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。
I was reading an article in a newspaper when I came across a word I don’t know. “Dad, would you explain with me what the word ostensibly means?” My dad, as he more often did after works, was watching his favorite show. He replied immediate, “You have a dictionary don’t you? Just help yourself.” Without look at my face, he continued enjoying my show. I went back to my room, on my study table was that dictionary, what Dad bought me as a birthday gift. I will remember a lesson Dad taught me forever: Help myself all the time.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A few years ago, after a long morning of sightseeing in New York, my children and I took 1. breath on a park bench in Central Park.
“Look.” my son said, 2. (point) to a nearby dustbin. That’s when we saw our first raccoon (浣熊). Quite at home in the big city, he paid us no attention, concentrating only on looking for a tasty lunch. He sorted through a few options before finding a wrapped (包着的) sandwich.
3. (satisfy), he jumped down with it held carefully between his paws and 4. (casual) went to a spot on the path, not a meter from 5. we sat. The children were strongly attracted by the raccoon that provided 6. (good) entertainment for them, of course, including me, than any museum.
He glanced at us perhaps 7. (make) sure that we weren’t about to take away his lunch. With his delicate 8. (finger), he tore up the plastic wrap until the half-eaten sandwich was uncovered. Then, he surprised us all. Instead of starting his food, he turned to a nearly small pool of rainwater and 9. (dip) his hands in. With an elegant air, he washed his hands underwater 10. a moment, and then cleaned his whiskers (胡须). After that, he turned back and started enjoying his meal like a gentleman.
The early winter storm was much worse than the forecast.
“Sweetheart,” Dad whispered to Mom, “I have to get out of bed and go to _________ the turkeys.” When Dad left the _________, Mom worried that he would not be able to make it to the farm. The snowy wind was blowing _________ around our little white house.
At 7 a.m., Mom was _________ to call for help when Dad’s truck _________ into the driveway. He rushed in and nearly fell down on the kitchen floor. “Call Boots,” he _________ to say. “Have him tell his friends to come up to the _________ and get a free turkey for Christmas dinner.”
“We have at least 500 _________ birds,” he said shaking his head in defeat. With seven children to feed, he knew the loss would be financially _________.
That morning, Boots, our new neighbor, __________ the tragic (惨痛) story. He called his friends and __________ them to tell friends and former neighbors where they could get a __________.
As the sun burst forth, hundreds of cars drove up the __________ road to our Fowler farm. Every turkey was claimed (认领). Friends viewed the tragic scene __________. But as more people arrived the atmosphere __________.
Nearly all of the birds were paid for in cash. With the __________ that the tragedy was disappearing, neighbors and friends talked and __________ laughed. On Dads truck someone __________ a donation box. More was paid than what the birds would have __________ at the store.
Mom and Dad were moved to tears as they __________ hundreds of dollars and hundreds of friends.
1.A.look for B.check on C.load D.gather
2.A.truck B.road C.home D.office
3.A.eventually B.as well C.as usual D.hard
4.A.fortunate B.ready C.lucky D.consistent
5.A.slid B.stuck C.knocked D.broke
6.A.decided B.promised C.pretended D.struggled
7.A.farm B.market C.yard D.driveway
8.A.cooked B.delicious C.frozen D.expensive
9.A.potential B.necessary C.normal D.desperate
10.A.recorded B.relayed C.read D.accepted
11.A.urged B.allowed C.reminded D.left
12.A.gift B.turkey C.dinner D.job
13.A.icy B.narrow C.rough D.steep
14.A.in doubt B.in advance C.in sympathy D.in vain
15.A.returned B.finished C.combined D.changed
16.A.chance B.realization C.principle D.idea
17.A.just B.still C.yet D.even
18.A.placed B.found C.drew D.removed
19.A.valued B.meant C.cost D.presented
20.A.received B.saved C.counted D.paid
The college schedule is very different from the traditional high school schedule. 1. In high school, you had to take the US History, which was offered every day at 10:00 a.m. In college, you’ll probably need to take a history class, but you could have 10 choices offered on different days and at different times.
2. For example, you will pick a course that will determine the types of classes you will specialize in. In high school, you have a set curriculum of classes you have to take across all subject areas. 3. During the first two years, you’ll take more general education classes. But during your junior and senior years, you’ll take fewer general education classes.
Another big difference you should be aware of is classes. Now, you’re in school from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 4. In college, you might have a science class on Mondays and Fridays from 10:10-11:00 a.m. Perhaps you’ll have a Chinese class on Thursdays from 1:15-3:00 p.m.
5. If you go to a large university, your campus will be your home and might take up an entire town. You might see hundreds of students going out to bars every night. Many colleges are home both to academic and social clubs. In high school your stage is regional. In college, your stage is national-and sometimes global.
A.This will not be the case in college.
B.In college, think about your schedule as a pyramid.
C.Some things will appear similar, but many will be different.
D.Typically, there is a lot more flexibility with your college classes.
E.The differences will challenge your self-management as much as your abilities.
F.The atmosphere and social life in college are also different from those in high school.
G.The other cool thing is that you usually have more opportunities to explore your interests.
The real point of human nature lies in the social bonds that we make through family, friendships, professional associations and local communities. These bonds produce a sense of common purpose and values, in which groups of people seek hard and enjoy together the things that are for the common good: a sound education, a pleasant environment to live in, a healthy population. This is what the heart of the gift economy (经济) is.
In the past, American companies operating in Japan found it difficult to attract Japanese people, even though, compared with Japanese employers, they offered more generous wages, shorter work hours and better promotion chances. But these were traditionally not so important to the employees, who did not think of their services as being ‘bought’. Rather, they felt they were entering into a long-term—“gift exchange” —relationship with their employer, which was of mutual (相互) benefit.
This relationship had many aspects. At its most basic it related the simple exchange of physical gifts. For example, if the employee got married, the company sent a gift. Another company gift which is popular among Japanese employees is the yearly company vacation. On these organized weekends co-workers share dormitories, eat together and visit the same attractions, largely at the company’s expense. For their part, the main gift given by the employees to their company is their hard work and this is why each Japanese employee gives such great attention to accuracy, and quality in their work. Even the simplest tasks are carried out with extraordinary care.
Now, neighborhood groups use online networks to share tools and skills. Someone who needs a long ladder to repair their roof does not need to go out and buy one; they simply put a message up on the neighborhood discussion board and soon a neighbor will offer theirs. Via the Internet, knowledge and advice can be shared on almost everything, from how a nuclear reactor works to how to plan your holiday. The gift economy is going through a booming time.
1.What is the key point of the gift economy?
A.People’s working hard. B.People’s similar social status.
C.Sharing social interests. D.Accepting social bonds.
2.Why did the Japanese show little interest in American companies?
A.The companies offered them low salaries.
B.They were difficult to get a better position.
C.The companies provided shorter vacations.
D.They didn’t want to sell their services.
3.What does the yearly company vacation inspire Japanese employees to do?
A.Contribute themselves to the company.
B.Exchange physical gifts with each other.
C.Spend less money while talking vacations.
D.Organize more effective weekend parties.
4.What can we infer about the gift economy from the last paragraph?
A.It is changing the Internet services. B.It benefits greatly from the Internet.
C.It is better accepted on the Internet. D.It booms the Internet development.
A popular restaurant in Tokyo is employing disabled people to work as waiting staff. But, instead of taking orders or clearing tables themselves, the staff of the Dawn ver. β café, whose name was inspired by a cartoon called Time of Eve, where robots and humans co-exist as equals, command a team of robots from their homes.
The remote-controlled OriHime-D robots (ODRs) were developed by Kentaro Ory Yoshifuji, CEO of the Ory Labs. The robots are 1.2 metres tall and have white faces that look like Japanese Noh masks. They send video and audio (音频) back to their controllers, and they are able to direct them from home by using a smartphone or tablet.
Five ODRs were used in the cafe,and they were controlled by a team of 10 people,with various health problems,such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Even people with very limited mobility are able to communicate with and control ODRs. Ory Labs has created a video showing how a man who is only able to move his eyes can still operate the robot, and another where a man in a hospital bed gets an OriHime-D to hand a cup of coffee to another person.
Yoshifuji has an impressive record as an inventor with an interest in using technology for good deeds. Between the ages of 10 and 14 he did not attend school due to poor health and went on to represent Japan in the 2005 Intel Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), with a project designed to improve the mobility of wheelchairs. It was the years he spent missing out on school that led to the development of OriHime,which he sees as a way to help people overcome misfortune and disability to actively participate in society.
1.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.The disabled. B.Video and audio.
C.Japanese Noh masks. D.ODRs.
2.Which of the following can best describe ODRs?
A.They are expensive. B.They are user-friendly.
C.They need improving. D.They can work as nurses.
3.What can we infer about Yoshifuji?
A.He invented ODRs initially to help himself.
B.He didn’t go to school because of ODRs.
C.He developed ODRs at a young age.
D.He attended ISEF to present ODRs.
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A.Café Is Run by the Disabled Remotely
B.Robots Help the Disabled Automatically
C.Café Becomes Known for Robot Servers
D.Robot Waiters Are Operated by the Disabled
