Question

My young cousin Jim seems to have endless question to ask every day. One day, he asked me what life on earth began after watching a film. To be honest, the question remains a puzzle to me. Besides, in order not to let him down, I found the answer in a book, said, “Long ago the earth was a cloud dust. The dust settled into a solid globe before billions of years. The earth became so violently that it was not clear that the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. Then water began to appear. As the time went on, different life forms began.”

 

Answer 1

1.question → questions

2.what → how

3.remains → remained

4.Besides---However/Therefore

5.said—saying 或said 前加which

6.cloud后加of

7.before--after

8.violently--violent

9.that--whether

10.去掉the

【解析】

1. 考查名词复数。句意：我的小堂弟吉姆每天有无穷的问题要问，故用复数形式。

2. 考查宾语从句 句意：一天，看完电影后 他问我地球上的生命是怎么来的。

3. 考查动词的时态。句意：老实说，这个问题对我来说是个迷题。全文用一般过去时来叙述，故用一般过去时。

4.Besides---However/Therefore 考查副词。句意：然而为了不让他失望，我去书上找个答案。表示转折，故用However

5.said—saying 或said 前加which 考查非谓语动词 。句意：然而为了不让他失望，我去书上找个答案，说，原来地球是个大云团。Saying表伴随。

6.cloud后加of

7.before--after 考查连词。句意：若干年后这些尘土形成了一个固体球。

8.violently--violent 考查形容词。句意：地球开始剧烈的活动也不清楚这种形状是否会持续。

9.that--whether 考查主语从句。 因为有or not故与whether想呼应，表示是否，引导主语从句。

10.去掉the 考查冠词。句意：随着时间的流逝，不同的生命开始出现。时间是抽象名词不加冠词。

考点：短文改错。