短文改错
假定英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。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）不计分。
3. 必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。
English is my weak subject. I almost failed in all the English tests in last term, that made me worried and discouraged. Know that I was in low spirits, Mr. Li, who is in the charge of my class, advised me to read an article. I finished reading it immediate. It was a true story about a girl student who lost all her arms and a leg at the age of five. But she didn’t lose her heart. Instead, she smoothed away various discomforts and learn to write with her only foot. I was deeply moved by his story. Now I have made up my minds to learn English well.
语法填空 在下面短文的空白处填上适当的词或用所给词的适当形式填空One day, Pierre, 1.___ worked in a government office, received 2.___ invitation to a palace ball. His wife, Mathilde, had no money 3.___jewellery, so she borrowed a beautiful necklace 4.____ her friend, Jeanne. She looked very beautiful 5.___ they had a wonderful time that evening. But after the ball, she found the necklace 6.__(miss). They had to borrow a lot of money to buy a new7.___ for Jeanne. In order to pay8.___ the money, they worked day and night for 10 years. Mathilde became very old, so Jeanne didn’t recognize her 9.____ they met in a park 10 years later. From this story, we know a person shouldn’t be affected 10._____ vanity (虚荣心), otherwise it will cost him or her a lot.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I _________ the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it's OK to be _________, and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a _________ of maturity（成熟） and respect toward my _________ and to Allah's will. _________, I also like to wear it to be different. I don't usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) _________ , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the _________that I'd get at school.
I_________ on my own that sixth grade was the _________ I should start wearing the hijab. I was _________ about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or _________ be scared of me and_________ my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there's little or no _________ of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those _________ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but _________ I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was _________ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions _________ about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kids was making fun of me, _________ there was one girl; she wasn't even in my class, and we never really talked much and she spoke_________ me, and I wasn't even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I'm different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the beauty of America, which lies in its _________ .
1.A. believe in B. stick to C. carry out D. push for
2.A. independent B. free C. sensitive D. different
3.A. signal B. sign C. reminder D. cause
4.A. religion B. country C. parents D. status
5.A. In a word B. In general C. To be exact D. To be honest
6.A. princess B. heroine C. individual D. adult
7.A. praise B. punishment C. reaction D. reflection
8.A. hoped B. expected C. realized D. decided
9.A. time B. chance C. case D. occasion
10.A. disappointed B. scared C. enthusiastic D. angry
11.A. still B. already C. even D. ever
12.A. show off B. pull off C. pick up D. put up
13.A. rejection B. ignorance C. awareness D. acceptance
14.A. negative B. optimistic C. serious D. strange
15.A. often B. inside C. only D. outside
16.A. concerned B. particular C. wrong D. convinced
17.A. respectfully B. friendly C. suspiciously D. critically
18.A. and B. so C. but D. or
19.A. in terms of B. in front of C. in charge of D. in favor of
20.A. significance B. diversity C. value D. power
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. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale，you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. 2. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them. If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.
3. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.
4. But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete(具体的). If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. 5. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.
A. The market may be something abstract(抽象的).
B. The sellers are always smarter than buyers.
C. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market.
D. The market is a concept.
E. One has to make his ends meet when shopping.
F. The market is telling you something.
G. Your efforts are being directed by the market.
One day, around Christmas time, fishermen off the west coast of Peru started on their traditional fishing trip. Much to their surprise, there were no fish! They knew immediately what had happened. Tales from years gone by had told them this was the result of El Nino which sometimes stop fishing for many months!
El Nino is a warm current that comes and goes along the west coast of South America. It got its name from fishermen in Peru more than a century ago. Every few years, they noticed a sudden warming in the normally cool Pacific water where they fished. Because this warming often came about around Christmas, they called it El Nino, which is Spanish for the “Christ Child”. Generally, El Nino occurs every three to seven years and lasts only a few weeks to a month or more.
El Nino warms the water it flows through. Because the fish and sea birds need cold water to live, many of them die when El Nino comes through. El Nino also causes both floods and droughts. It is believed that El Nino may have caused the 1993 Mississippi and 1995 California floods. And at the same time, it may have caused droughts in South America, Africa and Australia.
El Nino has occurred thirteen times within the last fifty years, bringing natural disasters to many countries such as Indonesia and Peru. However, El Nino does not often trouble China. During this period China was badly hit by El Nino only once. In 1998, North China had a terrible drought, while South China was troubled by floods.
1.The underlined word "current" （in Paragraph 2）most probably refers to “______”.
A. water B. wind C. atmosphere D. climate
2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about El Nino?
A. It happens in November and December.
B. It was named by some Spanish fishermen.
C. It only happens in South America.
D. It lasts a few weeks or more.
3.If El Nino happens, the following will take place EXCEPT ______.
A. rises in temperature of the sea water
B. diseases spreading around the world
C. floods and droughts
D. death of fish and sea birds
4.The purpose of this passage is ______.
A. to discuss the prevention of El Nino
B. to explain how El Nino trouble farmers
C. to let us know about El Nino
D. to tell us how to prepare for El Nino
Music notes fly through my ears.
Soft sounds float in the air，
as if they are floating on water.
Music is like a paintbrush，
painting sounds in the sky.
A warm sun shining bright，
clouds drifting far away in the night，
to the sounds of music.
Music is nature’s friend，
as one paints our earth，
and the other fills our hearts.
1.The writer associates music with the following EXCEPT ______.
A. sounds floating on water
B. a paintbrush painting sounds in the sky
C. one friend of nature
D. a person who plays music
2.The poem expresses the idea that the author______.
A. likes to fly in the air with the sound of music
B. likes painting clouds while listening to music very much
C. enjoys music because music can comfort his heart
D. would like to compose music with his paintbrush by himself
3.What may be the best title for this poem?
A. Painting B. Music C. Sunshine D. Warmhearted
