高一英语短文改错题及答案

短文改错

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。

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A shopkeeper once found that a bag money had been stolen from his shop.He went to the judge(法官)and tell him about his loss(损失)The judge ordered all people of the shop to come before him.He took a number of the sticks of equal length(长度)or gave one stick to each person.Then he said,“Come after me again tomorrow.I’ll then know which of you are the thief because the stick given to a thief will be one inch longer than the other.”

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Miss Evans taught physics in school in st month she was explaining to one of her class about sound ,and she decide to test them to see how successful she

had been in her work.She said to them,“Now I ha s a sister in Washington.If I was calling her by the phone,and you were on the other side of the street.Who

would hear me first,my sister and you?And why?” A clever boy at once answered,“You sister,Miss Evans,because the electricity travels much faster than sound waves.” “Very well,” Miss Evans praised.

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It is interested to visit another country,but sometimes there are some questions when we don’t know the language very well.It may be difficult to talk about the people there.We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which

are visiting.We may not know what to buy the things we need.In a strange country we may not know where to eat and what to order in a restaurant.It is not easy to decide how many money to tip(付小费)waiters or taxi drivers.When we are helpless,we may not know how to ask

help.After a short time later,however,we learn what to do and what to say.We learn to enjoy life in another country,and then we may be sorry to leave both the place and the people.

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Long long ago,people had gather leaves and fruit of plants to eat with.They didn’t know how to plant crops or how to keep animals for their food.We call them Stone Age people.Thing for them were terrible and hard.Now there have still some people living liked those Stone Age people. They live in places that are hard

reach.They do not know of our invention,for they keep themselves away our civilized world.For many years a group of people call Aruntas have lived alone

in the center of Australia.

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How robins(知更鸟)know when it is time to go back north?They seem

to tell by how soon daylight lasts.In late winter,daylight begins to

last longest each day.When the daylight lasts long enough,robins start north.They fly by day.Each year they follow a same fly-way.At first,they fly only few miles

a day.They stop often in the field to eat bugs (小虫子).Late,they seem in a hurry.They fly over 100 miles a day.Some are going so far as

180 miles.When they get to home,they always stay together high in a tree.

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The Internet is playing a important part in our daily life.On the net,we can learn about news both home and abroad and some other informations as well.We can also make phone calls,send messages by e-mails,go to net schools,and learn foreign languages by

ourselves.Beside,we can enjoy music,watch sports matches,and play the chess or cards.The net even help us do shopping,make a chat with others and make friends with them.In a word,the Internet has made our life more easier.

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People have different tastes in food.Some

feel they haven't a meal unless they have had pork or other

meat;some prefer chickens or fish,and eats one or the other at every meal.Others prefer vegetables and fruits or grains but would enjoy a