科目:高中英語 來源:2010年河北省邯鄲市高三第二次英語試題 題型:閱讀理解
Funny English Errors and Insights
Laugh... And Learn!
Welcome tothe website for Funny English Errors and Insights (2010), a new book of unconscious humour published by the National Library of Australia.
Funny English Errors and Insights will be launched at the National Library in Canberra on 29th, October 2010.
In the meantime, explore this website for other collections of real-life English language mistakes,including funny answers to exam questions, media misprints, and silly signs.
See Funny English Errors: The B List for more than a hundred examples of funny English gaffes(失言). For more funny English errors, read author Troy Simpson's blog. For still more examples,, join this website to download a free PDF version of English As She Is Taught, which lists our top 250 funny English language mistakes from that classic howlers book.
Join this website FREE, and you can also:
o Enter member-only competitions
o Contribute your comments
o Download free e-Cards
o Be the first to know about our much-anticipated book, Funny English Errors and Insights (2010) ...
Features
Follows in the tradition of the runaway best-seller Howlers books of the 1920s and 1930s
o Includes quotes(引文) that have never been published before in this way
o Includes more than 30 carefully selected funny photos
o Topics include English, science, history, geography, religion, mathematics, and more
o A perfect gift for students, teachers, parents, grandparents, public speakers, doctors, lawyers, journalists, clergy and religious, and anyone with a sense of humour!
【小題1】The word launched in the second paragraph is closest to the meaning:
A.sent up for the first time. | B.written for the first time. |
C.for sale for the first time. | D.printed for the first time. |
A.read some funny news |
B.know something about this book previously |
C.find a lot of examples about English errors |
D.express your opinions freely |
A.it only includesEnglish, science, history | B.it is quite different from Howlers books |
C.a(chǎn)ll the quotes in it are familiar with us | |
D.it is intended for people all walks of life |
A.a(chǎn) popular website | B.some selected funny photos |
C.a(chǎn) new book | D.some funny English errors |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年廣東省中山一中高一上學(xué)期第一次段考英語卷 題型:填空題
單詞拼寫(用一到三單元生詞的合適形式填空,答案寫在答題卷上)(10%)
【小題1】I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be o for so long that I’ve grown crazy about everything to do with nature.
【小題2】I am only able to look at nature through dirty c hanging before very dusty windows.
【小題3】The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the t clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…
【小題4】She is very (可靠的)and I knew I didn’t need to encourage her.
【小題5】She gave me a (堅定的)look----the kind that she would not change her mind.
【小題6】 Then (逐漸地) between about AD 800 and 1150 English became less like German.
【小題7】The latter gave a separate (身份、特色)to American English spelling.
【小題8】 India has a very large number of (流利的) English speakers.
【小題9】After g from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.
【小題10】Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to the place, she insisted that she
o the trip properly.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆甘肅省武威市高二下學(xué)期期中測試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:完型填空
形填空(共20小題;每小題1分,滿分20分)
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for £200 so that he could travel to and from work more 36 than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but it got so old, and it was costing him 37 much in repairs, that he decided that he had better 38 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was 39 to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so 40 of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave’s friend Sam saw that he was 41 when they met one evening, and said, “What’s 42 , Dave?” Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising(登廣告) it in the paper? You may 43 more for it in that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam’s 44 was reasonable, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read: “For sale: small car, 45 very little gas, only two owners. Bargain at £50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no 46. But then on the Saturday evening he had an enquiry (咨詢). A man rang up and said he would like to 47 him about the car. “All right.” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o’clock the next morning would be 48 or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I’ll 49 my wife. We want to go for a ride in it to50 it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 51 to wait there for the people who had 52 his advertisement. Even Dave had to 53 that the car really looked like a wreck (殘破的車). Then, soon after he had got the car as 54 as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave’s car and then said, “Have you reported this 55 to us yet, sir?”
1. A.directly B.safely C.easily D.properly
2. A.too B.so C.such D.very
3. A.keep B.sell C.repair D.throw
4. A.generous B.willing C.lucky D.a(chǎn)shamed
5. A.some B.neither C.none D.most
6. A.delighted B.calm C.sad D.a(chǎn)stonished
7.Aon B.that C.up D.it
8. A.learn B.miss C.find D.get
9. A.a(chǎn)dvice B.message C.request D.description
10. A.loses B.has C.spends D.uses
11. A.doubt B.help C.a(chǎn)nswer D.trouble
12. A.see B.tell C.a(chǎn)gree D.call
13. A.exact B.early C.suitable D.late
14. A.follow B.meet C.bring D.introduce
15. A.get B.recognize C.test D.a(chǎn)dmire
16. A.meaning B.happening C.turning D.failing
17. A.read B.a(chǎn)nswered C.inserted D.placed
18. A.a(chǎn)dmit B.forget C.show D.disagree
19. A.a(chǎn)dmit B.fast C.clean D.light
20. A.bargain B.sale C.result D.a(chǎn)ccident
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科目:高中英語 來源:單詞與詞組的拼寫 題型:完型填空
五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分
When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for £200 so that he could travel to and from work more 1 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 2 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 3 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 4 to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so 5 of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 6 when they met one evening,and said,“What's 7 ,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may 8 more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's 9 was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car, 10 very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at £50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no 11 .But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to 12 him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be 13 or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll 14 my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to 15 it.”
The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 16 to wait there for the person who had 17 his advertisement.Even Dave had to 18 that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as 19 as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this 20 to us yet,sir?”
1.A.directly B.safely C.properly D.easily
2.A.so B.such C.very D.too
3.A.keep B.repair C.sell D.throw
4.A.anxious B.lucky C.ashamed D.generous
5.A.some B.neither C.none D.no one
6.A.calm B.upset C.delighted D.astonished
7.A.no B.up C.it D.that
8.A.learn B.miss C.get D.find
9.A.message B.advice C.request D.description
10.A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends
11.A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer
12.A.tell B.see C.agree D.call
13.A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late
14.A.follow B.meet C.bring D.introduce
15.A.test B.obtain C.admire D.recognize
16.A.failing B.meaning C.turning D.happening
17.A.read B.placed C.answered D.understood
18.A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit
19.A.clean B.crowded C.fast D.light
20.A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年河北省邯鄲市高三第二次英語試題 題型:閱讀理解
Funny English Errors and Insights
Laugh... And Learn!
Welcome to the website for Funny English Errors and Insights (2010), a new book of unconscious humour published by the National Library of Australia.
Funny English Errors and Insights will be launched at the National Library in Canberra on 29th, October 2010.
In the meantime, explore this website for other collections of real-life English language mistakes, including funny answers to exam questions, media misprints, and silly signs.
See Funny English Errors: The B List for more than a hundred examples of funny English gaffes(失言). For more funny English errors, read author Troy Simpson's blog. For still more examples,, join this website to download a free PDF version of English As She Is Taught, which lists our top 250 funny English language mistakes from that classic howlers book.
Join this website FREE, and you can also:
o Enter member-only competitions
o Contribute your comments
o Download free e-Cards
o Be the first to know about our much-anticipated book, Funny English Errors and Insights (2010) ...
Features
Follows in the tradition of the runaway best-seller Howlers books of the 1920s and 1930s
o Includes quotes(引文) that have never been published before in this way
o Includes more than 30 carefully selected funny photos
o Topics include English, science, history, geography, religion, mathematics, and more
o A perfect gift for students, teachers, parents, grandparents, public speakers, doctors, lawyers, journalists, clergy and religious, and anyone with a sense of humour!
1.The word launched in the second paragraph is closest to the meaning:
A. sent up for the first time. B. written for the first time.
C. for sale for the first time. D. printed for the first time.
2.On the website ,you can do the following things except .
A. read some funny news
B. know something about this book previously
C. find a lot of examples about English errors
D. express your opinions freely
3.About this book, you know that .
A. it only includes English, science, history
B. it is quite different from Howlers books
C. all the quotes in it are familiar with us
D. it is intended for people all walks of life
4. The text is aimed at introducing .
A. a popular website B. some selected funny photos
C. a new book D. some funny English errors
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