短文語法填空【1】

　　廣東省語法填空閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。SHANGHAI: Plans for a tall tower at the renowned West Lake scenic spot that were shelved(擱置) two years ago for exceeding the height limit were recently brought up again — with the building’s design still taller __1__ is allowed.

　　The latest blueprint for the property，__2__ display in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, shows a 48-meter tower that will contain __3__ five-star hotel boasting views of the lake. This replaces the 85-meter building __4__(propose) two years ago.

　　But the new tower still exceeds the height limit of 25 meters as dictated in Hangzhou’ s plan for buildings within the West Lake scenic spot，__5__ was developed to “better protect the landscape and flavor of the world-famous scenic site”．

　　The developer, Kerry Property, declined __6__ (comment) yesterday.

　　Staff from Hangzhou’s municipal urban planning bureau said __7__ had not received any __8__(apply) from the developer, which means the project has not yet been approved by the authorities.

　　“The newly proposed height is still too high for the West Lake area. The developer should take the interests of the whole region __9__ consideration，” Zhou Fuduo, a city-planning professor from Zhejiang University, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

　　The developer said the additional stories_ _10__ (need) to make more profits, he said.

　　1． [解析]　結合語境考查連詞。注意前面的關鍵詞taller，再由下文內容可知本文主要涉及建塔高度超標的問題。

　　[答案]　than

　　2． [解析]　結合語境考查固定搭配。on display “在展覽中”。此處意為“在浙江省的省會杭州展出了該塔的最新藍圖”。

　　[答案]　on

　　3． [解析]　結合語境考查不定冠詞的用法。此處a用來表示“一個”。考生應注意名詞前設空，答案應首選冠詞之類的限定詞。

　　[答案]　a

　　4． [解析]　結合語境考查非謂語動詞作定語。由謂語動詞replaces可知，此處應用propose的分詞作定語；building與propose之間為動賓關系，所以用過去分詞作定語。

　　[答案]　proposed

　　5． [解析]　結合語境考查which引導非限制性定語從句。which指代前面的the West Lake scenic spot，在后面的定語從句中充當主語。

　　[答案]　which

　　6． [解析]　結合語境考查非謂語動詞作賓語。decline后需要接不定式作賓語，意思為“委婉拒絕做某事”。句意：昨天開發商Kerry Property拒絕評論。

　　[答案]　to comment

　　7． [解析]　結合語境考查人稱代詞。從設空的特點可以看出此處賓語從句中缺少主語，因此答案首選人稱代詞；由上文中的“Staff from Hangzhou’s municipal urban planning bureau”可得出此處應用they指代表示整體概念的staff“全體職工”。

　　[答案]　they

　　8．[解析]　考查詞性轉換。從前面的修飾語any可知，此處需要一個名詞形式，apply為動詞，根據語境可知，此處應用其名詞形式application。

　　[答案]　application

　　9． [解析]　結合語境考查介詞。take...into consideration”把……考慮在內”。此處意為：開發商應該把整個地區的利益考慮在內。

　　[答案]　into

　　10．[解析]　結合語境考查動詞的時態和語態。主句為一般過去時，且stories與動詞need之間為動賓關系。此處意為”開發商說要想獲得更大的利潤需要多建幾層塔”。

　　[答案]　were needed

　　完形填空

　　【由上海市閔行區2024高考英語質量調研考試改編】

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.

　　Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

　　The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the

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　　roles of producer or “provider” and purchaser or “consumer” in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a(n)

　　2

　　buyer with various inducements (引誘) of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition,, is not common in most of the health-care industry.

　　In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of therelationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician—and even then there may be no real choice– it is the physician who usually makes all significant

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　　decisions: whether the patient should return “next Wednesday,” whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and experienced patient who will

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　　such decisions made by experts or raise in advance questions about price, especially when the disease is regarded as

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　　.

　　This is particularly in relation to hospital care. The physician must give evidence of the

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　　for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be allowed to leave. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor’s judgments that are

　　10

　　. Little wonder then that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who is the real “consumer.” As a consequence, the

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　　represents the “power center” in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration.

　　Although usually there are in this situation four recognizable participants — the physician, the hospital, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance carrier or government) — the physician makes the

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　　for all of them. The hospital becomes an extension of the physician; the payer generally

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　　most of the bills generated by the physician/hospital; and for the most part the patient plays a

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　　role. We estimate that about 75-80 percent of health-care

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　　are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, economy directed at patients or the general are relatively ineffective.

　　1. A. peculiar B. normal C. minor D. vital

　　2.

　　A. eager B. potential C. overseas D. reluctant

　　3. A. moreover B. therefore C. however D. instead

　　4. A. ordinary B. permanent C. stable D. intense

　　5. A. difficult B. conscious C. early D. purchasing

　　6. A. accept B. confirm C. challenge D. announce

　　7.

　　A. common B. serious C. mild D. preventable

　　8. A. significant B. rare C. changeable D. alternative

　　9. A. choice B. need C. disadvantage D. importance

　　10. A. balanced B. accurate C. independent D. final

　　11.

　　A. patient B. medical staff C. government D. insurance agent

　　12. A. academic B. typical C. unique D. essential

　　13. A. reduces B. sends C. loses D. meets

　　14. A. traditional B. clear C. passive D. dominant

　　15.

　　A. spending B. schedule C. therapy

　　D. requirement

　　1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 59. B 10. D

　　11. B 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A

　　閱讀理解【1】

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition(試演) for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn’t perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. Boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub.

　　Boyle suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan’s possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain’s Got Talent. We used to watch it together.” susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”

　　In 1999, Boyle used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo (樣本唱片) tape, which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Boyle began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’Neil.

　　In 2007, Boyle’s mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn’t come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone.” she lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, O’Neil urged her to try out for Britain’s Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Boyle auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I Dreamed A Dream in the first round of the show, which was aired on 11 April 2009.

　　The 47-year-old Scottish woman’s plain looks provided a sharp contrast (對比) to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies.

　　1. Bridget Boyle’s attitude towards her daughter’s musical talent can be described as______.　

　　A. critical B. doubtfulC. indifferent D. optimistic

　　2. From Para. 4 we learn that Boyle______.　

　　A. was slightly discouraged by her voice coach

　　B. entered Britain’s Got Talent to prove her ability

　　C. decided to give up her singing career

　　D. was deeply affected by her mother’s death

　　3. Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle?

　　A. Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008.

　　B. Her audition for My Kind of People failed.

　　C. She has never stopped singing since 1995.

　　D. She was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.

　　4. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to______.　

　　A. tell us how Boyle’s dream came true

　　B. let us know more about Boyle’s personal life

　　C. show how Boyle was influenced by her family

　　D. explain how to enter and win a talent show

　　【參考答案】1—4、DDBA

　　閱讀理解【2】

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings

　　Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical(經驗的, 實證的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation.

　　Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook.

　　In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

　　Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.

　　Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim (暗淡的) light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.

　　So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we’re almost looking at the problem through a straw(吸管),” architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? That’s what we’re all struggling with.”

　　1. What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research?

　　A. Light.　 B. Ceilings.　 C. Windows.　 D. Furniture.

　　2. The passage tells us that.　

　　A. the shape of furniture may affect people’s feelings

　　B. lower ceilings may help improve students’ creativity

　　C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades

　　D. students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed

　　3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that.　

　　A. the problem is not approached step by step

　　B. the researches so far have faults in themselves

　　C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect

　　D. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns

　　4. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?

　　CP:　Central Point　P:　Point　Sp:　Sub-point(次要點)　C:　Conclusion

　　【參考答案】1—4、BADC

　　短文改錯

　　假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

　　增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

　　刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。

　　修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

　　注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。

　　2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

　　My summer travel started terribly .I was at the Shanghai Railway Station buy a

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　　ticket to Hang Zhou. I was going to visit a friend here and after that I would go to

　　there

　　Xiamen for∧ long holiday. I bought my ticket but turned around to pick up my bag

　　A

　　and

　　Form the floor and then I realized that someone had stolen it. Luckily I had all my

　　money on my pocket, but the only clothes I had was those I had on. It felt very

　　in

　　were

　　strange to travel without any luggages. When I finally arrived at my friend he lent to

　　luggage

　　friend’s

　　me lots of clothes. I feel very happy that I could change my clothes at last.

　　felt