1、增分强化练(十六)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AAt the board meeting everyone present was asked to tell a story of the most embarrassing moment.When Franks turn came, he began, “I grew up in San Pedro.My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea.He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the se
2、a.He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family.Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.” He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad.He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the net
3、s and fighting the seas for his catch.When you got close to him, he smelled the ocean.”Franks voice dropped a bit.“When the weather was bad he would drive me to school.He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching.Then he would lean over and give
4、 me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy.It was so embarrassing for me.Here I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a goodbye kiss.When we got to the school and came to a stop,
5、he had his usual big smile.He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, No, Dad. It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had a surprised look on his face.I said, Dad, Im too old for a goodbye kiss.Im too old for any kind of kiss. My Dad looked at me for the lo
6、ngest time, and his eyes started to tear up.I had never seen him cry.He turned and looked out of the windshield.Youre right， he said, You are a big boy.a man.I wont kiss you any more.”For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes.“It wasnt long after
7、that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks.Frank spoke again.“Guys, you dont know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the check.to feel his rough old face.smell the ocean on him.to feel his arm around
8、 my neck.I wish I had been a man then.If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.” 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Frank在一次董事会上，分享了自己最尴尬的故事。Frank认为父亲的吻别让他感觉很尴尬。有一次，他告诉父亲自己长大了，并拒绝了父亲的吻别，却没想到那是最后一次见父亲。Frank很后悔，如果再来一次，他永远不会拒绝父亲的吻别。1Which of the following can best serve as
9、the title of the passage?AAn Embarrassing MeetingBA Fisherman and His SonCA Goodbye Kiss from FatherDOn the Way to School解析：标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了Frank在分享自己最尴尬的时刻时讲述的故事。Frank认为父亲的吻别让他感觉很尴尬，有一次，他告诉父亲自己长大了，并拒绝了父亲的吻别，却没想到那是最后一次见父亲。Frank很后悔，如果再来一次，他想他永远不会拒绝父亲的吻别。因此推测本文最佳标题是“来自父亲的吻”。故选C。答案：C2Which of the followin
10、g is NOT TRUE about Franks father?AHe was bearing the burden of supporting his family.BHe was a fisherman full of strength.CHe drove Frank to school every day.DHe held a positive attitude towards life.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“When the weather was bad he would drive me to school.(当天气不好的时候，他会开车送我去学校)”可知，Frank的父
11、亲不是天天送他上学。故选C。答案：C3How did Franks father feel when Frank said he was too old for a goodbye kiss?AExcited and proud.BSurprised and sad.CSurprised but proud. DAngry and disappointed.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段“and he had a surprised look on his face(他露出了惊讶的表情)”和第四段“My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his
12、 eyes started to tear up.(父亲盯着我看了很久，眼里充满了泪水)”可以推测出，在Frank拒绝父亲之后，父亲是惊讶的和难过的。故选B。答案：B4What does the author mainly tell us in the last two paragraphs?AFranks memories about his fathers goodbye kiss.BFranks thanks for his fathers love.CFranks regrets for hurting his father.DFranks wishes to his father.解
13、析：推理判断题。根据最后两段内容及其中的关键句“the tears began to well up in his eyes (泪水从他眼中涌出)”和“If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.(如果能回到那时候的我，我永远不会跟父亲说，我年龄大了，不能再吻别了)”可知，最后两段主要表达了Frank非常后悔当时拒绝了父亲，让父亲伤心。故选C。答案：CBWhy elephants rarely get cancer is a mystery that has confu
14、sed scientists for decades.A study was led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), at the University of Utah and Arizona State University may have found the answer.According to the results, elephants have 38 additional modified copies of a gene that encodes p53, a welldefined tumor suppre
15、ssor,_as compared to humans, who have only two.Further, elephants may have a more powerful mechanism for killing damaged cells that are at risk for becoming cancerous.In isolated elephant cells, this activity is doubled compared to healthy human cells, and five times that of cells from patients with
16、 LiFraumeni Syndrome, who have only one working copy of p53 and more than a 90 percent lifetime cancer risk in children and adults.The results suggest extra p53 could explain elephants increased resistance to cancer.“Nature has already figured out how to prevent cancer.Its up to us to learn how diff
17、erent animals overcome the problem so we can adapt those strategies to prevent cancer in people，” says cosenior author Joshua Schiffman, MD., pediatric oncologist (儿科肿瘤医生) at Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine.But Prof Mel Greaves, from the Institute of Cancer Research
18、in London, says we should focus on why humans have such high levels of cancer.He pointed to the rise of unhealthy, cancercausing behaviors, such as obesity and sunbathing.“Youve never seen an elephant smoke！” he added.According to Schiffman, elephants have long been considered a walking problem.Beca
19、use they have 100 times as many cells as people, they should be 100 times more likely to have a cell slip into a cancerous state and cause the disease over their long life span of 50 to 70 years.And yet analysis of a large database of elephant deaths estimates a cancer death rate of less than 5 perc
20、ent compared to 11 to 25 percent in people. 语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了大象患癌症的概率要远远低于人类，从科学的角度对大象和人类的体内细胞和一些基因进行了对比来说明。5Why are elephants less likely to get cancer than humans?AElephants are bigger than humans.BElephants have more p53 genes and mechanism killing damaged cells.CElephants are not as clever as
21、 humans in walking.DElephants eat more than humans.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中“According to the results, elephants have 38 additional modified copies of a gene that encodes p53, a welldefined tumor suppressor, as compared to humans, who have only two.(根据研究结果，与只有两个p53基因的人类相比，大象多了38个编码p53基因的修改副本。p53是一种定义明确的肿瘤抑制因子
22、)”可知，大象有38个p53基因，而人类只有两个，所以大象有更强大的机制来杀死有癌变危险的受损细胞。故选B。答案：B6Which of the following can be the equivalent of the underlined word suppressor?AMultiplier.BComplex.CRestrainer. DCoordinator.解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段提到“为什么大象很少得癌症是一个困惑了科学家几十年的谜”。结合画线词上文“According to the results, elephants have 38 additional modified
23、copies of a gene that encodes p53 (根据研究结果，大象的p53编码基因有38个是额外的改良的)”和下文的“as compared to humans, who have only two.Further, elephants may have a more powerful mechanism for killing damaged cells that are at risk for becoming cancerous.(与人类相比，人类只有两个。此外，大象可能拥有一种更强大的机制来杀死有癌变风险的受损细胞)”可知，suppressor应是“抑制剂”的意思
24、。故选C。答案：C7Whats Prof Mel Greaves attitude towards the discovery?ADoubtful. BNeutral.CCritical. DFavorable.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的“But Prof Mel Greaves, from the Institute of Cancer Research in London, says we should focus on why humans have such high levels of cancer.He pointed to the rise of unhealthy, can
25、cercausing behaviors, such as obesity and sunbathing.Youve never seen an elephant smoke！ he added.(但伦敦癌症研究所的梅尔格里夫斯教授表示，我们应该关注为什么人类的癌症水平如此之高。他指出，不健康、致癌行为的增加，如肥胖和日光浴。你从没见过大象吸烟！他补充道)”可知，Prof Mel Greaves对这个发现持怀疑的态度。故选A。答案：A8What can we infer from the last paragraph?AElephants have longer life than peopl
26、e.BThere is no chance that elephants die from cancer.CThe rate of elephants dying from cancer is increasing.DIt was thought theoretically that elephants could get cancer more easily.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的“According to Schiffman, elephants have long been considered a walking problem.Because they have 100 t
27、imes as many cells as people, they should be 100 times more likely to have a cell slip into a cancerous state and cause the disease over their long life span of 50 to 70 years.(根据希夫曼的说法，大象一直被认为有行走障碍。因为它们的细胞数量是人类的100倍，所以在它们50到70年的漫长生命中，进入癌变状态并导致疾病的可能性应该是人类的100倍)”可知，理论上，大象更容易得癌症。故选D。答案：D.语法填空Devote yo
28、urself to the work you do, not the prize you might get.Hao Jingfang, a Tsinghua University graduate, is pursuing her passion for writing and education.In 2016, she won 1.the Hugo Award with her short novel, Folding Beijing, which made her the first female writer in China to bring home this prize.Lat
29、er on, the author 2.turned (turn) to education.She set up Tongxing Academy for public welfare education and WePlanets 3.to_develop (develop) childrens creativity after school.Since building her company, Hao has been carrying out voluntary teaching 4.programs (program) in rural areas.“We 5.really (re
30、al) want these kids to have better education resources like kids from the cities，” she said.Besides, 6.different (difference) from the typical Chinese parents so ambitious for their children, Hao suggests 7.giving (give) kids more space for trial and error.“Let the children handle the reality 8.and
31、decide for themselves.If they struggle with obstacles, you can offer them some guidance or encouragement，” Hao said.She also encourages all women to discover their passions.“We live 9.in a big, big world with endless possibilities.Dont be too afraid to try something new.When you find the one thing t
32、hat you want to commit to, you 10.will_become (become) fearless to follow your dream.”.短文改错Dear Jenny，Welcome to my school! When you arrive, there will be a party for you holding by my classmates.You may attend to English classes to feel a differently learning style.After that, you can go to your ho
33、st family that you can experience the Chinese way of life.You can have meals together chatting anything that interests us.The host family will also show us around some famous scenic spot.You can see people selling kites everywhere because our city was home to kites.There are many kinds of kites to c
34、hoose from.So isnt it the good idea to buy some for your friends? Write to me unless you have any questions about the schedule.Best wishes.Yours，Zhang Ming 语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章讲述了张明欢迎珍妮来到他学校，并告知珍妮她到校的相关事宜。1解析：考查过去分词。本句已有谓语will be且无连词，要用非谓语动词形式，名词a party和动词hold是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用过去分词表示被动，held by my classmates为过去
35、分词短语作名词a party的后置定语。故将holding改为held。答案：第二句holdingheld2解析：考查动词。attend是及物动词，后接名词不用介词to。故去掉to。答案：第三句去掉第一个to3解析：考查形容词。名词短语learning style应用形容词来修饰，故将differently改为different。答案：第三句differentlydifferent4解析：考查定语从句的引导词。本句是定语从句，先行词是your host family，指地点，在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where。故将that改为where。答案：第四句第二个thatwhere5解析：考查
36、动词。chat是不及物动词，后接宾语要加介词about。故在chatting后加about。答案：第五句在chatting后加about6解析：考查代词。本句意为“寄宿家庭也会带你参观一些著名的景点”，应用代词you指代“你”。故将us改为you。答案：第六句usyou7解析：考查名词的单复数。spot是可数名词，其前有some修饰时要用复数形式。故将spot改为spots。答案：第六句spotspots8解析：考查动词的时态。本句意为“你可以看到到处都有人卖风筝，因为我们的城市是风筝的故乡”。此处讲述一般事实，要用一般现在时，主语our city是单数，谓语动词也用单数形式。故将was改为i
37、s。答案：第七句wasis9解析：考查冠词。本句意为“所以给你的朋友买一些不是个好主意吗？”此处泛指“一个好主意”，good以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故将the改为a。答案：第九句thea10解析：考查连词。本句意为“如果你对日程安排有任何疑问，请写信给我”。此处指“如果”，应用if引导条件状语从句。故将unless改为if。答案：第十句unlessif.书面表达假定你是李华，最近在某英文论坛上看到一名叫Jonah的澳大利亚高中生发的帖子，他提到自己想结交一位中国朋友以便学习川剧(Sichuan Opera)。请根据所给提示，用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1表达意愿；2帮助方式；3期
38、待回复。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 Jonah，How nice to see your post on the Internet! Its very interesting that you, an Australian, show so much love for our local pride, Sichuan Opera!Id like to be your friend and help you realize your dream, for my dad is working as an actor in one of the Si
39、chuan Opera theaters in Chengdu.My dad is openminded as well as easygoing.Im sure he can be helpful.As for me, Im a senior high school student as you are.I believe we have much to share and can get along well with each other.Please write back as soon as possible so that we can make a plan.Yours sincerely，Li Hua
