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。
Hello, everyone! I’m delighted to recommend my favorite book: Journey to the West to you, what is one of the four greatest Chinese classical novel. It was very popular with us Chinese people. The novel, wrote by Wu Cheng’en, is based Xuan Zangs journey to India. The story focuses on Monkey King called Sun Wukong, who helps her master Xuan Zang get over various difficulties on the journey. Because foreigners like you may find it difficulty to read the original classic, so I advise that you read some simplified versions. Some versions coming with many pictures and they are easy for you to understand. Hopefully you will fall in love with a great work.
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 am majoring in international relations and my research is focusing on education programs 1. (support) by the Australian government. The Australian Government sponsors a number of programs as these programs 2. (think) to build relationships and understanding between the peoples of Australia and China. I find it so interesting to talk with Australian students currently 3. (study) in China and Chinese students 4. have returned to China after graduating from universities in Australia. I'm glad to find out these programs 5. (affect) them and their future career (职业) greatly since the programs started. I came to China to interview students of these programs to find out more about their in-country experiences. I am 6. strong believer in education as a tool for breaking down negative stereotypes (固化思维) and building bridges between different nations. China is an 7. (extreme) important relationship for Australia’s economic future, yet we have very different cultural and political systems. There is no more important time 8. right now for Australians to build an understanding of working and living in China. I came to Beijing just under two years ago to work with 9. (research) at Peking University. For me, I could not resist this opportunity 10. (experience) a day in the life of a Chinese employee and learn so much about Chinese culture.
“There are two kinds of people in the world—people who love Peking Opera and people who don’t know they love Peking Opera yet,” said Wang Peiyu in the opening section of her latest 12-episode (集) online ________. “My job is to let the ________ know about Peking Opera and then fall in love with it.”
The weekly talk show sees Wang, who is one of the ________ Peking Opera artists in China, explain the traditional art form as well as ________ its appeal.
With a( an) ________ of various art forms, including singing, dancing, and martial arts (武术), Peking Opera, has a long history ________ back to the 19th century. In 2010 UNESCO ________ it an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (非物质文化遗产).
Like many traditional art forms, it is ________ by contemporary entertainment and is losing its audience, especially among the younger generation.
Wang is trying to change the ________. She has about 1.6 million followers on micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo and has built up a large fan base among young people with her ________ techniques and charm.
Each episode, about 30 minutes long, ________ Wang introduce her unique knowledge about Peking Opera with a particular ________ such as the making of a Peking Opera star, the ________ of preparing for a performance, and ________ stories about the age-old art. She uses ________ direct and humorous language to ________ the audience.
One fan ________: “All I knew about Peking Opera was the painted ________, but thanks to Wang’s show, I now know more about the art form and I look forward to watching a(an) ________ performance in the theatre.”
The 40-year-old Wang, a famous female performer who specializes in playing laosheng (old male) roles onstage, has been ________ with popularizing Peking Opera among younger people.
1.A.service B.show C.business D.advertisement
2.A.fans B.former C.students D.latter
3.A.hard-working B.best-selling C.warm-hearted D.strong-willed
4.A.display B.win C.change D.understand
5.A.competition B.classification C.combination D.explanation
6.A.dating B.expanding C.looking D.pulling
7.A.named B.declared C.gave D.found
8.A.influenced B.transformed C.challenged D.introduced
9.A.opera B.trend C.world D.performance
10.A.basic B.literary C.strange D.solid
11.A.sees B.notices C.develops D.expresses
12.A.note B.star C.theme D.guest
13.A.aim B.failure C.necessity D.process
14.A.amusing B.confusing C.demanding D.embarrassing
15.A.complex B.professional C.simple D.native
16.A.adapt to B.joke with C.argue with D.appeal to
17.A.consulted B.commented C.compromised D.commanded
18.A.mouth B.eyes C.noses D.faces
19.A.special B.on-line C.live D.academic
20.A.credited B.promoted C.paid D.equipped
Criticism (批评) is harmful to healthy relationships. It’s okay to express disappointment if someone is behaving in a way that hurts you. 1. The following are some ways to catch criticism before it begins.
2. Before you criticize, pause and consider whether you really need to say anything at all. If someone did something to get on your nerves, would you really need to point it out? Sometimes, it’s best to let small rudeness go Take a few deep breaths and leave the room instead of criticizing.
Be realistic. Critical people often have very high expectations of those around them. Your tendency to criticize may come from expecting too much from others. Sometimes you may find yourself consistently annoyed or disappointed with others. 3.
Separate the individual from their actions. Critical people often focus on the negative aspects of a situation or a person, failing to see good qualities alongside negative ones. If you find yourself making assumptions about a person’s character, stop yourself. 4. We all behave poorly sometimes, but a single action is not a reflection of character.
Focus on positives. Oftentimes, being critical results from how you’re choosing to see a situation. 5. However, the vast majority of people have good qualities that outweigh the bad ones. Try to focus on a person’s positive qualities over their negative ones.
A.Never criticize others.
B.Think before you speak.
C.Everyone has drawbacks and imperfections.
D.It may be a good idea to adjust your expectations.
E.We should focus on other people’s disappointing actions.
F.Try to separate a disappointing action from the person doing the action.
G.Being overly critical, however, can cause tension in a relationship over time.
It is believed that around half the US adult population will be obese (肥胖的) by 2030, while one in four will fall into the severely obese category. This is according to a new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which found that levels of obesity are increasing in every state. Indeed the predictions show that levels of severe obesity could be higher than 25 percent in half of states.
“Especially striking was our finding that among adults with very low income (less than $20,000 per year), severe obesity is predicted to be the most common in 44 states—almost everywhere in the US,” a researcher said.
The research was carried out to inform state policymakers—and perhaps help change the tendency. The study authors say the best form of attack is prevention. Limiting intake of sugar is stressed as one of the most effective and cost-effective methods for reducing obesity levels, and a tax likely to save more money than it costs.
Sugar (and the sugar industry) has come under fire for its role in promoting obesity. Indeed, one recent study published in September 2019 puts responsibility for today’s obesity epidemic (流行病) firmly on the shoulders of sugar, concluding high-sugar diets during childhood in the seventies and eighties could be behind the rise.
“We knew from previous work that obesity is increasing in the US, and that some states and demographic groups (人群) are at higher risk, but we were surprised that even the states with the lowest obesity will be above 35 percent in 2030—a level currently considered high, a researcher told Newsweek. What is clear is that we will not be able to treat our way out of this epidemic—achieving and keeping weight loss is difficult—so prevention efforts will be key to making progress in this area.”
1.What’s the most surprising finding in the study?
A.Over 25% of people will be seriously obese.
B.Levels of obesity are increasing in every state.
C.poor adults are more likely to be severely obese.
D.Half of the US adults will be overweight by 2030.
2.What is the best way to solve the problem according to the passage?
A.To reduce the tax. B.To limit intake of sugar.
C.To reduce obesity level. D.To inform policymakers.
3.What does the underlined word “fire” actually refer to in paragraph 4?
A.Blame from researchers. B.Rapid chemical change.
C.Current obesity epidemic. D.High-sugar diets.
4.What’s the main idea of the last two paragraphs?
A.Obesity is increasing everywhere in the US.
B.All states in America are at the same level of obesity.
C.Maintaining weight loss is a good way to deal with obesity.
D.Diets with less sugar are vital to preventing the problem of obesity.
Researchers have found, for the first time plants letting out sounds when they are stressed. According to a study a team of scientists recorded tomato and tobacco (烟草) plants producing sound frequencies which humans cannot hear in stressful situations—such as when they experienced a lack of water or their stems (茎) were cut.
Previous research has shown that plants respond to stress by producing several visual and chemical signals. For example, stressed plants may differ in color and shape compared to unstressed plants. Meanwhile, some are also known to let out things in response to drought (干旱) or being eaten.
The latest study, meanwhile, is the first to identify plants making sounds which can be detected over a distance. The team detected the tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour on average when they were exposed to drought conditions, while the tobacco plants produced 11. When the stems of the plants were cut, the tomato plants made 25 sounds an hour on average and the tobacco plants produced 15. As a comparison, unstressed plants made less than one sound per hour on average, according to the study.
The team say that while they only tested tomato and tobacco, it’s possible that other plants could also produce sounds, adding that the latest findings could have an influence on agriculture. “Plant sound production could offer a new way for monitoring crops water state—a question of key importance in agriculture”, the authors wrote in the study more precise irrigation can save up to 50 percent of the water cost and increase the production.
“In times when more and more areas are exposed to drought due to climate change, while human population and consumption keep increasing, effective water use becomes even more important for food security”, they said “Our results, showing the ability to distinguish between drought-stressed and control plants on the basis of plant sounds, open a new direction in the field of precision agriculture.”
1.Which of the following best describes plants’ response to stress in the study?
A.Sing. B.Laugh.
C.Cry. D.Sigh.
2.What can we know from the first 3 paragraphs?
A.Humans can hear the sound produced by plants.
B.Stressed and unstressed plants look the same.
C.Plants in stressful situations make the fewest sounds.
D.Stressed tomato plants make more sounds than tobacco.
3.How can the study help agriculture?
A.Lower the cost. B.Better the quality.
C.Monitor climate change. D.Control the pests.
4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Science. B.Health.
C.Education. D.Culture.
