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专八改错习题朱丽英

英语专业八级改错

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ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerror,eachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.IneachcaseonlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitaccordingtothefollowingexample:

When^artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,[1]an

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangthemonthewall[2]never

whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.[3]exhibit

英语专业八级改错练习题

（一）

Abouthalfoftheinfantandmaternaldeathsindevelopingcountriescould

beavoidedifwomenhadusedfamilyplanningmethodstopreventhighrisk____1____

pregnancies,accordingtoareportpublishingrecentlybytheJohnsHopking____2____University.

Thereportindicatesthat5.6millioninfantdeathsand2,000,000maternal

Deathscouldbepreventedthisyearifwomenchosetohavetheirschildren____3____

withinthesafestyearswithadequateintervalsamongbirthsandlimitedtheir____4____

familiestomoderatesize.

Thisamountstoabouthalfofthe9.8millioninfantand370.000maternal

deathsindevelopingcountries,excludedChina,estimatedforthisyearby____5____

theUnitedNation’sChildren’sFundandtheUSCentersforDiseaseControl

respectably.Chinawasexcludedbecauseveryfewbirthsoccurinthehigh____6____

riskcategories.

Thereportsaysthatevidencesfromaroundtheworldshowstheriskof____7____

maternalorinfantillanddeathisthehighestinfourspecifictypesof____8_____

pregnancy;pregnanciesbeforethemotheris18yearold;thoseafterthe____9____

motheris35yearsold;pregnanciesafterfourbirths;andthoselesserthan____10____

twoyearsapart.

英语专业八级改错练习题

（二）

“Home,sweethome”isaphrasethatexpressanessential

attitudeintheUnitedStates.Whethertherealityoflifeinthe

familyhouseissweetornosweet,thecherishedidealofhome_____1_____

hasgreatimportanceformanypeople.

ThisidealisavitalpartoftheAmericandream.Thisdream,

dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenthcenturyEuropeansettlers

ofAmericanWest,wastofindapieceofplace,buildahouse_____2_____

forone’sfamily,andstartedafarm.Thesesmallhouseholdswere_____3_____

portraitsofindependence:

theentirefamily-mother,father,children,

evengrandparents-liveinasmallhouseandworkingtogetherto_____4_____

supporteachother.Anyoneunderstoodthelife-and-deathimportance_____5_____

offamilycooperationandhardwork.Althoughmostpeopleinthe

UnitedStatesnolongerliveonfarms,buttheidealofhomeownership_____6_____

isjustasstronginthetwentiethcenturyasitwasinthenineteenth.

WhenU.S.soldierscamehomebeforeWorldWarⅡ,forexample,_____7_____

theydreamedofbuyinghousesandstartingfamilies.Buttherewas_____8_____

atremendousboominhomebuilding.Thenewhouses,typicallyin

thesuburbs,wereoftensmallandmoreorlessidentical,butitsatisfied_____9_____

adeepneed.Manyregardedthesingle-familyhousethebasisoftheir_____10_____

wayoflife.

英语专业八级改错练习题（三）

Weliveinasocietywhichthereisalotoftalkaboutscience,butIwouldsay____1_____

thattherearenot5percentofthepeoplewhoareequippedwithschool,including

college,tounderstandscientificreasoning.Wearemoreignorantofscienceaspeople___2___

withcomparableeducationinWesternEurope.

Therearealotofkidswhoknoweverythingaboutcomputers—howtobuild

them,howtotakethemapart,andhowtowriteprogramsforgames.Soifyouask_____3_____

themtoexplainabouttheprinciplesofphysicsthathavegoneintocreatingthe_____4_____

computer,youdon’thavefaintestidea._____5_____

Thefailuretounderstandscienceleadstosuchthingsliketheneglectofhuman_____6_____

creativepower.Italsotakesrisetoblurringofthedistinctionbetween____7____

scienceandtechnology.Lotsofpeopledon’tdifferbetweenthetwo.Science____8____

newknowledgethatcanbeappliedornot,andtechnologyistheapplicationof

istheproductionofknowledgetotheproductionofsomeproducts,machineryor

thelike.Thetwoarereallydifferent,andpeoplewhohavethefacultyforone

veryseldomhaveafacultyfortheothers._____9_____

Scienceinitselfisharmless,moreorless.Butassoonasitcanprovidetechnology,

it’snotnecessarilyharmful.Nosocietyhasyetlearnedtoforecastthe___10_____

consequencesofnewtechnology,whichcanbeenormous.

英语专业八级改错练习题（四）

Whatisablackhole?

Well,itisdifficulttoanswerthequestion,asthetermswewouldnormallyusetodescribeascientificphenomenon__1__areadequatehere.Astronomersandscientiststhi...

Whatisablackhole?

Well,itisdifficulttoanswerthequestion,

asthetermswewouldnormallyusetodescribeascientificphenomenon__1__

areadequatehere.Astronomersandscientiststhinkthatablackholeis__2__

aregionofspacewhichmatterhasfallenandfromwhichnothingcan__3__

escape—notevenlight.Butwecan’tseeablackhole.Ablackhole__4__

exertsastronggravitationalpullandyetithasnomatter.Itisonly

space—orthuswethink.Howcanthishappen?

__5__

Thetheoryisthatsomestarsexplodewhentheirdensityincreases

toaparticularpoint;they“collapse”andsometimesasupernovaoccurs.

Thecollapseofastarmayproducea“WhiteDwarf”ofa“neutronstar”—

astarwhichmatterissodensethatifcontinuallyshrinksbytheforceof__6___

itsowngravity.Butifthestarisverylarge,thisprocessofshrinkingmay

besointensethatablackholeresultsin.Imaginetheearthreducedtothe__7__

sizeofamarble,butstillhavingthesamemassesandastronger__8__

gravitationalpull,andyouhavesomeideasoftheforceofablackhole.__9__

Andnomatterneartheblackholeissuckedin.__10__

英语专业八级改错练习题（五）

Thegreatwhalesareamongthemostfascinatingcreatureswhich__1__

haveeverlivedontheearth,andoneofthem,thebluewhale,isthe

largest.Peopleinancienttimesthoughtwhalesasfearsome__2__

monstersoftheoceandepths.Sotohuntawhale,whenone

occasionallyswamtowardshore,hewashighadventure.People__3__

foundtheadventurewasrewarding,too,fortheoilandmeatfrom

onewhalealonecouldheatandfeedavillageforawholewinter.

Whalesresemblehugefish.Theywerereferredbytheancientsas__4__

“greatfish,”andanywhalebeachingalongthecoastsofEngland

wasdesignated“theKing’sfish”becauseitautomaticallybelonged

totheCrown.

Eversincethoseearlytimes,humanhavefeltwhalesasenseof__5__

wondermixedwithanintensedesiretocapture,slaughter,and

exploit.Nowtheslaughterhasreachedalarmingproportions.__6__

Eventhoughsomespeciesareprotectedbytheregulationsof

theInternationalWhalingCommissionandtheoreticallyallwhale

huntingisregulated,buttheearth’sstockofwhalesisstillbeing__7__

depleted.Infact,somescientistsworrythat100yearssincenow__8__

theremaybenowhalesleft.Ifthishappens,mankindwill

beblameforremovingfromtheearthforeveraremarkableand__9__

awe-inspiringcreaturethatalwaysfedman’simaginationand__10__

madetheworldamoreexcitingplace

英语专业八级改错练习题（六）

Weuselanguageeveryday.Weliveinaworldofwords.Hardlyany

momentpasseswithsomeonetalking,writingorreading.Indeed,__1__

languagesismostessentialtomankind.Ourlivesincreasinglydepend

onfastandsuccessfuluseoflanguage.Strangelyenough,weknow__2__

moreaboutthingsaroundusthanonourselves.Forexample,language__3__

isspeciesspecific,thatis,itislanguagethatdiffershumanfrom__4__

animals.However,wedonotknowyethowexactlyweinquirelanguage__5__

andhowitispossibleforustoperceivethroughlanguage;norwe__6__

understandpreciselythecombinationsbetweenlanguageandthought,__7__

languageandlogic,orlanguageandculture;stillless,howandwhen

languagestarted.Onereasonforthisinadequateknowledgeoflanguage

isthatwe,likelanguageusers,taketoomanythingsforgranted.__8__

Languagecomestoeverynormalpersonsonaturallythatafew__9__

ofusstoptoquestionwhatlanguageis,muchlessdowefeelthe

necessitytostudyit.Languageisfarmorecomplexthanmostpeople

haveprobablyimaginedandthenecessitytostudyitisfargreaterthan

somepeoplemayhaveassured.Linguisticisabranchofsciencewhich__10__

takeslanguageasitsobjectofinvestigation.

英语专业八级改错练习题（七）

Wheneveryouseeanoldfilm,evenonemadeaslittleas

tenyearsbefore,youcan’thelpbeingstruckedbythe__1__

appearanceofthewomentakingpart.Theirhairstylesand

make-uplookdate;theirskirtslookeithertoolongortoo__2__

short;theirgeneralappearanceis,infact,slightlyludicrous.

Thementakingpart,onotherhand,areclearlyrecognizable.__3__

Thereisnothingabouttheirappearancetosuggestthat

theybelongtoanentiredifferentage.Thisillusioniscreated__4__

bychangingfashions.Overtheyears,thegreatminorityofmen__5__

havesuccessfullyresistedallattemptstomakeitchangetheir__6__

styleofdress.Thesamecannotbesaidforwomen.Eachyear,

afewerso-calledtopdesignersinParisandLondonlaydown__7__

onthelawandwomenaroundtheworldruntoobey.The__8__

decreesofthedesignersareunpredictableanddictatorial.

Sometimetheydecidearbitrarily,thatskirtswillbeshortand__9__

waistswillbeheight;hipsareinandbuttonsareout.__10__

英语专业八级改错练习题（八）

DemographicindicatorsshowthatAmericansinthepostwarperiod

weremoreeagerthanevertoestablishingfamilies.Theyquickly__1__

broughtdowntheageatmar