When I wake up I don’t get up 1 (immediate). I turn on the television and watch the children’s programmes and old 2 (film) until about half-past ten. Then I go downstairs and switch 3 the TV in the living room. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film. In the evenings, I often watch TV series or sport and the news. At nine thirty, if there is 4 good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night, I watch 5 (many) films and I usually switch off the TV at about two o’clock.
I watch TV for sixteen 6 seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every afternoon, and I go for a walk with Tina, 7 is my dog. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always sit on the stone wall, 8 (take) my portable TV.
Of course, I couldn’t live this lifestyle without a good wife. She’s not here because she 9 (work) now. We haven’t got much money, but we’re happy. Sit down and watch TV. Here’s the remote control. You’ve got the world at 10 (you) feet. And in your hand. Great!
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答案
1.immediately 空格处作状语,故填提示词的副词形式。
2.films 根据空前的定语old和语境可知,空格处填复数名词。
3.on switch on为动词短语,意为“把开关打开”。
4.a 空格处之后的名词play在句中表示泛指,故填不定冠词。
5.more 空格处作定语,结合上文的语境可知,此处应用比较级。
6.or sixteen or seventeen hours为常用表达,意为“十六七个小时”。
7.which 先行词Tina指物,且关系词在非限制性定语从句中作主语,故填which。
8.taking 此处为非谓语动词作伴随状语,且与主语是主动关系,故填现在分词taking。
9.is working 根据空后的now和语境可知,空格处的动作正在发生,故用现在进行时。
10.your 空格处在句中作名词feet的定语,故填形容词性物主代词your。
课文与短文改错
根据课文内容,对下面材料进行修改。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。
I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock go off. Hearing my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minute to wash, have breakfast or leave home.
I am always the first person get to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busy! Every minute of the day is filled with urgency matters.
I seldom have time for a fun and other activities with my family. My family complains in it. But I try to work hardly to make more money for them. Beside, I like being busy. I get bored if there’s nothing to do.
答案
第一段
1.第一句:go→goes 根据逻辑主语my alarm clock可知,动词go应改为goes。
2.第三句:minute→minutes 根据fifteen可知,可数名词minute应用复数形式。
3.第三句:or→and 根据语境可知,have breakfast与leave home之间的连词错误,应改为and。
第二段
4.第一句:∧get→to 根据“the+序数词+名词+to do sth.”可知,get之前应添加不定式符号to。
5.第二句:第二个busy→busier 根据语境可知,作者在下午时更忙,故busy应改为比较级形式。
6.第三句:urgency→urgent 名词matters之前应用形容词urgent修饰。
第三段
7.第一句:删除a for fun为常用短语,故删除句中的不定冠词a。
8.第二句:in→about/of complain about/of sth.为常用短语,故in改为about/of。
9.第三句:hardly→hard 根据语境“我尽力努力工作”可知,hardly使用错误,应改为hard。hardly意为“几乎不;刚刚”。
10.第四句:Beside→Besides 根据语境“此外,我喜欢忙碌着”可知,Beside应改为副词Besides。
