短文改错高考真题Proofreading50套纯题

1、Proofreading 1：My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didnt need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sp

2、orts for one hour every day.My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also o

3、ur friends.Proofreading 2Dear Jeremy and Alice,Although weve been delighting to have you as neighbors, were hoping to settle something that bothers to us. In a word, your dog-Cleo.Weve called several time about Cleos early morning barking. It is difficult to understanding why she barks every minute

4、shes outside. The early morning barking have been disturbing us as we are often up all night with the baby. Beside, Cleo tends to bark a average of six hours a day. This morning she starts barking even before 5 oclock. That is too much for us, considering how closely the houses are.We appreciate our

5、 apologies and goodwill, but we hope that you can figure a good way of settling the matter. Sincerely, Jack and RoseProofreading 3Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off. If you hear the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher

6、to lead you outside. Stay close to your teacher and classmate. Dont panic or get out of line, and trying to remain quiet and calmly. Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire. If its a false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that when

7、 someone is missing and hurt, tell your teacher immediately.Proofreading 4I was taking a train to Londons Victoria Station. I had noticed that the carriage was noise and filled with people.Before long, a train inspector comes to check our tickets. A passenger realized he couldnt find his ticket but

8、became quite upset. Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket, which was eventually found under a seat several rows from his owner. The person who found a ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.No one in the carriage had previous spoken to or even noticed the ticket-owner before.

9、Yet they had so quickly offered the strangers their help. If we could show concern to others on need, the world would be a better place to live.Proofreading 5My father took me out camping for the first time when I was seven. He wanted teach me about animals, insects and trees. My uncles all come alo

10、ng with bows and arrows for hunting.One evening at sunset, we sat by the fire, have our barbecue. Just then a bird was flying over us. My uncles immediate jumped up and shot their arrows on the bird. Neither of the arrows hit the target. Suddenly the arrows was flying down at us from the skythey wer

11、e looked like rain! We ran to escape but fortunately no one was injured.That day I didnt learn much about animals, insects or trees, but I learnt a impressive lesson about gravity!Proofreading 6The book Im reading of talks about afternoon tea in Britain. It is said to have started in the early 1800s

12、. Have tea in the late afternoon provides a bridge between lunch and dinner, that might not be served until 8 oclock at night. This custom soon becomes another meal of day. Interesting, it had a connection by the British porcelain industry. Tea in China was traditionally drank from cups without hand

13、les. When tea got popular in Britain, there was a crying need for good cup with handles to suit British habits. This made for the grow in the porcelain industry.Proofreading 7My grandfather and I enjoy fishing.One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took ours fishing poles and headed for the

14、lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for about half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wanted to give up, and my grandfather told me to wait a little longer. Finally, there were a sudden pull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the next

15、few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish.Felt hungry, we built a fire by the lake and barbecued the fish. It was delicious.Proofreading 8Mr. Jonson is a hardworking teacher. Every day, he spends too much time with his work. With little sleep and hardly any break, so he works from morning till n

16、ight. Hard work have made him very ill. “He has ruined his healthy. We are worried about him.” That is which other teachers say. Yesterday afternoon, I paid visit to Mr. Johnson. I was eager to see him, but outside her room I stopped. I had to calm myself down. Quietly I step into the room. I saw hi

17、m lying in bed, looking at some of the picture we had taken together. I understood that he missed us just as many as we missed him.Proofreading 9Dear Diary,Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job, and as Mo

18、m explained, “He was lucky to find other one.” His new job meant I had to say goodbye to my classmate, my school or just everything else I love in the world. To make matters bad, now I have to share a room with my younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of school. I am awfully tiring, but I kn

19、ow Ill never fall sleep.Good night and remember, you, dear diary, is my only souvenir from my past life and my only friend. Yours, RosemaryProofreading 10 My father and I stayed at the South Lake Hotel for a week when we visit Beijing last month. It is in the downtown area, but it is easy to go to a

20、nywhere from the hotel public transport.We lived in a comfortably double-room with a big bath. What I liked best were the free high-speed Internet connection in the room. I checked my email messages every day. I also shared for my friends many photos taking in Beijing. The food was wonderful with re

21、asonable prices, and we enjoyed several local dish.It is such great hotel that I would recommend it to any friend of me who is going to Beijing.Proofreading 11 Today we had a chemistry test. I found the test difficulty, but I tried hardly to do it. Suddenly Mary, my best friend, asking me to let her

22、 to copy my answers. After think of some time, I let her copy my answers. But after the test, all of us were called to the teachers office. The teacher was angry because we had same answers in the tests. We were warned not to cheat again so she would need to see our parents. I was very upset. I didn

23、t cheat. I was just helping a friend. Why does she punish me?Proofreading 12 There are many different signs in the public. They tell you what to do or what not to do in a place. Do you know what they exact mean? For example, if you go to see a film, you should enter the cinema at the ENTRANCE and le

24、ave for the EXIT. You will either find NO SMOKING signs in many cinemas. If you visit a museum, dont take some photos inside the halls. You are not allowed. You will find NO PHOTOS signs in many museum. When you drive a car, dont park in a street without a NO PARKING sign. Making sure understood the

25、 signs and you wont get into any trouble.Proofreading 13 Last night I am getting ready for the coming examination when the noise from my neighbor interrupted me. The noise went on and on. It was too loud that I could hardly pay attention to my study any longer, but I went to my neighbors houses and

26、say to him. “Excuse me, would you please turn down the TV? Im preparing for tomorrows examination.” Hear these words, he felt ashamed and his face turned to red. And he said, “OK, I will. Im very sorry to have made so much noise. Just now, the football game was very wonderfully. I was too exciting t

27、o control myself. I wont do that again. Good lucky in your coming examination.” After that, I went on with his study.Proofreading 14 My uncle was the biology professor. When I was young he was used to take me to the biology lab, when I saw pigs, cats and other animals. My uncle also influenced me th

28、rough nature walks. He often takes me for a walk in the backyard. We would catch frogs and snake, and find fireflies in the sky. He seemed know everything about wildlife. Eighteen years later, think about my uncle and her influence on my life. I feel very lucky. I am grateful that I got the chance t

29、o learn for him. He helped me develop my interest in all that was alive and sometimes death around me.Proofreading 15 Time flies! This is a third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school had organized many activities. What impressed me best was an activity c

30、alled “Learning to Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm which we learned to plan potatoes. Having been in the city for so a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. After divided into three groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug hol

31、es, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the hole, put the earth back and pushed them down hard. We continued doing that until all the work was done. Although we were exhausted, but we felt fulfilled on our way back home. Proofreading 16Dear schoolmates,In order to get high school students

32、 to attaching importance to the environment and improve our sense to protect the environment, and China Daily is planning to hold an interestingly knowledge contest. A contest starts on October 14th and end on 31st. Remember, you can take the contest in China Daily newspaper, that is very popular am

33、ong high school student. The answer sheet must cut from the newspaper and sent to China Daily after the deadline. Please pay more attention to the related information of the contest and take an active part in them on time. Students UnionProofreading 17 A young man called Low-Carbon Brother become a

34、hit on the Internet in 2011. He suggests living a low-carbon life, which means using less energy in our daily life so that we can help reducing carbon dioxide in the air. For example, she always picks up something. While he is watching TV, he always turns up the screen brightness to the minimum and

35、turns off the light. Therefore, he goes to work by bike instead of driving. Some people think what he is doing is just a show. No one can live such a simply life with so many modern invention around us. As far as I am concerned, I am strongly in support his idea and his behavior. Although what he is

36、 doing has no huge effect on global warming, but he at least can enjoy a healthy life.Proofreading 18 Li Ming and Wang Ying are two students of Senior Three. They all work hard but they have different learning method. Li Ming often sleeps in class instead of listen to the teacher. As a result, he mi

37、ss lots of points that the teacher makes and I usually takes him much time to finish his homework. But he has to stay up late and doesnt get enough sleep. However, Wang Ying has quite the different way of learning. She listens attentive and tries to catch everything that the teacher said in class. B

38、ecause this, she spends less time doing her homework, which makes it is possible for her to go to bed early.Proofreading19A few years before, Jack and I had a quarrel over score in a football match. From then on, we didnt speak to each other any longer.One day, when I was standing by a tree read, a

39、ball flew to me and I kicked it back with looking at the player. But while I put up my head, I found it was Jack. Seen him, I was feeling very embarrassed. However, he was smiled to me, so I smiled either. Then we made up.This way the walls between us were torn down with a smile but we become good f

40、riends again.Proofreading 20Dear Mr. Smith,Im very much glad to hear that your international shopping center will build no-smoking supermarket. In my opinion, it is a good idea to do so, for it can not only help the smokers to smoke less, and it can also do good to other customers health. Since you

41、had given up selling cigarettes, the customers dont like smoking are sure to support you. In addition, smoke in the shopping center may cause fire, which is very dangerous to both your possession and the safety of the customers. In a word, the non-smoking supermarket will not effect your business. T

42、o the contrary, it will help you attract more customers who want to keep health.Best wishes!Proofreading 21 It has been years since the Chinese get plastic bags from supermarkets for free. China has banned free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, but people have to pay for them. The Chinese once

43、 used about 300 million of plastic shopping bags a day, which has caused environmentally pollution because plastic bags are not easy to break down. So the Chinese is encouraged to take their own bags for shopping. Then what kind of shopping bag is the best to carry? Some student in Chongqing have a

44、extraordinary idea. They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and then to ask their parents and friends to use these cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They do so because they think it is our duty help protecting the environment. Proofreading 22Union is strength. Whenever youre faced with difficulti

45、es or in a dilemma, cooperation plays an important part in getting you out of trouble.There was a time when I was too proud that I overlooked my classmate, refusing to work together with them. Therefore, it was no doubt that I was left alone, suffering from loneliness and failure. Unfortunately a te

46、acher impressed on me the value of cooperation. From then on, I learned to help others and turn to my friends for the help whenever I had difficulty finish a task on my own. Surely cooperation made a great difference. Now I am getting well with my friends.My experience has teach me that only if we a

47、ttach great importance with cooperation can we go beyond ourselves. As the saying go, “United we stand; divided we fail.”Proofreading 23Dear Tom,How is everything going recently? That has been a long time since we meet in China last time. Having passed the finally exams, I am busy planning a two-wee

48、ks trip to the U.S. during this winter holiday. Do you have any suggestions about the choice f America cities? I prefer to big and modern cities. I guess Id better book a hotel. What is the price for single boy like myself? Is it easy to find Chinese food? What is the traffic like, after I travel be

49、tween cities in the U.S.? Hope to hearing from you. Thank you!Best regards! Li HuaProofreading 24Dear teachers and students,As we know, air pollution is serious environmental problem in our city. Every day we had to take in very dirty air, that isnt good for our health. To make sure the air fresh, w

50、e should keep the following suggestions on mind. Firstly, we should take a bus or ride a bicycle as much as possible instead of drive a car. Secondly, we shouldnt throw litter here and there but put them into the dustbin. Thirdly, some factories should be closed and moved out of the city. Finally, w

51、e need to plant many trees to make the air fresher. Lets take action and try your best to make the air in the city cleaner!Thank you！ The Students UnionProofreading 25I would like to tell you a secret. I have great penfriend, Lee. He is an American boy of eleven year old. We havent been seen each ot

52、her ever, so we are good friends. We have common interests and always know which each others thought is. We both like reading, watching movies and listen to soft music. If any one of us finds any new books, later movies or some wonderful music, we will tell the other one. And then we will share the

53、feelings before reading, watching or listening. If i have any trouble, I will tell him. And almost every time he knows the best way to comfort myself. If he is upset, I will certain do the same thing for him.Proofreading 26My name is Linda. I used to living in the countryside of Chicago with my pare

54、nts, that was born in New York. Living in the countryside have a lot of advantages. The air isnt polluted, and the environment is clearly. Besides, the neighbors are friendly for each other. However, there are some disadvantages of living in the countryside as well as. If you have job downtown, you

55、have to spend many time on the road every day. And life in the countryside isnt very excited, so most teenagers like to live downtown. When i complete high school at 20, I moved to California to study at a university.Proofreading 27It has been three months before I left the junior high school. Besid

56、es, there is one thing Ill never forget about it. It was my turn to give an English speech in class. I felt worried because my poor spoken English. So I went to Miss Lee for help. She not only encourages me, but gave me some valuable advices. And then i spent nearly two hours practice it at home eve

57、ry day. To my great joy, my speech was the great success. It was the teachers encouragement who halped me get courage. Through the experience, I know when we have difficulty we should never be afraid to ask other for help.Proofreading 28Many teachers worry about the effects of television on young pe

58、ople. According to studies, any children spend more time watching television than they spend in school. Because so much viewing, children may not be develop the habit of read and the ability to enjoy themselves. No one worries much about the radio program young people listen to, although radios can be very noise.Teachers also wonder about the effects