第14练 完形填空＋阅读理解＋短文改错
Ⅰ.完形填空
体裁：夹叙夹议 话题：礼物 词数：300 时间：15′
During the 1960s，my father had layoffs(解雇) now and then.My mother __1__ the family's money.She worked，but money was tight as she __2__ to pay the bills until my dad was rehired.At that time I was too young to know her __3__．
But one spring，when I was 10，during one of my father's layoffs，I could __4__ my mother was upset.I __5__ that I would cheer her up by buying her a special Mother's Day gift.
I could remember my mother once __6__ a store，the Agins，with great admiration.So I rode my bike to the store and told Mrs.Agins I was looking for a Mother's Day present.
She didn't __7__ me but treated me like a valued customer and suggested an Italian purse.
“How much money do you have？” she asked.
“Twelve dollars，” I said.
“You're in __8__，”she smiled.“It's only $11.You have a dollar left for the __9__．”
Then I __10__ off happily.
When my mother opened the gift，she appeared rather angry，“__11__ did you get this？”
“I bought it at the Agins，”I said，“Mrs.Agins charged me 11 dollars.”
Then my mother was surprised into __12__．
It wasn't until many years later that I learned that the __13__ was worth several hundred dollars，that I __14__ just how wonderful Mrs.Agins had been to me.
My mother，who __15__ the purse for many years until it was __16__ repair，is now 90.She said she can still recall every __17__ about it：the leather，the color and even the buttons.
“You know what really __18__ me to this day，”my mother said.“Letting you have the purse for just a few dollars was __19__ enough.But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was of much __20__ that I'll never forget.”
【语篇解读】 作者小时候家里经济条件不好，但为了使妈妈高兴，作者决定给妈妈买礼物。好心的Agins夫人以低价卖给了作者一个贵重的皮夹。这件事令作者的妈妈终生难忘。
1．A.controlled
B．managed
C．spent
D．paid
答案 B [根据上下句可知，此处应为妈妈管理(managed)家里的钱。control意为“控制”；spend意为“花费”；pay意为“付钱”
2．A.struggled
B．wished
C．continued
D．prepared
答案 A [由上文的“money was tight”可推知，妈妈付账单都很费劲，故用struggle to do sth，意为“挣扎着做某事，努力做某事”。]
3．A.hopes
B．attitudes
C．worries
D．opinions
答案C [从上下文语境可知，此处指，“我”当时太小，还不了解妈妈的烦恼(经济总是紧张)。]
4．A.tell
B．understand
C．believe
D．remember
答案 A [由I __5__ that I would cheer her up”可知，但是一年春天，爸爸失业的时候，“我”能感觉到妈妈的难过。tell“知道，了解，觉察”。]
5．A.said
B．chose
C．insisted
D．decided
答案 D [由前一句“我”可以感觉到妈妈很难过和下文“我”买礼物给妈妈可知，这里指“我”决定(decided)为妈妈买礼物。]
6．A.saw
B．mentioned
C．stared
D．observed
答案 B [由上下文可知这里应是妈妈曾经提到过一家名叫the Agins的商店。]
7．A.serve
B．receive
C．welcome
D．ignore
答案 D [根据下文的“treated me like a valued customer”可知，Agins夫人并没有忽视(ignore)我，反而待我像一位尊贵的顾客。]
8．A.luck
B．surprise
C．fashion
D．doubt
答案 A [根据下文中的“It's only $11”可知，“我”有12美元，礼物只要11美元，所以店主应说“你很幸运”。]
9．A.flower
B．bike
C．card
D．gift
答案 C [文章最后一段中提到了卡片(card)，是对此处的提示。]
10．A.ran
B．rode
C．drove
D．walked
答案 B [上文提到作者是骑自行车到商店去的，故这里应是骑(rode)自行车回去。]
11．A.Where
B．When
C．Why
D．How
答案 A [从下文的回答“I bought it at the Agins”得知，本句妈妈问“你从哪儿得来的这个钱包”。]
12．A.silence
B．laughter
C．cheers
D．excitement
答案 A [从下文可知，这个钱包值数百美元，而Mrs Agins仅售11美元，所以妈妈惊讶得说不出话来。]
13．A.card
B．store
C．purse
D．leather
答案 C [根据上文提到的“an Italian purse”可知，“我”给妈妈买的礼物是钱包，所以此处答案为钱包(purse)。]
14．A.wondered
B．appreciated
C．considered
D．thought
答案 B [直到很多年之后“我”才了解到那个钱包价值数百美元，深深地感激(appreciated)Agins夫人对我那么好。]
15．A.deserved
B．took
C．carried
D．felt
答案 C [由上下文可推知，妈妈一直拿着这个钱包直到它再也不能修补。]
16．A.within
B．beyond
C．under
D．for
答案 B [参见上题解析。beyond repair“不能修补”；under repair“在修理中”；for repair“去修理”。]
17．A.pattern
B．detail
C．part
D．use
答案 B [根据下文“the leather，the color and even the buttons”，这些都是钱包的细节，而不是“图案、零件、使用”等。]
18．A.puzzles
B．pleases
C．amazes
D．satisfies
答案 C [根据上文提到的“Then my mother was surprised into...”，可知妈妈当时感觉很吃惊，所以妈妈现在说的是“那天使我真正感到吃惊的是……”。amaze“使惊愕，使惊诧”。]
19．A.appropriate
B．happy
C．regretful
D．unbelievable
答案 D [根据上文可知，作者花了11美元买了一个价值几百美元的钱包，这件事是令人难以置信的。]
20．A.wisdom
B．pity
C．patience
D．kindness
答案 D [根据文中的信息“You have a dollar left for the __9__．”可知，Agins夫人很善良，故用kindness。]
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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体裁：说明文 话题：能源安全 词数：319 时间：5′
Nuclear power's danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be summed up in one word: radiation.
Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected by human senses.It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us.There are other things like that.For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver.Similarly, we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector.But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.
At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being immediately by killing masses of cells in vital organs.But even the lowest levels can do serious damage.There is no level of radiation that is completely safe.If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be serious.This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed immediately, your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones.But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble.They can grow into cancer.Sometimes this does not show up for many years.
This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation.Serious damage can be done without the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred.A person can be irradiated(辐射)and feel fine, then die for cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result.Or a child can be born weak as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.
Radiation can hurt us.We must know the truth.
【语篇解读】 核能源对健康、安全、甚至是生命本身的危害都能用一个词来概括：辐射。
21．What is the most dangerous factor of nuclear power?
A．Amount.
B．Quantity.
C．Radiation.
D．Place.
答案 C [由第一段，可知C正确。]
22．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Nuclear radiation can do little harm to human beings.
B．Nuclear radiation can do harm to human beings.
C．Nuclear radiation can be detected by human senses.
D．Nuclear radiation is just like common radio waves.
答案 B [由第一段，以及第三段第一、二、三句， 可知B正确，那么A就错了。根据第二段，可知C、D错误。]
23．How can nuclear radiation kill an animal?
A．By damaging its heart.
B．By killing a few cells in its body.
C．By hitting any place in its body.
D．By killing many cells in important organs.
答案 D [由第三段第一句，可知辐射通过大量破坏重要器官的细胞，导致动物死亡。]
24Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery because ________．
A．it can do harm to a person while the victim doesn't know
B．human beings learn its harmfulness
C．nuclear radiation can kill a person very easily
D．human beings have no effective machine to detect nuclear radiation
答案 A [由第二段第一句可知，辐射神秘之处在于，受害者在毫不知情的情况下就受到辐射的伤害了。]
25．If a human being is hit by nuclear radiation, he may ________．
A．die of cancer after many years
B．die immediately
C．have a child who may be born weak
D．all of the above
答案 D [由倒数第二段最后两句可知，若人被辐射了，会因此患上癌症，并于几年后死亡。]
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体裁：280 时间：5′
When my friend Lesa was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer，another friend and I went to the hospital to spend some time with her.We bought her a small toy
and
named
him
LemonAide.We
gave LemonAide to Lesa and told her he was to go with her to all of her treatments to remind her that we were thinking of her and caring about her even though we could not always be with her.When the treatments were completed，she said when someone else needed him she would pass him along.
A few months later，much to my surprise，it was me that she passed him to.LemonAide went with me to all of my treatments.
One day while waiting for my doctor I decided we could market the idea to fight cancer.Lesa thought it was a great idea so we founded the organization that came to be known as LemonAide' s Friends，Inc.We designed our organization to remind people fighting cancer that there are people who love and care about them all the time.Today we have totally 5013 volunteers.The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance.The Physicians on our Board of Advisors determine how and where our money is donated.
LemonAide is for men，women，and children of all ages and to date has been sent to 34 states and 33 countries to provide smiling support for people fighting cancer.When life gave us lemons we made LemonAide，a soft smiling toy that represents love，support，and encouragement.
【语篇解读】 朋友得病，作者送给她礼物以示安慰，后来得到启示，专门成立了一个组织用以帮助患癌症的病人。
26．The author went to the hospital with her friend ________．
A．to operate on Lesa
B．to treat her disease
C．to accompany Lesa
D．to look after LemonAide
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第一段“...another friend and I went to the hospital to spend some time with her.”可知，作者和朋友去医院Lesa。]
27．Lesa was given a small toy because ________．
A．he represented her organization
B．he could help weaken her pain
C．she would think of her friends
D．her friends tried to comfort her
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第一段“We
gave LemonAide to Lesa and told her he was to go with her to all of her treatments to remind her that we were thinking of her and caring about her even though we could not always be with her.”可知，作者和朋友买礼物送给Lesa是要安慰她。]
28．It can be inferred that ________．
A．the author had suffered from cancer
B．LemonAide had suffered from cancer
C．Lesa had recovered from cancer
D．LemonAide learned to look after the author
答案 A [推理判断题。根据第一段“...when someone else needed him she would pass him along.”和第二段以及后文可知，Lesa说会把玩偶送给别的需要它的人，而令人意想不到的是这个人竟然是作者自己。后来作者和朋友一起建立了帮助癌症患者的公益组织。由此可推知，作者也曾患有癌症。]
29．Lesa and the author formed an organization to ________．
A．cure cancer
B．raise money
C．help cancer patients
D．help their friend
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第三段“We designed our organization to remind people fighting cancer that there are people who love and care about them all the time.Today we have totally 5013 volunteers.The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance.”可知，作者和朋友建立公益组织是为了帮助癌症患者。]
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
What do you know about smile？When I was a kid，I always thought smile is just a way to express one's feelings.But now，I know smile is not only a facial expression but also a way to change the world.It can make anyone happily，and this happiness is from the bottom of heart.It's not like enthusiastic laughter，but the one makes your heart warm.When you give your friend a smile，he might feel the deep true friendship between you and her.
Let's learn to smile with ourselves.Because of when you fail，it can make you fight back again.When we give other a smile，we will feel happy，too.And smile is a language，rich but valuable.I believe it can even make the whole society warm.Smile is such easy but useful.Lived with a smile，every day will be sunshine.
答案
What do you know about smile？When I was a kid，I always thought smile
just a way to express one's feelings.But now，I know smile is not only a facial expression but also a way to change the world.It can make anyone ，and this happiness is from the bottom of heart.It's not like enthusiastic laughter，but the one
makes your heart warm.When you give your friend a smile，he might feel the deep true friendship between you and .
Let's learn to smile
ourselves.Because
when you fail，it can make you fight back again.When we give
a smile，we will feel happy，too.And smile is a language，rich
valuable.I believe it can even make the whole society warm.Smile is easy but useful. with a smile，every day will be sunshine.