第1节 短文改错(10分)Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I plantedSome cherry tomatoes(圣女果)in our back garden. Since then- for all these years-wehad been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As result, the plants aregrowing somewhere. The fruits are small in size,but juicy and taste. There are so muchthat we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to growin the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attackproblems. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at no cost![答案][小题1]before—ago[小题2]by—of【小题 3】year-years-|||-【小题4】 /resdownarrow I-a-|||-[小题5] somewhere-everywhere-|||-【小题 ] tast-tasty-|||-【小题7】 |m||bh-may-|||-【小题 ] bmat-yet 或去掉but-|||-【小题9】 wonderfully-wonderful-|||-【解析】-|||-【小题 https:/img.zuoyebang.cc/zyb_fe6f5fc6530037d03c8918d93326c8ed.jpg] before-ago.ago "从现在起的若干时间以前";时间段 -280 与一般过去时连用。before泛指"从-|||-过去起的若干时间以前",意思是"距过去某时......以前""与其......(毋宁)",常和完成时连用,这里谓-|||-语动词planted用的是过去式,故用ago。-|||-[小题2]在......的帮助下用固定搭配with the help of。所以把by改成of-|||-[小题3]根据句意和前面的all these 可知,用可数 名词y=ar的复数形式years。all these years 的-|||-意思是这么多年。-|||-【小题 +1 根据时间状语Since then 可知,本句用现在完成进行时。所以把had 变成have-|||-【小题5】as a result是固定搭配。所以在As和resu之间加a-|||-[小题6]因为哪里落了种子就在哪里长,所以这种植物长得到处是。所以把 somewhere (某地)改成-|||-everywhere(到处)。-|||-[小题7]这种果子个头小,但是汁多、味道好。这里放在are后面,应该用形容词。所以把taste改成tasty.-|||-[小题8]根据后面的them可知, `这里用many表示可数名词的许多,而much 修饰不可数名词。-|||-所以把much改成many。-|||-[小题9]英语中although是连词,but是并列连词。所以不能同时用。所以把but改成yet或去掉 but-|||-[小题10]tomatoes 是名词,应该用形容词来修饰。副词常常修饰动词。所以把wonderfully改为wonderfulStudents who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21. Guest speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10st and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: https:/cambridgesciencefestival.org.[小题1] Who can take in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School students. B. Cambridge locals. C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists. E. [小题2] When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? F. On February 8th. G. On March 10th On March 15th.. On April 21st. [小题3]What type of writing is this text? An exhibition guide. An art show review. An announcement. An official report. Passenger pigeons(旅鸽)once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群)so large that they darkened the sky for hours. i. s may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants. y the losing ecades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered(驱散)the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again. i Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914. [小题1] In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______. were the biggest bird in the world lived mainly in the south of America did great harm to the natural environment Were the largest popula nvironment D. Were the largest population in the US [小题2]The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ _______. escape ruin liberation scape B. ruin C. liberation D. evolution [小题3]What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons? To seek pleasure. To save other birds. To make money. To protect crops. [小题4] What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan? It was ignored by the public. It was declared too late. It was unfair. It was strict. [文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了旅鸽逐渐消失的过程。 [小题1]D. 考查细节理解。在18世纪和19世纪初期,旅鸽的数量怎么样?根据Passenger pigeons(旅鸽)【小题 3】year-years-|||-【小题4】 /resdownarrow I-a-|||-[小题5] somewhere-everywhere-|||-【小题 ] tast-tasty-|||-【小题7】 |m||bh-may-|||-【小题 ] bmat-yet 或去掉but-|||-【小题9】 wonderfully-wonderful-|||-【解析】-|||-【小题 https:/img.zuoyebang.cc/zyb_382868afaa7696624076ec5d11265757.jpg] before-ago.ago "从现在起的若干时间以前";时间段 -280 与一般过去时连用。before泛指"从-|||-过去起的若干时间以前",意思是"距过去某时......以前""与其......(毋宁)",常和完成时连用,这里谓-|||-语动词planted用的是过去式,故用ago。-|||-[小题2]在......的帮助下用固定搭配with the help of。所以把by改成of-|||-[小题3]根据句意和前面的all these 可知,用可数 名词y=ar的复数形式years。all these years 的-|||-意思是这么多年。-|||-【小题 +1 根据时间状语Since then 可知,本句用现在完成进行时。所以把had 变成have-|||-【小题5】as a result是固定搭配。所以在As和resu之间加a-|||-[小题6]因为哪里落了种子就在哪里长,所以这种植物长得到处是。所以把 somewhere (某地)改成-|||-everywhere(到处)。-|||-[小题7]这种果子个头小,但是汁多、味道好。这里放在are后面,应该用形容词。所以把taste改成tasty.-|||-[小题8]根据后面的them可知, `这里用many表示可数名词的许多,而much 修饰不可数名词。-|||-所以把much改成many。-|||-[小题9]英语中although是连词,but是并列连词。所以不能同时用。所以把but改成yet或去掉 but-|||-[小题10]tomatoes 是名词,应该用形容词来修饰。副词常常修饰动词。所以把wonderfully改为wonderfulC typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , ut it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait inst hair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that oes the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is ntertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly or show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait in et all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair. How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achiever (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ? t which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things , and so we take less action , make less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving . It doesn’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go , something you want to accomplish , someone you want to become ….take immediate action .If you’re clear about where you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way . [小题1] Why does the lion tamer use a chair? To trick the lion. To show off his skill . To get ready for a fight. To ntertain the audience. [小题2] In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair? They feel puzzled over choices. They hold on to the wrong things. They find it hard to make changes. They have to do something for show. [小题3] What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3? Tolerant Doubtful Respectful Supportive [小题4] When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____. better chance break your old habits make a quick decision ask for clear guidance s more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out hinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly isappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United N nglish, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In act, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the ne lobal languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- UNESCO and National Geographic among them –have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect. Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal. culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.

第1节 短文改错(10分)

Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted

Some cherry tomatoes(圣女果)in our back garden. Since then- for all these years-we

had been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As result, the plants are

growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size,but juicy and taste. There are so much

that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow

in the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attack

problems. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at no cost!

[答案]

[小题1]before—ago

[小题2]by—of

Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21. Guest speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.

Between March 10st and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: https://cambridgesciencefestival.org.

[小题1] Who can take in the Curiosity Challenge?

A. School students.
B. Cambridge locals.
C. CSF winners.
D. MIT artists.
E. [小题2] When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?
F. On February 8th.
G. On March 10th
On March 15th..
On April 21st.
[小题3]What type of writing is this text?
An exhibition guide.
An art show review.
An announcement.
An official report.

Passenger pigeons(旅鸽)once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群)so large that they darkened the sky for hours.
i.
s may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.
y the
losing
ecades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered(驱散)the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.
i Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.
[小题1] In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______.
were the biggest bird in the world
lived mainly in the south of America
did great harm to the natural environment
Were the largest popula
nvironment D. Were the largest population in the US
[小题2]The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ _______.
escape
ruin
liberation
scape B. ruin C. liberation D. evolution
[小题3]What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?
To seek pleasure.
To save other birds.
To make money.
To protect crops.
[小题4] What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?
It was ignored by the public.
It was declared too late.
It was unfair.
It was strict.
[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了旅鸽逐渐消失的过程。
[小题1]D. 考查细节理解。在18世纪和19世纪初期,旅鸽的数量怎么样?根据Passenger pigeons(旅鸽)C
typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention ,
ut it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait inst
hair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that
oes the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is
ntertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly
or show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait in
et all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achiever (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ?
t which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things , and so we take less action , make less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving .
It doesn’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go , something you want to accomplish , someone you want to become ….take immediate action .If you’re clear about where you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way .
[小题1] Why does the lion tamer use a chair?
To trick the lion.
To show off his skill .
To get ready for a fight.
To
ntertain the audience.
[小题2] In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?
They feel puzzled over choices.
They hold on to the wrong things.
They find it hard to make changes.
They have to do something for show.
[小题3] What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3?
Tolerant
Doubtful
Respectful
Supportive
[小题4] When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.
better chance
break your old habits
make a quick decision
ask for clear guidance

s more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out
hinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly
isappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United N
nglish, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In
act, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the ne
lobal languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact,
half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- UNESCO and National Geographic among them –have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.
Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.
culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.