（整理版高中英语）高考英语阅读理解短文改错系列训练（3）及答案

1、涿州市高考英语阅读理解、短文改错系列训练3及答案 (第*篇)the year is the year of ox. the ox is a representative of the farming culture of china. in the farming economy (经济), oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁)of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. in fact, they are seen as “boats_on_land for their abi

2、lity to carry loads. besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. with all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.in the past, oxen played an important role in the spirit

3、ual life of the chinese. even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. for example, some people who live in southwest china will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. they believe that the cattle bone soup r

4、epresents the blood relationship among family members. in order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar (农历), and during their run they will take their oxen along，which indicates they regard th

5、e creature as human.because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the chinese people are very grateful to the animal. in addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of

6、 the chinese nation.语篇解读牛年说牛，文章介绍了有关牛的一些民间文化。1the words “boats on land underlined in paragraph 2 refer to_.a. animals for taking goodsb. creatures for pulling plowsc. treasures of the folk cultured. tools in the farming economy解析猜想词义题。由第二段中的“they are seen as.ability to carry loads内容可以得出答案，介词for是对前面作

7、解释说明：为什么牛被看成陆地之舟。答案a2from the third paragraph, we know that_.a. oxen are no more important today than in the pastb. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soupc. oxen are treated as human in some areas of chinad. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month解析理解判断题。由文章第三段的首句以及最后一句

8、内容可得出答案。答案c3which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?a. the special role of oxen in farming.b. people s respect and love for oxen.c. the practical value of an oxs body.d. the contribution of oxen to the economy.解析细节判断题。由文章最后一段最后一句话可得出答案。答案b4why does the author write the text?a. to

9、 stress the importance of oxen in farming.b. to introduce the chinese folk culture.c. to describe how to celebrate the year of ox.d. to explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.解析写作意图题。由文章内容可知，作者是为了介绍有关牛的一些民间文化。答案b*结束it is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemies. but can other animals d

10、o the same? elephants can! they can use their sense of vision and smell to tell the difference between people who pose a threat and those who do not.in kenya, researchers found that elephants react differently to clothing worn by men of the maasai and kamba ethnic groups. young maasai men spear anim

11、als and thus pose a threat to elephants; kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephants.in an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a maasai or a kamba man. when the elephan

12、ts detected the smell of clothing worn by a maasai man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they detected the smells of either clothing worn by kamba men or clothing that had not been worn at all. garment color also plays a role, though in a different way. in the

13、 same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by maasai men. rather than running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted aggressively toward the red clothing.the researchers believe that the elephants emotional reactions

14、 are due to their different interpretations of the smells and the sights. smelling a potential danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hide. seeing a potential threat without its smell means that risk is low. therefore, instead of showing fear and running away,

15、the elephants express their anger and become aggressive.6. according to the passage, which of the following statements is true about kamba and maasai people? a. maasai people are a threat to elephants. b. kamba people raise elephants for farming. c. both kamba and maasai people are elephant hunters.

16、 d. both kamba and maasai people traditionally wear red clothing.7. how did the elephants react to smell in the study? a. they attacked a man with the smell of new clothing. b. they needed time to relax when smelling something unfamiliar.c. they became anxious when they smelled kamba-scented clothin

17、g. d. they were frightened and ran away when they smelled their enemies. 8. what is the main idea of this passage? a. elephants use sight and smell to detect danger.b. elephants attack people who wear red clothing. c. scientists are now able to control elephants emotions. d. some kenyan tribes under

18、stand elephants emotions very well.9. what can be inferred about the elephants behavior from this passage? a. elephants learn from their experiences.b. elephants have sharper sense of smell than sight. c. elephants are more intelligent than other animals.d. elephants tend to attack rather than escap

19、e when in danger.参考答案 adaa *结束 (·局部重点联考)dear anish，here are the init is about 200 miles far away from london, and see that there is anything on their forward to seeing you again.see you soon.peter答案与解析：1areisinformation是不可数名词，谓语动词应使用单数形式。2去掉farfar通常不与表示具体距离的数词连用。34coursecourses根据句中的all sorts of

20、可知，这里要表示的是各种各样的课程，因此应用复数形式。5去掉it“(that) you like是定语从句，修饰先行词one。在从句中，关系代词that作like的宾语，所以it多余。6particularparticularlyinterested是形容词，应使用副词修饰。7thatif/whether根据上一句中的内容可知这里的意思是看网络上“是否有相关信息。8meet前加to此处是不定式表示目的。9arrivedarrive如果主句是一般将来时，时间状语从句通常用一般现在时。10orand此处是“both.and.结构，表示“两者都。*结束·链接高考 链接1 . 卷one of

21、 the greatest contributors to the first oxford english dictionary was also one of its most unusual. in 1879, oxford university in england asked prof. james murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the english language. it would include every englis

22、h word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations (3130 showing how it was used.this was a huge task, so murray had to find volunteers from britain, the united states, and the british colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever wri

23、tten in english. hundreds of volunteers responded, including william chester minor. dr. minor was an american surgeon who had served in the civil war and was now living in england. he gave his address as "broadmoor, crowthome, berkshire," 50 miles from oxford.minor joined the army of volun

24、teers sending words and quotations to murray. over the next 17 years, he became one of the staff 's most valued contributors.but be was also a mystery'. in spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit oxford. so in 1897, murray finally decided to travel to crowthome himself. w

25、hen he arrived, he found minor locked in a book-lined cell at die broadmoor asylum(精神病院)for the criminallyinsane.murray and minor became friends, sharing their love of words. minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10.000 submissions in 20 years. murray continued to visi

26、t minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.in 1910, minor left broadmoor for an asylum in his native america. murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the oxford english dictionary wa

27、s completed. the 12 volumes defined 414.825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.61.according to the text, the first oxford english dictionary_.a.came out before minor diedb.was edited by an american volunteerc.included the english words in

28、vented by murrayd.was intended to be the most ambitious english dictionary62.how did dr. minor contribute to the dictionary?a.he helped murray to find hundreds of volunteers.b.he sent newspapers, magazines and books to murray.c.he provided a great number of words and quotations.d.he went to england to work with murray.63.why did dr. minor refuse to visit oxford?a. he was shut in an asylum.b. he lived far from oxford.c. he was busy writing a book.d. he disliked traveling.64.prof. murray and