陕西省西安市高考英语短文改错、阅读理解四月选练2.doc

2015西安市高考英语短文改错、阅读理解【四月】选练2【四川高考卷】 the pound new library of birmingham（lob）will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization（数字化）of everyday life.set to open in 2013, the 188m lob is already beginning to tale shape next to the birmingham repertory theatre, with which it will share some equipment.as digital media（媒介）is important to its idea. the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.brian gambles, the lob project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning,“the aim is to mix the physical with the digital. providing 24-hour services which can be used through, many different ways. it is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”the digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.even before the lob is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the virtual（虚拟的）lob, designed by baden, the birmingham virtual worlds specialists. not only have the public been able to learn about lob, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the lob to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.two other small birmingham-based digital companies are working on the lob projects. substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project. it is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the which is the early stages of development is an online library of figures of the city being built up by a content company in cahoots, in which users with the encouraged to add to and comment on the material. gambles says: “technology will enable us to make the librarys and services open to citizens as sever before.”1.the underline part “its idea” in paragraph 3 refers to the idea of_ a. the equipment b. the project c. the digital media d. the physical library2.while visiting the virtual lob, the public can_ a. get a general idea of the lob b. meet more world-famous experts c. learn how to put up a library building d. understand how the specialists work on the project3.which of the following is true of the lob when it opens?a. it offers better learning toolsb. it reaches users in different waysc. it provides users with smart phoned. it allows users to enrich its materiale. it gives non-stop physical and digital servicesa. a, b, d b. a, c ,e c. b, c, d d. b, d, e4.this ext more from .a. a put book b. a library guidec. a handbook d. newspaper report【参考答案】14、ba ad阅读理解。britains long-term unemployed could be forced to carry out manual work or risk losing their welfare benefits under plans being put forward by the government. the u. s. -style scheme would see the long-term jobless ordered to take up four-week placements in order to get them used to having a full-time job. the idea is part of major reforms, due to be unveiled this week, to make cuts to britains huge welfare bill, reduce dependency on benefits and weed out those earning money but not declaring it, papers said. “what we are talking about here is people who have not been used to working having both the opportunity and perhaps a bit more of a push as well, to experience the workplace from time to time. the vast majority of people in britain will think that is the right thing to do. ”foreign secretary william hague told bbc tv. shortly after the conservative-liberal democrat union took power in may, work and pensions secretary iain duncan smith unveiled plans to simplify the complex web of benefits available to reduce errors and inefficiencies. duncan smith said the system had become regressive and was not giving people the right encouragement to work as many were financially better off unemployed. under his plans, separate benefits for items such as housing, income support or disability will be replaced by a“universal credit”system whereby(靠那个)individual households would get a single welfare payment to ensure those in work would be better off. the observer newspaper said that in return, long-term unemployed would be told to take up work placements of at least 30 hours a week for a four-week period. if they refuse or fail to complete the programme, their jobseekers allowance, worth 64. 30 pounds a week for those over 25, could be stopped for at least three months. 【文章大意】由于英国的福利过高, 再加上近年来的经济危机造成的高失业率, 越来越多的英国人不愿再去劳心费力地工作, 干脆赖在家里向政府伸手要钱。当局为了减少养“好逸恶劳者”的经费, 出台强制性劳动方案, 要求失业的人从事劳力工作, 以此督促他们积极寻找工作。1. what will the unemployed with welfare benefits face if the major reform takes effect? a. they will lose their welfare benefits if they dont work. b. they will be encouraged to buy their own farms. c. they will do some kinds of jobs. d. either a or c. 【解析】选d。细节理解题。第一段第一句话的carry out manual work or risk losing their welfare benefits说明在新政下“懒汉”们面临的两种选择。2. what will most british people think of the new reform according to william hague? a. they are against it since the unemployed are poor. b. they are for it since the unemployed should keep fit. c. they are for it since its unfair for the employed and unemployed. d. they dont care as therere a few unemployed people having welfare benefits. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。第四段中the vast majority of people in britain will think that is the right thing to do. 说明绝大多数英国人支持新政。4. the underlined word in paragraph 6 most likely means. a. well-receivedb. far-reachingc. old-fashionedd. live-and-let-live【解析】选c。词义猜测题。从该词所在句的was not giving people the right encouragement to work可知即将取消的措施就要过时了。4. what is the aim of britains major reform for the long-term unemployed? a. to reduce the cost of welfare bill with healthy economy system. b. to make them healthier and save cost in medical care. c. to help more people go through financial crisis. d. to increase pay and bonus for those employed. 【解析】选a。主旨大意题。第三段的to make cuts to britains huge welfare bill是直接目的, 最终的目的还是要建立合理健康的福利制度体系。4.短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。attention please, everyone. i have announcement to make. you will pay a visit to the museum on october 1st. i think we will be interest in it. in the course of the visit, the guide will give us an account of the past or the development of the city. she say something about the advanced workers, included some teachers. we will see many pictures there. im sure of that we can learn a lot. after the visit, well have a discussion in group and each of us must write a composition. we are to start out as earlier as 7:00 am. we must gather against time at the school gate. thats all. thanks.【参考答案】4.attention, please, everyone. i have announcement to make. you will pay a visit to the museum an weon october 1st. i think we will be interest in it. in the course of the visit, the guide will give us interestedan account of the past or the development of the city. she say something about the advanced and willworkers, included some teachers. we will see many pictures there. im sure of that we can learn includinga lot. after the visit, well have a discussion in group and each of us must write a composition. groupswe are to start out as earlier as 7:00 am. we must gather against time at the school gate. thats all. early on/ inthanks.5.短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分) 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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）, 并在其下写出该加的词。 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。ladies and gentlemen,it is special pleasure to welcome our new staff member, mr tony white, who has come here to america.mr white has recently graduated from the university of chicago where he has majored in english literature and minored in teaching english as the second language. he will working with us here for at least two years.one of the goals of our school are to promote understanding and cooperation between the young people of our two countries. by have mr white, who is willing to sacrifice the comfort of his friends and family to come to a strange country, we feel we are very lucky and our goals will be easily realized.on behalf of the whole school, id like to extend to you, mr white, your sincerest welcome. we are indeed happy to have you here, and we wish you all the better during your stay in china.thank you.【参考答案】5.ladies and gentlemen,it is special pleasure to welcome our new staff member, mr tony white, who has come 1.my或ahere to america. 2. frommr white has recently graduated from the university of chicago where he has majored in 3. 删掉hasenglish literature and minored in teaching english as the second language. he will working 4. a 5.bewith us here for at least two years.one of the goals of our school are to promote understanding and cooperation between the 6. isyoung people of our two countries. by have mr white, who is willing to sacrifice the comfort 7. havingof his friends and family to come to a strange country, we feel we are very lucky and our goals 8.thatwill be easily realized.on behalf of the school staff, id like to extend to you, mr white, your sincerest welcome. 9. ourwe are i