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专业八级改错模拟题
Ancient man attempted tochange the weather by using
magic.While experience taught him this was impossible,__1__
he tried to forecast weather conditions.Even earlier in __2__
1000 B.C.there were weather seers in Babylon----and
priests clever enough to denounce as frauds those predicted __3__
the weather a year in the advance.Some forecasters used __4__
methods that seemed to take no connection with the actual __5__
factors controlled the weather.Chickens and other animals __6__
were sacrificed and their intestines poked to find signs
indicating rain and drought.Somewhat more scientific were __7__
predictions based on vegetation:
"Onion's skin very thin ,mild
weather coming in.Onion's skin thick and tough, coming
weather is cold and rough." Insects and animals were also __8__
favorite weather clues:
"Before the glowworm lights his __9__
lamp,then the air is always damp .""If spiders their cobwebs
forsake,the weather will for certain break .""If frogs remained
in pools,the weather will be fine .If they were seen on rocks,__10__
rain and cold were due." It's difficult to say whether this rhyme
should be taken seriously :
" Hark,I hear the asses bray .Me thinks
we'll have some rain today ."
答案及解析:
1.While—When或After
本句的this指代的是to change the weather by using magic.when/after 引导时间状语
2.in—than
earlier是early的比较级,其后应有than
3.those之后加who
who引导定语从句
4.删除advance前的the
in advance为习语
5.take—have
have connection with 为习语
6.controlled—controlling或在controlled前加that/which
controlling the weather 或that/which controlled the weather做定语修饰the actual factors
7.and—or
rain和draught只能是二者之一
8.删除is
与上文平衡,均为省略句
9.before—when/if
条件句
10.will—would
if 引导的是条件句用的是remained一般过去时
Planning is a very importantactivity in our lives. Itcan give
pleasure, even excitement, and it can cause quitesevere headaches.__1__
The most significant the task ahead, the more carefulthe planning __2__
required. Getting to school or to work on time is a taskrequiring few __3__
or no planning, it is almost routine. A month’s touring holiday abroad,
or better still, getting married, is a different matter altogether. If the
matter involve a church wedding, a reception, a honeymoon in Venice,__4__
and returning a new home, this requires even more planning to make __5__
sure that it is successful. Planning is our way of trying to ensure success
and of avoiding costly failures we can not suffer. It is equally essential __6__
to individual nations and families; the scale may be vary, but the degree __7__
of importance does not. In the essence, a nation planning its resources __8__
and needs do not differ from the familiar weekly shopping or monthly __9__
household budget. Both are designed to ensure an adequate supply of
essentials, and if improperly carried out, will avoid shortages, wastage __10__
and over-expenditure.
参考答案及解析:
1将and 改为 or
or表示“或者”,因为前后是两种截然不同的可能性,所以应该用or。
2将most改为 more
3将few改为little
4将involve 改为 involves
因为主语 the matter 为单数,例如:
Although planning involves material investment, even more important is theinvestment in man.
虽然作机会应该包括物资投资,但最重要的是对人的投资。
5在returning后加介词to
6将suffer改为afford
7去掉be。
vary是动词,可与助动词或者情态动词构成谓语,也可以独立构成谓语,例如:
The weather varies from hour to hour in some mountain districts.
8去掉the
in essence 是固定习语,意为“本质上,实质的"
9将do改为 does
主语是动名词复合结构 a nation planning its resources and needs,应视为单数,例如:
Looking after children requires patience.
10将improperly改为 properly.
For some of us, tending to thecomfort of guests means buckingthe tradition of the "good enough" guest room we recall as kids.This is a room thrown togetherby our parents,_1_
who believed sofa beds just got better with ages, and that _2_
any guest who got a shock from the Tinkerbell lamp would know not jiggle it next time._3_These days, we're more likely to offer our guests a well-appointed and often luxuriousoasis.Concerns over practicality, adequate storage or even cost are being trumped by thecreative urge in the guest room, where Americans spend more on improvements than in anybedroom _4_
including their own, says a 2002 survey from Home Depot.
"Right after the kitchen, the guest room is the hot spot,"says Vickey Ward, a Dallasdesigner for Expo Design Center, the home-décor arm of Home Depot.The survey showshomeowners spend on an average $3,790 for materials and _5_
Installation of flooring, wall coverings, window treatments, light fixtures and the like for theguest room, comparing with _6_
$2,320 for the master bedroom and $960 in children's rooms._7_
"A wonderful guest room is the ultimate nicety," says design maven Chris Madden.She saysthe trend is used to create _8_
a permanent guest room when children move out or when building a new home."The big thingis used to be the home office.Now it's the guest room."This means never have to cut _9_the family off from the computer, or worse, displace kids from their beds.Yes, Aunt Eunicelooks funny with a Gummi Bear sticking to her backside, but it's easier on everyone when she_10_ has her own room.
参考答案:
1.is-was
2.ages-age
3.+to jiggle
4.any+other
5.去掉on或an
6.comparing-compared
7.in-on
8.is used to-去掉is
9.have-having
10.sticking-stuck
It can be tempt to hide from thepeople,places and tasks _1_
which make life stressful.By removing you from the situation,_2_
it's possible to find immediate relief — and these sources of _3_
stress will never go away unless we confront against them._4_
Being haunted by these stressors means that we can't be relaxed in the case the sources ofstress return._5_
If avoiding stress triggers isn't such a good technique of dealing with stress,then what is?
Lifeexperience teaches _6_
us that whenever we need to master a new skill — learning to swim,giving a publicpresentation,taking risks in front of others — it pays to take a deep breath,perhaps grit outteeth,and get on with things.Most of the time,it all words out.
Positive confrontation is a good coping skill when facing _7_
with stress.Instead of avoiding a difficult boss,why take every _8_
opportunity to work in his or her presence?
"Throwing" ourselves in the deep end until we masterit is one way to desensitize ourselves to the people,places and work we find stressful.Takingaction is good for our self-esteem too.
Another approach to tackling with stress head-on _9_
is to keep records while we're working on our stress.Log the time_10_
of day,situation,how stressed you felt afterwards can be a useful tool for some people.
参考答案
1.tempt-tempting
2.you-yourself
3.and-but
4.去掉against
5.in the case-the
6.去掉then
7.facing-faced
8.take前加not
9.tackling with-去掉with
10.Log-Logging
You will also want to think aboutwhat kind of saving _1_
instrument to use or what king of investment to make.By putting your money in some kind ofsavings instrument or investment, you can set side small amount of money regularly _2_
and the money will earn interest or dividends.Interest refers to the amount what your moneyearns when it is kept in a savings _3_
instrument.Dividends are payments of part of a company’s to people hold stock in thecompany.A savings instrument has _4_
an “interest rate” associated with it; this refers to the rate which _5_
the money in the instrument increases during a certain period of time.Principal refers to thefacial value or the amount of money_6_
you place in the savings instrument on which the interest is earned.
Every type of savings or investment has some risk that the return will be less than needed orexpected.Federally insured savings accounts are safe and guaranteed up to $100,000 by theU.S.Government.Therefore, they may have lower_7_ interest rates, making it hard to savelarge amount of money _8_
for college.Bonds and stocks often have higher returns than savings accounts or EE savingsbonds but are more riskier.You _9_
can reduce the risks of these kinds of investments by starting to save early.The earlier webegin the less money you will have _10_
to put aside each month and the more total savings you will accumulate.
参考答案
1.saving-savings
2.amount-amounts或samll-a
3.what-which或that
4.hold前加who
5 which前加at
6.facial-face
7.Therefore-However
8.hard-harder
9.去掉more
10.we-you
At the International WorldSummit for Social Development_1_
in Copenhagen in 1995, the Governments of 186 countries commit themselves to the goals oferadicating poverty _2_
and achieving full employment and social integration.With unprecedenting momentum, theyadopted a Programme _3_
of Action that underscored on the importance of social _4_
development for ensuring the well-being of all.To fulfill their commitments, some governmentshave formulated policies and strategies in accordance with this Programme of Action.Now, fiveyears later, the Governments have agreed to review the achievements they have made and theobstacles they encountered in implementing the three cored issues agreed _5_
upon at Copenhagen.They intend to propose further initiatives in order to pursue, with renewedpolitical with and mean, the _6_
commitments they made.
The current world situation presents a paradox.Therefore _7_
high-speed globalization is broadening opportunities for a better life for many, it has alsoendangered the livelihoods of the poor, this increasing poverty and social exclusion and _8_worsening the health of many people around the world.Progress in communication andinformation technologies hold out the _9_
promise of universal access to knowledge, while half of the inhabitants of the planet have madea telephone call._10_
参考答案
1.去掉International
2.commit-commited
3.unprecedenting-unprecedented
4.去掉on
5 cored-core
6.mean-means
7.Therefore-While
8.this-thus
9.hold-holds
10.made-never
When a relationship breaksup,men usually don't cope as_1_
well as well as women..When things stop wording,a