1、专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 9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 According to the scientific study, a shortage of fish and other foods are 1._
3、threatening many of the worlds penguins. As many as ten of the seventeen kinds of penguins may be in the danger of disappearing. 2._. Penguins are black and white birds live in the southern half of the world, 3._ They are common to South America, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, Many live ne
4、ar cold waters. But some live near warm waters in the Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly. Moreover, they are fine swimmers. Penguins eat 4._ fish. Some kinds of penguins eat a small shrimp-like crustacean called krill. Many scientists blame global warming for the increase in penguin populations.
5、 5._ They believe the heat of the atmosphere has caused ocean waters to become 6._ warmer and higher water temperatures have reduced the supply of fish and krill. Rising air and water temperatures may have especially been harmed 7._ Galapagos penguins. In these years, these birds are completely unab
6、le to produce. In addition, many adult penguins die of hunger. 8._ Widespread fishing, exploration for oil and oil leaks also threaten penguins. Poisonous organisms in ocean water are another danger. These toxic blooms result in changes in the ocean water. Some scientists believe 9. _ that warming o
7、f ocean is responsible. In 2010, more than half the yellow-eyed penguins in New Zealand died suddenly. These endangered birds may have died of a mystical disease. Penguins 10._ also have natural enemies, including wild dogs, sharks, seals and sea lions. 10 Operating on money and equipment scrounge f
8、rom the public and 1. _ from Silicon Valley millionaires, and on the stubborn strength of their own dreams, a gang of astronomers recently restarted one of the iconic quests 2._ of modern science, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence which had been interrupted last year by a lack of financin
9、g money. 3._ Early in December, a brace of 42 radio telescopes, known as the Allen Telescope Array, nestled in the shadow of Lassen Peak, came to life and assumed hopping from star to star in the constellation Cygnus, listening for radio 4._ broadcasts from alien civilizations. The lines are now ope
10、n, but with lingering financial problems, how long they will remain that way is everybodys guess. 5._ These should be boom times for those seeking out aliens, or at most 6._ their radio proxy. Astronomers now know that the galaxy is teeming with at least as many planets the presumed sites of life as
11、 stars. Advanced life and technology might be rare in the cosmos, said Geoffrey W. Marcy, the Watson and Marilyn Alberts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence professor at the University of 7._ California, Berkeley, “but surely they were out there, because the number of 8. _ Earthlike planets
12、in the Milky Way galaxy is simply too great.“ A simple “howdy,“ a squeal or squawk, or an incomprehensive stream 9._ of numbers captured by one of the antennas at the University of Californias Hat Creek Radio Observatory would be enough to end our cosmic loneliness and change history, to mention sci
13、ence. It would answer one of the most 10._ profound questions humans ask: Are we alone in the universe? 专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 9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 er
14、ror. 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 of the line. (2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with
15、a “ “ sign and write t 【知识模块】 改错 1 【正确答案】 are is 【试题解析】 本题为主谓一致错误。主语是 shortage，为单数名词，应该和 is搭配使用。 【知识模块】 改错 2 【正确答案】 the / 【试题解析】 本题为冠词误用。 in danger of是固定搭配，表示 “处于 危险中 ”。 【知识模块】 改错 3 【正确答案】 live that which或 live living 【试题解析】 本题为缺词错误。本句中关系代词 that或 which作限定性定语从句中的主语，指代先行词 birds，是不能省略的，否则句子就不完整了。或者使用li
16、ve的现在分词，作为补充说明。 【知识模块】 改错 4 【正确答案】 Moreover一 However 【试题解析】 本题为逻辑错误。这两句介绍虽然企鹅不会飞，但却是游泳健将。由此可见，前后两句是转折关系，不是递进关系。 【知识模块】 改错 5 【正确答案】 increase decrease 【试题解析】 本题为逻辑错误。根据文章的意思，很多科学家把企鹅数量的减少归咎于全球变暖，故用 decrease。 【知识模块】 改错 6 【正确答案】 heat heating 【试题解析】 本题为名词误用。 heat表示 “高温 ”， heating表示 “升温、供暖 ”。根据句子的意思，大气的不断
17、升温导致海水越来越暖，故用后者。 【知识模块】 改错 7 【正确答案】 been / 【试题解析】 本题为语态误用。句中指出海水和大气不断的升温危害到了企鹅的生存，主语 rising air and water temperatures是施动者，无需用被动态。 【知识模块】 改错 8 【正确答案】 produce reproduce 【试题解析】 本题为动词误用。 produce表示 “生产 ”， reproduce表示 “繁殖 ”。本句提到企鹅彻底无法繁殖，故用后者。 【知识模块】 改错 9 【正确答案】 in from 【试题解析】 本题为介词误用。 result in表示 “导致，引导结
18、果 ”； result from表示 “起因于 ”，引导原因。根据句子的意思，海水水质的变化滋生了大量有害物质，故用 result from。 【知识模块】 改错 10 【正确答案】 mystical mysterious 【试题解析】 本题为形容词误用。句中介绍那些企鹅死于怪病。 mystical表示“神秘的 ”，而 mysterious表示 “奇怪的 ”，更符合原文的意思。 【知识模块】 改错 【知识模块】 改错 11 【正确答案】 scrounge scrounged 【试题解析】 本题为非谓语动词误用。 scrounge表示 “搜寻 ”， equipment是受动者，需用过去分词作后置
19、定语。 【知识模块】 改错 12 【正确答案】 gang band/group/team 【试题解析】 本题为名词误用。四个词都可以表示一组、一队人。但是 gang是贬义词，常与流氓、恶棍搭配使用。文中指一组天文学家，适合用中性词 band，group或 team。 【知识模块】 改错 13 【正确答案】 money / 【试题解析】 本题为赘词错误。动名词 financing表示 “资金供给 ”， money和其搭配使用，意思重复。 【知识模块】 改错 14 【正确答案】 assumed resumed 【试题解析】 本题为动词误用。 assume表示 “假设、猜测 ”， resume表示
20、“重新使用、继续 ”。文中指科学家重新开始对外星球进行研究，故用 resume更符合原文。 【知识模块】 改错 15 【正确答案】 everybodys anybodys 【试题解析】 本题为代词误用。 anybodys guess是固定搭配，表示 “谁也说 不准 ”。句中介绍由于资金问题，这项研究能坚持多久，的确没人能下定论。 【知识模块】 改错 16 【正确答案】 most least 【试题解析】 本题为逻辑错误。根据句子的意思，研究者们希望至少能接收到外星人的广播信号。 at most表示 “最多、至多 ”， at least表示 “最少、至少 ”，后者更符合原文。 【知识模块】 改错
21、 17 【正确答案】 Search the 【试题解析】 本题为冠词误用。表示特定研究项目的名称需要用定冠词，而非零冠词。 【知识模块】 改错 18 【正确答案】 were are 【试题解析】 本题为时态错误。本句在陈述客观事实，应该使用一般现在时。 【知识模块】 改错 19 【正确答案】 incomprehensive incomprehensible 【试题解析】 本题为形容词误用。两个词形似义异。 incomprehensive表示 “不全面的 ”， incomprehensible表示 “无法理解的 ”。本句中提及外星人发送的信号是人类无法理解的，故用后者。 【知识模块】 改错 20 【正确答案】 to not 【试题解析】 本题为缺词错误。 not to mention是固定搭配，表示 “更不必说 ”，not不能省略。 【知识模块】 改错
