1、专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 2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 fo
2、llowing 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 As one of the many outgrowths of the sweeping federal health care law, health
3、insurances and employers must now pay the cost of screening , 1._ children for obesity and providing them with appropriate counseling. With about one in three children in America obese and overweight, 2._ the need for such programs is clear. But experts say, creating them will be challenging. More t
4、han intensive hospital-based programs, few proven 3._ models exist for helping children and adolescents achieve and maintain a healthier weight, and researchers do not even fully understand the factors that contributed the rapid rise in childhood obesity in recent years. 4._ While there are many com
5、munity efforts aimed at getting every child to eat better and exercise more, including Michelle Obamas “Lets Move“ initiative, there is also growing demand for programs help children who 5._ are already seriously overweight. WellPoint and the UnitedHealth Group, another large insurer, are experiment
6、ing with the new approaches, and 6._ even Weight Watchers says it is working to develop a program for children and teenagers. Drug companies and medical device makers are also testing some products for children. 7._ Adults have a difficult enough time lose weight, and the issues are 8._ even more co
7、mplicated with children and teenagers, experts say. Children are still growing, and the goal of any program maybe to help them grow 9._ into a healthier weight rather than to actually gain pounds. Experts also 10._ say that to be successful, programs need to focus on the family as a whole, changing
8、what everybody eats and how much time they are all active, not sitting in front of a computer screen or television. 10 A branch of the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday that federal safety regulators lack of the expertise to monitor vehicles with 1._ increasingly sophisticated electron
9、ics. In a widely anticipated study, the group called off the National Highway Traffic 2._ Safety Administration to add technical help, refine its investigative techniques and push for automakers to install “black boxes“ that record data in car crashes. It also recommends that the federal agency form
10、 an advisory panel of specialists who can 3._ assist both in regulatory reviews or specific vehicle investigations. 4._ With electronics systems becoming more complex, the agency needs “gain a stronger understanding“ of both the hardware and computer software 5._ that automakers are installing in th
11、eir latest models, the group said. National Academy of Sciences was asked to review procedures at 6._ N.H.T.S.A. after the agencys investigation of unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles and a possible link to electronic-control systems. The Japanese automaker recalled more than eight millions v
12、ehicles worldwide 7._ in 2009 and 2010 to fix sticky accelerator pedals or replace faulty floor mats that Toyota had claimed could cause intended acceleration. 8._ In a statement, the safe agency said it had “already taken steps to strengthen 9._ its expertise in electronic control systems“, but add
13、ed that it would review the recommendations by a committee of the National Academy of Sciences to do more, The agency said it would “continue to evaluate and approve every aspect 10._ of its work to keep the driving public safe, including research to assess potential safety concerns and help ensure
14、the reliability of electronic control systems“. 专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 2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
15、 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 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】 insurances ins
16、urers 【试题解析】 本题为名词误用。文中指的是健康保险公司 insurer，而非抽象意义的保险 insurance。 【知识模块】 改错 2 【正确答案】 and or 【试题解析】 本题为连词误用。文中的 obese和 overweight是两个表示体重超标的形容词。前者表示 “过分肥胖的 (有病态的 )”，后者表示 “超重的 ”，程度轻些，两种状态只能选其一，故用 or。 【知识模块】 改错 3 【正确答案】 More Other 【试题解析】 本题为逻辑错误。根据句子的意思：除医院提供的一些减肥的项目之外，几乎没有其他可供选择的途径，所以选用 “除 之外 ”other than，而
17、不是“比 多 ”more than。 【知识模块】 改错 4 【正确答案】 the to 【试题解析】 本题为缺词错误。 contribute是一个不及物动词，与介词 to搭配使用，表示 “有助于，促成，导致 ” 。 【知识模块】 改错 5 【正确答案】 help that或 help helping 【试题解析】 本题为从句误用。关系代词 that在句中作限定性定语从句的主语，不能省略，否则句子不完整。或者也可以使用 help的非谓语动词形式，作为补充说明。 【知识模块】 改错 6 【正确答案】 the / 【试题解析】 本题为冠词误用。句中的 new approaches没有特指哪些新方法
18、，上文也没有提到过，因此是泛指，不需要用定冠词 . 【知识模块】 改错 7 【正确答案】 for on 【试题解析 】 本题为介词误用。 test sth on sb是固定搭配，表示在某人身上做试验。 【知识模块】 改错 8 【正确答案】 lose losing 【试题解析】 本题为非谓语动词误用。 have a difficult time doing sth表示在 方面经历了一段艰难时期，是固定搭配。 【知识模块】 改错 9 【正确答案】 maybe may be 【试题解析】 本题为副词误用。本句缺少谓语动词，应该使用情态动词 may，而非副词 maybe，否则句子不完整。 【知 识模块
19、】 改错 10 【正确答案】 gain lose 【试题解析】 本题为逻辑错误。本义的主旨是要帮助肥胖人士减肥 lose pounds，从而使身体更加健康，而非增加体重 gain pounds，与本意不符。 【知识模块】 改错 【知识模块】 改错 11 【正确答案】 of 【试题解析】 本题为赘词错误。 lack作为及物动词，可以直接加作宾语的名词。 【知识模块】 改错 12 【正确答案】 off on 【试题解析】 本题为介词错误。根据句意：经过广 泛的调查研究，那组科学家呼吁全国公路交通安全管理局增加技术援助。 call off表示 “取消、停止 ”，而 call on表示 “呼吁、要求
20、”。 【知识模块】 改错 13 【正确答案】 recommends recommended 【试题解析】 本题为时态误用。第二段都是介绍过去发生的事情，应该使用动词的一般过去时。 【知识模块】 改错 14 【正确答案】 or and 【试题解析】 本题为连词误用。与 both搭配使用的是 and，表示 “两者都 ”，而不是 or， or表示 “两者选其一 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 15 【正确答案】 gain to 【试题解析】 本题为情态动词误用。 need如果用作情态动词，就不需要用第三人称单数形式。在本句中，它用作实义动词，固定搭配为 need to do sth。 【知识模块】 改错
21、16 【正确答案】 National The 【试题解析】 本题为冠词误用。国家科学院作为组织的普通名词组成的专有名称，是和定冠词搭配使用的。 【知识模块】 改错 17 【正确答案】 millions million 【 试题解析】 本题为名词误用。 million和基数词搭配使用时，不需要使用复数形式。 【知识模块】 改错 18 【正确答案】 intended unintended 【试题解析】 本题为逻辑错误。本文讨论的是车辆技术上的问题会导致意外的车祸，比如司机无意中的 (unintended)加速。如果是有准备的 (intended)加速，一般不会造成车祸。 【知识模块】 改错 19 【正确答案】 safe safety 【试题解析】 本题为形容词误用。 safety agency是固定搭配 ，表示 “安全局 ”。safe用作名词表示 “保险箱 ”，不符合原文。 【知识模块】 改错 20 【正确答案】 approve improve 【试题解析】 本题为动词误用。两个动词为形似义异，根据句子的意思是要评价和改进每个方面， approve表示 “赞同 ”， improve表示 “改进 ”，故用后者。 【知识模块】 改错
