Michael是一名美国中学生，在学校里选修汉语。他利用暑假到中国进修，希望进一步
了解中国文化。有一天，他看到下面有关成语的漫画，不大明白其中的意思。请你用英语
巴漫画所表达的故事和寓意写成一段短文，向他解释。
注意：*1．词数：在80—120词之间；
*2．参考词汇：bump into(撞上)，hoe(锄头)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每一行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线
划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改
I’ve really got to do something to lose weight because
I’m getting much too fat．I wasn’t worried about it until l go 1._____
to see the doctor．He told me that I’d probably had a heart 2._____
attack while l started eating less. When you’re on a diet you 3._____
have to stop eat too much even though you are always hungry． 4._____
They may be very hard to do and you certainly need a lot 5._____
of will-power to succeed．So I will stay on a health farm for a 6._____
month 1 won’t be able to eat much and so I’ll have to stick 7._____
to my diet．I’ll also do plenty of exercise，which won’t give 8._____
me any harm too．Both the diet and the exercise will 9._____
help me to lose weight and feel more better． 10._____
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1.All of the following hotels are close to the sea EXCEPT _______.
A. S W France
B. The Blakeney Hotel
C. Willapark Manor Hotel
D. The Country Garden Hotel
2.If you want to take your children and your dog with you on holiday, you can (
A. The Country Garden Hotel
B. Willapark Manor Hotel
C. The Bay Hotel
D. Boscastle
3.One of the hotels offers special price for _______.
A. young people
B. elderly people
C. foreign guests
D. students
4.The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. warn
B. advise
C. describe
D. advertise
In 1837, the historian Carlyle made the first recorded use of the word "queue" (排队). He spoke of the French and their "habit of standing in a queue". Forty years later Paris was the best place to wait in line.
However, queuing became popular in Britain too. The Second World War was the golden age of queuing, and people joined any line in the hope that it was a queue for something to buy. This was the source of many Second World War jokes:
Shopkeeper to customer: Excuse me, miss, are you pregnant (怀孕) ?
Customer: Well, I wasn't when I joined the queue.
Today, according to research in America, we (in Britain) can spend up to 5 years of our lives queuing- as compared to twelve months looking for things we have lost. But things may be changing. Many people no longer have the patience to stand in a queue. The law of the jungle (丛林) has begun to operate at bus stops, with people using their arms to push others out of the way.
One way to make life easier is to introduce "queue management". Customers at supermarket cheese counters can now take a ticket with a number which appears on a screen when it is their turn. And while they wait for their number, they can do a bit of shopping.
In some booking offices there is also a system telling customers how long they may have to wait before they are served.
One of the latest technical progress is the use of an electronic scanner (电子识别器) which can read all the contents of your shopping basket or trolley in just a few seconds. If these become popular, queuing in supermarkets may become a thing of the past.
But some people just like queuing. One man queued all night for Harrods famous January sale, and then returned home for breakfast at nine o' clock the next morning without going into the shop.
1.The joke in Paragraph 2 implies that the young woman _______.
A. has been waiting in the queue for a long time
B. doesn't need to stand in the queue
C. enjoys standing in the queue
D. has stood in the wrong line
2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The British spend more time queuing than looking for lost things.
B. The Americans criticized the British for their way of queuing.
C. The British are always patient when they wait in line.
D. People queue only when they want to buy something.
3.The British try to solve the problem of queuing by all the following EXCEPT _______.
A. making a law to prevent queuing
B. telling the customers the waiting time
C. using numbered tickets to put the customers in order
D. checking the price of the goods customers buy with a scanner
4.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. queue management doesn't work well
B. there is still queuing in England
C. we don't see much queuing in Paris
D. the French like queuing more than the British
"Have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you.'?" asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh. "There is certainly a lot of energy in waves," he said.
Scientists are working to use that energy to make electricity. Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. "The wind starts out by making little ripples (涟漪), but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves," Taylor said. "Waves are one of nature's ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey."
When waves come toward the shore, people can set up dams to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (涡轮机). The turbine can then power an electrical generator to produce electricity.
"The resource is huge," said Janet Swain of the Worldwatch Institute. "We will never run out of wave power." Besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil or coal. Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface - that would make wave power seem ideal for creating energy throughout the world, though there are some weak points yet to overcome.
Swain said that wave power still costs too much money. She also said that its effects on sea animals are still unknown. What is more, wave power could affect fishing and boat traffic.
Traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may someday run out. "Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is rising rapidly throughout the world," Swain said. In the future when you turn on a light, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!
1.The writer uses the two questions at the beginning of the passage to _______.
A. test the readers' knowledge about waves
B. draw the readers' attention to the topic
C. show Jamie Taylor's importance
D. invite the readers to answer them
2.The underlined phrase "picking up" (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to _______.
A. starting again
B. speeding up
C. gathering
D. improving
3.We can make better use of wave energy if we _______.
A. shorten its journey to thousands of homes
B. build more small power stations on the oceans
C. reduce the cost of turning it into electric power
D. quicken the steps of producing electricity
4.It can be inferred that some day we might not worry about ________.
A. air pollution
B. our boat traffic
C. our power supply
D. our supply of sea fish
Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands respect and, most important, encourages achievement. Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills can't be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully cultivated.
Different from popular belief, most good leaders are made, not born. They learn their skills in their everyday lives. But which do they develop? How do they (and how can you) get others to follow?
Always give credit. Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes. Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world. It is also an act of generosity (慷慨) that's never forgotten.
Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism (批评), which often hurts rather than helps. Kenneth Blanchard, the author of The One-Minute Manager, agrees. "Catch people doing something right!" he says. Then tell everyone about it.
Take informed risks. "The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise, "says management adviser Marilyn Machlowitz." Sky divers don't go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes (降落伞) beforehand."
Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure, many of us usually wait for others to take charge. But if you want to be a leader, you must learn to fail - and not die a thousand deaths. Pick yourself up and start all over again.
Encourage enthusiasm. (热情) "When people understand the importance of work, they lend their mental strengths," says Lee Ducat. But when they get excited about the work, all their energy gets poured into the job. That's a great force ! Is this the best way to create excitement? Be enthusiastic yourself - You will be followed by everyone.
1.The underlined word "cultivated" (paragraph 1) roughly means _______.
A. encouraged
B. compared
C. examined
D. developed
2.The part Always give credit tells us that a leader should _______.
A. give helpful criticism
B. regard others as real heroes
C. praise people for their good performances
D. praise everyone
3.To be a good leader, you should _______.
A. not be afraid of any risks
B. think twice before taking risks
C. try to avoid any possible failures
D. know what a thoughtless exercise is
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Leadership Is of Skills and Techniques
B. Leadership Is Very Important
C. Not Many Can Be Leaders
D. How to Be a Leader
