1、专业英语八级（改错）-试卷212及答案解析 (总分：80.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数：4，分数：80.00)1.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE（分数：20.00）_The image was fascinating, as justice John Paul Stevens, a Chicago native, presented it. A gang member and his father arehanging in near Wrigley Field. Are they there to rob an 1unsuspecting
2、 fan or just to get a glimpse of Sammy Sosa leaving the ball park? A police officer has no idea, but under Chicagos anti-gang law, the cop must order them disperse. With Stevens writing 2for a 6-to-3 majority, the Supreme Court last week struck downChicagos sweeping law, as had sparked 42,000 arrest
3、s in its three 3years of enforcement. The decision was a blow to advocates of get-tough crimepolicies. And in a widely noted concurring opinion, Justice Sandra 4Day OConnor suggested that a less harsh approachdistinguishinggang members and innocent bystandersmight pass constitutional 5muster. New la
4、nguage could target loiterers with no apparentpurpose rather than to establish control over identifiable areas, to 6intimidate others from entering those areas or to conceal legal 7activities, she wrote. Chicago officials vowed to draft a new measure. We will go back and correct it and then move for
5、ward, said Mayor Richard Daley. Chicago officials, along with the League of Cities and 31 statesthat sided with them in the court, might do well to look at one state 8where anti-gang loitering prosecutions have withstood constitutional challenges; California. The state has two antiloitering laws on
6、thebooks, aiming at people intending to commit specific crimes 9prostitution and drug dealing. In addition, a number of localprosecutors are waging war for gangs by an innovative use of the 10public-nuisance laws.（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:_Thanks in no smal
7、l part to Al Gore and his film producers, the American public is waking up to the seriousness of global warming.That is not so widely appreciated is that unless the US government 1acted urgently and decisively, this problem could very quickly get 2very much worse. For reasons both economic or politi
8、cal coal is poised to be the 3fuel of choice in the coming decades as the US weans itself off foreign oil. Coal combustion generates half the USs electricity andreleases at 1. 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. If present 4trends continue, these figures will be more than double by 2050,much on
9、 to the detriment of the worlds climate. Without an 5alternative fuel, the only solution is to capture and store carbon dioxide from burning coal. Overcome the engineering obstacles in the way of large-scale 6sequestration of carbon dioxide will be hard enough, and the bigger 7challenge is one of po
10、litical will. US companies as yet have noincentive to capture carbon emissions. While movements at state 8and congressional levels are pushing in the right direction, the ambiguity in the administrations policy is counterproductive. It is time for the US government to put price on carbon 9emissions
11、so utilities that invest in technologies to reduce carbonemissions will see their efforts rewarding. Such a move would not 10only reduce the risks associated with global warming, but also go a long way to restoring Americas green credentials.（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:_
12、填空项1:_填空项1:_Contrary to what many people think, depression is not anormal part of growing older. Or is it harder to treat in older people. 1But it is often harder to recognize and harder to get patients accept 2and continue with treatment. Most people think sadness is a hallmark of depression,Bruce
13、said. Hence more often in older people its anhedonia 3theyre not enjoying life. Theyre irritable and cranky. She added;Many older people desperate over the quality of their lives at the 4end of life. If they have a functional ability or serious medical 5illness, it may make it harder to notice depre
14、ssion in older people. Family members, friends and medical personnel must take 6seriously when an older person says Life is not worth live, I 7dont see any point in living, Id be better off dead or My family would be better off if I died, the experts emphasized. Listen carefully, empathize and help
15、the person get evaluated for treatment or into treatment, Brown urged. He warned thatdepressed older adults tend to have few symptoms than younger 8adults who are depressed. The ideal approach, of course, is to prevent depression in thefirst place. Brown recommended that older adults structured thei
16、r 9days by maintaining a regular cycle and planning activities that give them pleasure, purpose and a reason for living. He suggested social activities of any typejoining a book club or bowling league, going to a senior center or gym, taking courses at a local college, hanging on out at the coffee s
17、hop. 10 Bruce suggests taking up a new interest like painting or needlework or volunteering at a place of worship, school or museum. Brown explains that any activity the person is able to do can help to prevent depression and silly ideas of killing oneself.（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
18、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）-试卷212答案解析 (总分：80.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数：4，分数：80.00)1.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE（分数：20.00）_解析：The image was fascinating, as justice John Paul Stevens, a Chicago native, presented it. A gang member and his father arehanging in near Wrigley Field. Are they
19、there to rob an 1unsuspecting fan or just to get a glimpse of Sammy Sosa leaving the ball park? A police officer has no idea, but under Chicagos anti-gang law, the cop must order them disperse. With Stevens writing 2for a 6-to-3 majority, the Supreme Court last week struck downChicagos sweeping law,
20、 as had sparked 42,000 arrests in its three 3years of enforcement. The decision was a blow to advocates of get-tough crimepolicies. And in a widely noted concurring opinion, Justice Sandra 4Day OConnor suggested that a less harsh approachdistinguishinggang members and innocent bystandersmight pass c
21、onstitutional 5muster. New language could target loiterers with no apparentpurpose rather than to establish control over identifiable areas, to 6intimidate others from entering those areas or to conceal legal 7activities, she wrote. Chicago officials vowed to draft a new measure. We will go back and
22、 correct it and then move forward, said Mayor Richard Daley. Chicago officials, along with the League of Cities and 31 statesthat sided with them in the court, might do well to look at one state 8where anti-gang loitering prosecutions have withstood constitutional challenges; California. The state h
23、as two antiloitering laws on thebooks, aiming at people intending to commit specific crimes 9prostitution and drug dealing. In addition, a number of localprosecutors are waging war for gangs by an innovative use of the 10public-nuisance laws.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：inout）填空项1:_（正确答案：disperseto）填空项1:_（
24、正确答案：aswhich）填空项1:_（正确答案：AndBut）填空项1:_（正确答案：andfrom）填空项1:_（正确答案：rather一other）填空项1:_（正确答案：legalillegal）填空项1:_（正确答案：the去掉the）填空项1:_（正确答案：aimingaimed）填空项1:_（正确答案：foragainst）解析：解析：介词误用。wage war against表示“向开战”。本句意为“许多当地的检察官正创新性地运用公共妨害法向犯罪集团宣战。”Thanks in no small part to Al Gore and his film producers, th
25、e American public is waking up to the seriousness of global warming.That is not so widely appreciated is that unless the US government 1acted urgently and decisively, this problem could very quickly get 2very much worse. For reasons both economic or political coal is poised to be the 3fuel of choice
26、 in the coming decades as the US weans itself off foreign oil. Coal combustion generates half the USs electricity andreleases at 1. 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. If present 4trends continue, these figures will be more than double by 2050,much on to the detriment of the worlds climate. Wit
27、hout an 5alternative fuel, the only solution is to capture and store carbon dioxide from burning coal. Overcome the engineering obstacles in the way of large-scale 6sequestration of carbon dioxide will be hard enough, and the bigger 7challenge is one of political will. US companies as yet have noinc
28、entive to capture carbon emissions. While movements at state 8and congressional levels are pushing in the right direction, the ambiguity in the administrations policy is counterproductive. It is time for the US government to put price on carbon 9emissions so utilities that invest in technologies to
29、reduce carbonemissions will see their efforts rewarding. Such a move would not 10only reduce the risks associated with global warming, but also go a long way to restoring Americas green credentials.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：ThatWhat）填空项1:_（正确答案：actedacts）填空项1:_（正确答案：orand）填空项1:_（正确答案：atabout）填空项1:_（正确答案
30、：on去掉on）填空项1:_（正确答案：OvercomeOvercoming）填空项1:_（正确答案：andbut）填空项1:_（正确答案：movementsmoves）填空项1:_（正确答案：put一a）填空项1:_（正确答案：rewardingrewarded）解析：解析：非谓语动词误用。此处是指美国政府到了应该为碳排放定价的时候了，以便投资技术用于减少二氧化碳排放的公用事业公司得到回报。efforts与reward是动宾关系，应该使用过去分词，表示被动。Contrary to what many people think, depression is not anormal part o
31、f growing older. Or is it harder to treat in older people. 1But it is often harder to recognize and harder to get patients accept 2and continue with treatment. Most people think sadness is a hallmark of depression,Bruce said. Hence more often in older people its anhedonia 3theyre not enjoying life.
32、Theyre irritable and cranky. She added;Many older people desperate over the quality of their lives at the 4end of life. If they have a functional ability or serious medical 5illness, it may make it harder to notice depression in older people. Family members, friends and medical personnel must take 6
33、seriously when an older person says Life is not worth live, I 7dont see any point in living, Id be better off dead or My family would be better off if I died, the experts emphasized. Listen carefully, empathize and help the person get evaluated for treatment or into treatment, Brown urged. He warned
34、 thatdepressed older adults tend to have few symptoms than younger 8adults who are depressed. The ideal approach, of course, is to prevent depression in thefirst place. Brown recommended that older adults structured their 9days by maintaining a regular cycle and planning activities that give them pl
35、easure, purpose and a reason for living. He suggested social activities of any typejoining a book club or bowling league, going to a senior center or gym, taking courses at a local college, hanging on out at the coffee shop. 10 Bruce suggests taking up a new interest like painting or needlework or v
36、olunteering at a place of worship, school or museum. Brown explains that any activity the person is able to do can help to prevent depression and silly ideas of killing oneself.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：OrNor）填空项1:_（正确答案：acceptto）填空项1:_（正确答案：HenceBut）填空项1:_（正确答案：desperatedespair）填空项1:_（正确答案：abilitydisability）填空项1:_（正确答案：take一it）填空项1:_（正确答案：liveliving）填空项1:_（正确答案：fewfewer）填空项1:_（正确答案：structuredstructure）填空项1:_（正确答案：on一去掉on）解析：解析：介词冗余。此处句子意思为“到咖啡店里消磨时间”，应该使用hang out“消磨时间”。
