题目内容
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。每处错误仅涉及二个单词的增加、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。
Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything, but it must be unique to insure a dish. It was a unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet in long and six feet in width. They had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could baked for an annual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport would be by a canal, so they insured it for the trip. Short after it was launched, the pie committee went to the local inn to celebrate. In the same time, a number of teenager climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, but during the party it capsized (倾覆) and sink in seven feet of water.
A. | nothing | B. | neither | C. | no one | D. | none |
In modern times,when food is available in grocery stores,finding love is more (52)central in people's lives.The (53)proof is all around us.It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love.An endless number of books and movies qualify as love stories in popular culture.
Researchers are studying whether love,a highly valued emotional state,can be (54)created.They ask,what is love?Toothpaste companies want us to think attraction is all about clean teeth,but clean teeth go only so far.Scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved.You have probably heard that opposites attract but that (55)similarities attract,too.One thing is certain:The truth about love is not yet set in stone.
First Impression
To help determine the (56)ingredients of attraction,researchers paired 164college classmates and had them talk for 3,6or 10minutes so they could get a sense of each other's individuality.Then students were asked to (57)predict what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners.After nine weeks,they reported what happened.
As it turned out,their (58)initialjudgements often held true.Students seemed to (59)distinguishat an early stage who would best fit into their lives.
The (60)NoseKnows
Scientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction.Many animals give off pheromones-natural chemicals that can be detected by,and then can produce a response in,other animals of the same species.Pheromones can signal that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling (61)opento partnerships.In contrast,humans do not seem to be as (62)gifted as other animals at detecting such chemicals.Smell,however,does seem to play a part in human attraction.Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously,we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.
Face Value
Being fond of someone seems to have a number of factors,including seeing something we find attractive.Researchers had people judge faces for(63)attractiveness.The participants had 0.013seconds to view each face,yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people who had more time to study the same faces.The way we (64)assessattractiveness seem to be somewhat automatic.
When shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations,people responded to(65)positive words faster after viewing an attractive face.Seeing something attractive seems to cause happy thinking.
51.A.Instead | B.Therefore | C.Moreover | D.Otherwise |
52.A.romantic | B.stressful | C.central | D.beneficial |
53.A.priority | B.proof | C.possibility | D.principle |
54.A.tested | B.imposed | C.changed | D.created |
55.A.appearances | B.virtues | C.similarities | D.passions |
56.A.illustrations | B.imaginations | C.ingredients | D.instructions |
57.A.predict | B.investigate | C.diagnose | D.recall |
58.A.critical | B.initial | C.random | D.mature |
59.A.memorize | B.distinguish | C.negotiate | D.question |
60.A.Nose | B.Eye | C.Heart | D.Hand |
61.A.open | B.alert | C.resistant | D.superior |
62.A.disappointed | B.amazed | C.confused | D.gifted |
63.A.emotion | B.attractiveness | C.individuality | D.signals |
64.A.enhance | B.possess | C.maintain | D.assess |
65.A.familiar | B.plain | C.positive | D.insulting. |
---__________.I can manage without you.( )
A. | Forget it | B. | I'm afraid not | C. | It depends | D. | Of course |
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n)(39)endas we've known it.People have become so (40)reachablein the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted (41)even ifthey'd rather not be.Today we can talk,text,e-mail,chat and blog (写博客),not only from our(42)computers,but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become (43)dependenton digital technology simply because they've grown accustomed to it,and at this point not(44)usingit would make them an outsider.(45)Also,many jobs and careers require people to be (46)connected.From this point of view,technology has changed the culture of work.Being reachable might feel like a(47)burdento those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who (48)reallywants it.Computers can be shut (49)downand mobile phones can be turned off.The ability to be"connected"and"on"has many(50)advantages,as well as disadvantages.Travelers have ended up (51)loston mountains,and mobile phones have saved countless lives.They can also make people feel(52)trappedand forced to answer unwanted calls or(53)replyto unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society(54)varyacross generations.Some find today's technology a gift.Others consider it a curse.Regardless of anyone's view on the subject,it's hard to imagine what life would be like (55)withoutdaily advancements in technology.
36.A.updated | B.received | C.shared | D.collected |
37.A.though | B.until | C.once | D.before |
38.A.respected | B.shaped | C.ignored | D.preserved |
39.A.edge | B.stage | C.end | D.balance |
40.A.sensitive | B.intelligent | C.considerate | D.reachable |
41.A.even if | B.only if | C.as if | D.if only |
42.A.media | B.computers | C.databases | D.monitors |
43.A.bent | B.hard | C.keen | D.dependent |
44.A.finding | B.using | C.protecting | D.changing |
45.A.Also | B.Instead | C.Otherwise | D.Somehow |
46.A.connected | B.trained | C.recommended | D.interested |
47.A.pleasure | B.benefit | C.burden | D.disappointment |
48.A.slightly | B.hardly | C.merely | D.really |
49.A.out | B.down | C.up | D.in |
50.A.aspects | B.weaknesses | C.advantages | D.exceptions |
51.A.hidden | B.lost | C.relaxed | D.deserted |
52.A.trapped | B.excited | C.confused | D.amused |
53.A.turn | B.submit | C.object | D.reply |
54.A.vary | B.arise | C.spread | D.exist |
55.A.beyond | B.within | C.despite | D.without. |