2023年郸城一高自主招生英语短文改错12篇

2023年郸城一高自主招生英语短文改错12篇Passage1ErrorCorrection (15minutes)Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash(／)intheblank.Example: Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteraturesofourperiods.1.time/times/periodManyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliterature2.／___________asaschoolsubjectarevalidfor∧studyoftelevision.3.the___________ OnemajordecisionwhichfacestheAmericanstudentreadytobeginhighereducationisthechoiceofattendingalargeuniversityorasmallcollege.Thelargeuniversityprovidesawiderangeofspecializeddepartments,aswellnumerous71.__________courseswithinsuchdepartments.Thesmallcollege,therefore,72.__________generallyprovidesalimitednumberofcoursesandspecializationsbutofferabetterstudent-facultyratio,thus73.__________permitindividualizedattentiontostudent.Becauseofitslarge74.__________studentbody(oftenexceeding20,000)consistinginmany75.__________peoplefromdifferentcountriestheuniversityexposesitsstudentstomanydifferentculture,socialandout-of-class76.__________programmes.Ontheotherhand,thesmaller,morehomogeneous(同性质的)studentbodyofthebigcollege77.__________affordsgreateropportunitiesinsuchactivities.Finally,theuniversitycloselyapproximatestherealworldandwhich78.__________providesarelaxed,impersonal,andsometimesanonymous(隐姓埋名的)existence,onthecontrast,theintimate79.__________atmosphereofthesmallcollegeallowsthestudentfouryearsofstructurallivinginwhichtoexpectandpreparingforthereal80.__________world.Inmakinghischoiceamongeducationalinstitutionsthestudentmust,therefore,consideragreatmanyfactors.Passage2 ThomasMalthuspublishedhis"EssayonthePrincipleofPopulation"almost200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecastershavebeingwarningthatworldwidefaminewasS1._____justaroundthenextcorner.Thefast-growingpopulation'sdemandforfood,theywarned,wouldsoonexceedtheirS2._____supply,leadingtowidespreadfoodshortagesandstarvation. Butinreality,theworld'stotalgrainharvesthasrisensteadilyovertheyears.ExceptforrelativeisolatedtroubleS3._____spotslikepresent-daySomalia,andoccasionalyearsofgoodharvests,theworld'sfoodcrisishasremainedjustS4._____aroundthecorner.Mostexpertsbelievethiscancontinueevenasifthepopulationdoublesbythemid-21stcentury,S5._____althoughfeedingI0billionpeoplewillnotbeeasyforpolitics,economicandenvironmentalreasons.OptimistsS6._____pointtoconcreteexamplesofcontinuedimprovementsinyield.InAfrica,byinstance,improvedseed,moreS7._____fertilizerandadvancedgrowingpracticeshavemorethandoublecornandwheatyieldsinanexperiment.Elsewhere,S8._____riceexpertsinthePhilippinesareproducingaplantwithfewS9._____stemsandmoreseeds.Thereisnoguaranteethatplantbreederscancontinuetodevelopnew,higher-yieldingcrop,butmostresearchersseetheirsuccesstodateasreasonS10._____forhope.Passage3 TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.ItmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverageorriskS1._________losingtheirreaders’interestandtheiradvertisers’support.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracialS2._________minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesandproceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.TheS3._________underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtobefair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbytheS4._________samekindofpopulationthatreadsit. Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,andphotographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes’S5._________contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffaboutdiversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontentS6._________audit(审查)thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.S7._________Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartooinfrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegativearticles.TheauditresultsfromS8._________improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationandS9._________theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,withaS10._________result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattleTimesCompanytowinthePersonalJournalOptimasAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.Passage4 Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhicharenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfoundnewone.AndanylargeorrichcityisgoingtoattractpoorS1.__________immigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopesofprosperityS2.__________whicharethenoftendisappointing.TherearebackwardtownsontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,justasthoughtherewereS3.__________ontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearlynine-teenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewisthescale.DescriptionsS4.__________writtenbyeighteenth-centurytravelersofthepoorofMexicoCity,andtheenormouscontraststhatwastobefoundthere,S5.__________areverydissimilartodescriptionsofMexicoCitytoday—theS6.__________poorcanstillbenumberedinmillions. Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosper-ity,butbehinditliestwomyths:themythofthecityasaS7.__________promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpovertyS8.__________andbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythoftheS9.__________countryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerationslate,S10.__________sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.Passage5 Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewingbiologically,themodernS1.__________footballerisrevealedasamemberofadisguisedhuntingpack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoal-mouth.IfhisaimisinaccurateandheS2.__________scoresagoal,enjoysthehunter’striumphofkillinghisprey. TounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplaceweS3.__________mustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.TheyspentoveraS4.__________millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.TheirverysurvivalS5.__________dependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eveniftheirbodies,becameradicailyS6.__________changed.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-groupS7.__________attackers. Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmenselyS8.__________longformativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wereputtoanewuse—thatofpenning(把S9.__________……关在圈中),controllinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.S10.__________Passage6 Morepeopledieoftuberculosis(结核病)thanofanyotherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobablybeenthecaseinquiteawhile.Duringtheearlystagesof71.__________theindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventh72.__________deathsinEurope’scrowdedcitieswerecausedbythe73.__________disease.Fromnowon,though,westerneyes,missingthe74.__________globalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecline.Withoccasionalbreaksforwar,theratesofdeathandinfectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadily75.__________throughthe19thand20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,theintroductionofantibiotics(抗菌素)strengthenedthetrendinrichcountries,andtheantibioticswereallowedtobeimportedtopoorcountries.Medicalresearchers76.__________declaredvictoryandwithdrew. Theyarewrong.Inthemid-1980sthefrequencyof77.__________infectionsanddeathsstartedtopickupagainaroundtheworld.Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcameback;in78.__________manyplaceswhereithadneverbeenaway,itgrewbetter.79.__________TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat1.7billionpeople(athirdoftheearth’spopulation)sufferfromtuberculosis.Eventheinfectionratewasfalling,populationgrowthkeptthenumberofclinicalcasesmoreorlessconstantlyat8millionayear.Around80.__________3millionofthosepeopledied,nearlyalloftheminpoorcountries.Passage7 Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmannersyouimmediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Manypeoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskedalady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtellawell-mannedpersononthewaythey71.__________occupiedthespacearoundthem—forexample,whensuchapersonwalksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareof72.__________others.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople. However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswasmoreaquestionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.Instead,this73.__________otherpersontoldusastory,ithesaidwasquitewellknown,74.__________aboutanAmericanwhohadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealat75.__________oneofthecountriesoftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasn’t76.__________beentoldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemightexpect.IfhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,hemighthavebehaved77.__________better. Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceofbreadthatlooked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin（餐巾）.Pickingit78.__________up,heputitintohiscollar,sothatitfallsacrosshisshirt.79.__________HisArabhost,whohadbeenwatching,saidofnothing,but80.__________immediatelycopiedtheactionofhisguest. Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafineexampleofgoodmanners.Passage8 Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,manhasbeenboundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedanddevel-oped.Nowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetandmove71.__________outintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhehasknownpreviouslyonlydirectly.Menhaveexploredpartsofthemoon.72.__________putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanotherplanetandpossiblywithinthedecadewilllandintoanotherplanetandexploreit.Canwebe73.__________tooboldastosuggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeother74.__________planetwithinthenot-too-distantfuture?Somehaveadvocated75.__________suchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulationproblem:shiptheexcesspeopleofftothemoon.Butwemustkeepinheadthe76.__________billionsofdollarswemightspendincarryingouttheproject.Tomaintaintheearth’spopulationatitspresentlevel,wewouldhavetoblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourofeverydayoftheyear. Whyarewespendingsolittlemoneyonspaceex-77.__________ploration?Considerthegreatneedforimprovingmanyaspects78.__________oftheglobalenvironment,oneissurelyjustifiedinhisconcernforthemoneyandresourcesthattheyarepouredinto79.__________thespaceexplorationefforts.Butperhapsweshouldlookatbothsidesofthecoinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.80.__________Passage9Mostpeopleworktoearnalivingandthey

Producegoodsandservices.Goodsareeither

agricultural(likemaize)ormanufactured(like

cars).Servicesaresuchthingslikeeducation,1.________

medicine,andcommerce.Thesepeopleprovide2.________

goods;someprovideservices.Otherpeopleprovide

bothgoodsorservices.Forexample,inthesame3.________

garageamanmaybuyacarorsomeservicewhich

helpshimmaintainhiscar.

Theworkpeopledoiscalledaseconomic4.________

activity.Alleconomicactivitiestakentogethermake

uptheeconomicsystemofatown,acity,acountry,

ortheworld.Sucheconomicsystemisthesum-total5._________

ofwhatpeopledoandwhattheywant.Thework

peopledoeitherprovideswhattheyneedorprovides

themoneywiththattheycanbyessential6.________

commodities.Ofcourse,mostpeoplehopetohave

enoughmoneytobuycommoditiesandserviceswhich

areessentialbutwhichprovidesomeparticular7.________

personalsatisfaction,suchastoysforchildren,visits8._______

thecinema,andbooks.

Thescienceofeconomicsisbasicuponthefacts9.________

ofoureverydaylives.Economistsstudyoureveryday

livesandthegenerallifeofourcommunitiesinorder

tounderstandthewholeeconomicsystemofwhichwe

areapart.Theytrytodescribethefactsofthe

economyinwhichwelive,andtoexplainhowit

works.Theeconomistmethodsshouldofcoursebe10.________

strictlyobjectiveandscientific.Passage10Parentscanbesupportiveofsuspicions.Theycanbehelpfultotheteacher,orareinneedofhelp 1.themselves.Sometimes,Ithinkparentsaretoohardtotheirchildren.Ihaveseenmanyparentsofthis 2.

kind.Ioftenhavetheproblemofparentscomingin

andtellingmewhattheyreallytreattheirkids.They 3.tellmethattheyusuallystandovertheirkindswhen

theydotheirhomework.Theychecktheirworkand

makebigfussoverthegrades.Theycriticizethekids 4.

overeverythinghavingtodowithschool.My

responseusuallyis:”well,youknow,heisreallya

goodkid.Heisfineinmyclass.Maybeyoushould

notbetoostrictwiththem.” 5.Wewantparentstorealizethefactthatteachers

areprofessorsatworkingwithchildren.Theyhave 6.

observedmanychildrenandmanyparents.Because

ofthis,andbecauseoftheirspecializedtraining,

teacherscanberealisticaboutchildren.Teachers

knowwhetherparentswanttheirchildrentodowell 7.

andtobehavewell.Butteachersknowlesswhat 8.

childrenshouldbeabletodoatdifferentagesand

stages.Theydon’texpectthe8-year-oldstodothe

workthatcanonlybedonebythe12-year-olds.

Parents,inthecontrary,oftenexpecttheirchildren 9.

todowhatisusuallybeyondtheirageandability.

Obviously,thismaymakegreatharmtothe 10.

children’sdevelopment.Passage11Closureisthepositivefellingyougetwhenyou

finishatask.Lackofclosureresultsfromthe1.________

panickedfeelingthatyoustillhaveamillionthingsto

do.Onewaytoobtainclosureisdivideataskinto2.________

manageablegoals,listthem,andcheckthemoff

yourlistasyoufinishthem.Forexample,suppose

yourhistoricteacherassignsthreechapterstobe3.________

read.Ifyourgoalistoreadallthreechapters,you

mayfeeldiscouragedifyoudon’tcompletethe

readingatonetime.Amoreeffectivewayto

completetheassignmentistodividethereadinginto

smallergoalsbythinkingeachchapterasaseparate4.________

goal.Thusyouexperiencesuccessasyoucomplete.

eachchapter.Whileyouhavecompletedtheoverall5.________

goal,youknowyouhaveprogressedtowardit.

Asecondblocktoobtainingclosureisunfinished

business.Youmayhaveseveraltaskswiththesame

deadline.Ifchangingfromonetasktoanotherserves6.________

asabreak,changingtaskstoooftenwastetime.7.________

Eachtimeyouswitch,youlosemomentum.You

maybeunabletochangementalgea