1、阅读强化训练(十五) (建议用时：25分钟) 阅读理解Palanichamy Sarathkumar has been focused on the messages of support since news of the rescue in Tamil Nadu State appeared.Many wanted to know how he carried the animal，which weighs more than he does.Mr. Sarathkumar is a member of a forest guard team stationed near Mettupal
2、ayam.“Many people called to congratulate me.Everyone in my village is now asking me the same questionHow did you lift an elephant？I was scared of losing my balance.But my friends controlled the calf(小象) a bit and helped me to carry the animal.”The rescue happened when Mr. Sarathkumar took a call as
3、he was heading home after a night shift.“The caller informed me that a female elephant was blocking the road.”He and his colleagues managed to drive the elephant back into the jungle.The team then searched the area for other elephants.“We saw this calf stuck inside a small ditch(沟)，” he said.They re
4、alized the calf was the reason for the females distress and started trying to reunite them，but the calf was too weak to walk.“Firstly four of us carried the calf.We wanted to take it to the other side of the road to reunite it with its mother.But there was a danger of being attacked as she was still
5、 nearby.So，instead of all four of us being put at risk，I decided to carry the calf by myself.”After carrying the baby elephant for about 50 meters，he put it down near a water hole，hoping the mother would find it.“The next day when I went there，the calf wasnt there.But I could see the steps of a big
6、elephant on the forest floor.It seems they were reunited before dawn and slipped away into the forest.” Elephants are highly evolved social animals which live in large groups.Forest officials say the calf would have died if they had not made it.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Sarathkumar因成功营救了一只小象而成了新闻焦点人物。1What did
7、 many people ask Sarathkumar?AHow he could keep balance.BWhere he found the elephant.CWhether he rescued the calf alone.DHow he could move the elephant.D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Many wanted to know how he carried the animal.以及第二段的.asking me the same question “How did you lift an elephant？”可知很多人都问Sarathkumar
8、是如何移动小象的。2What does the underlined word “distress” in Paragraph 3 mean?ASadness.BReunion.CDesire. DAnger.A解析：词义猜测题。小象被卡住了，母亲应该是感到非常悲伤和难过。3Why did Sarathkumar carry the calf himself at last?AHe was strong enough.BHe wanted to be praised.CHe believed that he could do it alone.DHe wanted to protect his
9、 colleagues.D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段But there was a danger of being attacked.I decided to carry the calf by myself.可知Sarathkumar想要自己一个人冒这个风险来保护自己的同事。4Whats the passage mainly about?AHow a forest guard saved a calf.BHow a calf got stuck inside a ditch.CWhat a forest guards main job is.DWhy a female elephant
10、 blocked the road.A解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一位森林防护队员成功营救一头小象的故事。 语法填空The term“junk food”dates back at least to the early 1950s.It 1._(use) to describe food that is low in nutritional value but high in caloric value.Many people try to avoid or limit it in their diets，out of concerns that it is not healthy.Doc
11、tors often educate people about junk food and encourage 2._(they) to eat wellbalanced diets.Foods which fall under the umbrella of“junk food”vary，depending on 3._ number of reasons.Snack foods like chips，candies，and so on are 4._(universal) regarded as junk food.And some people also classify(划分) fas
12、t food like hamburgers，pizza，and fries into the group.As a general rule，such foods are perfectly safe 5._(eat)，as long as they are wellbalanced diets.Theres nothing wrong 6._ having some potato chips now and then，but consuming a diet 7._(base) primarily on such food is a cause for concern.Because ju
13、nk food often lacks 8._(benefit) vitamins and minerals，people who eat it too much may have health problems.In several 9._(place) of the world，advertising of any junk food that targets at children is carefully controlled and monitored 10._ such foods often attract children.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，为我们科普了“垃圾食品”
14、的相关知识。1is used解析：考查动词的时态和语态。本文时态为一般现在时，此处it和use之间为被动关系，故填is used。2them解析：考查代词。医生们经常鼓励人们平衡饮食，此处用them指代people。3a解析：考查冠词。a number of为固定搭配，意为“很多，大量”。4universally解析：考查副词。此处用副词universally修饰后面的动词regarded。5to eat解析：考查非谓语动词。“主语be形容词不定式”结构中不定式常与主语构成动宾关系，此处用主动形式表示被动意义，故填to eat。6with解析：考查介词。wrong with为固定搭配，意为“有
15、毛病，有问题”。7based解析：考查非谓语动词。该句为过去分词作后置定语修饰a diet，故填based。8beneficial解析：考查形容词。垃圾食品通常缺少有益维生素和矿物质，此处用形容词修饰名词。9places解析：考查名词的复数。place为可数名词，与several搭配时应使用复数形式。10because解析：考查连词。面向儿童的垃圾食品广告受到严格监控，这是因为垃圾食品经常吸引儿童。 短文改错In our city there is an nonprofit radio station I listen every day.They recently held a compet
16、ition and on this particularly morning I fortunately won a book.However，I had to go there to pick up my prizes.I decided to gift them all something before go to collect the book.So I bought them for a huge box of chocolates.I am deeply thank to all the staff who work there.After all，they are not pai
17、d and they did this just out of love.I hope these chocolates add a few sweetness to their day，making them realize what grateful we are.答案：In our city there is nonprofit radio station I listen every day.They recently held a competition and on this morning I fortunately won a book.However，I had to go
18、there to pick up my .I decided to gift them all something before to collect the book.So I bought them a huge box of chocolates.I am deeply to all the staff who work there.After all，they are not paid and they this just out of love.I hope these chocolates add a sweetness to their day，making them realize grateful we are.