高中英语短文改错专题练习40篇（附答案及解析）短文改错（每篇文章共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
（1）Today is Sunday. The sky is full of sunshine, so does my life. At about 9:00 a.m., I go to the bookstore with my friends. There was a lot of new books. I didn’t know what one to buy because these books were all useful to me. At 10:00, we went to cinema. The film was called The Earthquake of Tangshan but some people were waiting outside the booking office. It took us about two hours to see it. Having been seen the film, everyone was deeply moving. Some of my friends even burst into tear. That’s a really wonderful film. It is very worth seeing.What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be even happier.（2）Dear Mary,Our city had changed a lot in the past 5 years. Firstly, more high buildings have appeared, that are modern and beautiful. Many overpasses have set up, so it has become very convenient for people to travel. However, many families have got car of their own. The people’s life here has become rich or colorful. People can enjoy themselves traveling on the holiday. To my delighted, I can taste delicious food of different countries. And now it is easy for me to keep touch with you than before, for I can email you in my office.Yours,Christine（3）Patience is of great importance in our daily life. Once I waited a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on feet. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes. Only then do I realize my problem. Being impatient will possible waste all the effort that we have put it in. Now wheneverI am close to lose my patience, I’ll think of this experience.（4）Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my parents, so I did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they will be worried about myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew. Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody knew truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.（5）Dear manager,I’m one of your customer. The day before yesterday I bought a walkman in your shop. Before I left, I do check it carefully and everything was all right. When I got home, therefore, I found a fault with it. The problem is what the “Play” doesn’t work at all. Probable it’s not your fault and so is mine. Anyhow, I can’t solve the problem in person.You see, a walkman is of great useful for me to learn English and I cannot wait for too long before this problem is solved. Hopefully you will deal with the walkman without delay, when you accept my letter.Hoping to hear of you in the earliest possible time!Your sincerely,Li Hua（6）Dear Jim,I am so exciting that you will come to China. I will free from December 18 and will have a plenty of time to be together with you. I’ll meet you at the airport and then you will take No.8 bus for my home. You worry about the weather here in your email. In fact, the weather here is quite different from it in your city. It isn’t very cold, but you needn’t bring many clothes with you. During your stay here, I’ll take you to some places of interests and you can taste some local snacks. I am sure we will have greatly fun together.I’m looking forward to meeting you soon.Yours,John（7）Dear Miss Li,I’m one of your student in Class Six, Senior Three. Nowadays I meet a great many difficulties when studied English. To begin with, it is very difficult of me to memorize a large number of new words. In addition, grammar is too complex to understand, that has influenced my English writing seriously. And my performance on reading and correcting are notsatisfying. Faced with such a dilemma, you hope that you can give me a hand. Would you provide me with some effectively approaches? Secondly, I believe that I will have good command of what you teach, if you will slow down your speed in the class. There is no doubt whether I will achieve great progress in English learning with your assistance.Thank you.Yours,Wang Min（8）Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off. If you hear the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside. Stay close to your teacher and classmate. Don’t panic or get out of line, and trying to remain quiet and calmly. Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire. If it’s a false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that when someone is missing and hurt, tell your teacher immediately.（9）Nowadays there was a kind of language called Web language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed in English words. This is a phenomenon which is worth think about. Some people think it makes no difference in helping people learn English. Besides, it will ruin the Chinese language. However, the others, especially the youngsters, are fond this new language. They think it of special help in expressing them. What’s more, it may make the language to have more uses. In my opinions, it’s no good using this kind of language. It may be popular, and you may also get others confusing.（10）Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, students were paying less and less attention to handwriting.According to a recently survey, many students don’t want to improve their handwriting for various reason. 52 percent of them think that they can just use a computer, so it is no need to waste time improving our handwriting. 32 percent believe that they are too busy with the study that they have no time to practising, and 16 percent think that practicing handwriting is useless.As the saying went, writing style shows the man. Beautiful and neat handwriting is great benefit, especially for students. Therefore, in my opinion, the more importance should be attached to handwriting from now on.（11）I learned early in life that I had to be more patient and little aggressive. From the time I was about four until I was about six, I destroyed each of my toy. I was happy when the toys worked, but when things did wrong, I got angry and broke it. For a while parents bought me new toys. But before long they began to see which was happening. When I tear apart my fifth birthday toy train, my father said, "That's it. No more toys to you." My punishment lasted a year. Meanwhile, I found out that with more patience I must make my toys to last. My attitude changed from then on.（12）We were assigned a composition but I was in good mood for it until this morning. It is Sunday today, so I had a good sleep. When I get up, I had a strong desire do something. So I set about doing the toughest thing -- writing a composition. I had an extreme quick head and a good idea upon other rushed into my mind. Before long I typed about 500 words. I skimmed through my work and was quite satisfying. It should be another model composition. I stretched myself, intend to polish it after a rest, so something unexpected had happened: the power failed suddenly. And I forgot to save the file!（13）My father and I stayed at the South Lake Hotel for a week when we visit Beijing last month. It is in the downtown area, but it is easy to go to anywhere from the hotel by public transport.We lived in a comfortably double-room with a big bath. What I liked best were the free high-speed Internet connection in the room. I checked my email messages every day. I also shared for my friends many photos taking in Beijing. The food was wonderful with reasonable prices, and we enjoyed several local dish.It is such great hotel that I would recommend it to any friend of me who is going to Beijing.（14）Dear Diana,Thank you for the lovely day we have with you. It was so kind for you to let us bring Anne's friend, Gina. Unfortunate, the only problem was the journey home. There had been a terrible accident on the highway and, for a result, there was a long line of traffic for at least six mile. In the end, we drove to a service station and waited there unless the road was clear. In the park here Gina nearly got knocked over as car drove out far too quickly from behind a lorry. They finally dropped Gina off at her parents' and made our own way to home.Li Hua（15）You can not imagine what a dream I had last night. I dreamed that I took part in a race. At first, I could not to run very fast and fell behind. So I didn't lose heart and kept run. All the students on the playground cheer me on,"Come on! "I was so encouraged that I ran faster and fast till I caught up all the other runners. I felt as if I were flying like a superman. In an end, I got to the finishing line first.I won the race. I felt very proudly of myself. Many of my classmate threw me up into the air. Just at that time，I woke up and found me still in bed!（16）It has been half a year after we parted. How I miss you all! It is you who always accompanied with me when l was homesick. It was very kind of you to make me feel at home and cooked such delicious food for me.Last night I had a dream. It was like this: I'm delighted to learn that you' re coming to travel in China and you need a English guide. I eager to get round China with you but I have to prepare me for the coming National Speech Contest. It isso a good chance that I can't afford to miss it. Feeling sweet and bitterly，I can't help crying.So, why not come to visit China one day? I really look forward to be your guide.（17）I was a newly qualified foot-health practitioner（执业者）. One day I was in the phone to a female patient recently, go over the details of an appointment. I careful wrote down her address, phone number and the set time in case of I forgot. We were just finished the conversation when she said, “I hope you don’t mind, so I have a rather strange question.” “of course”I reply.“ Go right ahead.” “Well,” said a lady nervously, “I was wondering if they offered discounts because I only have one leg.” Feeling that the lady extremely serious, I said yes without hesitation.（18）Li Ming and Wang Ying are two student of Senior Three. They both work hard but they have similar learning methods. Li Ming often sleeps in class instead of listen to the teachers. As result, he misses lots of points that the teachers make and it usually takes him more time to finish his homework. So he has to stay up lately and doesn't get enough sleep. However, Wang Ying has quite a different way of learning. She listens attentively and tries to catch everything which the teachers say in class. Because of this, she spends more time doing her homework, which makes it possible for her go to bed early. In my opinion, Wang Ying learns more effective in class and has more free time to enjoy herself, so I prefer to her learning method.（19）My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn’t need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sport for one hour every day.My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.（20）I hardly remember my grandmother. She used to holding me on her knees and sing old songs. I was only four when she passes away. She is just a distant memory for me now.I remember my grandfather very much. He was tall, with broad shoulder and a beard that turned from black toward gray over the years. He had a deep voice, which set himself apart from others in our small town, he was strong and powerful. In a fact, he even scared my classmates away during they came over to play or do homework with me. However, he was the gentlest man I have never known.（21）When I walked into the classroom, the teacher was handing in the tests. I was feeling very nervous. I had studied atall at the weekend as I had thought it would be easy test.I went through the test for many times but I could only answer three out from the twenty questions. I did not want to fail the exam. Then, I put my book under my desk, opening it and started looking for the answer. The teacher wasn't looking at me, but I copied something. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder! The teacher caught me cheating. I don't know what to say. Luckily, the teacher did not punish for cheating but instead gave me a second chance.（22）I have a good friend who’s name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent students in our class.Clever as she is, but she works very hard.We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk .One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homeworks one Sunday morning when she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbor’s house .She called 119 immediate. Ten minutes later, the firemen came and put out fire. Her neighbor was very thankful for her help.（23）Once a king asked an artist to paint a picture by him. He told the artist he didn’t want to any shadows in picture, just sunshine. When the king saw the finish picture, he was disappointed. Without shadows, everything in the picture looked flat or unreal. The point of the story was that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a completely picture, just as we need both rain and sun to have a living world. People, too, needs both sadness and happiness. We often learn important lesson during sad times. So when we feel sad, we should try to think about that we might learn from the experience.（24）I went to the Summer Palace last week.At the gate I happened to meet some American tourists.I greeted to them in English and then we began to chat.I got know that they were college students traveling in China.Most of them were fond with Chinese medicine.They are busy taking pictures and were much impressed with the changes that had been taken place in the past few years.After that, we went boating on a lake and having a good time.We exchanged our email address so that we could write to each other in the future.They thanked us again and again.I was very glad to have chance to practicing my oral English..（25）I first met Li Meng at a friend birthday party five years ago. Then I invited Li Meng over in my place. We listen to my CDs together and soon became good friends. Three years ago, Li Meng’s parents invited I to spend a couple of wonderful week in Qingdao with them during the summer holiday. Li Meng and I loved walking along the beautifully beaches there. Last year I was ill but had to stay in hospital for a week. Li Meng came see me every day. Then, her father has changed jobs and they moved to another city. Since then we haven’t see each other much, but we’ve kept writing to each other.（26）This is a story told by my father: “When I was boy,the most exciting thing was when to celebrate the Spring Festival. My grandma was the best cooker in the world but could make the most delicious dishes. One time, I just couldn’t wait the Spring Festival dinner. As I was about take a piece from a cooked duck, I saw Grandma in the kitchen looking at me. Shake her head, she said, ‘It isn't a good time to do that, dear.’ At once I apologize and controlled me at my best till the dinner started. You know, that was a dinner we had waited for several month.”（27）Dear Editor,I'm writing to tell you about a food poisoning accident. Several days ago, my neighbor ate a bag of food buying from the market．After the meal, they had stomachaches and their faces turn pale.Fortunate, one of their friends found the accident and immediately called an ambulance, which carried them quickly to a hospital．After several hours' treatment they finally escaped with death．As some illegal businessmen only interested in making profits to become rich quickly, we seldom care about the necessary safety measures．Nor do they care about which happens to consumers．They shall be charged by law．Meanwhile, I do hope whole society can realize the important of food safety and begin taking action together to make sure food is safe.Li Hua（28）Manager,I am an exchange student from China. Yesterday, I went to your cinema to see a film. The film was very well, but I did not enjoy it because there were some problem in the cinema.First, the film was delayed as there were so much advertisements at the beginning. It was rather annoyed. Second, the sound of the film was too loud that I could hardly bear. The EXIT signs could not be seen clearly, which presented potential safety problems. If something terribly should happen, it will be difficult for people to get out quickly.As a visitor to your city, I’m disappointed with my experience in your cinema. I am writing a letter in the hope that you can consider on these problems and make some improvements.Yours faithfully,Li Hua（29）Dear Jim,I'd like to tell you something more about our school sports meet. It was holding on Oct. 6th, it was a fine day. There were over 1,000 students and teachers attended it. Wang Lin, a student from my class won the 100-meters race. He finished the race in 12.6 seconds and broke the school record. The sports meeting was really success. That was because we were all trying to do my best.Although I was not one of the winner, I was proud of that we had done.Looking forward to receive your letter.Yours,Li Ping（30）Dear Lucy,I am very excited to learn that you’re coming to Xi’an for travel. Both my parent miss you a lot. So is our friend, Ruby. April is best time of the year to visit Xi’an. There is only a few rain and the weather is neither too hot or too cold. There are so many places I wanted to take you to after I finish my work like a volunteer in the local charity. When you come, you can stay with ourselves. My house is about three kilometers far away from Xi’an Moslem Street where is full of local foods.Best regards,Janet（31）Abby，How are you? I’ve got a wonderful news to tell you．I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. Two hundreds and twenty students took the exam for it, but only a few are chosen. Therefore, my parents are not happy about it. They are strong against my going there.They say it is too far away that they will worry about me. They can't imagine a girl of my age live alone. They advise me to study in the capital instead. Then I’ll be able to continue on living with them. How can I persuade them to accepting the fact that I have grown up?Best Wishes，Jane(32)Dear David,I am an university student. I once thought life at the university must be excellent, but now I changed my mind. I have three roommates, and I was the last one move into the dormitory. Last term, I got along peacefully and happy. But I find they are not willing to be with me now. They don’t talk with me, and they’ve become cold towards me. Many time, I wanted to talk with them about how I felt like, but I failed to find an opening. When leaving alone, I always recall this sadness. But I am an honest student. Why don’t I win true friendship?(33)Good morning, everyone！I feel great honored to be here to give a speech. The topics of my speech today is “Thoughts on becoming a grown-up.” As child, I always hoped that I could grow up as soon as possible so that I could do whichever I liked. Now I am a grown-up, but I find things do not go as expect. Although I can enjoy more freedom, but I also realize being a grown-up not only mean this, but also more responsibilities. I hope to do more for my parents and society in the future to make my life less meaningful. To reach the goal, I must try my best to pass the college entrance examination and be admitted with a key university. Thank you for your listen.(34)I used to feel I was the sun in my family．But when my cousin was born，everyone pays more attention to her．So I disliked her and couldn’t get along well with her. With time went on，I realized how ridiculous I have been at that time．I tried to find a proper time to apologize．When my cousin’s family came to my home a few day ago，I took my cousin to play outside．In the way to the playground．I bought much snacks for her．Then we began chat．When we talked about their childhood，suddenly，I said“sorry”gently．She was silently，so I thought that she hadn’t heard me clearly．But after while she said：“Don’t say that．In my memory，you are always friendly．”(35)From the picture, we can see that there are many students are wearing glasses, that is, they are short-sighted. As we all know, which is important for everyone to keep good eyesight. But do you know how to protect your eyesight? First, don’t keep your eyes work for a long time. You’d better have rest after you have studied an hour or so. Second, pay much attention to the following. Don’t read under the sun or in a poorly light; don’t read in bed or in a moved bus. Third, do eye exercise every day. It will also help you keep good eyesight. But last you should have enough sleep. Only you obey the rules above can you prevent your eyesight from becoming short-sighted.(36)Dear Li Hua,I’m familiar to your situation. As computers become more and more popular, some students cannot help play online games and chatting. It is not only a problem of wasting time, but serious problem for their future! What you should do at first is to find out what make her addicted to computer games. Lack of love from parents? Poor score? Then having a heart-to-heart talk with her. Secondly, you should help herself with her study to build up her confidence and make her interesting in it. Thirdly, find something else for her to do instead computer games. Your efforts will surely help change her life.Yours,Jack(37)V olunteers WantedThe Voluntary Service Club of our school will set up on March 25th. The main purpose of it is to call on and organize students to serve for society better and develop our ability to cooperate to others. The volunteers are required to work at weekends to visit the elderly in the nursing homes in our city, keep public places clean and offer some guidances to the passengers in some stations and so on. The students which are healthy, patience, warm-hearted and willing to help others are welcome to join the club. Whether you are interested and want to become a member of it, please sent your application to the Students’ Union before March 15th. The office of the Students’ Union will contact the choosing candidates for a interview in a few days.March 8thThe Students’ Union(38)My parents have decided to take me to Britain for a visit. I am excited, hope to make good use of this opportunity. Firstly, I will talk to native speaker as much as I can improve my English. Secondly, there are many attractions in which interest me a lot, among which is Big Ben. Besides, football, that is popular in England, is my favorite sport. I had been dreaming of watching live football match there, but now the dream will come true. My friend Alice lives in London. I will probable meet her. However I do, I am sure I will have a good time.(39)A high school in England has been issued a new policy to allow students to sleep longer on the mornings. It is introducing a 1:30 –7:00 pm timetable in September. It will become an only school in Britain start lessons in the afternoon. Head teacher Guy Holloway said the new hours should help students get higher grade. He said a research on neuroscience (神经学) show students’ productivity increases unless they can sleep longer in the mornings. Mr. Holloway said, “We want to get students into an environment that they can get quality sleep and their bodies are functioning good.” He adds, “It's about what works in our community.”(40)Last Tuesday，the Students’ Union in our school advised that Senior Three students shall do something specially for their parents on their 18th birthdays. All the students are active in responding it and most of them have come up with their ideas．Some choose to write a letter saying it’s best way to express their appreciations as well as love for their parents. Others will prefer to cook a big meal to show that they have already grown up. As for me, I want to do up hair and wash feet for my parents. By doing which my parents have been doing for me I can really know how much they have devoted to bring me up. Being 18 years old mean that we should learn to be independent and that we should be responsible for us.短文改错专题参考答案【技巧点拨】短文改错要做好，常见类型要记牢。
