短文改错

　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误．对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

　　此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉．

　　此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词．

　　此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词．

　　注意：原行没有错的不要改．

An artist went to a beautiful part of the country on a holiday,	1．________
and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints	2．________
or his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then	3．________
when it got dark, he went back to the farmer and had a good dinner.	4．________
At the beginning of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer,	5．________
and the farmer said, “No, I do not want money—just give me one	6．________
of your pictures. What is money? In a week they will all be	7．________
finished, but your painting will still be there. ”	8．________
The artist was very pleasing and thanked the farmer for saying	9．________
so kind things about his paintings.	10．________
The farmer smiled and answered, “When I show your picture
to my son, he will rat want to be an artist any more. ”

To hitch-hike successfully in any country you must be able to do two things: attract attention and at the same time convince the driver at a glance that you do not intend to rob or murder him．To fulfill the first requirement you must have some mark to distinguish you at once from all other hikers．A serviceman, for instance, should wear his uniform, a student his scarf．In a foreign country an unmistakable indication of your own nationality will also arrest a driver’s attention．

When I hitch-hiked 9,500 miles across the United States and back recently I wore a well-tailored suit, a bowler hat and a trench coat, and carried a pencil-thin rolled black umbrella．My suitcase was decorated with British flags．Having plenty of luggage, moreover, I was not likely to be suspected of being a dangerous lunatic（精神病患者）．I then had to get across to the driver the idea that I was a real traveler, and needed to get somewhere cheaply．

But even with careful preparation, you must not assume（认为） that the task will be easy．You should be prepared to wait a little, for there are drivers who confess to（承认） a fierce prejudice against, （not to say hatred of）, hitch-hikers, and would no more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London．In America, my average wait was half-an-hour, and my longest two hours, but I have heard of people waiting all day; they probably took less pains to make themselves easy to notice．

Nor must you assume that all the drivers who stop for you are nice, normal people．On one occasion I found myself driving with two boys of about nineteen who turned out to be on the run from the police, and were hoping to use me as an alibi．There are also lesser（较小的） risks: you may find yourself in the car of a Fascist fanatic, a Mormon missionary（传教士）, or just a bad driver．You cannot tell, of course until you are in the car．But you soon learn the art of the quick excuse that gets you out again．

If the hitch-hiker in the U．S．will remember that he is seeking the willingness of drivers to give him a free ride, and is prepared to give in exchange entertainment and company, and not go to sleep, he will come across the remarkable, almost legendary, hospitality of American of the West．It will also help if he can drive—I think that I drove myself about 4,500 of those 9,500 miles I hitch-hiked in the States．

71．A hitch-hiking serviceman should wear his uniform      ．

A．so as not to look too unusual              B．to attract attention

C．to show he is on duty                    D．to put the driver at ease

72．In paragraph 3, we learn that the writer     ．

A．has sometimes failed to hitch a ride

B．has marched from Aldermaston to London

C．has always been successful in hitching a ride

D．has had to wait for long hours for a ridew

73．The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that      ．

A．it is dangerous to be in a car with strangers

B．hitch-hiking may turn out to be risky sometimes

C．a hitch-hiker must also learn the art of quick excuse

D．hitch-hikers might come across bad drivers

74．In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to tell us that a hitchhiker should     ．

A．not talk to the driver too much

B．fall asleep to make it a peaceful ride

C．try to make himself pleasant and entertaining

D．seek the willingness of drivers

75．A suitable title for the passage would be     ．

A．“The Art of Hitch-hiking”      B．“An Englishman’s View of the U．S．”

C．“An English Hitch-hiker”        D．“The joys and Dangers of hitch-hiking

 

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets __36___ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __37__ to go home. Some battled to __38__a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39___ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ___40__ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _41__ had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __43___. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ___45__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __46__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47___ through, exhausted and __48__.

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49__I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _51__ _to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ___52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54___ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55____ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break        B. flood        C. sink          D, crash

37. A. forced       B. refused      C. adjusted      D. gathered

38. A. order        B. pay         C. call          D. search

39. A. climate      B. scenery     C. storm         D. burden

40. A. used        B. promised    C. deserved      D. happened

41. practice        B. routine      C. process       D. service

42. A. to          B. through      C. over          D. for

43. A. operating    B. cycling      C. turning        D. rushing

44. A. check       B. carry        C. find           D. board

45. A. street       B. ground       C. floor          D. platform

46. A. paused      B. crossed      C. reached        D. parked

47. A. wet        B. weak         C. sick            D. hurt

48. A. ashamed    B. discouraged    C. surprised       D. puzzled

49. A, while       B. when         C. where          D. after

50. A. hardly      B. casually       C. absolutely      D. eventually

51. A. devotion    B. donation       C. connection      D. reaction

52. A, accurate     B. urgent        C. brief          D. humorous

53. A. promise     B. appreciate      C. advice        D. guidance

54. A. troubles     B. signals        C. rules          D. signs

55. A. corrected     B. supported      C. amazed        D. refreshed

Though I have traveled in hundreds of trains, few unusual things have ever happened to me. But one day in a train something did happen. I do not mean that I was hurt: no one was hurt.

I do my work in a hot country far away from England. Every September I go there to do my business, and every July I come back to England to have a rest. So every September I go to Paris and take a train from the great French city to Mendova, and at Mendova I catch my ship.

There is one very fast train from Paris to Mendova, and it suits me well. It goes as far as Endoran, but it stops at Mendova for a few minutes to let travelers get out or in. It is called The Flying Bluebird. It reaches Mendova at seven minutes past nine in the morning, and it is never late.

A ship leaves Mendova at half past eleven, and so you will understand that The Flying Bluebird suits me very well. I always travel by it, and I have nearly two and a half hours at Mendova to go from the station to the ship. That is more than enough time.

Well, one September night, I took my place in The Flying Bluebird as usual. The train leaves Paris at nine o’clock every night, and I was in my place soon after half past eight. There were three or four people there with me, but very soon a lot of others got into the train. When no more people could sit down, they began to stand up near us and also in the corridor（走廊）. In a short time the corridor was full too, and it was impossible for any more travelers to get into the train.

I could see a lot of other people outside the corridor windows, but they could not get in, and the train left Paris without them. The man sitting next to me started to ask all kinds of questions: “Where do you work? How long does it take you to get there? Are you married? How many children do you have? How much money do they pay you every year? How much do you have in the bank? How much do you spend every month?”

He asked questions for about twenty minutes but I did not give him any clear answers, and at last he stopped and began to read the paper.

I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little. There were too many people, and there were too many things: small bags, large bags, coats, hats, boxes, newspapers and food. As usual, we got angry about the window. Most people wanted it shut, and two of us wanted it open. But that always happens. It was shut all night, as usual.

When I awoke in the early morning I felt hot and dirty, and glad that the journey was reaching its end. At seven minutes past nine The Flying Bluebird stopped. We were at Mendova, and I stood up thankfully. I took my two suitcases, held one in each hand, and tried to move towards the door into the corridor. In order to get out of the train, I had to pass down the corridor to the door at the far end. There was no other way out.

I could not even into the corridor. There was a suitcase on the floor by my feet, and three men were standing in my way. I felt a touch of fear. I had to get out, you see; I had to catch my ship, which left at half past eleven. And the train did not stop again until it reached Endoran, two hundred miles away.

“I must get out!” I cried. Everyone there understood me, but no one could move.

At last I was able to put one foot over the suitcase on the floor, and I nearly reached the door into the corridor. But then, very slowly, the train began to move. It was taking me away!

“Stop!” I cried. “I want to get out!” But no one outside the train could hear me, and the people inside did not care much. The train moved a little faster. What could I do? I was not even in the corridor.

Fear made me think quickly. In front of my eyes, just, above the door, was a notice that told everyone how to stop the train. I had to pull an iron thing near the notice. I did not waste time. I pulled it.

Well, a noise started above our heads. That was to show everyone that there was something wrong. It was not a small sound. Possibly the men in my ship two miles away could hear it. Then the train stopped.

No one likes to stop a train if there is no need. But I had to catch my ship. That was the only thought in my mind: to get out and catch my ship.

1.The purpose of the author writing the first paragraph is to __________.

A．answer some questions	B．express some unusual feelings
C．arouse the readers’ curiosity	D．give some advice in advance

2.What do we know about the author and the man sitting next to him?

A．They talked with each other all night

B．They got angry about the window

C．The author didn’t understand the man’s words

D．The author didn’t like the man’s foolish questions

3.On this journey on The Flying Bluebird, the author felt uncomfortable because ___________.

A．he couldn’t find a seat by the window

B．he was angry with the man sitting next to him

C．there were too many people on the train

D．the window was kept shut all night

4.It can be learned from Para. 10 that the author was afraid that ____________.

A．he would have to spend another sleepless night on the train

B．he would miss the ship that went where he worked

C．more people might crowd into the train

D．he would have to buy another ticket

5.The noise in the underlined sentence “a noise started above our heads”（Para.15）was made by __________.

A．the angry passengers shouting at the top of their voices

B．the ship that was lying two miles away

C．the falling of boxes and suitcases to the floor

D．the train itself telling people that something was wrong

6.What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Bad Experience on the Train	B．A Train that Is Never Late
C．A Quick and Wise Decision	D．A Journey to Mendova

 

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.

Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend   B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father                      D. My Childhood

2. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

4.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.

B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.