第二节  短文改错

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作文。文中共有5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。

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--词；

2. 只允许修改5处，多者（从第6处起）不计分。

Dear Tom,

I'm writing to tell you something about the Water Festival of the Dai people. The Water Festival is one of most important traditional festivals of the Dai people and it is popular among them. It lasted about three days from April 13 to 15 every year. During this festival, people clean their houses and put on traditional clothes. People celebrate this festival by throw water at each other to wash away from bad things and bring good luck in the new year. People have great fun in this festival. I hope he will come to China to experience it at your convenience.

Yours,

Mary

1.__________

2.__________

3.__________

4.__________

5.__________

We can't ____________（承担得起）to wait any longer to take action in order to improve our environment.

Miss Zhou often stays up late. She s____________ goes to bed before 11 p.m.

W____________ you like India food, Western food or Japanese food, you'll find it all in Singapore!

The summer vacation is coming. Have you ____________（选择）a date for your travelling?

Learning is a lifelong j____________ because every day brings something new.

So far, no ____________（科学的）studies have shown that shark fins are good for our health.

阅读下面短文，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（不超过3个单词）。

For many people around the world, the third Sunday in June is a day to respect their fathers. It is Father's Day and 1.（celebrate）Father's important role in the family.

Father is just 2. important to a child as Mother is. For daughters, Father is the first man they admire, while for sons, Father is an idol（偶像）and the 3.（strong）man in their life.

The idea of celebrating Father's Day 4.(give) by Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington in 1909. She wanted a special day to honor（纪念）her father William Smart, his wife died 5. she was giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left 6.（raise）the newborn and his other five children only by himself. After Sonora became an adult, she understood the strength and selflessness（无私）her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. The first Father's Day was celebrated 7. June 19, 1910 in Washington. And it was in 1966 that the then USA President Lyndon Johnson officially made the third Sunday of June Father's Day. In 1972, the then USA President Richard Nixon made 8. a national holiday.

Over the years, the idea of celebrating Father's Day on the third Sunday of June 9. （spread）across the world. Celebrating the day gives people a chance to express their love and thanks to their fathers. Celebrating the day also makes fathers feel that their contributions are acknowledged（认可）by their children and 10.（social）.

    Last Sunday, Mark invited me to help serve dinner at Tent City. A number of _________ had been set up for the homeless in the area.

My husband was not available to _________ our two sons, so I took 9-year-old Tony and 5-year-old Toby with me. Many of the people we _________ had missing teeth or wore dirty clothes. My sons had a lot of questions as what they saw challenged their _________ ideas about how people lived in the world.

"Why don't they buy food _________ us?" "Why don't they have homes?"…

We talked about the _________ why people ended up in that type of situation. And I mentioned the importance of creating a safety net for them, " Sometimes the safety net is other people who can share some of their time and resources（资源）," I _________.

I was _________ that my boys would make too much noise. But to my _________, the people we served were quite thankful that I had brought them. Many said how fun it was to have __________ children around.

After dinner, I saw Tony sit together with several elderly men. He was __________ them talk about sports. To be honest, I had __________ realized that he was such a good listener. __________ some people returned to their tents, I heard Tony say to them, "Thanks so much for having dinner with us." I could see that his simple words had __________ them greatly. I hugged him a little tighter（更紧的）because what he said had touched me too. It was a great reminder that treating people with __________ can lift all of us up.

1.A.houses B.shops C.tents D.schools

2.A.look up B.look after C.look into D.look for

3.A.raised B.served C.saved D.admired

4.A.good B.different C.strange D.common

5.A.like B.from C.for D.with

6.A.excuses B.wishes C.interests D.reasons

7.A.explained B.agreed C.realized D.suggested

8.A.angry B.worried C.mad D.crazy

9.A.sadness B.regret C.surprise D.excitement

10.A.polite B.active C.intelligent D.hard-working

11.A.agreeing with B.running after C.depending on D.listening to

12.A.never B.always C.ever D.usually

13.A.If B.Although C.As D.Because

14.A.touched B.disappointed C.hurt D.shocked

15.A.power B.smile C.respect D.encouragement

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

If you're a kid who likes to have fun and chat with friends online, here's how you can stay safe and avoid problems.

Stick to safer sites. Your parents and teachers can guide you to the best sites for you. Some sites have age restrictions（限制）, so you might want to lie about your age. 1.

Guard your passwords. If someone can sign in（登录）as you, you will have no control over what they do or say. 2. So don't share your passwords with anyone except your parents.

Limit what you share. 3. If you're not sure if you should share something, ask a parent. Remember that anything you put online or post on a site is there forever, even if you try to delete it. If you wouldn't want your class to know or see something, you shouldn't share it with anyone online, not even your best friends.

4. Tell an adult right away if someone says something to you that makes you uncomfortable. Also tell an adult if you see anyone bullying（欺凌）or saying strange things to other kids.

Be choosy about your online friends. Some sites let kids make friends with people they don't know. 5.Never agree to meet an online friend in person or give out personal information about yourself.

A.Always tell if you see strange or bad online behavior.

B.But online friends are not the same as the friends in real life.

C.It's safer to tell the truth and avoid those sites until you're older.

D.We should be hard on other people online.

E.And everyone will think it's you!

F.Communicate more with your friends.

G.Never tell a stranger where you live or your phone number.