1、专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 29及答案与解析 一、 PART IV PROOFREADING the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. The better the connections, more harmoniously (7)_ the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections. In the schools t
2、hroughout the world (8)_ girls tend to be better than boys in “language subjects“ and (9)_ boys better at math and physics. We shant know for a while, partly because we dont know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subjects and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and
3、we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involving in intellect, (10)_ we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing. 11 (1) 12 (2) 13 (3) 14
4、 (4) 15 (5) 16 (6) 17 (7) 18 (8) 19 (9) 20 (10) 20 There are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiple have some mystical significance. (1)_ Those numbers between 1 and 13 were on particular to have a powerful (2)_ influence over the af
5、fairs of men. For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon shortly afterwards. The arrival (3)_ of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period. Another belief involving the number
6、three has that it is unlucky to light (4)_ three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person which cigarette was the last to be lit. (5)_ The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes to at least the 1
7、7th century or probably earlier. It was believed that (6)_ three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring good luck; (7)_ one, two, or four, were permissible, and never just three. (8)_ Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good luck. The ancient astrol
8、ogers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it away all evils. Nine is usually thought of as (9)_ a lucky number because it is the product of three ti
9、me three. It was (10)_ much used by the Anglo-saxons in their charms for healing. 21 (1) 22 (2) 23 (3) 24 (4) 25 (5) 26 (6) 27 (7) 28 (8) 29 (9) 30 (10) 30 How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any time in (1)_ our life. F
10、ew of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, but few (2)_ are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion. Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new p
11、eople with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and with embarrassment. (3)_ Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just in dress. A barber (4)_ today does not cut a boys hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grand- mot
12、hers do. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles (5)_ and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends will think we are odd or dull. (6)_ What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential pers
13、on can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, but people wore hats indoors as well as (7)_ outside. In recent time, the late President Kennedy caused a (8)_ depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men follow
14、ed his example. Today, society is more freer and easier than it used to be. (9)_ It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “
15、untidy“ look seems to be a reaction against the increasing (10)_ expensive fashions of the top fashion houses. 31 (1) 32 (2) 33 (3) 34 (4) 35 (5) 36 (6) 37 (7) 38 (8) 39 (9) 40 (10) 专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 29答案与解析 一、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. Th
16、e 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 and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end
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