短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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）不记分。
3.如果不按要求改错，不给分。
We usually prefer to do things the way we considered to be the best. However, it is important to listen to those who love us and want to give us an advice when we have serious problems in our lives. Parents have gained some life experiences and they know what to act in different situations. That’s why we should ask them for help first when they have problems. Therefore, there are moments when we avoid them and don’t want to follow them. With time passed, my brother as well as I have realized that our parents are right. Please turn for your parents when in trouble, for they worth trusting and ready to offer help all the time.
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。
1 All the teenagers we chose said they had computers at home. We asked them how much time they spent on their computers in an average week, but we were most interested in what they used their computers for. The average time spent on a computer in a week was about 12 hours, with the highest user averaging 32 hours and the lowest user only 5 hours. 2 3 Fourteen teenagers told us they did some word processing at home, but not very much. Only 2 of them said that computers helped them with their studies, while 8 of them told us they kept addresses and telephone numbers on their computers or used them as diaries. Only 3 of them said they were learning to program computers, and nobody looked up information (other than their address lists). 4
The results indicate quite clearly that computers are seen by most young people as little more than game machines. 5 It seems to us that, although computers are common in the homes of teenagers, they have not yet become useful tools in everyday life.
A．There no big difference between boys and girls.
B．All of the teenagers questioned said they regularly used to play games.
C．We questioned thirty young people between 14 and 18.
D．But some adults admitted that they had no computers at home.
E. None of them used their computers for any other purpose.
F. I don’t know how important a computer is for teenagers.
G. The other important users are for word processing and organizing address lists.
When I was eight years old, I had a big accident. I get scared even now when I think about that time. There were many people skating near my house, and seeing them skate so wonderfully, I couldn’t wait to have a try, just a piece of cake, I thought .
I went with a friend who was very skillful. He spent a long time teaching me how to skate , but I still didn’t learn much , which made him very angry. Finally , he left me and skated all around. I skated alone and soon got bored because I kept falling down so I took off my skates and just walked around on the ice in my shoes. It was cold and my feet were frozen.
Suddenly, I stepped on something that was not hard. What was it ? It was a weak place in the ice . When I stepped there, I sank under the ice. I thought that I was going to die, but I did my best to grab something to get out from under the ice. I would have climbed out myself by grabbing the edge of the ice, but at that time I was only a child of eight . I cried out.
Fortunately, someone helped me. He grabbed my arms and pulled me up. Those several minutes seemed a year to me. I thanked him. At that time, my friend came back. I was annoyed at him because he was supposed to take care of me, but he didn’t. He was embarrassed. When I took a taxi home, the taxi driver was surprised and asked what had happened. I didn’t want to say anything because I was tired and scared. Since then, I have never touched skating.
1.At first the writer thought that skating _________________.
A．was hard to learn
B．was only suitable to watch
C．was easy to learn
D．can only be done with support
2. Why did the writer’s friend leave and skate alone? ___________
A．He wanted to show off his skating skill before the writer.
B．He was disappointed at the writer’s performance.
C．He was too tired to go on teaching the writer.
D．He found he had no gift for teaching others to skate.
3. According to the writer, if an adult sank under the ice, he would _____________.
A．grab the edge of the ice and get out.
B．have courage to call for help
C．wait until people came to help
D．not like to accept others’ help
4.What effect did the accident have on the writer?
A．He broke away from his irresponsible friend.
B．He didn’t dare to skate any longer
C．He fell ill because of staying under ice too longer.
D．He lost interest in all kinds of sports.
Annealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool very slowly. If metal is heated and then cooled very quickly , for example by dipping it in water , it will be very hard but also very brittle(脆)---that is , It will break easily. Metal that has been annealed is soft but does not break as easily . It is possible to make metal as hard or as soft as is wished, by annealing it. The metal is heated, and allowed to cool slowly , for a certain length of time. The longer the heated metal takes to cool slowly , the softer it becomes . Annealing can also be used on other materials, such as glass.
1. Annealing can make metal _______________.
A．hard and tough (韧) B．hard but brittle
C．soft but tough D．soft and brittle
2. Why do people put hot metal in water ? ____________
A．To make it hard B．To make it soft
C．To make it cool D．To make it brittle
3. As suggested by the text , how can glass be made less brittle ?____________
A．It can be heated and then cooled quickly
B．It can be cooled and then heated slowly
C．It can be heated and then cooled slowly
D．It can be cooled and then heated quickly
King’s College Summer School
King’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of king’ s College and other colleges in New York . Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:
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Application date ●Students in New York should send their applications before July 18,2007. ● Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16,2007 ● Foreign students should send their applications before July 10,2007. |
Courses ● English Language Spoken English :22 hours Reading and Writing : 10 hours ● American History : 16 hours ● American Culture : 16 hours |
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Steps ● A letter of self-introduction ● A letter of recommendation (推荐) * The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. |
Cost ● Daily lessons :$200 ● Sports and activities : $ 100 ● Travels: $ 200 ● Hotel service : $400 * You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
Please write to :
Thompson , Sanders
1026 king’s Street
New York, NY 10016 , USA
E-mail : KC – Summer – School @ yahoo. com
1. You can most probably read the text in __________.
A．a newspaper B．a travel guide
C．a textbook D．a telephone book
2. Which of the following is TRUE about king’s College Summer School? _____________.
A．Only top student can take part in the program
B．King’s College Summer School is run every other year
C．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program
D．Only the teachers of king’s College give courses
3. If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school_____________.
A．$ 200 B．$ 400 C．$ 500 D．$ 900
4. What information can you get from the text ?
A．The program will last two months.
B．You can write to Thompson only in English.
C．As a Chinese student , you can send your application on July 14,2007.
D．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.
Rosa Parks was an African-American woman who began the civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a bus . She stood up for what she believed was right , and her courage inspired countless others to do the same.
Born in Alabama in 1913 , Mrs. Parks grew up on a farm just outside Montgomery in a town called Pine Level . She was home-schooled until she was 11. She later attended the Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery. She briefly attended the Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes , but had to drop out to take care of her mother and grandmother when they became ill.
Mrs. Parks married Raymond Parks in 1932 . He encouraged her to finish her education . This was very uncommon at that time , especially for a woman. Less than 7 percent of African-Americans studied in a high school in the 1930s.
Mrs. Parks also succeeded in gaining the right to vote, which was very difficult for blacks under the segregation laws( 种族隔离制度 ) . In 1943, she began working as a secretary for the NAACP----National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Mrs. Parks made her historic decision on December 1,1955. She recalled in her autobiography(自传) ：
“When the driver saw me still sitting, he asked if I was going to stand up and I said , ‘ No, I’m not.’ Then he said , ‘ Well , if you don’t stand up , I’m going to have to call the police and have you arrested .’ I said , ‘ You may do that.’”
Mrs. Parks died on October 24,2005. “ She sat down in order that we might stand up,” said civil rights leaders Jesse Jackson. “ Her imprisonment opened the doors for our long journey to freedom.”
1. From the passage we can infer that in Rosa Parks’ time black people ______________.
A．were not allowed to take buses
B．only stood in the buses
C．were looked down upon
D．had no right at all
2.From the second paragraph we know that Rosa Parks ____________________.
A．began to learn at the age of 11
B．studied at home until she was 11
C．attended the Industrial School when she was 11
D．graduated from the Alabama State Teachers College
3. Rosa Parks didn’t give up her seat to a white person because ________________.
A．she was tired after a day’s work
B．there were empty seats on the bus
C．she didn’t want to stand on the bus
D．she wanted to be treated equally
4. In this passage the phrase “ stood up for ” in the first paragraph probably means “___________”.
A．acted to protect B．paid attention to
C．looked forward to D．gave up to
