训练13 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
Building a company website is one of the most important parts of creating a successful business.But designing a website can be timeconsuming and expensive.Web designers are difficult to work with，even though you’re paying them.There are cheaper ways to establish your company online，and Wix.com stands out among them.
Wix.com offers free HTML5 and Flash website design that you can do on your own，without having to pay a pricey web designer.With unlimited space for as many pages as you want，customized looks，photo galleries，blog platform capabilities，and social networking buttons，Wix.com has everything a business of any size needs to make an impact online.You get full control over what information fills in the blanks，and you don’t have to know a thing about HTML to make this work.The way your website looks says a lot about your company.Wix.com does that，and it does it for free.Another thing that makes Wix.com the most affordable option in creating a website is that you don’t have to pay for a separate web host—every page created on Wix.com is hosted on Wix.com，free of charge.
The Internet is the marketplace of ideas：your company needs to share what you think.If you think just because you don’t sell a product online you don’t need a website，you’re dead wrong.No matter what kind of business you have，if you want to reach an audience，you want to have a website that speaks to people.Wix.com lets you do that as quickly and
easily as possible for free.
If you have a bigger budget，Wix.com has more options than just the free website design.You can choose to upgrade (升级) to the adless version which won’t fill up your customers’screens when they visit your site.But if the most important thing to you is getting your company’s name online right now，try Wix.com today.
1．Wix.com is meant to ________.
A．sell products on the Internet
B．attract more customers online
C．build a company’s website cheaply
D．collect any possible information
2．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．Ways of finding free service.
B．Advantages of Wix.com.
C．Skills of creating websites.
D．Tricks of running a company.
3．If you create a company website on Wix.com，you ________.
A．have to be a good web designer
B．won’t do it easily and quickly
C．can share ideas with customers
D．must upgrade to the adless version
4．What’s the purpose of the text?
A．To teach a budget lesson.
B．To make an advertisement.
C．To present a website design.
D．To introduce a new business.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了一个网络平台Wix.com，通过该平台人们可以免费或低成本设计公司的网站。
1．解析：选C。根据第一段的最后一句“There are cheaper ways to establish your company online，and Wix.com stands out among them”可知，Wix.com用低成本建公司网站。
2．解析：选B。第二段主要介绍了Wix.com的优点，如：它可以提供给用户免费的HTML5和Flash网站设计、无限的网页空间等。
3．解析：选C。根据倒数第二段的第一句“The Internet is the marketplace of ideas：your company needs to share what you think”及最后两句“No matter what kind...，you want to have a website that speaks to people.Wix.com lets you do that as quickly and
easily as possible for free”可知，如果你在Wix.com上建一个公司网站，你就可以与顾客分享想法。
4．解析：选B。本文主要是在为Wix.com做广告，介绍它的服务内容及优点，让人们使用该平台。文章的最后一句更明确地表明了作者的写作意图。
Ⅱ.阅读填空
People have been making and flying kites for about 2,000 years.1.____________Some historians believe that the ancient Chinese may have started kite flying 2,000 years ago.It is still a popular hobby in China，Japan，Korea and other countries of the Far East where beautifully decorated kites appear in different colors.In China there is even a special Kites Day on which children and adults fly kites.In Japan families fly fish kites on Children’s Day，May 5th.
Kites are made in many different sizes，colors and shapes.2.____________ It flies because air flows over and under the kite’s wing.The pressure under the wing helps lift the kite into the air.
3．____________ Early scientists sent kites up into the air to measure temperature at different heights.In 1752，Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightning was a form of electricity.He attached a metal key to the string of a kite.When lightning hit the kite，electricity passed down the string and Franklin got an electric shock.It was a very dangerous experiment that you shouldn’t copy.
Kites were also used to develop airplanes.The Wright Brothers experimented with kites before they flew the first airplane.4.____________ In World War One the Germans developed a large kite that could transport people to a submarine.Kites were also used to carry radio signals over long distances.
5．____________ Kite festivals are organized in many cities in all parts of the world.
A．Today most people fly kites as a hobby.
B．Kites are usually made of paper or cloth.
C．Kites were used in experiments.
D．No one knows for sure who invented the kite.
E．The name comes from a graceful bird called kite.
F．The oldest and simplest type of kite is the flat kite.
G．In the past，kites were sometimes used in wars.
答案：DFCGA
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2015·河北保定5月模拟)
The world is filled with smart，talented and educated people.We meet them every day.A few days ago，my __1__ was not running well.I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it __2__ in just a few minutes.He knew what was wrong by __3__ listening to the engine.I was
__4__.But the sad truth is：great __5__ is not enough.
I am constantly (不断地)shocked at how little talented people __6__.A friend told me many people __7__ financially and they were one skill away from great __8__.
An old saying goes，“Job means ‘just over broke(破产)’” .And unfortunately，I would say that the saying__9__ millions of people.Because schools do not think __10__ intelligence is intelligence，most workers “live within their means” .They work and they pay the bills.Instead，I recommend young people to seek __11__ for what they will learn rather than what they will earn.
When I ask my students“How many of you can cook a __12__ hamburger than McDonald’s？” almost all students raise their
__13__. I then ask，“So if most of you __14__ cook a better hamburger，how come McDonald’s makes more money than you？” The answer is
__15__：McDonald’s is excellent at business
__16__.
The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they
__17__
on building a better hamburger and know
__18__
or nothing about business systems.The world is filled with talented poor people.They focus on __19__ their skills at building a better hamburger __20__ the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
1．A.bike B．computer
C．car
D．watch
2．A.run
B．gone
C．sold D．fixed
3．A.simply B．slightly
C．silently D．seriously
4．A.happy B．lucky
C．mazed D．disappointed
5．A.patience B．talent
C．care D．number
6．A.earn B．learn
C．know D．rest
7．A.achieved B．chose
C．struggled D．rushed
8．A.health B．wealth
C．effort D．confidence
9．A.applies to B．agrees with
C．turns to
D．meets with
10．A.cooking B．learning
C．financial
D．potential
11．A.money
B．wealth
C．friendship
D．work
12．A.bigger B．better
C．cheaper
D．smaller
13．A.hands
B．heads
C．eyes
D．arms
14．A.will
B．dare
C．must
D．can
15．A.obvious
B．surprising
C．right D．short
16．A.plans
B．systems
C．controls
D．talks
17．A.go
B．keep
C．focus
D．try
18．A.little
B．much
C．well D．possibly
19．A.choosing
B．perfecting
C．recognizing
D．approving
20．A.apart from
B．except for
C．in spite of
D．rather than
【语篇解读】 世界上有很多聪明、有天赋且高学历的人，但他们并不富裕。作者根据自己的体会说明了一个道理，即这些人之所以不富裕是因为他们只注重自己的专业技能而没有经济头脑。
1．解析：选C。根据下文中的“pulled it into a garage”“mechanic”及“engine”可推出本空应为car。
2．解析：选D。那个年轻的汽车修理工几分钟就把它修好了。fix修理。
3．解析：选A。他只是通过听发动机的声音就知道故障所在。
4．解析：选C。对此我感到很惊奇。
5．解析：选B。但让人难以接受的是有极高的天赋还不够。根据下一段中的talented people可知答案。
6．解析：选A。由上下文语境可知，此处表示“有天赋的人挣的钱少得可怜”。
7．解析：选C。此处表示“很多人经济拮据”。
8．解析：选B。此处表示“他们离财富只差一项技能”。此处借用了表示距离的句型，即be＋距离＋away from...离……有多远。
9．解析：选A。俗话说“上班比破产强一点儿”。不幸的是，我认为这种说法适用于很多人。A：对……适用；B：同意；C：求助于；D：偶遇。
10．解析：选C。根据后两段的内容可知，此处作者指出了当前教育的弊端，即学校认为理财的智慧不是智慧。
11．解析：选D。作者建议年轻人找工作时要看能学到什么技能而不是看能挣多少钱。
12．解析：选B。根据14空后的a better hamburger可知本题答案为better。
13．解析：选A。老师提问时，学生要举手回答，故答案为hands。
14．解析：选D。本空表示“能力”，故答案为can。
15．解析：选A。根据上句学生回答问题的表现可推知本题答案为obvious。
16．解析：选B。根据18空后的business systems可知答案。
17．解析：选C。作者指出许多有天赋的人之所以很贫穷是因为他们注重的是将汉堡包做得更好而对商业体系知之甚少或一无所知。
18．解析：选A。由后面的or nothing可知选A。
19．解析：选B。他们专注的是完善做汉堡包的技术而不是卖汉堡包和配送汉堡包的技能。
20．解析：选D。A：除……之外(还有)；B：除……之外(不再有)；C：尽管；D：而不是。
Ⅳ.短文改错
Nothing is impossible! If you have a dream，your dream will be come true as long as you always work hard.My dream is very commonly.To tell you a truth，I want to be a doctor.It was a time when I was in hospital，I witnessed that a doctor fights all night to save a baby’s life.I was touching by the kind behavior of the doctor.Therefore，I am willing to give a hand to whomever is in trouble.I hope that I am able to help people keep healthy.At the same time，I will devote myself to treat patients.In a word，if I become a doctor in the future，I will try best to help each patient.From now on，I will spare no effort to study every subjects so that I could go to a key university.
答案：
Nothing is impossible! If you have a dream，your dream will be come true as long as you always work hard.My dream is very .To tell you
truth，I want to be a doctor. was a time when I was in hospital，I witnessed that a doctor
all night to save a baby’s life.I was
by the kind behavior of the doctor.Therefore，I am willing to give a hand to
is in trouble.I hope that I am able to help people keep healthy.At the same time，I will devote myself to
patients.In a word，if I become a doctor in the future，I will try
best to help each patient.From now on，I will spare no effort to study every
so that I could go to a key university.