高考短文改錯(cuò)

2010年陜西延長(zhǎng)中學(xué)高考短文改錯(cuò)練習(xí)題

(1)

Collegestudentshavealittlewaystopaytheircollegefees.Manystudentshave

theirparentstopaythefees.Somestudentsmayapplytoabankloanand

otherswilltrytofindpart-timejobsinandoutofthecampus.Apartfromthis,

manygoodstudentcanwinascholarship.Bythiswaytheycanpayatleastpart

ofthefees.Astome,Iwillletmyparentspayhalfoftheirfeesbecausetheyare

richenough.Besidemystudy,Iwilltakeupapart-timejobbyteachsomehigh

schoolstudentsmath,physics,chemistryandEnglish,asI'mverygoodatthese

importantsubjects.OfcourseIwillalsoworkveryhardatmylessonsinorder

toIcaneasilywinascholarship.

(2)

Iamangryabouttheactofdishonestyintheexams.TmnotsayingthatI'ma

goodstudentandthatI*venevercheated.Ioncewritetheansweronmyhand

forahistorytestbut,unluckily,caughtbymyteacher.Becauseshewasoneof

mymostfavorites,therewerenowordstodescribehowsorryIfeltatonce.I

thoughtcheatwouldhelpmekeepmystraightA's.LittleIknowthatIwas

hurtingnotonlyherselfbutalsomyteachers.FromthislessonIknowteachers

wantstudentstosucceedbylearningwiththeirownanddothebesttheycan,

notbycheating.

(3)

Friendshipisveryimportance.Everyoneneedsfriendship.Inallourliveswe

can'tlivewithoutfriendshipjustaswecan'tlivewithoutairandwater.

Friendshipmakesusgettingonwellwithoneanothertogoaheadunder

differentkindofdifficultiesinthefrontofus.Butrealfriendshipisnoeasyto

comeby.Truefriendshipmustbesincerelyandbebasedonunderstandeach

otherbutnotonbenefitsofeachother.Agoodfriendcanalwaysbeagood

teachertous.Byhisadviceswearepersuadingtogotherightway.Therefore

morefriendswehave,thebetterwecanimproveourselves.

(4)

Mysecretofstayingyoungissimple:keepingyourmindawakeandyouwillstay

youngallover.Takeaninterestinworldaroundyou,andlearnatleastoneold

thingeveryday.Don'tthinkthatyouareeververyoldtogobacktoschool.I

knowamanwhoenteredmedicalcollegein70.Hegothisdegreewithhonors

andbecameafamousdoctor.Othermanwenttolawschoolat71andisnowa

activelawyer.Youmaysaythatstayingyoungiseasyonlyforthoseliveinthe

future.Infact,youcandoitwhetheryoucareenoughtotrytokeepyourmind

awakeandactive,andwhichistheonlywaytobealwaysyoung.

(5)

Myswimmingexperienceisextremeinteresting.TherewasatimewhenIswim

likearock.ThiswentontillonedaywhenIwasfishingwithafriendofmineat

nearbypond.Islippedintoone.Hadmyfriendnotcometomyrescue,Iwould

havebeendrowned.Eversincethen,Ihadcometoknowtheimportanceof

learningtoswim.Ididn'tattendatanytrainingclassbutlearneditallbymyself.

Strangetosay,Ihavedifficultswimmingatallnow.ThoughthewayIswimlook

awkward(笨拙的),atleastitcankeepmefromfloating.Thinkingofthis,Ifeel

quietsatisfied.

(6)

InasummernightinTaiwan,XiaoHongwasgoingonherwaytoschoolhappily

thensuddenlyshefeltthestreetwasstrongshaking.Thetreesweretornupand

manybuildingswereleaneddowntotheground.Evenacarwasdestroyedby

thefallenbuildings.Shewasknockeddownbyatreebeforesheknew.Two

doctorscarriedhimtosafetyandshewassettleddowninatentfortreatment.

Aftersometime,shehadgotover.Seeingsuchmanygoodsfromthemainland

ofChinaandothercountries,shebelievedallthedestroyedhouseswouldbe

built.

(7)

I'mgladtowritetoyou.Itisnearamonthsinceyouhadleftourhospital.I'm

stillworriedaboutyou.Howareyougetalongthesedays?Ithinkyoumaybe

muchbetternow,butI'dbetter

haveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourselvessinceyouaresixty-year-old

man.IstillrememberthosedayswhichyouhelpedmetomyEnglish.Withyour

help,Imakegoodprogress.Buttomyregret,myEnglishremainsverypoor

throughIhavemadegooduseofmytime.Canyougivemesomeadviceonit?

(8)

OnedayIwasdiningwithmyfriendZhouinMcDonaldwhentwoyounggirls

cameinhandinhand.Whileenjoyedahamburger,IfoundZhoulookingaround

atsomethingstrangely.

Iraisedmyeyestoseewhatwashappening.Thetwogirlsaremakinggestures

skillfully.Obviouslytheyweredeaf-mutes.Ihadlearnedsomesignlanguages

ago,soIshowedvariousgestureswithZhoufollowingmeinlowspirits.We

playedandlaughedcheerfullyasiftherehadnooneelsepresent.Suddenlywe

sawboththetwogirlsglaringatus.Beforewecouldexplaintothem,theyhad

walkedoutangrily,leftthefoodunfinished.Theythoughtweweremakingjoke

ofthem.HowIregretted!

(9)

Weoftenthinkinsectstobeharmless.Thisispartlytrue.Manyaninsectare

harmful.Fliescarrydiseases.Othersinsectscarrydiseases,too.Farmersareat

warwithinsectsmostthetime.HungerinsectskillcropsinthefieldsFarmers

spraythefieldastogetridoftheseinsects.Doesthismeansthatallinsectsare

harmful?No.Manyareofgreathelpfultoman.Beesmakehoney.Withbeesand

otherinsects,manytreeswouldhavenotfruit.Silkwormsmakesilk.Some

insectseatotherinsectsthatkillfruittrees.

(10)

TodaywewereorganizedforashorttriptotheWestHill.Wesetoutbythe

schoolbusat7:30a.m.Theweatherwaspleasureandeveryoneofuswas

excited.Aftertwohour'sride,wearrivedthereatninethirty.Webeganour

programsthemomentaswegotofffromthebus.Weplayedgamesonthe

hillsideandswimmingintheriver.Afterthatwehadourpicniclunch.Inthe

afternoonwewalkedalongtheriver,thatwindsaroundthehills.Wetookalot

ofphotoandenjoyedourselvesverymuch.Timepastquicklyandwehadto

comeback.Itwasoverfiveo'clockthatwereturnedschool.Whatagoodtrip

wehadtoday!HIneverforgetit.

(11)

Itwas7:15inthemorningofFebruary8,2007.IwaswalkingalongParkRoad

towardstheeastwhileanoldmancameoutoftheparkontheothersidesof

thestreet.ThenIsawayellowcardriveupThirdStreetandmadearightturn

intoParkRoad.Thenextmomentthecarhitthemanwhileshewascrossing

theroad.Hefellwithacry.Thecardidn'tstopanddriveoffatfullspeed

headingwest.Inoticedthedriverwasyoungwomanworeapairofglassesand

theplatenumberwasAC864.Aftertwominuteslater,Istoppedapassedcar

andtooktheoldmantothenearesthospital.

(12)

IoftenquarrelaboutmymotheroverwhetherIcanwatchTVafterschool.She

holdsviewthatseniorthreestudentshavetomakefullyuseofeveryminuteto

workhardattheirlessons.ItseemstomethatonceIamallowedtodothat,III

unabletocontrolmyselfandforgetallaboutmystudy.Shealsothinksitisbad

formyeye.ButIreallycan'tacceptherideas.Inmyopinion,watchTVcanset

mymindatrestafteraday'shardworks.Besides,itisimportantforustoknow

whathadhappenedathomeandatabroad.Thus,weshouldn'tbeforbiddento

watchTV.

(13)

Dearsir,

LastyearIbuyarefrigeratorinyourstoreonChangAnroad.Wealllikeshape

oftherefrigerator.AndrecentlyIfindsomethingiswrongwithit.Itbeginsto

makenoisewhenitturnedon.Atfirstitislowbutgraduallyitbecomelouder

andlouder.Tomakethematterworse,itevenstopsworkingsometimes.Weall

feeldisappointing.Iamwritingyoutoaskforhelp.Wouldyoupleasesenda

peopletorepairit?Iwillathomethisweekend.Pleasecallmebeforeyoucome

tohere.Mytelephonenumberis6606.5531.Thanksyouverymuch.

Customer

LiMing

(14)

IfirstmetLiMingatafriendbirthdaypartyfiveyearsago.ThenIinvitedLiMing

overinmyplace.WelistentomyCDstogetherandsoonbecomebestfriends.

Threeyearsago,LiMing'sparentsinvitedItospendtwowonderfulweekin

Qingdaowiththemduringthesummerholiday.LiMingandIlovedwalking

alongthebeautifullybeachesthere.LastyearIwasillbuthadtostayinhospital

foraweek.LiMingcameseemeeveryday.Thenhisfatherhaschangedjobs

andtheymovedtoanothercity.Sincethenwehaven'tseeeachothermuch.

Butwe'vekeptwritingtoeachother.

(15)

Ifeelquitesurethechemistrytestthatwe'regoingtohavetomorrow.The

teacherhasalreadytoldusexactwhattostudyandIthinkmygradeson

homeworkhasbeengood.Inafact,Ithinkchemistryhasalwaysbeenoneof

thesubjectsthatIenjoyitmost.SusanandIhadalreadyspenttwohours

reviewpages115-140tonight.Wearegoingtodevoteanotherhourtopractise

withsomeofthesample(實(shí)例)problem.ThenIwillreadyforthetest.

(16)

DearSusan,

I'mverygladlytohearyouarecomingtovisitmethenextFriday.Unfortunately,

Iwon'tbeabletomeetyouattheairportalthoughIhaveclassesinthe

afternoon.Youwon*tfinddifficulttogettothecitycenter.Theairportbusleaves

every30minuteandwilltakeyourightlytotheFriendshipHotel.Myclasseswill

beoverbythenorIwillpickyouupthere.Iwilltakeyoutogethertoahotpot

restaurantfordinnerandwe'lltalkwithourplanfortheweekendoverdinner.

HavingapleasanttripandseeyouFriday.

Yours,

ZhangMing

(17)

SomedayIhappenedtofindachattingroominmyQQ,therepeoplewere

chattinginEnglish.Itriedtochatwithsomeofthem.Tomysurprised,Ifound

theoralEnglishofsomejuniorstudentswerebetterthanme.Iaskedthemfor

adviceandtheytoldmetopractisemoreonQQ.ButeverydayafterthatIwould

spendonehourpractisemyoralEnglishonQQ.DaybydayIlearnedfrommany

usefulwordsandexpressions.Withtimewentby,IfoundthatIcouldeven

communicatesomecollegestudentsfreely.

(18)

IfIhavethehonortobechosetoworkforthe29thOlympicGames,Iwillatfirst

improvemyEnglishsothatIcantalkeasilyaboutforeignvisitors.Second,Iwill

learnmoreabouthistoryoftheOlympicsasmuchasthe2008OlympicGames.

Third,sinceIwasfamiliarwithBeijing,Icanhelpvisitorsfindtheirwaysinthe

city.Finally,Ishouldbeabletotellvisitorsaboutourhistoryorcultureandshow

themtheirgreatachievements.Inshort,Iwilldomybesttohelpmakingthe

Gamesasuccess.

(19)

DearMary,

IreceiveyourE-mailjustnow.Don'tworryaboutme.I'mgettingonwellwith

myresearchworkinthelab.Buttomygreatlysurpriseyousayyouwillgiveup

learnEnglish.Thereasonisbecauseyouhavenotdonewellinitrecentlyand

youhavelostinterests.TmafraidIcouldn'tagreewithyou.Iknowitis

difficultytolearnEnglish,andEnglishiswidelyusedintheworldtoday.Itwillbe

importanttoolinourfuturework.Beside,itisbecomingmoreandmore

importantinourdailylife.Ifyoustudyhard,youwillbesucceed.Doremember

thatwherethereisawill,thereisaway.rmlookingforwardtohearinggood

newsfromyou.

Yours,

LiHua

(20)

DearRalph,

Iamanuniversitystudent.Ioncethoughtlifeattheuniversitymustbe

excellent,

butnowIchangedmymind.Ihavethreeroommates,andIwasthelastone

tomoveintothedormitory.Lastterm,Igotalongpeacefullyandhappy.ButI

find

theyarenotwillingtobewithmenow.Theydon'ttalkwithme,andthey've

becomecoldtowardme.Manytime,Ihavewantedtotalkwiththemabouthow

I

feltlike,butIfailedtofindanopening.Whenleavingalone,Ialwaysrecallthis

sadness.ButIamanhoneststudent.Whydon'tIwintruefriendship?

(21)

Inmanywesterncountriesheavyindustryishighdeveloped.Thedifference

betweenheavyandlightindustryarebasedonthenatureofthegoods

produced.Heavyindustryproducemachineswhilelightindustryusesmachines

producethesmallerobjectsrequiredforvariouspurposeinourhomeand

offices.Thegrowthofindustryincountrydependsonthegenerallevelof

economicorindustrialdevelopment.Initsbeginning,industrializationislikely

tobecheap.Todecrease(減少)costs,industrialistsinanareausuallydepend

tolocalsuppliesofthecoalorelectricpowerfortheiroperation.

(22)

IthappenedinamorningthatIwaswalkinginthestreet.Iateupabananaand

threwtheirpeelonthecorneroftheroad.ShortafterthatIheardascream

behind.Ilookedbacktoseewhatwashappened.Alittlegirlabout8yearsold

felldownandthebananapeelwasexactlyunderherleftshoes.Shestoodup

withoutcry.Thenshepickedupthebananapeelandrantowardthedustbin.On

thatmomentJrealizedmyfault,andwenttoapologizeherforthat,butmy

vanity(虛榮心、)preventedme.Thelittlegirlhadtaughtmeagoodlessonbyher

action..Andnow,afterIdoeverything,THthinkcarefullywhetherifsrightor

wrong.Tildomybesttobeingoodhabitsandqualities.

(23)

MrWangismyphysicsteacher.Hehas1.75metersintheheight.Hewasborn

onNovember4,1952.Soheisamiddle-agedman.HegraduatedQinghua

Universityin1983.Aftergraduation,hebecomesamiddleschoolteacher.He

hasbeentaughtphysicsformorethan20years.Heisverysucceedasateacher.

Hehasbeengivenalotofhonor.Henotonlyisagoodteacherinphysicsbut

alsospeakEnglishandRussianverywell.Inhissparetime,helikesreading

books,collectstampsandlisteningmusic.Also,MrSmithiskind-hearted.

(24)

DearLily,

Igotyourletterandpleasedtohearaboutyourjobinterviewatagrocery

store.IknowyouwanttogetajobattheTVstation,andyou'vebeenlooking

forseveralweeknowandhaven'tfoundsomething.Thejobatthegrocerystore

doesn'tsoundbadly.IfIamyou,Tdtakeit.Ifyouworkedthereforsometime,

youcouldearnsomemoney.Itsyourdecision,ofcourse,butIadviseyouto

takeit.Letmetoknowwhatyoudecidedtodo.Bytheway,afteryougetthejob

youcanthinkaboutgetabikelater.

(25)

Istillrememberthemorning.Myfathersuddenlywakemeupatabout5and

theskywasstillgray.Ijumpedoutbedsurprisedandextremehappy,forwe

weregoingtogetabook!Whenwedrovetothebookstore,manypeoplewere

alreadywaitingthere.Wewaitedforourturnatabout8:30.Iwasoverjoyed

whenIgotabook,notonlybecauseofthebookthemselves,butalsoofthelove

frommyfather.NeverbeforehadIfeltsuchalovefromhim,becauseofmy

father,Ibelievedthen,hadalwaysbeenbusywithhisownwork.Thatwas

"HarryPotternthathelpedIfeelthedeeplovefrommyparents!

(26)

Iwenttoseefilmaftersupper.Onmywaytothecinema,ImetanoldEnglish

woman,shehadlostherway.Igaveupthechancetoseethefilm,walking

towardsherandtookhertoherhotel.Whilegothere,Itoldhergreatchange

hadtakenplaceinthepastfewyearsandshetoldmeanythingaboutBritain

andherfamily.ThoughImissedthefilm,howeverIfeltveryhappy,forInot

onlyhelpedtheoldladyoutfromtroublebutalsopractisemyspokenEnglish,If

Ihadn'tworkedhardatEnglish,Iwouldhavebeenabletohelpher.

(27)

Forthefinalspeakerheretoday,Iwouldliketoshareyousomeofthe

conclusionsofourresearch.WewantedtoknowthattheInternetwouldbecome

themostpopularsourceofnewsforpeople.Theyhavefoundthatalthoughthe

Internethasbecomeincreasingpopular,thenumberofpeoplewhichgetnews

fromtheInternetcomparestotheradioortelevisionisstillsmall.Whilethe

Internetisapopulartool,itisstillnotaseasilyaccessiblewithnewspapers,

televisionandtheradiois,andduetotheamountofuncontrolledinformationon

theInternet,peopledonotalwaystrustthenewstheyfinditonline.

(28)

IfIhavethehonortobechosetoworkforthe29thOlympicGames,Iwillatfirst

improvemyEnglishsothatIcantalkeasilyaboutforeignvisitors.Second,Iwill

learnmoreabouthistoryoftheOlympicsasgoodasthe2008OlympicGames.

Third,SinceIwasfamiliarwithBeijing,Icanhelpvisitorsfindtheirwaysinthe

city.Finally,Ishouldbeabletotellvisitorsaboutourhistoryandcultureand

showthemtheirgreatachievements.Inashort,Iwilldomybesttohelp

makingtheGamesasuccessful.

(29)

I*dliketotellyouwhyIlearnEnglish.IoftenreadEnglishaloudandtrylearn

somethingimportantbyhearts,whichhelpsmerememberiteasilyandform

intothegoodhabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ilistentoalotandtalkwithothersin

English.Inthisway,IwasimprovedbothmyhearingandmyspokenEnglish.I

keepadiaryinEnglisheverydaybutmyspokenEnglishisbecomingbetterand

better.Ialsotrymybesttomasterthenecessarygrammarknowledge.Bythis

means,IcanexpressitselfinEnglishcorrect.That'sthewayIhavebeen

learningEnglish.Ihopeitwillbeusefultoyou.That'sall.Thankyou.

(30)

IpassedalltheothercoursethatItookatmyuniversity,butIcouldneverpass

botany.Thiswaswhyallbotanystudentshadtospendseveralhoursaweekin

alablookthroughamicroscopeatplantcells,andIcouldneverseethrougha

microscope.Thiswasusedtomakemyprofessorangry.Mlcan*tsee

everything,nIsaid.Thenhebeganpatientenoughtoexplainhowtosee

throughit,butIstillcouldn'tmakeit.Atlastwetrieditwitheveryadjustment

ofthemicroscopeknowntomen.Withmypleasure,Isawsomethinganddrew

itquicklyonthepaper.uWhafsthat?nmyprofessorasked.uThafswhatIsaw.”

Ianswered.HNo,youdon't!"heshouted,andhebentoverandlookingintothe

microscope.uThafsyoureyes!You*vefixedthelenssothatitreflects!You've

drawnyoureyes!”

(31)

Onecoldday,anagedladywassentforherdoctor.Whenhecame,shetellshim

thatherrightlegwasverysore(酸痛)intheknee.Thepainsometimeswasbad

enoughtomakeitwalkingdifficult.Sheaskedhimhowthetroublecouldbe

becauseshehadneverbeforesufferedsomesimilardiscomfort.Aftermakinga

carefulexamination,thedoctorsaid,MYouareinaverybadstateofhealthfora

womanofyourage.Ithinkthetroubleinyourrightkneeisjustmatterofold

age.Wegetdiseasesaswegetold.Thetroublewillcleanuponspring!**

"Nonsense,doctor!^^shesaid,4,Myleftkneeisperfect,anditisexactlysameage

asmyright.**

(32)

MayIhaveyouattentionplease?Ihavealittlethingstotellyou.Whenyouhave

aclasshereinthelanguagelab,pleasebeherealittleearly.Changeyourshoes

beforeenterthelab.Don*tbringanythinghereexceptyourtextbooks.When

youareinto,pleasedon*ttouchthesemachinewithoutpermission.Alwaysdo

astheteachertellyouto.InclassyoushouldonlyspeaktheEnglish,not

Chinese.Recorderscanbeusedmakeacopyofthelisteningmaterials.When

classover,turnoffyourmachinesandleavethelabonebyone.

(33)

OnChildren'sDaylastyear,ourcityheldaninterestedactivity,inwhich

childrenandtheirparentsplaytherichandthepoor.Inthedinner,therich

couldhavemoredeliciousfood,butthepoorcouldonlyhavebreadswith

porridge(粥).Parentsbothhopedtohavethedinnerforthepoorwiththe

children.Theyhopedthattheirchildrencouldbetaughtthelessonfromthe

dinner.Nowmanypeopleonearthdon'thaveenoughfoodandclothes.Every

dayonlyonehalftheworldcouldenjoyenoughfood.Theactivitywasheldmake

thefamiliesunderstandthedifferencesfromthepoorandtherichandalso

maketheparentsknowthattoomuchmateriallifewon*talwaysdogoodtothe

children.

(34)

We'llneverforgetthedaywhichmyclassmatesandIpaidavisittoachemistry

factorylastweek.Itwasalargeronewithnearly2,000workers.Itlookeda

gardenandwecouldseecolorfulflowers,grassandtreesanywhere.Wealso

visitedsomeworkshopsandsawworkersworkedveryhard.Wetalkedwith

themandlearnedalotof.Weunderstoodthemfurther.Onthewayhomewe

felttiring.Weallthoughtthatwehadaverygoodday.Werealhopedthatwe

couldgetmorechancesofleavetheschoolandlearnsocialexperience.

(35)

OnemorningMrsJenkinswenttodepartmentstoretobuyacoat.Therewasnot

shopassistantinthestorebeforeshegotthere.Shehadtowait.Thenafatlady

cameinto.ShewenttoMrsJenkinsandaskedhertoserveforher.ShetoldMrs

Jenkinsthatshewantedtobuyacoat.MrsJenkinssaidthatshecouldn'tdo.The

fatladygotangrily.Shedidn'tletMrsJenkinsexplainanythingbutinsistedthat

MrsJenkinswoulddothatrightawaybecauseitwasherjob.AtlastMrsJenkins

hastotellherthatshewasacustomerherselfandwantedtobuyacoat,too.

(36)

Iftherearemuchmorepeopleintheworld,theremusthavemorefoodtofeed

thepeople.Butfoodisalreadyaproblemintodayworld.One-thirdofthe

world'spopulationisstarving,becausethereisnotenoughfood.Tenthousand

peoplediedofhungereverydayinsomepartsoftheworld.Butinothersparts

oftheworld,peoplebecomeillordie,becausetheyeattoomuchfood,andthey

areveryfat.Somecountrieshavenofood,buttheothershavetoomuch,and

theythrowthemaway.Howcantomorrow'sworldfeeditspeople?Theworld

needsproducemorefoodthanitdoesnow.

(37)

TherearestrangesimilaritiesinthelifeofJohnF.KennedyandthelifeAbraham

Lincoln.Forexample,Kennedybecameapresidentin1960,whileLincoln

electedin1860.Thiswasexactlyonehundredyearsapart.Thenbothmenwere

shotafter,onaFridayandinthepresenceoftheirwife.Thereisanothervery

strangelysimilarity.Kennedy'ssecretary,namedLincoln,toldhimtogoto

Dallas.Lincoln'ssecretary,namedKennedy,toldhimnottogototheFord

Theatre.Butallofthemwentandbothwereshottodie.

(38)

AUS-ledWaragainstIraqbrokeoutinMarch20,2003withouttheagreement

oftheUN.TheycamelessthantwohoursafterBush'sdeadlineforSaddam

leavehiscountryhaspassed.Thereareabout250,000USarmiesaroundIraq.

Therearealsoarmiesfromanothercountries,includesBritainandAustralia,

fightingwiththeAmericansoldiers.Theirforceismuchmorebiggerthanthatof

Iraq.Buttheymetstrongresistancethantheyexpected."Thesethingsare

nevereasy.TherewillhavesomedifficulttimesaheadsotheWarisgoingonas

itsplan,1*saidBritishPrimeMinisterBlair.

(39)

Myhusband96-year-oldgrandmothercametolivewithusformanyyearsof

independence.Wedidallthethingswecouldmakeherfeelcomfortable,inour

home,includinggivinghertheprivatetelephonelinefortheirbedroomOne

eveningwewerehavingapartywhilethephonerang.Itwasatelephone

operator,whoasked,uDoyouhaveagrandmotheronupstairs?"Yes,whatwas

happened?"myhusbandreplied."Well/1theoperatoragaincontinued,4,She

can'trememberyourphonenumber,andshelikeacupoftea.”

(40)

I'dliketotellyousomethingmoreabouttheproblemofpollutionwearefacing

to.Asweknow,thefactorybesidesourschoolgivesoffheavysmokeallday

long.Veryloudvoiceshurtourears.Rubbishandwastearethrownhereor

there.Italsosendsoutpollutingwaterandpoisonousgas.Allthishasmadea

greatharmtothehealthandstudyoftheteachersandstudents.Butastime

goeson,alittlehasdonetochangethesituation.Idon*tthinkwecouldstudy

wellunlesstheproblemissolved.Wedohopeyoullhelpandsupportus.

(41)

DearPeter,

I'dliketotellyouthatourschoolhasbeenworkedoutanewprogram.

Thepurposesoftheprogramistomakeourschoolmorebeautiful,tomakethe

aircleanerandfresh,andtoturnourschoolintoabetterplaceforustostudy

andlivein.Accordingtoprogram,wewillplantdifferentkindoftrees,flowers

andgrassinandaroundourschool.Abotanicalgardenwillbebuilding.Besides,

wearetobuildasmallgardeninit,wecandoanyreadingandtakearest.

Whafsmore,somestatuesoffamouspeoplewillbesetupencourageusto

workharder.Don'tyouthinktheprogramwonderfully?

(42)

TheearlymorningfiredamagedthehistoricGalIadHousetoday.Itdestroyed

thethirdfloorofthebuildingsofirefighterssavedthefirstandthesecondfloors.

Therewereonlyafewelderlypeopleliveinthebuildingatthetimeandthey

carriedouttosafety.TheGalladHousewasbuiltin1718andwasusedfora

hotelforover150years.GeorgeWashingtonstayedinherein12.TheGallad

familyownedthebuildingfortheelderly.Severalfiredepartmentwerecalledto

thescene.WhenFireChiefAndrewBondaskedwhenthefirestarted,he

answeredthatperhapsaburningcigarettecausedit.ChiefBondhadpromised

tofurtherexaminethecause.

(43)

whenpassingthebusstationonmywayhome,Ifoundoutalittlegirlalone

crying.Obviously,shewaylosing,lookingforhermother.Icameupandasked

herwhy.Whenaskedwherehermotherwas,shejustshookheadandkept

crying.ThenItookhertothestationbroadcastingroomforahelp."Anyonewho

lostachildpleasecometoourbroadcastingroom...Hwhichwassoonheard

againandagain.Minuteslater,aworryingmothercame.Thegirlrantoher

motherhappy,tearsstillineyes.Themotherwasverythankfulandaskedfor

myname.Withsmile,Ianswered,5,TmonlyaLeagueMember.MIhavejust

donethataLeaguemembershoulddo.It*smyduty.”

(44)

Iusedtogoingtothecountrysidetodrawanimalsandplants.OnedayIwas

walkingacrossafieldlookforrabbitstodraw.Losinginthought,Ihadn't

noticedabulltorunningtowardsme.About100metersaheadwasatreeunder

thatIwouldsitanddraw.Suddenly,Iheardthenoisebehindme.Iturnedand

sawthebull.Knowingabullcanrunmorefasterthanaman,Iquicklyreached

thetreeandclimbup.FromthereIsawthebullkickingmyfoodbagbyitsfeet.

Itkeptdonethisfor15minutesandmovedaway.ButIwasquitenervousinthe

tree.

(45)

Youcanspeaktopeopleonothersideoftheearthoverthetelephonewithhelp

ofasatellite.Theycanhelptotakephotosontheearthandproducemaps.

Somepicturestakingbysatellitesshowustheexactplacewheredifferent

metalscanbefound.Theycanalsotellthedifferencesbetweenhealthyplants

orpoorones.Thisisagreathelptothescientistsworkinforestryandin

agriculture.Satellitesbenefitbyoutdailylife.Forexample,satellitesfor

bro