歷年高考英語改錯真題專項

高考英語短文改錯

一、Correction1（2014課標(biāo)全國I）

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有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（△）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Nearlyfiveyearsbefore,andwiththehelpbyourfather,mysisterandIplantedsome

cherrytomatoes（圣女果）inourbackgarden.Sincethen一foralltheseyear一wehadbeen

allowingtomatoestoself-seedwheretheyplease.Asresult,theplantsaregrowingsomewhere.

Thefruitsaresmallinsize,butjuicyandtaste.Therearesomuchthatweoftensharethemwith

ourneighbors.Althoughweallowtomatoplantstogrowinthesameplaceyearafteryear,but

wehaveneverhadanydiseaseorinsectattackproblems.Wearegrowingwonderfullytomatoes

atnocost!

二、Correction2（2014課標(biāo)全國II）

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有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（△）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Mydreamschoolstartsat8:30a.m.andendsat3:30p.m.Theyarethreelessonsinthe

morningandtwointheafternoon.Wedidn'tneedtodosomanyhomework.Therefore,wehave

moretimewithafter-schoolactivities.Forexample,wecandoreadingforoneandahalfhour

andplaysportsforonehoureveryday.

Mydreamschoollooklikeabiggarden.Thereareallkindsoftheflowersandtreesaround

theclassroombuildings.Wecanlieonthegrassforarest,orsatbythelakelisteningmusic.The

teachersherearekindandhelpfully.Theyarenotonlyourteachersbutalsoourfriends.

三、Correction3（2014浙江）

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（△）,并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

IwastakingatraintoLondon'sVictoriaStation.Ihadnoticedthatthecaniagewasnoise

andfilledwithpeople.

Beforelong,atraininspectorcomestocheckourtickets.Apassengerrealizedhecouldn't

findhisticketbutbecamequiteupset.Theneveryoneinthecarriagebegansearchingtheticket,

whichwaseventuallyfoundunderaseatseveralrowsfromhisowner.Thepersonwhofounda

ticketsmiledwithpleasureathissuccess.

Nooneinthecarriagehadpreviousspokentoorevennoticedtheticket-ownerbefore.Yet

theyhadsoquicklyofferedthestrangerstheirhelp.Ifwecouldshowconcerntoothersonneed,

theworldwouldbeabetterplacetolivein.

四、Correction4（2014遼寧）

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有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

DearJeremyandAlice,

Althoughwe'vebeendelightedtohaveyouasneighbors,we'rehopingtosettlesomething

thatbotherstous.Inaword,yourdog—Cleo.

We'vecalledseveraltimeaboutCleo'searlymorningbarking.Itisdifficultto

understandingwhyshebarkseveryminuteshe'soutside.Theearlymorningbarkinghavebeen

disturbingusasweareoftenupallnightwiththebaby.Beside,Cleotendstobarkaaverageof

sixhoursaday.Thismorningshestartsbarkingevenbefore5o'clock.Thatistoomuchforus,

consideringhowcloselythehousesare.

Weappreciateourapologiesandgoodwill,butwehopethatyoucanfigureagoodwayof

settlingthematter.

Sincerely,

JackandRose

五、Correction5（2014四川）

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：

1.每句不超過兩個錯誤；

2.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

3.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Hello,boysandgirls!Today,Iamgoingtotalkwithwhatyoushoulddowhenafirealarm

gooff.Ifyouhearthealarm,standinlineatthedoorandwaityourteachertoleadyououtside.

Stayclosetoyourteacherandclassmate.Don'tpanicorgetoutofline,andtryingtoremain

quietandcalmly.Soonthefirefighterswillcomeandputoutafire.Ifit*safalsealarmandthere

isnofire,yourteacherwillleadusbacktotheclassroom.Ifyounoticethatwhensomeoneis

missingandhurt,tellyourteacherimmediately.

Task1:

TodayIvisitedtheSmiths—myfirsttimevisittoaAmericanfamily.Theyliveinasmall

town.Itwasverykindfbrthemtomeetmeattherailwaystationanddrovemetotheirhome.

TheSmithsdidhisbesttomakemefeelathome.Theyofferedmecoffeeorotherdrinks.We

haveagoodtimetalkingandlaughingtogether.TheyeagertoknoweverythingaboutChinaand

askedmelotsofquestion.Infact,theyareplanningtovisitChinainnextyear.(NMET1996)

Task2:

DearBob,

Hello.IlearnaboutyoufrommyEnglishteacher,MissFang.I'dliketoyourpenfriend,

andgettoknowmoreaboutyourcountry.First,letmetellyousomethingmoreaboutmyself.

MynameisLiHua.IliveinBeijing,whereisthecapitalofChina.IgotoHongqiMiddle

School.Theystudyquiteafewsubject,suchasmaths,Chinese,Englishandphysics.Iuseto

playping-pongalotinmysparetime,butnowIaminterestinginfootball.Doyouplayanyball

games?Whatyourfavoritesport?Ilookforwardtohearfromyousoon.

Yours,

LiHua(NMET1997)

Task3:

MyFavoriteSport

Myfavoritesportisfootball.Iwasamemberofourschoolfootballteam.Wepractisefor

threetimeseveryweekandoftenwatchfootballmatchonTVtogether.Playfootballnotonly

makesusgrowtallandstrongbutalsogiveusasenseoffairplayandteamspirit.Wemustkeep

inmindwhatweplayfortheteaminsteadourselves.Also,thesportteachesustheimportantof

obedience(月艮從).Eachplayermustobeycaptain,whoistheleaderoftheteam.Andtheymust

notbreaktherulestoooftenifwewanttowinthegame.(NMET1998)

Task4:

TheProblemwithTelevision

NowIcan'twatchmuchtelevisionbutafewyearsagoIwasusedtowatchiteverynight.I

wasoftenalittletiredafteraday'sworkandwatchTVdemandsverylittleeffort.Unfortunate,

therearetoomanypeopleamongmyfamily.Somewantedtoseetheprogrammewhileothers

preferredanother.Iamhappywithanyprogrammebuttheothersspentalottimearguingand

therewasnowayofsetthematterexceptbysellingtheTVset.Nowsomeoneathomereads

instead.(NMET1999)

Task5:

DearPeter,

ThanksverymuchoninvitingmetoyourbirthdaypartyonSunday.I'dlikeverymuch

comebuthadanexaminationonMondaymorning.ItisaveryimportantexambutIcan'tafford

tofailit.rilspendallthewholeweekendreadingandprepareforit.SoI'mreallysorrythatI

won'tbeabletocomeinthistime.Hopeyoucanunderstand,riltakechancetowishyou

wonderfultimeonyourbirthday.Happybirthday,Peter,andmanyhappyreturnoftheday!

Yours,

LiMing（2000春季）

Task6:

Thedaybeforethespeechcontest（比賽）Englishteachertalkedtome.Shesaidthatshe

andmyschoolmateallwishedmesuccess,butitdidn'tmatterthatIwouldwinornot.WhenI

wasinthestagethenextday,IfeltsonervousasIshooklikealeaf.Thereweresomany

peoplepresent!Suddenly,IcaughtasightofmyEnglishteacherinthecrowd.Shewassmiling

butnoddingatme.Irememberedherwordsandcalmdown.Ididagoodjobandwonthefirst

prize.Nowmypictureandtheprizeishanginginthelibrary.WheneverIseethemIwilloften

thinkofmyEnglishteacher.（NMET2000）

Task7:

Iusedtolovescienceclass-allofthem—biology,chemistry,geography,physics.IthinkI

likethoseclassesbecauseIfeltthatithelpedmeunderstandwhattheworldworks.Forexample,

whenIwasachild,therainwasamystery（奧秘）.Inoneclass,Ilearneditrained.Ithink

scienceclassesclearupmysteries.Butthenthereisalwaysmoremysterieslookinto.Whatwas

myleastfavoriteclass?Thatwasmaths.Afterlearnthebasicsofthesubject,nothingelse

seemedverypracticallytome.IneversawhowIcoulduseitinmydailylife.（2001春季）

Task8:

Likemostofmyschoolmates,Ihaveeitherbrothersnorsisters—inanyotherwords,Iam

anonlychild.MyparentslovemedearlyofcourseandwilldoalltheycanmakesurethatIgeta

goodeducation.Theydidnotwantmetodoanyworkatfamily;theywantmetodevoteallmy

timetomystudiessothatI'llgetgoodmarksinallmysubject.Wemaybeonefamilyandlive

underasameroof,butwedonotseemtogetmuchtimetotalkabouttogether.Itlooksasifmy

parentstreatmeasavisitorandaguest.Dotheyreallyunderstandtheirowndaughter?What

thingsareinotherhomes,Iwonder.（NMET2001）

Task9:

MybrotherTomwasveryselfishwhenhewasalittleboy.Hedidnotwantsharethings

withotherpeople.Forexample,whenheboughtachocolatecake,heputtheminasecretplace

whereIcouldn'tfindit.Thenheateitallbyhimself.Heneverhelpedother.Hesaidheisbusy.

Thatis,agameoftennismakinghimverybusy.Hedoesnotcareifsomethinghedidmade

peopleangry.Forinstance,ononenightheplayedstrongandloudlymusictillfouro'clockin

themorning.Butheisdifferencenow.Heoftenhelpsgrandmawithhousework,helpsmomwith

cookingandhelpshisclassmateswiththeirlessons.（2002春季）

Task10:

LastweekmyparentsandItookatwo-daytriptoEmeiMountaininSichuan.Aseveryone

knows,ifsfamousmountainwithallkindsofplantsandanimals.Theweatherwasfine.Itwas

aboutnoonwearrivedatthefootofthemountain.Thethreeofthemwereveryexcited.Aswe

climbedthemountain,wefedmonkeys,visitingtemplesandtoldstories.OnthewayupIwas

busytakingpicturesincethescenerywassobeautiful.Thetimepassesquickly.Eveningcame

down.Wespentthenightinahotelatthetopofthemountain.Thefoodwasexpensiveand

theservicewasgood.IwassotiringthatIfellasleepatthemomentmyheadtouchedthepillow.

(NMET2002)

Task11:

Whatshouldyoudowhenyourparentsbecomeangrily?Ifyourparentsgotmad,tryto

haveaconversationwiththemaboutit.Rememberingnottoshoutatthem.Theyusuallywill

trytochange,buttheywilltakesometimebecausetheygetangryalltheirlife,andthatisall

theyknow.Youmighthavetochangeforyourmethodacoupleoftimes.Doanynicethingsfor

yourparentsthattheydon'texpect-likecooking,doingthedishes,washingclothes,orclean

thefloors.Ifthisdoesn'twork,bringinfriendthatyoufeelcomfortable,andhavehimorher

helpyou.(2002北京卷)

Task12:

Manyteachersworryabouttheeffectsoftelevisiononyoungpeople.Accordingtostudies,

anychildrenspendmoretimewatchingtelevisionthantheyspendinschool.Becauseso

muchviewing,childrenmaynotbedevelopthehabitofreadandtheabilitytoenjoythemselves.

Nooneworriedmuchabouttheradioprogramyoungpeoplelistento,althoughradioscanbe

verynoise.Teachersalsowonderabouttheeffectsoftelevisioncommercials.Ononeyearthe

averagechildwillsee25,000televisioncommercials,allplannedandwrittenbygrown-upsto

makechildrentowantthingsthattheydon'trealneed.(2003春季)

Task13:

WhenIfirstlearnedwriteinEnglish,Iranintomanydifficulties.Themainproblemwasin

thatIalwaysthoughtinChineseandtriedtotranslateanythingintoEnglish.Myteacheradvised

metokeepmydiary.Ifollowedheradviceandshouldputdown100wordsorsoeachday.Soon

IbegantoenjoytalktomyselfonpaperasIwaslearningtoexpressmeinsimpleEnglish.One

dayIwrotealittlestoryandshowedtomyteacher.Shelikeditverymuchandreadsittothe

class.Theyallsaidthestorywasagoodone.Theirwordwereagreatencouragementtome.

(NMET2003)

Task14:

DearRalph,

Fmanewcomerhereofasmalltown.Iwoulddescribemyselfasshyandquietly.Before

myclassmates,itseemsalwaysdifficultformetodothingswellasthem.I'msuretheywill

laughtomeandseemeasafool.SoIfeelhappyeveryday.Besides,Ihavefewfriends.Idon't

knowthattheydon'tliketotalkwithme.Sometimes,wetalkedtoeachotherverywellinclass,

butafterclasswebecomestrangeratonce.Iamtryingtoimprovethesituationsinceitdoesn't

seemtowork.CanyoutellmeaboutwhatIshoulddo?(NMET2004)

Yours,

XiaoWei

Task15:

Thereareadvantageforstudentstoworkwhilestudyingatschool.Oneofthemwasthat

theycanearnmoney.Formostpart,studentsworkingtoearnmoneyfortheirownuse.Earning

theirownmoneyallowthemtospendonanythingasiftheyplease.Theywouldhavetoask

theirparentsformoneyorforpermissiontodothingsbythemoney.Somestudentsmayalsoto

saveupforourcollegeorfutureuse.（NMET2005）

Task16:

AtfirstIwasnotquitewillingtositdownandwatchedthe90-minutefootballmatch.

UsuallyIjustcheckedtheresultsbecauseIthoughtthatwasdulltowatchagameinwhich

playerskickedaballeachother.Therefore,myfatherlovesfootball.DuringWorldCupin2002,

mydadstaysuplatejusttowatchhisfavoritesport.Seeinghisstronginterestinthisgameof22

menrunafteraball,Idecidedtositdowntowatchthegame.Ifoundthegameexcited,andmy

dadexplainedfortherules.Wesharedourjoy.FootballisnottoobadlyaslongasIwatchit

withmydad!（2005浙江卷）

Task17:

Itisbadmannersintheclassroomtolookforwhatourneighborhadwritten,andtrytosee

whatmarkhehasreceivedwithoutbeingpermitted.Itisgoodmannersforthemtohelp

eachotherifwehavethesamedesireandtheteacherallowstoit.Inexaminationsandincertain

kindsofwrittenwork,itisdishonestandfoolishlytohelportoaskhelpfromothers.Whenone

studentdoesso,muchlargervaluesaredestroying.Onemaynotagreetoexaminationsystem,

butatpresentitisbasicallytheonlymeasurethattheteacherandtherestoftheworldcan

dependtodecideifornoteachofusmeetstherequirement.（2005重慶卷）

Task18:

Notallpeopleliketoworkandeveryonelikestoplay.Allovertheworldmenandwoman,

boysandgirlsenjoysports.Sincelongago,manyadultsandchildrencalledtheirfriends

togethertospendhours,evendaysplaygames.Oneofthereasonspeopleliketoplayisthat

sportshelpthemtolivehappy.Inotherwords,theyhelptokeeppeoplestrongandfeelgood.

Whenpeopleareplayinggames,theymovealot.Thatishowsportsaregoodactivitiesfortheir

health.Havingfunwiththeirfriendsmakethemhappy.Manypeopleenjoysportsbywatching

theothersplay.InAmericanbigcities,thousandssellticketstowatchfootballorbasketball

games.（2005湖北卷）

Task19:

WehadguestslastnightwhohavenotstayedinaB&Bhotelago.Theydidnotwant

breakfastbecausethattheyweregoingoutearlyinthemorning.Theycamebacklatelyandhad

sometea.Icameintothelivingroomandsawoneofthemjusttogothroughthekitchendoor

butturnonthelight.Hewaslookingforaglassthecupboard.Hehadnoideasthatthekitchen

wasnotforguests.Ijustsmiledtomeandthought,fctWhatcanIdo?Weareguestsafterall.,,

（2006全國卷1）

Task20:

AnAmericanandaFrenchmandecidedtocrosstheseabetweenFranceandEnglandinthe

balloonin1784.Highoverthewater,theydiscoveraholeintheballoon.Theholebecame

biggerandbigger.Theairkeepstheballoonupwasescapingquickandtheballoonwas

comingup.Thetwomenthrewalltheirequipmentintothewatertomaketheballoonlight.It

startedtorisehigheragain.Soitwasstilltooclosetothewater.Finally,thementhrewaway

mostofhisclothestosavethemselves.ThecrowdwaitingfortogreettheminEnglandwasvery

surprisedseethiswhentheballoonlandedinfrontofthem.（2（X）6全國卷2）

Task21:

DearMing,

Itwasverynicetohearfromyouforsuchalongtime.Fmgladtolearnthatyou'vebeen

settleddowninBostonandaregettingusedtothelocalwaysoflife.Asyouknow,I'mstill

buriedinbooksatschoolyouaresofamiliarwith.WhatmaysurpriseyouarethatI'mgoingto

theUSthisJulyinasummercamp!SurelyI'mexpectinglotsofsightseeingtours,partiesand

anotherexcitingthings.WemustdefinitelymeetwhenI'mover.Asisplanning,I'mcoming

toBostonaroundthe15th,andIwonderifyou'llfreethensowecouldchataboutthegoodolder

days.

Hopetoseeyousoon.

Yours,

XiaoLei（2006山東卷）

Task22:

ThereisapubliclibraryineverytowninBritain.Someonecanborrowbooksifheorshe

wish.Insomeplacesyoumayborrowasmorebooksasyouneed,butinothersyouarelimited

inacertainnumberofbooks.Youmaykeepthebooksforseveralweekssoasyoucanhave

enoughtimetofinishit.Ifthebookyouwantisoutyoumayaskittobekeptforyou.Most

publiclibrariesalsohaveareading-room,thatyoucansitatthedeskandreadthedaily

newspapers,magazinesandtheotherbooks,butyouarenotpermittotakethemout.

（2006安徽）

Task23:

DearMr.Donforth,

Fmwritingtoaskyoucometoourclassforavisit.TveheardthatyouhavegonetoGreece.

InourGreeceunit,wehavebeenlearningaboutit'srichcultureandlonghistory.Sinceyou

havevisitedGreeceseveraltimes,soIwouldliketoknowwhetheryouhaveseentheold

buildingshere.Wehavelearnedalotfromthetextbook,butIbelieveyoupersonal

experiencewillbealotbetter.YourknowledgesofGreececanhelpthewholeclass.Couldyou

shareyouexperiencesforus?Itwillbesurelyexcitingandrewarding.Ihopedthatyouthink

aboutmyrequestandvisitusassoonaspossibly.（2006浙江卷）

Task24:

Iwasonlyaboutsixthatheheldhishandouttome.Itookitinmeandwewalked.ThenI

askhim,“Grandpa,howcomeyouhavesomuchlinesonyourhand?”Helaughedandsaid,

“Well,that'sabigquestion!,,Hewassilentlyforamoment.Soheansweredslowly:"Each

theselinesstandsforatroubleinmyIlookedathisotherhands."ButGrandpa,whatdo

youhavemorelinesonthatone?”"Becausetherearemorethehonorsandjoysinmy

（2007全國卷1）

Task25:

InGradeEightItookphysics.InonetestIgetonly36percentoftheanswercorrect.I

failedthenextone,either.IstartedtothinkthatmaybeIwasnotgoodatit.However.Iwasnot

luckyenoughtohaveateacherwhichdidn'ttakemybadgradesasajudgmentofmyabilities,

butsimplylikeanindicationhowIshouldstudyharder.Hepulledmeasideandtoldmethathe

knewIcoulddobetter.Hepermittedtoretakethetest,andIwaspulledmygradetoanA.This

iswhatIdiscovered:justbecauseasubjectisdifficultytolearn,itdoesn'tmeanyouarenot

goodatit.（2007天津卷）

Task26:

OnedayintherestaurantwhereIworked,Iamservingatableoffourandeachpersonhad

orderedthedifferentkindoffish.Threeplatewerealreadyonthetablewhenthemanclosestto

mepointingtooneplateandaskedmethenameofthefishonit.BeforeIcouldanswerhim,he

continuedaskmethenameofthefishonanotheroneplate.IwasabouttoanswerhimwhileI

noticedthatthelastplateonmytray（托盤）begantofall.Theyfellnoisilytothefloor

secondslate,spreadingitscontentsonthecarpet.EveryonestaredmeandIstoodtherewitha

redface.（2007遼寧卷）

Task27:

May10,2007

TodayIwashavingaPElessonwhileIfelldownandhurtmyfoot.Iwasingreatlypainat

thatmoment,butItriedtoactasifnothinghashappenedbeforetheclasswasover.ThoughI

haddifficultywalkbacktomyclassroom,Istilldidn'ttellanyonebutevenrefusedthe

offerofhelpofmyclassmates.Asresult,thehurtinmyfootbecameworse.NowIknowI'm

wrong.Wecantellothersourneedforhelpandaccepthishelp.Somedaywecannothelp

othersinreturn.Inthisway,wecangetalongtoeachotherhappilyandpeacefully.（2007福建）

Task28:

Oneday,whilemyfriendandIwastravelingthroughGermany,wewerenotveryhungry

butweonlyhadalittlemoney.Wedecidedstopatavillagemarkettobuysomethingtoeat.We

choosethecheapestbiscuitsandateitunderthetree.Wethoughtthebiscuitsweregreat"Let's

gotsomemore,“Isaid,"They'recheapandtheyreallytastewell.,,Myfriendcouldreadsome

German,butIcouldn't,andIgaveherthebiscuitbagtofindthename.Shelookedatitand

startedtolaugh,“Howareyoulaughing?"Iasked."Becausethey'redogbiscuits!”Shesaid.

（2008安徽）

Task29:

Iamveryexcitingtolearnthatyou'recomingtoBeijingfortheOlympic.Bothmyparent

missyoualot.Sodoourfriend,Cathy,AugustisthebesttimeoftheyeartovisitBeijing,

becauseofthereisonlyafewrainandtheweatherisneithertoohotortoocold.Thereareso

manyplacesIwanttotakeyoutoafterIfinishmyworklikeavolunteer.Whenyoucome,you

canstaywithourselves.MyhouseisaboutthreekilometersfarawayfromtheNationalStadium,

alsoknownasthe"Bird'sNest”,whereopeningceremonywillbeheld.（2（X）8福建卷）

Task30:

ItisfiveyearsnowsinceIgraduatefromNo.3HighSchool.LastSaturday,theclassthatI

wasonheldaget-together,whichtookusalongtimeprepare.Itwasindeednoteasytogetin

thetouchwitheverybodyandsetawelltimeforallofus.Weallenjoyedthispreciousday

greatly,rememberthetimewespenttogetherandthepeopletheywerefamiliarwith.Itwasa

pitywhichsomeofuswerenotpresentastheyhadgonebroadforfurtherstudies,butthey

calledbackorsentgreetingcardfromdifferentplaces.（2008遼寧卷）

Task31:

DearAlice,

Ihavejustgotsomegoodmewstotelltoyou.Iwinanationalprizeforpaintinglastweek.

MyfatherwassopleasingthathesuggestedIgotoEnglandforaholiday.I'dliketostaying

thereforhalfmonth,visitingplaceofinterestorpracticingmyEnglishaswell.We'vebeen

writingtoeachfornearlyayearnow.Ihaveoftendreamedoftalkfacetowithyou.Iimagine

you'llbeatvacationyourselfbythattime.Perhapswecouldgoouttodosomesightseeing

together.

Best,

Lily（2008全國卷I）

Task32:

IfIhavethehonortobechosetoworkforthe29thOlympicGames,Iwillatfirstimprove

myEnglishsothatIcantalkeasilyaboutforeignvisitors.Second,Iwilllearnmoreabout

historyoftheOlympicsasgoodasthe2008OlympicGames.Third,sinceIwasfamiliarwith

Beijing,Icanhelpvisitorsfindingtheirwaysinthecity.Finally,Ishouldbeabletotellvisitors

aboutourhistoryandcultureandshowthemtheirgreatachievements.Inshort,Iwilldomybest

tohelpmakingtheGamesasuccess.（2008全國卷H）

Task33:

JohnBrownisLondontaxidriverwholovegoingtothetheatre.Lastweekhismothergave

hertwoticketsforaplay.TheticketswereonSundayevening.ThenJohnreadsomereviewsof

theplay,whichallsaiditwasatemblyone!Hewouldn'tgotoseeaplaythatnoonelikedit.So

twohoursbeforetheplaystarted,helefttheticketonthebackseatofhistaxi.Perhapssomeone

whowantedseetheplaywouldtakethem.However,whileJohnwentbackhome,thetickets

werestillthere.Inthefact,therewerefourticketsontheseat.Someonehasplacedanotherpair

ofticketsontopofthem!（2008陜西卷）

Task34:

Assummervacationarecomingsoon,myclassmatesaretryingveryhardlytogettrain

ticketstogohome.ButIhavemadeupmymindstospendthevacationfarfromhomeforfirst

timeinmylife.Myparentshaveagreedtovisitingme,andIwillhaveadifferentvacation.

Whentheycamehere,Iwillshowthemaroundmyuniversityandthecityjustaswell.Ihave

decidedtobuythemsomenicegifts.Itwillbeabigsuiprisingforthem.Myparentshavedone

alotforme,butIthinkitishightimethatIdidanythingspecialtoexpressmythanks.（2008四

川卷）

Task35:

LastsummerIgotoAmericaandstudiedatalanguageschool.Ihadmanywonderful

experience,butIalsohadasadone.Oneday,theschoolheldparty,whereIinvitedtotalkabout

Tianjin.AfterthattheyaskedmealotofthingsaboutChina.ButIcouldn'texplainthemwith

Englishclearly.Ifeltsadly.Ileamtalessonfromthisexperience.IhavealreadystudiedEnglish

foreightyears,Ican'tuseitverygood.ImustworkhardtoimprovemyspokenEnglishsothatI

willnotbeabletocommunicatefreelywithforeigners.IhopeIcanbeabridgebetweenChina

andotherscountriesinthefuture.（2008天津卷）

Task36:

Lastwintervacation,someofmyclassmatesdecidetotravelwiththeirfriends,whenI

chosetotakepart-timejobtogainexperienceandearnsomemoney.Ilearnedfrommyteacher

thatanearbycompanywaslookingafterstudentswithgoodhandwritingtowriteaddresson

envelope.Thepaywere10centperenvelope.Iheadedforthecompany,feelingsureIwould

easyfinish300envelopsinfivehoursandtoearnthemoney.Actually,Ionlyfinished200.Now,

Ifullyunderstandhowhardistoearnmoney.Gettingoutoftheclassroomisindeednecessary

forweall.（2008浙江卷）

Task37:

TheStoryaboutGrowthismyfavoriteAmericanTVplaybecauseitisveryinterested.The

playtellshumorousstoriesthathappenintheGreen'sfamily.Withsuchstoriesitmakepeople

thinkaboutlife,butthereforeattractstheaudience.Itisalsoawindowwhichwecanlearnabout

Americansociety.Andthereweremanymeaningfulthingsthatareworththinkof,suchasthe

relationshipbetweenparentsandchildreninalotofAmericanfamily.Itisquitedifferentfrom

thoseinChina.Theplayisverypopular.We'dbetternottomissthechancetoenjoyit.（2008重

慶卷）

Task38:

DearMsSmith,

IamsecretaryoftheCityStudentUnion（CSU）.Wewereorganizinganartexhibitionfor

highschoolstudentincity.Thiswillbeheldonthe9lhofJulyintheExhibitionHallofBeihai.

Morethan1000painingwillbeonshow,buthighschoolstudentsfromalltheeightdistrictswill

cometotheevent.AsyouareverypopularlywithusChinesehighschoolstudents,we'dliketo

inviteforyoutotheexhibition.Wewouldbegratefulwhenyoucouldjointhemthatday.

Lookingforwardtohearfromyousoon.

Yours,

LiMing（2008寧夏海南卷）

Task39:

Afterf