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。每次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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

I am a Senior 3 student. I often quarrel with my mother over if I can watch TV after school. My mother holds the view that students in Senior 3, heavily burden with their studies, are so busy to spare any time to watch TV. It seemed to her that once I am allowed to do that I will not able to control myself and forget all about my study. She also thinks that it is bad for her eyes to watch TV too often. But I really can’t accept her ideas. I think it is relaxed to watch TV before a day’s hard work. Not only can it set my mind at rest, but it can broaden my horizons. In addition, and we can be kept well informed of what’s happening at home and abroad and keep up with the times.

Now we have at last reached an agreement that I can only watch TV at weekends, and the content is limited to news and program of entertainment, sports or science.

假定英语课上英语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限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   It is five years now since I graduate from High School. Last Saturday, the class that I was on the held a get-to-gether, which took us a long time prepare. It was indeed not easy to get in the touch with everybody and set a properly time for all of us. we all enjoyed this precious day greatly, talk about the people and things they were familiar with. It was a pity which some of us were not present as they had gone abroad for further education. Besides, they called back or sent greeting card from different places.

Every day people often saw a boy sing in a park. In fact, they didn’t know the fact that this boy had cancer for a long time and he had no more time left. He looked very optimistic and he didn’t feel self-contemptuous（自卑的）at all.

One day, he was wandering in the park. Suddenly a good smell flew over and it attracted him to come under a peach. To his joy, he saw a girl dancing pleasingly.

“You are great! You look like a dancing butterfly!” watching her for a long time, then he said.　

“Thank you!” this girl looked up and said shyly.

“Are you blind?” said the boy amazedly.

The girl made no reply, but she nodded hard.

“Sorry! I didn’t mean to hurt you!” said the boy in a hurry.

“Never mind!” the girl seemed to be easy.

They knew each other in this way.

From then on, they often met each other. And while the boy was singing, the girl danced for him.

Time passed quickly! Many days passed before they knew it.

“Look! How beautiful the peach blossoms are! They are just like you!”said the boy unconsciously（无意地）.

“But I can’t see.” the girl lowered her head.

“I’m sorry!” the boy couldn’t help regretting. He felt his heart bitten hard by a snake, “How foolish I am! How can I say such words before her?” His heart was soon covered by an inexplicable idea.

Several days later, the girl told the boy happily that her eyes would be cured quickly because someone was willing to contribute his cornea（角膜）to her. Hearing the girl’s words, the boy also smiled happily.

That day, darkness seemed to come earlier than ever. The boy said many words to the girl: “I had never believed there was forever in the world. But I know I am mistaken! There is forever indeed — friendship. Now I have to go and I am afraid that we can’t meet each other again, either. I will treasure our friendship up in my memory!”

Hearing the boy’s words, the girl couldn’t help crying. Then the boy sang again while the girl danced.

Later the boy went quietly, but he was regretless, because he gave the last song in his life to the girl.

Soon the girl’s operation succeeded, she saw everything and knew the truth, too. To people’s surprise, the peach didn’t blossom that year.

When the girl came to the appointed place with tears, she seemed to see the boy singing and walking to her in the setting sun.

41. From the passage we know that the girl was as _____ as the boy though she was disabled.

A. helpful                      B. self-contemptuous            C. old                   D. optimistic

42. From the passage we can infer that it was _____ that the boy said, “Look! How beautiful the peach

blossoms are! They are just like you!”

A. unconsciously            B. mockingly                       C. foolishly            D. on purpose

43. What do the underlined words “an inexplicable idea” refer to?

A. The fact that the boy had an incurable disease and was dying soon.

B. The idea that the boy would like to contribute his cornea to the girl.

C. The idea that the friendship between them would last forever.

D. The fact that the girl was very pitiful and badly needed help.

44. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. The Friendship                                       B. An Unselfish Boy      

C. The Last Song in Life                                   D. A Touching Story

Imagine spending 1,182 hours working hard and receiving no encouraging words. This was the situation I found myself in as I  _________a new swim team with a Russian coach. As a long-time swimmer, I was used to receiving plentiful praises and  _________speeches from my coaches. _________  , after practicing for a few weeks, I noticed I did not hear any   _________  like “you’re almost there”, “congratulations”, or “you’re doing great” that  _________ me through the hard practice. I received scoffs(嘲笑) when I was expecting  _________  and praises. To me, Vladimir seemed like a _________man.

As I was trying to understand him through his heavy accent, I realized that Vladimir had been trained and _________by the culture in Russia and that led to his different coaching style and unusually high _________ . He spent over 1,182 hours _________, receiving no praises and was simply expected to _________ . This method of coaching that seemed so foreign to me was from what he  _________  , leaving home at the age of twelve, and eventually winning an Olympic medal.

I began to appreciate his _________to give out praises. He had a much different idea on how best to coach and motivate swimmers. He did not feel the _________ to say compliments(称赞), since he believed one should be _________ without these praises.

It was the fact that he was so different from my previous coaches that made him _________ ．He forced me to really think about why I was swimming. I learned to swim not for  57but to find the motivation. It became clear to me that the _________of experiencing different coaching styles is that each one can bring out the best in me if I learn from these _________  . Various training styles may be  _________  to me at the start but can help me grow in many ways.

【小题1】A．founded       B．joined          C．interviewed   D．trained

【小题2】A．typical       B．practical       C．polite        D．positive

【小题3】A．Therefore     B．Otherwise       C．However       D．Moreover

【小题4】A．words         B．voices          C．jokes         D．news

【小题5】A．followed      B．helped          C．forced        D．checked

【小题6】A．promises      B．smiles          C．behaviors     D．surprises

【小题7】A．funny         B．poor            C．cold          D．familiar

【小题8】A．awarded       B．judged          C．influenced    D．frightened

【小题9】A．qualities     B．limits          C．temperatures  D．expectations

【小题10】A．swimming     B．dreaming        C．seeking       D．thinking

【小题11】A．inspire      B．fail            C．chat          D．perform

【小题12】A．went through B．gave up         C．carried out   D．turned down

【小题13】A．gift         B．removal         C．refusal       D．argument

【小题14】A．possibility  B．need            C．duty          D．right

【小题15】A．advised      B．ignored         C．accepted      D．encouraged

【小题16】A．valuable     B．modest          C．humorous      D．ordinary

【小题17】A．fame         B．prize           C．praise        D．power

【小题18】A．pleasure     B．risk            C．chance        D．benefit

【小题19】A．differences  B．measures        C．mistakes      D．stories

【小题20】A．similar      B．uncomfortable   C．important     D．impossible

 When I was thirteen, my parents and I visited an eye doctor. After the examination, __61__ doctor said with coldness that I had an eye disease. I had inherited it, __62__my brother’s eyes seemed to be fine.

  Fifteen years after that, my father began to lose __63__sight and I did, too. I fixed all my attention __64__the effects of my own darkness. My world seemed __65__(break) down and it destroyed all my dreams.

  __66__, I learnt new things from my father. Twenty years later, I look back at what he has given me. He taught me the determination to move forward __67__ facing difficulties. His journey taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness. He had held onto his faith and moved from his comfortable hometown to this unknown land.

  I did the same as I stepped into the strange _68__(sight) world. Later I gained confidence and learned the language of thankfulness. With great appreciation for my father’s example, I learned the powerful combination of faith and insistence and __69__(perform) my own different roles. Luckily, __70__ I inherited from my father helped me see my life differently.

Some people are like homing pigeons: Drop them off anywhere, and they’ll find their way around. Other people, though, can’t tell when they’re holding a map upside down. Are the directionally challenged just bad learners?

Not all of your navigational (导航的)skills are learned. Research shows that your sense of direction is innate. An innate ability is something you are born with. Your brain has special navigational neurons—head-direction cells, place cells, and grid cells (网格细胞)—and they help program your inside compass when you’re just a baby.

In 2010, scientists carried out an experiment to study baby rats’ neural activity in their brains. Although the rats were newborns, the researchers discovered that their head-direction cells (which help them recognize the direction they’re facing) were fully grown and developed. The rats, it seemed, were born with a sense of direction. And they hadn’t even opened their eyes yet!

Humans, of course, are not rats. But the hippocampus—the brain area we use for navigation—is similar in most mammals. If the rat’s compass develops this way, then it’s likely that a human’s compass does, too.

If we’re born with a sense of direction, then why are some people so good at getting lost? The scientists found that the two other cells—place and grid cells—developed within the first month. Place cells are thought to help us form a map in our mind, while grid cells help us navigate new and unfamiliar places. The two cells work together, and that’s where the trouble might be.

People who took part in a 2013 study played a video game that required them to travel quickly between different places. Monitoring their brains, the scientists found that grid cells helped the gamers recognize where they were—even without landmarks. According to researcher Michael Kahana, differences in how grid cells work may help explain why some people have a better sense of direction than others.

32. What did the 2010 research find?

       A. Rats have a natural ability to recognize directions.

       B. Rats’ hippocampus is different from that of humans.

       C. Rats usually find their way without opening their eyes.

       D. Baby rats have as many head-direction cells as grown-ups.

33. What do we know about our navigational neurons?

       A. Place cells let us know how to read a map.

       B. Grid cells help us reach the place we are going to.

       C. They help us use a compass when we lose our way.

       D. Place and grid cells grow later than head-direction cells.

34. Why are some people so good at getting lost?

       A. They can’t remember landmarks.                   B. Their grid cells can’t work very well.

       C. They are unfamiliar with new places.             D. Their ability to follow directions is poor.

35. What is the text mainly about?

       A. Human navigational skills.                             B. The compass in rats’ body.

       C. Why grid cells are useful.                              D. How homing pigeons work.

TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea. Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu’s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level, Salt water is already entering the country’s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. __51___

___52___. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24 cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark’s Square, the lowest point in the city, floodedd about nine times a year, Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu’s rising sea level is caused by global warming.

The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.

Warmer weather makes glaciers melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10－25 cm in the last 100 years.

___53___. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO₂. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.

Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. ___54____.

____55____, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees” looking for somewhere to live.

       A. The main cause of global warming is human pollution

       B. Should this come true

       C. Without urgent help, the country’s days are numbered.

       D. But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea

       E. The sea level could rise by one meter this century.

       F. people face a lot of pollution.

       G. much has been done about our planet .

So you want to be a citizen scientist? The National Science Foundation (NSF) has got you covered. NSF supports citizen science across all areas of science, whether your passion is to scan the night sky, or explore your own backyard.

Join a flock of birders

eBird is an online platform that allows bird-watchers to go online and record their sightings to a database. With more than 100,000 active users, eBird's system is a treasure of information on bird population, distribution and habitat, which users can explore in real time.

Count every drop

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is the largest provider of daily precipitation observations in the United States. Volunteers set up rain gauges and record data every time a rain, snow or hail storm passes over. Data is organized and shared on the CoCoRaHS website, and used by scientists, farmers and more.

Search for stars with your computer

Einstein@Home uses your computer's idle time to search for space signals. The project has already had major successes: Volunteers discovered about 50 stars, using data from Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory and Australia's Parkes Observatory. Einstein@Home also searches for gravitational-wave signals using data from NSF's Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory.

Be part of a supercomputer

To link all those home computers, Einstien@Home uses software called the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing, better known as BOINC. The software choreographs(安排，筹划) the technical aspect of volunteer computing and helps you use radio telescope signals to search for alien life.

Join the plankton party

Without plankton, life in the ocean would not exist. These tiny organisms form the base of the food chain, and play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Plankton Portal enlists citizen scientists to identify images of plankton, snapped by the In Situ Icthyoplankton Imaging System (ISIIS), an underwater robot engineered at the University of Miami. ISIIS has taken millions of images in oceans around the world and upload them into a database; classifying the images helps researchers understand plankton diversity, habitat and behavior.

9. On the website of eBird, a bird-watcher can ________.

A. make contact with other active users

B. explore the world of birds in real time

C. observe all the existing bird species

D. provide and share birds’ information

10. The program “________” is not based on the Internet database.

A. Join the plankton party

B. Be part of a supercomputer

C. Count every drop

D. Search for stars with your computer

11. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Become a Citizen Scientist

B. Make a Contribution to NSF

C. Be part of Space Exploration

D. Follow the Steps to be a Citizen Scientist

Most people agree that a pet adds joy to a person’s life. Scientists are now finding that having a pet may keep its owner     .  And good health may add years to a person’s life.

Scientists have been      the tie between pets and health for years. In 1990, a study was done with people aged 65 and older. It      that pet owners went to the doctor less than people   __   pets. Do pets make people     ? Are people able to handle their everyday lives better? Alan Beck, who is a researcher, says that      the answer to the questions is yes, then having pets may be a good idea.

Can pets also help people live longer? Rebecca Johnson did a study to     . Johnson teaches nurses how to care for      people. Her study shows that having pets may cause people to      more slowly.

The human body makes many chemicals. Some of the chemicals make people feel     . Others make people feel bad. In Johnson’s     , levels of the “good” chemicals      when people were around pets while levels of the “bad” chemicals went down. The good     seemed to slow the aging of cells. If this is     , maybe people should spend more time with their     . Then people might feel better and      longer.

You might be allergic（过敏的） to pets. Or you may not want to      a pet. Never fear. A robotic, or computer pet may be just the thing for you.

Scientists are testing computer pets, like the robotic dog AIBO. They want to see if      pets can help people the way      dogs do.

Will a robotic pet      the real pet sitting with you on the sofa? Something tells us that it will probably become a reality.

41．A. healthy        B. excited     C. mad          D. hurried

42．A. carrying out   B. making up   C. looking at   D. breaking down

43．A. warned         B. showed      C. reminded     D. advised

44．A. through        B. beyond      C. against      D. without

45．A. busier         B. funnier     C. happier      D. angrier

46．A. though         B. until       C. if           D. unless

47．A. find out       B. put out     C. turn out     D. set out

48．A. sick           B. friendly    C. old          D. lovely

49．A. age            B. move        C. walk         D. grow

50．A. bored         B. surprised   C. sleepy       D. good

51．A. study         B. work        C. story        D. case

52．A. changed       B. varied      C. fell         D. rose

53．A. sides         B. chemicals   C. studies      D. dogs

54．A. important     B. unusual     C. true         D. impossible

55．A. children      B. pets        C. friends      D. neighbors

56．A. live          B. wander      C. stay         D. travel

57．A. head for      B. search for  C. cheer for    D. care for

58．A. family        B. computer    C. baby         D. toy

59．A. brave         B. quiet       C. faithful     D. real

60．A. destroy       B. replace     C. improve      D. accompany

 When you introduce me to Mr. Johnson, could you please say       for me?

A. everything       B. anything C. something       D. nothing

Why does most of the world travel on the right side today? Theories differ, but there's no doubt Napoleon was a major influence. The French have used the right since at least the late 18th century. Some say that before the French Revolution, noblemen drove their carriages on the left, forcing the peasants to the right. Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany. Hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-hand control, like Great Britain, followed their left-hand tradition.

The U.S. has not always been a nation of right-hand drivers; earlier in its history, carriage and horse traffic travelled on the left, as it did in England. But by the late 1700s, people driving large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses began promoting a shift (改变) to the right. A driver would sit on the rear (后面的) left horse in order to wave his whip (鞭子) with his right hand; to see opposite traffic clearly, they travelled on the right.

One of the final moves to firmly standardize traffic directions in the U.S. occurred in the 20th century, when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left ( the reason was stated in a 1908 catalog: the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge, especially if there is a lady to be considered).Once these rules were set, many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard, including Canada in the 1920s, Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970.The U.K. and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the Western world's few remaining holdouts(坚持不变者).Several Asian nations, including Japan, use the left as well—though many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars.

24．Why did people in Switzerland travel on the right?

A. They had used the right-hand traffic since the 18th century.

B. Rich people enjoyed driving their carriages on the right.

C. Napoleon introduced the right-hand traffic to this country.

D. Hitler ordered them to go against their left-hand tradition.

25．Of all the countries below, the one that travels on the right is ______.

A. Austria   B. England   C. Japan   D. Australia

26．Henry Ford produced cars with controls on the left ______.

A. in order to change traffic directions in the U.S.

B. so that passengers could get off conveniently

C. because rules at that time weren't perfect

D. though many countries were strongly against that

27．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Before the French Revolution, all the French people used the right.

B. People in Britain and the U.S. travel on the same side nowadays.

C. The Burmese began to travel on the right in 1970.

D. All the Asian nations use the left at present.

     假设你是李华。昨天你参加了学校组织的演讲比赛，并获得一等奖。由于刚回美国度假的外籍教师Brooke对你的参赛提供了许多帮助，现在你想用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.介绍参赛情况；   2.告知获奖；   3.表达获奖感受。

词数：100字左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Brooke,

     I am writing to tell you that I took the English Speech Contest held in my school yesterday．

_____________________________________________________________________________

                                                                       Yours,

                                                                      Li Hua

The role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. It is vital for keeping people well-informed on current affairs. In most Western countries, journalists try to shape the ideas and opinions of their readers, since in Western countries all newspapers are independent of the government. Some newspaper owners support liberal ideas including economic policies that help poor people. Other owners want policies such as lower taxes for rich people and less money to be given to poor people. You can almost judge the political ideas of a person in the West by looking at the newspaper he reads.

All newspapers report national and international news. They give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion. The readers of the newspaper can also comment on these editorials or articles. There are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. These are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful.

All these articles require many journalists who are experts in different areas of life. All these articles come together and are checked by the chief editor of the newspaper. When he or she has made a decision on the articles, the newspaper is prepared for printing. All this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. There are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.

5. What does the underlined word “be fitted” mean?

A. be suitable                   B. be put                       

C. be read                     D. be measured

6. What articles comment on controversial issues?

A. Editorials and opinion columns.           B. News stories.

C. Some of the informative articles.          D. Jokes and humour.

7. Which is true about the journalists in Western countries?

A. There’s no time limit for their report articles.

B. They have no right to influence the readers’ opinions.

C. A newspaper can come out with just a journalist working individually.

D. Journalists must submit their articles before the due date.

8. Why are good reviews important to books?

A. Good reviews are excellent introduction to books.

B. Readers especially favour books with good reviews.

C. Good reviews can make readers feel relaxed and comfortable.

D. Good reviews can bring a large circulation(发行量) of the books reviewed.

 The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are ______ people than she expected．

  A. so many       B. fewer            C. many more   D. much more

I am always nervous when I get an email from my parents with "FYI(For Your Information)". My parents are in their late 70s, and while they are quite healthy for their ages, I worry about what messages they are going to give me.

I got such an email in September from my father. He sent an email from my cousin who told that her father, my uncle Reese, had passed away. The news made my mind go blank though I have met him less than a dozen times in my life, because Reese was the first of my parent’s siblings(兄弟姐妹) to die, and I was simply not ready for that.

The memorial service was set in Florida, and I quickly decided I needed to go. I needed to be there for my father, and I needed to go for myself. Reese is about nine years older than my father, and I started to do the math in my head. I know that doesn’t make sense, but I will do anything to reason that I still have a lot of time before I am in my cousin’s shoes.

Reese’s memorial service was small with only family and perhaps a dozen of his friends. The funeral was attended by an even smaller number, and then, the family gathered at a nearby bar to look at old photographs found among Reese’ possessions.

As we drove back to the Orlando International Airport, I thought about how I am not sure what my parents want, not only in their memorial services, but also how they want to be remembered and where they want to be laid to rest. These are going to be difficult conversations, but I know I need to have them. Maybe not right now, but we do need to open the discussion at some point. It may feel too early, but I trust my parents will know that when adult children raise these questions, we do it out of love to honor their lives and their wishes.

21. Why do emails with “FYI” make the author uneasy?

A. She’s too busy to read those emails.

B. She dislikes her parents’ nonstop talking.

C. They often bring unpleasant news.

D. She’s afraid to get bad news about her parents.

22.How did the author feel about the email from her cousin?

A. Disappointed.  B. Shocked  C. Confused.  D. Annoyed.

23. What do we know from the third and fourth paragraphs?

A. A get-together was held at home.

B. Reese’s friends didn’t appear.

C. Not many people attended the funeral.

D. The author hesitated to go to Florida.

24. What does the author decide to do after the funeral?

A. Express her love for her parents bravely.

B. Have a talk with her parents about death.

C. Value her parents’ wishes.

D. Get everything ready for her parents.