假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下便条。便条中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线\划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I have always been showing great interest in sports. When I saw some people snowboarding, I decided to give it try. Therefore, it was much more difficult than had expected. At first I found why I could not keep my balances on a board easily. And it seemed almost possibly for me to go any distance without falling. I hated to fail in any sport, so I continued to try and finally manage to go all the way up a slope (斜坡) without an accident. It was then when I realized what a great sport it was. Now I’d rather going snowboarding regularly.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Han people have its own spoken and written language-Chinese. Chinese belongs to the Han-Tibetan language family. It is the 1. (common) used language in China and among the largest languages in the world.
Written Chinese came out in 2. (it) earliest form approximately 6,000 years ago. The Chinese characters 3. (use) today, also called “Hanzi”, developed from those used in bones and tortoise shells more than 3,000 years ago. There are about 56,000 characters, of which only about 3,000 are in common use.
Mandarin is a category (种类) of Chinese 4. (dialect) spoken across most of northern and 5. (southwest) China. The term “Mandarin” can also refer to Standard Mandarin, which 6. (base) on the Mandarin dialect spoken in Beijing. It is officially considered to be the standard for the People’s Republic of China.
Why do most non-Chinese speakers choose to learn standard Mandarin Chinese? Mandarin is understood by most Chinese people. As mentioned above, it is China’s national language. 7. you are interested in basic communication, scholarly research, or 8. (pursue) a career in China, standard Mandarin is 9. necessary tool for communication. And it often serves 10. a bridge for communication.
A new family moved in next door and I got to meet the mother of the family, Lydia.
Lydia is a (an) ______. We started talking, and she was ______ about how bad her English was, but I didn’t care. I knew how hard it was to ______ a second language. I enjoyed chatting with Lydia as we watched our kids play.
It was what came next that ______ me: Lydia asked if I’d be ______ to help her with her English.
Now, I am not a teacher. But I ______ teachers, and I’m grateful for teachers, and it’s because I admire what they do so much that I was very, very ______ that I couldn’t do it myself.
But Lydia was sure that she wanted my help. I was ______. I wasn’t sure my “help” was even ______ being called by that name.
____because she asked me, I said “yes.”
And that was the beginning of our friendship. Lydia and I spent afternoons sitting together. She asked me questions when she had them - questions about ______, but also questions about the new culture she found herself in. ______, I asked my own questions, growing ______ about her home country and culture. We ______ over our shared faith and our struggles as mothers. When I complimented (恭维) her ______, she began to teach me about Korean food, ______ leading to a shared trip to explore the Korean grocery stores in our city.
Because of Lydia, I learned more about my own hometown than I ______ could have learned by myself.
I’m still not sure that I’m any good as a ______. But I’m grateful I said “______” when my neighbor asked me to help her with her English. That meant spending extra time with my neighbor, and that extra time meant she didn’t ______ just my neighbor. She became my friend.
1.A. American B. Korean C. native D. woman
2.A. confident B. upset C. apologetic D. concerned
3.A. understand B. remember C. teach D. master
4.A. shocked B. struck C. challenged D. grasped
5.A. willing B. ready C. nervous D. grateful
6.A. hate B. fear C. thank D. admire
7.A. sad B. anxious C. sure D. uncertain
8.A. doubtful B. faithful C. enthusiastic D. optimistic
9.A. worth B. useless C. fruitful D. rewarding
10.A. And B. So C. Yet D. Or
11.A. life B. language C. study D. family
12.A. In addition B. In turn C. In return D. In succession
13.A. passionate B. curious C. worried D. excited
14.A. argued B. combined C. separated D. bonded
15.A. skill B. study C. manners D. cooking
16.A. fortunately B. constantly C. eventually D. successfully
17.A. ever B. never C. hardly D. forever
18.A. student B. teacher C. speaker D. friend
19.A. ok B. fine C. sorry D. yes
20.A. remain B. change C. regard D. promise
Now VAR technology is fully combined with the global game of soccer and made its debut (首次亮相) at the 2018 World Cup. 1.. It is actually a team who work together to review certain decisions made by the main judge by watching video replays.
The VAR team supported the judges from a centralized video room. The operators selected and provided the best angles from the relevant broadcast cameras plus two additional offside cameras. 2.. They will communicate with the judges only for clear and obvious errors or serious missed incidents. The judge can delay the restart of play at any time to communicate with the VAR team. 3., the judge would start an official review. Then they will make a decision based on the information received from the VAR team.
4.. Some fans believe that VAR causes too many interruptions, disrupting the flow of the game. But others just want a fair match and to see the correct call no matter what. They argue disruptions already take place as angry players crowd around a judge following a controversial decision. 5.. With much money put into modern football, governing bodies are now under great pressure to see that the correct decisions are made on the pitch and VAR is a sure step in that.
A.VAR works as video judges
B.If one team is likely to win a game
C.It is hard to avoid and VAR is necessary
D.Now VAR has incurred heated discussion
E.Once they decide an incident is reviewable
F.Throughout a match they are constantly checking for mistakes
G.VAR can serve to remove such scenes and get the game moving again
Have you ever pressed the pedestrian button at a crosswalk and wondered if it really worked? They’re called “placebo(安慰剂）buttons”一buttons that mechanically sound and can be pushed，but provide no functionality.
In New York City, only about 100 of the 1, 000 crosswalk buttons actually function. Crosswalk signals were generally installed before traffic jam had reached today’s levels.
But while their function was taken over by more advanced systems—such as automated lights or traffic sensors — the physical buttons were often kept, rather than being replaced at further expense. Other cities，such as Boston，Dallas and Seattle，have gone through a similar process, leaving them with their own placebo pedestrian buttons. In London, which has 6, 000 traffic signals，pressing the pedestrian button results in a reliable “Wait” light. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that the “green man”— or “pedestrian stage” in traffic signal design profession — will appear any sooner.
“We do have some crossings where the green light comes on automatically, but we still ask people to press the button because that enables accessible features,’’ said Glynn Barton, director of network management at Transport for London.
These features, such as blind tracks and hearable traffic signals, help people with visual disorder cross the road and only function when the button is pressed. As for the lights, a growing number of them are now combined and become a part of an electronic system that detects traffic and adjusts time frequency accordingly (giving priority to buses if they’re running late, for example), which means that pressing the button has no effect.
According to Langer, a Harvard psychologist, placebo buttons give us the illusion (错觉)of control — and something to do in situations where the alternative would be doing nothing. In the case of pedestrian crossings, they may even make us safer by forcing us to pay attention to our surroundings. “They serve a psychological purpose at the very least,” she added.
1.Why are the physical buttons still kept in some cities?
A. Because it may cost money to replace them.
B. Because they remain as memories of a city.
C. Because do have real functions in traffic.
D. Because they can result in reliable lights.
2.Which of the following word can replace the underline word “features” in Paragraph 4?
A. Functions.
B. Uses.
C. Equipment.
D. Facilities.
3.If you pressed a “placebo button” in London, what would happen?
A. All traffic would be affected.
B. Some kind of sound might appear.
C. Pedestrians came first to cross the road.
D. “Green man” were bound to show up earlier.
4.What can we know about “palcebo buttons” from Langer’s words?
A. They can really control traffic.
B. They serve little functions.
C. They may work mentally.
D. They can help the blind.
At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing some quality in me. For example,when I was 12, I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my grandmother for the summer. My mom was extremely nervous about it. She kept telling me how things were different in Puerto Rico, to always put on sunscreen, not to wander away from my grandmother, and other warnings. She helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off.
But despite her worries, she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens, she continued to give me space to grow and learn, even when it might have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year, I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers:While many of them wanted to stay close to home, I couldn’t wait to be out in the world on my own. While my mom may not have been happy at the thought of my going away, she was supportive and excited for me.
One big thing I realized during my senior year, as my mom granted me more freedom, was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life, and especially when I was little, the main person I tried to impress in my schoolwork or other things was my mother. I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards: getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.
I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on what’s important, like education,and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life. Most of all I respect her. She is the strongest woman I know and that’s why I have turned out so strong and independent.
1.What may “some quality” in Paragraph 1 actually refer to?
A. “My” stubbornness.
B. “My” independence.
C. “My” misbehavior.
D. “My” carelessness.
2.What is the author’s attitude to his or her mother’s way of raising children?
A. Appreciative.
B. Critical.
C. Opposed.
D. Supportive.
3.What can we infer about the mother?
A. She always gets nervous easily.
B. She often gets involved in “my” life.
C. She used to be strict in “my” study.
D. She would limit “me” too much
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. A mother’s deep love.
B. A child’s Independence
C. A mother’s trust and support
D. A child’s long way to growth.
