湖南省株洲市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练(16)

株洲市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（16）及答案

A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的) attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam’s a being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

Yes, the boss was, Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sam’s supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a job. Which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win, a laugh.

Hum difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力) than people in any other forum. 1、. Why was Sam late for his job? A. Because he was ill. B. Because he got up late.

C. Because he was caught in a traffic jam. D. He was busy applying for a new job.

2、. The main idea of this passage is ________.

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A. Sam Maynard saved his job with humor B. humor is important in our lives C. early bird gets the worm

D. humor can solve racial discriminations

3、. The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means ________. A. tried to hold back B. tried to set C. charged D. gave out 4、. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage? A. Many lose life’s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor. B. It wasn’t the first time that Sam came late for his work. C. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30. D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems. 出处 英语报 体裁 记叙 话题 幽默的重要性

阅读策略 注意故事的开头结尾 入选理由 情节发展有趣，生动

1、. C。细节题。根据who hit a traffic jam on his way to work可知，他迟到的原因是他碰上了交通堵塞。

2、. B。主旨题。根据短文第 1 句是主题句 A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的) attack — when a touch of humor might well enable us to win (在人生很多场激烈的争斗中，我们如果与人硬碰硬正面交锋的话，可能败得一塌糊涂。而幽默往往使我们反败为胜)和文章第 4 段第 1 句，可知整篇短文讲的是幽默的重要性。 3、. A。词义猜测题。前面提到老板连辞退他的话都想好了，而Sam开的这个玩笑使人们哄堂大笑。而老板为了树立他的威严，仍然强忍住笑。故答案为A。

4、. B。 推断题。根据 ?shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late on the job 我们可以了解到，Sam不止一次上班迟到了。

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When I first got an email account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. ①Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail ,I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need special laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail on e-mail for their Comployees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repay their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies ,which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

57.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. messages B. ideas C. connections D.programs 58.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam? A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications. B. More people in the world communicate by e-mail. C. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

59.According to Paragraph 3,who is the final victim of spam? A. The business B. The advertiser C. The employee D. The consumer 60.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform

B. To educate

C. To persuade

D. To instruct

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【文章导读】随着网络信息技术的发展，越来越多的人们实用网络邮箱来传递信息，但现在垃圾邮件的泛滥已经成为网络用户们深恶痛绝的事情，人们呼吁立法来阻止垃圾邮件的泛滥。 57. A。词义猜测题。根据本文中的e-mail一词以及endless series of advertisements可以推断出correspondence在此处意思是：信件，垃圾邮件，由此可知本题选A。

58. D。推理判断题。由第二自然段中的As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails.一句可知本题选D。

59. D。推理判断题。根据本段的最后一句可知本题选D。

60. C。推理判断题。通读全文可知本文作者摆出了垃圾邮件的危害，其目的是说服立法人员尽快出台法律阻止垃圾邮件的蔓延，故本题选C。 ·错题集

57. 本题为词意猜测题目，出错率往往比较高，本题很多考生选择了D项，主要是因为他们看到了advertisements一词，认为既然是广告，就应该是栏目、节目等。实际他们没有意识到这里讲的主要是e-mail，而e-mail主要是信息，也就是message。

58. 本题很多同学从我们的日常出发，选择了A项和B项，实际本题有比较准确的意群来解决这个问题，但是很多同学没有去找，只是根据自己的常识判断，因而选错。 *************************************************************结束

passage 13

Mary was an university student. She didn’t have much money and her parents were not rich, and she had an uncle who had been fortunately enough to collect great wealth.

1 ____ 2. ____ 3. ____

4. ____

He always give her valuable Christmas and birthday presents.

When her uncle’s birthday came round, Mary wanted buy him 5. ____ something really special, but because she was rich, she did not 6. ____ know how to get him. She went into the best shop in her town and explained what her problem was to one of helpful

7. ____ 8. ____

9. ____

shop assistants. Finally she asked, “What do you have for someone who has already got everything he wants or needs.

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