Question

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。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）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。

The bicycle is still popular. In some countries, people use bicycles because they are the cheapest way to getting around. In some another countries, people use them mainly because they prefer this form of transport than any other.

It is said that when a German inventor created the first bicycle in 1816. It was two-wheeled and moved along by push of the rider's feet upon the ground. This vehicle was improving in 1839 by a Scottish blacksmith, which invented pedals(踏板). Eventually, bicycles are also made specially for women. They had big rear wheels than front wheels, and riders could sit more upright. Nowadays, women’s bicycles have changed again to become more usefully to those involved in sports.

Answer

1. getting → get

2. another → other

3. than → to

4. 删除that后的when

5. by后加the

6. improving → improved

7. which → who

8. are → were

9. big → bigger

10. usefully → useful

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述人们喜欢骑自行车的原因，以及自行车的发展史。

1. 考查固定短语。此处考查固定短语a way to do sth.“做某事的方法”，其中不定式是名词way的后置定语，故将getting改为get。

2. 考查形容词。句意：在其他一些国家，人们使用它们主要是因为比起其他交通工具来他们更喜欢这种形式。根据句意可知，此处用“其他国家”符合语境，“其他的”是other，故将another改为other。

3. 考查固定短语。此处考查固定短语prefer sth. to sth.“比起某物更喜欢某物”，故将than改为to。

4. 考查连词。句意：据说第一辆自行车是一个德国的发明家于1816年发明的。分析句子可知，此处是主语从句，从句a German inventor created the first bicycle in 1816的成分和意义都完整，应该用连接词that，故删除that后的when。

5. 考查冠词。句意：它有两个轮子，通过骑车人蹬地产生的推力前进。根据句意可知，此处特指“骑车人蹬地产生的推力”，应用定冠词，故在by后加the。

6. 考查语态。分析句子可知，主语vehicle和improve之间是被动关系，时态为一般过去时，故应用一般过去时的被动语态，故将improving改为improved。

7. 考查定语从句。分析句子可知，此处是非限制性定语从句的关系词，先行词a Scottish blacksmith在从句中充当主语，应用指代人的关系词who，故将which改为who。

8. 考查时态。结合上下文可知，此处讲述过去的事情，故应用一般过去时，故将are改为were。

9. 考查形容词比较级。由后文的than判断此处应用比较级，故将big改为bigger。

10. 考查形容词。分析句子可知，此处应用形容词作为become的表语，故将usefully改为useful。