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河北省石家庄市灵寿县高考英语短文改错和阅读类一轮练习11
河北省石家庄市灵寿县2016高考英语短文改错和阅读类一轮练习(11)
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。
Theywerejustgrasshoppers(蚂蚱).Butthereweremillionsofthem,whichwaswhydadwassoanxioustogetridofthem.
“They’retotallydestroyingourbeans,”hetoldMomoverlunchtimeoneSaturday.“I’vebeentryingtokeept
hemoutofthetomatoes,butIdon’tknowifIcanmakeit.”
“Isn’ttheresomethingyoucandoaboutthem?
”Momasked.Shewasmostlyconcernedaboutthetomatoes.“Ithinkthere’saspray(喷雾)orsomething,”Dadsaid.“I’mgoingdowntothegardencenterafterlunchandseeiftheyhaveanysuggestions.”
I’mprettysurethat’swhathesaid.But
whatIheardwas,“WhileI’mgone,whydon’tyouandGeorgecomeupwithyourownplanforgettingridofthegrasshoppers?
”
Andsothat’swhatwedid.Itwasthesummerbetweenfifthandsixthgrade,sowewerefeelingprettycleverandmature.Certainlyweknewhowtogetridofthesegrasshoppers.Thatseemedsimpleenough.FinallyRonandDonjoinedusbutthen,thingsgotalittlecrazy.Beforeweknewitweweredoingterribleexperiments.Iwon’tdescribeourexperiments.Let’sjustcallit“TheAdventuresoftheMarquisdeOrkin”.Dadcamehomeandsawthesedifferentdeaths.Wewerelaughing,butthelaughterquicklyturnedtosilencewhenwesawthelookonmyDad’sface.
“Whatareyouboysdoing?
”heasked.
“We’rejustsortofhelpingtogetridofthegrasshoppers,”Isaid.
“Thisisn’tgettingridofgrasshoppers,”Dadsaid.“Thisiskilling.”
Iwasconfused.Ilookedattheinsectici
dehewascarrying.“Butaren’tyougoingtokillgrasshopperswiththat?
”Iasked.
“Yes,becauseit’ssomethingweneedtodofortheprotectionofourgarden,”hesaidseriously.“ButI’mnotgoingtoenjoyit.”
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。
作者家的菜园遭到蚂蚱的破坏,天真的作者想帮助父亲除掉蚂蚱,不想他和同伴使用的方法让父亲很生气,父亲告诫他们:
不能杀生取乐,要学会仁慈。
1.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat .
A.thetomatoesinthegardenwerebadlydamagedbygrasshoppers
B.thefatherwasadvisedtogetridofgrasshopperswithinsecticide
C.thefatheraskedtheauthortohelpcatchgrasshoppers
D.theauthor’swayoftreatinggrasshopperswasinteresting
【解析】选B。
推理判断题。
由文章第三段中提到的父亲午饭后要去花卉商店寻求帮助以及倒数第二段中的Ilookedattheinsecticidehewascarrying.可知,花卉商店建议父亲使用杀虫剂。
故选B项。
2.Theunderlinedsentence“Andsothat’swhatwedid.”meansthat .
A.wekilledthegrasshoppersforfun
B.wecarriedoutanexperimentonthegrasshoppers
C.wethoughtofawaytodealwiththegrasshoppers
D.wewerecleverenoughtogetridofthegrasshoppers
【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
在上一段中提到作者认为父亲的言外之意是让作者想办法除掉蚂蚱,因此此句承接上文,指“我们就是那样做了”,即“我们自己想出了除掉蚂蚱的办法”。
3.Howdidtheauthor’sfatherfeelwhenhesawwhatthechildrenweredoing?
A.Angry. B.Confused.
C.Satisfied.D.Fearful.
【解析】选A。
推理判断题。
由文章第五段中的最后一句Wewerelaughing,butthelaughterquicklyturnedtosilencewhenwesawthelookonmyDad’sface.以及文章最后一句ButI’mnotg
oingtoenjoyit.可知父亲看到孩子们残杀蚂蚱取乐很生气。
4.Inwhichmagazinewouldyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?
A.AmericanLaboratory.
B.AccountsofChemicalResearch.
C.Readers’Digest.
D.Technology.
【解析】选C。
文章出处题。
本文的主题是“仁慈,不杀生取乐”。
此类题材的文章最有可能来自《读者文摘》这样的期刊。
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。
Throughoutthe1990sand2000suntiltoday,Domingocontinuedperforming,singingmanyofthesamerolesbutaddingnewrolesaswell,amongthemthetitlerolesinWagner‘sParsifalandMozart‘sIdomeneo,Rossini‘sIlbarbierediSivigliaasFigaro,Wagner’sDieWalküreasSiegmund,Lehár‘sTheMerryWidowasDaniloandAlfano‘sCyranodeBergeracasCyrano.Fromthemiddle1990stoearlyin2008alone,headded38newroles,coveringoperainsixdifferentlanguages(English,Italian,French,German,RussianandSpanish).ThelatestwastheItalianoperabyGeorgeFridericHandel,Tamerlano.
Givinghimevengreaterinternationalrecognitionoutsideoftheworldofopera,heparticipatedinTheThreeTenors(男高音)concertattheeveofthe1990FIFAWorldCupFinalinRomewithJoséCarrerasandLucianoPavarotti.TheeventwasoriginallyplannedtoraisemoneyfortheJoséCarrerasInternationalLeukemia(白血病)Foundationandwaslaterrepeatedanumberoftimes,includingatthethreelaterWorldCupfinals(1994inLosAngeles,1998inParis,and2002inYokohama).Alone,Domingoagainmadeanappearanceatthefinalofthe2006WorldCupinBerlin,alongwithrisingstarsAnnaNetrebkoandRolandoVillazón.On24August2008,DomingoperformedaduetwithSongZuying,singingÀideHuǒyàn(TheFlameofLove)atthe2008SummerOlympicsclosingceremonyinBeijing.TheBeijingOlympicswerethesecondOlympicsheperformedat;hesangtheOlympicHymnattheclosingceremoniesoftheBarcelonaOlympics.AttheOlympicgamesthatfollowed,hewouldmeetSisselKyrkjebø,whoperformedtheOlympicHymnatboththeopeningandclosingceremoniesatthosegames.
Inwhathasbeencalledhis‘finalcareermove’,PlácidoDomingoannouncedon25January2007thatin2009hewouldtakeononeofVerdi‘smostdemandingbaritone(男中音)roles,singingthetitleroleinSimonBoccanegra.ThefirstperformancewasatBerlinStateOperaonOctober24,followedby29otherperformancesduring2009/2010atmajoroperahousesaroundtheworld.Hewould,however,continuetosingtenorrolesbeforehandandafterwards.
On16–17April2008hesangduringthevisitofPopeBenedictXVIatNationalsParkandattheItalianembassyinWashingtonD.C.Since1990PlácidoDomingohasreceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhisachievementinthefieldofmusicandinrecognitionofhismanybenefitconcertsandcontributionstovariouscharities.
On15March2009,TheMetropolitanOperacelebratedDomingo’s40thanniversarywiththecompanywithanon-stagegaladinnerattheMet’s125thanniversary,inhonourofhisfirstperformanceinAdrianaLecouvreurasMauriziooppositeRenataTebaldion28September1968.
On29August2009hesangPanisAngelicusatthefuneralmassofSenatorTedKennedyintheBasilicaofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpinBoston,Massachusetts.
OnSeptember20,2010,DomingoannouncedthathewouldrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheLosAngelesOperathrough2013.OnSeptember27,2010,DomingoannouncedthathewillnotrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheWashingtonNationalOperabeyonditsJune2011expirationdate.
Everasympatheticcolleague,inMarch2011herefusedtosinginBuenosAiresuntilthecitysettledabittermusiciansstrikeattheTeatroColon.
1.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?
A.Domingocanonlysinginsixdifferentlanguages.
B.Domingowonmanyawardsbecausehesangalot.
C.JoséCarreraswaslaterdiagnosedwithLeukemia.
D.Domingoenjoyedworld-widepopularityasaTenor.
2.DomingodoesthefollowingEXCEPT___________.
A.charityworkB.promotingworldsports
C.organizinganniversarycelebrationsD.formingapeacefulsociety
3.SingingatdifferenteventsofworldsportsshowsthatDomingo___________.
A.preferstotrysingingindifferentlanguagesincludingChinese
B.enjoyswatchingsportseventsdespitehisbusyperformances
C.wouldbemorethanhappytodosomebenefitworkfortheworld
D.knowsclearlythatsingingforsportseventshelpshimtobefamous
4.Fromparagraph3,wecanseethatDomingoisa___________person.
A.challengingB.strictC.responsibleD.hard-working
【参考答案】DCCA
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。
Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.
Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.
Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.
Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems(图腾)beforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.
Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked.ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.
41.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe“________”.
A.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlagB.PoweroftheNationalFlag
C.TypesofFlagsD.UsesofFlags
【答案】A
【解析】标题归纳题。
“Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears’development.”说明国旗是几千年发展的产物。
而且整片文章从旗帜最初用于表示风向,一直讲到它演变为现代的旗帜。
所以本文说的是国旗的发展。
故选A。
42.Theunderlinedword“vulnerable”inParagraph3means________.
A.impossibletomakesureofB.likelytobeprotected
C.easytobedamagedD.difficu