短文改错练习(一) Dear Peter, I'm very glad to receive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged ∧ you to stay with. Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, the house was big enough to enable you to have a room of your own. Apart from the convenient public transportation, our private car will make your travel easy. Because all the family members are friendly and English-speaking, you will have no trouble communicate with them. In addition, the hostess cooking will guarantee you a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food. Hope you enjoy your stay here. Yours, Li Hua 答案与解析 在 “arranged ∧ you” 中间加 “for”。
解析:arrange for sb. to do sth. 是固定搭配,表示 “安排某人做某事”,所以这里需要加上介词 “for”。
“Locating” 改为 “Located”。
解析:be located in 表示 “位于”,此处用过去分词短语 Located in... 作状语,表被动和状态,所以把 Locating 改为 Located。
“was” 改为 “is”。
解析:文章整体时态是一般现在时,描述房子的情况也应该用一般现在时,所以把 was 改为 is。
“our” 改为 “their”。
解析:根据上下文,这里说的是寄宿家庭的私家车,所以应该用 their 指代 “host family” 的,而不是 our(我们的)。
“communicate” 改为 “communicating”。
解析:have no trouble (in) doing sth. 是固定用法,表示 “做某事没有困难”,所以这里要用 communicate 的动名词形式 communicating。
“hostess” 改为 “hostess's”。
解析:这里表示 “女主人的厨艺”,要用名词所有格形式,即在 hostess 后加 ’s 变为 hostess's。
短文改错练习(二) My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn't need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sports for an hour every day. My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends. 答案与解析 “They” 改为 “There”。
解析:这里表示 “上午有三节课”,要用 there be 句型来表达 “某地有某物”,所以把 They 改为 There。
“didn't” 改为 “don't”。
解析:文章整体时态是一般现在时,这里说 “我们不需要做那么多作业”,也应该用一般现在时,所以把 didn't 改为 don't。
“many” 改为 “much”。
解析:homework 是不可数名词,要用 much 修饰,many 修饰可数名词复数,所以把 many 改为 much。
“with” 改为 “for”。
解析:have time for sth. 表示 “有时间做某事”,这里表示 “我们有更多时间进行课外活动”,所以用 for。
“hour” 改为 “hours”。
解析:one and a half 表示 “一个半”,后面接可数名词复数,所以 hour 要变为 hours。
“look” 改为 “looks”。
解析:主语 My dream school 是单数第三人称,谓语动词要用单数形式,所以把 look 改为 looks。
去掉 “the”。
解析:all kinds of 表示 “各种各样的”,后面直接接名词复数,不需要加定冠词 the,所以去掉 the。
“sat” 改为 “sit”。
解析:and 连接两个并列的动作,前面用 can lie,后面也应该用动词原形 sit,所以把 sat 改为 sit。
在 “listening” 后加 “to”。
解析:listen 是不及物动词,后面接宾语时要加介词 to,listen to music 表示 “听音乐”,所以要加上 to。
“helpfully” 改为 “helpful”。
解析:and 连接两个并列的形容词,kind 是形容词,所以这里也要用形容词 helpful,而不是副词 helpfully。
短文改错练习(三) Dear Diary, Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job, and as Mom explained, "He was lucky to find other one." His new job meant I had to say goodbye to my classmate, my school or just everything else I love in the world. To make matters bad, now I have to share a room with my younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of school. I am awfully tiring, but I know I will never fall sleep. Good night and remember, you, my dear diary, is my only souvenir from my past life and my only friend. Yours, Rosemary 答案与解析 去掉 “far”。
解析:表示距离时,“数字 + miles/kilometers... + away from...” 结构中,far 多余,所以去掉 far。
“move” 改为 “moved”。
解析:根据时间状语 last week 可知,这里说的是上周发生的动作,要用一般过去时,所以把 move 改为 moved。
“other” 改为 “another”。
解析:another 表示 “三者或三者以上中的另一个”,other 表示 “其他的”,这里指 “找到另一份工作”,要用 another,所以把 other 改为 another。
“classmate” 改为 “classmates”。
解析:这里说的是告别同学们,应该用复数形式 classmates。
“or” 改为 “and”。
解析:“my classmate, my school” 和 “everything else” 是并列关系,不是选择关系,所以把 or 改为 and。
“bad” 改为 “worse”。
解析:to make matters worse 是固定短语,表示 “更糟糕的是”,所以把 bad 改为 worse。
在 “first” 前加 “the”。
解析:序数词前一般要加定冠词 the,the first day 表示 “第一天”,所以要加上 the。
“tiring” 改为 “tired”。
解析:tiring 常用来形容事物 “令人疲倦的”,tired 用来形容人 “感到疲倦的”,这里说 “我非常疲倦”,要用 tired,所以把 tiring 改为 tired。
“sleep” 改为 “asleep”。
解析:fall asleep 是固定短语,表示 “入睡”,所以把 sleep 改为 asleep。
“is” 改为 “are”。
解析:主语是 you,my dear diary 是插入语,谓语动词应该和 you 保持一致,用复数形式 are,所以把 is 改为 are。