训练18 阅读理解＋阅读填空＋完形填空＋短文改错
(建议用时45分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
The elephant was lying heavily on its side，fast asleep.A few dogs started barking at it.The elephant woke up in terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.
That didn’t stop the elephant.It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people.The villagers were scared and angry.Then someone suggested calling Parbati，the elephant princess.
Parbati Barua’s father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer.He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk.He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant roundup—how to catch wild elephants.
Parbati hasn’t always lived in the jungle.After a happy childhood hunting with her father，she was sent to a boarding school in the city.But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life.“Life in the city is too dull.Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase，” she says.
But Parbati doesn’t catch elephants just for fun.“My work，” she says，“ is to rescue men from the elephants，and to keep the elephants safe from men.” And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years.Increasingly，the Indian elephant is angry: for many years，illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land.It is now fighting back.Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village，Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.
The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion.A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant.“Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them.They are also more loyal than humans，” she said，as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant，happy animal.An elephant princess indeed!
1．For Parbati，catching elephants is mainly to ________.
A．get longlasting excitement
B．keep both men and elephants safe
C．send them back to the jungle
D．make the angry elephants tame
2．Before Parbati studied in a boarding school，________.
A．she spent her time hunting with her father
B．she learned how to sing love songs
C．she had already been called the elephant princess
D．she was taught how to hunt tigers
3．Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because ________.
A．they are caught and sent for heavy work
B．illegal hunters capture them and kill them
C．they are attacked and their land gets limited
D．dogs often bark at them and chase them
4．The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that ________.
A．people easily fall victim to elephants’attacks
B．the manelephant relationship is getting worse
C．elephant tamers are in short supply
D．dogs are as powerful as elephants
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了大象公主Parbati的故事。
1．解析：选B。根据第五段的第二句“‘My work，’she says，‘is to rescue men from the elephants，and to keep the elephants safe from men.’”可知，Parbati捕捉大象主要是为了保障大象与人的安全，故选B项。
2．解析：选A。根据第四段的第二句“After a happy childhood hunting with her father，she was sent to a boarding school in the city”可知，Parbati与父亲一起打猎度过了一个幸福的童年，之后被送去市里的一个寄宿学校，故选A项。
3．解析：选C。根据第五段的第四句“Increasingly，the Indian elephant is angry：for many years，illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land”可知，大象因遭到非法狩猎者的袭击以及领地受限而对人类进行报复，故选C项。
4．解析：选B。根据文章整体内容可推知，文章以一个大象的故事开头是为了展现人类和大象日益紧张的关系，故选B。
Ⅱ.阅读填空
Fear is one of the most basic human emotions.1.____________ From the time we’re babies，we are equipped with the ability to respond with fear when we sense danger or feel unsafe.
People fear things or situations that make them feel unsafe.For instance，someone who isn’t a strong swimmer might have a fear of deep water.In this case，the fear is helpful because it cautions the person to stay safe.2.____________
A fear can be healthy if it cautions a person to stay safe around something that could be dangerous.But sometimes a fear is unnecessary and causes more caution than the situation calls for.3.____________ Whether it’s giving a report in class，speaking at an assembly，or reciting lines in the school play，speaking in front of others is one of the most common fears people have.
People tend to avoid the situations or things they fear.4.____________ In fact，it can be the opposite.Avoiding something scary reinforces a fear and keeps it strong.
People can overcome unnecessary fears by giving themselves the chance to learn about and gradually get used to the thing or situation they’re afraid of.For example，people who fly despite a fear of flying can become used to unfamiliar situations like takeoff or turbulence(湍流)．They learn what to expect and have a chance to watch what others do to relax and enjoy the flight.5.____________
A．Young kids often have fears of the dark.
B．But this doesn’t help them overcome fear.
C．Many people have a fear of public speaking.
D．A feeing of fear can be brief or it can last longer.
E．Gradually facing fear helps someone overcome it.
F．Someone could overcome this fear by learning how to swim safely.
G．It is programmed into the nervous system and works like an instinct(本能)．
答案：GFCBE
Ⅲ.完形填空
You Are Going Places
One day I came home from school，changed my clothes and
got ready for work.I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier，seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling __1__.And to make matters worse，I was busy that evening.It’s the same thing over and over again.__2__ with customers who complain about their food and where they are __3__ is too big or too small.Little things like that tend to __4__ a lot of us __5__，but we manage to deal with them.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows.It happened to be the very __6__ near where I kept the dirty __7__
in the boxes.Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables，customers leaving and coming in and __8__ running all over the house，it was crazy.__9__ these elderly women were watching __10__ I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they __11__
their meals，I took their plates back to the kitchen.They talked to me for a while about school，how I was doing，what __12__ I was in and what I planned to do in the future.__13__ they were leaving，they walked past me and one of them said to me in a
__14__
and gentle voice，“You are going places.”And that was it.They left the __15__ and I had tears in my eyes，because they gave me __16__ to believe in myself.They __17__
my spirit from being down and gave me a __18__ to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in
__19__ until I had a degree.I’m now a coanchor (联合主持人) of a studentproduced television __20__.And the best thing is: I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
1．A.tired B．excited
C．up
D．down
2．A.Dealing
B．Helping
C．Talking
D．Meeting
3．A.sat
B．seated
C．laid
D．seating
4．A.attract
B．avoid
C．adjust
D．annoy
5．A.employees B．customers
C．bosses
D．employers
6．A.table
B．box
C．spot
D．kitchen
7．A.dishes
B．rooms
C．clothes
D．chairs
8．A.men
B．women
C．servers
D．people
9．A.And
B．Otherwise
C．But
D．So
10．A.what
B．how
C．where
D．why
11．A.finished
B．completed
C．ordered
D．got
12．A.place
B．grade
C．mark
D．position
13．A.Before
B．While
C．As
D．After
14．A.confident B．loud
C．low
D．pleasant
15．A.kitchen
B．house
C．restaurant D．table
16．A.ability
B．courage
C．imagination
D．time
17．A.put down
B．picked up
C．took over D．pointed out
18．A.cause
B．reason
C．present
D．permission
19．A.television
B．government
C．school
D．restaurant
20．A.company B．station
C．show
D．advertisement
【语篇解读】 作者是一位中学生，利用业余时间打工。一天，在身心疲惫打工的时候，别人的一句话使作者对自己的前途重燃希望。那句话是：You Are Going Places(你前途无量)。
1．选D。“我”去上班的时候心情非常不好。feeling down是现在分词作伴随状语，意为“闷闷不乐”。倒数第二段的They __17__ my spirit from being down也说明了该题答案。
2．选A。应付那些抱怨食品、座位的顾客是大大小小的事情。deal with表示“对付”；help with帮助做……；talk with和……交谈；meet with遇到，经受。
3．选B。顾客抱怨他们就座的位置。seat是使役动词，表示“使坐下”，be seated意为“坐下，就座”；sit是不及物动词，应为where they sat。
4．选D。诸如此类的小事容易造成我们雇员的烦恼。annoy表示“使生气”。因为作者前面提到了顾客的种种抱怨，因此只能导致雇员的烦恼、生气。attract吸引；avoid避免；adjust调整。
5．选A。句中的our和下文的we给出了提示。employees表示“受雇者，雇工”。
6．选C。她们碰巧坐在“我”放用过的盘子的盒子的附近。spot表示“地方，地点”。
7．选A。the dirty dishes指客人用过的盘子。因为作者是在餐厅打工的学生，所以“端盘子”才能与文章主题相符。
8．选C。顾客们的进进出出，服务员的穿梭走动。该空指服务员在餐馆的来回走动，穿梭服务。顾客们是来这里就餐的，不能来回走，故排除D项，A、B两项太片面。
9．选C。虽然餐馆处于一片忙乱的状态，但是这三位妇女在专心看着“我”。该空前的crazy给该空提出了暗示。
10．选B。她们看着“我”，看“我”如何收拾以确保每张桌子干净，从而去迎接下一批顾客。
11．选A。她们吃完饭的时候。根据下文的I took their plates back to the kitchen排除C、D两项；complete往往用于完成“建筑物”“工程”“书籍”等；而finish指做完手中的事情，如：“用完”“吃完”等。
12．选B。grade表示“年级”。她们询问我上几年级。通过上下文，可知作者是个打工的学生，故B项符合文意。
13．选C。当她们离开的时候，她们走过“我”身边。as引导时间状语从句时，表示主从句的动作同时发生。由句意排除A、D两项；while引导时间状语从句时，从句中的谓语动词是延续性动词。
14．选A。她们从“我”身边走过时，有一个人用自信和温和的语调说。由下文的You are going places.(你前途无量)推测说话者语气。因为说话人在鼓励作者，所以只有A项符合语境。
15．选C。客人说完后就离开了餐馆。由下文知道，they指three elderly ladies，她们来餐馆用餐。
16．选B。根据文意可知，别人给予了作者自信的“勇气”，作者才得以重新振作起来。
17．选B。她们让“我”振作起来。pick up表示“使恢复精神”。put down放下，镇压；take over接管；point out指出。
18．选B。她们给了“我”继续努力的理由。reason表示某种行为的原因；cause表示某种现象的原因。
19．选A。有人曾经告诉“我”，没有学位，“我”就不能从事电视台的工作。下文的I’m now a coanchor(联合主持人)of a studentproduced television __20__.暗示这里的答案。
20．选C。a studentproduced television show表示学生制作的电视节目。show表示“演出，表演节目”。
Ⅳ.短文改错
I was in college where my father passed away.One evening，a man visited me and after the while，he asked some question about my studies.I told him I did not want to study anymore.He reminded of me how my father had sent me to the best college in our city.Did I want to fulfill his father’s dream or did I want to called a failure? I wept and said I do want to do my best and I just couldn’t concentrate.He gave me all the encouragement I needed to being able to carry on.His calm，gently voice did wonders and I decided to continue my studies.
答案：
I was in college
my father passed away.One evening，a man visited me and after
while，he asked some
about my studies.I told him I did not want to study anymore.He reminded of me how my father had sent me to the best college in our city.Did I want to fulfill
father’s dream or did I want to
called a failure?
I wept and said I
want to do my best
I just couldn’t concentrate.He gave me all the encouragement I needed to
able to carry on.His calm， voice did wonders and I decided to continue my studies.