湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解短文改错训练(9)

1湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（9）（答案或解析）TheParthenoninAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplexhistory.Builtnearly2,500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthena,itwasforthousandsofyearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAthenians,thenamosque(清真寺),andfinallyaruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculpturesmuchdamagedoverthecenturies.By1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremained.Between1801and1805,LordElgin,theBritishambassadortotheOttomanEmpire,whichcontrolledAthens,actingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttomanauthorities，removedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfromthebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbacktoBritain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublic,greatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporaryartistictrends.ThesesculptureswereacquiredfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816andsincethentheyhaveallbeenondisplaytothepublic,freeofcharge.Sincetheearly1980s,however,theGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthepermanentremovaltoAthensofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.TheyhavealsochallengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees’legaltitletothesculptures.TheBritishMuseum,however,insiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofculturalachievementthroughouttheworld,fromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyearsagountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworld:thebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictoreworldcultures.Italsosaysthat,withinthecontextofthisunparalleledcollection,theParthenonsculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.EachyearmillionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancientGreeceinfluenced—andwasinfluencedby—theothercivilizationsthatitencountered.1.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto________.2A.admirethegoddessAthenaB.praytotheirgodC.searchforsculpturesD.learnaboutitscomplexhistory[答案]B2.Theunderlined“it”(inParagraph4)refersto“________”．A.theBritishMuseumB.theGreekgovernmentC.theParthenonD.theBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees[答案]A3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculture.C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.D.TheBritishMuseumistheplacemostcapableofpreservingthesesculptures.[答案]B4.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreece.B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpire.C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyed.D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculture.[答案]D5.Theauthor’smainintentioninwritingthispassageistotell________.A.thehistoryoftheParthenonanditssculpturesB.whatpeoplecanseeintheBritishMuseumC.whytheBritishMuseumrefusestoreturnthesculpturesD.theinfluenceofGreeceonBritishculture[答案]C****************************************************结束短文改错下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修3改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:00am,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends.Therewasalotofnewbooks.Ididn’tknowwhatonetobuybecausethesebookswereallusefultome.At10:00,wewenttocinema.ThefilmwascalledTheEarthquakeofTangshanbutsomepeoplewerewaitingoutsidethebookingoffice.Ittooktousabouttwohourstoseeit.Havingseenthefilm,everyonewasdeeplymoving.Somefriendsevenburstouttears.That’sareallywonderfulfilm.Itisveryworthseeingagain.Whatahappyday!IhopetomorrowIwillbeevenhappier!答案解析*****短文改错TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:00am,isIgotothebookstorewithmyfriends.Therewasalotofnewbooks.Ididn’twentwereknowwhatonetobuybecausethesebookswereallusefultome.At10:00,wewentwhichto∧cinema.ThefilmwascalledTheEarthquakeofTangshanbutsomepeopleweretheandwaitingoutsidethebookingoffice.Ittooktousabouttwohourstoseeit.Havingseenthefilm,everyonewasdeeplymoving.Somefriendsevenburstoutmovedinto(或tears改为crying)tears.That’sareallywonderfulfilm.Itisveryworthseeingagain.Whatahappyday!4wellIhopetomorrowIwillbeevenhappier!*********************************************************结束Words：456难度系数：★★建议用时：7分钟Onthefirstdayofmynewhighschool，Ialmosthadanervousbreakdown.Everythingabouttheschoolseemedsodifficult.WhenIgothome，myparentssaid，“You’renervousandthat’sokay.Everyoneisafraidofhighschool.”Ideniedit.Iwantedtobestrong，soIrefusedtoletanyoneknowaboutmyfear，evenmyclosestfriends.OnthefirstdayIwaslateforeveryclassandwasconstantlylost.TheschoolseemedlikeapuzzlethatIcouldn’tfigureout.Wasthishowthewholeyearwasgoingtobe？Ididn’tthinkIcouldrisetothischallenge，especiallycarryingahugebackpackthatIcouldhardlylift.ItwassobigthatIcouldknocksomeoneoutwithit!Theschoolmatesseemedtoregardmeasafool，andtheywereprobablyright.Despitemyfears，afterthefirstweekIfinallyhadmyschedulefiguredout.Withtheexceptionoffallingupanddownthestairsacoupleoftimesandgettinglaughedat，highschoolwasturningouttobenotsobad.Itwasactuallymuchbetterthanmiddleschoolandmuchmorechallenging.Sincethen，I’vebeenelectedvicepresidentofmyclass，whichwasn’t