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。
It was a math test, for which I have prepared for a long time. So much importance I attach to it that I even felt a little nervous before a test. My heart began to beat wild immediately I took my seat in the classrooms. Looking at the test paper, our mind went blank. I attempted to focus my attention and it was impossible. So I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, try to calm down. It worked. Gradually I recovered from my calmness. Feeling more relaxing, I picked up my pen and began to write.
请根据语境用括号内单词的正确形式或根据汉语意思填空，每空一词。
1.Hundreds of _______________(请柬) are being sent out this week.
2.The salesgirl pretended not to hear me and went on ______（闲谈）with a lady in blue .
3.Had he anything to say in ___________（explain） of his behaviour?
4.If the exercise causes ________(comfort), stop immediately.
5.She has been fully __________(occupy) with work recently.
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。
The first UN Chinese Language Day at the United Nations 1. (observe)on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York in 2010.2.the world’s most widely spoken language, it seems appropriate that Mandarin(普通话)has one day annually dedicated to it. This 3. (official) marked day of Mandarin language celebration was set by the United Nations as a way of celebrating the language’s history and 4.(contribution)to the world. It is hoped that having one day annually 5.(celebrate)Mandarin will encourage more people around the world to take it up. With China likely to become the 6.(large)economy in the world, it is important that the wider world becomes more interested in this wonderful language. Every year UN Chinese Language Day 7.(fall)on April 20. A great way to get 8.(involve)in the celebration is to join a Mandarin class or attend one of the many Confucius Institutes 9.are set up by China in countries around the world. The number of people learning Chinese is on 10.increase in China’s neighboring countries, such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
It started on a Friday______when the 5-year-old and his older brother were playing______ their home near the resort town of Aspen, Colorado. Hearing the sound of_____, the mother raced to her front yard to find a ______sight: A mountain lion was bent over her 5-year-old son, biting him. The poor boy was completely under the cat and was______to get free.
So the mother ______. She charged at the animal, pulled away one of its ______suddenly with a lot of force and discovered her son’s whole head was in its mouth. She didn’t back down. The mother ______ the lion’s mouth and got it open,______ the boy. She then quickly picked him up and ran away.
The boys’ father had just returned from a run when the ______ occurred. He ______into the car with his wife and sons and called 911 shortly before 8 p.m., as they ______ to a hospital in Aspen. The boy suffered cuts to his______, face and neck. The mother ______ bite marks on her hand and scratches on her leg. Aspen Valley Hospital reported that the child was not seriously injured and in______ condition and has since been ______ to Children’s Hospital in Denver for his recovery.
The mountain lion was estimated to be about 2 years old and was not fully grown. It was, perhaps, forced out to hunt on its own. Young lions may be keen on easy______, like pets and small children.______,it wasn’t a big cat. Had it been a 110-pound lion -- which was once seen around there -- this would have been a much ______ story.
The mother, who had to physically remove the lion’s paws from her son's face, is credited with ______ his life. She’s a real hero.
1.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.noon
2.A.inside B.outside C.towards D.under
3.A.screams B.laughter C.applause D.cheers
4.A.surprising B.magical C.moving D.terrifying
5.A.running B.waiting C.struggling D.walking
6.A.sprang into action B.burst into tears C.thought twice D.pulled out
7.A.eyes B.paws C.ears D.teeth
8.A.grabbed B.covered C.beat D.kissed
9.A.comforting B.scolding C.stopping D.freeing
10.A.error B.attack C.headache D.comedy
11.A.crashed B.looked C.jogged D.jumped
12.A.sped B.drove C.crawled D.got
13.A.legs B.feet C.head D.bottom
14.A.suffered B.carved C.drew D.removed
15.A.terrible B.fair C.bad D.poor
16.A.carried B.advised C.sold D.transferred
17.A.plants B.toys C.targets D.animals
18.A.Occasionally B.Generally C.Eventually D.Fortunately
19.A.beautiful B.happy C.different D.awesome
20.A.wasting B.saving C.ending D.risking
Art galleries are places in which artists can display all types of works of art, including paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures,etc. 1. At the same time, however, each artwork must be protected from exposure to too much light since that can cause works to fade and therefore get ruined. 2.
The most common form of lighting used to light up artwork is indoor spotlights on tracks attached to the ceiling near where the work is being displayed.3. It permits the lights to be moved more easily when the light patterns require adjusting. Recessed(嵌入的)lights in walls and ceilings can be useful so long as they are not fixed in place but can instead be easily moved to create ideal light patterns. Most art gallery directors state that a combination of tracked and recessed light equipment is ideal because the tracked lights focus directly on the artwork while the recessed lights are used on the nearby walls to provide a surrounding light source.4.
How to angle the lights depends upon the height of the ceiling and the size of the artwork. Caution must be taken to avoid creating too many areas with shadows or to have the lights cause a glare on the artwork. Besides, the lights should not be bare bulbs burning directly on the artwork but should be made in some way to make the lighting softer. According to experts, low voltage(电压)bulbs are the best to use when lighting artwork.5. Thus artwork should be placed in a room where sunlight can’t directly hit it.
A. It can make the displays attractive.
B. Using tracked lighting is beneficial.
C. Light plays a key role in art galleries.
D. This light source can better improve the mood surrounding the work.
E. To better improve their appearance, the display area needs to be well lit.
F. Finding a happy medium between not enough light and too much of it requires considerable skill and experience.
G. Above all, natural light should be avoided since direct sunlight will damage artwork, particularly paintings,over time.
Archaeologists used DNA taken from a broken clay pipe stem found in Maryland to build a picture of an enslaved woman who died around 200 years ago and had origins in modern-day Sierra Leone. One researcher called the work “a mind-blower.”
“In this particular context, and from that time period, I think it’s a first,” team member Hannes Schroeder told The Washington Post. “To be able to get DNA from an object like a pipe stem is quite exciting. Also it is exciting for descendant(后裔) communities. Through this technology, they’re able to make a connection not only to the site but potentially back to Africa.”
The pipe stem was found at the Belvoir plantation in Crownsville, Maryland, where enslaved people lived until 1864 and where a likely slave cemetery was recently found. DNA taken from the pipe linked back to a woman either directly from or descended from the Mende people, who lived in west Africa, in an area now part of Sierra Leone.
Julie Schablitsky, the chief archaeologist with the Maryland state highway administration, told The Post the discovery, based on saliva(唾液) absorbed into the clay pipe, was a “mind-blower”. She also said records show the existence of a slave trade route Sierra Leone to Annapolis, plied(定期往来) by British and American ships. “As soon as people stepped on those slave ships in Africa,” she said, “whether they were from Benin or whether they were from Sierra Leone, wherever they were from, that identity was lost. Their humanity is robbed. Who they are as a people has gone.”
The new analysis is part of ongoing research around Belvoir that has given descendants of the people enslaved there new insight into the lives of their ancestors. Speaking to The Post, Nancy Daniels, a genealogist from Laurel, Maryland, who thinks she is a descendant of enslaved families from Belvoir but was not linked to the research on the pipe, called the discovery “overwhelming.” “I’m sitting here about ready to cry,” she said. “I’m sorry. I'm so happy ... Thank God for the DNA.”
This year, events and ceremonies are being held to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved people in America, at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.
1.What does the phrase “a mind-blower” in paragraphs 1 and 4 refer to?
A.A surprise. B.A confusion.
C.An excitement. D.A fascination.
2.According to Hannes Schroeder, the pipe stem was of great significance because________.
A.it was the first direct evidence that slaves living in Maryland were originally from Africa
B.it helped the archaeologists to draw a portrait of the enslaved woman
C.it might contribute to identifying the birthplace of the descendant communities
D.it contained genetic clues to the ancestral background of its owner
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.The owner of the pipe once lived in what is now an area in west Africa.
B.The history of slavery in America is an ongoing topic of concern.
C.African slaves lost their identities when they arrived at the Belvoir plantation.
D.Nancy Daniels, a genealogist was sorry for not being involved in the research.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.DNA from an old pipe throws lights on the origins of the enslaved
B.A new research reveals the origins of enslaved African woman
C.The descendants of enslaved people seek their identities
D.DNA contributes to the breakthrough of a new research
