【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Peter,
How are you doing? I am writing to tell you what my uncle Li Ming is going to your city for a conference, and I have asked him bring you the Chinese painting you’ve asked for ago. Also, I’d like you to do me a favor. Would you please meet your uncle at the airport and take him to his hotel since this was his first visit to the U.S.? Thank you in the advance! His flight number is CA985, but it will arrive at 11:30 am, August 6. My uncle is tall and he is worn glasses. And he will be at a blue jacket.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
在线课程【答案】
【解析】第一处,考察宾语从句的引导词。What和that在引导宾语从句的时候的区别是,what在从句中充当句子成分,并有意义。而that只表示连接和引导,不在从句中充当句子成分,通常也可以省略。故将what改为that。
第二处,考察词组ask sb. to do sth. 不定式作宾补。在him和bring之间加不定式符号to。
第三处,ago换成before,意为“以前,从前”,此处做状语。
第四处,考察形容词性物主代词,根据上下文,应为my。
第五处,时态错误,上文中说到my uncle is going to your city for a conference,所以此处was属于时态用错,应为一般现在时,was换成is。
第六处,惯用法。In advance意为“提前”,advance前为零冠词。
第七处,连词错误。根据上下文,此处是并列关系,应为and。
第八处,时态表达错误。该处为现在进行时,正确结构为be doing,所以把worn改为wearing。
第九处,固定搭配。表达“某人穿着蓝夹克”,用be in a blue jacket,故将at改为in。
第十处,非谓语动词的误用。Look forward to短语中的to为介词,后接动词时用doing,故将hear改为hearing。