题目内容
【题目】短文改错
英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下书信为你同桌所写,请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Dear Peter,
I am writing to ask that you are able to do me a favor. I want to have a pen friend, hopefully, a girl in her early twenties, and with interests similarly to mine. In my mind, he is someone interesting in traveling, swimming, and playing table tennis. However, it would be better for her to have a pet dog as I have been kept one at home for some time. With such a pen friend, I hope I can share with her our experiences in traveling, taking care pets, or whatever we have in common. I believed I will improve my English by doing so and learn more about her countries. I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
Li Hua
【答案】
【1】that→ if/whether
【2】similarly→ similar
【3】he→ she
【4】interesting→ interested
【5】However→ Besides
【6】去掉been.
【7】care后加of
【8】believed→ believe
【9】countries→ country
【10】hear→ hearing
【解析】
试题分析:作者给朋友写信希望帮忙给找一个外国笔友,信中提到要求笔友的条件及找笔友的目的。
【1】that→ if/whether.考查连词。句意:我写信是想问问你是否能帮忙。句中有ask,所以后面应该是“是否”,故that→ if/whether。
【2】similarly→ similar.考查形容词。此处修饰名词interests要用形容词,be similar to“和……相似”,故similarly→ similar。
【3】he→ she.考查代词。根据a girl可知作者想找一个女孩笔友,代词用she,故he→ she。
【4】interesting→ interested.考查形容词。interesting“有趣的”修饰物;interested“感兴趣的”修饰人。此处修饰she,故interesting→ interested。
【5】However→ Besides.考查副词。上句讲作者心目中笔友的条件,下句还是笔友的条件。上下句不是转折关系是递进关系,故However→ Besides。
【6】去掉been.考查语态。此处指我在家已经养了一条宠物狗一段时间了。主语I和动词keep之间是主动关系不用被动,故去掉been。
【7】care后加of.考查固定短语。此处是短语take care of“照顾,照看”,故care后加of。
【8】believed→ believe.考查时态。全文时态是一般现在时此处也表示现在,故believed→ believe。
【9】countries→ country.考查名词。句意:我将通过和她交流来提高我的英语,更多的了解她的国家。此处指笔友的国家,用单数,故countries→ country。
【10】hear→ hearing.考查动词。短语looking forward to中的to是介词,后面加动词的-ing形式,故hear→ hearing。
【题目】Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they’ll probably start a conversation. “Hot today, isn’t it?” one might say. “You said it,” another replies.
Why do we talk so much about the weather? When we meet new people, we don’t begin by telling them our life story. We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.
Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.
Small talk even helps people get a job. In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. Proper small talk can make that first impression get you the job.
So, how can you make small talk lead to a new friendship or job? First off, find common ground. Select something around you that you share with the other person.
Next, keep the conversation going. Compliment (赞美) the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.
Third, keep eye contact. When you loop people in the eye, they feel you appreciate what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and build trust.
Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers. Talking to someone you don’t know is not the easiest thing to do! Some experts say with more practice, small take does get easier.
Some people avoid small talk because they dislike discussing things like traffic or weather. For them, they are just too small. However, when you think about it, small talk is anything but small. In fact, it is actually a very big deal!
Title | Small Talk: A Big (76) _________ |
Introduction | We are likely to make small talk when we (77) _______ meet people. |
(78)___________ | Small talk can help people form (79) ________ friendships. |
Small talk can also help people get (80) __________. | |
Advice | Find some topics (81) ________ with the other person. |
Keep the talk going by making compliments and (82) __________ questions. | |
Keep eye contact in conversation to build (83) ________. | |
(84) _________ more in order to make small talk easier. | |
Conclusion | Small talk really (85) _________ a lot to us. |