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短文改错1．假如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。
Dear Grandpa,How are you those days? I have been missing you very much after I went to college a year ago. Whenever I think of the old days, I feel very happily. I still remember when I was child, you always held me in your arms and told me stories till I fall asleep. We often went to the fields to enjoy the pleasant view there. You told me the name of different plants and their characteristics. Gradually, I became interesting in biology and chose to learn biology when I entered into the college. Now my friend Ann, together with me, are going to do field study and the findings will be use as materials for our research. Since we’ll do the study in our hometown, I hope to see you by then. 121．短文改错1．【小题1】those—these【小题2】after--since【小题3】happily—happy【小题4】was child--was a child【小题5】fall—fell【小题6】name--names【小题7】innteresting—interested【小题8】enter into the college--去掉into【小题9】arere going to do--is going to do【小题10】use--used【解析】【小题1】指这些日子，你怎么样？而不是那些日子。
语法填空短文改错应用文写作读后续写（1）语法填空（湖北省十堰市2020年高三上学期元月调研）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。
Nezha is the subject of the latest cartoon film, which 61 (offi cial) opened in cinemas in China on July 26. Nezha has got w onderful reviews and is rated higher than Monkey King : Hero is Back. Since July 26, the film 62 (earn) more than 140 mill ion yuan at the box office, and the film has a score of 8. 8 6 3 (point) (out of 10) on China's largest filming rating site, Do uban.Yang Yu, 64 is the director of it, made up his mind 65 (p roduce) a film on the theme of breaking old rules and changin g fate. Yang chose Nezha as his character, the 66 (combine) of the rebellious (叛逆的)but straight youth. The film is loosely based on the Chines e novel The Investiture of the Gods. In the novel, Nezha is bor n during the Shang dynasty and is famous 67 fighting a gainst the Dragon King.It took Yang Yu two years to polish the script, and the film wa s in production for three years. It is 68 most complex cartoon production ever 69 (make) in China. It has more than 1 ,30 0 special effects shots, and it took over 20 Chinese special eff ects studios,70(employ) more than 1, 600 people, to realize the film's fairy tal e setting, themysterious Dragon King's palace. One spectacular scene alo ne took two months to complete.短文改错（湖北省十堰市2020年高三上学期元月调研考试）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。
英语短文改错总结(最新)1、词法错误即词的使用错误，是改错频率最高的部分。
通常包括以下几个方面：（1）形容词与副词形式的错用。
比如happy--happily（2）形容词与副词级别的错用。
搞清楚什么时候用原型，比较级，最高级。
还有前面的修饰语，比如a little, a lot, even等通常修饰比较级。
而almost, nearly, second, by no means等修饰最高级。
还有注意比较级不能修饰比较级。
（3）ed结尾的形容词与ing结尾的形容词错用。
太简单了不再赘述。
（4）冠词使用不当。
高考题中比较常见的是a--an, a/an--the, the的缺失与多余（5）名词单复数2、句法错误（1）动词时态、语态。
一般来说高考题中必有一个动词时态错误。
语态错误主要包括被动语态与主动语态使用错误，以及不及物动词使用了被动语态。
（2）非谓语动词。
比如to的多余或缺失，过去分词和现在分词错用等，一遍不会很难，细心就好。
（3）主谓一致错误。
（4）对是否是及物动词的判断。
动宾间的介词是不是多余，这类错误比较隐蔽。
（5)主句从句连接词的错误。
名从中连词选择错误；定从中关系代词关系副词的选择；状从连接词的选择错误；主从复合句间缺连接词。
3、行文逻辑错误（1）代词及副词指代错误。
注意指代的对象性别、单复数，代词的格，反身代词错用，副词指代错误（比如there--here)。
这类错误较隐蔽，要细心。
（2）副词及连词逻辑意义错误。
转折--并列，结果--原因等等。
4、常见搭配错误（1）介词与名词的搭配（2）动词与副词介词的搭配三、细节着手1、时态是否一致2、主谓是否一致3、代词是否一致4、句子中谓语是否完整5、是否该用被动语态6、主从句的连接词是否用对了7、从句中谓语是否完整一、【名词】名词考点：单复数。
（以下这些词，擦亮眼睛，基本上看见文章里出现了，单数改复数，复数改单数） work（工作不可数；作品可数）, job（可数） time（时间不可数；次数可数）, hour, year, month, day student, classmate, friend（别忘了+s） side, place（这俩都是可数名词） eyes, parents, feet, cheeks, shoes，shoulders…（这些都是一定+s的，parent是单亲，cheek是一个脸蛋，想想用单数有多诡异~） grade（年级不可数；分数可数 +s） people（这是个复数名词，单数 person）,family（表示家人时，单复数写法相同，都是family）, kind （种类，可数名词） thanks, regards, wishes, congratulations（感谢类名词永远都要+s）二、【代词】下面这些代词也是，看见了就注意吧~ he可数 the other –others – the others （另一个【特指】，其他的【泛指】，另外那些【特指】） each / every+ 单数n三、【冠词】（一）考点规律：1、the和 same 要连用，比如，This is the same present、2、形容词最高级前the/a 均可（意思有差别“最/非常”） the most disgusting affair 最恶心的事儿 a most disgusting affair 非常恶心的事儿（二）再给大家三个万能公式：1、a/an + adj + 抽象名词，比如 have a good time、（传说中的抽象名词具体化）2、the + n + of …，（有限定的名词要用the）3、 the + n + that 限定性从句（和上句同理）（三）超高频考点，注意有没有冠词，以及用哪个冠词～～～ get into trouble 惹麻烦 at an early age 小时候have a rest 休息一下 catch sight of 看见 go for a walk 去散步 in fact 事实上 hit sb、 on the head/face/leg 击打某人的头/脸/腿 once upon a time 很久很久以前四、【形容词、副词】（一）考点规律：1、形容词与副词的混用，形容词只可以修饰名词（代词），副词不可以修饰名词（代词）！！！举几个例子，你们看看哪儿错了好伐？Then I heard a loudly crashing（碰撞的） sound from the back of the house、〖loudly改为loud〗 The teacher has already told us exact what to study、〖exact改为exactly〗 She holds the view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard、〖fully改为full〗 My mother said that the food I cooked tasted well、〖well改为good〗2、形容词/副词，比较级/最高级问题（1）搭配问题比较级中Than 与–er或more配套；最高级中-est或most与the/a/an 配套。
精准练5: 完形填空（词汇复现前后一致）+语法填空+短文改成+书面表达一完形填空( 2020届广东省广州市高三综合测试)Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to ___1___ how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I___2___that I was going , all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and___3___friends. While traveling was inspiring andmeeting people was___4___ , nothing about my term in France was what I___5___.The moment I arrived in Paris, I was___6___by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting___7___I received some shocking news from my program -coordinator ( 协调人): there had been a death in my host parents' extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, 1 had to___8___ out of one family's house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a___9___this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation to ___10___ my native language, I asked not to be___11___with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I ___12___myself to my new roommate Paolo, a___13___, the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs ! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the___14___.I left France with many____15___ , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the tripwas, they are always___16___ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends ___17___ France we enjoyed together. I love how people can seem so different, but end up being so_ 18. The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn't just to respect the French people_ 19 to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful1. A. discuss B. express C. announce D. argue2. A. approved B. knew C. warned D. denied3. A. stubborn B. anxious C. universal D. interesting4. A. boring B. upsetting C. exciting D. promising5. A. expected B. liked C. doubted D. feared6. A. sponsored B. witnessed C. greeted D. supported7. A. until B. when C. since D. while8. A. move B. travel C. walk D. rush9. A. housekeeper B. leader C. roommate D. colleague10. A. learn B. appreciate C. speak D. master11. A. combined B. fitted C. involved D. adapted12. A. added B. introduced C. devoted D. adapted13. A. Japanese B. Brazilian C. Frenchman D. German14. A. term B. week C. month D. vacation15. A. presents B. suitcases C. stories D. dreams16. A. surprised B. disturbed C. embarrassed D. concerned17. A. analyzing B. exploring C. describing D. investigating18. A. generous B. independent C. similar D. distant19. A. and B. but C. or D. so20. A. instructions B. friendships C. facts D. data二、语法填空A（2021浙江镇海中学）Last year, Cambridge University Library announced that two of Charles Darwin's notebooks had been ______ (miss) from their collection, one of ______ contains Darwin's iconic 1837 Tree of Life sketch. The journals, estimated to be valued at millions of ______ (pound), were last seen ______ November 2000. At that time, they were moved to another section of the library to be photographed. According to the library, a regular check two months later revealed that the notebooks were lost. Librarians ______ (initial) believed that the books were misplaced when they were reshelved. The library, which contains 200 kilometers of shelving, ______(search) several times over the past few years in______ attempt to find the journals. The______ (direct) of library services stated last year that_I î9L was suspected that the notebooks were most probably ______ (steal).B（2021.青海）It is clear that April Fools' Day is one of the most widely recognized ______ (holiday) in the Western world. Children play tricks ________ parents and many people are fooled. But why? How did April Fools' Day begin, and how did it become an ________ (globe)phenomenon? Nobody ________ (real) knows. April Fools' Day is apparently an ancient enough tradition ________ the earliest recorded mentions.One likely explanation is the Roman tradition of Hilaria, a spring festival ________ (hold) around March 25 in honor of the first day of the year ________ (long) than the night. It's hard ________ (say) whether this ancient revel's (狂欢)similarity to modern April Fools' Day are by accident or not, as the first recorded mentions of the holiday didn't appear until several hundred years later. The first mention of April Fools' Day in Britain ________ (come) in 1686, when John Aubrey described April first as a "Fools' holy day".________ is clear that the habit of sending springtime rubes(乡巴佬)on a "fool's day" was popular in Europe by the late 1600s. On April Fools' Day, 1698, so many people were tricked into coming to the Tower of London to watch the "washing of the lions" that a local newspaper had to explain it.三、改错C（2021.青海）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。
如何修改一篇英语作文？Rewriting is the essence ofwriting.（改写是英语写作的根本。
）即便是著名作家也很少顺利地一次写就十全十美的作品，他们也是经过许多次的改写，甚至多次重写，才成为世面上的经典美文。
所以，每次写好英语作文后，需要多次的修改，才可能使自己的文章趋于表达正确，逻辑清晰。
修改工作是英语写作过程中非常重要的一个环节，在反复修改作文的过程中，每个人都能获得如何正确运用语法、词汇、句型、逻辑的基础知识。
我们都应该掌握修改英语作文这门技术。
总体而言，考虑下面几个要点，修改英语作文：(1) 语法：对照作者的写作情境，参考英语语法知识，检查是否存在语法运用不恰当或错误的地方；(2) 词汇：对照英语词典，检查是否存在用词不切确或重复用词现象；(3）句型：检查是否存在运用句型不当现象，或者新造没有的句型。
(4）逻辑：仔细检查观点是否合适，各分论点是否有力地论证了所提的观点，各段落在逻辑上是否符合事情发展的来龙去脉，逻辑上是否严谨。
这里将举例论证上述几个要点，以说明英语作文的修改过程，下面以一篇考博英语作文(200510B)为例展开分析：英语写作的题目为：Is a job seeker’s previouswork experience important? If so, in what sense and to what extent? If not, whynot?原英语作文为：There is no denying that inthe job market those with rich previous work experience will often bepreferred. Some argue that this trend is no t fairness or ration. Inmy opinion, however, previous work experience definitely counts for much for ajobseeker.To begin with, an enterpriselikes have employees who can enter the working process immediately. Employees havingenough experience will help a company, especially a small or private company,to finish properly as soon as possible. Usually, private companies areunwilling to cost large amount of money in training new employees, which theybelieve will waste time and energy.Furthermore, through severaltimes of job-hoppings, people can make up their minds firmly and clearly aboutwhere exactly their passions and interest lie, which is very important fortheir future success. In their previous work experience, employees have alreadylearned how to communicate and cooperate with their co-workers. Therefore, withadequate work experience, an employee can no doubt make himself familiar withhis new place so as to get a promotion easily in his or her new job.Considering the aspects mentionedabove, I was a boss, I would choose a job seeker who has previous workexperience.几个方面的问题如下：(1) 英语语法1) Some argue that thistrend is not fairness or ration. is 后面跟形容词，此处应分别改为fair，rational。
语法填空短文改错应用文写作读后续写(5)语法填空（山东省实验中学2020届高三第二次诊断性测试）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。
Sometimes we all need positive attitude tips to get through the day．What is this positive attitude anyway? It can be rather 56 (annoy)if you feel bad and I suggest you look at it positively．How?If you are really feeling low，there is no way you can jump to a 57 (total)positive outlook．But there is a way—taking small 58 (step)and learning new ways of thinking，little by little．If you take it as 59 way of life，only 60 (expect)to find ways to feel a little better，one day you’11 notice you 61 (change)your thinking．I've been following the path of positive thinking for over twenty years and I'm really happy I started to work on my thoughts．Sure I have gone 62 many unpleasant phases of life，63 with the positive attitude I walked through them and later found al1 those phases were blessings in disguise．Still，when you start your journey of positive thinking，you shall meet wonderful new people，with 64 you can share positive attitude．And that’s really 65 makes the whole journey so much fun．We are here for each other．I really hope these tips work for you!短文改错（2020山西太原阶段性测评）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。
改错一I have a good friend who’ s name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of theexcellent student in our class. Although she is clever, but she works very hard.We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she toldme that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homeworksone Sunday morning when she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of thewindow and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour’ s house. She called119 immediate. Ten minutes later, the firemen came and put out fire. Her neighbourwas very thankful for her help.改错二I went to see the film after supper. On my way the cinema, I met an English woman, who lost her way. I gave up the chance see the film and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her about great changes that had been taken place in the past fewyears and she had told me anything about her country.Although I missed the film, I still felt very happy, for I had not only helped her out of trouble butpractise my spoken English. If I had not worked hard on English, I would have beenable to help him.改错三Dear Ralph,I'm a senior student. I'm getting well with a boy in my class. But I have fallenin love with him for almost half a year. He is shy boy, so I wrote him a letter first to express my feeling. He wrote back. In his letterhe said, "We are students. Our task is study hard. Let us to wait and see whether we have some chance after graduation." So after graduation I telephoned to him, ask him about going out. Buthe said he didn't want to. He just wanted to sleep and watched TV. What do youthink I should do? Do you think I should continue to love him and give up?改错四Dear Bob,Hello. I learn about you from my English teacher, Miss Fang. I ’d like to your penfriend,and get to know more about your country.First, let me tell you something more about myself. My name is Li Hua. I livein Beijing, where is the capital of China. I go to Hongqi Middle School. We studyquite a few subject, such as maths, Chinese, English and physics. I use to playping-pong a lot on my spare time, but now I am interesting in football.Do you play any ball games? What your favorite sport? I look forward to hear from you soon.Yours,Li Hua改错五Two months ago, I went to abroad for further study. Before I left, I was givena lot present. Among them，there were two presents which were really interestedme. My sister buys me a book with color pictures about body language and with words about customs of different country in them. My brother gave me a note which read,“My present has put in your bedroom.” When I hurried into my bedroom, I found abox, in that there was an electronic dictionary.I was very glad but a few surprisedto receive these two presents.改错六Dear Li Ming,I have received your letter yesterday.Don’t worry about you.I ’m getting along well with my research works in the lab. But, to my surprising, you say you willgive up learn English.The reason is that you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interesting. I’m afraid I can ’t agree with you. I know it is noteasy to learn English, and English is widely used in the world today and it willbe important tool in your future work.Besides,it is becoming more and more importantat our daily life.If you study hard,you will succeed. Do remember where is a will, there is a way.改错七Dear Sally,Now I ’d like to tell you something about my part-time job,in it I work like a guide in a travel agency.This is the first time when I have earned money. I ’ve realized what hard my parents work to support for the family. I was used to ask them for money, but now I ’ll never waste money or learn to s hare worry with my parents.I ’ve learnt how to get along well with other.What’s more, I have gained some social experience and I have learnt something can’t be learnt from textbooks. In the word, I had awonderfully and valuable summer vacation.改错八Sports is fun and most people in the world, whether men or woman , boys or girlsenjoy them. Since long ago, many adults and children called their friends together to spend many hours play games. Why? One of the reasons is that sports help makethem live happy. In the other words, they help to keep people strong and feelinggood. When they were playing games, they move a lot. That is why sports are goodactivities for their healthy. Having fun with their friends make them happy.Many people enjoy sports with watching others play.No. 9I went to the SummerPalace on last week. At the gate I happened to meet some America tourists. I greeted him in English and then we began to chat. I got to know thatthey were college students travel in China.They were busy with taking pictures and were much impressed with the changes had taken place in the past few years. Afterwhich,we went boating on a lake and had a good time.We exchanged our email address so that we could write to each other on the future.They thanked me again and again.I was very glad to have a chance to practising my oral EnglishMy classmate except me were in high spirits. At the coming party I would have todo some cleanings, for I wasn ’t able to dance and sing. During the party, I tried to keepthe room being clean. After the party I got rid the rubbish. Enjoying my classmates ’smiling faces, I felt t heir job worthwhile. When told the room will have been a dustbinwithout me I thought of a saying, "There must have a use for my talent." You may haveno special talent, so as long as you try to do good ineverything useful, you’ll find everything is beaut iful at every corner of your life.No. 11Recently, we have had a discussing about if we should study by discussing in freeclass. Views vary from persons to person. Most of the students consider that it isof greatly help studying by discussing in free class, that, they think, can helpto find better ways to solve problems. What is much, they believe that they learnby discussing can last longer in their memories. However, there are 35the students holding the opposite view it is not good. They insist that percents of discussingmean lacking thinking and the loud noises is caused by it will disturb others.No. 12Our school lies on the foot of a mountain with a small river passes by. It used tobe a quiet, clean and beautiful place for a school. It is a pity which things havechanged after a chemical factory was built near our school one year ago. Every daythe factory produces many waste water and some harmful gases. The terribly pollutionis harmful to our health. What’s bad, the great noise from the f actory had a bad effect on our activities.As a result,our school is no longer what it used to.Our teachers and students are miserable beyond the description.No. 13Now I ’d like to tell you something took place in my school yesterday. In theafternoon we are all held together for our 18-years-old birthday. At the first wepromised that like grown-ups we should be responsible for our society. Then weexpressed thank to our parents who experienced hardships to bring us up and ourteachers who educated us heart or soul. And our teachers also gave to us cardsexpressing our good congratulations and wishes to us. Finally, we put on wonderfully performances.No. 14In the country now, there are many children do not attend the school. I think oneof the reasons is that their families are very poor to send them to school. Theyhad to stay at home to make money to support their families. Other reason is thatmany parents think it useless of the girls to study and they do not like them to goto school. A third reason is what some children are not interesting in theirlessons. In my opinion, all children, included girls, have the chance to receiveeducation. Everybody should pay attention for the education of the children.No. 15It is known to us, a severe tusnami occurred in the Indian Ocean in December 26,2004. It ’s reported that more than 10 countries were suffered from the disaster.But it caused more than200,000deaths and left million of people homeless.Countless houses and schools have destroyed. Just imagine how the students here need help.Schools should be rebuilt so that they could return to classes soon. Here the Student Union calls for everyone to do something for them.We’ll have a voluntary contribution this week. Let’s give away our pocket’s mon ey.No. 16The Guangming Middle School is in west of the city,with the Chengxi River run nearby. When you enter the school, you can see a big flower bed in the front of you, andtwo large buildings on both side: the library on your right and the teach buildingon your left.Walk on further,and you will find the sports building.Behind which, there are two basketball courts.On the north of them is the sports ground.On it ’s east side stand two buildings:the dining hall,or the dormitory.All the buildings of the school is surrounded by bushes and flowers.No. 17One morning,Mrs. Smith ’s dog was hunger.She took out a piece of paper,that read,“Give it half a pound of meat.” Then she gave it to the dog saying“Bring it tothe butcher’s.” The dog ran he re and gave the paper to the butcher. He read itand did.Soon, the dog came again and gave him other piece of paper.Without looking, he did so once more. Two hours late it came again. He wandered why Mrs. Smith gaveit so much meat. He read the paper and found out there was not a single word on it.What a clever dog it was!No. 18Mr. Chen has a habit of drink. The best present to him, of course, is wine. His theeldest son brought him a bottle of Mao Tai. He was glad and drank them up. Then hewrote “105”on the trademark with a pencil,meant he had already drunk105 bottles the wine.Two days late, a stranger came and offered to paying 5 Yuan for the empty bottle. Mr. Chen was very pleasnt and sold it. Several days later, his second sonbrought him other bottle of Mao Tai. While enjoying it, he suddenly found out“105” ----the very mark on it.No. 19One day a lawyer happened to see a man beat a donkey with a stick.“Why were you doing that? ” asked the lawyer.“To make the donkey to go. ” answered the man. “Have you right to beat the animal like that?” asked the lawyer once again.“CertainI have.” said the man.“It is my donkey and I can do that I’d like to with whatis my ”. The lawyer thought for a minute and took his own stick and beat the man.“Stopping!” cried the man, “Are you mad?” “Oh, yes.This is my stick and I can do what I like with what was mine.”No. 20An old man was seating in an armchair at home, reading his newspaper. Beside himlay a dog sleep soundly. The old man decided to leaving home for a while, and hecouldn ’t go out with his slippers on. So he woke up the dog and let it fetched the shoes for him. Out of its expectation, the dog didn’t even stand, but just barkedwith two eyes closed again. He was complete puzzled. As he was wondering what was happening, a cat appeared in the front of him. Why do you think a cat came there?No. 21Show respect to parents is one of the Chinese traditional moral value. As most ofthe students today are“the only child” in their family, they often regar d them as the“centre” of the family,without caring many about their parents.Our school start a programme when the new year came. It is“Respecting parents programme”. Ten “Do’s” have worked out for the students to follow clearly and easily. Theyinclud:“Remember your parents” birthdays and express you're the best wishes tothem;tell“hello” to your parents see them returning home; and tell your parents where you go when you leave home.” The programme has been successfully.No. 22Welcome to Holland!I hope you all enjoy your staying here.I ’m glad you have come on April, for spring is certainly a best season to get to know Holland. I’m sureyou will amazed by the color and variety of all the flowers. You won’t be able tostop taking photograph!Wehave many beautiful towns.I suggest you start by taking a boats trip on the Canals. It’s a relaxed way of visiting the old canal houses.Then you can visit to our museums and churches. You don’t have to worry aboutlanguage problems there. Just have a pleased trip and come again next year.No. 23This is said that Great biologist Darwin was a man with a sense of humor. Once heis invited to dinner. At the dinner, he happened to sit next a young good-lookingwoman. “Mr. Darwin,” the woman asked a biologist,“ I heard of you have made a surprising conclusion which the person's ancestor is the monkey. I am suitable for you row of judgment? ” “Certainly.” Darwin well- mannered replied.“I am like the monkey?” "Yes,you aren ’t.And you were changed not from the ordin ary monkey, but from the extreme attractive monkey.”No. 24I am shy when at school. I was afraid of speaking in front of the class. When I hadto face such many classmates,I felt nervous but my voice and legs shook.My teachers helped me a lot of. They often encouraged me to answer question in class and to goto the teachers ’desk to read lessons.Sometime I felt I didn ’t do so well but they spoke high of me. Meanwhile, my classmates kindly asked me to join them all kindsof activities. All these helped me with my confidence. Since then on I dared to dothat I wanted to.No. 25Whentea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in the 18th century,people thought they were harm. So the king of Swede decided to find whether this was true or not.It was happened that there were two brothers whom were in prison then. The kingordered one of them to drink tea every day and the others coffee.All of them lived for many years without any problem. The one who had to drink tea died in the ageof83 and the other lived even long.Therefore,Swede is one of the countries there much tea and coffee are drunk.No. 26My wife and me spent two weeks in London last year.Wewent here in autumn. Westayed in a small hotel in the West End. It was convenient as we do most of our sightseeing on foot.Taxis was quite too expensive.We couldn ’t understand the bus routes,but my wife didn ’t like traveling by the underground.She said it made her to feel sick. We went to look at the places which all tourists see.Wesaw the Buckingham Palace. Wecame shopping in Oxford Street and spent too many money. What we liked most, though, was going to theatre.No. 27One day I happened to find out a chatting room in my QQ, there people were chatting in English.I tried to chat with some of them. To my surprise,I found the oral English of some junior students were better than me. I asked them for advices and they told me to practise more on QQ. But every day after that I would spend one hour practisemy oral English on QQ. Day by day I learned from many useful words and expression.With time going by, I found I could even communicate some college students freely.No. 28The Internet is a computer network use the telephone system to link together million of computers around the world. Once you ’re connected to the Internet, and thereare lots of difference things you can do. You can send“e - mail ” to your friendsas long as they were on the Internet, or looking through all sorts of informationon the World Wide Web. You don’t need know how the Internet works in order to usethem. But if you understand the basics which may help you solve many problems youhave and you can impress your friends by your Net knowledge !No. 29Mr. Huang is sixty years old and had retired. He taught our chemistry when we werein Grade One. He taught very well. He tried his best to make his classes live. Heusually made well preparations for the lessons and was strict with us. Each timewhen we made mistakes in our homework, he would ask us to correct it. I was poorin chemistry.He often helps me with my study patiently.With his help I made great progresses.He was very kind to his students.As experienced teacher he was respected or loved by all the students.No. 30Last week I went to a movie,which was very touched.It was a sad movie about a mother and her sons. When the child was a little boy, his mother was very poor that shehad to send him for a rich family who had no child. The boy received a very goodeducation and twenty years late he became a doctor.In his hospital,he had a patient, an old lady. He doesn ’t care too much about her, for she could hardly afford forthe medical care.One evening,the lady died quietly and on her bed the doctor found a letter,in which he discovered truth and felt the love of a great mother.He wanted to call his mother,and it was too late.Everybody in the theatre was moved to tears.答案：改错一： who's改为whose 2.正确 3. 去掉 but改为in后加were改为homework后加 to改为found改为immediately前加the改二： the 改 a 2. 正确前加 to改 going 5. 去掉 been 6.去掉 had7. 去掉 but8. 去掉 had改 at改 her改三：后加 on 或 along 改 been前加 a 改feelings当情感feeling常用数前加 to或 study 改 studying 6. 去掉 to7. 去掉 to 改 watch9 正确改 or改四： 1.learn 改 learnt或 learned。
语法填空短文改错应用文写作读后续写（8）语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
People love the view of old buildings in Paris, especially Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院36 (unfortunate), on April 16, a fire destroyed the spire(尖顶) of the 850-year-old cathedral, and two-thirds of the roof. Flames could be seen 37 (rise) through the top of the monument. The citizens in Paris gathered around the cathedral, praying 38 the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames. 39 was no wonder that people felt sad. The church itself, after all, is a historical and artistic treasure. 40 (build) in 1163, it is one of the world's most famous tourist sites, attracting about 12 million 41 (visit) every year.Notre Dame Cathedral is home to many 42 (religion) artworks, paintings and sculptures. Despite its long history and many treasures, the cathedral 43 (need) the help of a writer to become truly famous. Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to 44 wide audience of readers. He wrote the book to remind people of it, with the hope 45 they would protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.短文改错(2019湖北华师一附中5月押题)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。
英语短文改错格式高中作文英文：I remember one time when I was in high school, I had to write an essay in English class. The topic was about the importance of learning a second language. At first, I felt a bit overwhelmed because I wasn't sure how to start. But then I remembered a quote that my English teacher always said, "Practice makes perfect." So, I decided to start by brainstorming some ideas and examples.I began by thinking about how learning a second language can open up so many opportunities. For example, being able to speak Spanish fluently has helped me to communicate with my Spanish-speaking friends and has even given me an advantage in job interviews. I also thought about how learning a second language can help to improve cognitive skills and even delay the onset of dementia in old age.After brainstorming, I started to write my essay. I made sure to include personal experiences and anecdotes to make my points more relatable. I also used some idioms and expressions to make my essay more engaging and interestingto read.In the end, I was able to write a well-structured and compelling essay that not only impressed my teacher butalso helped me to realize the true importance of learning a second language.中文：我记得有一次我在高中的时候，我在英语课上写了一篇文章。
语法填空短文改错应用文写作读后续写(4)语法填空(河北省隆化县存瑞中学2020届高三上学期第二次质检)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。
The grand evening gala celebrating the 70th anniversary of th e founding of PRCThe 90—minute gala started at 8pm,with 70 columns of fireworks into t he night sky above the Tian’anmen Square, 61.________repre sented the 70 years since New China was founded. A total of 60,000 people aged six to 66 performed in the square. Among 62.________(they) were people from all walks of life, 63._____ ___(include) farmers ,workers, doctors, and deliverymen.The performance began 64.________“Ode the Red Flag”. Tian ’anmen Square 65.________(divide) into four parts, with differ ent performances brought by both artists 66.________the publi c. In the first chapter of the themed performances, people dre ssed in traditional clothes of China’s ethnic groups. Fireworks of 67.________(vary) shapes, colors, and sizes added more charm to the singing and dancing, while LED screens were use d 68.________(create) special light effects. In such 69._______ _grand gala, Chinese martial arts could not be absent. Kung F u masters brought their martial art skills to the stage as they t ook part in the gala event.With the last round of fireworks flowering in the night sky, the gala concluded at around 9:30 pm in the classic song “Ode to the motherland” 70.________(sing) by all the participants.短文改错(河北省隆化县存瑞中学2020届高三上学期第二次质检)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。
2023高考英语复习之短文改错精练精析A【全国卷I】I became interesting in playing football thanks to a small accident. One afternoon where I wasin primary school, I was walking by the school playground. Suddenly football fell just in front of me but almost hit me. I stopped the ball and kicked it hardly back to the playground. To everyone’s surprising, the ball went into the net. Allthe football player on the playground cheered loudly, say that I had a talent for football. From now on, I started to playmy football with classmates after school. I am a good player now.B【全国卷II】Since I was a kid, I’ve considered different job I would like to do. First, I wanted to be a fireman, whose uniform looked so coolly. Then, when I was in the five grade, I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher too much. When I studied chemistry high school, I reconsidered mg goal or decided to be a doctor.They were two reasons for the decision. One was that I was amazing at the fact that a sick person could feel much more better after seeing a doctor. And the other is that I wanted to help people in need.AMy parents and I visited my uncle in Seattle on last July. My favorite experience was our trip to Mount Rainer, an volcano near Seattle. Before we left, my uncle gave us hats to protect us from getting sunburned, I supposed that it will be very hot. When we drove up the mountain, I found the top covering with snow and ice! My uncle led me to a small path to increase our chances of seeing wildlife. Suddenly there appeared a field that small wild flowers grew up through the snow. Little animal stood sti ll; tiny birds rose highly into the air. It was the most beautiful sight that I’dnever seen.BRecently I found a couple of donation box in my living community. People come to it when they have clothes they don’t wear. The donation box, I think, is of great useful. I have a lot of clothes which don’t fit for me any longer. I have no idea before about how to deal with the clothes that are real new and still in good condition. Now I know how to do next. I will donate them or help those people in need. So I think the donation box is good idea that lights up our life and make the world a better place to live in.CLast weekend, I visit the People’s Park with my parents. We were enjoying the fantastic scenery around while I noticed anything unpleasant happening. A young couple were taking some photo on the grass. The man was shouting excitedly, “How beautiful!” They completely forgot what they should bear in mind when travelling or ignored the sign say “Keep off the grass”. What shame!Such behavior left me deep on thought. If all visitors to the People’s Park do as the couple did so, the park will besevere damaged and become messy.DIt was a rain and cold night. I finish my evening classes and was about to go back to my house, I got into a taxi and told the driver my destination. To my surprise, the driver made an apology, says he didn’t know the way. What come a taxi driver didn’t know the way? I was a little of angry. At the moment, an old couple stopped our car. Their destination was the same as me, so he let them in. The two greeted us but the grandpa told the driver the way. From their conversation I knew the driver was a farmer and he had become a taxi driver just for three days.I’m also new to Chengdu. Sometimes I make direction mistakes, but there is always someone can help me. It wascold outside, but I felt real warm.答案与解析A【答案】1. interesting改为interested2. where改为when3. suddenly后面加a4. but改为and5. hardly改为hard6. surprising改为surprise7. player改为players 8. say改为saying9. now改为then 10. my去掉【解析】1.考查形容词用法。
初中英语语法对短文改错题解法的总结相对于单句改错而言，短文改错较难。
因为从近几年全国各省市中考短文改错题考查的知识点来看，短文改错不仅考查基本语法知识，而且考查文段的行文逻辑，因此短文改错与完形填空、阅读理解一样注重强调整体理解，从宏观上把握。
因此，同学们解题时如能从词法和句法入手，则能化繁为简，取得事半功倍的效果。
一、从词法入手1. 冠词考查分两个方面：一是冠词的缺省或多余，考生要注意关于含有冠词(不含冠词)的用法以及加冠词与不加冠词的区别。
如：in front of与in the front of, in hospital与in the hospital的区别。
二是冠词the, a, an (定冠词和不定冠词)之间的相互误用。
2. 名词主要考查单数名词变复数名词，这主要是受东西方文化差异的影响，英语中除了不可数名词和单数名词用单数外，可数名词要用复数形式。
3. 代词主要有人称代词、物主代词、关系代词、反身代词、疑问代词、复合不定代词、指示代词，要注意代词的各人称之间和单复数之间的误用，关系代词which, that之间的误用，关系代词that 与疑问代词what之间的误用，关系代词which与关系副词when, where 以及what与how的误用等。
4. 动词是短文改错的重点和难点，因为它涉及到动词的时态和语态误用，非谓语动词的误用(主要是现在分词与过去分词之间的误用，动词不定式符号to的添加，动词原形变成动名词或现在分词的形式等)，动词的动作、结果与状态之间的误用(例如：listen与hear；look与see；watch与notice等)，以及动词的误用。
5. 对形容词与副词的考查主要涉及它们之间的相互误用和它们的比较等级的误用。
另外，考生应该注意形容词与名词或代词的位置关系，副词与动词的位置关系，以及形容词与副词的位置关系。
6. 连词主要有两类，即并列连词和从属连词，考查点主要是并列连词(分递进式、转折式、选择式和因果式四种)之间的误用(主要是but与so/and之间的误用)，从属连词之间的误用以及并列连词与从属连词之间的误用等。
高考英语作文题型及对策——如何改写、缩写等缩写是在保留原文体载、题材、主要内容、结构顺序，人称角度的前提下概括原文内容、压缩篇幅使之成为一篇内容简明、语言简练、中心突出的短文。
缩写时须把握的一个原则是：我们要对原文内容高度概括，而不是对原文内容的改写或评论、议论，因此切不可添加自己的主观看法、发表自议论。
如果上一原则不可随意加，那么与此相关的另一原则是不可随意减。
缩写时一定要准确完整地把握原文，主干枝叶分清楚，有关主题的主干切不可任意肢解删减，我们要删去或简写的是无关大局的细节，切不可随便摘取其中部分要点了事。
缩写要注意语言。
首先，要在准确理解原文的基础上，对原文要点用自己的话进行改写(paraphrase)，不要在原文中生硬摘取连缀成句。
如一篇原文中有这样的描写：We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at the lonely farm这么长的句子说明了一个事实：路上出游的车很多，得过很久才能找到一个安静的地方。
我们可用自己的话表达原句：There were a lot of cars on the road so it took us a long time to find a quiet place. 或We spent so much time finding a quiet place, for there were so many cars on the road. 其次，缩写语言要简练。
我们可以将多个简单句变成一个紧凑的复合句。
如：Newton thought about so many problems that he was often absentminded. he frequently forgot to have his meals. 一句可以紧缩为Newton was so absentminded that he often forgot to have his meals. 使语言简练的另一手段是将小句(clause)变成短语。
如何改写英语句子概述本文档旨在提供改写英语句子的简单策略，帮助读者提高写作技巧和表达能力。
改写策略以下是几种常用的改写策略：1. 使用同义词或近义词替换：将句子中的某些词语替换为意思相近的词语，以改变表达方式。
例如：原句 "I am very happy" 可以改写为 "I am extremely delighted".2. 句子结构变换：改变句子的结构和语序，以提升句子的流畅性和可读性。
例如：原句 "She went to the store, but she forgot her purse" 可以改写为 "Although she forgot her purse, she still went to the store."3. 使用不同的语态：将句子的语态从主动变为被动，或从被动变为主动，以改变句子的强调和焦点。
例如：原句 "The book was written by Jane" 可以改写为 "Jane wrote the book."4. 分解长句：将过长或复杂的句子分解为几个简单的句子，以增加句子的清晰度和易读性。
例如：原句 "By studying hard, practicing regularly, and seeking feedback, students can improve their English skills" 可以改写为"Studying hard, practicing regularly, and seeking feedback are ways for students to improve their English skills."5. 使用否定表达：将肯定表达转换为否定表达，使句子具有戏剧性或强烈的表达效果。
2021届高考英语二轮复习短文改错+书面表达（四）题组一：1.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。
Once during a flight, I sit next to an old man named Cliff, which was a fan of China. He had been studying Chinese for years, and he tried his best to learning a few new words every day. My friendly neighbor shared some of his life story with me, too. He had owned several businesses and had been failed in a number of them. However, Cliff thought his life was quite successfully. He spoke of his failure with same interest as he talked about his success. His life was wonderful but his experiences were meaningful. I never spoke ill of the people in his life and was thankful with all of them.2.寒假即将来临。
英语语法与写作——短文改写（最新整理）二、Passage rewriting1. Our neighbor is Captain Charles Alison. He will sail from Portsmouth. The time is tomorrow. We'll meet him. The place is at the harbor. We will do that early in the morning. He will be in his boat. It is small. It is called Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out. He will do that at eight o'clock. We'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat, then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an race. The race is important. It is across the Atlantic.2..We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made inGermany. It was made in 1681. We keep our clavichord in the living room. Our family has it for a long time. My grandfather bought the instrument many years ago. Recently a visitor damaged it. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard. She broke two of the strings. My father was shocked. Now he does not allow us to touch it. A friend of my father's is repairing it now.1 / 223. My daughter is called Jane. She never dreamed of receiving a letter. The letter was from a girl. She is of her own age. She lives in Holland. Last year, we were traveling across the Channel. Jane wrote her name and address on a piece of paper. She put it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again. Ten months later, she received a letter. It came from a girl. She was in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. They have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more. Letters will certainly travel faster.4.I had an experience last year. It was amusing. I had left a small village. It was in the south of France. I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped. He asked me for a lift. He had got into the car. I said good morning to him.I used French. He replied. He used French too. I only know a few words. I do not know any French at all. He and I did not speak during the journey. I had nearly reached the town. The young man suddenly said,”do you speak English?” His speaking was vely slow. I soon learnt, He was English himself.2 / 223 / 225. Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport.I can hear the passing planes night and day. They built airport years ago. For some reason they could not use it then. Last year, they used it later. The noise must drive people away. Over a hundred of them have left from their homes. Few people did not move. I am one of them. A passing plane will knock down this house. Sometimes I think so. They offered a large sum of money to me. They wanted me to go away. I am determined to stay here.I must be mad. Everybody says so. They are probably right.6.I had lunch at a village pub. After that I looked for my bag.I had left it on a chair. The chair was beside the door. Now it wasn't there! I looked for it. The landlord came in.He asked 'Did you have a good meal?".I answered 'Yes, thank you. I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'The landlord smiled. He immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned. He had my bag in his hand. He gave it back to me. He said 'I'm very sorry. My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!4 / 227. Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours. I don’t catch anything. I don’t worry about this. Some fishermen are unlucky. They don’t catching fish, they catch old boots. They catch rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything. I do not even catch old boots. I have spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home. I always have an empty bag. My friends say ‘you must give up fishing!’ ‘It’s a waste of time.’ They don’t realize one important thing. I’m not really interested in fishing. I am interested in sitting in a boat, I am interested in doing nothing at all!8. Jimmy Gates was a circus owner. Last Christmas, he decided to take some gifts. He went to a children’s hospital. He was dressed up as Father Christmas. Six pretty girls accompanied him. Then, he set off. He rode a baby elephant. He went down the main street of the city. The elephant was called Jumbo. The police would not allow him to do this. He should know that. A policeman came over. He told Jimmy. He should go along a side street. Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Jimmy agreed to go at once. Jumbo would not like to go. Fifteen policemen pushed hard. They wanted to move him away from the main street. The police had a difficult time. They felt interesting. A policeman afterwards said, “Jumbo must be a few tons. It was lucky that we needn’t carry him. Certainly, we should arrest him. He has a good record. We shall forgive him this time.”5 / 226 / 229. In Japan, people hold a festival for the Dead. They have it one time each year. It is a cheerful occasion. On this day, people say the dead will return back to his home. The living welcomesthem. They take a long journey, people expect they are hungry. They lie out food for them. People make special lanterns. People hang these lanterns outside each house, they do this help the dead find their way. People dance and sing a whole night. On the early morning, people throw the food into the river and into the sea, these food is they laid out for the dead. People think these food is unluck for any living one eat. In those near the sea towns, after the festive is over, people place the tiny lanterns into the water, these lanterns are they hanged in the streets the before night. Thousands lanterns slow drift out to sea, they guide the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle. Crowds of people stand on the shore, they watch the lanterns drift away, at last they can be seen no more.7 / 228 / 2210. The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. It is 2,473 meters high. it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The monastery of St. Bernard is famous. People set it up in eleventh century. It lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travelers. These travelers were crossing the Pass. The Pass was dangerous. These dogs were friendly. People first brought them from Asia. People used them as watchdogs. They did so even in Roman times. They built a tunnel. It was through the mountains. The Pass is less dangerous. Each year, people still sent the dogs out into the snow. At any time a traveler is in difficulty. There is the new tunnel. There are still a few people. They attempt to cross the Pass. They rashly did so. They are on foot.The monastery is very busy during the summer months. Thousands of people visit it. They cross the Pass in cars. There areso many people about. They have to keep the dogs in a enclosure. the enclosure is special. In winter, life is quite different. The life is at the monastery. The temperature drops to ?30°. There are very few people. They attempt to cross the Pass. The monks like summer. The monks are more like winter. They have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom. People allowed them to wander outside their enclosure. Parties of skiers are the only visitors. They visit the monastery regularly. They do so in winter. They go there at Christmas. They go there at Easter. They are young people. They love the peace of mountains. The monks always give thema warm welcome at St. Bernard's monastery.9 / 2211. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in small village. It was in the south of Greece, it named Parachora. One of Mary’s most precious possessions was a white lamb. It was her husband to give her. During the day, Mary tied the lamb to a tree in the field. Every night she pulled it back. However, one evening the lamb was gone. Someone cut the rope. It was clear that someone stole it. Dimitri came back from the field. His wife told him about it. He went out at once, he wanted to find the man who stole his lamb. He knew it well, in such a small village catching the thief was not difficult at all. He told it to his several friends. He found his neighbor, Aleko, suddenly had a new lamb. Dimitri went to Aleko’s house immediately. He was angry. He accused him to steal his lamb. He told him had better give it back to him. If not, he would go to call police. Aleko didn’t confess. He led Dimitri to the yard. It was all right. He had just bought a new lamb. Aleko explained, he said that his lamb was black. Dimitri felt sorry for his boldness. He apologized to Aleko. He said he accused him wrongly. Just when they talked. The sky began to rain. So Dimitristayed at Aleko’s house to avoid rain. He waited and waited. The rain stopped. Half an hour later, he came out of the house. He was surprised. He found the whole body of the black lamb almost turned into white. The hair of the lamb was dyed black. Now it was washed out clean by the rain.10 / 2212..The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous monuments in the world. In the nineteenth century, the people of France presented to the United States of America. The statue was great. Auguste Bartholdi designed it. He took ten years to complete it. He used copper to make the actual figure. He used a metal framework to support it. The framework was Eiffel especially constructed. They transported it to the United States. Before this, they had to find a site for the statue. They had to build a pedestal for it. They chose a site. It was an island. It was at the entrance of New York Harbour. By 1884, they erected a statue in Paris. It was 151 feet tall. In the following year, they took it to pieces. They sent it to America. By the end of 1886 October, they put the statue together again. Bartholdi officially presented it to the American people. Ever since then, it was a symbol for the millions of people. They passed through New York Harbour. They wanted to make their homes in America.11 / 2212 / 2213. The prisoner of war killed the guard. He dragged quickly him into the bushes. He worked rapidly in the darkness. Soon he changed into the dead man’s clothes. Now, the prisoner dressed in a blue uniform. He carried a rifle over his shoulder. He marched boldly up and down in front of the camp. He could hear shouting in the camp itself. Lights were blazing. Men wererunning here and there. They had just discovered. A prisoner escaped. At that moment, a large car stopped at the camp gates. There were four officers inside the car. The officers got out. The prisoner stood to attention. They passed. He saluted. They had gone. The driver of the car came towards him. He was clear wanted to talk. He was rather elderly. He had grey hair. He had clear blue eyes. The prisoner feltsorry for him. There was no other thing he could do. The man came near. The prisoner used a sharp blow. He knocked the man to the ground. Then he jumped into the car. He drove off as quickly as he could did.13 / 2214 / 2214.Titanic was a great ship. On April 10th, 1912, it sailed for New York from Southampton. 1,316 passengers and 891 crew were on the ship. It had 46,000 ton. Even by modern standard, it was a huge one. People had built many ships. Titanic was the largest ship at that time. They thought it unsinkable. She had sixteen watertight compartments. Two of these were filled with water. It could still float. People will always remember the terrible sinking of the great ship. It sank on its first voyage. Life lost heavily.It set out. On the forth day, the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic. A lookout suddenly discovered a great iceberg. He gave an alarm immediately. The ship turned sharply. It hoped to avoid colliding with the iceberg face to face. It turned in time. It narrowly missed the great wall of ice. The wall was more than 100 feet above the sea. Suddenly, people heard a trembling sound from below. The sound was slight. The captain went down to see the problem. The noise was very little. No onethought the ship had been destroyed. On the bottom of the ship, the captain was horrified to see this. The Titanic was sinking fast. Five of its sixteen watertight compartments had already been filled with water. He gave an order. They wanted to give up the ship. Many people jumped into the water. The water was icy. Not enough lifeboats for all passengers. 1,500 people died.15 / 2215.Not long ago, on the Aegean island of Kea, archaeologists made an interesting discovery. There was a temple in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. An American team explored it. The city must be prosperous for a period of time. It once had a high level of civilization. Houses generally had three storeys high. They were made of stone. Rooms inside were very big. Walls were decorated beautifully. The city even laid out a drainage system. Under the narrow streets, people found a lot of pipes. They were made of earth. The archaeologists explored the temple. People used the temple for prey and worship from the fifteenth century B.C. to Roman times. In the most holy room of the temple, people found pieces of fifteen statues. They all were made of earth. Each of them stood for a goddess. Once they were painted. Among them there was a statue. People found its body among the historic relics of the fifteenth century and its head among the relics of the fifth century. Its head must be found in Classic times and they protected it delicately. Even in those days, it was still a very precious thing of long history. Archaeologists put these broken pieces together again. They were surprised to find. The goddess looked very modern. She had three feet high. Her hands placed on her hips. She wore a long dress. The dress touched the ground. Although she was old, her body was elegant indeed. However, up to now archaeologists can not make sure who she16 / 22Millriver is a tiny village. Someone says it possesses a tree. The tree is cursed. Someone mentioned the tree in a newspaper. People visit Millriver. The number has now increased. The tree near a church. Someone planted it fifty years ago. It is only in recent years. It has gained an evil reputation. People say that anyone touches the tree will have bad luck, picks a leaf will die. The tree has already claimed a number of victims. Many villagers believe. They has been asked the vicar to ask others cut down the tree. Up to now he has refused. He has pointed out. The tree is a useful source. People can get income from it. Tourists have been coming to see it. They are from all parts of the country. People all said that. The tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. Up to now, there are no men has been struck down by sudden death!答案：The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden17 / 2218 / 22答案：1. Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbor early in the morning. He will be in his boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat since It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so We'll have plenty of time to see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months to take part in an important race across the Atlantic. We are very proud of him.2. We have an old musical instrument called clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. It was kept in the living room. It belongs to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor who tried to play jazz on it. She struck the keys so hard that broke two of the strings. My father was so shocked that now he does not allow us to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's now.3. My daughter Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, when we were traveling across the Channel. Jane threw into the sea a bottle into which she put a piece of paper with her name and address on it. She never thought of it again. Ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now but they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more but ther will certainly travel faster.4. I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town.On the way, a young man waved to me for a lift and I stopped. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French, he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us speak during the journey. When I had nearly reached the town, The young man said slowly with a sudden,” do you speak English?” I soon learnt that he was English himself.5. Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and the passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be use then. Last year, it came into use. Over a hundred of people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I was offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad. They are probably right.6. After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag,I had left it on a chair beside the door but now it wasn't there! When I looked for it, the landlord came in'Did you have a good meal?" he said.19 / 22。
