课时规范训练(单独成册)
训练(十六)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
In the 1930s，the people of the southern Great plains suffered through one of the worst disasters in history.
That April Sunday in 1935 started out beautiful.But later the wind picked up earth，and it looked like a huge black cloud.By the time it got to an area called No Man’s Land，the cloud was thousands of feet high.
Close by in Liberal，Kansas,11yearold Lila Lee and a friend sought refuge (藏身处) from the angry mountain of dust in a house.“I was sure I was going to die，” she told historian Paul Bonnifield.
That day was known as Black Sunday.Bobert Geiger，a reporter，knew how the area’s farmers had already suffered from the long drought (旱灾)．In his article，Geiger made up a phrase that gave a name to the area：The Dust Bowl.
The disaster had a number of causes.But most experts say it was the actions of humans that made it so bad.Early in the 20th century，a lot of people began to settle there，encouraged by the building of new railroads.The worst thing that settlers did was to plow up (铲掉) the area’s grass to plant wheat.The grass，which had been there for centuries，was the material that kept the soil together.Without it，trouble was certain to come.
At first，things went the settlers’ way.During World War I，there was good rain and wheat prices were high.But after the war，prices dropped.Some people gave up their land and the rains stopped.But because so many people had plowed up so much grass，the results were disastrous.
The crisis (危机) didn’t pass until the end of the 1930s.The government developed methods to fight dust storms.Finally，in 1939，the rains returned.
1．Which of the following describes the situation of Black Sunday?
A．There were no clouds in the sky.
www.gkxx.comB．The rain was extremely heavy.
C．It was hotter than ever before.
D．The earth was on the move.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the wind picked up earth”和第三段中的“the angry mountain of dust”可知，黑色星期天发生的是一场沙尘暴。
2．Lila Lee who experienced Black Sunday felt
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A．fearless B．calm
C．frightened D．ashamed
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段Lila Lee说的“I was sure I was going to die”可知，面对1935年那场沙尘暴，她感到非常惊恐。
3．Why did some people give up their land after World War I?
A．There was too much grass in the farmland.
B．They earned little money by selling wheat.
C．Their land was too wet to plant wheat.
D．Their land was used to build railroads.
解析：选B。细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“During World War I，there was good rain and wheat prices were high.But after the war，prices dropped.”可知，一战之后，小麦价格下跌导致了一些人放弃了土地。
4．How do Paragraphs 5 and 6 mainly develop?
A．By using numbers.
B．By giving examples.
高中学习网 www.gkxx.comC．By providing causes.
D．By making comparisons.
解析：选C。写作手法题。第五和第六段主要是分析了引发1935年沙尘暴的原因，第五段第一句即这两段的主题句。
B
(2016·甘肃天水市秦安县高三模拟)Besides containing attractive flowers，trees and other plants that beautify the community，ecofriendly rain gardens are healthy for the environment and the people living and working nearby.
A rain garden is not very different from a traditional garden.It is just a far more ecofriendly garden.Usually it is built lower than the ground.Rain gardens make smart use of rain and storm water by temporarily holding water from rain and storms and letting it soak (浸入)slowly into the ground before it runs into streams or enters the public drinking water supply.
Thus，a rain garden keeps the water，allowing it to be used as needed by plants in the rain garden，rather than flowing immediately into nearby streams and going unused.The water will soak slowly into the ground within a day or two.This creates an advantage that the rain garden does not allow mosquitoes to breed.This is a simple，attractive，and ecofriendly “green” way to treat storm water.
What’s more，planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution and improve the environment.Without using expensive machinery and chemicals，rain gardens remove harmful chemicals in the rainwater and cut down on the amount of pollution reaching streams and rivers by up to 30%.
Native plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate，soil，and water conditions.They may attract local wildlife such as native birds.Water your rain garden immediately after planting and once a week，unless you have had at least an inch of rain during the week.Once native plants establish the necessary root system，they will require little care.
Often，local governments and private businesses develop large rain gardens in their yards and in public parks as a way to improve the environment and solve flooding problems.However，you don’t need to be a professionally environmental engineer to create a rain garden.As long as you’re ecoconscious homeowners，you can help the environment by building smaller rain gardens in your yards.
【解题导语】 本文属于健康环境类短文阅读。文章讲述了生态友好的雨水花园对附近生活和工作的人们是健康的。并介绍了一些关于雨水花园的情况。
gkxx.com5．Which of the following is NOT true for the function of rain gardens?
A．They are good for living conditions.
B．They increase pollution.
C．They can beautify the community.
D．They improve the environment.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“What’s more，planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution”可知，另外，种植一个雨水花园帮助减少污染。故B项是不正确的。
6．Which of the following is the ecofriendly function of rain gardens discussed in Paragraph 4 ?
A．They can help reduce the pollution problem.
B．They can keep the rain and storm water.
C．They can be healthy for the people around.
D．They can make the environment more beautiful.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段首句“ What’s more，planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution and improve the environment.”可知，另外，种植一个雨水花园帮助减少污染改善环境。故选A。
7．One of the main reasons why native plants are recommended is that
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A．they cost less and are much easier to get
B．they may attract local wildlife to come
C．they require little care from the local gardener
D．they are more used to the local growing conditions
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第五段首句“Native plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate，soil，and water conditions.”可知，本地植物被推荐为雨水花园，因为它们更习惯当地的气候、土壤和水的条件。故选D。
8．What do we know about rain gardens?
A．They need little water after all the plants are planted.
B．They may attract local birds and change the local climate.
初中学习网C．They usually need at least an inch of rainwater a week.
D．They may reduce the water pollution problem by 70%.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Water your rain garden immediately after planting and once a week，unless you have had at least an inch of rain during the week.”可知，种植后立即浇你的雨水花园，每周一次，除非一周至少有一英寸的雨。故选C。
Ⅱ.语法填空
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。
A lark，says an old tale，built its nest on the ground in a corn field，and raised its young in the growing corn.They lived a peaceful and gay life.Time passed 1.
(quick)．Soon a piece of news 2.
(interrupt) their life.When the corn 3.
(be) ripe，the little ones in great fright told the mother bird they had heard the farmer 4.
(remark) with his wife that he was going to ask his neighbour to come and harvest his corn for him.They 5.
(urge) their mother to move at once.But the wise bird was not at all disturbed 6.
said：“If that is all，we need not be in a hurry to go yet.” But several days later when the young birds came and told her that the farmer said that，as 7.
neighbour had not come，he was going to cut the corn 8.
(he)．The lark said，“9.
(assume) that he still asked others for help，we could still ignore it，but now it is time for us to go”，and flew away with the young.The moral of this story is：“If you want a thing done，do it yourself.”
This is the lesson of selfreliance，10.
is the opposite of dependence on others.
答案：
初中学习网1．quickly。考查副词。quickly作状语，修饰动词passed。
初中学习网2．interrupted。考查时态。叙述过去的事情，用一般过去时。
3．was。考查系动词be的时态。叙述过去的事情，用一般过去时。
4．remark。remark是动词不定式作宾补，与宾语是主动关系。hear sb.do sth.“听到某人做某事”。
5．urged。考查时态。叙述过去的事情，用一般过去时。
6．and。考查并列连词。两者之间是并列关系，用and连接。
7．the。考查冠词。上文提到neighbour，此处是第二次出现，为特指。
8．himself。考查代词。与he对应，意为“农民要自己动手收玉米”。
9．Assumingassume的用法。assuming that引导条件状语从句，意为“如果；假定”。
10．which。考查关系代词。which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语。
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。
(2016·唐山模拟)A little girl who lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she might play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley the wonderful house with shining golden window high on another hill.Since she loved her parents and her family，she desired to live in such a house and dream all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.At the age when she gained some basic skill，she begged her mother to a bike ride outside the garden.Her mother finally allowed her to go.Down the hill and cross the valley，the girl rode to the gate of the golden house.As she got her bike and put it against the gate post，she focused on the house.She was disappointing when she found all the windows were rather dirty.
答案：
A little girl who lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she
play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley
wonderful house with shining golden
high on another hill. she loved her parents and her family，she desired to live in such a house and
all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.At the age when she gained some basic skill，she begged her mother
a bike ride outside the garden.Her mother finally allowed her to go.Down the hill and
the valley，the girl rode to the gate of the golden house.As she got
her bike and put it against the gate post，she focused on the house.She was
when she found all the windows were rather dirty.
Ⅳ.小写作
【写作素材】
1．我们人类对环境造成了巨大的损害。这种损害对我们的生存有很坏的影响。(have a bad effect on)
2．越来越多的人意识到这点，并为此抱怨。(complain about)
3．保护环境已经成为社会的一个主要关注点。(a major concern of)
4．在我看来，为了我们的未来，我们只能保护我们的环境。(as far as...be concerned；do nothing but...)
5．当务之急是提高人们的环保意识。努力工作，赢得保护环境的战役是我们每个公民的职责。(It is urgent to...；citizen’s duty；campaign)
One possible version：
We human beings have caused great damage to our environment，which has a bad effect on our existence.More and more people have realized this problem and complain about it.Therefore，protecting the environment has become a major concern of the society.
As far as I am concerned，for our future we can do nothing but protect our environment.It is urgent to raise people’s awareness of environmental protection.And it’s every citizen’s duty to work hard to win the campaign of protecting the environment.