短文改错
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（∧），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。
Spare time means a lot to us, so know how to spend it after formal lessons is of great important. A successful student must know that how to spend it well beside going over his lessons.
Sports are very popular among students, and helps build our body and character. Doing some reading can also be good choice. Whatever we have a good chance, we shouldn’t forget to go traveling. I’m sure that a new experience can bring you some fresh feelings.
In short, we should not only work hardly at our lessons, but also planned our spare time properly. Only in this way can we lead a colorful and fruitful life.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号中单词的正确形式。
Wild rice is not 1.___________ (actual) a member of the rice family, although it is a grain-producing grass. Native to North America, this grain can2._________ (find) growing wild in the ponds and lakes of Wisconsin, as well as in neighboring states. Like rice, wild rice grows in water, but it requires much 3.__________ (deep) water than rice does.
Wild rice is very difficult to harvest because its stalks(秆) are so crispy 4.___________ many types of equipment cannot be used. It takes patience and hand work 5.___________(harvest) wild rice. As a result, this grain is expensive and often difficult to get.
Like other grains, its chaff(谷壳) must be separated 6.___________ the grain. It is harvested green, and after being separated, it may be set out to dry to prevent it from7.___________(go) bad.
Wild rice is quite sensitive to changes in the environment. With the widespread use of dams(水坝) in the United States, many areas 8.___________ wild rice once grew have not been able to keep their former populations of the grain. This is 9. ___________ pity for people who enjoy the crop. Many native people hold the grain in high respect and they support the 10. ___________(produce) of this special rice.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A few years ago the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I’ve always loved ________ in the morning, so I was really ________ when I found out the house they had bought for us was next to Central Park. This meant that every ________ I could go for a run before I went to work.
________ a lot of people had told me to be careful of robbers(抢劫者) in the park, I didn’t usually take anything with me. How could they ________ me if I didn’t have anything? But this one morning my wife asked me to ________ some bread on the way home so I put a $10 note in my back pocket.
While I was running through the ________, another runner nearly knocked me over. He apologized and ________ running. I thought it was a little ________ so I checked my ________ and found that the money was missing. I ________ started to run after him. I ________ caught up and caught him by the arm. I started ________ and demanding(要求) that he give me the $10. I’m not ________ a hot-headed person but I really lost my temper(脾气) that day. This seemed to ________ him and he quickly put his hand into his pocket and ________ me the money. Then he ran away as ________ as he could.
I bought the ________ and went home. As soon as I got there I began to tell my wife my ________ “You won’t believe what happened to me,” I started. She immediately ________ me, “I know, you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.”
1.A. studying B. working C. running D. reading
2.A. proud B. nervous C. sad D. happy
3.A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
4.A. Unless B. Though C. If D. Because
5.A. find B. believe C. rob D. cheat
6.A. borrow B. taste C. eat D. buy
7.A. school B. park C. office D. house
8.A. continued B. practiced C. stopped D. started
9.A. different B. strange C. dangerous D. harmful
10.A. hat B. purse C. pocket D. bag
11.A. suddenly B. immediately C. generally D. calmly
12.A. finally B. nearly C. possibly D. hopefully
13.A. smelling B. shouting C. explaining D. asking
14.A. simply B. secretly C. usually D. especially
15.A. anger B. surprise C. hurt D. frighten
16.A. paid B. lent C. showed D. gave
17.A. fast B. early C. far D. safely
18.A. clothes B. milk C. bread D. newspaper
19.A. meeting B. story C. job D. holiday
20.A. disturbed B. trusted C. understood D. accepted
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Droughts in California
A terrible drought has created trouble in California, USA. A drought is a long period of time with little rain or snow. That means there isn’t enough water. Droughts are natural disasters. But unlike earthquakes or hurricanes(飓风), droughts do not happen suddenly.1.
The drought in the western United States began four years ago. California has been hit hardest. About 95% of the state now has serious drought conditions. About 3,500 people in East Porterville, California, have no running water in their homes. 2. Some people haven’t had running water for years. Rivers and lakes have been drying up, too. That’s a problem for fish and animals. 3. As a result, farms might lose more than $2 billion in 2015. More than 18,000 farm jobs have been lost.
Scientists aren’t sure when the problem will end. A rainy autumn and winter could help. Experts say it will take 11 trillion gallons(加仑) of water to end the drought. 4. They take the water home for washing dishes, cleaning toilets, and more. 5. They’ve stopped watering lawns(草坪) and washing cars. “We need to make the best use of what we have,” explains weather scientist Michael Anderson.
A. Instead, they happen slowly.
B. Without water, farms can’t grow as much food.
C. Future droughts in California are likely to last longer.
D. That’s because the drought has caused their wells to dry up.
E. All across California, people are saving water any way they can.
F. California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States.
G. Many people drive to fire stations to fetch water.
If you are a fruit grower — or would like to become one —join in Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in fact it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has become popular, events now last through most of October around Britain.
Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety(品种) of apples. To people who are used to the limited kinds of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite eye-opening to see some classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try.
There are also varieties developed to suit certain local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall in love with it.
At the apple events, you can also meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well entertained with apple-themed fun and games.
Apple days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, visit the National Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.
1.What can people do at the apple events?
A. Attend experts’ lectures.
B. Visit fruit-loving families.
C. Taste many kinds of apples.
D. Plant fruit trees in an orchard.
2.What can we learn about Decio?
A. It is a new variety.
B. It is rarely seen now.
C. It has a strange look.
D. It has a special taste.
3.What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. A clever idea. B. A selfish thought.
C. A great plan. D. A useless hope.
Philip Pullman spent a great deal of his childhood traveling abroad because both his father and stepfather were pilots in the Royal Air Force(皇家空军). As a child, he went on several long ocean voyages, and he lived in Africa and in Australia. “Before I was 11 I had been to eight different schools.”
“In Australia, I made a great discovery. TV hadn’t reached Australia yet, but everyone listened to the radio. I remember listening to gangster serials(黑帮剧), and cowboy serials, and best of all—Superman! When I first saw a superman comic(连环漫画), it changed my life. I’d been reading books for a long time, but I’d never known comics before. Soon afterwards, I discovered Batman, too, whom I loved even more.”
Pullman started writing his first novel the day after he had finished his final exams at Oxford University. “I discovered after about an hour that it was much harder than I’d expected. It still is! I found that the amount I could write comfortably every day was about three pages, so that’s what I’ve done ever since.”
Before he became a full-time writer, Pullman had been teaching for many years. “What I enjoyed most during that time was telling stories over and over, until I knew them as well as I knew my own life.” He had always loved telling stories—as a schoolboy he had entertained his friends by reading stories to them, or by making up his own.
One day he got a letter that had arrived at his door even though the writer of the letter didn’t know his address. The envelope(信封) just said, “Philip Pullman, The Storyteller, Oxford.”
1.What can we learn about Pullman?
A. He was a pilot in the Royal Air Force.
B. He went to eight different schools in Africa.
C. He was encouraged to write by his father and stepfather.
D. He traveled a lot when he was a young child.
2.The discovery mentioned in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. the fact that there was no TV in Australia
B. a Superman comic
C. the popularity of cowboy serials
D. the fact that everyone listened to the radio
3.Receiving the letter, Pullman might feel very ______.
A. happyB. angryC. calmD. worried
4.What is mainly described in the text?
A. Pullman’s life at Oxford.
B. Why Pullman chose to be a teacher.
C. How Pullman grew into a storyteller.
D. Pullman’s childhood.
