湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（2）.doc

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1、湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（2）（答案或解析）LONDON(Reuters)—Quietplease—Britain’sQueenElizabethispreparingtohaveherswanscounted.BuckinghamPalacehasannouncedthattheannualSwanUpping,atraditiondatingbacktothe12thcenturywhichinvolvesacensusoftheswanpopulationontheRiverThames,willbeconductedbytheQueen’soff

2、icialSwanMarkerfromJuly2024.“WiththeassistanceoftheQueen’sSwanWarden,ProfessorChristopherPerrinsoftheUniversityofOxford,theswansandyoungcygnets(小天鹅)arealsoassessedforanysignsofinjuryordisease，”BuckinghamPalacesaidinannouncingthecount.TheprocessinvolvestheSwanMarker,DavidBarber,rowinguptheTha

3、mesforfivedayswiththeSwanWardenintraditionalskiffswhilewearingspecialscarletuniformsandcounting,weighingandmeasuringswansandcygnets.Itmayseemeccentric,butitisveryimportanttotheQueen,Accordingtocustom,Britain’ssovereignownsallunmarked,muteswansinopenwater,buttheQueennowexercisestherightonlyons

4、tretchesoftheThamesanditsnearbytributaries.Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptherivercountingtheswans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtafterforbanquetsandfeasts.Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenareparticularlykeentodiscoverhowmuchdamageisbeingcausedtoswansandc

5、ygnetsbyattacksfromdogsandfromdiscardedfishingtackle(渔具)．ItisalsoanimportantyearbecauseQueenElizabethhasdecidedtojoinherteamofSwanUppersforpartofthecensus.Shewillfollowthemuptheriverandvisitalocalschoolprojectonthewholesubjectofswans,cygnetsandtheThames.“Educationandconservationareessentialto

6、theroleofSwanUppingandtheinvolvementofschoolchildrenisalwaysarewardingexperience，”BuckinghamPalacesaid.[语篇解读]　泰晤士河上每年都要举行一个重要的活动：数天鹅。英国皇室的这一传统已经延续了好几个世纪。1.Inmedievaltimes，________.9A.swanswerebetterprotectedthannowB.alotofswanswerekilledbydogsC.swanswereadeliciousdishonroyalbanquetsD.commonpe

7、oplecouldcatchtheswans[解析]　细节理解题。从文章倒数第四段可知，在中世纪天鹅被捉住，然后成为皇家宴会上的美味。[答案]　C2．Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheprocessofcountingtheswans________.A.remainsalmostunchangedinthepastyearsB.involvesalotofroyalmembersC.sometimeslastslongerthanbeforeD.is