届高考英语阅读理解和短文改错自练测试4.docx

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届高考英语阅读理解和短文改错自练测试4

【由内蒙古包头市201模拟改编】

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Hello.I’mJanfromMrs.Lake’sclass.Myclasswantstoworktogethertohelpthepublic.Wethinkwehavefoundagreatwaytodothis.Lastmonthwedidaclassprojectonthehighwaysnearourtown.WelearnedabouttheAdopt-a-HighwayProgram.Thisprogrambringspeopletogethertopickuplitteralongtheroads.Wethinkitwouldbeagreatideaforallstudentsinourschooltojointheprogramandadoptahighway.

Adoptingahighwayisnotlikeadoptingapet.Whenahighwayisadopted，onlypartofthehighwayiscaredforbyagroupofpeople.Thegroupagreestoworkeveryweektokeepitspartofthehighwayclean.Eachgroupgetsitsownsignthathasthenameofthegroupprintedonit.Thesignisputupatthesideoftheroad.Thissignletsdriversknowwhoiskeepingthatareaoftheroadclean.

TheAdopt-a-HighwayProgramisagreatwayforpeopletohelptheirenvironmentlooknicer.Also,thegovernwentdoesnothavetosendoutasmanyroadworkers.Thissavesmoney.Finally,peoplemaytryhardertokeeproadscleaniftheyseepeople，especiallyteenagerslikeus，cleaningthemup.

Wewillneedhelperstocareforouradoptedhighway.Ifyouwanttofeelgreatandkeepourroadsclean，pleasecomewithyourparentstothemeetingnextweek.WewillmeetinMrs.Lake’roomonWednesdayat6:

00P.M.Atthemeeting,wewilltalkaboutwhichroadsarethedirtiestasaresultofpeople'sunkindacts.Thenwe'Iltrytopickanareatoadoptandcleanap.

Ilookforwardtoseeingyouatthemeeting.Remembertokeepourroadsclean!

1.WhatistheAdopt-a-HighwayProgramabout?

A.Givingnamestothehighways.B.Drawingpicturesofhighways.

C.Pickinguplitteralongtheroads.D.Puttingupsignsneartheroads.

2.Whatshouldthestudentsdofirstiftheywanttojointheprogram?

A.Pickaspottocarefor.

B.CallMrs.Lakenextweek.

C.Writealettertotheirparents.

D.GotoameetingonWednesday.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthisspeech?

A.Toencouragestudentstojointheprogram.

B.Tointroducethetrafficsystem.

C.Toshowdrivershowtodrivesafely.

D.Totellastoryaboutadoptingapet.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Adopt–a-PetB.Adopt-a-Highway

C.WaystoProtecttheEnvironmentD.VolunteersonRoads

【参考答案】1—4、CDAB

阅读理解。

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-oldtwinsons:

acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome,’butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation,”saysJac

obs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:

Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidformtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（贷款）program.Theywilleachgraduat

ewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust14

7%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade,

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon’thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation,”saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittak

es,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

1.AccordingtoParagraph1,whydidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfail?

A.Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.B

.Thefatherwasoutofwork.

C.Theirsavingranout.D.Thefamilyfellapart.

2.HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschool.

C.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodopart-timejobs.

D.Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

3.Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat_______.

A.morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobses

B.thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

C.collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon

D.America’sunemploymentwillfall

4.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamilies

fromthetext?

A.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.

B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

5.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thegovernmentwill.

A.providemoststudentswillscholarships

B.dismisssomefinancialaidadministrators

C.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloans

D.goonprovidingfinancialsupportforcollegestudents

【文章大意】这是一篇关于学费贷款的文章。

【参考答案】1---5、BDACD

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。

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议论文　话题：

欧美风情　时间：

6分钟

Theycanbedampandcold.Butwithagrowingnumberofmenseeingtheshedasahomefromhome，researchclaimsthesolitude（独处）itprovidesatthebottomofthegardencouldactuallybegoodfortheirhealth.

AstudypublishedintheBritishMedicalJournalsuggeststhatthepeacefulretreat（退隐）mayhelplowerbloodpressure.Itsauthor，ProfessorAlanWhiteofLeedsMetropolitanUniversity，claimsthehoursspentpottering（闲逛）aboutinshedsdoingoddjobsalsohaveapositiveeffectonmen'sselfesteem.“Menfinddoingthingsrelaxingandthatinitselfisgoodfortheirhealth，”hesaid.“There'sasenseofachievementthatmengetfromstartingatasktoseeingitcompleted.Menknowwhatashedmeansandtheyfeelcomfortable.”

Suchhasbeenthegrowthinitspopularitythatcommunal（共享的）shedsarebeingsetuptoenablementosharetheirloveofpotteringandDIY.The“Men'sSheds”initiativehasitsrootsinAustralia.But20communalshedshavealreadysprungupintheUKfromtheLakeDistricttoGreenwich.PeterBaker，chiefexecutiveoftheMen'sHealthForum，acharityinvolvedinthescheme，said,“They'vecaughtmen'simagination.Menliketopotter.”

Thereareapproximately11.5milliondomesticshedsinBritain—ahigherconcentrationthananywhereelseintheworld—and1.5millionaresoldeveryyear.Furthermore，Britonsspendmorethan60millionhoursaweekinthem.

OriginatingfromtheAngloSaxonword“scead”，meaningshade，thepeacefulretreatremainsaplaceforthelawnmowerandpottingbenchbuthasalsobeentransformedintoagamesroomandevenaminipub.

【语篇导读】　庭院储藏室在英国很受男性的欢迎，因为它们不仅对男性的身体健康有好处，而且还可以提升他们的自尊。

1．Communalshedsarepopularbecause______.

A．mencansharetheirloveofpotteringandDIYthere

B．mencankeepawayfromotherfamilymembersthere

C．mencanstaythereforthegoodoftheirhealth

D．mencancompleteanimportanttaskthere

解析　细节理解题。

从文章第三段第一句可知，男人在庭院储藏室可以分享他们对闲逛的爱好以及自己动手做事情的乐趣。

答案　A

2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutgardensheds?

A．Menwillfeelrelaxedinthem.

B．Menwillfeellonelystayinginthem.

C．Theyonlybenefitmenphysically.

D．Theycanhelpraisemen'sconfidence.

解析　细节理解题。

综合文章第二段所给的信息，庭院储藏室不仅对男性身体有好处，而且能够提高他们的自尊，它们对男性的影响是积极的，而B项说明的是本文并未提及的庭院储藏室的负面作用，因此不对。

答案　B

3．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Gardenshedsarejustaplaceformentowork.

B．Gardenshedsarenotusedbymenonly.

C．Gardenshedsaremainlyusedasastoreroom.

D．Gardenshedsserveseveralpurposesformen.

解析　推理判断题。

文章最后一段说明，庭院储藏室不仅是存放割草机和盆栽长櫈的地方，而且还可作为游戏室和迷你pub，由此推断D项正确。

答案　D

4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Thepopularityofgardensheds

B．Thenewuseofgardensheds

C．Howtobuildgardensheds

D．Gardenshedsimprovemen'shealth

解析　主旨大意题。

综合全文，特别是文章第一段可知，文章主要说明庭院储藏室对男性健康的好处。

答案　D

【长难句解读】

原文　Suchhasbeenthegrowthinitspopularitythatcommunal（共享的）shedsarebeingsetuptoenablementosharetheirloveofpotteringandDIY.

译文　庭院储藏室如此受欢迎，以至于人们搭建起公用的储藏室，让男人在里面分享他们对闲逛的爱好和自己动手的乐趣。

分析　本句是一个复合句，采用了倒装形式。

such...that...句式，如果把such置于句首，就要用倒装语序。

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。

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记叙文　话题：

公共服务　时间：

7分钟

Theworldoftaxidriversisdominatedbymen.ButthereisonesmalltaxicompanyinDelhi，whereallthedriversandpassengersarefemale.Women'ssafetyisahottopicinIndiaatthemoment，soit'sprovingaverypopularservice.

“WhenI'montheroaddrivingourtaxiIfeelveryproud，becausethisisthefirsttaxiserviceonlyforwomen，”says31yearoldShantiSharma，whoisoneofeightfemaledriverswithataxiservicecalledCabsforWomenbyWomen.

Thelastcoupleofmonths，sincetherapeandmurderinthecityofacollegestudenttravellingonabus，havebeenparticularlybusyforherandhercolleagues.

“Afterthiscase，ourworkloadhasincreasedsomuch，”saysSharma.“Womenwhousedothercabservicesarealsoturningtousnow.”

MostwomeninDelhisaytheyroutinelyfaceharassment（骚扰），andworse，especiallyonpublictransport.

Sharma，asingleparentwiththreedaughters，hasbeenworkingasataxidriversince2018，whentheservicewasfirstsetup，andithaschangedherlife.Thisisthefirsttimethatshehasearnedenough—about

250amonth—tosupportherfamily.

Ofcourse，sheandtheotherfemal