1、专业英语八级（赘述或缺词类改错）模拟试卷 1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
2、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 1 I suddenly realized that my own parents are the ones whom I can rely. 2
3、Monsoon winds, sometimes masked by other features of the general atmospheric circulation, they are associated with nearly all large continental land masses. 3 So I wrote nice holiday greeting to this man who threw The New York Times from his bike to our front door. 4 Both natural and synthetic man-m
4、ade rubber are of little value in their raw state. 5 Besides keeping readers be informed of the latest news, todays newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. 6 “This house is more systematic bureaucratic than the federal government!“ Mac complai
5、ned to his parents. 7 Each year, a few so-called top designers in Paris and London lay down on the law and women around the world run to obey. 8 Many regarded the single-family house the basis of their way of life. 9 Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterpa
6、rts in the 10 countries surveyed. 10 The need of those starved people can be met unless the region has ample food resources. 11 The Tieto Corporation, a European firm that it provides information technology services to large companies, said it had seen strong and increasing demand from customers for
7、 Android-based business software. 12 The Met, in many peoples minds, was more superior to the New York City Opera. 13 Although the waiting game has become one of the most stressful times for many seniors, but it shouldnt be that way. 14 My writing for this type of stuff is quite greatly influenced b
8、y my classical composing. 15 The housing stock is old, most communities are rural, and many residents cannot afford money to switch to a cleaner heat source 16 The states current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, which is lower than of 18 states and the District of Columbia, took effect three years ago
9、 as the result of a federal law. 17 An Abu Sayyaf leader, Umbra Jumdail, as well more than a dozen other local militants, were also said to have died in the operation. 18 The book, my father bought me online as my birthday gift, is my favorite. 19 Fox News is still the cable network of choice, so mu
10、ch so that local cable providers cannot make the room for all the political campaign orders they receive. 20 Police officers in Kolkata refused to attend a woman who was shot by robbers trying to snatch her jewelry. 专业英语八级（赘述或缺词类改错）模拟试卷 1答案与解析 一、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Dire
11、ctions: 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 and write the correc
12、t 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 1 【正确答案】 whom on 【试题解析】 从句中谓语动词为 rely，是不及物动词，需加介词 on才能组成完整的句子 rely on my own parents。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 2 【正确答案】 they / 【试题解析】 此句主语为 Monsoon winds，中间部分为插入语， they是重
13、复的主语，结构多余 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 3 【正确答案】 nice a 【试题解析】 greeting是可数名词，此处应为 a holiday greeting。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 4 【正确答案】 synthetic一或 man-made一 【试题解析】 两者都表示 “人工的，非天然的 ”，同时使用属于语义赘述。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 5 【正确答案】 be 【试题解析】 keep为系动词，宾语后可以加形容词作为宾语补语，如 keep it clean。此处为 keep people informed。无需 be动词。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 6 【正确答案】 syste
14、matic一 / 【试题解析】 此处 house与联邦政府比较，可见此处指 “议院 ”，修饰议院的形容词 systematic表示 “系统的，有条理的 ”，但根据下文 “complain”可见此处应当用贬义词，对政府的系统流程负面捕述应当用 bureaucratic，故删去 systematic。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 7 【正确答案】 on 【试题解析】 lay down为习语，表示 “规定 (规则。原则，法规等 )”，此处表示时尚设计师们定下时尚法则，不需再加介词 on。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 8 【正确答案】 house as 【试题解析】 regard sth as sth为固
15、定搭配，其中 as不能省略。只有 consider sth (as)sth中的 as可以省略。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 9 【正确答案】 10 一 other 【试题解析】 根据句意可知日本势必也参加了调查，在这句话里的比较结构中Japan应和其他 10个同意参加普查的国家进行比较，所以应注明是 10 other countries。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 10 【正确答案】 can 一 not或 unless if 【试题解析】 此句逻辑有错，句中应该用到的是 “notunless” 这一同定结构表示 “除非 ，才能 ” 。或者将从句改为条件句。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 11 【正确
16、答案】 it(provides)一 【试题解析】 关系代词 that在限制性定语从句中作事语， it是重复主语，赘余。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 12 【正确答案】 more / 【试题解析】 be superior to sth表示比某物好、比某物高一等级，已经有比较级的含义，无需和 more搭配使用。类似的形容词还有 inferior， preferable等。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 13 【正确答案】 but一 /或 Although一 / 【试题解析】 although引导让步状语从句，表示尽管； but引导转折关系的并列句，表示但是，两者不能同时使用，否则句中缺少主句，结构不完整
17、。 【知 识模块】 赘述或缺词 14 【正确答案】 quite一 / 【试题解析】 quite和 greatly都表示十分，语义重复，而且 quite常和形容词、副词搭配，不能直接修饰动词，因此累赘多余。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 15 【正确答案】 money一 / 【试题解析】 afford to do sth本身表示 (有钱 )担负得起、买得起，因此这里用money语义重复累赘。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 16 【正确答案】 of($7 25)一 that 【试题解析】 than引导的比较结构前后成分是对等的，这里用代词 that指代前半句中的 the states current mi
18、nimum wage，不能省略代词 . 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 17 【正确答案】 more as 【试题解析】 as well as表示还有，常用来连接两个名词或者名词词组之间； as well表示也、同样地，常用作名词的后置定语或者动词修饰语。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 18 【正确答案】 my(father)一 which 【试题解析】 引导非限制性定语从句的关系 代词 which不能省略。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 19 【正确答案】 the(room)一 【试题解析】 make room for是固定搭配，表示给 腾地方，使用零冠词。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词 20 【正确答案】 a to 【试题解析】 attend作及物动词，表示参加、参与， attend to表示照顾、看护。本句的意思是：那位女士在劫匪抢夺她珠宝时受伤，但加尔各答的警察拒绝照顾她。由此可见， attend to更符合原文。 【知识模块】 赘述或缺词
