1、第14练完形填空阅读理解短文改错.完形填空体裁:夹叙夹议话题:礼物词数:300时间:15During the 1960s,my father had layoffs(解雇) now and then.My mother _1_ the familys money.She worked,but money was tight as she _2_ to pay the bills until my dad was rehired.At that time I was too young to know her _3_But one spring,when I was 10,during one
2、of my fathers layoffs,I could _4_ my mother was upset.I _5_ that I would cheer her up by buying her a special Mothers Day gift.I could remember my mother once _6_ a store,the Agins,with great admiration.So I rode my bike to the store and told Mrs.Agins I was looking for a Mothers Day present.She did
3、nt _7_ me but treated me like a valued customer and suggested an Italian purse.“How much money do you have?” she asked.“Twelve dollars,” I said.“Youre in _8_,”she smiled.“Its only $11.You have a dollar left for the _9_”Then I _10_ off happily.When my mother opened the gift,she appeared rather angry,
4、“_11_ did you get this?”“I bought it at the Agins,”I said,“Mrs.Agins charged me 11 dollars.”Then my mother was surprised into _12_It wasnt until many years later that I learned that the _13_ was worth several hundred dollars,that I _14_ just how wonderful Mrs.Agins had been to me.My mother,who _15_
5、the purse for many years until it was _16_ repair,is now 90.She said she can still recall every _17_ about it:the leather,the color and even the buttons.“You know what really _18_ me to this day,”my mother said.“Letting you have the purse for just a few dollars was _19_ enough.But the fact that she
6、let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was of much _20_ that Ill never forget.”【语篇解读】作者小时候家里经济条件不好,但为了使妈妈高兴,作者决定给妈妈买礼物。好心的Agins夫人以低价卖给了作者一个贵重的皮夹。这件事令作者的妈妈终生难忘。1A.controlled BmanagedCspent Dpaid答案B根据上下句可知,此处应为妈妈管理(managed)家里的钱。control意为“控制”;spend意为“花费”;pay意为“付钱”。2A.struggled BwishedCconti
7、nued Dprepared答案A由上文的“money was tight”可推知,妈妈付账单都很费劲,故用struggle to do sth,意为“挣扎着做某事,努力做某事”。3A.hopes BattitudesCworries Dopinions答案C从上下文语境可知,此处指,“我”当时太小,还不了解妈妈的烦恼(经济总是紧张)。4A.tell BunderstandCbelieve Dremember答案A由下文中的“I _5_ that I would cheer her up”可知,但是一年春天,爸爸失业的时候,“我”能感觉到妈妈的难过。tell“知道,了解,觉察”。5A.said
8、 Bchose Cinsisted Ddecided答案D由前一句“我”可以感觉到妈妈很难过和下文“我”买礼物给妈妈可知,这里指“我”决定(decided)为妈妈买礼物。6A.saw BmentionedCstared Dobserved答案B由上下文可知这里应是妈妈曾经提到过一家名叫the Agins的商店。7A.serve BreceiveCwelcome Dignore答案D根据下文的“treated me like a valued customer”可知,Agins夫人并没有忽视(ignore)我,反而待我像一位尊贵的顾客。8A.luck Bsurprise Cfashion Ddo
9、ubt答案A根据下文中的“Its only $11”可知,“我”有12美元,礼物只要11美元,所以店主应说“你很幸运”。9A.flower Bbike Ccard Dgift答案C文章最后一段中提到了卡片(card),是对此处的提示。10A.ran Brode Cdrove Dwalked答案B上文提到作者是骑自行车到商店去的,故这里应是骑(rode)自行车回去。11A.Where BWhen CWhy DHow答案A从下文的回答“I bought it at the Agins”得知,本句妈妈问“你从哪儿得来的这个钱包”。12A.silence BlaughterCcheers Dexcit
10、ement答案A从下文可知,这个钱包值数百美元,而Mrs Agins仅售11美元,所以妈妈惊讶得说不出话来。13A.card Bstore Cpurse Dleather答案C根据上文提到的“an Italian purse”可知,“我”给妈妈买的礼物是钱包,所以此处答案为钱包(purse)。14A.wondered BappreciatedCconsidered Dthought答案B直到很多年之后“我”才了解到那个钱包价值数百美元,深深地感激(appreciated)Agins夫人对我那么好。15A.deserved BtookCcarried Dfelt答案C由上下文可推知,妈妈一直拿着
11、这个钱包直到它再也不能修补。16A.within Bbeyond Cunder Dfor答案B参见上题解析。beyond repair“不能修补”;under repair“在修理中”;for repair“去修理”。17A.pattern Bdetail Cpart Duse答案B根据下文“the leather,the color and even the buttons”,这些都是钱包的细节,而不是“图案、零件、使用”等。18A.puzzles Bpleases Camazes Dsatisfies答案C根据上文提到的“Then my mother was surprised into.
12、”,可知妈妈当时感觉很吃惊,所以妈妈现在说的是“那天使我真正感到吃惊的是”。amaze“使惊愕,使惊诧”。19A.appropriate BhappyCregretful Dunbelievable答案D根据上文可知,作者花了11美元买了一个价值几百美元的钱包,这件事是令人难以置信的。20A.wisdom Bpity Cpatience Dkindness答案D根据文中的信息“You have a dollar left for the _9_”可知,Agins夫人很善良,故用kindness。.阅读理解A体裁:说明文话题:能源安全词数:319时间:5Nuclear powers danger
13、 to health, safety, and even life itself can be summed up in one word: radiation.Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected by human senses.It cant be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us.There are other things like that
14、.For example, radio waves are all around us but we cant detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver.Similarly, we cant sense radioactivity without a radiation detector.But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels,
15、radiation can kill an animal or human being immediately by killing masses of cells in vital organs.But even the lowest levels can do serious damage.There is no level of radiation that is completely safe.If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be serious.This is the case
16、when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed immediately, your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones.But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble.They can grow into cancer.Sometimes this does not show up for many years.This is a
17、nother reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation.Serious damage can be done without the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred.A person can be irradiated(辐射)and feel fine, then die for cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result.Or a child can be born weak as a
18、result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us.We must know the truth.【语篇解读】核能源对健康、安全、甚至是生命本身的危害都能用一个词来概括:辐射。21What is the most dangerous factor of nuclear power?AAmount. BQuantity. CRadiation. DPlace.答案C由第一段,可知C正确。22Which of the following statements is TRUE?ANuclear radiatio
19、n can do little harm to human beings.BNuclear radiation can do harm to human beings.CNuclear radiation can be detected by human senses.DNuclear radiation is just like common radio waves.答案B由第一段,以及第三段第一、二、三句, 可知B正确,那么A就错了。根据第二段,可知C、D错误。23How can nuclear radiation kill an animal?ABy damaging its heart
20、.BBy killing a few cells in its body.CBy hitting any place in its body.DBy killing many cells in important organs.答案D由第三段第一句,可知辐射通过大量破坏重要器官的细胞,导致动物死亡。24Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery because _Ait can do harm to a person while the victim doesnt knowBhuman beings learn its harmfulnessCnuclear
21、 radiation can kill a person very easilyDhuman beings have no effective machine to detect nuclear radiation答案A由第二段第一句可知,辐射神秘之处在于,受害者在毫不知情的情况下就受到辐射的伤害了。25If a human being is hit by nuclear radiation, he may _Adie of cancer after many yearsBdie immediatelyChave a child who may be born weakDall of the
22、above答案D由倒数第二段最后两句可知,若人被辐射了,会因此患上癌症,并于几年后死亡。B体裁:记叙文话题:爱心传递词数:280时间:5When my friend Lesa was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer,another friend and I went to the hospital to spend some time with her.We bought her a small toy and named him LemonAide.We gave LemonAide to Lesa and told her he was to go with her t
23、o all of her treatments to remind her that we were thinking of her and caring about her even though we could not always be with her.When the treatments were completed,she said when someone else needed him she would pass him along.A few months later,much to my surprise,it was me that she passed him t
24、o.LemonAide went with me to all of my treatments.One day while waiting for my doctor I decided we could market the idea to fight cancer.Lesa thought it was a great idea so we founded the organization that came to be known as LemonAide s Friends,Inc.We designed our organization to remind people fight
25、ing cancer that there are people who love and care about them all the time.Today we have totally 5013 volunteers.The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance.The Physicians on our Board of Advisors determine how and where our money is donated.LemonAide is for men,women,an
26、d children of all ages and to date has been sent to 34 states and 33 countries to provide smiling support for people fighting cancer.When life gave us lemons we made LemonAide,a soft smiling toy that represents love,support,and encouragement.【语篇解读】朋友得病,作者送给她礼物以示安慰,后来得到启示,专门成立了一个组织用以帮助患癌症的病人。26The au
27、thor went to the hospital with her friend _Ato operate on LesaBto treat her diseaseCto accompany LesaDto look after LemonAide答案C细节理解题。根据第一段“.another friend and I went to the hospital to spend some time with her.”可知,作者和朋友去医院是为了陪Lesa。27Lesa was given a small toy because _Ahe represented her organizati
28、onBhe could help weaken her painCshe would think of her friendsDher friends tried to comfort her答案D细节理解题。根据第一段“We gave LemonAide to Lesa and told her he was to go with her to all of her treatments to remind her that we were thinking of her and caring about her even though we could not always be with
29、 her.”可知,作者和朋友买礼物送给Lesa是要安慰她。28It can be inferred that _Athe author had suffered from cancerBLemonAide had suffered from cancerCLesa had recovered from cancerDLemonAide learned to look after the author答案A推理判断题。根据第一段“.when someone else needed him she would pass him along.”和第二段以及后文可知,Lesa说会把玩偶送给别的需要它的
30、人,而令人意想不到的是这个人竟然是作者自己。后来作者和朋友一起建立了帮助癌症患者的公益组织。由此可推知,作者也曾患有癌症。29Lesa and the author formed an organization to _Acure cancerBraise moneyChelp cancer patients Dhelp their friend答案C细节理解题。根据第三段“We designed our organization to remind people fighting cancer that there are people who love and care about the
31、m all the time.Today we have totally 5013 volunteers.The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance.”可知,作者和朋友建立公益组织是为了帮助癌症患者。.短文改错下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写上该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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处
32、起)不计分。What do you know about smile?When I was a kid,I always thought smile is just a way to express ones feelings.But now,I know smile is not only a facial expression but also a way to change the world.It can make anyone happily,and this happiness is from the bottom of heart.Its not like enthusiasti
33、c laughter,but the one makes your heart warm.When you give your friend a smile,he might feel the deep true friendship between you and her.Lets learn to smile with ourselves.Because of when you fail,it can make you fight back again.When we give other a smile,we will feel happy,too.And smile is a lang
34、uage,rich but valuable.I believe it can even make the whole society warm.Smile is such easy but useful.Lived with a smile,every day will be sunshine.答案What do you know about smile?When I was a kid,I always thought smile just a way to express ones feelings.But now,I know smile is not only a facial ex
35、pression but also a way to change the world.It can make anyone ,and this happiness is from the bottom of heart.Its not like enthusiastic laughter,but the one makes your heart warm.When you give your friend a smile,he might feel the deep true friendship between you and .Lets learn to smile ourselves.Because when you fail,it can make you fight back again.When we give a smile,we will feel happy,too.And smile is a language,rich valuable.I believe it can even make the whole society warm.Smile is easy but useful. with a smile,every day will be sunshine.