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(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
该行多一个词: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。
该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该词下面写出修改后的词。
How I hate act dishonestly in exams! This morning, Henry tried to copy his answers. He whispered to me so that the teacher couldn't hear. I didn't know what to do it. If I didn't show him the answers, he might be mad. Henry is my friend. I really don't want to destroy our friendship. But showing him the answers would be something that went against my beliefs. During an exam, I tried several ways to guard my answers so that Henry wouldn't be able to see it. I moved myself closer to my desk, and I covered my papers with my arms. After the exam, I explained how I was felt to Henry and promised to help him study before the next exam. Henry understood that and I finally able to breathe again.
When I was 8 years old, I once decided to run away from home. With my suitcase packed and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door and said to Mom, “I_____1.__ (leave).”
“If you want to run away , that’s all right,” she said. “But you came into this home __2.___ anything and you can leave the same way.” I threw my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor heavily and started for the door again.
“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “I want your _3.__ back. You didn’t wear anything when you arrived.” This really angered me. I tore my clothes off—shoes, socks, underwear and all—and shouted , “Can I go now?” “Yes,” Mom answered, “but once you close that door, don’t expect ___4.___(come )back.”
I was so angry that I slammed (砰地关上) the door and stepped out on the front porch. ___5.____ (sudden) I realized that I was outside, with nothing on. Then I noticed that down the street, two neighbor girls were walking toward our house. I ran to bide behind a big tree in our yard at once. After a while, I was sure the girls___6.___ (pass) by. I dashed to the front door and banged on it loudly.
“Who’s there?” I heard.
“It’s Billy! Let me in!”
The voice behind __7.___ door answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore. He ran away from home.” _____8.____ (glance) behind me to see if anyone else was coming, I begged, “Aw, c’mon, Mom! I’m still your son. Let me __9.___!”
The door inched open and Mom’s smiling face appeared. “Did you change your __10.___ (decide) about running away?” she asked.
“What’s for supper?” I answered.
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
My First Day
I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new made me a laughing stock of the classroom. I was sent to the blackboard to write my . I knew my name, and knew how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the ____ of so many pupils on my back made me inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
"Write your name," the teacher called to me. I the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went blank; I could not remember my name, the first letter.
Somebody laughed and I became "Just forget us and write your name," the teacher called and walked to my side, at me to give me confidence.
"What’ s your name?" she asked. "Richard," I ____ . "Then write it."
I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was again. I tried to ___ my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud and my muscles froze. I sat and myself. Why did I always appear so dumb I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no I could read better than any of them, and I could talk when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck __, hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.
1.A. school B. house C. office D. lab
2.A. address B. name C. website D. hobby
3.A. presence B. pressure C. eyes D. smiles
4.A. freeze B. struggle C. fall D. think
5.A. took B. picked C. carried D. lifted
6.A. still B. ever C. even D. also
7.A. delighted B. nervous C. disappointed D. angry
8.A. pointing B. looking C. smiling D. waving
9.A. whispered B. explained C. shouted D. nodded
10.A. empty B. stupid C. quiet D. blank
11.A. form B. collect C. make D. catch
12.A. fighting B. feeling C. failing D. afraid
13.A. by B. before C. from D. against
14.A. laughter B. noise C. cry D. cheer
15.A. calmed B. hid C. comforted D. blamed
16.A. where B. that C. when D. as
17.A. need B. doubt C. wonder D. use
18.A. correctly B. anxiously C. clearly D. freely
19.A. faces B. teachers C. places D. classrooms
20.A. shaking B. suffering C. burning D. Hurting
For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. 1. Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today.Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. 2. He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847.Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business.This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention.After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals.Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners.At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth. 3. When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners.These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.
In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets(铆钉).This made the pants last a long time.Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent. 4. .
The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. 5.
A.As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States.
B.Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable.
C.He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.
D.However, he did not get much business for those products.
E.He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry.
F.Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture.
G.As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it.
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1.Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?
A. Apollo B. The Week C. New Internationalist D. The Guardian Weekly
2.It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are ________ .
A. men B. women C. children D. grown-ups
3.Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?
A. Apollo & The Week
B. Apollo & New Internationalist
C. The Guardian Weekly & The Week
D. The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist
Cao Min couldn’t believe she was experiencing exactly what she had seen years ago in the film “Titanic”.
Cao and her two children from Anhui Province were traveling on board the “Liaoludu 7” on February 22. They were among the first people on the ship who were rescued by lifeboats. Cao’s one-year-old son was the youngest passenger on board.
The “Liaoludu 7” was traveling in the Bohai Straits from Lvshun in Liaoning Province to the port city of Longkou in Shandong Province. It suddenly lost its power at 2:30 pm and tilted(倾斜) on its side. With 81 people on board, the ferry began to sink.
“I was so scared that my legs couldn’t move forward. They kept shaking even when I was asked to jump onto a lifeboat,” Cao recalled.
Upon receiving the mayday appeal (紧急呼救), China Marine Search and Rescue Centre immediately informed the State Council. The center sent eight lifeboats to the fishing boats.
After more than four hours of fighting strong winds and freezing ocean water, the passengers were recovered. All but four survived. These four died after spending too long time in the freezing waters, according to a spokesperson for the Beijing-based center.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The film “Titanic” had been on show again in Shanghai.
B. Cao Min and her children experienced the terrible accident.
C. “Liaoludu 7” with all passengers on board were saved.
D. The ferry began to sink on the way to the port of Liaoning.
2.From the passage we can infer that .
A. China Marine Search and Rescue Centre quickly carried out the rescue task
B. the center sent eight lifeboats and asked for help from the United Nations
C. the passengers were fighting strong winds and freezing ocean water for one hour
D. the ferry sank into the sea immediately it tilted on its side at 2:30 pm
3.According to the passage, ________ passengers on board were still alive.
A. four B. seventy-seven C. eight D. eighty-one