第12练 阅读＋七选五＋短文改错＋书面表达Ⅰ.阅读理解A体裁：说明文 话题：海洋生物 词数：365 时间：7′Therearemanydangerousseacreaturesintheworld.Thefollowingaresomeexamples.Theneedlefisharecommonlyseenlivingnearthesurfaceoftropical(热带的)waters.Buttheycanalsobreak__coverthewater，andonceintheairtheycanbecomedangerousflyingswords.Thoughitisrare，peoplehavebeenseriouslyhurtandevenkilledwhenstabbedbythefish'ssharpandlongjaws(下巴)．Nightfishermeninsmallboatsareatparticularriskbecausetheirlightsmayattractthefish.Saltwatercrocodilesaretheworld'slargestcrocodiles，sometimesreaching23feetinlengthandtopping2，200pounds.Yetthesecrocodileshuntquietly，lyinginwaitbelowshorelinewaterstoattackcrabs，turtlesandthirstyanimalsthathavecometodrink.Saltwatercrocodileskillanumberofpeopleeachyear.Thereisnodoubtthatthegreatwhitesharksitsatoptheoceanfoodchain.Theworld'slargestfishcanweighatover5，000poundsandreachlengthsofmorethan20feet.Greatwhitesharkshaveabout3，000teeth，whichtheytypicallysinkintosealions，seals，smalltoothedwhales，andseaturtles.Thesesharksareresponsibleforathirdtoahalfofthe100sharkattacksonhumanseveryyear.Theseaanemone(海葵)maylooklikethebeautifulflowerforwhichit'snamed，butfishthatswimtooclosemayregretit.Theseaanemone，whichlivesontheseafloor，usesitspoisonoustentacles(触须)tostabpassingcreatureswithakindofpoison—makingthemhelplessandfittobeeaten.Thesurgeonfish(刺尾鱼)isanattractivereeffishthatispoisonous.Scientistsbelievethattheworld'sseasholdsome1，200differentsurgeonfishspeciesandthinkthattheyinjureabout50，000peopleperyear.Butthesurgeonfishpoisoncanalsobringgreatbenefit—theyareusefulinthedevelopmentofnewdrugs.【语篇解读】 本文介绍了5种危险的海洋生物。\n1．Theunderlinedphrase“breakcover”inParagraph2probablymeans________．A．jumpoutofB．breakawayfromC．getawayfromD．gobackto答案 A [词义猜测题。根据后文“onceintheair”可知，needlefish在空中的时候会变成危险的飞剑，由此可以猜测画线短语的意思应该是“跳出(离)”之意。]2．Howmanyattacksonhumansdogreatwhitesharksdoeveryyear?A．About26.B．About45.C．About60.D．About75.答案 B [细节理解题。根据第四段“Thesesharksareresponsibleforathirdtoahalfofthe100sharkattacksonhumanseveryyear.”可知，大白鲨每年袭击人类次数大约为33～50次左右。]3．Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat________．A．thesaltwatercrocodilesaregentleandneverhurtpeopleB．theseaanemonelivesnearthesurfaceoftheseaC．thegreatwhitesharkisthelargestfishintheworldD．theneedlefishliveintheseaallaroundtheworld答案 C [细节理解题。根据第四段“Theworld'slargestfishcanweighatover5，000poundsandreachlengthsofmorethan20feet.”可知，大白鲨是世界上最大的鱼。]4．Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtobenefithumansociety?A．Theneedlefish.B．Theseaanemone.C．Thegreatwhiteshark.D．Thesurgeonfish.答案 D [细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“theyareusefulinthedevelopmentofnewdrugs”可知，刺尾鱼的毒可以制造药品，由此可知这种鱼可以造福人类社会。]B体裁：记叙文 话题：欧美风情 词数：400 时间：8′Apairofnewcouple(夫妇)hasprovedhoweasyitistogetmarriedonabudget，bycelebratingtheirweddingfor￡1.GeorginaPorteousandSidInnesorganizedtheirperfectdayforfamilyandfriends，completewith\nrings，flowers，acakeandevenaphotographertocapture(记录下)thegreatoccasion，whoshoweduptorecordtheoccasionafterGeorgina，...apart－timefilmeditor，offeredtoworkforhiminreturn.Theyalsohostedareceptionwithapicnic，drinks，jazzmusicanddance，allontheirunbelievablylowbudget.However，apartfromthe￡70theyhadtopaybylawfortheirmarriagefees，theironlyexpensewasapoundonGeorgina'ssecond－handweddinggown(礼服)，witheverythingelsedonatedorsourcedforfree.It'sreportedthattheaveragecostofaweddingintheUKisupto￡20，000.However，Georginasaid，“Ididn'tseethepointinspendingahugeamountofmoneyonweddings，consideringthedaywassupposedtobeaboutmarryingthepersonyoulovedandforusallthatmatteredwasthatwewerebecominghusbandandwife.Wedidn'twantorneedabig，fancyaffair.”Georginametsinger－songwriterSidatanartcelebrationin2022，proposed(求婚)inBerlinlastyear，andthentheystartedplanningtheirbigday.Astheyarebothcrazyaboutrecycling，theydecidedtokeeptheirweddingassimpleaspossible.Georginasaid，“Wewantedasmallandcheapwedding，whichwasanaturalthingforus.Weenjoyeddoingsomethingalittledifferentfromeveryoneelse，beingexcitedtoplanitall.”Theirweddingtookplaceinabarn(农屋)behindthecouple'scottage.Georginalookedprettyinherweddinggown.Georgina'smotherSusanne，achurchreader，conductedtheceremonyinfrontof70guests；eachofthemhadbeenaskedtobringfoodanddrink.Aftertheweddingpicnic，everyonepartiedthenightaway.Georginasmiled，“Thedaywentbeautifully.Therewasquitearelaxedatmosphereandeveryonehadsomuchfun.Lotsofpeoplesaiditwasthebestweddingtheyhadeverbeento.”【语篇解读】 英国新婚夫妇GeorginaPorteous和SidInnes举办了一场省钱的婚礼，婚礼上有戒指、鲜花、蛋糕，还有专职摄影师，所有花费只有1英镑。5．Georginathoughtaweddingcostingalotwas________．A．unnecessaryB．rewardingC．reasonlessD．crazy\n答案 A [推理判断题。根据第三段“Ididn'tseethepointinspendingahugeamountofmoneyonweddings...”可推知，Georgina认为铺张的婚礼是没有必要的。]6．TheweddingofGeorginaandAidwasnot________．A．simpleB．well－plannedC．surprisingD．pleasant答案 C [细节理解题。根据第四段“Georginametsinger－songwriterSidatanartcelebrationin2022，proposedinBerlinlastyear，andthentheystartedplanningtheirbigday...Wewantedasmallandcheapwedding...”以及最后一段“Therewasquitearelaxedatmosphereandeveryonehadsomuchfun.”可知，这对夫妇的婚礼简洁、设计精细并且令人愉悦，文中没有提到婚礼充满惊喜。]7．Thecouple'sweddingwascost－savingbecause________．A．theypickedcheapgoodsB．theirparentssupportedthemalotC．theguestsbroughtallthethingstheyneededD．thematerialsintheweddingweregivenorrecycled答案 D [细节理解题。根据第二段“...witheverythingelsedonatedorsourcedforfree.”和第四段“Astheyarebothcrazyaboutrecycling，theydecidedtokeeptheirweddingassimpleaspossible.”可知，这对夫妇的婚礼很省钱是因为婚礼上的物品都是被赠送的或是被回收的。]8．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thecouplehasn'tattendedanybigwedding.B．Georginaandthephotographerwouldbecomecolleagues.C．Afriendofthecouplehostedtheceremony.D．Thecouple'sclothesweresecond－handbutfine.答案 B [推理判断题。根据第一段“...aphotographertocapturethegreatoccasion，whoshoweduptorecordtheoccasionafterGeorgina，...apart－timefilmeditor，offeredtoworkforhiminreturn.”可知，Georgina主动提出为摄影师工作，为了还摄影师出现在婚礼现场为他们夫妇记录下这个盛大场面的人情。由此可推知，Georgina和这名摄影师将成为同事。]\nⅡ.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。Thereisnobetterfeelingthanwalkingawayfromyourdeskintheeveningwithasenseofdeepsatisfactionforajobwelldone.__9__Herearefivewaystohelpyoudojustthat：1．Emptyyourinbox(收件箱)．__10__Youwillfindthatanemptyinboxlateinthedaywillgiveyouastrongsenseofaccomplishmentandorderinyourlife.Ifyouwantanemptyinbox，itmeanseverythingisinaparticularspot：eitherinthetrash，orsenttosomeoneelse.2．__11__Ifyouleaveatiringandundesirabletaskuntilthenextday，youwillwalkawayfromyourdeskwithadarkcloudhangingoveryouandasenseoffear.Ontheotherhand，trytocompletethetaskbeforeyouleavetheoffice，andyouwillwalkawaywithafeelingoffreedomandvictory.3．Dosomethingniceforsomeoneelse.Thekeyhereisintentionality(意图)．Plantoendyourdaybydoingsomethingspecificandbeneficialforsomeoneinyourlife—apartner，friend，familymember，customer，etc.__12__Itisimpossibletodosomethingniceforsomeonewithoutfeelingbetteryourself.4．Saythankyou.Takeamomentbeforeyoushutthingsdownforthedaytobethankfulforyourlife.__13__Whenyoufeelgratefultopeoplearoundyou，youwillgetanewideaonthedifficultiesofanygivenday.A．Finishthetaskasfaraspossiblebeforeyouleave.B．Regardlessofwhatelsehashappenedinaday，endingitwiththanksisarewardingapproach(奖励方法)．C．Determinewhatwillmaketomorrowspecial.D．Youwillfeelbetterwhendoingagooddeedtoothers.E．Nothingelsethroughoutyourdaycouldpossiblybesobad.F．Infactawholeunproductivedaycanendwithjust15hyper－productive(高效的)\nminutes.G．Keepingyourinboxemptymakesyoumoreeffective.答案 9．F [根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述的是离开办公室前如何开心地结束一天的工作。空格处下文是针对主题所提的几条建议。由此可知空格处引起下文，实际上，充分利用15分钟就能够把低效的一天变得熠熠生辉。]10．G [根据下文“Youwillfindthatanemptyinboxlateinthedaywillgiveyouastrongsenseofaccomplishmentandorderinyourlife.”可知，在一天结束前，当你发现自己的收件箱已经是空的，你就会有很强烈的成就感和秩序感。由此可知，清空收件箱可以让你的工作效率大大提高。]11．A [根据下文内容可知，如果你把最烦人最不想完成的任务留到第二天才做，即使你离开了办公室，你的头上还会笼罩着一朵乌云，伴随着阴森的恐怖感，让你无法放松。不过如果你在下班前把这些任务都完成了，你就会充满自由感和胜利感！由此可知，你应该在离开办公室之前尽量完成工作。]12．D [根据本段小标题Dosomethingniceforsomeoneelse.及上文“Plantoendyourdaybydoingsomethingspecificandbeneficialforsomeoneinyourlife—apartner，friend，familymember，customer，etc.”可知，本段建议与人为善，在一天之末为别人做点有意义的事情，无论是同事，朋友，家人，还是客户。由此可知，你为别人做好事的时候，会感觉很好。]13．B [根据下文“Whenyoufeelgratefultopeoplearoundyou，youwillgetanewideaonthedifficultiesofanygivenday.”可知，当你常怀感恩之心，你就会以新的角度看待所遭遇的不顺。由此可知，空格处建议无论这一天还遇到了什么事情，以一种感恩的心态结束它是不错的选择。]Ⅲ.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；\n2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Myauntwasoutofworkin2022.Ataverybeginning，shewasafraidofbeinglaughingatbyothers.Shewasworriedaboutandwonderedwhichshecouldfindanotherjobornot.Itwashardforhertofindagoodjobthoughshedidn'thavespecialskills.Butsometimelate，shewasnolongerafraidofbeinglookeddown.Shemanagestofindajobasawaitressatateahouseandnowsheisamanagerthroughhardwork.Shedoeswellinherjob，fromwhereshecanearnalotofmoney.Shehavesetthelaid－offworkersagoodexample.答案 Myauntwasoutofworkin2022.Atverybeginning，shewasafraidofbeingatbyothers.Shewasworriedandwonderedshecouldfindanotherjobornot.Itwashardforhertofindagoodjobshedidn'thavespecialskills.Butsometime，shewasnolongerafraidofbeinglookeddown.Shetofindajobasawaitressatateahouseandnowsheisamanagerthroughhardwork.Shedoeswellinherjob，fromshecanearnalotofmoney.Shesetthelaid－offworkersagoodexample.Ⅳ.书面表达微笑是世界语言，它可以给人勇气、信心、安慰……，让人与人之间的相处更加和谐。请你用英语写一篇关于微笑的短文，词数100左右。要求如下：1．描述一次与微笑有关的经历；2．说说你的感受及微笑的意义。注意：开头已给出(不计入总词数)。Smilingisauniversallanguage，whichcangiveuscourage，confidenceandcomforts.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【参考范文】Smiling__is__a__universal__language，which__can__give__us__courage，confidence__and__comforts.IstillrememberhowupsetIwaswhenitwasmyturntoreciteapoembeforeclass.Feelingnervousandshy，Iforgotalmosteverything.Idecidedtogiveup，butallmyclassmates，especiallymyteacherkeptsmilingatmeencouragingly.TheirsmileswarmedmesomuchthatIgotoverthedifficultyandeventuallymadeit.Ithinksmilingnotonlymakesushappybutalsohelpsbuildupourconfidence，whichmakesadifferencetoourlife.Furthermore，itwillimprovetherelationshipbetweenus.It'ssmilingthatbringsharmonytoourlife.Onlywhenyousmiletotheworldwilltheworldsmileatyou.Therefore，keepsmilingandshowyourbesttotheworld.
