短文改错
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。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仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.
At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”
My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She lost her arms because of that. What’s worse, when she was twenty years old, she lost her parents. Her elder sister, who is ten years older 1. her, told her she’d take care of her. However, Anna refused 2. (live) with her. Instead, she said she would take care of 3. (she). She managed to enter college and 4. (study) very hard. Four years later, she graduated and 5. (offer) work. Once she wrote in her diary, “I am quite lucky. 6. I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”
Anna lost her arms, but she chose to face it in a positive way. Instead of 7. (feel) sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us 8. good lesson.
When something bad happens to us, we have two 9. (choose). One is to complain, and the other is to face it 10. (brave). If we choose to escape, it will always follow us wherever we go. If we decided to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose wisely.
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。
Last month, I was on a business trip in Las Vegas. While I was there, I often _________ a homeless man named Paul on the street. I noticed That Paul had been reading a(n) _________ book every time I walked by. I thought he must love _________ very much.
Out of curiosity, I decided to go up and _________ to him. I asked him if he liked books. As I _________ , Paul nodded his head. However, what he said later made me _________ . He said that he had been _________ reading that book for a while.
I decided to do something for him. That day, I was _________ my Kindle. Without any thought of _________ , I decided to give it to him and teach him how to _________ it. Paul couldn’t believe his eyes. He _________ took it. In the following days, I witnessed（见证）firsthand how much Paul _________ the product.
One day, I took a picture of a _________ in which Paul was reading on his Kindle, and _________ it on Reddit the following day. The _________ photo received 2 million reviews on the Internet. It brought me a lot of _________ to see someone get so much from something I took for granted.
_________ I left Las Vegas, the Kindle had been already stocked with around 300 _________ . And I gave Paul a card with a(n) _________ where he can send the product if he needs more reading materials. To be honest, if I can help someone _________ their courage for life in any way, I always try to do my best. Remember, we can not only help ourselves, but also help others.
1.A. welcomed B. met C. visited D. helped
2.A. interesting B. useful C. excellent D. old
3.A. bookstore B. library C. reading D. writing
4.A. smile B. walk C. turn D. talk
5.A. doubted B. expected C. watched D. explained
6.A. sad B. angry C. relaxed D. bored
7.A. excitedly B. carefully C. silently D. repeatedly
8.A. buying B. showing C. carrying D. repairing
9.A. safety B. reward C. fear D. success
10.A. improve B. sell C. open D. use
11.A. disappointedly B. bravely C. rudely D. happily
12.A. changed B. enjoyed C. needed D. wanted
13.A. scene B. place C. case D. world
14.A. expressed B. developed C. shared D. found
15.A. ugly B. incomplete C. historical D. attractive
16.A. care B. joy C. experience D. knowledge
17.A. Before B. Since C. Until D. Once
18.A. books B. papers C. products D. articles
19.A. shop B. address C. letter D. email
20.A. find out B. give up C. pick up D. get away
根据短文内容，从短文后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。
Some people go through life positively. 1. Luckily, you can learn to become positive. If you become more positive, things will become brighter day by day. It’s not because things are any better, but because how you look at them will change. Here are a few things positive people do differently.
They find something to look forward to every day. Whether it’s catching up on a favorite TV show, trying out a new dessert recipe, or having a phone conversation with a friend in another town, these things don’t have to be big. 2. .
3. Joy isn’t so hard to find. You can even find joy in the tiniest things — a funny text from a friend or a beautiful sunny day — because it adds up. Soon, you won’t have to stop and smell the roses because you’ll be smelling them all the time. So learn to enjoy the small things in your life.
They stay busy. Being busy doesn’t mean living under much stress. 4. It means having something to look forward to every day. Start a hobby. Fill your weekends with your hobby. Remember, living your life to the fullest is up to you.
5. When in doubt, choose kindness. Positive people look on the bright side, sure, but they also tend to pay it forward by passing on their positive energy to others. Giving is generous, but it also makes the giver feel even better. Now that’s a win-win. Be kind to others and others will treat you in the same way. And your days will be much better.
A. It means filling your life with good activities.
B. They celebrate small things.
C. They are kind.
D. They do something for fun.
E. Kindness is most important.
F. Having activities to expect will make you happy every day.
G. But not all of us were born to be positive.
There is no such thing as “the perfect parent” and everyone has to learn how to educate their children. Parents may be annoyed by their kids and yell (大喊) at then, but they should be careful not to yell at the children.
Children need to be loved and cared for. They need positive encouragement, which will help them believe that they can succeed in their lives. This will also give them opportunities to explore and try out new things. If parents yell at their children, the emotional (感情的) development of them can be badly affected.
Though parents think they are protecting their children at all times, the children will not feel safe when they are yelled at. It can be a very bad experience for children. This can make it difficult for children to enjoy parents’ presence (在场) if they are being yelled at.
A person needs to be a good listener and also should learn to give others a chance to talk. When a child grows up with parents who often yell, this will not happen. When parents often yell, their children will also learn the same thing and they will find it natural not to listen to anyone.
The confidence (自信) of a child is built up by his or her parents. There is no doubt that yelling will only decrease their confidence level. The words used while yelling can affect them greatly. They will not want to do anything without asking for their parents’ permission.
1.According to Paragraph 2, if a child is often yelled at, he/she will _______.
A. have many bad experiences
B. learn to yell at others pretty soon
C. suffer poor emotional development
D. want to escape from his or her home
2.Paragraph 3 shows that the children who are often yelled at are hard to feel _______.
A. protected B. safe
C. parents’ presence D. self-confidence
3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph about the children who are often yelled at?
A. They try their best to be confident.
B. They doubt everything around them,
C. They are not able to make their own decisions.
D. They will become dangerous to others.
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Be a perfect parent
B. Don’t yell at your children
C. Parents should learn how to educate the children
D. Parents should protect their children
Do you like going to a theater to watch live performances? If you do, I’m not alone.
Live performances at theaters interest different groups of people from rich people to office workers. If you go to any theater and look at its audience, you will find it is made up of teenagers, the elderly and anyone in between. One part of it is due to the marketing and the show itself. For example, Hair isn’t going to interest the same audience as My Fair Lady. Another part of it is due to the area in which you live. The Palace Theater in Manchester, for example, interests a more urban (城市的）crowd than the Leddy Center in Epping. All of these people have an interest in the magic of live performances and they go to the theater for different reasons.
There is nothing better than live theatre performances to increase your cultural awareness (意识) When you go to see a live theater performance, no matter whether it is a musical or a play, you are improving your knowledge of the world around you. Some people go to the theater to have fun and escape their troubles; others, particularly rich people, go to the theater to develop their knowledge of the world around them. Both of them are very good reasons for going to see live theater performances. However, personally, I often go to the theater more to have fun than anything else.
Everyone has the right to enjoy any performance, whether it’s a world-famous performance by the New Hampshire Ballet or a second-rate performance by your local community theater. The main thing to remember is whether you are there to heighten your awareness of the culture or to get away from your problems. You should appreciate the performance for what it is, because too many people these days don’t know enough about the arts.
1.What does the author mean by saying she is not alone?
A. She no longer feels lonely.
B. She loves watching popular performances.
C. She often visits a theater with a friend.
D. She likes going to the theater.
2.The example of Hair and My Fair Lady shows that______.
A. many shows have a lot in common
B. some shows are better than others
C. not all shows are attractive to the audience
D. different shows interest different people
3.According to the author, going to the theater is helpful because of the following reasons EXCEPT______.
A. improving the ability to read others’ feelings
B. being a way of learning something
C. being a way of entertainment
D. improving people’s understanding of their own or other cultures
