英語短文改錯Task1:TodayIvisitedtheSmiths—myfirsttimevisittoaAmericanfamily.Theyliveinasmalltown.Itwasverykindforthemtomeetmeattherailwaystationanddrovemetotheirhome.TheSmithsdidhisbesttomakemefeelathome.Theyofferedmecoffeeorotherdrinks.Wehaveagoodtimetalkingandlaughingtogether.TheyeagertoknoweverythingaboutChinaandaskedmelotsofquestion.Infact,theyareplanningtovisitChinainnextyear.(NMET1996)Task2:DearBob,Hello.IlearnaboutyoufrommyEnglishteacher,MissFang.I’dliketoyourpenfriend,andgettoknowmoreaboutyourcountry.First,letmetellyousomethingmoreaboutmyself.MynameisLiHua.IliveinBeijing,whereisthecapitalofChina.IgotoHongqiYours,LiHua(NMET1997)Task3:MyFavoriteSportMyfavoritesportisfootball.Iwasamemberofourschoolfootballteam.WepractiseforthreetimeseveryweekandoftenwatchfootballmatchonTVtogether.Playfootballnotonlymakesusgrowtallandstrongbutalsogiveusasenseoffairplayandteamspirit.Wemustkeepinmindwhatweplayfortheteaminsteadourselves.Also,thesportteachesustheimportantofobedience(服從).Eachplayermustobeycaptain,whoistheleaderoftheteam.Andtheymustnotbreaktherulestoooftenifwewanttowinthegame.（NMET1998）Task4:TheProblemwithTelevisionNowIcan’twatchmuchtelevisionbutafewyearsagoIwasusedtowatchiteverynight.Iwasoftenalittletiredafteraday’sworkandwatchTVdemandsverylittleeffort.Unfortunate,therearetoomanypeopleamongmyfamily.Somewantedtoseetheprogramwhileotherspreferredanother.Iamhappywithanyprogram,buttheothersspentalottimearguingandtherewasnowayofsetthematterexceptbysellingtheTVset.Nowsomeoneathomereadsinstead.(NMET1999)Task5:DearPeter,ThanksverymuchoninvitingmetoyourbirthdaypartyonSunday.I’dlikeverymuchcomebuthadanexaminationonMondaymorning.ItisaveryimportantexambutIcan’taffordtofailit.I’llspendallthewholeweekendreadingandprepareforit.SoI’mreallysorrythatIwon’tbeabletocomeinthistime.Hopeyoucanunderstand.I’lltakechancetowishyouwonderfultimeonyourbirthday.Happybirthday,Peter,andmanyhappyreturnoftheday!Yours,LiMing(2000春季)Task6:Thedaybeforethespeechcontest(比賽)Englishteachertalkedtome.Shesaidthatsheandmyschoolmateallwishedmesuccess,butitdidn’tmatterthatIwouldwinornot.WhenIwasinthestagethenextday,IfeltsonervousasIshooklikealeaf.Thereweresomanypeoplepresent!Suddenly,IcaughtasightofmyEnglishteacherinthecrowd.Shewassmilingbutnoddingatme.Irememberedherwordsandcalmdown.Ididagoodjobandwonthefirstprize.Nowmypictureandtheprizeishanginginthelibrary.WheneverIseethemIwilloftenthinkofmyEnglishteacher.(NMET2000)Task7:Iusedtolovescienceclass—allofthem—biology,chemistry,geography,physics.IthinkIlikethoseclassesbecauseIfeltthatithelpedmeunderstandwhattheworldworks.Forexample,whenIwasachild,therainwasamystery(奧秘).Inoneclass,Ilearneditrained.Ithinkscienceclassesclearupmysteries.Butthenthereisalwaysmoremysterieslookinto.Whatwasmyleastfavoriteclass?Thatwasmaths.Afterlearnthebasicsofthesubject,nothingelseseemedverypracticallytome.IneversawhowIcoulduseitinmydailylife.(2001春季)Task8:Likemostofmyschoolmates,Ihaveeitherbrothersnorsisters—inanyotherwords,Iamanonlychild.MyparentslovemedearlyofcourseandwilldoalltheycanmakesurethatIgetagoodeducation.Theydidnotwantmetodoanyworkatfamily;theywantmetodevoteallmytimetomystudiessothatI’llgetgoodmarksinallmysubject.Wemaybeonefamilyandliveunderasameroof,butwedonotseemtogetmuchtimetotalkabouttogether.Itlooksasifmyparentstreatmeasavisitorandaguest.Dotheyreallyunderstandtheirowndaughter?Whatthingsareinotherhomes,Iwonder.(NMET2001)Task9:MybrotherTomwasveryselfishwhenhewasalittleboy.Hedidnotwantsharethingswithotherpeople.Forexample,whenheboughtachocolatecake,heputtheminasecretplacewhereIcouldn’tfindit.Thenheateitallbyhimself.Heneverhelpedother.Hesaidheisbusy.Thatis,agameoftennismakinghimverybusy.Hedoesnotcareifsomethinghedidmadepeopleangry.Forinstance,ononenightheplayedstrongandloudlymusictillfouro’clockinthemorning.Butheisdifferencenow.Heoftenhelpsgrandmawithhousework,helpsmomwithcookingandhelpshisclassmateswiththeirlessons.(2002春季)Task10:LastweekmyparentsandItookatwo-daytriptoEmeiMountaininSichuan.Aseveryoneknows,it’sfamousmountainwithallkindsofplantsandanimals.Theweatherwasfine.Itwasaboutnoonwearrivedatthefootofthemountain.Thethreeofthemwereveryexcited.Asweclimbedthemountain,wefedmonkeys,visitingtemplesandtoldstories.OnthewayupIwasbusytakingpicturesincethescenerywassobeautiful.Thetimepassesquickly.Eveningcamedown.Wespentthenightinahotelatthetopofthemountain.Thefoodwasexpensiveandtheservicewasgood.IwassotiringthatIfellasleepatthemomentmyheadtouchedthepillow.(NMET2002)Task11:Whatshouldyoudowhenyourparentsbecomeangrily?Ifyourparentsgotmad,trytohaveaconversationwiththemaboutit.Rememberingnottoshoutatthem.Theyusuallywilltrytochange,buttheywilltakesometimebecausetheygetangryalltheirlife,andthatisalltheyknow.Youmighthavetochangeforyourmethodacoupleoftimes.Doanynicethingsforyourparentsthattheydon’texpect—likecooking,doingthedishes,washingclothes,orcleanthefloors.Ifthisdoesn’twork,bringinfriendthatyoufeelcomfortable,andhavehimorherhelpyou.(2002北京卷)Task12:Manyteachersworryabouttheeffectsoftelevisiononyoungpeople.Accordingtostudies,anychildrenspendmoretimewatchingtelevisionthantheyspendinschool.Becausesomuchviewing,childrenmaynotbedevelopthehabitofreadandtheabilitytoenjoythemselves.Nooneworriedmuchabouttheradioprogramyoungpeoplelistento,althoughradioscanbeverynoise.Teachersalsowonderabouttheeffectsoftelevisioncommercials.Ononeyeartheaveragechildwillsee25,000televisioncommercials,allplannedandwrittenbygrown-upstomakechildrentowantthingsthattheydon’trealneed.(2003春季)Task13:WhenIfirstlearnedwriteinEnglish,Iranintomanydifficulties.ThemainproblemwasinthatIalwaysthoughtinChineseandtriedtotranslateanythingintoEnglish.Myteacheradvisedmetokeepmydiary.Ifollowedheradviceandshouldputdown100wordsorsoeachday.SoonIbegantoenjoytalktomyselfonpaperasIwaslearningtoexpressmeinsimpleEnglish.OnedayIwrotealittlestoryandshowedtomyteacher.Shelikeditverymuchandreadsittotheclass.Theyallsaidthestorywasagoodone.Theirwordwereagreatencouragementtome.(NMET2003)Task14:DearRalph,I’manewcomerhereofasmalltown.Iwoulddescribemyselfasshyandquietly.Beforemyclassmates,itseemsalwaysdifficultformetodothingswellasthem.I’msuretheywilllaughtomeandseemeasafool.SoIfeelhappyeveryday.Besides,Ihavefewfriends.Idon’tknowthattheydon’tliketotalkwithme.Sometimes,wetalkedtoeachotherverywellinclass,butafterclasswebecomestrangeratonce.Iamtryingtoimprovethesituationsinceitdoesn’tseemtowork.CanyoutellmeaboutwhatIshoulddo?(NMET2004)Yours,XiaoWeiTask15:Thereareadvantageforstudentstoworkwhilestudyingatschool.Oneofthemwasthattheycanearnmoney.Formostpart,studentsworkingtoearnmoneyfortheirownuse.Earningtheirownmoneyallowthemtospendonanythingasiftheyplease.Theywouldhavetoasktheirparentsformoneyorforpermissiontodothingsbythemoney.Somestudentsmayalsotosaveupforourcollegeorfutureuse.(NMET2005)Task16:AtfirstIwasnotquitewillingtositdownandwatchedthe90-minutefootballmatch.UsuallyIjustcheckedtheresultsbecauseIthoughtthatwasdulltowatchagameinwhichplayerskickedaballeachother.Therefore,myfatherlovesfootball.DuringWorldCupin2002,mydadstaysuplatejusttowatchhisfavoritesport.Seeinghisstronginterestinthisgameof22menrunafteraball,Idecidedtositdowntowatchthegame.Ifoundthegameexcited,andmydadexplainedfortherules.Wesharedourjoy.FootballisnottoobadlyaslongasIwatchitwithmydad!(2005浙江卷)Task17:Itisbadmannersintheclassroomtolookforwhatourneighborhadwritten,andtrytoseewhatmarkhehasreceivedwithoutbeingpermitted.Itisgoodmannersforthemtohelpeachotherifwehavethesamedesireandtheteacherallowstoit.Inexaminationsandincertainkindsofwrittenwork,itisdishonestandfoolishlytohelportoaskhelpfromothers.Whenonestudentdoesso,muchlargervaluesaredestroying.Onemaynotagreetoexaminationsystem,butatpresentitisbasicallytheonlymeasurethattheteacherandtherestoftheworldcandependtodecideifornoteachofusmeetstherequirement.(2005重慶卷)Task18:Notallpeopleliketoworkandeveryonelikestoplay.Allovertheworldmenandwoma