短文改错分值多、难度大是考生既关心又担心的题型。了解其特点与方法有助于同学们在高考中取得好成绩
一、短文改错的考查内容
1.考查体现学科特点的语言知识体现学科特点的语言知识是指英语在交际过程中特有的现象。 如动词的各种变化形式、名词的单复数变化形式、代词的各种形式、形容词的各种变化形式等
一 一致性
1.主谓一致 来源:www.examda.com
1)What are your favourite sport?(’97) is这是对疑问句主谓一致的考查
2) Play football not only makes us grow up tall…(’98)Playing动词原形加-ing构成动名词形式,与谓语动词makes一致。
3)Now my picture and the prize is hanging in the library.(2000)are主语为复数概念“我的照片和奖牌”。
2.时态一致
1)It was very kind of them to meet me at the railway station and drove me to their home.(’96)drive 连词and连接的是两个并列的动作meet和drive。
2)They offered me coffee and other drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing.(’96)had 整篇文章记述过去发生的事情,用的是过去时。
3)Hello,I learn about you from my English teacher,…(’97)learned 从教师那儿知道,是过去发生的行为,故须用过去时。
4)My favourite sport is football.I was a member of our school football team.(’98)am整篇文章描述现在的情况,用的是一般现在时。此句也应改为一般现在时。
5)…not only makes us…but also give us a sense of fair play…(’98)gives“not only…”连接的应是两个相等的成份,用第三人称单数。
6)I am happy with any programme but the others spent a lot of time arguing…(’99)was此句描述的是过去的事情,且下句也是用的过去时,故要改为was。
7)I remembered her words and calm down.(2000)calmed 连词and连接两个相等的成份。