訓練18　閱讀理解＋閱讀填空＋完形填空＋短文改錯

　　(建議用時45分鐘)

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　The elephant was lying heavily on its side，fast asleep.A few dogs started barking at it.The elephant woke up in terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.

　　That didn’t stop the elephant.It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people.The villagers were scared and angry.Then someone suggested calling Parbati，the elephant princess.

　　Parbati Barua’s father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer.He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk.He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up—how to catch wild elephants.

　　Parbati hasn’t always lived in the jungle.After a happy childhood hunting with her father，she was sent to a boarding school in the city.But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life.“Life in the city is too dull.Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase，” she says.

　　But Parbati doesn’t catch elephants just for fun.“My work，” she says，“ is to rescue men from the elephants，and to keep the elephants safe from men.” And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years.Increasingly，the Indian elephant is angry: for many years，illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land.It is now fighting back.Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village，Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

　　The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion.A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant.“Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them.They are also more loyal than humans，” she said，as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant，happy animal.An elephant princess indeed!

　　1．For Parbati，catching elephants is mainly to ________.

　　A．get long-lasting excitement

　　B．keep both men and elephants safe

　　C．send them back to the jungle

　　D．make the angry elephants tame

　　2．Before Parbati studied in a boarding school，________.

　　A．she spent her time hunting with her father

　　B．she learned how to sing love songs

　　C．she had already been called the elephant princess

　　D．she was taught how to hunt tigers

　　3．Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because ________.

　　A．they are caught and sent for heavy work

　　B．illegal hunters capture them and kill them

　　C．they are attacked and their land gets limited

　　D．dogs often bark at them and chase them

　　4．The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that ________.

　　A．people easily fall victim to elephants’attacks

　　B．the man-elephant relationship is getting worse

　　C．elephant tamers are in short supply

　　D．dogs are as powerful as elephants

　　【語篇解讀】　本文介紹了大象公主Parbati的故事。

　　1．解析：選B。根據第五段的第二句“‘My work，’she says，‘is to rescue men from the elephants，and to keep the elephants safe from men.’”可知，Parbati捕捉大象主要是為了保障大象與人的安全，故選B項。

　　2．解析：選A。根據第四段的第二句“After a happy childhood hunting with her father，she was sent to a boarding school in the city”可知，Parbati與父親一起打獵度過了一個幸福的童年，之后被送去市里的一個寄宿學校，故選A項。

　　3．解析：選C。根據第五段的第四句“Increasingly，the Indian elephant is angry：for many years，illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land”可知，大象因遭到非法狩獵者的襲擊以及領地受限而對人類進行報復，故選C項。

　　4．解析：選B。根據文章整體內容可推知，文章以一個大象的故事開頭是為了展現人類和大象日益緊張的關系，故選B。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀填空

　　Fear is one of the most basic human emotions.1.____________ From the time we’re babies，we are equipped with the ability to respond with fear when we sense danger or feel unsafe.

　　People fear things or situations that make them feel unsafe.For instance，someone who isn’t a strong swimmer might have a fear of deep water.In this case，the fear is helpful because it cautions the person to stay safe.2.____________

　　A fear can be healthy if it cautions a person to stay safe around something that could be dangerous.But sometimes a fear is unnecessary and causes more caution than the situation calls for.3.____________ Whether it’s giving a report in class，speaking at an assembly，or reciting lines in the school play，speaking in front of others is one of the most common fears people have.

　　People tend to avoid the situations or things they fear.4.____________ In fact，it can be the opposite.Avoiding something scary reinforces a fear and keeps it strong.

　　People can overcome unnecessary fears by giving themselves the chance to learn about and gradually get used to the thing or situation they’re afraid of.For example，people who fly despite a fear of flying can become used to unfamiliar situations like take-off or turbulence(湍流)．They learn what to expect and have a chance to watch what others do to relax and enjoy the flight.5.____________

　　A．Young kids often have fears of the dark.

　　B．But this doesn’t help them overcome fear.

　　C．Many people have a fear of public speaking.

　　D．A feeing of fear can be brief or it can last longer.

　　E．Gradually facing fear helps someone overcome it.

　　F．Someone could overcome this fear by learning how to swim safely.

　　G．It is programmed into the nervous system and works like an instinct(本能)．

　　答案：GFCBE

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　You Are Going Places

　　One day I came home from school，changed my clothes and

　　got ready for work.I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier，seater and waiter.

　　I went to work feeling __1__.And to make matters worse，I was busy that evening.It’s the same thing over and over again.__2__ with customers who complain about their food and where they are __3__ is too big or too small.Little things like that tend to __4__ a lot of us __5__，but we manage to deal with them.

　　Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows.It happened to be the very __6__ near where I kept the dirty __7__

　　in the boxes.Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables，customers leaving and coming in and __8__ running all over the house，it was crazy.__9__ these elderly women were watching __10__ I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

　　When they __11__

　　their meals，I took their plates back to the kitchen.They talked to me for a while about school，how I was doing，what __12__ I was in and what I planned to do in the future.__13__ they were leaving，they walked past me and one of them said to me in a

　　__14__

　　and gentle voice，“You are going places.”And that was it.They left the __15__ and I had tears in my eyes，because they gave me __16__ to believe in myself.They __17__

　　my spirit from being down and gave me a __18__ to keep on working hard.

　　People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in

　　__19__ until I had a degree.I’m now a co-anchor (聯合主持人) of a student-produced television __20__.And the best thing is: I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

　　1．A.tired 　B．excited

　　C．up

　　D．down

　　2．A.Dealing

　　B．Helping

　　C．Talking

　　D．Meeting

　　3．A.sat

　　B．seated

　　C．laid

　　D．seating

　　4．A.attract

　　B．avoid

　　C．adjust

　　D．annoy

　　5．A.employees B．customers

　　C．bosses

　　D．employers

　　6．A.table

　　B．box

　　C．spot

　　D．kitchen

　　7．A.dishes

　　B．rooms

　　C．clothes

　　D．chairs

　　8．A.men

　　B．women

　　C．servers

　　D．people

　　9．A.And

　　B．Otherwise

　　C．But

　　D．So

　　10．A.what

　　B．how

　　C．where

　　D．why

　　11．A.finished

　　B．completed

　　C．ordered

　　D．got

　　12．A.place

　　B．grade

　　C．mark

　　D．position

　　13．A.Before

　　B．While

　　C．As

　　D．After

　　14．A.confident B．loud

　　C．low

　　D．pleasant

　　15．A.kitchen

　　B．house

　　C．restaurant D．table

　　16．A.ability

　　B．courage

　　C．imagination

　　D．time

　　17．A.put down

　　B．picked up

　　C．took over D．pointed out

　　18．A.cause

　　B．reason

　　C．present

　　D．permission

　　19．A.television

　　B．government

　　C．school

　　D．restaurant

　　20．A.company B．station

　　C．show

　　D．advertisement

　　【語篇解讀】　作者是一位中學生，利用業余時間打工。一天，在身心疲憊打工的時候，別人的一句話使作者對自己的前途重燃希望。那句話是：You Are Going Places(你前途無量)。

　　1．選D。“我”去上班的時候心情非常不好。feeling down是現在分詞作伴隨狀語，意為“悶悶不樂”。倒數第二段的They __17__ my spirit from being down也說明了該題答案。

　　2．選A。應付那些抱怨食品、座位的顧客是大大小小的事情。deal with表示“對付”；help with幫助做……；talk with和……交談；meet with遇到，經受。

　　3．選B。顧客抱怨他們就座的位置。seat是使役動詞，表示“使坐下”，be seated意為“坐下，就座”；sit是不及物動詞，應為where they sat。

　　4．選D。諸如此類的小事容易造成我們雇員的煩惱。annoy表示“使生氣”。因為作者前面提到了顧客的種種抱怨，因此只能導致雇員的煩惱、生氣。attract吸引；avoid避免；adjust調整。

　　5．選A。句中的our和下文的we給出了提示。employees表示“受雇者，雇工”。

　　6．選C。她們碰巧坐在“我”放用過的盤子的盒子的附近。spot表示“地方，地點”。

　　7．選A。the dirty dishes指客人用過的盤子。因為作者是在餐廳打工的學生，所以“端盤子”才能與文章主題相符。

　　8．選C。顧客們的進進出出，服務員的穿梭走動。該空指服務員在餐館的來回走動，穿梭服務。顧客們是來這里就餐的，不能來回走，故排除D項，A、B兩項太片面。

　　9．選C。雖然餐館處于一片忙亂的狀態，但是這三位婦女在專心看著“我”。該空前的crazy給該空提出了暗示。

　　10．選B。她們看著“我”，看“我”如何收拾以確保每張桌子干凈，從而去迎接下一批顧客。

　　11．選A。她們吃完飯的時候。根據下文的I took their plates back to the kitchen排除C、D兩項；complete往往用于完成“建筑物”“工程”“書籍”等；而finish指做完手中的事情，如：“用完”“吃完”等。

　　12．選B。grade表示“年級”。她們詢問我上幾年級。通過上下文，可知作者是個打工的學生，故B項符合文意。

　　13．選C。當她們離開的時候，她們走過“我”身邊。as引導時間狀語從句時，表示主從句的動作同時發生。由句意排除A、D兩項；while引導時間狀語從句時，從句中的謂語動詞是延續性動詞。

　　14．選A。她們從“我”身邊走過時，有一個人用自信和溫和的語調說。由下文的You are going places.(你前途無量)推測說話者語氣。因為說話人在鼓勵作者，所以只有A項符合語境。

　　15．選C。客人說完后就離開了餐館。由下文知道，they指three elderly ladies，她們來餐館用餐。

　　16．選B。根據文意可知，別人給予了作者自信的“勇氣”，作者才得以重新振作起來。

　　17．選B。她們讓“我”振作起來。pick up表示“使恢復精神”。put down放下，鎮壓；take over接管；point out指出。

　　18．選B。她們給了“我”繼續努力的理由。reason表示某種行為的原因；cause表示某種現象的原因。

　　19．選A。有人曾經告訴“我”，沒有學位，“我”就不能從事電視臺的工作。下文的I’m now a co-anchor(聯合主持人)of a student-produced television __20__.暗示這里的答案。

　　20．選C。a student-produced television show表示學生制作的電視節目。show表示“演出，表演節目”。

　　Ⅳ.短文改錯

　　I was in college where my father passed away.One evening，a man visited me and after the while，he asked some question about my studies.I told him I did not want to study anymore.He reminded of me how my father had sent me to the best college in our city.Did I want to fulfill his father’s dream or did I want to called a failure? I wept and said I do want to do my best and I just couldn’t concentrate.He gave me all the encouragement I needed to being able to carry on.His calm，gently voice did wonders and I decided to continue my studies.

　　答案：

　　I was in college

　　my father passed away.One evening，a man visited me and after

　　while，he asked some

　　about my studies.I told him I did not want to study anymore.He reminded 　of me how my father had sent me to the best college in our city.Did I want to fulfill

　　father’s dream or did I want to

　　called a failure?

　　I wept and said I

　　want to do my best

　　I just couldn’t concentrate.He gave me all the encouragement I needed to

　　able to carry on.His calm， voice did wonders and I decided to continue my studies.