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短文。
短文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。
Dear Abbly,
How are you? Today I’ve got a wonderful news to tell you. I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty students take exams for it, but only a few was chosen and I was one of them. Therefore, my parents are not happy about it. They are strong against me. They say it is too far away that they will not see me for a whole year and they are afraid that I will feel lonely. They can’t imagine a girl so young living alone. They advise me to studying in the capital instead. Then I’ll be able to continue living with him. How can I persuade them to accept the fact what I have grown up?
Best wishes,
Jane
A: Good morning, can I help you?
B: I’d like to make __1.____ complaint about my holiday in Hawaii last week.
A: I’m sorry to hear that. What __2.__ (exact) was the problem?
B: First of all, the bus _3.___ (take) us to the hotel broke down and we had to wait for over two hours in the terrible heat before a replacement arrived. Then when we got to the hotel we found our room __4.___ (tidy).
A: Oh dear, did you complain to the hotel?
B: Of course, __5.__ we were told all the waitresses were off duty. That’s not all. The people in the room above sounded like they were having all-night parties, every night. I demanded _6.___ room, but to my disappointment, the receptionist told me the hotel was full.
A: Oh, I see.
B. And __7.__ (bad) of all, all the food in the hotel restaurant was awful. It was so bad __8.__ we had to eat out all the time despite the fact that meals 9.__ (include) in the price of our holiday.
A: I do apologize on behalf of our travel agency. I’d like to offer you a 20% discount(折扣) as a gesture of goodwill, that is , you can get 400 dollars __10._.
If you want to stand out, there is no alternative but hard work.
Once a boy in ____clothes full of patches ran to ask a successful building contractor (承包商) in a construction site, “How could I become as _____as you when I grow up ?”
With a _____ at the boy, the contractor replied, “There is a story about three diggers .The first digger liked holding a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a (n) ___ in the future. The second always liked ____ about the work and his low ____. The third digger liked ______ devoting himself to digging. Later, the first was still holding his spade in the ____ place and the second took an excuse for early _____. Only the third became a boss. Do you understand the _____ of this story? Just go to buy a _____ shirt and work hard .”
The little boy was ____. So he asked the contractor to explain further. ____ the working builders, the contractor replied, “Look at my workers! I can’t remember all their names, and even I have no ____ of some of them. Most of them wear blue shirts. But if you look _____, you will notice a sunburned man in red. He seems to be working harder than others. He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave. It is exactly his red shirt that makes him _____. Soon he will be _____ to my assistant. You know, that is also how I got _____ I am now. I worked hard and wore a striped shirt. My boss ______ me. I also became a boss eventually.”
Success can only ____ action. Working hard is all winners’ shared experience for achieving their dreams.
1.A .spotted B. ragged C. elegant D. formal
2.A. creative B. strong C. rich D. responsible
3.A. glance B. laugh C. wave D. shout
4.A. designer B. architect C. boss D. assistant
5.A. thinking B. learning C.explaining D. complaining
6.A. spirit B. salary C. ability D. intelligence
7.A. quietly B. excitedly C. obviously D. freely
8.A. remote B. ideal C. original D. suitable
9.A. arrival B. retirement C. development D. payment
10.A. ending B. people C. moral D. importance
11.A. yellow B. red C.white D. blue
12.A. puzzled B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. inspired
13.A. Speaking to B. Referring to C. Coming to D. Pointing to
14.A. impression B. description C. information D. expression
15.A. frequently B. regularly C. carefully D. doubtfully
16.A. stand out B. work out C. turn out D. give out
17.A. employed B. elected C. admitted D. promoted
18.A. which B. where C. who D. why
19.A. praised B. ignored C. scolded D. noticed
20.A. bring about B. lead to C. result from D. get into
The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert（警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gave（凝视）starts to lose its focus-until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?
Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise（同样地）when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.
1.Babies are sensitive to the change in _______.
A. the size of cards
B. the colour of pictures
C. the shape of patterns
D. the number of objects
2.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?
A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment
B. To see how babies recognize sounds
C. To carry their experiment further
D. To keep the babes interest.
3.Where does this text probably come from?
A. Science fiction B. Children’s literature
C. An advertisement D. A science report
Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city can't wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.
" I'd use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open," said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.
The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.
" As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isn't something anybody needs," said Sam Biddle, who writes for Gizmodo.com. " We're accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things," he added, "and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (装置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. "
9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.
"It's just like smartphones 10 years ago," Weintraub said. "A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and it's unnatural," he said. " There's gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there. "
1.One of the possible functions of the smartphone-like glasses is to ____.
A. program the opening hours of a bar
B. supply you with a picture of the future
C. provide information about your surroundings
D. update the maps and GPS in your smartphones
2.The underlined phrase "pop up" in the third paragraph probably means " ____".
A. develop rapidly B. get round quickly
C. appear immediately D. go over automatically
3.According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are ____.
A. necessary for teenagers
B. attractive to New Yorkers
C. available to people worldwide
D. expensive for average consumers
4.We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses ____.
A. may have a potential market
B. are as common as smartphones
C. are popular among young adults
D. will be improved by a new technology
Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature’s (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 metres (4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.
Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting new buildings and bridges while they are being built.
In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their crops often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.
1.How is bamboo like grass?
A. It grows quickly. B. It’s wood.
C. It is easy to cut D. It is very thin
2.Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn’t grow ______.
A. in China B. in Europe
C. on mountains D. in Africa
3.Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers?
A. Because it is cheap.
B. Because it has different colours .
C. Because it is strong.
D. Because it has been used by Asians.
4.Bamboo pipes can ______.
A. make money B. be trees
C. grow quickly D. carry water
