西安市高考英语阅读理解和短文改错暑假选练及答案8.docx

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西安市高考英语阅读理解和短文改错暑假选练及答案8

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

MaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Sofarasthechildrenwereconcerned,theyhadamysteryabouthimthatstirredtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie’sanger,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusband,“It’smercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn’tcomeoftener.”

InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto’clockintheevening,andhestayedforsixhoursofclosediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildrenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthatheeverspoketothemorplayedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthetimecameforhimtogo.Instead,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher.

Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefourofthem,tokeephercompany,shesaid,butofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundofJames’svoice.Verylate,theydroppedofftosleepintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,forJames,thoughrich,wasmean.Healwayswenthomebythelasttrain,justaftertwoo’clock.

Maggie’schildrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.Theycouldnotforgetthathehad,intheirmother’swords,“losttwowivesandtakenathird,”Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies.Theyaskedeachotherwhattheirfatehadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefoundagain.Jamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentionedher.Thechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowedheroutsidethedoor.

1.Theunderlinedword“mercy”inthetextmostprobablymeans_______.

A.lossB.wonderC.luckythingD.terriblething

2.MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause_______.

A.hewasamandifficulttoplease

B.sheneverknewwhenhewascoming

C.shewastoobusylookingafterherchildren

D.heneverstayedlongenoughforameal

3.WhatdoweknowaboutJames’behavior?

A.Hewasakindman,withloveforthefamily.

B.Hewasgenerous,especiallytowardshisbrother.

C.Hewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallythekids.

D.Hewasrudetohissister-in-law.

4.Maggiefeltpleasedwhen_______.

A.shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedhim

B.Jamesgavesomemoneytothechildren

C.shehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhistrain

D.Jamesthankedherforthenicesupper

5.ThechildrendidnotrealizethattwoofJames’wives_______.

A.hadbeendeadB.sufferedfromlossofmemory

C.hadrunawayfromhimD.mightappearagainoneday

【答案与解析】

本文讲Maggie和她的孩子们对他们的叔叔James来访的不欢迎。

1.C。

词义猜测题。

Maggie不喜欢James的来访,由此可以说他不常来是一件幸运的事，所以答案为C。

2.B。

事实细节题。

根据InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly可知答案为B。

3.D。

推理判断题。

根据excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher可知他对Maggie的态度不是很友好，故答案为D。

4.B。

推理判断题。

根据Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction可知答案为B。

5.A。

推理判断题。

根据Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies可知答案为A。

阅读理解。

Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly（以前）homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipment,whichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducingcarbonemissions（碳排放）whilealsocuttingcosts.

FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladian,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedy,people.PalladianreceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartners（ECP）,whichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousing

developers.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_om

ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentally（环境方面）cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalled,theGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeeping,energysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.

Michael.Bloomberg,NewYork'sma

yor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunitsfor500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildings,and40%ofthosearecaused,byhousing.Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopment（DHPD）,whosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousing,willrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_om

SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenver,butNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.

（）1.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?

w_ww.k#s5_u.co*m

A.Toexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeople.

B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.

C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.

D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.

（）2.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?

A.Lowerrunningcosts.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_omB.Costinglessinconstruction.

C.Lessairtobelostinhotdays.D.Betterpricesforhomelesspeople.

（）3.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat,

A.NewYorkCityisseriouslypollutedw_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_om

B.people’sdailylifecausesmanycarbonemis

sionsinNewYorkCity

C.agreatnumberofpeoplei

nNewYorkCitydon'thavehousestolivein

D.someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity

（）4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?

w_ww.k#s5_u.co*m

A.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.

B.Toprovethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.

C.Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.

D.Tointroducehealthy,environmentallyclever-andaffordablehousing.

语篇解读：

本篇文章为科技说明文。

作者以FoxPoint居住群的boilerrooms为切入点，阐述此类房子的环保节能的优点，以及各城市特别是纽约队建造此类建筑的积极响应。

1.答案：

C

考点：

作者的写作意图

解析：

从第一段最后两句，作者描述开水房仅是从一个侧面展示整个建筑群的节能，环保，可以得出答案。

2.答案：

A

考点：

细节理解

解析：

依据文章第三段倒数第二句：

Meetingthe

st

andardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts

.可得到答案。

句意为“达到这一标准会将建筑成本提高2%，但很快会被它的低成本运行成本补回”

3.答案：

B

考点：

细节理解

解析：

依据文章第四段

第二句：

Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildings,and40%ofthosearecaused,byhousing..可得出答案

4.答案：

D

考点：

作者的写作目的

解析：

本文主要让读者了解这类健康、环保、经济类住房。

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

Apunctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.

Theunpunctualman,ontheotherhand,neverdoeswhathehastodoatthepropertime.Heisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodname.Alostthingmaybefoundagain,butlosttimecanneverberegained.Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infact,timeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableassetaswellasothers’.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerletters,orreturncallsorkeepappointmentspromptly.Butthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimeandseldomcomplainsofwantofit.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.

Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsisasignofdisrespecttowardsothers.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtime,hekeepsalltheotherguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespecttothehostandallotherguestspresent.

Unpunctuality,moreover,isveryharmfulwhenitcomestodoingone’sduty,whetherpublicorprivate.Imaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtime.Amanwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.

1.Whatisanunpunctualpersonlike?

A.Healwaysdoesathingwhenitshouldbedone.

B.Heisalwaysverybusy.

C.Healwaysdoesathingatthewrongtime.

D.Healwayskeepstheappointments.

2.Whyisunpunctualityveryharmful?

A.Becauseitmakesamanlosemanychancesofdoingimportantaffairs.

B.Becauseitmakesamanlosefriends.

C.Becauseitmakesamanworkquickly.

D.Becauseitmakesamanbemorerespectedbyothers.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichisright?

A.Thepunctualpersonhasnomuchworktodo.

B.Theunpunctualpersonisveryrich.（from）

C.Theunpunctualpersonisoftenrespectedbyhisfriends.

D.Theunpunctualpersonloseswhatcan’tberegainedagain.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whataregoodmannerswhenyouareinvitedtoaparty?

A.Arrivingattheappointedtime.B.Arrivingbeforeallotherguests.

C.Arrivingafterallotherguests.D.Keepingallotherguestswaiting.

5.Whyisapersonalwaysunpunctual?

A.Heistoobusy.B.Hehastoomuchworktodo.

C.Hedoescaremuchabouttime.D.Hedoesn’tmanagehistimeproperly.

【参考答案及解析】

1.C事实细节题。

根据文章第2段第1句Theun