河南省信阳市第四高级中学 2014 届高考英语专题训练: 短文改错、书面表达( 9) 高考英语:短文改错专项练****Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, was famous for a man of few words. He knew what he should talk and when he should not. It was very hard of anyone to enjoy talking with him. One evening he was inviting to dinner. A lady sitting next to him past the sugar for his coffee. “ Mr President, ” she said. ” Today a friend of me said that I couldn ’t get much than two words out of you. I said I can, and we made a bet. ”“ You lose, ” answered the president. 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. ______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______ Key: 30th 前加 the 。序数词前应加定冠词。 2. for 改为 as。 be famous for ... 为……而出名; be famous as ... 作为……而出名。 3. what 改为 when 。从下文 and when 的信息可知。 of 改为 for 。 It is +adj. +for sb. to do... 为固定用法。 inviting 改为 invited 。应为被动语态。 6. past 改为 passed 。 pass 为动词,而 past 为介词。 me 改为 mine 。我的一个朋友,应说 a friend of mine 。 much 改成 more than 为搭配。 9. can 改为 could 。为时态错,从 said 可知。 10. 正确。************************************************************** 结束(2012 湖北孝感一次统考) 请根据下面提示,结合你的校园生活中的一个事例,就英语格言“ Failure is the mother of ess. ”这一话题,用英语写一篇短文。 In fact , there aren't always bright sunshine and gentle breeze , birds' singing and flowers' fragrant in our daily have so many failures and hardships that someone will be disappointed and give up the hope of ess , but