英专考研37篇短文改错1.docx

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英专考研37篇短文改错1

2009年专八改错真题（有若干空模棱两可，注意咯！

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Theprevioussectionhasshownhowquicklyarhymepasses

fromoneschoolchildtothenextandillustratesthefurtherdifference

（1）______

betweenschoolloreandnurserylore.Innurseryloreaverse,learnt

inearlychildhood,isnotusuallypassedonagainwhenthelittlelistener

（2）_____

hasgrownup,andhastheirown,orevengrandchildren.（3）______

Theperiodbetweenlearninganurseryrhymeandtransmitting

itmaybesomethingfromtwentytoseventyyears,withtheplayground（4）______

lore,therefore,arhymemaybeexcitedlypassedonwithintheveryhour（5）_____

itislearnt;and,inthegeneral,itpassesbetweenchildrenofthe（6）______

sameage,ornearlyso,sinceitisuncommonforthedifferenceinage

betweenplaymatestobemorethanfiveyears.If,therefore,aplayground

rhymecanbeshowntohavebeencurrentlyforahundredyears,or（7）_____

evenjustforfifty,itfollowsthatithasbeentransmittedover

andover;verypossiblyithaspassedalongachainoftwoorthree（8）_____

hundredyounghearersandtellers,andthewonderisthatitremainslive（9）_____

aftersomuchhandling,toletalonethatitbearsresemblancetothe（10）______

originalwording.

模拟1

Weliveinasocietywhichthereisalotoftalkaboutscience,butIwouldsay_____1

thattherearenot5percentofthepeoplewhoareequippedwithschool,includingcollege,tounderstandscientificreasoning.Wearemoreignorantofscienceaspeople_____2

withcomparableeducationinWesternEurope.Therearealotofkidswhoknoweverythingaboutcomputers—howtobuild

them,howtotakethemapart,andhowtowriteprogramsforgames.Soifyouask_____3

themtoexplainabouttheprinciplesofphysicsthathavegoneintocreatingthe_____4

computer,youdon’thavefaintestidea._____5

Thefailuretounderstandscienceleadstosuchthingsliketheneglectofhuman_____6

creativepower.Italsotakesrisetoblurringofthedistinctionbetweenscienceand_____7

technology.Lotsofpeopledon’tdifferbetweenthetwo.Scienceistheproductionof_____8

newknowledgethatcanbeappliedornot,andtechnologyistheapplicationofknowledgetotheproductionofsomeproducts,machineryorthelike.Thetwoarereallydifferent,andpeoplewhohavethefacultyforoneveryseldomhaveafacultyfortheothers._____9

Scienceinitselfisharmless,moreorless.Butassoonasitcanprovidetechnology,

it’snotnecessarilyharmful.Nosocietyhasyetearnedtoforecasttheconsequences_____10

ofnewtechnology,whichcanbeenormous.

模拟2

Abouthalfoftheinfantandmaternaldeathsindevelopingcountriescouldbeavoidedifwomenhadusedfamilyplanningmethodstopreventhighrisk____1

pregnancies,accordingtoareportpublishingrecentlybytheJohnsHopkingUniversity.____2

Thereportindicatesthat5.6millioninfantdeathsand2,000,000maternalDeathscouldbepreventedthisyearifwomenchosetohavetheirschildren____3

withinthesafestyearswithadequateintervalsamongbirthsandlimitedtheir____4

familiestomoderatesize.Thisamountstoabouthalfofthe9.8millioninfantand370.000maternaldeathsindevelopingcountries,excludedChina,estimatedforthisyearby____5

theUnitedNation’sChildren’sFundandtheUSCentersforDiseaseControl

respectably.Chinawasexcludedbecauseveryfewbirthsoccurinthehighriskcategories.____6

Thereportsaysthatevidencesfromaroundtheworldshowstheriskof____7

maternalorinfantillanddeathisthehighestinfourspecifictypesof____8

pregnancy;pregnanciesbeforethemotheris18yearold;thoseafterthe____9

motheris35yearsold;pregnanciesafterfourbirths;andthoselesserthantwoyearsapart.____10

模拟3

"Home,sweethome"isaphrasethatexpressesanessentialattitude

intheUnitedStates.Whethertherealityoflifeinthefamily

houseissweetornosweet.ThecherishedidealofhomehasgreatS1.________

importanceformanypeople.

ThisidealisavitalpartoftheAmericandream.Thisdream,

dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenth-centuryEuropeansettlersofthe

AmericanWest,wastofindapieceofplace,buildahouseforone'sS2.________

family,andstartedafarm.ThesesmallhouseholdswereportraitsofS3.________

independence:

theentirefamily--mother,father,children,even

grandparents—liveinasmallhouseandworkingtogethertosupport　S4.________

eachother.AnyoneunderstoodthelifeanddeathimportanceoffamilyS5.________

cooperationandhardwork.

AlthoughmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesnolongerliveon

farms,buttheidealofhomeownershipisjustasstronginthetwentieth　S6.________

centuryasitwasinthenineteenth.

WhenU.S,soldierscamehomebeforeWorldWarII,for　S7.________

example,theydreamedofbuyinghousesandstartingfamilies