上海市高考英语四月阅读、短文改错训练(9)

2015上海市高考英语四月阅读、短文改错训练（9）答案

阅读理解。

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Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists(考古学家) says. I a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.

“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension, is contrary to

basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write.

The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains

of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 BC. Archaeologists have

been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to

be returned to the ground.

The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago. If human remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was. Under the current practice of the

law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.

Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient

age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains. The Ministry

of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it.

Mike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield University, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we wee led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we

feel that we cannot wait any longer.”

The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.

1. According to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because _________.

A. it is only a temporary measure on the human remains

B. it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific research

C. it was introduced by the government without their knowledge

D. it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.

B. Human remains of the oldest species wee dug out at Happisburgh.

C. Human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.

D. Scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.

3. What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains?

A. The Ministry of Justice did not intend it to protect human remains.

B. The Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.

C. The law on human remains hasn’t changed in recent decades.

D. The Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law.

4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. New discoveries should be reburied, the government demands.

B. Research time should be extended, scientists require.

C. Law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say.

D. Law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archaeologists warn.

【参考答案】1—4、ＢＣＤＤ

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ability for independent Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils’

study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed.

Cranfield School of Managementfound almost six in ten schoolchildrenwere copying information

directly from websites for homework tasks without properly reading it.

More than a quarter thought it was an acceptable practice, even

though they know it was considered plagiarism(剽窃).

The study, based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18

at a secondary school in the Midlands, raised concerns that modern

technology was having a destructive effect on young people.

Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management

development at Cranfield, said, “Our research shows that techn ology

obsession(痴迷)prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and

disturbs classroom learning. ”

“Despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with

the majority making calls from the toilets. The mobile phone continues to be a main channel of

social communication during the school day. ”

-speak”was increasingly finding it was into pupils’

school

The report revealed that so-called“text

work.

ays and classroom

Three in ten students admit to using text message shortcuts, such as“r u ok”in ess tasks.

It followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of the teachers failed to understand some writing because it was so full of confusing language. Phrases such as“innit”and“Gr8”were pupils’

regularly found in school work.

The Cranfield study found that mobile use was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school

rules on phones.

More than a third said they would use their mobile in class, while nearly three quarters said they

would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.

【文章大意】使用互联网和手机的学生越来越多了。可是, 科技不仅给学生们带来了便捷, 也

给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。

”.

1. The underlined word“undermining”in the first paragraph can best be replaced by“

A. determining

B. keeping

C. weakening

D. increasing

【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第二、三两段可知, 靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业, 实际上是一种抄袭, 会影响学生的独立学习能力。undermining是“逐渐损害, 削弱”的意思, 故此处可以用weakening来代替。

2. It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that.

mobile phone usage at school

A. he is in favour of students’

B. he believes schools are responsible for technology obsession

C. the research finds a new way to improve school management

mobile phone usage at school

D. it is hard to limit students’

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第六段第一句中的with the majority making calls from the toilets

和第二句The mobile phone . . . the school day. 可推断, 限制学生在学校使用手机是很困难的。

3. What can we learn from the passage?

writing skills are becoming worse.

A. Most students’

language skills.

B. Text message language may affect pupils’

C. Students like to invent new words in their writing.

D. 30% pupils often send text messages when studying.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第七至九段可知, 短信语言可能会给学生的语言技能带来不

利影响。

4. What’s the attitude of the author to the problem?

A. Optimistic.

B. Approving.

C. Anxious.

D. Tolerant.

【解析】选C。观点态度题。从文章的字里行间可以看出作者对学生使用诸如手机之类的高科

技产品持忧虑态度。故答案为C。

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共

有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改后的单词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错词下面画一横线，并在该词下写出修改后的单词。

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。

With the national college entrance examination approach , many students are so worried about the

a fairly common coming exam to fall asleep at night and even suffer from mentally illness. It’s

phenomena among us students. Here is some effective methods for you to adopt.

First of all, you should spend a plenty of time preparing for the test. Secondly, it is no need to feel nervous when you have some bad emotions. I think take a deep breath is a helpful way to reduce your stress. Last but not least, you ought to believe yourself and keep a good state of mind. Follow

my tips, but you will overcome your exam anxiety.

【参考答案】 4.

1. approach改为approaching

2. so改为too

3. mentally改为mental

4. phenomona改为phenomenon

5. is改为are

6.去掉plenty前的 a

7.it改为there

8. take改为taking 9. believe后加in 10. but改为and

5.文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The Siberian tiger is one of the most beautiful animal in the world. It is also one of rarest. Today

only about 1,000 are left, some of them are in the Hunchun Nature Reserve. The Chinese

government has created the reserve to help saving the tiger’s natural habitat. But the Siberian tiger is the only endangered species. Other famous animal in a danger is the giant panda, whose habitat

is in China. The panda was the symbol of the World Wide Fund for Nature. Thanks of scientists

work, the number of the pandas lived in the wild has increased to about 1590.

【参考答案】 5.

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6.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有

10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线（），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Alexander was a military genius or great explorer. But he also had a great ambition. He wanted to

rule a country that people could live in peace with one another. From 330 to 327 BC, Alexander led

his soldier east, through Afghanistan and into Central Asia. As he travel, he built more cities. He

ordered soldiers, merchants, and scholars from many lands to settle here.

In 326 BC Alexander turned south, into India. But by now his men were tired and weak. They were

far home in an unknown land. The soldiers refused to go farther. Unwillingly, Alexander turned back. By 323 BC, he reached for Babylon in Iraq. There he caught fever and died at the age of 33. His country was divided between his generals.

【参考答案】 6.

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