湖北省随州市高考英语阅读理解短文改错训练15.docx

1、湖北省随州市高考英语阅读理解短文改错训练15湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（15）（答案或解析）The wheelchairbound young man, a patient of mine, was pushed to the lectern(演讲台) at the high school to deliver his commencement address. His face still partially paralyzed(瘫痪), he spoke in a soft voice. But Mark Orsini delivered a powerful sp

2、eech and received a thunderous applause from his fellow students, who had wondered if hed live to graduate.The 18yearold had developed GuillainBarre syndrome(综合病症), which can cause paralysis. Soon he was almost completely paralyzed.His parents insisted that he was a fighter. Hed get through this and

3、 go on to attend Dartmouth. But meanwhile, immobile and on a ventilator(呼吸器), how was he going to ask questions or be involved in his care?The solution was remarkable: The Orsinis would sit at Marks side and recite the alphabet. When they got to a letter Mark needed to spell a word, hed nod “yes.” T

4、heyd write it down, then start over and wait for him to nod again. They never lost patience and Mark was involved with every decision. Standard treatment hadnt helped, so I proposed a risky procedure to filter(过滤) his blood.After treatment he showed improvement and soon he could move his toes, his l

5、egs and then his arms.Mark has graduated from Dartmouth. I saw him in my office some time ago, and he was feeling great. But there was a lot left unsaid. I wanted to say I was in awe of him, and that his parents were some of the most amazing people Id ever met, sitting by his bed for hours, patientl

6、y listening to their child speak letter by letter. I wanted to tell him of my shame when my children tried to talk to me and I brushed them off because I didnt have time to listen. I wanted to say Id never forget him or his parents. But words failed me.1The underlined word “commencement” in Paragrap

7、h 1 means _.A. graduation B. promiseC. birthday D. ceremony2What did Marks parents do for him when he was learning in class?A. They did everything for Mark.B. They assisted Mark in learning.C. They lost patience sometimes.D. They made decisions for him.3We can learn from the passage that _.A. the st

8、andard treatment Mark received was a great successB. the doctor was not satisfied with Marks treatment and felt ashamedC. the doctor told Marks parents that they were impressive and unforgettableD. the doctor would like to have shared more of his true feelings with Mark4According to the last paragra

9、ph, how did the writer feel about the way he treated his children?A. He felt proud of it.B. He felt confident of it.C. He felt guilty of it.D. He felt doubtful about it.一个瘫痪病人，一个温馨家庭，讲述着一个感人至深的人间传奇故事。1A。考查猜测词义。句中address表示“演讲”，根据本段最后一句的后半部分可知他的同学担心他活不到毕业时间，由此可知他是在发表“毕业”演说。最后一段的第一句也提供了暗示。2B。考查细节理解。第四段

10、开头部分中的the Orsinis指的是Orsini夫妇二人，再结合本段的后面内容可知他们只是帮助Mark学习。3D。考查推理判断。根据最后一段的中间部分可知作者被他们的行为深深感动，并为自己对待孩子的态度感到愧疚，再结合本段最后两句可确定此项正确。根据第四段最后一句的前半句可排除A项；根据第五段可判断B项错误；根据最后一段前半部分中的“I wanted to say.”可知作者并没有说出口，因此C项不正确。4C。考查推理判断。根据句中shame一词可推断作者为自己对待孩子的态度感到“愧疚”。*结束【重庆市外国语学校】第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 以下标有题号的每一行均

11、有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正： 此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一词：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。此行错一词：在错词的下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。At a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the 76._subway station and played his violin with large piece of paper on 77._the groundBefore long , he was su

12、rrounding with people, who 78._were all attracted by the word on that paper. It said,“ last night, 79_a gentleman put an important thing into my hat by mistaken. Please 80._come to claim it soon.” Seeing this , people wondered why it could 81._be. After about half an hour, a man came and brought 82_

13、back his lottery(彩票) which won a reward of 500,000. Later someone asked the violinist: 83._ “ Why dont you take the lottery ticket for yourself? ”He said, 84._“While I dont have much money, I live happily. However , I lose 85._honesty, I wont be happy forever.” 短文改错：76.第一个at改为on 77.with后加a 78.surrou

14、ning改为surrounded 79.word改为words80.mistaken改为mistake 81.why改为what 82.brought改为took 83.reward改为prize 84.dont改为didnt 85.if后加I*结束 (第 篇)Despite the fact that it has never been seen, almost everyone is familiar with the legendary unicorn (独角兽)Descriptions of unicorns have been found dating from ancient ti

15、mes. The great philosopher Aristotle theorized that there were two types of unicornthe so called Indian Ass and the Oryx，a kind of antelope. Unicorns are often used in the logo of a noble family, town council or university as their special sign. Even Scotland is represented by a unicorn.According to

16、 the legend, anyone attempting to catch a unicorn had to be extremely cautious as it has a reputation for being very fierce. A clever trick suggested by unicorn trappers，in order to catch this magnificent beast without being hurt by its horn，was for the hunter to stand in front of a tree and then to

17、 move quickly behind it as the unicorn charged. Hopefully，the creature could then be captured when its horn was stuck in the tree.When hollowed out and used as a drinking cup, the unicorns horn was said to have the power to offer protection against poison. It was believed that nobody could be harmed

18、 by drinking the contents of a unicorns horn. Right up until the French Revolution in 1789, the French court was said to have used cups made of “unicorn” horn in order to protect the king.In addition, the horn was said to have medicinal value, so much so that it could be sold for more than ten times

19、 the price of the same weight of gold. What, then, was “unicorn” horn? We know at times the rhino (犀牛) was confused with this legendary creature. A drinking cup supposedly made of “unicorn” horn was discovered to be made of the horn of a rhino.4. Which of the following is TRUE of the unicorn?A. It w

20、as not historically recorded.B. Its horn was first used in France.C. It was similar to the Indian Ass and the Oryx.D. It could be the symbol of a university.解析判断正误题。由第一段“Unicorns are often used in the logo of a noble family，town council or university as their special sign.”可知，独角兽是贵族家庭、城镇理事会或大学的一个特殊标

21、志。答案D5. To catch a unicorn, the unicorn trappers had to try all of the following EXCEPT_.A. tempting the unicorn to attackB. making use of the tree as a protectionC. hiding quickly behind the unicornD. having the unicorn horn stuck in the tree解析细节理解题。由文中第二段可知，选项C在该段中没被提到。答案C6. The last paragraph is

22、mainly about_.A. the properties of the unicorn hornB. the users of the unicorn hornC. the price of the unicorn hornD. the comparison between the unicorn horn and the rhino horn解析主旨大意题。由文中最后一段的首句“.the unicorns horn was said to have the power to offer protection against poison.”可知，该段都是围绕着独角兽的角展开叙述的，说明

23、独角兽的角是重要的财产。答案A7. In the last paragraph, the word “unicorn” is in quotation marks(引号) because_.A. the cup is designed only for a royal familyB. the unicorn does not exist in realityC. the unicorn is the rarest animal in the worldD. the medicinal value of the horn is appreciated解析推理判断题。最后一段的最后两句可知，犀牛

24、角的产品是真实存在的，而独角兽并不真正存在。*结束2013届高考英语三轮复习专项训练 短文改错专项练习1高考英语：短文改错专项练习Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, was famous for a man of few words. He knew what he should talk and when he should not. It was very hard of anyone to enjoy talking with him. One evening he was inviting to dinner. A

25、 lady sitting next to him past the sugar for his coffee. “Mr President,” she said.”Today a friend of me said that I couldnt get much than two words out of you. I said I can, and we made a bet.” “You lose,” answered the president.1. _ 2. _ 3. _4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _10. _Key: 1. 在30th前加the。序数词前

26、应加定冠词。2. for改为as。be famous for .为而出名；be famous as .作为而出名。3. what改为when。从下文and when的信息可知。4. 把of改为for。It is +adj. +for sb. to do.为固定用法。5. 将inviting改为invited。应为被动语态。6. past改为passed。 pass为动词，而past为介词。7. 将me改为mine。我的一个朋友，应说a friend of mine。8. 把much改成more than为搭配。9. can改为could。为时态错，从said可知。10. 正确。 (第 篇) M

27、s Tan, you ve referred to your new novel as your eighth book.Thats because it took me six or seven attempts at a second novel before I started and completed this one.Why do you think you had so many false starts?I would say that my reasons were wrong: I was trying to prove that I wasnt just a mother

28、-daughter storyteller, or I was trying to prove that I didn t just have to write about things that were strictly Chinese or Chinese-American. Those were never the right reasons for writing those early stories. And I could never come up with other, better reasons for continuing them.What kept you goi

29、ng on this book?This book was different because it was based on my mother s real life. The reason for writing it became more personal and emotional. After The Joy Luck Club came out, my mother was always explaining to people that she wasn t any of the mothers in that book. And at one point she said

30、to me, “Next book tells my true story.” And then she started telling me things I never knew before. She also told me many, many stories，because my mother doesn t generalize. The book really grew out of that.Have you ever visited China?Yes. I ve been there twice: about three years ago and then again last November, both times with my mother and my husband.Was it difficult to capture the Chinese-American dialect without sounding like a parody(拙劣的模仿)?No, because it s the language I ve heard all my life from my mother. She speaks English as it s direct translation from Chinese. But its mor