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（\）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僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Long ago, an Ojibway Indian naming Wenibojo went on a long trip to the forest. When he got hunger, he dug up the roots of a bush and ate them. The roots were tasted good, but they made him sick. Wenibojo looked for everything better to eat. Suddenly he heard the sounds of ducks nearby. He followed the sounds from a beautiful lake, which the ducks were eating plants. Wenibojo tasted one. To his surprise, it was wild rice! He returned his village to tell the people there about the special food. Nowadays, the Ojibways still harvests rice, but only as many as they need. They always left some rice on the farm so that the ducks can eat.

假如你是新華中學的學生李華，得知某英文報社招聘兼職記者，你有意應(yīng)聘，請按下列要求給報社寫一封自薦信。

內(nèi)容要點：

1. 表示感興趣

2. 說明優(yōu)勢：知識面，英語水平，合作精神，相關(guān)經(jīng)歷

3. 希望得到回復

注意：1. 詞數(shù): 100左右

2. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Her attractive lips seemed to speak words of kindness, while her eyes appeared to seek（尋找） out the good in people. “You have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” She used to say.

It was for this rare charm and inner beauty that British movie star Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was named the most naturally beautiful woman of all time in June, 2004.“Her skin looks fresh in all her films and her warm and lively personality really shines through,” said one beauty expert.

Life was never easy for Hepburn. Shortly after her parents’ painful divorce when she was nine, she found herself in the Netherlands at the start of World War II. Hepburn watched helplessly as several of her relatives were killed. She survived by eating tulip bulbs and carried secret messages for the resistance in her ballet shoes.She dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer but was told she was too tall and not talented enough to be a success.Hepburn then turned to musicals and spent most of her time as a chorus girl (舞女). She had some small movie roles but it was not until Roman Holiday (1953) that she became a star. With her good manners and delicate figure, she was perfect in the role of a European princess. She took the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.In 1988 Hepburn began her most important role—as a Goodwill Ambassador(大使) for UNICEF(United Nations Children’s Fund). She traveled to the poorest places, doing her best to provide care and create awareness of the difficult situations in which some children live.

When Hepburn passed away, a message displayed at her funeral read, “In losing Audrey, the world not only lost a movie star, we lost a princess, an angel, a person who inspired us all and whose selfless and loving examples shall always be remembered.”

1. When Hepburn began to act as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, how many years had passed since her parents’ divorce? _________

A. 50B. 52 C. 38D.46

2.What is the purpose of the last paragraph?_________

A. To tell readers about Audrey Hepburn’s death.

B. To think highly of Audrey Hepburn’s whole life.

C. To tell readers the message displayed at Audrey Hepburn’s funeral.

D. To say goodbye to Audrey Hepburn.

3.Which of the following best describes Audrey Hepburn’s life? _______

A. Difficult and lucky.

B. Miserable and smooth.

C. Hard and successful.

D. Easy and smooth.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?_______

A. Beauty Is Not Just Skin Deep.

B. Beauty Is Just Skin Deep.

C. Beauty Never Stays Forever.

D. A World-famous Beauty expert

Texting（發(fā)短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves. Using motion-capture technology similar to that used for films, researchers concluded that texting while walking not only affects balance but also the ability to walk in straight line.

“Some people like checking emails while walking to work in the morning” said the study co-author Hoorn, “but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves”. Other facts have also proved this. A tourist from Taiwan walked off a pier near Melbourne last month while checking Facebook, bringing a sudden and icy end to a penguin-watching visit. Another person who was too wrapped up in his phone to notice dangers walked straight into the fountain in front of a shopping mall.

The Australian study involved 27 volunteers, a third of whom admitted having knocked into objects while texting. They were asked to walk 8.5 meters three times—once without phones, once while reading text and once while writing text, when eight cameras recorded their actions.

They found the volunteers using the phone walked slower, and, more seriously, they locked their arms and elbows in like “robots”, which forced their heads to move more, throwing themselves off balance. “In a pedestrian（步行的）environment, inability to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents”, said Mr. Hoorn. “The best thing to do is to step aside and stop, or keep off the phone.”

Authorities world-wide have taken note. Signs on Hong Kong's subway system advise passengers in three languages to keep their eyes off their phones. Police and transport authorities have highlighted the danger in Singapore, where the Straits Times newspaper recently declared cellphone-distracted road crossing as “bad habit No. 2” contributing to the rising number of road deaths. Some U.S. states, including New York and Arkansas, are considering bans on what they're calling phone jaywalking.

1.According to the passage, people texting while walking usually____________.

A. do not influence other walkers

B. do harm to their eyes

C. put themselves in danger

D. can still walk straight

2.【W(wǎng)hich of the following words has the closest meaning to “wrapped up” in Paragraph 2?

A. absent-minded B. annoyed

C. confused D. absorbed

3.About the Australian study, we know that___________.

A. the volunteers using phones while walking moved normally

B. ten volunteers admitted having bumped into things while texting

C. the volunteers were divided into three groups during the study

D. texting walkers are exposed to greater possibility of traffic accidents

4.The last paragraph suggests that_________.

A. actions have been taken against texting while walking

B. Hong Kong’s subway system forbids texting walkers to take the train

C. New York has made laws to ban phone jaywalking

D. cellphone-distracted road crossing is considered the worst habit in Singapore

One advantage of the Internet is shopping conveniently online for clothes; one disadvantage of the Internet is also shopping conveniently online for clothes.

“Nothing fits,” said Lam Yuk Wong, a senior in electrical and computer engineering at Rice University. “Everyone says this. They order clothes and they don’t fit. People get very unhappy.”

Wong and her design partner, Xuaner “Cecilia” Zhang, are Team White Mirror, creators of what they call a “virtual (虛擬)fitting room”. Their goal is simple and consumer-friendly: to let online clothing shoppers have a perfect fit and a perfect look when shopping every time. Both women are from China, Wong from Hong Kong and Zhang from Beijing. They both order most of their clothing online. They got the idea from their own experience as consumers and from listening to the complaints of friends and relatives. “They say, ‘The color is wrong’ or ‘I got the right size but it still does not fit.’ We want to make it like you’re in the store trying on the clothes,” Zhang said.

Using a Kinect developed by Microsoft for use with its Xbox 360 video game player, Zhang scans Wong and turns her image into, in effect, a virtual model, keeping Wong’s dimensions (尺寸), and even her skin and hair color. “We put the clothes on the shopper’s 3-D body models and show how they look when they are dressed,” Wong said. So far, Wong and Zhang have adapted the software to show dresses and shirts, and they are now working on shorts.

Asked if she thought men as well as women might be interested in using their virtual fitting room, Wong said, “I think their wives will care about this, so it will also be important to men.”

1.Why is shopping conveniently online for clothes a disadvantage?

A.Students may easily get addicted to it.

B.Clothes bought online may not fit.

C.It attracts more online clothing shoppers.

D.It causes shoppers to waste too much money.

2.Wong and Zhang got the idea to design a virtual fitting room from ____.

A. their shopping experiences

B. a program at their university

C. some shop-owners’ complaints

D. the Xbox 360 video game player

3.Which of the following shows the process of using the virtual fitting room?

A. scanning -- trying on clothes -- getting images

B. trying on clothes -- getting models -- scanning

C. scanning -- getting models --trying on clothes

D. trying on clothes -- getting images -- scanning

4.What did Wong think of her virtual fitting room?

A. It is perfectly developed.

B. It will have its market share.

C. It is limited to women shoppers.

D. It is like a kind of video game player.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)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。

Humor plays an important role in relationships. In new relationships, humor can be an effective tool not just for attracting the other person but also for overcoming any awkwardness or embarrassment. 1.

Sharing the pleasure of humor creates a sense of connection between two people. When you laugh with one another, you create a positive tie between you. This tie acts as a strong buffer(緩沖) against stress, disagreements, disappointments, and bad patches in a relationship. And laughter really is infectious. 2.But don’t worry if you’re not naturally a lighthearted, humorous person----you can learn to access your playful side and develop your sense of fun.

Like any tool, humor can be used in negative as well as positive ways. Humor can only help you overcome relationship problems when both partners can understand the joke. 3.If your partner or friend isn’t likely to appreciate the joke, don’t say or do it. Humor in relationships should be equally fun and enjoyable for both people.

Don’t use humor to cover up other emotions. 4.That’s when it is used as a cover for avoiding, rather than coping with, painful emotions. You can be funny about the truth, but covering up the truth isn’t funny. When you use humor and playfulness as a cover for other emotions, you create confusion and mistrust in your relationships.

5.The important thing is to find enjoyable activities that help you embrace your playful nature with other people. As humor and play become an unseparated part of your life, you’ll begin to find daily opportunities for using your new-found skills to help build and maintain your relationships.

A. Humor can help you and your loved one.

B. There are times when humor is not healthy.

C. It’s important to be sensitive to the other person.

D. It’s never too late to develop your humorous side.

E. The more you joke, play, and laugh----the easier it becomes.

F. Just hearing someone laugh can make you smile and join in on the fun.

G. In longer-term relationships, humor can keep things exciting and fresh.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California. I went to live there in order to be him. I hated the place. I had never been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was —almost 125 0F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were with sand, sand, sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was and coming back home. I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I be in prison! My father answered my with just two lines—two lines that will always sing in my — two lines that completely changed my life :

Two men looked out from prison bars

One saw the mud, the other saw the stars

I read those two lines I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ; I would look for the stars.

I made friends with the natives, and their amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus. I watched for the desert sunsets, and for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean .

What brought about this change in me ? The desert hadn’t changed, I had. I had changed my . And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered I had looked out of my self-created prison and the stars.

1.A. off B. behind C. nearD. beyond

2.A. before B. already C. thenD. still

3.A. inflexible B. incomprehensibleC. uncontrollable D. unbearable

4.A. OnlyB. NotC. ManyD. Such

5.A. coveredB. filledC. buried D. charged

6.A. catching upB. keeping up C. giving upD. getting up

7.A. ought toB. might wellC. would ratherD. had better

8.A. request B. call C. question D. letter

9.A. comparisonB. imagination C. considerationD. memory

10.A. over and over B. by and byC. up and downD. now and then

11.A. companyB. occupationC. situationD. relationship

12.A. movement B. reaction C. guidanceD. purpose

13.A. refusedB. failedC. managedD. happened

14.A. askedB. huntedC. waitedD. headed

15.A. floorB. surfaceC. rock D. level

16.A. movingB. challenging C. puzzling D. astonishing

17.A. as B. butC. forD. or

18.A. attitudeB. principle C. identity D. standard

19.A. vacationB. operation C. affairD. adventure

20.A. sought B. counted C. foundD. reached

I was raised in New York City where it’s very cold every winter. In the sixth grade, a teacher offered 1.(bring) some students to a homeless shelter after school. I went with my friends and the teacher for several weeks.2., I continued to volunteer to help when they stopped going together. Because I was good 3.sewing, I was told to help out with the sewing kit when any guests needed some repairs. Throughout high school I continued to come each week after school, setting up my sewing kit which4.(grow) larger and larger. I got to know the guests who came 5.(regular).

Later on, I started 6.sewing club with my friend and we taught 7.(we) fellow students how to sew. We made heart-shaped pillows for sick 8.(child) and the elderly. Every time it rained I would think about the umbrellas 9.(design) before. In the future I hope to continue helping others as much as I can. It is the most important thing I10.(do) ever since.

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。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：在錯誤的詞下劃一橫線，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僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第十一處起）不計分。

Christmas is the festival for family members to get together. People live far away try to get back home.

The roads and railways are filled people travelling long distances in order to spend Christmas at home.

Children count the weeks, then the days to Christmas. They’re wondering that what presents they are going to get. They keep trying to find something out from their mothers, but the only thing mothers will tell them is stories about Father Christmas, who sends gifts to good children secret.

Christmas Eve come at last. When the children go to bed, they hang up their stockings and in Christmas

morning they wake to find them full of present. Of course, it’s really our parents who fill the stockings, so even the older children often pretend not to know this.