大学英语四级改错题12篇.docx

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大学英语四级改错题12篇

大学英语四级改错题12篇

Passage1

ErrorCorrection（15minutes）

Directions:

Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark（∧）intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash（／）intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteraturesofourperiods.

1.time/times/period

Manyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliterature

2.／___________

asaschoolsubjectarevalidfor∧studyoftelevision.

3.the___________

OnemajordecisionwhichfacestheAmericanstudentreadyto

beginhighereducationisthechoiceofattendingalarge

universityorasmallcollege.Thelargeuniversityprovidesa

widerangeofspecializeddepartments,aswellnumerous

71.__________

courseswithinsuchdepartments.Thesmallcollege,therefore,

72.__________

generallyprovidesalimitednumberofcoursesand

specializationsbutofferabetterstudent-facultyratio,thus

73.__________

permitindividualizedattentiontostudent.Becauseofitslarge

74.__________

studentbody（oftenexceeding20,000）consistinginmany

75.__________

peoplefromdifferentcountriestheuniversityexposesits

studentstomanydifferentculture,socialandout-of-class

76.__________

programmes.Ontheotherhand,thesmaller,more

homogeneous（同性质的）studentbodyofthebigcollege

77.__________

affordsgreateropportunitiesinsuchactivities.Finally,the

universitycloselyapproximatestherealworldandwhich

78.__________

providesarelaxed,impersonal,andsometimesanonymous

（隐姓埋名的）existence,onthecontrast,theintimate

79.__________

atmosphereofthesmallcollegeallowsthestudentfouryearsof

structurallivinginwhichtoexpectandpreparingforthereal

80.__________

world.Inmakinghischoiceamongeducationalinstitutionsthe

studentmust,therefore,consideragreatmanyfactors.

71.（well）?

（well）as72.therefore?

however

73.offer?

offers74.permit?

permitting

75.in?

of76.culture?

cultural

77.big?

small78.and?

/或and?

which,this

79.contrast?

contrary80.preparing?

prepare

Passage2

ThomasMalthuspublishedhis"EssayonthePrinciple

ofPopulation"almost200yearsago.Eversincethen,

forecastershavebeingwarningthatworldwidefaminewas

S1._____

justaroundthenextcorner.Thefast-growingpopulation's

demandforfood,theywarned,wouldsoonexceedtheir

S2._____

supply,leadingtowidespreadfoodshortagesandstarvation.

Butinreality,theworld'stotalgrainharvesthasrisen

steadilyovertheyears.Exceptforrelativeisolatedtrouble

S3._____

spotslikepresent-daySomalia,andoccasionalyearsof

goodharvests,theworld'sfoodcrisishasremainedjust

S4._____

aroundthecorner.Mostexpertsbelievethiscancontinue

evenasifthepopulationdoublesbythemid-21stcentury,

S5._____

althoughfeedingI0billionpeoplewillnotbeeasyfor

politics,economicandenvironmentalreasons.Optimists

S6._____

pointtoconcreteexamplesofcontinuedimprovements

inyield.InAfrica,byinstance,improvedseed,more

S7._____

fertilizerandadvancedgrowingpracticeshavemorethan

doublecornandwheatyieldsinanexperiment.Elsewhere,

S8._____

riceexpertsinthePhilippinesareproducingaplantwithfew

S9._____

stemsandmoreseeds.Thereisnoguaranteethatplant

breederscancontinuetodevelopnew,higher-yielding

crop,butmostresearchersseetheirsuccesstodateasreason

S10._____

forhope.

S1.being?

beenS2.their?

its

S3.relative?

relativelyS4.good?

bad

S5.as?

去掉S6.politics?

political

S7.by?

forS8.double?

doubled

S9.few?

moreS10.reason?

thereason

Passage3

TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthat

hasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingabout

it.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversity

ofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.

Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverageorrisk

S1._________

losingtheirreaders’interestandtheiradvertisers’support.

OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial

S2._________

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesand

proceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.The

S3._________

underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtobe

fair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythe

S4._________

samekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes’

S5._________

contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffabout

diversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontent

S6._________

audit（审查）thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerof

representationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.

S7._________

Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionate

numberofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfrom

S8._________

improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationand

S9._________

theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,witha

S10._________

result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.

Thediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedthe

SeattleTimesCompanytowinthePersonalJournal

OptimasAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.

S1.it?

theyS2.percents?

percent

S3.maintain?

maintainingS4.subjective?

objective

S5.value?

evaluateS6.an?

/

S7.woman?

womenS8.from?

in

S9.majority?

minorityS10.with?

as

Passage4

Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhich

arenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.

Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfound

newone.Andanylargeorrichcityisgoingtoattractpoor

S1.__________

immigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopesofprosperity

S2.__________

whicharethenoftendisappointing.Therearebackwardtowns

ontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,justasthoughtherewere

S3.__________

ontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearlynine-

teenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewisthescale.Descriptions

S4.__________

writtenbyeighteenth-centurytravelersofthepoorofMexico

City,andtheenormouscontraststhatwastobefoundthere,

S5.__________

areverydissimilartodescriptionsofMexicoCitytoday—the

S6.__________

poorcanstillbenumberedinmillions.

Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosper-

ity,butbehinditliestwomyths:

themythofthecityasa

S7.__________

promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpoverty

S8.__________

andbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythofthe

S9.__________

countryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerationslate,

S10.__________

sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.

S1.new?

anewS2.filling?

filled

S3.though?

ifS4.This?

What

S5.was?

wereS6.dissimilar?

similar

S7.lies?

lieS8.that?

which

S9.it?

themS10.late?

later

Passage5

Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsof

huntingbehavior.Viewingbiologically,themodern

S1.__________

footballerisrevealedasamemberofadisguisedhunting

pack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootball

andhispreyintoagoal-mouth.Ifhisaimisinaccurateandhe

S2.__________

scoresagoal,enjoysthehunter’striumphofkillinghisprey.

Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewe

S3.__________

mustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.Theyspentovera

S4.__________

millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.Theirverysurvival

S5.__________

dependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressure

theirwholewayoflife,eveniftheirbodies,becameradicaily

S6.__________

changed.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,

throwersandprey-killers.Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-group

S7.__________

attackers.

Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmensely

S8.__________

longformativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecame

farmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheirold

huntinglife,wereputtoanewuse—thatofpenning（把

S9.__________

……关在圈中）,controllinganddomesticatingtheirprey.The

foodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksand

uncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.

S1.Viewing?

ViewedS2.inaccurate?

accurate

S3.（enjoys）?

he（enjoys）S4.up?

back

S5.year?

yearsS6.（even）if?

（even）/

S7.co-operate?

co-operatedS8.when?

after

S9.were?

wasS10..farming?

hunting

Passage6

Morepeopledieoftuberculosis（结核病）thanofany

otherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobably

beenthecaseinquiteawhile.Duringtheearlystagesof

71.__________

theindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventh

72.__________

deathsinEurope’scrowdedcitieswerecausedbythe

73.__________

disease.Fromnowon,though,westerneyes,missingthe

74.__________

globalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecli