短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
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，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限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I like music very much, pop songs particularly. Every evening then I am doing homework and at weekends when I at home, I always play some of my favorite songs on my tape recorder. The familiar patterns of notes attracts me into the colourfully world of music. Now and then I stopped to follow the songs. Sometimes, my mother comes in, asking me to fix my attention to my homework. She does not like the pop music. Like most grown-ups, she enjoys folk songs, because the peaceful music reminds her of their beautiful life when she was young. It is a truth which people of different age understand music differently and enjoy different kinds of music.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car ___1.___ (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to __2.__ should have the honor of receiving me __3.___ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me ___4.__ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to __5.___ small town some 20 kilometres away___6.__there was a garage. I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. ___7.___ villagers brought me goat’s cheese and honey. We drank together and talked __8.___ (merry) till far into the night. When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman ___9.___the trouble I had caused ___10.___.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In October, 2004, an important man, the Russian President came to visit us. Putin was in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, in 1952. He came to in 2000. Four years later, he was again the president.
Putin does a good job Russia great. People say that he is serious and capable. But young Putin wasn’t a top student . His student’s book and diary from 40 years this. At a time when the top grade was five, Putin got three for maths and science. His art was worse, only two. What’s your subject? Putin liked German most. He wrote German when he was notes. He even put word cards in the textbook to remember German words! Have you ever with friends in class? Putin did the same. He would secretly tell others to say when the teacher was asking them for a (an) . seemed that young Putin was not good at remembering things. He forgot to finish his maths homework.. Once he forgot to school uniform. His teacher had to him to get out of the classroom. young Putin did very well in the moral class （品德课）. He always got marks. He also showed a strong of his motherland at an early age. He wrote a poem for when he was in primary school.
1.A. living B. born C. growing up D. staying
2.A. president B. power C. government D. live
3.A. making B. letting C. earning D. getting
4.A. above all B. first of all C. at all D. after all
5.A. show B. prepare C. display D. introduce
6.A. very B. not C. too D. even
7.A. lovely B. favorite C. interesting D. challenging
8.A. with B. for C. in D. by
9.A. keeping B. remembering C. reading D. taking
10.A. played B. smiled C. talked D. joked
11.A. what B. who C. when D. which
12.A. question B. answer C. word D. advice
13.A. There B. That C. It D. This
14.A. sometimes B. ever C. never D. recently
15.A. put on B. dress C. dress in D. wear
16.A. make B. tell C. let D. have
17.A. And B. So C. Then D. But
18.A. full B. all C. whole D. few
19.A. kindness B. interest C. love D. development
20.A. his mother B. Russia C. his father D. Russian
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。
What is a yawn and why do people yawn? A yawn is often associated with a person being tired. 1.____ People yawn for many reasons including stress, boredom, emotion and overwork.
Have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious(会传染的)? If one person yawns, this appears to cause another person to yawn. Researchers have found that 40－60% of people who see a picture of someone yawning will yawn themselves.__ 2.__
Some people think that yawning is rude and suggests that you are bored or uninterested. Maybe a yawn is a signal to a group that it's time to go to sleep, or if someone yawns when they're bored, it may be a sign to change the topic of conversation. _3.__ Animals of all types yawn. If you have a dog or cat, you've probably seen your pet yawn several times. Even some birds yawn such as cockatiel parrots, Adelie penguins and Emperor penguins.
Some of the scientific explanations of why we yawn claim it is caused by physical needs. One likely explanation is that the yawning reflex happens when our blood needs more oxygen. The deep breath helps supply the levels of oxygen in our blood. _4._ It is also thought that the same chemicals in our brain that affect our moods and emotions cause us to yawn.
Superstitions about yawning have been around for hundreds of years and can date back to the ancient Greeks. A common superstition says that a person must cover his or her mouth when yawning so that the soul does not escape through the mouth. _5.__ Today most people do not believe these superstitions and know that a yawn is a physical reflex.
A. Did you yawn while reading this article?
B. Yawning is not limited to humans.
C. It will make you lose interest in your work.
D. But this is not always the cause for a yawn.
E. Even reading the word YAWN can make people yawn.
F. Other people believe that yawning is a sign that danger is near.
G. Another common theory is that a yawn helps regulate our body temperature.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. She decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
1.Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C. A serious eye problem stopped her
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
2.How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A. Eight years B. Ten years
C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years
3.According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.
“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.
“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.
The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident. Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.
The FC looked at it in silence. The figures proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,”he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.”Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.
1. “Your request is out of the question.”Here “out of the question”means______.
A. without any question B. with some question.
C. impossible. D. possible.
2.Robert decided to make more programmes because________.
A. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners.
B. “the FC”disliked him
C. the members of his department wanted him to do so.
D. he wanted to show himself off.
3.Why were more and more people listening to Robert’s programmes?
A. Because he always lost his temper.
B. Because he disliked “the FC.”
C. Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners.
D. It isn’t mentioned directly in the text..
4.Who do you think won the argument in the end?
A. The Financial Controller. B. Robert.
C. Nobody. D. The listeners.
