He was born into an ordinary life but soon became an orphan, before being raised by his grandmother in poverty.(他出生在一个平凡的家庭，但很快就成了孤儿，由贫困的祖母抚养长大)”可知，高尔基的童年过着艰苦的生活。故选C。答案：C2What does the underlined word inequitable in Paragraph 5 refer to?A
8、Unconditional.BUnfair.CUnreal. DUnfriendly.解析：词义猜测题。根据下文“in its treatment of the poor.It was a world, therefore, that had to go.”可知，Gorky认为这是一个必须消失的世界，因为这个世界对待穷人极其不公平。由此可知，画线词inequitable意为“不公平的”。unconditional无条件的；unfair不公平的；unreal不真实的；unfriendly不友好的。故选B。答案：B3Which of the following is TRUE about Gork
9、y?AHe valued critical thinking.BHe was of little influence.CHe was easy to bow before difficulties.DHe discounted life experience.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The key to being a modern person, he thought, was to acquire a critical attitude：Keep reading books, but remember that a books only a book, and you shou
10、ld learn to think for yourself， he once said.(他认为，要成为一个现代人，关键是要养成一种批判的态度：坚持读书，但要记住，一本书只是一本书，你应该学会独立思考，他曾经说过)”可知，A选项“高尔基重视批判性思维”正确。故选A。答案：A4What is the text mainly about?AGorky and his family.BThe hardship Gorky experienced.CGorkys famous works.DGorkys influence in literature and his life.解析：主旨大意题。根据
11、第二段中的“Gorky was a highly influential author.More than any other writer, he laid the foundations for the famous literary style known as socialist realism.(高尔基是一位极具影响力的作家。与其他作家相比，他为著名的社会主义现实主义文学风格奠定了基础)”以及第四段“He was born into an ordinary life but soon became an orphan, before being raised by his grand
12、mother in poverty.As he grew older, he would take a job and then quickly move on to another.He tried many jobs, but the one that he seemed to love the most was being a journalist.(他出生在一个平凡的家庭，但很快就成了孤儿，由贫困的祖母抚养长大。随着年龄的增长，他找了一份工作，然后迅速跳槽。他尝试过很多工作，但他似乎最喜欢的是当记者)”可知，这篇文章的主要内容是高尔基对文学的影响和他的人生经历。故选D。答案：DBLeg
13、os have been a kind of popular toys for children for more than 60 years.When children get older, boxes of plastic Lego bricks often end up unused and stored in outoftheway places around the homes.Parents sometimes end up throwing the Legos away.Now, the Lego Group toy company is testing a program to
14、 make sure the unwanted bricks do not go to waste.The program is called Lego Replay.It aims to make sure the unwanted building blocks continue to make children happy.Tim Brooks is the Lego companys vice president of environmental sustainability.He said, “Nearly all Lego bricks we see that are out th
15、ere have lots more play value in themmultigeneration of play value.Its a waste of energy and resources to grind them up (碾碎) and make new bricks.”Brooks said the idea came from parents who do not know what to do with the old bricks.Placing old Legos in waste containers is not a good answer.Birds and
16、 other wildlife may try to eat what looks like colorful foodwith deadly results.With the Lego Replay program, parents load unwanted Legos of all shapes and colors into boxes.Then, they go to the program website and print out a mailing label.The boxes are sent to processing centers, where the bricks
17、are sorted, cleaned and shipped to aid groups and donation centers.The Lego Replay test program is set to last through March.If it is successful, the program may be expanded to include other Lego products.The Lego Group is also looking at other materials to use in their toys.While plastic has proved
18、 to be the strongest material, Lego has begun making some bricks out of sugar cane (甘蔗) 语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了乐高公司正在研发一个项目，旨在确保不需要的积木继续使孩子开心。5Whats the main purpose of Lego Replay?ATo entertain those children without toys.BTo make unwanted Lego bricks reused.CTo prevent parents to throw the Legos away.D
19、To avoid using unwanted bricks by storing them.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It aims to make sure the unwanted building blocks continue to make children happy.(它旨在确保不需要的积木继续让孩子们快乐)”可知，这个计划旨在让不需要的积木再次被使用，让孩子们快乐。故选B项。答案：B6Where are unwanted Lego bricks sorted and cleaned according to Lego Replay?AAt processing cen
20、ters.BAt donation centers.COn the program website.DIn the owners homes.解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的“The boxes are sent to processing centers, where the bricks are sorted, cleaned and shipped to aid groups and donation centers.(这些盒子被送到加工中心，在那里，积木被分类、清理，然后被运送到援助团体和捐赠中心)”可知，这些积木是在加工处理中心被分类和清洗的。故选A项。答案：A7What does
21、Brooks probably agree with?ALego bricks waste too many resources.BUnwanted Lego bricks still have value.CWe should store old Legos in waste containers.DLego bricks are favorite food of some birds.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Nearly all Lego bricks we see that are out there have lots more play value in themmulti
22、generation of play value.Its a waste of energy and resources to grind them up and make new bricks(几乎所有我们看到的乐高积木都有更多的游戏价值。把它们碾碎并制造新的积木是浪费能源和资源的)”可知，Brooks可能会同意“不需要的乐高积木还会有价值”这个观点。故选B项。答案：B8What does the Lego Group explore according to the last paragraph?AMore other Lego products.BProper use of plasti
23、cs.CSimilar products to sugar cane.DNew materials of producing bricks.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“The Lego Group is also looking at other materials to use in their toys.(乐高集团也在寻找其他材料用于他们的玩具)”可知，乐高集团公司在寻找制造乐高玩具的新材料。故选D项。答案：D.语法填空Zhao Zong, a 26yearold man from Central Chinas Henan Province, recently became 1.
24、a hit on the Internet for pushing his 97yearold grandmother in a wheelchair around during a tour of Xian, Shaanxi Province.The behavior was pretty 2.admirable (admire) and received numerous thumbsups (点赞) on Chinese social media platform Weibo.3Departing (depart) for the destination on Sept 1, Zhao
25、spent nearly a week taking his grandmother to the popular sites, like the Terracotta Warriors.He didnt want his grandmother to be tired 4.with the trip, so two weeks before the journey he bought a foldable wheelchair for her.Zhao 5.was_raised (raise) in his grandparents home.When he was 3, his paren
26、ts couldnt take care of him for a 6.variety (vary) of reasons, and from then on, he lived with his grandmother.“Thats 7.why I have deep feelings for her.” Zhao explained.“It 8.has_been (be) my dream to take my grandmother on a trip since I was in college.Now I feel so excited that my dream 9.eventua
27、lly (eventual) came true.”As long as conditions allow, Zhao next arranges 10.to_tour (tour) Tsingtao with his grandmother to see the sea, and hopefully more places in China.短文改错Dear Peter，Good news travels fast! I am glad to hear that you were admitted Yale University.Please accept my sincerely cong
28、ratulations on your success.I knew how hard you have been working for these years but I am very proud of you for your success.I am sure that it was just my persistence and hard work which led to your current success.Just as the old saying go, “No pains, no gains”I strongly believe that you will make
29、 a greater progress in your future studies and works.At the end of my letter, I give my best wishes to you! And I look forward to see you before long.Yours，Lily 语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章主要表达了作者对朋友被耶鲁大学录取的祝贺。1解析：考查介词。句意：听说你被耶鲁大学录取了，我很高兴。be admitted to/into为固定用法，意为“被录取”。故应在admitted后加上to/into。答案：第二句在admitted后加to
30、/into2解析：考查形容词。句意：请接受我对你成功的衷心祝贺。分析句子结构可知，congratulations为名词，应用形容词来修饰。故把sincerely改为sincere。答案：第三句sincerelysincere3解析：考查动词的时态。句意：我知道你这些年来一直很努力。分析文章可知，全文时态为一般现在时，故此处的时态应与全文时态保持一致，表示一般事实情况。故把knew改为know。答案：第四句knewknow4解析：考查连词。句意：我知道你这些年来一直很努力，我为你的成功感到骄傲。分析句子结构可知，前后两句话为并列或因果关系，而不是转折关系。故把but改为and或so。答案：第四句
31、butand/so5解析：考查人称代词。句意：我相信，正是你的坚持和努力，才导致了你现在的成功。分析文章可知，是作者的朋友被耶鲁大学录取，故应是她的坚持和努力。故把my改为your。答案：第五句myyour6解析：考查强调句。句意见上题解析。分析句子结构可知，此处是一个强调句，强调“你的坚持和努力”，故应用that。故把which改为that。答案：第五句whichthat7解析：考查固定用法。句意：正如老话所说：“不劳无获”。as the old saying goes为固定用法，意为“正如老话所说”。故把go改为goes。答案：第六句gogoes8解析：考查冠词。句意：我坚信你今后的学习和
32、工作会有更大的进步。progress为不可数名词，不能用a修饰。故去掉a。答案：第七句去掉a9解析：考查名词的单复数。句意：我坚信你今后的学习和工作会有更大的进步。work当“工作”讲时为不可数名词，故没有复数形式。故把works改为work。答案：第七句works改为work10解析：考查固定搭配。句意：我期待不久能见到你。look forward to doing为固定用法。故把see改为seeing。答案：第九句seeseeing.书面表达假定你是李华，准备与新西兰的朋友Rosy去参观中国园林博物馆。现收到该馆暂时闭馆通知，请用英语写一封信告知她，内容包括：1表示遗憾；2推迟原因；3新的
33、安排。参考词汇：中国园林博物馆：the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_参考范文Dear Rosy，How are things going with you? Im pretty sorry to say that there is a new notification that the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture will close until further notice.It
34、 is a pity that we wont be able to visit it as planned.The reason for the museums temporary closing is that it needs to be updated, which means we will have the opportunity to witness a new face of it in the near future.In spite of this, we can still make some other plans.For example, the Summer Palace is a good alternative, which is sure to leave an equally deep impression on us.What do you suggest we should do together? Im looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua
