第17练 阅读理解＋任务型阅读＋短文改错＋书面表达
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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体裁：记叙文 话题：环境保护 词数：300 时间：5′
With an eye for style and a heart for the environment, 18－year－old Alexis Giger launched a do－it－yourself blog aimed at “reducing your environmental impact fashionably”．
The idea was sparked (激发) by the ecology unit in her biology class at Charlotte Latin School last year，she said,
which taught her about issues like deforestation and habitat destruction.“I started thinking about what I could do to stop the wastefulness in my immediate community，” the fashion lover said.
“The blog, ecouturieracg.wordpress.com, aims to make reusing thrift store (旧 finds or last season's pieces easy and fashionable while cutting down on the resources consumed by garment production，” Alexis said.Through online research, she discovered that a simple cottonT－shirt takes more than 700 gallons of water to make.
“It made me realize that the fashion industry consumes huge amounts of natural resources as it relies on producing garments quickly and in large supply—many of the garments are only intended to be worn three or four times，” she said.
Alexis had a number of tools to help her get started.Her mom, Kimberly, taught her to sew when she was 5.Her grandmother taught her to crochet (钩边) around the same time.Alexis said she also gained technical knowledge and inspiration from her part－time job at a clothing company that creates theater wardrobes for schools and drama productions.
Prior to the blog launch, she spent several months illustrating “recycling” projects by creating photo tutorials.Though Ecouturier hasn't been online long, she's been getting positive feedback．“I've had people come up to me in the hall and say，‘Hey, I saw your blog.I'm working on one of the projects right now, ’” Alexis said.
She said she hasn't bought a brand－new piece of clothing since last July, and her thrift store shopping has paid off with finds such as a $5 (31 yuan) dress she wore to homecoming.
“Taking an hour from Saturday afternoon to make something for yourself can really have an impact on the environment.A little change every day can really add up，” Alexis said.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了一个女生为保护环境，防止资源浪费，开通了一个博客，号召大家保护环境。
1．What inspired Alexis to launch a do－it－yourself blog?
A．Her talent at making handicrafts.
B．Her fascination with the fashion industry.
C．Her part－time work experiences.
D．Her growing concern for the environment after taking a biology class.
答案 D [细节理解题。根据文中第二段第一句话“The idea was sparked by the ecology unit in her biology class at Charlotte Latin School last year.”可知创建博客的想法是由生物课引发的，故选D。]
2．What is the content of the blog Alexis set up?
A．It sells items made from thrift store finds.
B．It teaches people how to choose thrift store goods.
C．It encourages people to remake their clothing in a cool way.
D．It informs people of the bad effects of deforestation and habitat destruction.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据文中第三段第一句话“...aims to make reusing thrift store finds or last season's pieces easy and fashionable...”可知博客的内容是鼓励人们改造旧衣服，故选C。]
3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A．In order to promote her blog, Alexis is spending a lot of time online every day.
B．The projects on Alexis' blog have convinced some people to try recycling clothes themselves.
C．Alexis has been dreaming of working in the fashion industry since she was a child.
D．To start the blog, Alexis learned from her mother and grandmother how to sew and crochet.
答案 B [细节理解题。从文中最后一段第一句可知，作者就利用周六下午一个小时，可知没有花很长时间，故A错误；从文中倒数第三段最后一句可知有人看作者B正确；文中未提到C选项，故错误；根据文中第五段第二、三句可知，作者学钩针之类的并不是为了开博客，故D项错误。]
4．The underlined word “feedback” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________．
A．attitude
B．advice
C．response
D．approach
答案 C [词feedback后面引用的话语，可知是一些博客浏览者给作者的一些回馈．故feedback是回馈的意思，故选C。]
5．Which of the following best describes Alexis?
A．Creative and responsible.
B．Smart and cooperative.
C．Independent and humorous.
D．Fashionable and amusing.
答案 A [推理判断题。根据文章大意，作者利用博客来宣传旧衣改造，以此保护环境，可知作者不仅有保护环境的责任心，而且还有创造力，很聪明，但文中没有提到作者与他人的合作，故不涉及合作，也没有体现出作者的幽默感和有意思的地方，故选A。]
B
体裁：说明文 话题：时间的320 时间：5′
Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us.Physicists have created_fascinating theories,but their time__is__measured__by__a__pendulum__(钟摆) and is not__psychological time,__which__leaps__with_little_regard_to_the_clock_or_calendar.As someone who understood the distinction observed, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours.”
Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age.They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass.For example, a days at the office flies compared with a days at the beach.Since most of us spend fewer day at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured time could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older.
Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly.Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere we've never been before.Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no idea of when we'll arrive, we experience the trip for a long time.But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time.The novelty of the journey has become routine.Thus, taking a different route sometimes can often help slow the clock.
When days become as similar as beads (小珠子) on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day.To handle this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day—to stop time.
Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passing of time.One of the reasons the days of our youth seems so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery.For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn't have to be.
【语篇解读】 文章先讲述了人们感受到的时间快慢与物理上的时间是有所不同的，并举例说明，且提出了一些能“减缓”时间的办法。
6．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is used to show ________．
A. physical time is different from psychological time
B．time should not be measured by a pendulum
C．psychological time is quite puzzling
D．physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time
答案 A [细节理解题。画线部分说明物理学家理解的
7．Why do units of time fly faster as we grow older?
A．Our sense of time changes.
B．We spend less time at the beach.
C．We have too many appointments.
D．More time is structured and scheduled.
答案 D [细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知“随着我们的成长，我们觉得时间过得越来越快其实是因为我们的计划好的时间增多了”，故选D。]
8．In Paragraph 3 “novelty” probably means ________．
A．unfamiliarity
B．excitement
C．imagination
D．amusement
答案 A [词义猜测题。由第三段第二句可知，这条路我们从来没来过，所以是陌生的。]
9．Which statement is TRUE according to the article?
A．Expectation makes time seem to run slowly.
B．Sitting with a pretty girl always makes time flow fast.
C．A day at the office is longer than a day at the beach.
D．Learning a new language is a good way to slow time.
答案 D [细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知“学习一些新的东西是减缓时间的一种方法”，故选D。]
10．The purpose of the passage is to ________．
A．describe how we experience time psychologically
B．explain why time flies and how to slow it down psychologically
C．show the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time
D．give various explanations about time
答案 B [主旨大意
Ⅱ.下面文章中有5个段落需要添加小标题(第11～15题)。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E、F)中选出适合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A．No zuo，no die.
B．I just want to be a quiet and handsome man.
C．Rich and Bitch.
D．Are you kidding me?
E．It's so beautiful that I'm too scared to open it.
F．So the question is...
It's already 2015，you know.So it's time to do a year－end summary! According to “Evening Peak News” of Voice of China，Chinese netizens have summed up top 10 network buzzwords(流行词)of 2017，five of which are listed here in no particular order.Dare you say you've never said one of them?
11．________
Have you noticed that so many people claimed themselves to be what the buzzword means in friends circle and Sina weibo.What a poisonous world! The buzzword originates from a real event: In April，Mr.Liu spent 1760 yuan online buying a health care product.Soon after，he got calls from a stranger who persuade him to buy other matched medicines.In the following four months，Mr.Liu remitted(汇款)a total of 540，000 yuan to the swindler.He said that he had already found himself cheated when he was fooled out of 70，000 yuan.“I just wanted to see how much could they take from me！”
12．________
The father of the buzzword can be traced back to Linghu Chong，a character in Jin Yong's “Swordsman”．He satirizes(讥讽)others' flattering by saying “The moment I see those who flatter(奉承)me would I feel so uncomfortable as if I were drunk.” Then a group of DOTA players often use this phrase.No matter one's skill is good or bad，they will say this phrase.
13．________
The pattern of “contract for fishpond”，which comes from the TV play “Boss & Me” is also on the list.The boss Zhang Han said，“I want the whole world knows that you have contacted(承包)the fishpond，” with Zhao Liying in his arms.“Sb work so hard” was a very simple word of mouth.After Cao Ge mentioned it many times in Where Are We Going，Dad？the expression has been widely spread on the Internet.Besides，how can it be excluded(排除) from the top 10 buzzwords of 2017?
14．________
The buzzword comes from the advertising of Lanxiang Vocational school.In October，Zhang Le，a member of Net Ease comment zone，deliberately commented with a long story in a news thread.At the end of the story there would be a sentence: So the question is: which is the strongest in Excavator Technology? Then after the screenshots of the thread was posted to the microblogging and friends circle，it has been widely reproduced，which makes the ad of Lanxiang popular again.
15．________
This phrase comes from the mini－drama “never expected.” In one episode，Tang Monk rescued the Monkey King from under Five Elements Mountain and they embarked on a pilgrimage to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures(佛经)．The director who plays the monk speaks out this phrase as a usual self－flattering expression，pretending to be the most handsome.This phrase is often used by ugly and thick boys for self－ridicule.
答案 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.F 15.B
Ⅲ.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(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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。
(2017·杭州二检)Last Monday，we were having our Chinese lesson while the teacher suddenly slipped and fell.We were both worried about her.One of the boy carried her on his back，with the help of some others，to the hospital immediately.It turned out that her right leg was broken but she had to stay in the hospital.The following day，we went to visit him with flowers and fruit.Seeing her lying in bed with her leg wrapping in bandages，we felt sorry for her and hoped that she will recover soon.This Thursday，she had returned to the class in a wheelchair to give us lessons.We were all deep moved and proud of having such responsible teacher.
答案
Last Monday，we were having our Chinese lesson
the teacher suddenly slipped and fell.We were
worried about her.One of the
carried her on his back，with the help of some others，to the hospital immediately.It turned out that her right leg was broken
she had to stay in
hospital.The following day，we went to visit
with flowers and fruit.Seeing her lying in bed with her leg
in bandages，we felt sorry for her and hoped that she
recover soon.This Thursday，she
returned to the class in a wheelchair to give us lessons.We were all
moved and proud of having such
responsible teacher.
Ⅳ.书面表达
(2015·宁波模拟)假设你是李华，你的Mike即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否到中国工作询问你的意见。请根据以下提示回一封电子邮件：
1．建议他来中国；
2．阐述你的理由(就业机会多、专业受欢迎、不同的文化体验等)；
3．承诺可提供帮助。
注意：1.词数100～120；
2．文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike，
I'm very glad to have received the letter you sent me last week. _____________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours，
Li Hua
Dear__Mike，
I'm__very__glad__to__have__received__the__letter__you__sent__me__last__week.I have been thinking about the question you asked me.From my point of view，you can choose to come to China after finishing your studies.
For one reason，China's development over the past 30 years offers quantities of job opportunities for the young.What's more，what you are studying is badly needed in China nowadays.In fact，many big companies in our city are hoping to hire people like you.
For another reason，China is a country with so different cultures and traditions from the West that many foreigners enjoy living and working here.Why not come and join them？I'm sure you'll adapt to the environment quickly.If you come，I will do what I can to help you.So what are you waiting for?
Best__wishes.
Yours，
Li__Hua