湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解短文改错训练(11)

1湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（11）（答案或解析）Alltoooften,achoicethatseemssustainable(可持续的)turnsoutoncloserexaminationtobeproblematic.Probablythebestexampleistherushtoproduceethanol(乙醇)forfuelfromcorn.Cornisarenewableresource—youcanharvestitandgrowmore,almostlimitlessly.Soreplacinggaswithcornethanolseemslikeagreatidea.Onemightgetabitmoreenergyoutoftheethanolthanthatusedtomakeit,whichcouldstillmakeethanolmoresustainablethangasgenerally,butthat’snottheendoftheproblem.Usingcorntomakeethanolmeanslesscornislefttofeedanimalsandpeople，whichdrivesupthecostoffood.Thatresultleadstoturningthefallowland—including,insomecases,rainforestinplacessuchasBrazil—intofarmland,whichinturngivesofflotsofcarbondioxide(CO2)intotheair.Finally,overmanyyears,theenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfortheforestloss.Butbythen,climatechangewouldhaveprogressedsofarthatitmightnothelp.Youcannotreallydeclareanypractice“sustainable”untilyouhavedoneacompletelife-cycleanalysisofitsenvironmental(环境的)costs.Eventhen，technologyandpublicpolicykeepdeveloping，andthatdevelopmentcanleadtounforeseenandundesiredresults.Theadmirablegoaloflivingsustainablyrequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.[语篇解读]文章通过用玉米转化成乙醇为例子来讨论可持续燃料的问题，来说明一些做法还缺少实际发展利用的基础。1.Whatmightdirectlycausethelossoftheforestaccordingtothetext?A.Thegrowingdemandforenergytomakeethanol.B.Theincreasingcarbondioxideintheair.C.Thegreaterneedforfarmland.D.Thebigchangeinweather.[解析]事实细节题。从第二段“...including，insomecases，rainforestinplacessuchasBrazil—intofarmland.”可知这些雨林要被变成农田，故选择C。[答案]C2.Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“________”．2A.theenergybenefitB.theforestlossC.climatechangeD.burningethanol[解析]猜测词义题。从第二段“...theenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfortheforestloss.”可知，上文中的theenergybenefit就是下文it所指代的内容，故选择A。[答案]A3.Theauthorthinksthatreplacinggaswithcornethanolis________.A.impracticalB.acceptableC.admirableD.useless[解析]推理判断题。impractical不切实际的；acceptable可以接受的；admirable受尊敬的；useless无用的。从文中最后一句“Theadmirablegoaloflivingsustainablerequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.”可知，开发这种可持续性燃料还是不太实际，故选择A。[答案]A4.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?A.Technology.B.Sustainability.C.Ethanolenergy.D.Environmentalprotection.[解析]主旨大意题。technology技术；sustainability可持续性；ethanolenergy乙醇能源；environmentalprotection环境保护。从文中论述可知作者将乙醇作为例子，以此来谈论可持续问题，故选择B。*************************************************结束短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)Isawanaccidenthappenedonmywaytohomethisafternoon.Agirlwascrossingthestreetonazebracrossingwhileayoungmandroveamotorbiketowardsher.Theyoungmansawthegirlbuttriedtostop,buthedrovetoofasttostop.Hehitthegirlandfelloffhermotorbike.Thegirlwasbadlyhurtandcouldn’tmove.Theyoungmandidn’tknowhowtodo.Irantoaphoneboxnearbyanddialed110.Soon3thepolicereached.Theysendhertothenearesthospitalatonce.Oneofthepolicemantalkedtotheyoungmanandwrotesomethingdownwhilewastalking.Ithinkitisverydangeroustodriveveryfast.短文改错参考答案(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)Isawanaccidenthappenedonmywaytohomethisafternoon.Agirlwascrossingthestreetonazebrahappen去掉tocrossingwhileayoungmandroveamotorbiketowardsher.Theyoungmansawthegirlbuttriedtostop,whenandbuthedrovetoofasttostop.Hehitthegirlandfelloffhermotorbike.Thegirlwasbadlyhurtandcouldn’thismove.Theyoungmandidn’tknowhowtodo.Irantoaphoneboxnearbyanddialed110.Soonthepolicewhatreached.Theysendhertothenearesthospitalatonce.Oneofthepolicemantalkedtotheyoungmanandarrivedsentpolicemenwrotesomethingdownwhilewastalking.Ithinkitisverydangeroustodriveveryfast.加he或去掉was*******************************************************结束Words：405难度系数：★★★建议用时：9分钟Acommonmisconception(误解)－aboutscholarshipsisthattheyareonlyavailableforthesmarteststudentswiththehighestGPAs.However,thisjustisn’tevenclose4totrue.Therearescholarshipsoutthereforeverytypeofstudentseekingacollegeeducation.Let’stakealookateachtypeabitmoreindepth.AcademicScholarshipsAcademicscholarshipsarealsooftenreferredtoasmerit(优点)scholarships,thoughameritscholarshipcanmeananythingthathassomelevelofcontesttoit.Thesearefox;thestudentswiththe4.0GPAs,theyearsasapartofseveralextracurricular(课外的)activitiesandthewell­roundedapplications.Theytypicallyhavethehighestpayoutsandareconsideredverywell­knownastheyareoftennationalawards.AthleticScholarshipsForstudentswithstrongacademics(学业的)andphysicalskills,athleticscholarshipsarethewaytogo.Thereispracticallyascholarshipforeverysinglesport,fromvolleyballtofootball;gymnasticstocheerleading.So,ifyouaregoodatanythingphysical，youshoulddefinitelypursueanathleticscholarship.ScholarshipsforMinoritiesTherearealsomanyscholarshipsforminoritiesavailable.Someofthesearegeneralandforallminoritiesasacollectivewhole,whileothersareintendedforindividualethnic(种族的)groups.Itisalsoagoodideatoapplyforaminorityscholarshipifyouarepartoffullyofacertainethnicity.Youwillgettorepresentyourcultureandpossiblywinmoney－whatmorecouldyouaskfor?ScholarshipsforWomenAswiththescholarshipsforminoritiesabove,therearealsoscholarshipsspecificallyforwomen.Sincecollegesweredominated(主宰)bymenformanyyears,scholarshipshavebeencreatedforstrong,career­mindedwomenthatneedassis