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短文。短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）, 并在此符号下写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（\） 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。
There are many differences in eating habits among China and western countries. Firstly, Chinese people ate rice, noodles, vegetables and meat when western people prefer bread, milk, salad and steak. Secondly, westerners used to eating with a knife and a fork, but the Chinese eat with chopstick. Thirdly westerners usually eat quiet instead of making a loud noise during meals. They think it is very much impolite. However, this is common for the Chinese to talk with family members and friends while have dinner. Anyway, it is considering bad manners in both China and western countries to talk with our mouths full.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Despite many laws and national parks to protect tigers, their habitats continue to be destroyed and they are still hunted.1.(sad), tigers are among the most endangered species in the world nowadays. Altogether, there are no more than 5,000 tigers 2. (leave) in the wild. Some think that the tiger is already to the point of3.(die) out in the wild. There are many reasons 4. this, like habitat loss and hunting.
Over the years, a number of steps 5. (take) to help preserve the tiger population. The Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS) protects wildlife and habitats. Today WCS is carrying out work in 53 nations across the world, protecting 6.great variety of species from butterflies to tigers. In 2010, WCS started Tigers Forever, 7. aim was to increase the number of tigers in the world by 50 percent in the next 10 years. To achieve their goals,they are working together with governments and other8.(organize) which are willing to take strong and effective measures to protect tigers and other wild species
Right now the tiger population 9.(increase) under this program in India and in Far East Russia. Thanks to the hard work of WCS, these large cats have a chance of survival in their 10. (nature) environments and not just in zoos years.
As the saying goes, roses given, fragrance in hand. I am always in the ________ of giving money to every beggar or homeless person I pass by. My friends say it is not good to ________. We may come across beggars or homeless people begging every day and all beggars have their ability to survive. It _______ them that I never listen.
On a _______day, my friend and I were walking to the bus stop ______ I passed a beggar lady. I had seen her several times before and had always given her a few ________. That day, I gave her 2 Euros. I was waiting for the bus and reading a book when I _______ to see that lady standing in front of me. She ________ me a piece of paper covered in a plastic bag to prevent it from getting _______. She stood there, looking at me ______. Putting away my book, I took the paper, which _______ she and her family had to _______ their country because of floods, and she was ________ to support them. She had got a bit of money, but she needed five _______ Euros to get home. I ______ into my pockets and found 20 cents. My friend _______ a 5 Euro note. I asked her to give it to the lady, and said that I would ________ the next day. When she got the money, the lady hugged us and said thanks again and again, and went on her way. Later on the bus, I wondered where her home was and _______ she had gotten to this country. In her story, I felt that my friend and I would always remain part of it as the _______, who helped her get home on a rainy day. But for me, helping a stranger did bring me happiness, giving me a pleasant ________ .
1.A.time B.way C.trend D.habit
2.A.evaluate B.expose C.encourage D.envy
3.A.delights B.annoys C.interests D.attracts
4.A.rainy B.dry C.sunny D.cloudy
5.A.while B.as C.where D.when
6.A.cents B.suggestions C.books D.roses
7.A.turned around B.looked up C.looked down D.stood up
8.A.asked B.handed C.bargained D.begged
9.A.wet B.burnt C.lost D.dirty
10.A.cheerfully B.clumsily C.eagerly D.silly
11.A.said B.spoke C.wrote D.told
12.A.miss B.blame C.leave D.support
13.A.hesitating B.exploring C.searching D.struggling
14.A.many B.much C.another D.more
15.A.touched B.reached C.watched D.looked
16.A.took out B.gave out C.handed in D.made out
17.A.take back B.come back C.pay back D.get back
18.A.why B.how C.where D.whether
19.A.lookers-on B.passers-by C.foreigners D.strangers
20.A.situation B.spirit C.position D.mood
Challenges are regular visitors in our life, and nobody is immune (不受影响) to them. 1. However, we can use these challenges to make positive changes in our life. For instance:
Develop your passion. 2. When you are setting your goals, you always want to be passionate about those goals, because if you love what you do, you will be driven by the desire to achieve success.
3. When you have doubts about yourself, you are doing damage to your progress. Therefore, you are supposed to see yourself as a winner, and trust yourself. Feeding your mind with positives will reinforce your beliefs and sweep any doubts out of your system.
Track your progress. It is important that you take note of every improvement you make. 4. Every step forward will give you a boost, and accelerate your efforts to the achievement of your ultimate goal.
Learn how to control your emotions. It is important that you use your emotional intelligence when you encounter problems in your life. You are a product of your thoughts and feelings. Any negative emotions that show up can negate (否定) the positive forward movement you enjoyed earlier. So approach any challenge with a positive attitude. 5. Instead, strongly believe that you have all the tools you need in order to make positive changes in your life. It is in your hands to make the changes necessary and to take your life to new heights.
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Consider confidence as a must for Success.
C.This will motivate you to work even harder.
D.They can make us lose hope and even give up.
E.Don’t feel negative when you meet with difficulties.
F.There is nothing to be gained from delaying decisions and thoughts.
G.Having an enthusiasm for something will inspire you to achieve your goals.
Imagine your clothing could release enough heat to keep you warm and cozy, allowing you to stay comfortable in a cooler room. Or, picture a car windshield that stores the sun's energy and then releases it as heat to make the ice on the windshield disappear.
According to a team of researchers at MIT, both cases may be possible before long, thanks to a new material that can store solar energy during the day and release it later as heat. This transparent polymer film could be applied to many different surfaces, such as window glass or clothing.
Solar energy is only available about half the time we need it — during daylight. For the sun to become a major power provider for human needs, there has to be an efficient way to save it up for use during nighttime and stormy days. Most such efforts have focused on storing and recovering solar energy in the form of electricity, but the new finding, by MlI professor Jeffrey Grossman, Postdoc David Zhitomirsky and graduate student Eugene Cho, could provide a highly efficient method for storing the sun's energy through a chemical reaction and releasing it later as heat.
The key to enabling long-term, stable storage of solar heat, the team said, is to store it in the form of a chemical change rather than storing the heat itself. But heat will disappear over time no matter how good the material around it is, so the team set up a chemical storage system that can keep the energy in a stable molecular configuration. When exposed to sunlight, the molecules can stay that way for long periods Then, when triggered (触发)by a very specific temperature or something else, the molecules return to their original shape , giving off heat in the process.
Such chemically-based storage materials, known as Solar Thermal Fuels(STF), have been developed before. But those earlier efforts were designed to be used in liquid solutions and not able to make durable (耐用的) solid-state films. The new approach is the first based on a solid-state material, in this case a polymer, and the first based on inexpensive materials and widespread production technology.
1.What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?
A.To show the main idea of the passage.
B.To practice readers' imagination.
C.To interest readers in the passage.
D.To introduce a new kind of material.
2.According to the passage, what can the polymer film do?
A.It can be made into window glass.
B.It can make necessary electricity.
C.It can store energy and release sunshine.
D.It can absorb sunshine and give off heat.
3.According to the passage, what is STF based on?
A.The chemical reaction.
B.The movement of heat.
C.The form of electricity.
D.The physical reaction.
4.What is the advantage of the molecular configuration?
A.It is less expensive.
B.It is very powerful.
C.It is easily available.
D.It is less changeable.
Every time a new year is coming, people set out to better themselves. They promise they will lose weight, find a new job, or maybe even take that vacation they’ve always talked about. But why do we make these promises to ourselves, and where did this tradition come from? Why does this tradition live on when so many people fail to keep the resolutions(决定) they made? Well, we can start by blaming the ancient Babylonians.
Around 4,000 years ago in Babylon, the earliest recorded celebration honoring the coming of a new year was held. Calendars weren’t as they are today, so the Babylonians did it in late March during the first new moon after the Spring Equinox(春分). The festivities were meant for the rebirth of the sun god, but the Babylonians made promises in order to please their gods. They felt this would help them start the new year off well.
Resolutions continued on with the Romans. When the early Roman calendar no longer synced(同步) up with the sun, Julius Caesar decided to make a change. He consulted with the best astronomers and mathematicians of the time and introduced the Julian calendar, which more closely represents the modern calendar we use today. Caesar declared January 1 the first day of the year to honor the god of new beginnings, Janus. The Romans celebrated the New Year by offering sacrifices to Janus.
To this day, the traditions of the ancient Babylonians and Romans continue around the world. So much that Google launched a Resolution Map in 2013 where people could add resolutions and see others adding theirs in real time. However, no matter how many people participated in Google’s project, the numbers are bleak when it comes to the number of people who maintain their resolutions----only eight percent of people are successful in sticking them out.
1.Why did the ancient Babylonians make promises to their gods?
A. To honor the god of new beginnings.
B. To observe the rebirth of the sun god and please him.
C. To honor the coming of a new year and satisfy their gods.
D. To please their gods and hope for a good start of the year.
2.What can we know about the tradition of the New Year’s resolutions?
A. The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions will soon die.
B. A lot of people don’t feel like making New Year’s resolutions.
C. Julius Caesar made January 1 the first day of a year on his own.
D. The history of making New Year’s resolutions is not well known.
3.What does the underlined word “bleak” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Large. B. Unpleasant.
C. Encouraging. D. Hopeful.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. How Making New Year’s Resolutions Came Into Being?
B. The Ancient Babylonians and the Romans
C. The Change of Roman Calendars
D. How People Better Themselves
