1、【广西省南宁市2014高考英语模拟试题】短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。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：此行多一个词：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。此行缺一个词：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。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，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。不按上述要求改的不给分。I was a high school student then, from low-income
2、76. _family. So I have to work to support my family. My77. _first one job was to clean the tables in a small restaurant. 78. _I still remember going there early and felt anxious about 79. _the new world. I worked harder because I was afraid of 80. _losing the job. At night, I was sometimes very tire
3、d to do81. _my homework. And I came to understand that was not82. _easy to earn money, and that knowledges could change83. _my life. So what I learned from the job, in a hard 84. _way, was much more important as what I earned. 85. _【参考答案】短文改错76. 【解析】from后加a “来自一个低收入家庭”为泛指，需加a。77. 【解析】havehad 和上下文对应，
4、用一般过去时。78. 【解析】one my first job “我的第一份工作”，one多余。89. 【解析】feltfeeling feeling和and前的going相对应。80. 【解析】harderhard 此处的hard无比较意义。81. 【解析】verytoo 构成too. . . to. . . 结构，“太而不能”。82. 【解析】thatit it在宾语从句中作形式主语，真正主语是to earn money。83. 【解析】knowledgesknowledge knowledge是不可数名词。84. 85. 【解析】asthan 构成more. . . than(比多)比较
5、结构。【河北省石家庄市2014高考英语质量检测】短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 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。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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词 注意：l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处起）不计分。 Ive learned from the newspaper that your company is look
6、ing for receptionistIm very interesting in the job and Id like to apply to the position First of all, allow me to introduce myselfI had just graduated from high school and taken the University Entrance Examination I want to find out a part-time job in the summer Im 18 year old and have a good comman
7、d of English, especial in terms or speaking and listening In fact, I once won the rust prize in die English speech competition hold in our school Besides, Im quite easy-going hut therefore very popular among my classmates【参考答案】短文改错（101=10）：I have learned from the newspaper that your company is looki
8、ng for receptionist. aIm very interesting in the job and Id like to apply to the position. interested forFirst of all, allow me to introduce myself. I had just graduated from high school haveand taken the University Entrance Examination. I want to find out a part-time job in the summer. Im 18 year o
9、ld and have a good command of English, especial in terms of speaking years especiallyand listening. In fact, I once won the first prize in the English speech competition hold in our heldschool. Besides, Im quite easy-going but therefore very popular among my classmates. andI sincerely hope you can g
10、ive us a chance. Im looking forward to your early reply. me 阅读理解。The pound new Library of Birmingham（LoB）will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization（数字化）of everyday life.Set to open in 2013, the 188 m LoB is already beginning to tale shape next to the Birmingham
11、 Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.As digital media（媒介）is important to its idea. the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people th
12、e right tools for learning, “The aim is to mix the physical with the digital. Providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowin
13、g the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual（虚拟的）LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about Lo
14、B, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls “enlarge reality”
15、project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development is an online library of figures of the city being built by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.
16、Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as sever before.”( ) 1. The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of_. A. the equipment B. the projectC. the digital media D. the physical library( ) 2. While visiting the Virtua
17、l LoB, the public can_. A. get a general idea of the LoBB. meet many world-famous expertsC. learn how to put up a library buildingD. understand how the specialists work on the project( ) 3. Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens? a. It offers better learning toolsb. It reaches users
18、 in different waysc. It provides users with smart phoned. It allows users to enrich its materiale. It gives non-stop physical and digital servicesA. a, b, d B. a, c, e C. b, c, d D. b, d, e( ) 4. This text is most probably taken from .A. a put book B. a library guideC. a handbook D. a newspaper repo
19、rt【答案与解析】【要点综述】本篇文章为新闻报道类文体。文章报道了Library of Birmingham（伯明翰图书馆）将会投巨资改建成一个全新的数字化图书馆的事情。1B词义推断题。通过分析单词所在的这个句子，可知its（它的）指代的是主句中的主语“这个工程的”，its idea便是指the idea of the project。2A细节理解题。根据第6段第2句“Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the L
20、oB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.”可知答案为A。B、C、D说法均有误。3A细节理解题。根据第4段“it is about giving people the right tools for learning”， “which can be used through many different ways”及第7段“in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material”可知。4D推理判断题。文章首
21、段便简明地概括了文章主题，全文体现较明显的及时性，这是新闻类文体的典型特征，据此可判断文章应来源于一篇新闻报道。【由江苏省盐城市2014模拟改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。First lady Michelle Obama turns 50 on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.Michelle Obama has spent the first half-century of her life breaking barriers and checking off a series of firsts. Now, as she re
22、aches her milestone birthday Friday, the nation will be watching to see in what other areas she will leave her mark. Five years after moving into the White House, and without a re-election campaign to worry about, she has more room to relax in her role and, political watchers say, possibly become mo
23、re vocal (声音的) on political issues in the three years left in office. So far, critics have complained about Michelles silence on issues where they expected to hear her voice: Last year, at the start of her husbands second term, she disappointed advocates for tighter gun-control measures after she fa
24、iled to push harder on the issue in response to the massacre (残杀) at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. She also disappointed some feminists (女权主义者) who wanted her to defend their causes instead of falling back on her self-described role as the nations “mom-in-chief.” Nor did she handle
25、racial issues during her second term, as some had expected.“The most important thing to remember is, whether you are black, white or Hispanic, youre the first lady and the president of all the people in the United States. Thats a huge melting pot, so to reinforce (强化)that shes African American over
26、anything else would not be wise,” said Anita McBride, who directs programming and national conferences on the legacies (遗产) of Americas first ladies and their historical influence at American University. Valerie Jarrett, a top White House adviser and a close friend of the Obamas, said the first lady
27、 doesnt want to “spread herself too thin.” “She really wants to have a maximum impact and to do that in fewer areas,” Jarrett told the Associated Press. “That, she said, “is better than trying to take on every single possible cause.”But Robert Watson, a Lynn University professor, said he expects Oba
28、ma to “go a little harder at issues” over the next several years. “Second-term first ladies usually feel more at ease to speak more forcefully about issues close to their heart,” he said. Myra Gutin, a Ryder University communications professor and frequent lecturer on first ladies, said she expects
29、Obama to continue making both of them a priority in her remaining years in the White House, given their success. Michelle launched the “Lets Move” campaign in 2010. It in particular has gained widespread support, ranging from the National Football League to the Sesame Street franchise (特许), which ev
30、en gave permission to the produce industry to use its licensed characters for free on fruits and vegetables. “Theres no such thing as a traditional first lady, not anymore in this technology-filled world. Is Mrs. Obama cutting edge? Is she an activist? No. As first ladies go, I think shes been polit
31、ically careful because she does not want there to be a major flare-up that would require her husband to use his political capital to clean up,” she said. “But shes not exactly just sitting in the White House pouring tea and having receptions, either.”1、Critics were disappointed with Michelle because
32、 _.Ashe didnt put gun-control measures into effectBshe failed some feminists to stand out to be a career womanCshe didnt solve some racial problemsDshe failed to voice her opinion on some issues2、According to the professors or advisers, which of the following statements is NOT true?AIts not wise to
33、reinforce Michelle is African American over anything else.BIts better for Michelle to have a maximum impact than to take on every possible cause.CIts expected for Michelle to go a little harder at issues.DIts a tradition for first ladies to stay out of political issues.3、What does the underlined phr
34、ase “spread herself too thin” in Paragraph 6 mean?ATry to do a lot of work at the same time.BGet very tired.CTry to improve physical fitness.DMove herself away from others.4、In Paragraph 9, the campaign “Lets Move” might be aiming to help people _.a. gain widespread supportb. become more physically
35、activec. have access to healthier foodsd. raise awareness about gun controlAa, cBa, bCb, cDc, d【参考答案】1-4、DDAC 【由江苏省盐城市2014模拟改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Spanish explorers called them Las Encantadas, the Enchanted Isles, and Charles Darwin used his studies of the islands as the foundation
36、 for his theory of natural selection. The Galapagos are among the worlds most important scientific treasures, a group of volcanic islands surrounded by deserted beaches and inhabited by unique varieties of giant tortoise, lizards, and birds. Yet life on this United Nations world heritage site has tu
37、rned sour. Battles have broken out between fishermen and conservationists. Ecuador, which owns the islands, has sent a naval patrol (海军巡逻队) to put down disturbances. The controversial director of the Galapagos National Parkwhich controls 97 percent of Galapagos land and the reserve extending to 40 m
38、iles offshorehas been fired, while an air of uneasy tension hangs over the islands, as the islanders prepare for election when they pick their representatives in Ecuadors national assembly. “Its a very tense situation,” said Leonor Stjepic, director of the London-based Galapagos Conservation Trust,
39、which raises money to help projects on the islands. “We are watching it with concern.” The violence has been triggered by an alarming growth in the islands population. Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz island, housed just 45 inhabitants in the 50s. Today there are more than 10,000, while the islands total
40、 population is more than 19,000 and growing by 6 percent a year, despite recently introduced a law to limit waves of immigrants fleeing the poor areas of Ecuador for a life “in paradise (天堂)”. On top ofthis, more than 100,000 tourists visit the islands every year.Such numbers have put the islands, s
41、pecial ecology under intense pressure. Conservationists backed by the Ecuador government, have replied by exercising strict controls to protect the islands* iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and giant tortoises. These moves have angered many local people, however. They want to exploit (开发利用) the islands
42、 waters and catch its protected species of sharks, lobsters and sea cucumbers, which can fetch high prices in Japan and South Korea. Angry fishermen surrounded the Charles Darwin research station on Santa Cruz last February, threatened to kill Lonesome Georgethe last surviving member of the Pinta Is
43、land species of the Galapagos giant tortoise. The situation got improved after the Ecuador government made concessions (让步) by increasing fishing quotas (配额), which angered conservationists. “It is tragic, the short-term gain of a few fishermen versus the long-term survival of the Galapagos,” said J
44、ohn McCosker of the California Academy of Sciences. “They are killing the golden goose.”Then, the Ecuador government appointed Fausto Cepeda as the national parks new director, a post that has become a political football for the mainland government. There have been nine directors in the past 18 mont
45、hs. This appointment was particularly controversial, however. Cepeda was known to have close ties with the fishing industry, and the rangers (管理员),who run the national park and reserve, rebelled.More than 300 staged a sit-in at the parks headquarters and prevented Cepeda from taking up his post. A b
46、attle broke out, and at least two people suffered serious injuries. Eventually, Cepedawith the fishermens help- entered the park. “I am in office, i am in control. And I am trying to lower the tension,” he announced. The Ecuador government took no chances, and sent a patrol boat to maintain the peac
47、e. A few days later, Ecuador Environment Minister Fabian Valdivicso met representatives of rangers. After discussions, he told newspapers that he had decided to remove Cepeda from the post.However, as the population continues to rise, the long-term pressures on the islands are serious and will not d
48、isappear that easily. “We have to balance its special environment with the needs of local people. In that sense, it is a microcosm (缩影) for all the other threatened parts of the world. So getting it right here is going to be a very, very important trick to pull off,” said Stjepic.1、What does the und
49、erlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refer to?AThe islands swelling population.BThe law to limit waves of immigrants.CA life in paradise.DThe tourists visiting the islands every year.2、How significant were the islands for Charles Darwin?AHe based his theory on his studies there.BHe built the Charles D
50、arwin research center there.CHe advocated the balance between ecology and people there.DHe found the last surviving giant tortoise there.3、What is the primary contributing factor to the conflict between conservationists and fishermen?AThe dismissal of the previous director of the Galapagos National
51、Park.BThe exploitation of the islands.CThe governments support of Galapagos Conservation Trust.DCepedas close tie with the fishing industry.4、We can learn from the passage that _.Athe projects of Galapagos Conservation Trust on the islands are profitableBconservationists get angry when fishermen are
52、 killing a gooseCpoliticians from the mainland government play football on the islandsDthe government is trying to ease the tension5、In Paragraph 13, what does the author mean by “The Ecuador government took no chances”?AThe government did not seize opportunities.BThe government made no compromises.CThe government did not run risks.DThe government shrank from responsibilities.【参考答案】1-5、AABDC
