文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。
删除：在错的词下划一横线，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。
The other day I saw a beautiful dress at a shop and fall in love with it. I tried it on and found it fit perfect so I bought it! My favorite thing about the dress is that it has such many pockets that I don’t need take a bag any more. I also get lots of attentions from my friends whenever I wear it, that makes me proud. What’s funny is that the style is very similar with what people wore back in the 1990s. In the fact, I have found some old photographs of my mother wear a similar dress. It’s really amazing that we’ve started to wear things that was popular about twenty years ago.
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，并填在答题卡的相应位置。
Have you ever wished your vocation could meet all your 1. (expect)? Well, this is possible when you choose 2. (go) on a cruise (游轮). Recently, cruises have become 3. (popular) places than traditional forms of traveling. 4. is not necessary to make reservations at different hotels, find places to dine, or arrange different transports in advance. Everything you can imagine is available whenever you want it on such 5. cruise ship.
Cruise ships are like miniature (小型的) cities on water. They are 6. (full) loaded with restaurants serving all kinds of dishes. The staterooms (特等客舱) can be compared to rooms 7. (find) in five-star hotels. The big difference is 8. you get to have a moving ocean view. What’s more, there are activities designed for people of all ages and interests, and 9. (vary) sports facilities like gyms and rock climbing walls as well as clubs and shops are also accessible. Quality entertainments like Broadway shows and live music 10. (provide), too.
Three years ago, I was working as a lawyer. For a year or longer, my work was beginning to suffer. I ____ got to the point where I couldn’t concentrate --- one of the early signs that something was _____. I kept forgetting things. Legal work is complicated, and you have to have a good ____ to do that work. So I ____ my job. I talked to my doctor about my family’s ____ of Alzheimer's; my father and grandfather had it. Then I was asked to do some tests. It ____ that I have early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Needless to say, my life has ____. My husband Dan retired soon after my diagnosis (诊断) ____ we spend a lot of time together. ____ going to work, I used to spend my days having lunch with my friends and _____ my mother. I could drive up to see her before I started getting ____. The situation wasn’t _____, but I’d had to turn around enough times that it frightened me. Now I ____ drive out of town. I stay in town.
I am an independent person, but now I have to ____ some of that independence. My husband and I mostly do the shopping together because I ____ the list.
Dan and I are enjoying life while we can. Some people are saving money for trips years down the road. We’re not _____, we take a trip every year.
The one thing I wish I could change is people’s ____ when I tell them I have Alzheimer’s. They shut down. I can still ____; it’s not like suddenly I can’t remember anything. This happened with my father. He was very ____, and he had lots of friends. When his friends learned he got Alzheimer’s, they wouldn’t come to visit him. I think people should learn more about Alzheimer’s and ____ that people with the disease can still socialize.
1.A.hardly B.possibly C.finally D.certainly
2.A.different B.strange C.difficult D.wrong
3.A.reason B.brain C.chance D.hand
4.A.got B.enjoyed C.left D.continued
5.A.habit B.description C.idea D.history
6.A.made sure B.added C.turned out D.meant
7.A.begun B.changed C.returned D.ended
8.A.so B.but C.as D.unless
9.A.Apart from B.Along with C.Because of D.Instead of
10.A.helping B.visiting C.missing D.calling
11.A.bored B.hurt C.tired D.lost
12.A.funny B.terrible C.similar D.special
13.A.never B.again C.often D.still
14.A.ask for B.look at C.give up D.show off
15.A.forget B.make C.take D.hate
16.A.waiting B.caring C.pretending D.listening
17.A.interests B.relationship C.lives D.reaction
18.A.travel B.drive C.talk D.learn
19.A.brave B.social C.honest D.proud
20.A.realize B.explain C.expect D.imagine
If you’re thinking about studying abroad, but aren’t sure how to convince your parents or yourself, here are some of the best reasons why spending a semester or year overseas is a smart and fun thing to do.
1. Want to impress potential employers? Companies around the world continue to invest in the global market, and prefer to hire employees who have international experience. Not to mention the knowledge of a second language. Your resume (简历) will stand out from everyone else applying for the same position.
Learn foreign languages. Language teachers say being immersed (沉浸) in a culture that speaks the language you want to learn is the quickest and most effective way to learn it. 2. As globalization brings the world together, it’s important to be competent in more than one language.
Experience different cultures. Immersing yourself in a totally different culture is powerful. You’ll experience things like trying different foods, celebrating traditional customs, and learning the history of another country. A person’s culture reflects beliefs and values that influence their way of life. 3.
Expand your worldview. Previously held beliefs about foreign countries will change once you’ve been abroad. 4. It can be surprising just how much you know is slightly biased (有偏见的), based on where you’re from. It’s also a unique opportunity to educate others on your country！
Earn money! 5. We are pretty lucky that English is the international language of business. It’s an important language that many foreigners want to learn. You can get paid for teaching, interpreting, or translating English while you’re studying abroad.
A. Discover what you want out of life.
B. Improve employment opportunities.
C. You can actually earn income while you study abroad.
D. You’ll gain a completely new view on your own country, too.
E. You’ll gain an understanding of this that can’t be taught with books.
F. Mastering a foreign language opens up all kinds of new opportunities.
G. You’ll miss your friends who will want to share their culture and ideas with you.
It used to be mostly the army that used small, unpiloted aircraft, called “drones”. The little planes were very costly. But as they have dropped in price more people have begun to use them.
The fast rate of development of computer technology, image sensing equipment, satellite navigation and smart phones has led to lower-priced drones. Researchers and developers have learned how to build smaller and less costly drones. Nowadays, moviemakers are using drones to film from the sky. Historians use them when they explore ancient buildings. Rescue workers use them to look for people. And now farmers are also using them to watch over their crops.
Romain Faroux is a French businessman, whose father was a farmer. He believed drones could help farmers. He has helped create a company which has developed a small drone that could be controlled by people on the ground. It’s called “Agridrone”. It uses a special sensor to examine crops. The technology used on the drone is similar to that used on a smartphone -- except it has wings. A computer program directs the drone to fly over the crops. The sensor on the drone records four different-colored “bands” of sunlight that are reflected off the crops.
Jean-Baptiste Bruggeman is another farmer in France who is using a drone. He says the drone flies over his crops at different times of the season and provides a lot of information about his crops. The pictures taken by the drone show him the exact amount of fertilizer the crops need. It also shows exactly where the fertilizer is needed.
Romain Faroux says farmers use information provided by the Agridrone to place fertilizer only in areas where it is needed. This saves money and reduces pollution. Before they used the drones, farmers would put the same amount of fertilizer everywhere. Drones also save time because farmers can examine up to three hectares (英亩) in about a minute.
1.Why do rescue workers and farmers begin to use drones?
A.Because they are affordable now.
B.Because their sizes have become smaller.
C.Because they can save people a lot of time.
D.Because the technology has been developed.
2.What is the sensor on the drone mainly used for?
A.Helping the sunlight shine on the crops.
B.Directing the wings to fly over the crops.
C.Examining the different colors of the crops.
D.Recording the sunlight “bands” reflected off the crops.
3.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A.A smartphone. B.A sensor.
C.A drone. D.A band.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Crops will be harvested by drones soon.
B.Drones will be widely used in different fields.
C.French farmers use drones to examine their crops.
D.Farmers develop special drones for their crops.
Josh Katz works at the New York Times. His common job is to use information to tell interesting stories. In December 2013, Katz built a quiz on the Times website. It asked people about the words they used to describe things and events. It also asked how they pronounced common words. The quiz then used people’s answers to decide where in the United States they were from.
The quiz got more than 350, 000 results. Katz turned the results into a book. In Speaking American, he studies regional differences in how Americans talk.
“A lot of people’s language shows who they are and where they are from, in a very personal way”, Katz said.
Katz says people are often surprised to learn that the way they talk can show where they grew up. Most Americans don’t realize they use regionalisms --- or words and phrases specific to a particular part of the country. But just about everyone does. Almost every major U.S. city has a few unique terms. For example, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the night before Halloween is known as Mischief Night. Anyone who calls it that is likely to be connected to the city.
Katz himself was surprised by how many common words are regional. “There are a lot of words I use that I just thought were standard words,” he says. “Then I found out some of these words were actually a product of my upbringing.”
For example, he says, “I thought everyone said ‘sneakers’ (运动鞋) and not ‘tennis shoes’.” But it turns out “sneakers” is connected mostly to the Northeast. That’s where Katz is from.
Some scholars think that language in the U.S. is growing more homogeneous (同类的). But Katz disagrees. “These regional differences are here to stay.” he says.
Not only are people still using common regionalisms, but there are new ones appearing all the time, according to Katz. There’s no way to predict how language will change in the future. But Katz sees more changes coming. “The only sure thing about language is that it’s going to keep moving.” he says.
1.What’ s the purpose of the quiz?
A.To test people on common knowledge.
B.To find out what words are mostly used.
C.To help people learn about their hometown better.
D.To see whether people’s language shows their backgrounds.
2.How do most Americans look at their using regionalisms?
A.They are proud of it.
B.They do it unintentionally.
C.They find it quite interesting.
D.They have no idea why everybody does it.
3.Why does Katz mention “ sneakers” in the 6th paragraph?
A.Because it’s different from “tennis shoes”.
B.Because it’s an example of a standard word.
C.Because his hometown is possibly the birthplace of it.
D.Because many common words come from a specific area.
4.What is Katz’s opinion on regional differences?
A.They will finally disappear in the future.
B.They have a bad influence on people’s life.
C.They will remain a part of people’s everyday life.
D.They prevent language from being homogeneous.
