第8练　阅读＋七选五＋语法填空＋短文改错Ⅰ.阅读理解A体裁：记叙文　话题：日常生活　词数：310　时间：5′Thinkyoucankeepastraightfacewhilewatchingyourfavoritecomedian？Now，thecomedyclubnamedTeatreinBarcelonaisbettingyoucan't.Theclubisevenbasingitsticketpricesonhowoftenitcanmakeyoulaugh.It'ssaidyoucangetintotheclubshowforfree，buteverylaughwillcostyou38centsmore.Wouldyouliketodeliberatelykeepfromlaughinginordertosavemoney？TheTeatreclubhasequippedfacial－recognitiontechnologyonthebackofitschairs.Itcantrackhowmucheachpersonintheirtheatrehasenjoyedtheshow.ThesystemwasdevelopedbyadvertisingagencyTheCyranosMcCann，afterTeatreaskedthemtothinkupawaytoincreaseticketsales.Anumberofpeoplehavetriedtositthroughacomedyshowwithoutlaughinginanattempttogetafreeticket，buttheyallfailed.Usingthenewsystem，theaverageticketpriceperpersonhassofarbeen$7.58.Itseemsthepricingsystemhascaught__on，withothertheatresinSpainnowcopyingthepay－per－laughtechnology.Itisunclearwhichkindoffacialrecognitionsoftwareisbeingused，butmostusealgorithms(算法)totrackfacialmarksonanaudience'sface.Forexample，analgorithmcananalyzetheposition，sizeorshapeofthemouthtodeterminewhetherapersonislaughing，smilingorsad.Thecomedyclubhasalsolaunchedamobileappasamethodofpaymentandapay－per－laughseasonticket.JamesWoron，directoroftheClub，said，“Theideasoundsfun.It'dbeabigtechnicalchallenge—aspeoplelaughsooften，we'dhavetoputacashmachinebyeveryseat.”【语篇解读】　西班牙的一家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。1．TheTeatreclubchargesticketpricebasedon________．A．theaudience'sappearance\nB．howlongpeoplewatchtheshowC．thetimesthataudiencelaughD．thetimespeoplecometotheclub答案　C　[细节理解题。根据第一段“Theclubisevenbasingitsticketpricesonhowoftenitcanmakeyoulaugh.”可知，这家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。]2．Whydotheclubusethefacial－recognitiontechnology?A．Tosaveperformancecosts.B．Toincreaseticketsales.C．Tokeepthethievesaway.D．Tosatisfymoreaudience.答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第二段“...afterTeatreaskedthemtothinkupawaytoincreaseticketsales.”可知，剧院运用这项技术是为了提高门票销量。]3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“caughton”mean?A．Becomepopular.B．Learnedfromothers.C．Heldtightly.D．Understood.答案　A　[词义猜测题。根据第三段画线词下文“...withothertheatresinSpainnowcopyingthepay－per－laughtechnology.”可知，西班牙的其他剧院也在效仿运用这种技术，由此可猜测，这项技术变得流行起来。]4．Whatcanwegettoknowfromthetext?A．TheTeatreclubalwaysoffersthebestshows.B．AlotofpeoplecangetafreeticketinTeatre.C．Peoplecouldn'thelplaughinginordertosavemoney.D．Thefacial－recognitionsoftwarecantellpeople'smoods.答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第四段“...analgorithmcananalyzetheposition，sizeorshapeofthemouthtodeterminewhetherapersonislaughing，smilingorsad.”可知，这款软件可以根据观众嘴的位置、大小和形状来判断他/她的情绪。]B体裁：记叙文　话题：保护自然　词数：401　时间：8′\nWhilethepresenceofratsinhomesmaycauseanxietyandannoyance，theyrarelyresultindrivingouttheresidents.Butthatisexactlywhathappenedtotheinhabitantsofthe10－square－mileHawadaxIslandoffthecoastofAlaska，almost230yearsago.Nowthankstoafive－yeareffortbyscientists，theterriblysilent“RatIsland”asithadbeencalledformanyyearshasbeenreturnedtoitsrightfulowners—birds!HawadaxIslandispartofachainofvolcanicislandsintheBeringSeacalledtheAleutianIslands.Theratsthatarrivedtherein1780，whenaJapaneseshipcarryingthembrokedownnearby，completelydestroyedthenativepopulationbecausetheenvironmentoftheislandwasnotbuilttodefenditsanimalsfromthesepredators.Thereisn'tanytreeontheisland，whichmeantthatthebirdswereaccustomedtobuildingtheirnestslowintheground，givingtherodents(啮齿动物)easyaccesstobotheggsandbabychicks.Asyearspassed，thebirdsthathadcalledtheislandhomeforthousandsofyearsbecameendangeredandeventually，disappearedcompletely.In2022，theU．S.FWS(FishandWildlifeService)startedaseriousplantoridtheislandoftheratsandtrybringingbackthebeautifulbirdsthathadoncecalledithome.Giventhattherewereanestimated10，000rodentsinhabiting“RatIsland”andthefactthattheyreproducerapidly，itwasnotaneasytask.Butby2022，theislandwasofficiallydeclaredratfree!Thenslowlybutsurely，thebirdsbegantoreturn.Unfortunately，someofthepioneerswereunintentionallykilledfromtheleavingsoftheraticide，apoisonthathadbeenusedtowipeouttherodents.Butnowitseemsthingsarebecomingmorestableandtheislandisstartingtoincreasinglylooklikeitsformerself.Beforethetransformation，“Hawadax”，alsoknownas“RatIsland”，wasasilentandghostlyplacewithbirdbones，snailremainsandrockscoveredinratfeces(粪便)．Today，birds'singingandflyinginandoutisacommonsight.Tuftedpuffinsandsongsparrows，whichhadlongdisappeared，aregraduallymakingtheirwayback.Scientistshavealsobeenobservinganincreaseingroundnestingandshore\nbirds.Thoughtheislandisstillnotbacktoitsfullglory，thesignsareencouragingandthingscanonlygetbetter，astimepasses.【语篇解读】　本文讲述了在哈瓦达克斯岛上因老鼠入侵而导致鸟类灭绝，经过科学家们的努力，猖獗的老鼠被消灭了。这个“老鼠岛”重新焕发了生机。5．Theunderlinedword“that”inPara.1probablyrefersto________．A．thepresenceofratsB．birds'beingdrivenoutC．birds'returningtotheislandD．residents'worryingaboutrats答案　B　[词义猜测题。根据前文的．..theyrarelyresultindrivingouttheresidents.及本段末的．..hasbeenreturnedtoitsrightfulowners—birds！可知，that指“该岛上的鸟类曾经被老鼠驱逐出去”这件事。]6．BirdsonHawadaxIslandbecameaneasytargetbecause________．A．thisislandwastreelessB．theynestedrandomlyC．theyreproducedtoorapidlyD．theirchickswereextremelyweak答案　A　[细节理解题。根据第二段第三句Thereisn'tanytreeontheisland，...givingtherodents(啮齿动物)easyaccesstobotheggsandbabychicks.可知。]7．Fromthepassage，wecanknowtheplanofU．S.FWS________．A．hashelpedtheislandfullyrecoveredB．costlittlebutbenefitedgreatlyC．involvedpoisoningtheratsonalargescaleD．accomplisheditsgoalafterexactly24months答案　C　[细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句．..startedaseriousplantoridtheislandoftherats...及第四段的第二句中．..theraticide，apoisonthathadbeenusedtowipeouttherodents可知，答案为C项。]8．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．FWSHelpGetRareBirdsBacktoAlaskaIsland\nB．JapaneseChangedaBirdParadiseintoRatIslandC．FWSPlantoDriveRatsoutofRatIslandD．Alaska'sRatIslandReturnstoaBirdParadise答案　D　[主旨大意题。全文讲述在FWS的帮助下，“老鼠岛”重新变成了鸟儿的天堂，故选D项。C项侧重介绍与FWS计划相关的内容，而这只是文章内容的一部分。]Ⅱ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyoneneedsabreak，andvacationsarenotmeantforseriousstudy.__9__TheSpringFestivaliscomingupsothisistheperfecttimetodiscusssomegreatEnglishlanguageliteraturetotakeonalongtrainjourney.Beforegettingintotherecommendations，youneedtodetermineyourEnglishreadingcomprehensionlevel.Ifyou'reatthebeginner'slevel，therearetwooptions：readingachildren'sbookorreadingabookthatyou'vereadinChinesetranslation.__10__Ifyou'reattheintermediatelevel，popularbookslikepopfiction，mysteriesandthrillersaregoodoptions.Foradvancedreaders，classicworksofliteratureormodernprizewinners(Nobel，Pulitzer)aregoodoptions.__11__WhenIpickupabookIlike，eventhoughthefirstfewchaptersarereallyhardtogetthrough，Iwouldtrytogetaccustomedtothelanguagetheauthoruses.Generally，afterthefirstfewchapters，thingsgetaloteasier，especiallyifIgetinvolvedinthestory.Anothergreatwaytokeepyourselfmotivatedistofindafriendwho'sinterestedinreadingthesamebook.Youcanmakegoalsthatyoubothwanttoachieve.__12__Somequickrecommendations：HarryPotter，startwiththefirstbookandgoonfromthere；theNarniaseries；anythingbyU．S.writerMichaelCrichton；andifyoulikehorror，U.S.writerStephenKingisalwaysunusualandfun.__13__Happyreading!A．Ifyoupickabookwhichissochallenging，itwillbetoostressful.B．Themostimportantthingistopickabookthatyou'rereallyinterestedin.C．Youmayalsoenjoyyourreadingwhenhangingoutwithyourfamily.D．Youshouldjustfindatopicorauthoryou'reinterestedin，andtherestwillgofromthere.\nE．YoucanalsodiscussplotlinesorvocabularyissueswitheachotherbySMSoremail.F．Instead，they'reagreatwaytotakeabreakandenjoyagoodbook.G．Thiswillhelpyougetoveranyunfamiliarwordsorphrases，sinceyou'realreadyfamiliarwiththestory.【语篇解读】　本文谈论了怎样接触英语文学，并对不同程度的读者提供了阅读建议。9．F　[根据上文needsabreak，以及“假期不是为了严肃而认真地学习”可知此处用Instead...转折引出下文较合适。]10．G　[根据常识可知读者读过中译本，则会befamiliarwiththestory，故选G项。]11．B　[根据abookIlike可知作者建议：选择感兴趣的书。]12．E　[第四段主要讲和朋友一起读书能做的事，所以E项正确。]13．D　[上文提到了HarryPotter，theNarniaseries，MichaelCrichton，StephenKing都是推荐读的书目及作者，而且也提到了horror，这是一个topic，都包括在D项内，所以D项正确。]Ⅲ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。TwothingsIdidmayhavecausedpeople__14__(think)thatsomethingiswrongwithme.Thefirstwaswhenmywifeaskedmetohavethesitting－roomclock__15__(repair)，Idroveintothemarketplaceofourlittletownand，clockunderarm，enteredashop.Onlyitwasthemeatshop.__16__mythoughtsfaraway，Istoodstaringintotheshop－keeper'seyes.I__17__(be)hiscustomerforalongtimeandthegoodmansmiledatme.ThiswentonforseveralverylongsecondsbeforeIrealizedwhereIwas.ThereisnodoubtthatIshouldhavecalmlyboughtapoundofmeat，__18__Imerelynoddedbrieflyandleft.TheothermaninmytownwhoprobablythinksIammadisMr.Smith.SomeyearsagohewasmanagerofMead'sShop，andheandIkneweachotherquitewell.Oneday，he__19__(stand)inthedoorwayofhisshopwhenIpassed.Mybrainwasonsomedistantproblemandmyeyesstaredintospace.“Hello，Mr.Herriot，”Iheardhisvoice.Iturnedablankgazeonhim—Ijusthadnoidea__20__hewasthoughhisfacewasfamiliar.ThenIsaw__21__word“MEAD”\ninfoot－highlettersabovetheshopwindow.“Goodmorning，Mead，”Icriedheartilyandcontinuedmyway.IhadgoneonlyafewstepsbeforeIrealizedthatmygreetinghadbeen__22__(polite)．Iturnedbackandsaidtohimagain，“Goodmorning，MisterMead.”ItwasonlywhenIhadturnedthecornerofthestreetthatIrealized，toolate，__23__hisnamewasTonyandthetimewaslateafternoon.【语篇解读】　一次作者要修表，却走进了肉铺；还有一次竟然把下午当成了上午并叫错了熟人的名字，这两件事让人们以为他精神不正常。14．tothink　[causesbtodosth意为“导致某人做某事”，为固定短语。]15．repaired　[havesthdone意为“使某事/物被……”，为固定搭配。]16．With　[此处为with的复合结构，在句中作伴随状语。]17．hadbeen　[由时间状语foralongtime以及smiled可知，此处应用过去完成时。]18．but　[由前后两句之间为转折关系可知此处填but。]19．wasstanding　[sbbedoingsthwhen...意为“某人正在做某事，这时……”，为固定句型。]20．who　[此处用who引导宾语从句，并在从句中作表语。]21．the　[此处特指MEAD这个单词。]22．impolite　[由语境可知此处表示“不礼貌的”。]23．that　[所填词引导宾语从句，且从句中不缺成分，所以引导词用that。]Ⅳ.短文改错下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每句不超过两个错误；2．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；3．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。(2022·成都二模)OnedaytheEnglishwomanvisitedaChinesefriendandwasofferedacupoftea.Shewasnotthirstyandfinditbitter.However，shefeltsheshoulddrinkittobepolite.Hopedtofinishtheteaquicklysothatshewouldn't\nhavetodrinkwhatdidn'tinterestinher，shedrankasquicklyasshecould.Soassoonashercupbecamehalfempty，thehostessinsistedongivinghermuch.Shekeptondrink.Duringhervisit，shedrank12cup.Shecouldn'tunderstandwhyherChinesehostessdidn'ttakenonoticeofherprotestshehaddrunkenough.答案　OnedayEnglishwomanvisitedaChinesefriendandwasofferedacupoftea.Shewasnotthirstyanditbitter.However，shefeltsheshoulddrinkittobepolite.tofinishtheteaquicklysothatshewouldn'thavetodrinkwhatdidn'tinteresther，shedrankasquicklyasshecould.assoonashercupbecamehalfempty，thehostessinsistedongivingher.Shekepton.Duringhervisit，shedrank12.Shecouldn'tunderstandwhyherChinesehostessdidn'ttakenoticeofherprotestshehaddrunkenough.