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l0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(从笫11处起)不计分。
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to this year English speech competition. As an annual activity, it is popular with students, the purpose of the English speech competition is to help us improve our ability of communicating in English. In addition, it can also help to develop the good habit of reading. I'm surely we can make progresses in our listening, speaking, reading and writing through the competition.
A topic of the speech of this year is The English Novel I Like Best. Anyone who will take part in the competition can chose any novel you consider it the best. Then you can introduce it to the others. In the speech you should also explain the reason why you like the novel best in fluent English within five minutes. Remembering that correct pronunciation required in the competition too.
We sincerely hope the competition will be a success.
Thank you!
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。
I was the middle child of three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this1. other reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely child’s habit of making up stories and 2.（hold）conversations with imaginary persons, and I think 3. the very start my literary ambitions 4.(mix) up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued. I knew that I had a 5.(nature) ability with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this6. (create)a sort of private world 7. I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.
However, 8. quantity of serious writing which I produced all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother taking it down to dictation. I cannot remember anything about 9. except that it was about a tiger and the tiger had “chair-like teeth”--- a good enough 10.(express).
I am a social worker. I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago.
I met him many years ago while doing my internship (实习期) in the country prison. He was ________ a program he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems. He was always ________ new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their ________.
One of his favorite ________ was the Toy Drive. He would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners. He did this for twenty years ________ his sudden death. As last Christmas ________，I decided that this tradition had to be ________，for the children as well as the ________ of my friend.
But the file where he kept the names of the people who had been helped by him over the years was ________. I had to start anew(重新) and with very little ________! I started making phone calls, explaining about the project and my ________. I prayed every night that the event would, ________, be worthy of my friend. To my great ________, individuals, churches and businesses began to come on board and, ________, I had enough toys to give to all the children of the prisoners with some left over for the local community ________!
When Christmas Eve finally arrived, I felt very happy, thinking I had done all I could do and reflecting on what a(n) ________ it had been for me. I was bagging up the remaining toys ________ if there was anyone left who might like them. Then my phone rang.
It was my daughter. She ________ to explain about a woman she knew in Kentucky who had five children, one seriously ill, no husband, no heating in the home, no toys! Oh! How could we not?
My daughter and I drove all night, from New York to Kentucky, and those children woke up in a nice warm house with plenty of ________!
My friend’s ________ of kindness lived on that year, reaching all the way to Kentucky!
1.A. recording B. directing C. attending D. improving
2.A. putting up with B. keeping up with C. coming up with D. catching up with
3.A. family B. group C. company D. club
4.A. events B. sports C. hobbies D. games
5.A. after B. until C. because D. since
6.A. arrived B. approached C. followed D. finished
7.A. carried out B. lived on C. lived out D. carried on
8.A. benefit B. pleasure C. memory D. favor
9.A. active B. extra C. missing D. hiding
10.A. pressure B. time C. energy D. confidence
11.A. atmosphere B. impression C. importance D. difficulties
12.A. somehow B. however C. otherwise D. though
13.A. curiosity B. disappointment C. thought D. relief
14.A. absolutely B. occasionally C. eventually D. generally
15.A. as well B. in particular C. once more D. at first
16.A. burden B. pity C. honor D. discovery
17.A. predicting B. realizing C. evaluating D. wondering
18.A. called B. came C. returned D. drove
19.A. chocolates B. candies C. flowers D. toys
20.A. position B. spirit C. courage D. attention
If you desire to meet new friends, have fun and get into shape, basketball is the best sport for you regardless of whether you are a professional or an amateur. 1..
Here are some of the benefits you can acquire from playing basketball.
• Improve your fitness levels.
Playing basketball will definitely improve your fitness levels. Basketball is an amazing cardiovascular(心血管的) exercise, which is beneficial to people with heart problems. 2.
• Encourage teamwork.
Basketball requires team work to achieve a common objective. 3.this sport is great for kids, as it shows them how to work together in harmony to reach the goal. Learning how to relate with others will improve your child’s confidence as well as self-esteem.(自尊)
• 4.
Making a shot or winning can really improve your child's self-esteem, which is a vital aspect during childhood. Children with confidence are able to overcome challenges better, according to recent studies.
• Develop social skills.
It brings individuals together and helps create friendship and bonds. This provides a great opportunity for children who are shy, as it helps them interact with new friends. 5.
Although there are no drawbacks associated to playing basketball, it is necessary that you perform other exercises to improve your speed and power.
A. Build up your muscles.
B. Improve confidence and self-esteem.
C. The players have to work as a team to guarantee a win.
D. Social skills will help your child function better in life.
E. Basketball is popular worldwide due to a variety of reasons.
F. Generally speaking, basketball is one of the safest sports in the world.
G. Moreover, it aids in oxygen circulation and blood distribution throughout the body.
You can see a sea turtle named Herman, an octopus (章鱼) called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Rather than real animals, they are actually artworks made out of plastic trash from the ocean.
These artworks are part of a traveling exhibit called “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea”. The Washed Ashore project, led by the artist called Pozzi, works to raise awareness about plastic pollution in Earth’s oceans.
More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world’s oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. Rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins to break up into smaller and smaller pieces.
Thousands of sea animals die each year from eating plastic bags and other things. Each year, millions more pounds of plastic end up in the ocean. A recent study found that if that continues, by 2050 the total weight of plastic will be more than that of all the fish in the ocean.
The Washed Ashore project is working to stop that from happening. Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 300 miles of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 artworks of sea creatures harmed by plastic pollution.
“These artworks are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity (生物多样性) on land and in the sea,” says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.
1.What is the purpose of the artworks shown at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo?
A. To let people know about animals in the ocean.
B. To introduce one way of recycling plastic trash.
C. To warn people of plastic pollution in the ocean.
D. To show Pozzi’s great gift for creating artworks.
2.According to the passage, what is the source of plastic pollution in the ocean?
A. Garbage from towns and cities. B. Trash left on beaches by people.
C. Plastic bags broken up by waves. D. Litter created by human activities.
3.The data in Paragraph 5 is given to prove that ______.
A. plastic pollution will be more serious in the ocean.
B. more and more artworks of sea creatures will be made.
C. the Washed Ashore project has made great achievements.
D. volunteers can solve the ocean pollution successfully by 2050.
4.What’s Dennis Kelly’s attitude towards the artworks?
A. worried. B. supportive.
C. doubtful. D. unconcerned.
Binge-watching is when a person watches more than one episode of a show in quick succession(一连串，连续）". With developments in the speed and connectivity of the internet, increases in technology and the rise of on-demand entertainment companies, people can now have their favorite shows streamed directly to their television at their convenience.
This behavior is nothing new. In fact, " binge-watching" has been officially listed in dictionaries since 2015. The entertainment companies recognize this behavior and many take steps to encourage it. Often, instead of releasing each episode on a week-by-week basis, an entire series will become available concurrently. Once the episode finishes many platforms will display pop-ups with “you might like suggestions, or will automatically play the next episode”.
However, recent research suggests that out of the more than half of British adults who watch more than one episode of a show back-to-back, almost a third have admitted missing sleep or becoming tired as a result; and one quarter have neglected their household chores. Next we’ll be missing work!
Bingeing has other connections-binge eating, binge drinking and binge smoking. All of them are often associated with a lack of control and a possible route to addiction. Lindsey Fussell, consumer group director, said: “The days of waiting a week for the next episode are largely gone, with people finding it hard to resist watching multiple episodes around the house or on the move.” If people find binge-watching hard to resist, coupled with the fact that it has shown to lead to negligence in many, are we witnessing the birth of a new type of addiction?
The countless of information and entertainment that television and online media can bring us is, many would say, a good thing. However, when the activity begins to bleed into other areas, causing us to stop functioning then it becomes a problem. So, what's the answer? Moderation! Neither a tiny amount, nor too much. After all, as the old proverb says, “A little of what you fancy does you good.”
1.How did the writer develop the first paragraph?
A. Listing some examples.
B. Telling a story.
C. Giving a definition.
D. Analyzing the cause and effect.
2.Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word in paragraph 2 ?
A. similarly. B. gradually.
C. naturally. D. necessarily.
3.What Lindsey said in Paragraph 4 implies that _____________.
A. people have no patience to do work.
B. people can’t control their movements.
C. people are addicted to watching television.
D. people can’t resist the temptation.
4.What advice did the writer give at last?
A. To watch episodes in a moderate way.
B. To draw life lessons from the episodes.
C. To enjoy entertainment as much as possible.
D. To keep online media from stopping functioning.
