高三英语短文改错专题练习精选
高三英语短文改错专题练习
高二英语短文改错专题练习
命题及审题人：邹乐铭 2018.4.14
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The Great Wall is a great military fortification project in China that was regarded as a miracle in the history of ancient architecture. It went through more 2,500 years of the Chinese history but bestrides the vast terrain over a dozen of provinces in northern China. Although it has lost the its military value for a long time, it nevertheless reflects the dignity, confident, and independence of the Chinese people.
’s poetry said “You are not a man until you climbed up the Great Wall”
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C【2018届全国26省3月联考】
In my opinion, my father can always give me advices because he has experienced a lot. When he graduated in college, his first job was to work as an office clerk. Later he found life was boring to sit in office, so he decided to quit and then starts his travels to many places. Having been traveled a lot, my father broadened his vision great and then went back home. While he met my mother, she thought it was time to settle down. Interesting in his life experi ence, I can’t help thinking that if I go with him, I will meet many new persons with who I can make friends.
I want to live like my father.
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The good news is whether there’ll be a men’s basketball match between China and Korea at the stadium of our city i n this Sunday. It’s reported that a number of well-known basketball star will appear in the game so it’s a good chance for you to watch them playing live. I like basketball very much, but I know basketball is also your favorite sport, so I was inviting you to watch the game. If you are interesting, please let me know as soon as possibly. In that case, I can’t buy the tickets ahead of time. Remember, match will start at nine o’clock on Sunday morning.
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Lending a hand to people make me happy. One day, I saw Sally, my assistant, cried. I asked her about my problem and she said that her mom was sick. She didn’t have enough money to have her mother fully examining,
so I decided to give her one of my diamond ring. It didn’
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People celebrate the Lantern Festival across China every year. About two weeks before, I went to Yuyuan Garden Lantern Fair, one of busiest and grandest lantern fairs in China. I enjoyed locally snacks and traditional performances. Craftsmen at different stand sold their delicate handicrafts in reasonable prices. That impressed me most was various types of lanterns. I also learn to make a paper lantern. Although it wasn’t very beautiful, but it brought back my childhood memories. Today, many lantern fairs are still well preserving. It is a good way for us Chinese to know about my traditional culture.
G【2018届江西省临川二中高三1月考试】
Everyone tends have many problems while gaining knowledge . Therefore , your willingness to deal with these problems will eventually enable you to work it out. What I’d like to share is my approaches to solve the problems.
First, you must focus on which you are faced with. There seems to be a lot of attractive you should touch them after finishing your work. Second, believe to yourself. Though there
Last , keep modest . Never fee1 embarrassing to turn to your teachers or classmates. Everyone in your surroundings can be your teacher.
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Things will turn much good if we can work out some rules for people to obey. Therefore, I hold a positive attitude of it.
I【2018届安徽六校教育研究会高三第二次联考】
短文改错专题练习参考答案
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Whether 改成 that
In this Sunday去掉in star改成stars
you改成us
but改成and
was改成am
interesting改成interested
possibly改成possible
can’t改成can
在match前加the
[ 解析 ]
小题1考查表语从句引导词.句意：好消息是在我市体育场有一场中韩男子篮球比赛.Be动词后是表语从句，从句中不缺成分、不缺翻译，用that引导.故whether改成that.
小题2考查介词.this Sunday是时间状语，有指代词this，前面不用介词.故In this Sunday去掉in.
小题3考查名词.a number of许多，修饰名词复数.故star改成stars.
小题4考查代词.根据下文我也喜欢篮球，得知指代词错误，表示对于我们来说是个好机会.故you改成us. 小题5考查连词.前后是并列关系.故but改成and.
小题6考查动词时态.通篇是一般现在时，这里用过去时是错误的.故was改成am.
小题7考查形容词.表示人感兴趣，用ed形式.故interesting改成interested.
小题8考查形容词.as soon as possible 是固定短语，表示尽可能快的.故possibly改成possible.
小题9考查情态动词肯定形式.根据句意得知，是表示我可以提前买票.故can’t改成can.
小题10考查冠词.表示特指中韩之间的这场男子篮球赛.故在match前加the.
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[ 解析 ]
本文主要讲了每个人在获得知识的过程中都会遇到许多问题.然而，你处理那些问题的意愿，最终能够让你解决它们.作者针对这一问题，给出了自己的建议.
考查固定短语.每个人在获得知识的过程中都会遇到许多问题.tend to常常，是固定短语.
考查连词.然而，你处理问题的那些意愿，最终能够让你解决它们.表示“然而”，所以Therefore改成However.
考查代词.指代these problems，是复数，所以it改成them.
考查固定用法.approach to后面接v+ing，所以solve改成solving.
考查宾语从句.what you are faced with.是一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，所以which改成what. 考查主谓一致.a lot of attractive things是复数意义，所以seems改成 seem.
考查名词单复数.被a lot of修饰，所以用名词复数，game改成games.
考查固定短语.其次，要相信你自己.believe in相信，是固定短语，所以to改成in.
考查固定用法.though与but不能连用，所以去掉but.
考查v+ed.v+ed修饰人，v+ing修饰物，这里修饰人，所以embarrassing改成embarrassed.
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[ 答案 ]
第一句 increasing 改成 increasingly
第二句 involving 改成 involved
第二句去掉 some
第三句 if 改成 whether
第三句 public 前面加上 in
第四句 which 前面加上in
第四句 vote 改成 votes
第五句 make 改成 makes
第六句 good 改成 better
第七句 of 改成 towards
[ 解析 ]
第1题考查副词.副词修饰形容词，故 increasing 改成 increasingly.
第2题考查非谓语动词.参与其中是be involved in，get+ somebody+宾补，用过去分词表示被动，故involving 改成 involved.
第3题考查冠词.泛指其他人前面不用定冠词，故去掉 the.
第4题考查连词.whether…or not.是固定结构，表示是否，故 if 改成 whether.
第5题考查介词.participate in是固定短语，表示参加，故 public 前面加上 in.
第6题考查介词.voting events是先行词，表示在这些投票赛事中，用介词in，故 which 前面加上in.
第7题考查名词.voting events得知在投票赛事中，候选人寻找多个选票.故vote 改成 votes.
第8题考查主谓一致.主语是Internet，谓语动词用单数，故 make 改成 makes.
第9题考查形容词比较级.much修饰比较级，故 good 改成 better.
第10题考查介词.attitude towards，表示对…态度，故 of 改成 towards.
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[ 解析 ]
第一处：考查冠词.句意：斯德哥尔摩，瑞典的首都，希望到2040年完全停止使用化石能源.“the capital of Sweden”是Stockholm的同位语，做同位语时，capital前不加冠词，故应将the去掉.
第二处：句意：这座城市想让造成更多污染的大卡车使用生物燃料.分析句子结构，“what cause more pollution”是定语从句，修饰larger lorries，引导词在从句中做主语，指物，故该从句要用关系代词which/that引导.what不能引导定语从句.
第三处：考查主谓一致.“which are produced from waste”是定语从句，修饰bio-fuel，which指代bio-fuel，根据主谓一致原则，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式is.
第四处：考查介词.take advantage of意为“利用……”，是固定短语，故要在advantage和a之间加of. 第五处：考查非谓语动词.句意：斯德哥尔摩和一家名为Fortum的能源公司合作来利用全市供热系统，利用来自超市和体育馆的余热为家庭供暖.“use waste heat from supermarkets and stadiums to supply heat for homes”是方式状语，主句主语和use之间是主动关系，故要用现在分词作状语.
第六处：考查副词.句意：这座城市正在努力地逐步改变人们的行为.该句和上一句（斯德哥尔摩和一家名为Fortum的能源公司合作来利用全市供热系统，利用来自超市和体育馆的余热为家庭供暖）之间是并列关系，不是转折关系，故应将However改为“Besides/Moreover”.
第七处：考查名词所有格形式.句意：这座城市正在努力地逐步改变人们的行为.根据句意，修饰behaviour 要用名词所有格形式，故应将people改为people’s.
第八处：考查被动语态.句意：在一个新建的庄园里，给人们提供了平板电脑.tablets和provide之间是被动关系，故该句应用被动语态，将providing改为provided.
第九处：考查代词.在一个新建的庄园里，给人们提供了平板电脑，这些平板电脑可以显示人们实时的能源使用情况.该处指人们的能源使用情况，故应将its改为their.
第十处：考查比较级.句意：这有助于他们更好地了解他们如何使用水，电，气.结合句意，应将good改为better.
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