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【题目】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。作文中共有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。

Antarctica, coldest place on Earth, is the fifth largest continent in the world. The conditions there are quite extremely with nearly no rainfall. 98% of the surface are covered permanently by ice and strong winds driving by gravity blow from the pole to the coastline. It is difficult to find a more inhospitable place. Besides, it is full of wildlife like the famous penguins, that can adapt to its hard conditions. It was not until 1895 the Norwegian explorer called Carstens Borchgrevink set his foot on the Antarctic mainland. In 1961, 12 countries sign a treaty to make it the world's biggest nature reserve. Today scientist from all over the world go there to study its resources and to work together for progress and peace.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】coldest前加the

【2】extremely→extreme

【3】surface后面的are→is

【4】driving→driven

【5】Besides→However

【6】that→which

【7】1895 后加that

【8】去掉foot 前的his

【9】sign→signed

【10】scientist→scientists

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍地球上最冷的地方——南极洲。

【1】coldest前加the 形容词最高级前要加定冠词the，故在coldest前加the。

【2】extremely→extreme be动词后面用形容词作表语，故把extremely改为extreme。

【3】surface后面的are→is 句意：南极洲表面的98%被冰长期覆盖着。主语是surface，是不可数名词，故系动词要用单数。

【4】driving→driven 表示“被地心引力驱使的强风”，此处是过去分词作后置定语，故把driving改为driven。

【5】Besides→However 句意：然而，这里充满了像企鹅一样的野生动物。与前面说“很难找到比南极洲更荒凉的地方”形成转折，故把Besides改为However。

【6】that→which 在这里wildlife是先行词，指物，后面是非限制性定语从句，不能用that作关系词，要用which。

【7】1895 后加that 此处是not until的强调句式，故在1895 后加that。

【8】去掉foot 前的his 固定搭配set foot on，意为“进入，踏上”，故去掉foot 前的his。

【9】sign→signed 根据In 1961可知，句子用一般过去时态，故把sign改为signed。

【10】scientist→scientists 来自全世界的科学家，不只一个，故scientist用复数形式，故把scientist改为scientists。

【知识拓展】

对not…until句式的强调有固定的句型，即It is / was not until…that…

It was not until yesterday that I noticed it.直到昨天我才注意到此事。

It was not until I saw Mary that I felt happy.直到见到玛丽我才高兴起来。

It was not until I met you that I knew real happiness.直到我遇到你以后，我才真正体会到幸福。

请看两道题：

(1) It _______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _______ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until; when B. was until; thatC. wasn’t until; when D. wasn’t until; that

答案为D。此题考查not…until…句式的强调形式——It was not until…that…的用法。注意不要想当然地将其中的that换成when。

(2) It was not until she got home _______ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.

A. when B. that C. where D. before

答案为B。考查not…until…的强调形式，其基本结构为it was not until…that…形式。