2024屆高考英語二輪復習沖刺練：8 閱讀+七選五+語法填空+短文改錯
第8練 閱讀＋七
Ⅰ.閱讀理解
A
體裁：記敘文 話題：日常生活 詞數：310 時間：5′
Think you can keep a straight face while watching your favorite comedian？Now，the comedy club named Teatre in Barcelona is betting you can't.The club is even basing its ticket prices on how often it can make you laugh.It's said you can get into the club show for free，but every laugh will cost you 38 cents more.Would you like to deliberately keep from laughing in order to save money？
The Teatre club has equipped facial－recognition technology on the back of its chairs.It can track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show.The system was developed by advertising agency The Cyranos McCann，after Teatre asked them to think up a way to increase ticket sales.
A number of people have tried to sit through a comedy show without laughing in an attempt to get a free ticket，but they all failed.Using the new system，the average ticket price per person has so far been $7.58.It seems the pricing system has caught__on，with other theatres in Spain now copying the pay－per－laugh technology.
It is unclear which kind of facial recognition software is being used，but most use algorithms (算法) to track facial marks on an audience's face.For example，an algorithm can analyze the position，size or shape of the mouth to determine whether a person is laughing，smiling or sad.The comedy club has also launched a mobile app as a method of payment and a pay－per－laugh season ticket.
James Woron，director of the Club，said，“The idea sounds fun.It'd be a big technical challenge—as people laugh so often，we'd have to put a cash machine by every seat.”
【語篇解讀】 西班牙的一家劇院根據觀眾笑的次數收費。
1．The Teatre club charges ticket price based on ________．
A．the audience' s appearance
B．how long people watch the show
C．the times that audience laugh
D．the times people come to the club
答案 C [細節理解題。根據第一段“The club is even basing its ticket prices on how often it can make you laugh.”可知，這家劇院根據觀眾笑的次數收費。]
2．Why do the club use the facial－recognition technology?
A．To save performance costs.
B．To increase ticket sales.
C．To keep the thieves away.
D．To satisfy more audience.
答案 B [細節理解題。根據第二段“...after Teatre asked them to think up a way to increase ticket sales.”可知，劇院運用這項技術是為了提高門票銷量。]
3．What does the underlined phrase
caught on” mean?
A．Become popular.
B．Learned from others.
C．Held tightly.
D．Understood.
答案 A [詞義猜測題。根據第三段畫線詞下文“...with other theatres in Spain now copying the pay－per－laugh technology.”可知，西班牙的其他劇院也在效仿運用這種技術，由此可猜測，這項技術變得流行
4．What can we get to know from the text?
A．The Teatre club always offers the best shows.
B．A lot of people can get a free ticket in Teatre.
C．People couldn't help laughing in order to save money.
D．The facial－recognition software can tell people's moods.
答案 D [細節理解題。根據第四段“...an algorithm can analyze the position，size or shape of the mouth to determine whether a person is laughing，smiling or sad.”可知，這款軟件可以根據觀眾嘴的位置、大小和形狀來判斷他/她的情緒。]
B
體裁：記敘文 話題：保護自然 詞數：401 時間：8′
While the presence of rats in homes may cause anxiety and annoyance，they rarely result in driving out the residents.But that is exactly what happened to the inhabitants of the 10－square－mile Hawadax Island off the coast of Alaska，almost 230 years ago.Now thanks to a five－year effort by scientists，the terribly silent “Rat Island” as it had been called for many years has been returned to its rightful owners—birds!
Hawadax
Island is part of a chain of volcanic islands in the Bering Sea called the Aleutian Islands.The rats that arrived there in
1780，when
a Japanese ship carrying them
broke
down nearby，completely destroyed the native population because the environment of the island was not built to defend its animals from these predators.There isn't any tree on the island，which meant that the birds were accustomed to building their nests low in the ground，giving the rodents(嚙齒動物) easy access to both eggs and baby chicks.As years passed，the birds that had called the island home for thousands of years became endangered and eventually，disappeared completely.
In 2007，the U．S.FWS(Fish and Wildlife Service) started a serious plan to rid the island of the rats and try bringing back the beautiful birds that had once called it home.Given that there were an estimated 10，000 rodents inhabiting “Rat Island” and the fact that they reproduce rapidly，it was not an easy task.But by 2009，the island was officially declared rat free!
Then slowly but surely，the birds began to return.Unfortunately，some of the pioneers were unintentionally killed from the leavings of the raticide，a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents.But now it seems things are becoming more stable and the island is starting to increasingly look like its former self.Before the transformation，“Hawadax”，also known as “Rat Island”，was a silent and ghostly place with bird bones，snail remains and rocks covered in rat feces(糞便)．
Today，birds' singing and flying in and out is a common sight.Tufted puffins and song sparrows，which had long disappeared，are gradually making their way back.Scientists have
also
been observing an increase in ground nesting and shore birds.Though the island is still not back to its full glory，the signs are encouraging and things can only get better，as time passes.
【語篇解讀】 本文講述了在哈瓦達克斯島上因老鼠入侵而導致鳥類滅絕，經過科學家們的努力，猖獗的老鼠被消滅
5．The underlined word “that” in Para.1 probably refers to ________．
A．the presence of rats
B．birds' being driven out
C．birds' returning to the island
D．residents' worrying about rats
答案 B [詞義猜測題..they rarely result in driving out the residents.及本段末的．..has been returned to its rightful owners—birds！可知，that指“該島上的鳥類曾經被老鼠驅逐出去”這件事。]
6．Birds on Hawadax Island became an easy target because ________．
A．this island was treeless
B．they nested randomly
C．they reproduced too rapidly
D．their chicks were extremely weak
答案 A [細節理解題。根據第二段第三句There isn't any tree on the island，...giving the rodents(嚙齒動物) easy access to both eggs and baby chicks.可知。]
7．From the passage，we can know the plan of U．S.FWS ________．
A．has helped the island fully recovered
B．cost little but benefited greatly
C．involved poisoning the rats on a large scale
D．accomplished its goal after exactly 24 months
答案 C [細節理解題。根據第三段的第一句．..started a serious plan to rid the island of the rats...及第四段的第二句中．..the raticide，a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents可知，答案為C項。]
8．Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．FWS Help Get Rare Birds Back to Alaska Island
B．Japanese Changed a Bird Paradise into Rat Island
C．FWS Plan to Drive Rats out of Rat Island
D．Alaska's Rat Island Returns to a Bird Paradise
答案 D [主旨大意題。全文講述在FWS的幫助D項。C項側重介紹與FWS計劃相關的內容，而這只是文章內容的一部分。]
Ⅱ.根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Everyone needs a break，and vacations are not meant for serious study.__9__ The Spring Festival is coming up so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English language literature to take on a long train journey.
Before
getting
into
the
recommendations，you
need
to determine your English reading comprehension level.If you're at the beginner's level，there are two options：reading a children's book or reading a book that you've read in Chinese translation.__10__ If you're at the intermediate level，popular books like pop fiction，mysteries and thrillers are good options.For advanced readers，classic works of literature or modern prize winners
(Nobel，Pulitzer) are good options.
__11__When I pick up a book I like，even though the first few chapters are really hard to get through，I would try to get accustomed to the language the author uses.Generally，after the first few chapters，things get a lot easier，especially if I get involved in the story.
Another great way to keep yourself motivated is to find a friend who's interested in reading the same book.You can make goals that you both want to achieve.__12__
Some quick recommendations：Harry Potter，start with the first book and go on from there；the Narnia series；anything by U．S.writer Michael Crichton；and if you like horror，U.S.writer Stephen King is always unusual and fun.__13__ Happy reading!
A．If you pick a book which is so challenging，it will be too stressful.
B．The most important thing is to pick a book that you're really interested in.
C．You may also enjoy your reading when hanging out with your family.
D．You should just find a topic or author you're interested in，and the rest will go from there.
E．You can also discuss plot lines or vocabulary issues with each other by SMS or email.
F．Instead，they're a great way to take a break and enjoy a good book.
G．This will help you get over any unfamiliar words or phrases，since you're already familiar with the story.
【語篇解讀】 本文談論了怎樣接觸英語文學，并對不同程度的讀者提供了閱讀建議。
9．F [根據上文needs a break，以及“假期不是為了嚴肅而認真地學習”可知此處用Instead...轉折引出下文較合適。]
10．G [根據常識可知讀者讀過中譯本，則會be familiar with the story，故選G項。]
11．B [根據a book I like可知作者建議：選擇感興趣的書。]
12．E [第四段主要講和朋友一起讀書能做的事，所以E項正確。]
13．D [上文提到了Harry Potter，the Narnia series，Michael Crichton，Stephen King都是推薦讀的書目及作者，而且也提到了horror，這是一個topic，都包括在D項內，所以D項正確。]
?、?閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Two things I did may have caused people __14__(think) that something is wrong with me.The first was when my wife asked me to have the sitting－room clock __15__(repair)，I drove into the marketplace of our little town and，clock under arm，entered a shop.Only it was the meat shop.__16__ my thoughts far away，I stood staring into the shop－keeper's eyes.I __17__(be)
his customer for a long time and the good man smiled at me.
This went on for several very long seconds before I realized where I was.There is no doubt that I should have calmly bought a pound of meat，__18__ I merely nodded briefly and left.
The other man in my town who probably thinks I am mad is Mr.Smith.Some years ago he was manager of Mead's Shop，and he and I knew each other quite well.One day，he __19__ (stand) in the doorway of his shop when I passed.My brain was on some distant problem and my eyes stared into space.
“Hello，Mr.Herriot，” I heard his voice.I turned a blank gaze on him—I just had no idea __20__ he was though his face was familiar.Then I saw __21__ word “MEAD” in foot－high letters above the shop window.
“Good morning，Mead，” I cried heartily and continued my way.I had gone only a few steps before I realized that my greeting had been __22__(polite)．I turned back and said to him again，“Good morning，Mister Mead.”
It was only when I had turned the corner of the street that I realized，too late，__23__ his name was Tony and the time was late afternoon.
【語篇解讀】 一次作者要修表，
14．to think [cause sb to do sth意為“導致某人做某事”，為固定短語。]
15．repaired [have sth done意為“使某事/物被……”，為固定搭配。]
16．With [此處為with的復合結構，在句中作伴隨狀語。]
17．had been [由時間狀語for a long time以及smiled可知，此處應用過去完成時。]
18．but [由前后兩句之間為轉折關系可知此處填but。]
19．was standing [sb be doing sth when...意為“某人正在做某事，這時……”，為固定句型。]
20．who [此處用who引導賓語從句，并在從句中作表語。]
21．the [此處特指MEAD這個單詞。]
22．impolite [由語境可知此處表示“不禮貌的”。]
23．that [所填詞引導賓語從句，且從句中不缺成分，所以引導詞用that。]
?、?短文改錯
下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。
增加：在缺詞
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線()劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每句不超過兩個錯誤；
2．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
3．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。
(2024·成都二模)One day the English woman visited a Chinese friend and was offered a cup of tea.She was not thirsty and find it bitter.However，she felt she should drink it to be polite.Hoped to finish the tea quickly so that she wouldn't have to drink what didn't interest in her，she drank as quickly as she could.So as soon as her cup became half empty，the hostess insisted on giving her much.She kept on drink.During her visit，she drank 12 cup.She couldn't understand why her Chinese hostess didn't take no notice of her protest she had drunk enough.
答案
One day
English woman visited a Chinese friend and was offered a cup of tea.She was not thirsty and
it bitter.However，she felt she should drink it to be polite. to finish the tea quickly so that she wouldn't have to drink what didn't interest
her，she drank as quickly as she could. as soon as her cup became half empty，the hostess insisted on giving her.She kept on.During her visit，she drank 12.She couldn't understand why her Chinese hostess didn't take
notice of her protest she had drunk enough.
