1、专业英语八级（改错）-试卷155及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE（分数：20.00）_The book is dead. Technology has killed it. The libraries ofthe world are dooming to become museums. Americans, however, 1attend to bring an either-or mentality to most things. The inventi
2、on 2of television led to predictions about the demise of radio. Themaking of movies was to be the funeral bell of alive theater; 3recorded music, the end of concerts. All these forms still existsometimes overshadowed by their siblings, but notsmothered by them. And with the direst predictions, readi
3、ng 4continues to be part of the life of the mind. Theres no question that reading off-paper, as I think of it,will increase in years to come. A library that got 10 as gifts 5reported that within a half hour they had all checked out. And 6theres no question that once again we will be treated to lamen
4、tations suggesting that true literacy has become the lost art.The difference this time is that we will confront with elitism from 7both sides. Not only have literary purists now complain of the 8evanescent nature of letters onscreen, the tech fanatics have become equally disdainful of the old form.
5、Perhaps we should look past both sides to concern ourselveswith function instead of form. I am cheered by the Gallup poll in 9which asks a simple question: do you happen to be reading anybooks or novels at present? In 1952 a merely 18 percent of 10respondents said yes. The last time the survey was d
6、one, in 2005, that number was 47 percent. So much for the good old days.（分数：20.00）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:_If our brains were computers, wed simply add a chip toupgrade our memory. The human brain, therefore, is more 1complex than even the most advanced machine, so
7、 improving our memory isn t quite so easy. Just as it takes effort to build physical fitness, so is boosting brain power. 2 A strong memory depends on the health and vital of your 3brain. Whether youre a student studying for final exams, aworking professional interested in doing all he can to stay 4
8、mentally sharp, and a senior looking to preserve and enhance 5your intelligence as you age, there are lots of things from 6which you can do to improve your memory and mental performance. They say that you cant teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered th
9、at this old proverb simply isnt true. The humanbrain has astonishing ability to adapt and changeeven into 7older age. This ability is known as neuroplasticity. With the 8right stimulation, your brain can form new neural pathways, alter existing connections, and adapt and react in ever-changing ways.
10、 The brains incredible ability to reshape itself hold true 9when it comes to learning and memorizing. You can harness 10the natural power of neuroplasticity to increase your cognitive abilities, enhance your ability to learn new information, and improve your memory.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_
11、填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_Road rage, office rage, and even relationship rage are familiar to us. But now idleness rage has emerged. Frequently I hear peoplewho complain about the idleness of young people. Often their 1complaints reach a feverish pitch. Whats behind this rage? Somepeople fe
12、ar were spawning a lazy generation. But there is more 2likely that our fast-pace culture blinds us to the need to slow down. 3 Recent studies have revealed that North Americans takesignificant less vacation time than people in European countries. 4The same studies indicate that people have a hard ti
13、me leavingwork when they go away. It seems theres always another e-mail to 5check in or a telephone call to make. This has consequences for 6family life. And it points to a deep fear: Well be punished if we stop working. The art of doing nothing could seem peculiar tosome. But in our wired world its
14、 easy to slow down. Sometimes it 7takes mental discipline to be idle. Multitasking and instantcommunication have given us many benefits. And they also 8produce frazzled nerves, sleep problems, strained relationships,irritability, and drug independencies. Thats why its important for 9people to rejuve
15、nate themselves by slowing down. If we value healthy living, creativity, and peace of mind, weshould recognize the need to be idle. By doing such, we may 10discover the benefits of simply watching a sunset.（分数：20.00）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:_David Cameron has notice
16、d that health and safety regulations stop schools taking children out on field trips, outdoor activities orjust collect autumn leaves down the local park. And the 1Department for Children, Schools and Families is to issueguidelines about extra-curricular activities, with aiming to get 2pupils out of
17、 classrooms and back into the real world. I suppose school-organized, adult-supervised activities arebetter than nothing. And theyre really not good enough. Indeed, 3excess health and safety measures at school are just the tip of the 4risk aversion iceberg leaving increasing numbers of young people
18、without the emotional resilience, social competence and personal confidence to thrive in our society. The Institute for PublicResearch, couple of years ago, found British youngsters at or near 5the top of the European charts for almost every type of teenagemisconduct. Nothing is mightily wrong with
19、childhood in Britain, 6and after thirty years working with children and teachers(the lasteight years which were spent researching toxic childhood), I 7reckon my risk aversionnot just in schools but in every area of 8lifeis a major part of the problem. A combination of parental anxiety, community int
20、oleranceand all-pervasive risk aversion now threaten the mental and 9physical health of the next generation. This is becoming a matter 10of urgency that we reclaim public space for our children and relearn skills that came naturally to our ancestors.（分数：20.00）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
21、:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_专业英语八级（改错）-试卷155答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE（分数：20.00）_解析：The book is dead. Technology has killed it. The libraries ofthe world are dooming to become museums. Americans, however, 1attend to bring an either-or mentality to mo
22、st things. The invention 2of television led to predictions about the demise of radio. Themaking of movies was to be the funeral bell of alive theater; 3recorded music, the end of concerts. All these forms still existsometimes overshadowed by their siblings, but notsmothered by them. And with the dir
23、est predictions, reading 4continues to be part of the life of the mind. Theres no question that reading off-paper, as I think of it,will increase in years to come. A library that got 10 as gifts 5reported that within a half hour they had all checked out. And 6theres no question that once again we wi
24、ll be treated to lamentations suggesting that true literacy has become the lost art.The difference this time is that we will confront with elitism from 7both sides. Not only have literary purists now complain of the 8evanescent nature of letters onscreen, the tech fanatics have become equally disdai
25、nful of the old form. Perhaps we should look past both sides to concern ourselveswith function instead of form. I am cheered by the Gallup poll in 9which asks a simple question: do you happen to be reading anybooks or novels at present? In 1952 a merely 18 percent of 10respondents said yes. The last
26、 time the survey was done, in 2005, that number was 47 percent. So much for the good old days.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：dooming一doomed）填空项1:_（正确答案：attendtend）填空项1:_（正确答案：alivelive）填空项1:_（正确答案：with一despite）填空项1:_（正确答案：years一the）填空项1:_（正确答案：checked一been）填空项1:_（正确答案：with一去掉with）填空项1:_（正确答案：have一do）填空项1:_（正
27、确答案：in一去掉in）填空项1:_（正确答案：merely一mere）解析：解析：语法错误. merely是副词表示“仅仅”此处放在不定冠词a之后用来修饰名词性短语18 percent，因此要改为形容词mere。If our brains were computers, wed simply add a chip toupgrade our memory. The human brain, therefore, is more 1complex than even the most advanced machine, so improving our memory isn t quite s
28、o easy. Just as it takes effort to build physical fitness, so is boosting brain power. 2 A strong memory depends on the health and vital of your 3brain. Whether youre a student studying for final exams, aworking professional interested in doing all he can to stay 4mentally sharp, and a senior lookin
29、g to preserve and enhance 5your intelligence as you age, there are lots of things from 6which you can do to improve your memory and mental performance. They say that you cant teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered that this old proverb simply isnt tru
30、e. The humanbrain has astonishing ability to adapt and changeeven into 7older age. This ability is known as neuroplasticity. With the 8right stimulation, your brain can form new neural pathways, alter existing connections, and adapt and react in ever-changing ways. The brains incredible ability to r
31、eshape itself hold true 9when it comes to learning and memorizing. You can harness 10the natural power of neuroplasticity to increase your cognitive abilities, enhance your ability to learn new information, and improve your memory.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：thereforehowever）填空项1:_（正确答案：is一does）填空项1:_（正确答
32、案：vitalvitality）填空项1:_（正确答案：he一you）填空项1:_（正确答案：and(a senior)or）填空项1:_（正确答案：from去掉from）填空项1:_（正确答案：astonishing一an）填空项1:_（正确答案：older一old）填空项1:_（正确答案：hold一holds）填空项1:_（正确答案：memorizing一memory）解析：解析：词汇错误。本句中learning和memorizing表面上看是两个并列的动名词可仔细推敲，这两个词作动词时是及物动词，此处后面缺少宾语，所以推断learning在此为名词，memorize的名词为memory，
33、表示“记忆力”，此处强调的是记忆力而不是记忆这个动作，故将memorizing改成memory。Road rage, office rage, and even relationship rage are familiar to us. But now idleness rage has emerged. Frequently I hear peoplewho complain about the idleness of young people. Often their 1complaints reach a feverish pitch. Whats behind this rage? S
34、omepeople fear were spawning a lazy generation. But there is more 2likely that our fast-pace culture blinds us to the need to slow down. 3 Recent studies have revealed that North Americans takesignificant less vacation time than people in European countries. 4The same studies indicate that people ha
35、ve a hard time leavingwork when they go away. It seems theres always another e-mail to 5check in or a telephone call to make. This has consequences for 6family life. And it points to a deep fear: Well be punished if we stop working. The art of doing nothing could seem peculiar tosome. But in our wir
36、ed world its easy to slow down. Sometimes it 7takes mental discipline to be idle. Multitasking and instantcommunication have given us many benefits. And they also 8produce frazzled nerves, sleep problems, strained relationships,irritability, and drug independencies. Thats why its important for 9peop
37、le to rejuvenate themselves by slowing down. If we value healthy living, creativity, and peace of mind, weshould recognize the need to be idle. By doing such, we may 10discover the benefits of simply watching a sunset.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：who一去掉who）填空项1:_（正确答案：there一it）填空项1:_（正确答案：fast-pace一fast-pa
38、ced）填空项1:_（正确答案：significant一significantly）填空项1:_（正确答案：whenbehind）填空项1:_（正确答案：in去掉in）填空项1:_（正确答案：easy一difficult或easy一not）填空项1:_（正确答案：And一But）填空项1:_（正确答案：independencies一dependencies）填空项1:_（正确答案：such一so）解析：解析：词汇错误。such和so虽然在意义上相近，但本句意思是说“通过这样做我们会发现欣赏日落的好处。”此处是用来代替上文中出现的内容即we should recognize the need t
39、o be idle而such不能替代整句话，只能用so。David Cameron has noticed that health and safety regulations stop schools taking children out on field trips, outdoor activities orjust collect autumn leaves down the local park. And the 1Department for Children, Schools and Families is to issueguidelines about extra-curr
40、icular activities, with aiming to get 2pupils out of classrooms and back into the real world. I suppose school-organized, adult-supervised activities arebetter than nothing. And theyre really not good enough. Indeed, 3excess health and safety measures at school are just the tip of the 4risk aversion
41、 iceberg leaving increasing numbers of young people without the emotional resilience, social competence and personal confidence to thrive in our society. The Institute for PublicResearch, couple of years ago, found British youngsters at or near 5the top of the European charts for almost every type o
42、f teenagemisconduct. Nothing is mightily wrong with childhood in Britain, 6and after thirty years working with children and teachers(the lasteight years which were spent researching toxic childhood), I 7reckon my risk aversionnot just in schools but in every area of 8lifeis a major part of the probl
43、em. A combination of parental anxiety, community intoleranceand all-pervasive risk aversion now threaten the mental and 9physical health of the next generation. This is becoming a matter 10of urgency that we reclaim public space for our children and relearn skills that came naturally to our ancestors.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：collect一collecting）填空项1:_（正确答案：with一去掉with）填空项1:_（正确答案：And一But）填空项1:_（正确答案：excess一excessive）填空项1:_（正确答案：couplea）填空项1:_（正确答案：NothingSomething）填空项1:_（正确答案：whichof）填空项1:_（正确答案：my一our）填空项1:_（正确答案：threaten一threatens）填空项1:_（正确答案：This一
