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株洲市高考英语阅读理解短文改错训练10
株洲市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练(10)及答案
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Citiesalarmedbydeathsandinjuriesofpedestriansaretakingeffortstomakecrosswalkssaferforpeopleonfoot,especiallyseniorsandchildrenwhoneedmoretimetocrossstreets.
ApedestrianiskilledinatrafficaccidentintheUSAevery110minutes;oneisinjuredeverynineminutes,accordingtoofficialdata.Crosswalkscanbeespeciallydangerousfortheelderly.Amongpeople70andolder,36%ofpedestriandeathsin2006occurredincrosswalks,comparedwith21%ofthoseyoungerthan70,accordingtotheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety.
TheFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)advisesthatnextyearstatesincreasebynearly15%theamountoftimetrafficlightsprovideforpedestrianstocrossthestreetaftertheflashingorangehandappears.
FHWAspokesmanDougHecoxsaysreasonsforthechangeincludeanagingpopulationthatneedsmoretimetocross,healthconsciousAmericansw
alkingmore,childrenencouragedtowalktopreventgettingoverweightandhighgaspricespushingpeopletowalkinsteadofdrive.
Pedestriandeathswentdownby12%from5,449in1996to4,784in2006.Butamongthosein2006,471werekilledincrosswalks,downslightlyfrom488tenyearsearlier,theNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)says.
[语篇解读] 横过马路时,行人的意外死亡率居高不下。
很多城市正在努力采取措施保证行人过马路的安全,尤其是老人和孩子。
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Among100pedestriandeathstherewere21peopleyoungerthan70.
B.Oldpeoplearemorelikelytomeetwithaccidentsincrosswalks.
C.Trafficaccidentskilledmoreoldpeoplethanyoungpeople.
D.Aboutseventrafficaccidentshappenedperhour.
[解析] 事实细节题。
第二段第二三句告诉我们:
老年人在十字路口遭遇交通事故的可能性最大。
[答案] B
2.WhatisFHWA’ssuggestiontostates?
A.Fixingmoretrafficlights.
B.Providingmorecrosswalks.
C.Givingpedestriansmoretimetocrossstreets.
D.Increasingthetimebeforetheorangelightsappear.
[解析] 事实细节题。
第三段告诉我们FHWA建议给行人更多的时间通过路口。
[答案] C
3.What’sthecauseofthecrosswalksafetyproblemaccordingtothetext?
A.There’remanycarsandbusesontheroad.
B.Pedestriansarecareless.
C.Crosswalksarecrowded.
D.Driversdon’tgiveway.
[解析] 推理判断题。
第四段指出:
老年人需要更多的时间通过马路,有健康意识的人也好步行,儿童被鼓励步行以防止发胖,油价较高也让人们更倾向于步行而不是驾车。
由此可知十字路口的安全问题是过度拥挤。
[答案] C
4.ThereportfromNHTSAsuggeststhat________.
A.fewerpeoplewereinjuredincrosswalks
B.crosswal
ksafetyhasbeengreatlyimproved
C.muchhasbeendonetoreducetrafficaccidents
D.pedestriandeathsincrosswalksremainaseriousproblem
[解析] 推理判断题。
最后一段NHTSA称:
2006年行人死亡人数4,784,比1996年(5,449)降低了12%,但这一数字依旧很高,注意句中用的是downslightly稍微有点下降,所以十字路口的安全问题依然严峻。
[答案] D
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Mostofusspendourlivesseekingth
enaturalworld.Tothisend,wewalkthedog,playgolf,gofishing,sitinthegarden,drinkoutsideratherthaninsidethepub,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbs,gototheseaside,buyaweekendplaceinthecountry.ThemostpopularfreetimeactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Andwhenjoggers(慢跑者)jog,theydon’trunthestreets.Everyoneofthemautomaticallyheadstotheparkortheriver.Itismyfirmbeliefthatnotonlydoweallneednature,butweallseeknature,whetherweknowwearedoingsoornot.
Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrowingupnature-deprived(丧失).Ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtrees.Thesedays,childrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedoms,duetoproblemslikecrime,traffic,thelossoftheopenspacesandstrangenewideasaboutwhatisbestforchildren,thatistosay,thingsthatcanbebought,ratherthanthingsthatcan
befound.
Thetruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheUS:
familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD(多动症).Thosewhosehousinghadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.
AstudyinSwedenindicatedthatkindergartenchildrenwhocouldplayina
naturalenvironmenthadlessillnessandgreaterphysicalabilitythanchildrenusedonlytoanormalplayground.AUSstudysuggestedthatwhenaschoolgavechildrenaccesstoanaturalenvironment,theentireschoolwoulddobetterinstudies.
Anotherstudyfoundthatchildrenplaydifferentlyinanaturalenvironment.Inplaygrounds,childrencreateahierarchy(等级)basedonphysicalabilities,withthetoughonestakingthelead.Butwhenagrassyareawasplantedwithbushes,thechild
rengotmuchmoreintofantasyplay,andthesocialhierarchywasnowbasedonimaginationandcreativity.
Mostbullying(恃强凌弱)isfou
ndinschoolswherethereisatarmac(柏油碎石)playground;theleastbullyingisinanaturalareathatthechildrenareencouragedtoexplore.ThisremindsmeunpleasantlyofSunnyhillSchool,withitshardtarmac,whereIusedtohangaboutincornersdreamingaboutwildlife.
Butchildrenarefrequentlydiscouragedfrominvolvementwithnaturalspaces,forhealthandsafetyreasons,forfearthattheymightgetdirtyorthattheymightcausedamage.So,instead,thedamageisdonetothechildrenthemselves:
nottotheirbodiesbuttotheirsouls.
OneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhoodisADHD,nowincreasinglyandexpensivelytreatedwithdrugs.Yetonestudyafteranotherindicatesthatco
ntactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.However,wespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.
Theli
feofoldpeopleismuchbetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.Themostimportantforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.
Inwiderandmoredifficultareasoflife,thereisevidencetoindicatethatnaturalsurroundings
improveallkindsofthings.Evenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworld.
DrWilliamBird,researcherfromtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds,statesinhisstudy,“Anaturalenvironmentcanreduceviolentbehaviourbecauseitsprocesshelpsreduceangerandbehaviorthatpeoplemightregretlater.”Wildplacesneedencouragingforthisreason,nomatterhowsmalltheircontribution.
Wetendtothinkhumanbeingsaredoingnaturesomekindoffavourwhenweareprotectingnature.Theerrorhereisfartoodeep:
notonlydohumansneednatureforthemselves,buttheveryideathathumanityandthenaturalworldareseparablethingsisdamaging.
Humanbeingsareaspeciesofanimals.Forsevenmillionyearswelivedontheplanetaspartofnature.Sowemissthenaturalworldandlongforcontactwithnon-
humanlife.Anyonewhohaspattedadog,strokedacat,satunderatreewithaglassofbeer,givenorreceivedabunchofflowersorchosentowalkthroughtheparkonaniceday,understandsthat.
Weneedthewildworld.Itisnecessarytoourwell-being,ourhealth,ourhappiness.Withoutotherlivingthingsarounduswearelessthanhuman.
15.Whatistheauthor’sfirmbelief?
A.Peopleseeknatureindifferentways.]
B.Peopleshouldspendmostoftheirlivesinthewild.
C.Peoplehavequitedifferentideasofnature.
D.Peoplemustmakemoreeffortstostudynature.
16.Whatdoestheauthorsaypeoplepreferfortheirchildrennowadays?
A.Personalfreedom.B.Thingsthatarenatural.
C.Urbansurroundings.D.Thingsthatarepurchased
17.WhatdoesastudyinSwedenshow?
A.Thenaturalenvironmentcanhelpchildrenlearnbetter.
B.Moreaccesstonaturemakeschildrenlesslikelytofallill.
C.Agoodplaygroundhelpskidsdeveloptheirphysicalabilities.
D.NaturalviewscanpreventchildrenfromdevelopingADHD.
18.Childrenwhohavechancestoexplorenaturalareas________.
A.tendtodevelopastrongloveforscience
B.aremorelikelytodreamaboutwildlife
C.tendtobephysicallytougherinadulthood
D.arelesslikelytobeinvolvedinbullying
19.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestwedotohelpchildrenwithADHD?
A.Findmoreeffectivedrugsforthem.
B.Providemoregreenspacesforthem.
C.Placethemundermorepersonalcare.
D.Engagetheminmoremeaningfulactivities.
20.Inwhatwaydoelderlypeoplebenefitfromtheircontactwithnature?
A.Theylookonlifeoptimistically.B.Theyenjoyalifeofbetterquality.
C.Theyareabletolivelonger.D.Theybecomegood-humoured.
参考答案15-20ADBDBB
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【专题训练与高考预测】
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误对标有题号的每一行做出判断,如无错误,在刻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;该行多一个词:
把多余的词用斜线()划掉,在该行在边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一词:
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。
该行错一个词:
在错的词下面划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词
注意:
原行没能错的不要改
Passage1
MissChina
GuanQi,a21-years-oldcollegestudentfromJilin1.______Province,hadwontheMissChina2003beautypageant2.______
inSanya,HainanProvince,onSeptember21.3.______Besidesjudgedontheirlooks,the32competitors4.______
weretestedontheirwriteability,Englishskills,5._______
team-workandgenerallyknowledge.MissGuanQi6._______
impressedthejudgeswhopresentwithherexcellent7._______
repliesduringthequestionoranswersection.Shewill8._______
represent(代表)ChineseinthefinalofMissWorld9._______
tobeholdinginSanyaonDecember6.10._______
KEY:
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1.21-years-old-----21-year-old2.hadwon-------won3.√
4.∧judged------being5.written------writing
6.generally-----general7.去掉who或who∧---were
8.or-----and9.Chinese----China10.holding----held
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链接1.(2012全国卷2)
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