短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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。

Dear Jack,

I am Li Hua, one of your student in China． It's a month since you left us． We all miss you and are very grateful for what you did it for us．

We are still very busy． We had the English speech contest the another day． I won the first prize, as again reminded me your great help． Do you still remember the trees we plant together on the hill behind our school? Yesterday, they went there and watered them． The tree you planted yourself is growing good, and we've decided to name it Jack Wood． Will you come back to see Jack Wood some day in the future?

    We hope to know much about you and let's keep in close touch．

       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。

Health is the most important thing in the world． Nothing is more important than health． If we take away our money, houses, cars or even our clothes, we can still survive．   71   That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly．

How can we keep healthy？In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods．   72   I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins．

   73   Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body． Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy．

What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health．   74   I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone． When I am with my friends, I always laugh． Laughing is also an important part of health． It is good to stay with my friends．

By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy． By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy． These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them．    75  

       A． On the other hand, doing exercise is very important．

       B． There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy．

       C． Many studies show that people with a range of social contacts don’t get sick．

       D． But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die．

       E． I only eat little meat．

       F． I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy．

       G． Some people appear fat because they often eat too much．

Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl（爬）, while boys will head for the toy cars, a study has shown． The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences．

Psychologists Dr． Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 infants aged nine months to 36 months． The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys． Some were typically boys' toys: a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy． The rest were girls’ toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set． They were placed a meter away from the toys, and could pick whichever toy they liked． Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded．

Of the youngest children （nine to 14 months）, girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did． Among the two-and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it． The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched． There was no link between the parents’ view on which toys were more suitable for boys or girls, and the children’s choice．

Dr． Brenda Todd said: “Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization． Boys may be given ‘toys that go’ while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference． But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys． There could be a biological basis for their choices． Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts（本能）, while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the color of a newborn baby．”

67． Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because　　　　 ．

　　　 A． baby boys are much more active 　　　　　　　 B． baby girls like bright colors more

　　　 C． there is a natural difference between them D． their parents treat them differently

68． What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ?

A． Nine-month-old baby boys don’t play with dolls at all．

　　　 B． Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls．

　　　 C． Parents should teach their babies to share each other’s toys．

　　　 D． The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is．

69． Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with _________ according to the study．

　　　 A． a teddy　　　　　　　　 B． a car　　　　　　　　　 C． a doll　　　　　 　　　 D． a ball

70． We may read this article in a　　　　 section of a newspaper．

　　　 A． health　　　　　　　　　 B． science　　　　 C． culture　　　　 D． entertainment

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things． It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing． If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”． Look around you． With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．

Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning． Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb． When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．

Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success． Why?

Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded． Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer．

But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake． Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．

We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem． Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again． Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career．

There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”

So go forth and make mistakes． And learn． And grow． And prosper（成功）．

63． From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______．

A． mistakes are unnecessary for development　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B． we are afraid of trying new things　　　　　　　

C． it’s common for people to make mistakes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D． mistakes are better than not trying
64． The underlined word “eliminate” means _______．

A． avoid 　　　　　　　　　 B． remove 　　　　　　　 C． accept 　　　　　　　　 D． solve
65． According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is　 ．

A． avoiding making the same mistakes　　 　　 B． accepting the punishment willingly

C． taking consequences into account　　　 　 D． trying things out one by one

66． What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?

A． Never mind, I can always try again．B． I’d better stay out of trouble．

C． Ok! Now I can learn something． D． Look at this mess． Anyone would be upset．

The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over．

A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year’s tsunami, sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday．

The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side． In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow．

The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel． Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard．

“It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said．

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment．

Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1．5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9．0 earthquake struck Japan．

As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters．

Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship． A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it．

Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition twice that size．

State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected．

60． Which of the following is NOT the reason for sinking the Japanese ship?

　 A． It had no lights or communications system．　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B． It might be washed up onto the shore．

　 C． It was a danger to other passing ships．　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D． The oil it carried could pollute the sea．

61． The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ____________．

　 A． the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns

　 B． the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship

　 C． state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation

　 D． a Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship

62． Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

　 A． Japanese ghost ship arriving at US　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　

B． Tsunami garbage heading to US

C． Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship　　 　

D． Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific

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56． What do we know about Apple Seeds?

       A． The soft cover enables it to be read and kept long．

       B． It can be purchased as an award for your children．

       C． It offers the biggest discount among all the magazines．

       D． The magazine is going to surprise you for many years．

57． Tom wants to beautify his house, so he may choose _________ ．

       A． Apple Seeds       B． Better Life          C． Humor Times     D．  News China

58． What kind of people may buy News China ?

       A． People who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the Chinese．

       B． People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laugh．

       C． People who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kids．

       D． People who are interested in China’s politics, business and culture．

59． Which magazine may best help relieve your work stress?

       A． Apple Seeds        B． Better Life         C． Humor Times    D．  News China

Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 36 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to 　37 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way．

One 　39 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 40　 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 42 ．

After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 44　 , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 　48　 with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 　50　 ． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 ． The villagers mourned for him．

Marc 52 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life．

We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s 　54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55　 the best ideas．

36．A． strange　　　　 B． hopeful　　 　　　 C． literary　　　　 D． cultural

37．A． find　　　　 　　 B． make　　　　　 C． complete　　　 D． buy

38．A． help　　　　　 B． encourage　　　 C． scold　　　　　 D． persuade

39．A． winter　　　　 　 B． summer　　　　 C． autumn　　　　 `D． spring

40．A． exchanged　　　　　　 B． received　　　　　　　 C． recognized　　　　　 D． advice

41．A． girls　　　　　　　　　　 B． jobs　　　　　　　　　　 C． houses　　　　　　　　 D． presents

42．A． rooms　　　　　　　　　 B． drinks　　　　　　　　　 C． attention　　　　　　　 D． advice

43．A． expected B． gathered　　　　　　　 C． created D． understood

44．A． similarly　　　　　　　 B． finally　　　　　　　　　 C． however　　　　　　　 D． furthermore

45．A． forget　　　　　　　　　 B． believe　　　　　　　　 C． replace　　　　　　　　 D． doubt

46．A． because　　　　　　　 B． although　　　　　　　 C． but　　　　　　　　　　　 D． so

47．A． repair　　　　　　　　　 B． rebuild　　　　　　　　 C． sell　　　　　　　　　　　 D． improve

48．A． conversations　　　 B． achievements　　　　 C． struggles D． arguments

49．A． drove　　　　　　　　　 B． rushed　　　　　　　　 C． flew　　　　　　　　　　 D． moved

50．A． weak　　　　　　　　　 B． funny　　　　　　　　　 C． small　　　　　　　　　 D． amazing

51．A． blindness　　　　　　　 B． death　　　　　　　　　 C． sadness　　　　　　　　 D． illness

52．A． experienced　　　　　 B． loved　　　　　　　　　 C． survived　　　　　　　 D． spent

53．A． brought　　　　　　　　 B． earned　　　　　　　　　 C． contacted　　　　　　 D． raised

54．A． slow　　　　　　　　　　 B． easy　　　　　　　　　　 C． dangerous　　　　　　 D． special

55．A． realize　　　　　　　　　 B． bring　　　　　　　　　　 C． collect　　　　　　　　 D． apply

——I happened to notice Bob’s father quarrelling with the teacher in defense of his son．

——No wonder Bob always performs poorly in class． It’s really “________”．

　 A． Love me, love my dog　　　　　　 　　　 B． Like father, like son

　 C． Birds of a feather flock together　　　　 D． A busy mother makes a lazy daughter

I’m sure you’d rather she went to school by bus,_____?

　 A． hadn’t you　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B． wouldn’t you　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

C． aren’t I D． didn’t she

It was in the small house ______ was built with stones by his father ______ he spent his childhood．

　　A． which; that B． that; which　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

C． where; that　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． that; where