1、专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 101及答案与解析 一、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the
2、following way: (1)For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. (2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 0 Dolphin-assisted therapy for children with mental disabilities has made a sp
3、lash in the West, and China is now riding the experimental tide. More than 80 parents of children with severe mental disabilities have booked all of next years spots in the program.(Sessions only run in the summer because the water temperatures are too cold for the kids in other seasons.)However, ne
4、wcomers must wait until 2014, says Liu【 M1】 _ Quansheng, manager of the parks owner, Zhejiang Aquarium Investment Group. Despite of the demand, dolphin-assisted therapy has not been 【 M2】 _ scientifically proven. Still, many experts and parents of special-needs children swear in it. While the scienc
5、e of dolphin-assisted therapys 【 M3】 _ assortment of purported benefits hasnt been verified, many believe at least some benefits come from the experiences emotional magic. “Once the children are in the pool theyre only focused on the dolphins. They love it, because the creatures let the kids touch a
6、nd kiss them, grab their fins and swim with them.“ Most opponents agree on the merit of the fun factor. Some also 【 M4】 _ claim it boost peoples immune systems. And many experts contend the【 M5】 _ therapys benefits run deeper. Dolphins presence palpably changes water. Those which swim with the creat
7、ures report fizzing sounds, as if【 M6】 _ the marine mammals carbonate the water. The sound has been compared as popcorn, flames and sparklers. The marine animals 【 M7】 _ ultrasonic energy is four times powerful than scientific instruments 【 M8】 _ using to peer inside the body to make diagnoses, moni
8、tor pregnancies 【 M9】 _ and break in kidney stones, gallstones and cataract-clouded lenses. This【 M10】 _ is amplified by the water, which transmits sounds at 60 times airs efficiency. The ultrasonic energy then enters our bodies which are, in turn, mostly water. But how and if this helps children wi
9、th mental disabilities remains unclear. 1 【 M1】 2 【 M2】 3 【 M3】 4 【 M4】 5 【 M5】 6 【 M6】 7 【 M7】 8 【 M8】 9 【 M9】 10 【 M10】 10 Cigarettes leave you with more than a smoky scent on your clothes and fingernails. A new study has found evidence tobacco 【 M1】 _ use can chemically modify and effect the acti
10、vity of genes known 【 M2】 _ to increase the risk of developing cancer. The finding may give researchers a new tool to assessing cancer risk among people who 【 M3】 _ smoke. DNA isnt destiny. Chemical compounds that affect the functioning of genes can bind to our genetic material, turning certain gene
11、s on or of. These so-called epigenetic modifications 【 M4】 _ can influence variety of traits, such as obesity and sexual 【 M5】 _ preference. Scientists have even identified specific epigenetic patterns on the genes of people who smoke. None of the modified genes has a direct link to cancer, therefor
12、e, making it unclear 【 M6】 _ whether these chemical alterations increase the risk of developing the disease. In the new study, publishing in Human Molecular Genetics, 【 M7】 _ researchers analyzed epigenetic signatures in blood cells from 374 individuals enrolled in the European Prospective Investiga
13、tion into Cancer and Nutrition. EPIC, which its known, is a massive 【 M8】 _ study aimed at linking diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors to the incident of cancer and other chronic diseases. Half of the 【 M9】 _ group consisted in people who went on to develop colon or breast 【 M10】 _ cancer 5 t
14、o 7 years after first joining the study, whereas the other half remained healthy. 11 【 M1】 12 【 M2】 13 【 M3】 14 【 M4】 15 【 M5】 16 【 M6】 17 【 M7】 18 【 M8】 19 【 M9】 20 【 M10】 20 Five vagabond children aged 10 to 13, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a dumpster in Bijie, Southwest Chinas Guizhou pro
15、vince, on Nov 16, 20 km away from their homes in a nearby village. Four of them dropped out school and refused to go back 【 M1】 _ despite of their teachers efforts to persuade them to do so. They 【 M2】 _ are brothers of poor families and their parents are peasants or migrant workers live hand-to-mou
16、th. These children are typical 【 M3】 _ left-behind children who are victims of a lack of concern from parents and various psychological problems. As their custodians, the parents just could not afford to take their children with them. They had no choice or to leave the children with their 【 M4】 _ gr
17、andparents. The tragedys root cause lays in the development 【 M5】 _ model of China in the past several decades. Although surplus rural laborers can leave their hometown to look for better-paying jobs, their hukou, or household registrations, remain solid nailed in the 【 M6】 _ villages, which are lin
18、ked with education, social security and 【 M7】 _ medical services. As China is pursuing more human-oriented development, institutional obstacles between urban and rural areas should be gradually eliminated. However, before this is realized, the governments of various levels and social organizations s
19、hould do more to help the left-behind children and provide them for better 【 M8】 _ educations and emotional care. China has more than 200 million migrant workers. Their children should have as much chance as 【 M9】 _ their city counterparts to strive for better lives. The authorities and society shou
20、ld put the changes within their reach. So this huge 【 M10】 _ group of children will become more trouble for their families and society in the future. 21 【 M1】 22 【 M2】 23 【 M3】 24 【 M4】 25 【 M5】 26 【 M6】 27 【 M7】 28 【 M8】 29 【 M9】 30 【 M10】 专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 101答案与解析 一、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR COR
21、RECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: (1)For a wrong word, underline the wrong word
22、 and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. (2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 【知识模块】 改错 1 【正确答案】 However So Therefore 【试题解析】 逻辑错误。前文提到明年的位置已经订完了，而本句说新来的人要等到 2014年，两者之间是因果关系，不是转折关系，因此要用表示因果关系的连接词 So Therefore。 【知识模块】
23、改错 2 【正确答案】 of一去掉 of 【试题解析】 形近词错误。介词 despite后面不用加 of，与 in spite of不同，但意思相近。 【知识模块】 改错 3 【正确答案】 in by 【试题解析】 固定搭配错误。结合上下文，该句意思是很多专家和患儿 家长相信这种疗法。表示 “对 极其信赖 ”的短语是 swear by，而 swear in意思是 “宣誓就职 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 4 【正确答案】 opponents proponents 【试题解析】 形近词错误。结合上下文，这里提到的都是海豚疗法的好处，因此不可能是反对者的想法，而是支持者 proponents。 【知识
24、模块】 改错 5 【正确答案】 boost boosts 【试题解析】 主谓一致错误。该从句中主语是 it，而且是一般现在时，因此应该用动词第三人称单数形式 boosts. 【知识模块】 改错 6 【正确答案】 which who 【试题解析】 连接词错误。该句中 those后接定语从句，而且指代入，因此用who。 【知识模块】 改错 7 【正确答案】 as to 【试题解析】 固定搭配错误。该句的意思是这种声音被比作爆米花、火焰和烟花。表示 “把 比作 ”的短语是 compareto 。 【知识模块】 改错 8 【正确答案】 powerful more 【试题解析】 形容词比较级错误。该句中
25、 four times和 than都提示了应该用形容词的比较级形式，即 more powerful。 【知识模块】 改错 9 【正确答案】 using used 【试题解析】 非谓语动词错误。该句的非谓语动词 using是修饰 scientific instrument，关系是被动关系，因此要用过去分词 used。 【知识模块】 改错 10 【正确答案】 in down 【试题解析】 固定搭配错误。结合常识，这里指的是用科学工具瓦解肾结石，表示 “分解、瓦解 ”的短语是 break down，而 break in表示 “打断、 闯入 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 【知识模块】 改错 11 【正确答
26、案】 evidence 一 that 【试题解析】 连接词错误。该句中 evidence后面接从句，而且从句结构完整，是同位语从句，需要连接词 that引导。 【知识模块】 改错 12 【正确答案】 effect affect 【试题解析】 形近词错误。该句的意思是吸烟会改变和影响致癌的基因活动。表示 “影响 “的动词不是 effect，而是 affect。 【知识模块】 改错 13 【正确答案】 assessing assess 【试题解析】 非谓语动词错误。该句中的 to不是介词，而是不定式标志，因此要用动词原形，这是不定式表目的的用法。 【知识模块】 改错 14 【正确答案】 of of
27、f 【试题解析】 形近词错误。该句的意思是影响基因功能的化学合成物能够与我们的基因物质结合，从而使某些基因发挥作用或失去作用。与 turn on相对的是 turn off，表示 “关闭 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 15 【正确答案】 variety a 【试题解析】 冠词错误。这里考察的固定搭配 是 a variety of，表示 “大量的 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 16 【正确答案】 therefore however 【试题解析】 逻辑错误。前文提到外基因会影响人的生理特点，而且科学家已经找到了吸烟人基因中的外基因模式，而该句中提到变异的基因与癌症并没有直接联系，因此前后是转折关系，而不是因
28、果关系，要改为表示转折的副词 however。 【知识模块】 改错 17 【正确答案】 publishing published 【试题解析】 非谓语动词错误。该句的 publishing显然修饰前面的 study，两者是被动关系，因此应该用过去分词形式 published。 【知识模块】 改错 18 【正确答案】 which as 【试题解析】 连接词错误。该从句并不是定语从句，而是方式状语从句，因此用as引导。 【知识模块】 改错 19 【正确答案】 incident incidence 【试题解析】 形近词错误。该句意思是 EPIC这项研究目的是找到饮食、生活方式和环境因素与癌症和其他慢
29、性病发病率的联系。表示 “发病率 ”的是 incidence，而不是 incident(事件 )。 【知识模块】 改错 20 【正确答案】 in of 【试题解析】 固定搭配错误。该句指的是受试的一半是由加入研究五到七年后患结肠癌或乳腺癌的人组成。表示 “由 组成 ”的短语是 consist of，而 consist in表示 “在于 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 【知识模块】 改错 21 【正确答案】 out 一 of 【试题解析】 固定搭配错误。表示辍学的短语是 drop out of school。 【知识模块】 改错 22 【正确答案】 of一去掉 of 【试题解析】 介词错误。该句中的
30、despite本身就是介词，表示 “尽管 ”。需要与in spite of区分开。 【知识模块】 改错 23 【正确答案】 live living 【试题解析】 非谓语动词错误。该部分的主句是 their parents are peasants or migrantworkers， live则是修饰 peasants or migrantworkers，应该用现在分词形式 living. 【知识模块】 改错 24 【正确答案】 or but 【 试题解析】 同定搭配错误。结合上下文，该句的意思是这些父母不得不将孩子留给祖父母。表示 “别无选择 ”的短语是 have nochoice but
31、to do. 【知识模块】 改错 25 【正确答案】 lays lies 【试题解析】 形近词错误。该句的意思是这个悲剧的根源在于中国过去几十年的发展模式。表示 “在于 ”的短语是 lie in，而 lay in意为 “贮存 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 26 【正确答案】 solid solidly 【试题解析】 副词错误。此处 solid是修饰 nailed，而不是 remain的表语，因此要用副词形式 solidly。 【知识模块】 改错 27 【正确答案】 are is 【试题解析】 主谓一致错误。该从句的真正主语是 hekou，而不是 villages，因此谓语用动词第三人称单数 is。
32、 【知识模块】 改错 28 【正确答案】 for with 【试题解析】 介词搭配错误。表示 “为某人提供某物 ”的短语是 provide sb with sth。 【知识模块】 改错 29 【正确答案】 chance a 【试题解 析】 冠词错误。这里 chance是可数名词单数形式，前面需要加不定冠词 a。 【知识模块】 改错 30 【正确答案】 So一 Or Otherwise 【试题解析】 逻辑错误。前文提到政府和社会应该为这些孩子提供更多机会，本句提到他们将来会成为大麻烦，显然两者之间不是因果关系，而是假设关系，应该改为 Or Otherwise，表示 “否则 ”。 【知识模块】 改错
