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tdoit，”hesaid.“SoIhadtogetitdownonpaper.”
BythetimehediedfromAlzheimer'
sdiseasein1985，ElwynBrooksWhite'
sessayshadappearedinmoreliterarycollectionsincollegesthanthoseofanyotherwriter.Manysaidhisessaysmatchedhispersonality:
sophisticatedwithoutbeingsimple，criticalwithoutbeingmean.
【语篇导读】 本文介绍了ElwynBrooksWhite的生平。
1．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?
A．ElwynBrooksWhitetookthetriptorealizehislifelongdream.
B．ThetriphadalastingeffectonElwynBrooksWhite'
spersonality.
C．ThetravellingcompanionfoundElwynBrooksWhite'
smusictalent.
D．ElwynBrooksWhitehadmanyexperiencestotalkaboutafterthetrip.
解析 细节理解题。
根据第二段的第二句话“ThetripgaveElwynBrooksWhitealifetimeofanecdotes.”可知D项正确。
答案 D
2．Theunderlinedpart“itsniche”inParagraph3meanssomethingthat______.
A．suitsitssponsors'
tastes
B．protectsitssocialidentity
C．helpsbuilditsownstyle
D．voicesitsauthors'
concern
解析 词义猜测题。
根据画线部分后面的“ElwynBrooksWhite'
sworkhelpedputTheNewYorkeronthemap”以及该段最后一句话中的“ElwynBrooksWhitehelpedgiveTheNewYorkeritsvoiceandidentity”可知C项正确。
答案 C
3．WhatdoweknowaboutElwynBrooksWhite'
sworks?
A．Theyoriginallycamefromthestoriestoldbyhisnieces.
B．Theywereintendedforpeopleofdifferentsocialstatus.
C．TheyhelpedTheNewYorkerfinditspositiononthemap.
D．Theywerechosenbycollegetextbookswhentheycameout.
由第三段的倒数第二句话“Hisessayswerefunnyandsophisticated；
theyspokeequallytosocialites（社会名流）andcabdrivers，professorsandrepairmen.”可知，他的作品适合不同社会地位的人。
答案 B
【科普知识型---阅读理解】
It'
sacommonbeliefthatovertime,petownersstarttolookliketheiranimals,andviceversa.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.
Nexttimeyoureachforyourfridge,thinktwice.Ifyourkittyiswatching,sheislikelytoovereataswell.
Whatisyourcat'
sIQ?
InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessina,itturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirowners“mirror”thelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametime,eatatthesametime,andcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.
“Catsareintelligentanimalswithalongmemory,”JaneBrunt,theexecutivedirectoroftheCatalystCouncil,toldDiscoveryNews.“Theywatchandlearnfromus,notingthepatternsofouractions,knowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefed,howtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'
sbeenimproperlyclosed,andwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasare.”Becausecatscopyourhabits,ifyouspendalotoftimeraiding（搜刮）thefridge,yourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnack,too.Accordingtothestudy,thisexplainswhy“humanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtomatch”．So,ifyoufeelguiltyaboutleavingyourpreciouskittyathomewhileyougotowork,nowyoucanfeelevenworse：
youaremakingyourcatfat!
There'
snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefityour
cat,butbasedonthestudy,itsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepingscheduleisbestforbothofyou.
salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.“Whentheysitonourlapssoftlypurringwithrhythmicbreathingandhalfclosedeyes,thesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditation，”Bruntsaid.Sure.Butcatsdon'
thavetositinrushhourtrafficforanhouradayorworryabouttheirinlaws.They'
reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.
So,accordingtoscience,eventhoughweassumethatcatsarenotclosetousalltheseyears,itturnsouttheyareinfact
learningfromusandlookinguptous.Scary,huh?
1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A．Catscancopyhumans'
schedule.
B．Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.
C．Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.
D．Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.
2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?
A．Humans'
keepingsearchingthefridge.
B．Cats'
goingtotheirownersforfood.
C．Cats'
copyinghumans'
habitoflookingforfood.
D．Humans'
leavingcatshomewhileworking.
3．Whatcanwelearnfromourcats?
A．Toremaincalm.B．Tobeabletocopy.
C．Tostayproud.D．Tolookuptofriends.
4．Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe“________”．
A．YourcatcanbringyoupleasureB．Youarecopyingyourcat
C．YoucanmakeyourcatsocialD．Yourcatiscopyingyourhabit
【要点综述】本文是一篇有关养宠物猫的科普文章。
宠物猫和主人待的时间长了会模仿主人的习惯，而人也能从猫身上学习一些好的习惯。
1．D 推理判断题。
根据文章的“There'
snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefityourcat…”可知D项错误。
2．C 词义指代题。
根据画线这一段的内容可知this指代的是猫会模仿主人搜刮冰箱的习惯。
故选C项。
3．A 细节理解题。
根据文章倒数第二段内容，特别是最后一句“They'
reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.”可知A项正确。
4．D 主旨大意题。
本文是一篇有关养宠物猫的科普文章。
宠物猫和主人待的时间长了会模仿主人的习惯，而人也能从猫身上学习一些好
的习惯。
故选D项。
【由北京市丰台区2014高考模拟改编】
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Haveyoueverlookedtowardtheskyonafalldayandwitnessedagroupofmigratingbirds?
Ifso,youprobablynotedtheV-shapedformationofthebirdsorthebirdsflyinginaball-likeformation.Whydobirdsflythisway?
Manytheorieshavebeendevelopedtoexplaintheformationpatternsofdifferenttypesofbirds.
Onetheoryisthatbirdsflyincertainformationstotakeadvantageofthelawsofnature.ThebirdsknowthatflyinginaV-shapedpatternwillsaveenergy.Liketheleadcyclistinaracewhodecreaseswindforceforthecyclistswhofollow,theleadbirdcutswindforceforthebirdsthatfollow.Thisdecreaseinwindforcemeansthatthebirdsuseupto70percentlessenergyduringtheirflight.Whentheleadbirdbecomestired,amorerestedbirdtakesoverthatposition.
Butsavingenergyisimportantformorethanonereason.Sometimesfoodisshortduringmigrationflights.Keepingenergyenablesthebirdstoflylongerdistancesbetweenmeals.
Whenfoodissighted,thebirdsguideoneanotherinadifferentway.Whenabirdidentifiesafamiliarfeedingarea,itmightturnaroundinordertosignalthegrouptochangedirection.Then,thisbirdbecomesthenewleader.Ithelpsguaranteethatotherbirdswillknowexactlywhereitisgoing.Thenthewholegroupmakesachangeindirection,gentlystreamingfromtheskydowntotheground.Thisformationislikeanarrowpointingtothelocationoffood.
Scientistshavealsostudiedthebirdsthatsometimesflyinaball-likeformation.Researchersbelievethatthebirdscometogetherifapredator（天敌）isspotted.Thepredatormaythenbecomeimpatientwaitingforasinglebirdtoflyawayfromthegroup.Thebirdswilloftendipanddiveasagroup,frustratingeventhemostpersistentenemy.Scientistsreportthatthisisaveryeffectivemethodofdefenseagainstanattack.
Thebirdscarefortheirfellowfliersthroughteamwork.AstransportationexpertHenryFordoncesaid,“Ifeveryoneismovingforwardtogether,thensuccesstakescareofitself.”Whenitcomestoteamwork,thesefeatheredfliersareasoaringsuccess!
1.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatbirds___________.
A.movefasterthancyclists
B.prefertoflyinaVformation
C.aresmarterthanotheranimals
D.playdifferentrolesinaformation
2.Whenfoodissighted,____________.
A.thegroupfollowsthediscoverer
B.theleadbirddecideswhattodo
C.thediscovererleavesthegroup
D.thewholegroupformsastream
3.Toprotectthemselvesfromattack,birdswill_____________.
A.breakintogroupsB.comeclosetogether
C.changedirectionsD.flyupanddown
4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ABird’s-EyeViewofTeamwork.
B.SuccessTakesCareofItself.
C.TheStrongestWillSurvive.
D.AScienceBehindFlying.
【参考答案】1—4、DABA
短文改错
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处错误，每句中最多有两处。
错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：
在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：
把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：
在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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处起）不计分。
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