高一英语短文改错专练22套
高一英语短文改错专练22套
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A shopkeeper once found that a bag money 56．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
had been stolen from his shop． He went to the 57．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
judge（法官） and tell him about his loss（损失）． 58．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
The judge ordered all people of the shop 59．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
to come before him． He took a number of the 60．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
sticks of equal length（长度） or gave one stick 61．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
to each person． Then he said， “Come after me 62．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
again tomorrow． I’ll then know which of you are 63．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
the thief because the stick given to a thief 64．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
will be one inch longer than the other．” 65．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
keys: 56．bag后加of 57．√ 58．tell→told 59．all后加the
60．去掉the 61．or→and 62．after→before 63．are→is
64．a→the 65．other→others
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Miss Evans taught physics in school in London．Last month 56．＿＿＿＿＿
she was explaining to one of her class about sound ，and 57．＿＿＿＿＿
she decide to test them to see how successful she had 58．＿＿＿＿＿
been in her work． She said to them， “Now I has a sister 59．＿＿＿＿＿
in Washington． If I was calling her by the phone， and 60．＿＿＿＿＿
you were on the other side of the street． Who would 61．＿＿＿＿＿
hear me first， my sister and you？ And why？” 62．＿＿＿＿＿
A clever boy at once answered， “You sister， Miss 63．＿＿＿＿＿
Evans， because the electricity travels much faster than sound 64．＿＿＿＿＿
waves．” “Very well，” Miss Evans praised． 65．＿＿＿＿＿
keys: 56．第一个in后加a 57．class→classes 58．decide→decided
59．has→have 60．by→on 61． √ 62．and→or
63．You→Your 64．去掉the 65．well→good
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
It is interested to visit another country， but sometimes 56． ＿＿＿
there are some questions when we don’t know the language very 57． ＿＿＿
well． It may be difficult to talk about the people there． We may 58． ＿＿＿
not know how to use the telephone in the country which are 59． ＿＿＿
visiting． We may not know what to buy the things we need． 60． ＿＿＿
In a strange country we may not know where to eat and what 61． ＿＿＿
to order in a restaurant． It is not easy to decide how many 62． ＿＿＿
mo
ney to tip（付小费） waiters or taxi drivers． When we are 63． ＿＿＿
helpless， we may not know how to ask help． 64． ＿＿＿
After a short time later， however， we learn what to do 65． ＿＿＿
and what to say． We learn to enjoy life in another country， and then we may be
sorry to leave both the place and the people．
Keys:56． interested→interesting 57． questions→problems
58． about→with／to 59． which后加we 60． what→how
61． and→or 62． many→much 63．√
64． ask后加for 65． 去掉later
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Long long ago， people had gather leaves and 56． ＿＿＿＿＿
fruit of plants to eat with． They didn’t know how 57． ＿＿＿＿＿
to plant crops or how to keep animals for their 58． ＿＿＿＿＿
food． We call them Stone Age people． Thing for 59． ＿＿＿＿＿
them were terrible and hard． Now there have still 60． ＿＿＿＿＿
some people living liked those Stone Age people． 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
They live in places that are hard reach． They do 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
not know of our invention， for they keep themselves 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
away our civilized world． For many years 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
a group of people call Aruntas have lived alone 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
in the center of Australia．
Keys:56． had→had to 57．去掉with 58．√ 59． Thing→Things
60． have→are 61． liked→like 62． reach→to reach
63． invention→inventions 64． away后加from 65． call→called
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
How robins（知更鸟） know when it is time 56． ＿＿＿＿＿
to go back north？ They seem to tell by how
soon daylight lasts． In late winter， daylight 57． ＿＿＿＿＿
begins to last longest each day． When the 58． ＿＿＿＿＿
daylight lasts long enough， robins start north． 59． ＿＿＿＿＿
They fly by day． Each year they follow a same 60． ＿＿＿＿＿
fly－way． At first， they fly only few miles a 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
day． They stop often in the field to eat bugs 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
（小虫子）． Late， they seem in a hurry． They fly 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
over 100 miles a day． Some are going so far 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
as 180 miles． When they get to home， they 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
always stay together high in a tree．
Keys: 56．How后加do 57．soon→long 58．longest→longer
59．√ 60．a→the 61．few前加a
62．field→fields
63．Late→Later 64．so→as 65．去掉to
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
On the Internet
The Internet is playing a important part in 56． ＿＿＿＿＿
our daily life． On the net，we can learn about 57． ＿＿＿＿＿
news both home and abroad and some other 58． ＿＿＿＿＿
informations as well． We can also make phone calls， 59． ＿＿＿＿＿
send messages by e-mails，go to net schools，and 60． ＿＿＿＿＿
learn foreign languages by ourselves． Beside，we 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
can enjoy music，watch sports matches，and play the 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
chess or cards． The net even help us do shopping， 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
make a chat with others and make friends with them． 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
In a word，the Internet has made our life more easier． 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
Keys:56．a→an 57．√ 58．home前加at
59．informations→information 60．e-mails→e-mail
61．Beside→Besides 62．去掉the 63．help→helps
64．第一个make→have 65．more→much
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In the morning of November 18th，1755，an earthquake 56． ＿＿＿＿＿
shook Boston．John，a professor at Harvard College felt a quake 57． ＿＿＿＿＿
and woke up．“I rose and found to be fifteen minutes past 58． ＿＿＿＿
four．” He hurried to downstairs to the clock． It had stopped 59． ＿＿＿＿
three minutes ago． Except for stopping the clock，the quake 60． ＿＿＿＿＿
had only thrown a key from the mantel（壁炉架） to the floor． 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
The clock had stopped because John put some long 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
glass tube he was using for an experiment into the case 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
for safekeeping．The quake had been knocked the tubes over and 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
blocked the pendulum（钟摆）． So John had the exactly
time of the earthquake． 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
keys: 56．In→On 57．第二个a→the 58．found后加it
59．去掉第一个to 60．ago→before 61．√ 62．put前加had
63．tube→tubes 64．去掉been 65．exactly→exact
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
People have different tastes in food． Some
feel they haven't a meal unless they have had 56． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
pork or other meat；some prefer chickens 57． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
or fish，and eats one or the other at every meal． 58． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Others prefer vegetables and fruits o
r
grains but would enjoy a meal of potatoes， 59． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
noodles and carrots and some another fruits． 60． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Others could live on the foods are called 61． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
fast foods，for example，a hamburger or 62． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
hot dog，French fries and a soft drinks． 63． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Food can be prepared by so many ways． 64． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Every is satisfactory to different person． 65． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Keys:56．haven’t后加had 57．chickens→chicken 58．eats→eat
59．but→and 60．another→other 61．foods后加that或去掉are
62．√ 63．去掉a 64．by→in 65．Every→Each
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In recently years，dust storms take place more 76． ＿＿＿＿＿
and more often in the north of Chinese． They have 77． ＿＿＿＿＿
brought a great deal of trouble to people’s lives． 78． ＿＿＿＿＿
The strong wind blows up the dust，made the air 79． ＿＿＿＿＿
very dirty． It also stops many of people from going 80． ＿＿＿＿＿
out． In past，people raised a large number of sheep． 81． ＿＿＿＿＿
The sheep eat up a great deal of grass and the land 82． ＿＿＿＿＿
became sandy． Now the government have begun to 83． ＿＿＿＿＿
pay attention to the problem． Each year，a lot of 84． ＿＿＿＿＿
money spent on the improvement of the environment． 85． ＿＿＿＿＿
76．recently→recent 77．Chinese→China 78．lives→life
79．made→making 80．去掉of 81．past前加the 82．eat→ate
83．have→has 84．√ 85．spent前加is
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Life in the twenty－one century will be very 56． ＿＿＿
different with life today． There will be many 57． ＿＿＿
changes．What can the changes be？ The population 58． ＿＿＿
is growing fast． That will be many more people in 59． ＿＿＿
the world and most of them will live in longer 60． ＿＿＿
than people live now． Computers will be much 61． ＿＿＿
more smaller and more useful， and there will 62． ＿＿＿
be one in every home． People will work few 63． ＿＿＿
hours than they now and they will have more 64．＿＿＿
free time for reading books， watch TV and traveling． 65．＿＿＿
keys: 56．twenty-one→twenty-first 57．with→from 58．can→will
59．That→There 60．去掉in 61．√ 62．去掉第一个more
63．few→fewer 64．no
w前加do 65．watch→watching
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Once one year a race is held． A lot 56． ＿＿＿＿＿
of cars took part this race last year and there 57． ＿＿＿＿＿
had a lot of experiments just before it began． One 58． ＿＿＿＿＿
of the most beautiful car was a Rolls－Royce 59． ＿＿＿＿＿
Silver Ghost． The most usual car was a Benz 60． ＿＿＿＿＿
which had only three wheels． Built in 1885，it is the 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
oldest car taking part． After a great many loud 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
noises，the race began． Many of cars broke down on 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
the way and some drivers spent much time under 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
their cars than in them． The win car reached at 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
a speed of forty miles an hour．
Keys: 56．one→every 57．part后加in 58．had→were 59．car→cars
60．usual→unusual 61．is→was 62．√ 63．cars前加the
64．much→more或much后加more 65．win→winning
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分， 满分10分）
Sleep，as we know， is important to us． And 56． ＿＿＿＿
how many sleep do we actually need？For most 57． ＿＿＿＿
of us， eight hours seem to be about the right 58． ＿＿＿＿
amount． Yet we know that there are a 59． ＿＿＿＿
great many people who get along well less 60． ＿＿＿＿
sleep ，and some whom may even need more． A 61． ＿＿＿＿
great deal depends by the way we live． But 62． ＿＿＿＿
a good common rule to follow to is to 63． ＿＿＿＿
sleep long as we have to． So we’ll feel 64． ＿＿＿＿
happy and be able
to work with our best when we wake． 65． ＿＿＿＿
keys: 56．And→But 57．many→much 58．seem→seems 59．√
60．well后加with 61．whom→who 62．by→on 63．去掉第二个to
64．long前加as 65．with→at
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Different people speak different language， 76．＿＿＿＿
but sports have a language of its own． A football 77．＿＿＿＿
player from Japan can not play with a player from 78．＿＿＿＿
England． One does not need to understand the language 79．＿＿＿＿
of the other． The game speaks for themselves． 80．＿＿＿＿
Peoples who do not know each other often become 81．＿＿＿＿
friend after they have played together． The new 82．＿＿＿＿
boy or girl in school quickly become one of the 83．
＿＿＿＿
class after few games． People in different parts of 84．＿＿＿＿
the world learn to understand one other through sports． 85．＿＿＿＿
keys: 76． language → languages 77． its → their 78．去掉 not
79． ∨ 80． themselves → itself 81．Peoples → People
82． friend → friends 83． become→becomes
84． few 前加 a 85． other → another
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
My friend Henry has a most unusually hobby 56． ＿＿＿＿＿
（爱好）． He likes plant flowers in strange places． 57． ＿＿＿＿＿
When the spring comes round， you can always tell 58． ＿＿＿＿＿
Henry had been busy working because the dirty sides of 59． ＿＿＿＿＿
canals（沟渠） and railway banks suddenly 60． ＿＿＿＿＿
became filled of flowers． In his spare time， with 61． ＿＿＿＿＿
pockets full of seeds， Henry goes round by his bike． 62． ＿＿＿＿＿
He has a long pipe with him blow seeds into places 63． ＿＿＿＿＿
that is hard to reach． When his flowers fade（凋谢）， 64． ＿＿＿＿＿
he goes round again to collect its seeds． In this way 65． ＿＿＿＿＿
he always has a big supply．
Keys:56． unusually→unusual 57． plant→planting或 to plant
58．去掉the 59． had→has 60．√
61． filled→full或 of→with 62． by→on 或去掉his
63． 在him 后加to 64． is→are 65． its→their
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Dear Peter，
Thanks very much on inviting me to your birthday 56．＿＿＿＿＿＿
party on Sunday． I’d like very much come， but 57．＿＿＿＿＿＿
I had an examination on Monday morning． It is 58．＿＿＿＿＿＿
a very important exam， but I can’t afford to 59．＿＿＿＿＿＿
fail it． I’ll spend all the whole weekend reading 60．＿＿＿＿＿＿
and prepare for it． So I’m really sorry that 61．＿＿＿＿＿＿
I won’t able to come this time． Hope you 62．＿＿＿＿＿＿
can understand． I’ll take this chance to wish 63．＿＿＿＿＿＿
you a wonderful time in your birthday． Happy 64．＿＿＿＿＿＿
birthday， Peter， and many happy return of the day！ 65．＿＿＿＿＿＿
Yours，
Li Ming
Keys: 56． on→for 57． much后加to 58． had→have
59． but→and／so 60．
去掉all 61． prepare→preparing
62． able前加be 63．∨ 64． in→on 65． return→returns
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Sandy is busy． Like many other girl about her 56．＿＿＿＿＿
age， she spends hours in the telephone， talking to her 57．＿＿＿＿＿
friends． She often go out on weekends． She looks 58．＿＿＿＿＿
after children for other families get some money． 59．＿＿＿＿＿
And， of course， during the school years she herself 60．＿＿＿＿＿
has many homework to do． During the football season， 61．＿＿＿＿＿
she and the other pretty girls are leaders for school 62．＿＿＿＿＿
football games． They led the crowd in cheering （加 63．＿＿＿＿＿
油）for school team． The cheers are not long， but it 64．＿＿＿＿＿
takes a long time to practise shout together． 65．＿＿＿＿＿
keys: 56．girl→girls 57． in→on 58． go→goes
59．get前加to 60． √ 61． many→much 62． 去掉the
63． led→ lead 64． school前加the 65． shout→shouting
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Mrs Jackson is very old woman． She 56．＿＿＿＿
had a very small room in an old house． She 57．＿＿＿＿
has lived there in 1964． That was 58．＿＿＿＿
the year when her husband death． He 59．＿＿＿＿
had been ill for many year． After his 60．＿＿＿＿
death Mrs Jackson had not some money at all． 61．＿＿＿＿
She found out work in a factory． Her 62．＿＿＿＿
job was to clean the offices． She had get up 63．＿＿＿＿
at six in the morning． Last year she was 64．＿＿＿＿
ill and her doctor said，“ Not work so hard．” 65．＿＿＿＿
Keys:
56． is后加 a 57． had→has 58． in→since 59． death→died
60． year→years 61． some→any 62． 去掉out 63． had后加to
64． √ 65． Not→Don’t
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Dear Smith，
I’m glad to hearing that you are going to visit our school in the near future． 56．＿＿
Now I’d like to tell you the way to our school after you get on the train． 57．＿＿
Come out from of the railway station， turn left and 58．＿＿
walk up the road toward the traffic light． 59．＿＿
After you pass a bank in your left， turn right， 60．＿＿
and walk still further until you across the road． 6
1．＿＿
Then walk along the street and you’ll find cinema on your left． 62．＿＿
Come to fourth crossing on the left． 63．＿＿
Go down the street and you’ll see No． 1 High School halfway up the street 64．＿＿
on your left．You can't miss it．You are welcomed．I hope you'll have a good time． 65．＿＿
Best wishes．
Yours，
Li Ping
Keys: 56．hearing→hear 57． on →off 58． 去掉from 59． light→lights 60． in→on 61． across→cross 62． cinema前加 a
63． fourth前加 the 64．√ 65． welcomed→welcome
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Once there was a boy liked reading books very 56． ＿＿＿＿
much． Because the boy was so poor to buy any books， 57． ＿＿＿＿
so he had no books of his own． But that could not stop 58． ＿＿＿＿
him from reading． He decided to borrow from a friend 59． ＿＿＿＿
of his， who was living far away to the boy's home． The 60． ＿＿＿＿
boy always tried his best to finish read the books 61． ＿＿＿＿
and then returned them back to the owner within the 62． ＿＿＿＿
given time． That was the reason why his friend was glad 63． ＿＿＿＿
to lend him any of his books． The many books the boy read， 64． ＿＿＿＿
the more knowledge he learned． And late he became a great writer． 65． ＿＿＿＿
Keys: 56．liked前加 who 57． so→too 58． 去掉so 59． borrow后加books
60． to→from 61． read→reading 62． 去掉back 63．正确
64． many→more 65． late→later
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I went down to my friend's Tom's farm last 76． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
August to helping him． August is the busiest 77． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
time of the year for farmers，so it is then 78． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
which they have to cut the corn． It is also the 79． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
time of me to spend my holiday，so I decided 80． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
to do something that is useful and at the 81． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
same time quite different from my work 82． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
at the office in London． Lucky the weather 83． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
was fine while my two weeks on the farm． 84． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
I enjoyed myself and I learned lot there．
85． ＿＿＿＿＿＿
Keys: 76． friend's →friend 77． helping → help 78． so → because
79． which → that 80． of → for 81． is → was 82． √
83． Lucky → Luckily 84． while → during 85． lot 前加a
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Attention， please！ I’m sorry to tell you that the visit to 56． ＿＿＿
the country， that we planned for this morning， will 57． ＿＿＿
be put off until tomorrow because the rain． This morning 58． ＿＿＿
we will visit a middle school， where has a history of 85 59． ＿＿＿
years． This afternoon we’ll visit the industry exhibition， from 60． ＿＿＿
which many new products are in show． Some of them 61． ＿＿＿
won nation prizes for invention． The bus will wait for 62． ＿＿＿
us at the gate of our hotel at a half past eight． Please be 63． ＿＿＿
there on time． Don’t forget to bringing your things you need 64． ＿＿＿
with you． If you had any questions， you can ask me． Thanks． 65． ＿＿＿
Keys: 56． ∨ 57． that → which 58． because 后加of 59． where→ which
60． from → in 61． in → on 62． nation → national
63． 去掉a 64． bringing →bring 65． had →have
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
It is late in the evening． There was a knock on the 56． ＿＿＿
door． I opened it and found a young man wore dark 57． ＿＿＿
glasses． He said he was a friend of my brother． I didn't 58． ＿＿＿
remember my brother had such friend， but I had to let 59． ＿＿＿
him in． As we talked， I found that he knew something 60． ＿＿＿
about my brother． I came to the conclusion （结论） that 61． ＿＿＿
he was telling the truth． Just then my brother came 62． ＿＿＿
out and the stranger was taken by surprise． I caught 63． ＿＿＿
hold of the man while my brother rang up to the police． 64． ＿＿＿
In fact he was only a thief from other town nearby． 65． ＿＿＿
Keys: 56． is→was 57． wore→wearing 58． brother→brother’s
59． such后加a 60． something→nothing 61． ∨ 62． was后加not
63． out→in／back 64． 去掉to 65． other→another