专业英语八级-改错(二)及答案解析.doc

1、专业英语八级-改错(二)及答案解析 (总分：30.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPROOFREADING & (总题数：3，分数：30.00)Each of the following passage contains TEN errors with each indicated line contains a maximum of One error. In each case, only One word is involved. You should proof-read the passages and correct them in the following way. For a

2、 Uwrong/U word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a Umissing/U word, mark the position of the missing word with a sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word

3、, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash / and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.BExercise One/BIn general, the ancient Romans were practical people. They cared little about philosophy and pure mathematics than do the Greeks. The Romans were the best of the ancient engin

4、eers and architects. They were brilliant students of Greek geometry and trigonometry, and they applied their knowledge in the construction of fine bridges, road aqueducts, and public buildings. They used the iron they produced mainly for spears, swords, and shields rather for building construction.

5、Although the Romans accomplished practical wonders, but they did very little theoretical and scientific thinking. Because of their frequent wars, much of their inventions were no more than improvements in the design of Greek weapons to which they were familiar. There are two reasons for the Roman ne

6、glect of philosophy and mathematics. First they were too busy conquesting nearby nations. Secondly, they are handicapped by the rigidity of their numerical system which encouraged the study of pure mathematics. (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (9) _ (10) _ （分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项1:

7、_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_BExercise Two/BCities can be frightened places. The majority of the population live in noisy massive tower blocks. The sense of belonging to a community tends to appear when you live thirty floors up in a skyscraper. Strange enough, whereas in t

8、he past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in high buildings even say hello to each other. Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally keep the inhabitants of small villages tog

9、ether. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. So country life has disadvantages too. For example, shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go for an expedition to the nearest large town. The

10、 country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers with the disadvantage of being cut off. The city has noise and pollution which do harm to human health. But one of their main advantages is that you are at the center of things and that life doesnt come to an end even at ten at night. Some p

11、eople have found a compromise among the two; they expressed their preference for the quiet life by leaving the city and moving to the country within commuting distance of the large city. (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (9) _ (10) _（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_

12、填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_BExercise Three/BHenry Ford probably didnt know how many the car was going to affect American culture. And it helped make the United States that it is today. There are three reasons which the car became so popular in the United States. First of all the country is a huge

13、 one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go where without spending a lot of money. The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexp

14、ensive form of private transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in another parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to use frequently. The third reason is the most important o

15、ne, though. The American spirit of dependence is what really made cars popular. Americans dont like to have followed an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom what Americans want most to have. (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (

16、9) _ (10) _ （分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_专业英语八级-改错(二)答案解析 (总分：30.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPROOFREADING & (总题数：3，分数：30.00)Each of the following passage contains TEN errors with each indicated line contains a maximum of One error. In each case, only One wor

17、d is involved. You should proof-read the passages and correct them in the following way. For a Uwrong/U word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a Umissing/U word, mark the position of the missing word with a sign and write the word y

18、ou believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash / and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.BExercise One/BIn general, the ancient Romans were practical people. They cared little about phi

19、losophy and pure mathematics than do the Greeks. The Romans were the best of the ancient engineers and architects. They were brilliant students of Greek geometry and trigonometry, and they applied their knowledge in the construction of fine bridges, road aqueducts, and public buildings. They used th

20、e iron they produced mainly for spears, swords, and shields rather for building construction. Although the Romans accomplished practical wonders, but they did very little theoretical and scientific thinking. Because of their frequent wars, much of their inventions were no more than improvements in t

21、he design of Greek weapons to which they were familiar. There are two reasons for the Roman neglect of philosophy and mathematics. First they were too busy conquesting nearby nations. Secondly, they are handicapped by the rigidity of their numerical system which encouraged the study of pure mathemat

22、ics. (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (9) _ (10) _ （分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：little less）解析：此句是比较级，little的比较级应该是less。填空项1:_（正确答案：do did）解析：此比较句型的动词时态是过去时，所以助动词也应该一致。填空项1:_（正确答案：in to）解析：applyto将运用到之中去。填空项1:_（正确答案：rather than）解析：rather than是固定习语，在句中连接两个并列的介词短语。填空项1:_（正确答案：but）

23、解析：英语习惯although后面不用but。填空项1:_（正确答案：much many）解析：可数名词应该用many。填空项1:_（正确答案：to with）解析：be familiar with sth对熟悉。填空项1:_（正确答案：conquesting conquering）解析：conquest是名词，动词形式是conquer。填空项1:_（正确答案：are were）解析：时态应为过去时。填空项1:_（正确答案：encouraged discouraged）解析：根据句子的意义和逻辑关系，应该用discourage。BExercise Two/BCities can be frig

24、htened places. The majority of the population live in noisy massive tower blocks. The sense of belonging to a community tends to appear when you live thirty floors up in a skyscraper. Strange enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same f

25、loor in high buildings even say hello to each other. Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally keep the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when

26、 they need help. So country life has disadvantages too. For example, shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go for an expedition to the nearest large town. The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers with the disadvantage of bein

27、g cut off. The city has noise and pollution which do harm to human health. But one of their main advantages is that you are at the center of things and that life doesnt come to an end even at ten at night. Some people have found a compromise among the two; they expressed their preference for the qui

28、et life by leaving the city and moving to the country within commuting distance of the large city. (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (9) _ (10) _（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：frightened frightening）解析：frightened是”受惊吓的，frightening是”令人害怕的”，后者符合句意。填空项1:_（正确答案：appear disappear）解析：根据”群

29、体感消失”的句意，此处应为disappear。填空项1:_（正确答案：strange strangely）解析：修饰形容词应该用副词strangely。填空项1:_（正确答案：say dont）解析：此句应该为否定才符合逻辑，因此要加dont。填空项1:_（正确答案：keep keeps）解析：句子的主语是单数，所以要用keeps。填空项1:_（正确答案：So But / Yet）解析：上下文的关系是转折，须用转折连词but或yet。填空项1:_（正确答案：for on）解析：go on an expedition是固定搭配，意思是”去远征”。填空项1:_（正确答案：with from）解析：

30、suffer from是短语结构。填空项1:_（正确答案：their its）解析：句中所指代的是单数，故用its。填空项1:_（正确答案：among between）解析：表达”在两者之间”的意思只能用between，超过三者用among。BExercise Three/BHenry Ford probably didnt know how many the car was going to affect American culture. And it helped make the United States that it is today. There are three reaso

31、ns which the car became so popular in the United States. First of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go where without spending a lot of money. The second reason cars a

32、re popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of private transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in another parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by

33、planes. But it is too expensive to use frequently. The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of dependence is what really made cars popular. Americans dont like to have followed an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the

34、freedom what Americans want most to have. (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (9) _ (10) _ （分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：many much）解析：此处应用表示程度的副词much。填空项1:_（正确答案：that what）解析：此句为宾语从句，用what引导，what在从句中担任表语。填空项1:_（正确答案：which that/why）解析：修饰reason的定语从句只能由that或why引导，不能用which。填空项1:_（正确答案：w

35、here anywhere）解析：where表示“哪里，那里”，根据句意，应用anywhere，表示“无论哪里”。填空项1:_（正确答案：private public）解析：private是public的反义词，公共交通应为public transportation。填空项1:_（正确答案：another other）解析：“世界其他地方”的正确表达方法应该是in other parts of the world。填空项1:_（正确答案：to use be used）解析：动词不定式要用被动式才合逻辑。填空项1:_（正确答案：dependence independence）解析：美国精神的重要特征是独立精神，所以用independence才符合句意。填空项1:_（正确答案：have followed follow）解析：此句动词不定式不需要用完成式表示过去，用原形即可。填空项1:_（正确答案：what that/which）解析：修饰freedom的定语从句不能用what引导，应改为that或which。