1、1第二十五天单句改错1、I felt so regretful for telling lies.I had wasted anybodys time._2、What do you think of the concert?I have never seen a more better one_3、The boat sank quickly but fortunate everyone was rescued._4、The first attempt may fail, but we dont care for that._5、He picked up an envelope containe
2、d 500 dollars in it._阅读理解6、 Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world,however,have them regularly (有规律地).Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.The earthquake which was talked about most
3、 in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755,one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Aro
4、und 2,000 people died.In 1923,a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo,the Yo-kohama area of Japan. One hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.2One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people.The worst ear
5、thquake ever recorded was also in China, in which about 80,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 2008.Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People can not prepare for them.1.Earthquakes happen .A.in all the places in th
6、e worldB.only in the countries that have a lot of mountainsC.regularly in most places in the worldD.only in a few places along the mountains2.When and where was the worst earthquake ever recorded?A.1964; Alaska.B.2008;ChinaC.1923; Japan.D.1976;China.3.According to the passage, which of the following
7、 isNOT true?A.The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.B.Earthquakes can cause fires.C.People still dont know when an earthquake will come.D.Earthquakes often come unexpectedly (出乎意料地).4.What may be talked about in the paragraph followed?A.How do earthquakes worry people?B.What wil
8、l people do to prepare for earthquakes?C.How can we save people when earthquakes happen?D.How do earthquakes happen?7、On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a lon
9、g look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house. 3Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are. There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, bui
10、ld earth houses and climb trees. Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple (枫树) makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees. The air is clean and fre
11、sh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that. The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of
12、yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars (杨树) putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over th
13、e lake.1.What can be learned from Paragraph 2?A.The scenes are colorful and changeable.B.There are many windows in the wooden house.C.The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.D.The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.2.By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims
14、 to show that _ .A.the kids like playing in treesB.the kids are very familiar with treesC.the kids have learned much knowledgeD.the kids find trees useful learning tools3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?4A.The change of seasons is easily felt.B.The seasons make the scene
15、s change.C.The weather often changes in the forest.D.The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.4.What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?A.To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.B.To introduce her childrens happy life in the forest.C.To show that living in t
16、he forest is healthful.D.To share the joy of living in the nature. 七选五8、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项We often think that everyone wants to be happy. _And the happiness of others is considered more important. In such circumstances, people may tend to feel guilty about paying attention to th
17、eir personal happiness, especially if others seem less happy than they are._The Oxford English Dictionary describes selfishness as “the quality or state of being selfish; lack of consideration for other people”. This suggests that selfish people are mainly concerned with their own personal gain and
18、pleasure. Yet the science of happiness shows that these characteristics are not generally associated with happy people at all.Spread happiness. _The longitudinal analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study has shown that our happiness is affected by those we are socially connected to. In this s
19、tudy, happiness spreads from one individual to their friends by up to three degrees of separation.Happy people are generous. Some researches suggest that far from being selfish, happy people are more likely to be generous and kind. The effect was also evident in third-grade schoolchildren. _5Self-ca
20、re is not selfish. In Appreciative Health Care Practice, a guide to compassionate person-centered care, the authors explain that the concept of self-caring is the opposite of selfishness. _Once an individual has ensured his or her own self-care, he or she is more able to naturally extend care to oth
21、ers. This principle surely applies to all of us, whether we have professional roles in health care, education, or business, or care for friends, family, or people in our communities.A .Whats “selfishness”?B. Happiness means selflessness.C. When you feel happy, spread your happiness.D. They are more
22、selfless when they feel happy.E. The science shows that happiness spreads in the same way as a virus.F. They suggest that one needs to ensure self-care first before caring for others.G. But in some cultures and religions, being happy is regarded as a selfish aim.语法填空9、阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处
23、填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。According to a recent study, plants are able to make intelligent decisions. They are a lot _(smart) than we thought. Scientists have discovered that the pea plant can make decisions on how _(survive) best, even though it does not have a brain. Researchers grew several pea pla
24、nts that had their roots _(separate) between two pots. Each pot contained different amount of nutrients. One pot always had the same amount, _the other pot varied between a lot and a little. The plants turned out to be _(amaze) consistent(一致的)at turning their roots to the pot with the most nutrients
25、.Researcher Alex Kacelnik says the experiment raises a question, not about plants, _ about animals and humans. He wonders whether the pea plant 6is more efficient in using its limited resources about _(make) decisions than humans. He says, “We have a very wonderful brain, but maybe most of the time
26、were not using _.” Professor Kacelnik does not think that pea plants are intelligent in the human sense, but that they exhibit complex _(behave) to efficiently take advantage of natural opportunities. It will be interesting to see how our lives would be different if we _(adopt) similar strategies.概要
27、写作10、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60词左右的内容概要。We all have daily problems with technology, but how many of us can fix them? Mya Le Thai, a scientist from the University of California, Irvine recently discovered a process that might result in batteries that could last forever.Thai said she was frustrated that the b
28、atteries for her wireless devices degraded. Over time, they failed to charge fully. Thai did not like to keep her wireless laptop connected to an electrical outlet. She decided to do something about that problem. At first, she and her team at UC Irvine thought about inventing a new battery. But as t
29、hey experimented, Thai discovered something that might permit lithium-ion (锂离子)batteries to last forever. Lithium-ion batteries power most wireless devices. Over time, the batteries lose the ability to hold a charge. One of the reasons why lithium-ion batteries degrade is their use of nanowires (纳米线
30、) to carry electricity. Nanowires are extremely thin. They are extremely efficient carriers of electricity, which makes them useful in batteries. But their thinness also makes them weak. Nanowires break over time,“ she said. “Thats why they lose capacity.But, Thai had a theory: The nanowires might l
31、ast longer if covered with a gel. She and the team tested her theory. “ It was a long process and a lot of work,“ Thai said. The team tried many coverings for the wires. The nanowires were coated with a gel, PMMA, and cycled through charging 200,000 times. The 7gel showed no evidence of damage. The
32、results suggested that batteries could last forever without losing charging ability.Thai said 200,000 cycles amount to about three months on just one device. Thai hopes to continue her research to see if any other gel could work better.Thai tells VOA she is enjoying the publicity about her discovery
33、. She said she never expected her research to getmedia coverage. “Its kind of cool,” she said. “Im really glad people are showing interest in my worknot just in thework itself, but also in technology and energy.”答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：I felt so regretful for telling lies.I had wasted anybodsevr time.解析：句意:
34、我很后悔说了谎.我浪费了所有人的时间:anybody般用于疑问句、否定句或条件句中,意为“任何人”,用在此处不符合句意.2答案及解析：答案：What do you think of the concert?I have never seen a more better one3答案及解析：答案：The boat sank quickly but fortunaely everyone was rescued.4答案及解析：答案：The first attempt may fail, but we dont care aboutfr that.5答案及解析：答案：He picked up an
35、envelope Awhic/ ontaiedg 500 dollars in it.86答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.B; 3.A; 4.B解析：1.细节理解题。由第一段第三句可知。2.细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后两句可以得出答案。3.细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知 A项的叙述是错误的。4.主旨大意题。本文最后一段讲述了地震的不可预测性,接下来要讲述的应是“我们应为地震做什么准备”。7答案及解析：答案： 1.A; 2.C; 3.A; 4.D解析： 1.推理判断题。本段中提到,每个窗户都会有一个不同的风景,森林和湖泊与一小时之前所见到的都不一样。据此可知,作者身居的环境是多彩和变换的。故选
36、A。2.推理判断题。根据第四段话中“Our kids have learned the names of the trees”“As they tell allwhite pines are the best climbing trees”可知孩子们已经了解了关于周围环境包括树在内的很多知识。故答案选 C。3.推理判断题。划线部分的字面意思为:季节就在门外变化着。再根据本段对于周围大自然的变化的描述可知,作者身处此地,能够很容易地感觉到季节的变换。故答案为 A。4.推理判断题。此题推测文章写作目的。通读全文,不难了解,作者是与我们读者分享他身居大自然的快乐生活。故答案为 D。8答案及解析：答案
37、：G; A; E; D; F解析：1. G 由下文“And the happiness of others is considered more important.”可知,在一些文化中自己追求幸福是自私的,给别人带来幸福才是更重要的。2. A 由下文“The Oxford English Dictionary describes selfishness as the quality or state of being selfish ; lack of consideration for other people ”可知,此处描述的是 selfishness的概念。误解分析: 易误选 B项受
38、到下文“selfishness”和“happiness”的干扰。93. E本段主旨是“Spread happiness.”下文提到的一项研究表明 our happiness is affected by those we are socially connected to。此处是指研究表明幸福和病毒的传播方式一样。误解分析:易误选 C项。但是 C项与下文的研究结果并不衔接。4. D 由上文 “ The effect was also evident in third-grade schoolchildren.” 可知,D 项符合语境选项中的 They指代 schoolchildren。5. F
39、 由下文“Once an individual has ensured his or her own self-care, he or she is more able to naturally exlend care to others. 可知,先确保自己幸福,才能给别人传递幸福。9答案及解析：答案：smarter; to survive; separated; while; amazingly; but; making; it; behavior; adopted解析：1. 根据后面的 than we thought可确定,这里需要使用比较级, 故填 smarter。2. “疑问词+不定式
40、”作宾语,相当于一个从句,故填 to survive。3. “它们的根”和“分开”之间是被动关系,所以用 have sth. done 结构,填separated。4. 句意:然而另外一个罐子的营养在多和少之间变化。表示 “然而”,故填 while。5. 修饰形容词 consistent,用副词,故填 amazingly。6. 句意:研究人员 AlexKacelnik说,这项实验提出一个问题, 不是关于植物,而是关于动物和人。notbut不是而是,是固定句型,故填 but。7. 介词 about之后用名词性质的词作宾语,故此处用 v+ing形式,故填 making。8. 指代前面的 a ver
41、y wonderful brain,故填 it。9. 作 exhibit的宾语,用名词形式,故填 behavior。10. 表示与现在事实相反的情况,其句型为“If+主语+动词的过去式(be 动词用 were),主语 + would/could/might/ should +动词原形”,故填 adopted。10答案及解析：10答案： Do you look forward to one day when batteries are durable? Mya Le Thai and her team have realized our dream and would like to share
42、 their invention with the public.(要点 1) Watching carefully, they discovered what might fail batteries and advanced the relative energy-saving technology.(要点 2) Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.(要点 3)Naturally, it took them a long time to make the invention over and over again.(要点 4) (71 words)解析：审题分析审题:审要求:从命题形式看,本题属于概要写作,文章体裁属于应用文;审人称、审时态:以第三人称和过去时态为主;审要点:阅读文章,获取材料信息,整合同类有关研究实验的大量信息,划分层意,总结要点。精彩点评1.概要以设问句开头点题,对全文进行总结,巧妙地把文章信息点整合在一起。2. 概要有效使用了过渡词语、串句成段。3. 概要重视高级句式的运用。如 what引导名词性从句,it 作形式主语等。
