專八改錯練習(xí)資料專八改錯練習(xí)第一篇：Morepeopledieoftuberculosisthanofanyotherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobablybeenthecaseinquiteawhile.Duringthe__1__earlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventh__2__deathsinEurope’scrowdedcitieswerecausedbythedisease.From__3__nowon,though,westerneyes,missingtheglobalpicture,sawthetrouble__4__goingintodecline.Withoccasionalbreaksforwar,theratesofdeathandinfectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadilythroughthe19thand__5__20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,theintroductionofantibioticsstrengthenedthetrendinrichcountries,andtheantibioticswereallowedtobeimportedto__6__poorcountries.Medicalresearchersdeclaredvictoryandwithdrew.Theyarewrong.Inthemid1980sthefrequencyofinfectionsanddeaths__7__4將now改為then5將Europe前的the去掉6將imported改為exported根據(jù)上下文,應(yīng)該是向窮國出口抗生素,而不是從這些國家進口抗生素.7將are改為were8在vanished前加had這里要表達的是“結(jié)核病原來消失的地方,又爆發(fā)了結(jié)核病”,所以要使用過去完成時.9將better改為worse在結(jié)合病沒有消失的地方,這種病更加嚴(yán)重了,因此要用worse.10將constantly改為constant在“keepsb/sthadj”結(jié)構(gòu)中的形容詞作補語.專八改錯練習(xí)第二篇：OneofAmerica’smostimportantexportishermodernmusic.__1__Americanpopularmusicisplayingallovertheworld.Itisenjoyed__2__bypeopleofallagesinallcountries.BecausethelyricsareEnglish,__3__neverthelesspeoplenotspeakingEnglishenjoyit.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpaceandrhythmicbeat.ThemusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromthesuburbanareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isone__4__source.Countrymusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciatethismusicbecausetheemotionsexpressedbycountry__5__musicsongs.AsecondoriginofAmericanpopularmusicistheblues.Itdepicted__6__mostlysadfeelingsreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitisnotpopularwith__7__allAmericans.Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrepetitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymusic.Itisfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950’s.Sincethenthere__8__havebeenmanyformsofrockmusic,hardrock,softrock,punkrock,discomusicandothers.Manyperformersofpopularrockmusicareyoungmusicians.Americanpopularmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopularsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongsbecomepopularallovertheworld.Peoplehearthesesongssing__9__intheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaycoincidebuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.__10__參考答案(反白可見):1改export為exportsexport作可數(shù)名詞時指出口商品,同時根據(jù)oneof結(jié)構(gòu)也可以知道這里export要用復(fù)數(shù)結(jié)構(gòu)2改playing為played動詞play和句子主語Americanpopularmusic是邏輯動賓關(guān)系,必須用被動語態(tài).3改Because為Though或者Although此句為讓步狀語從句4改suburban為rural這里屬于詞義用錯,suburban為城市郊區(qū),鄉(xiāng)村音樂顯然來自鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū).5改為becauseof6改depicted為depicts本句錯在時態(tài).句意為“blues大多抒發(fā)哀傷情感,反映美國黑人的艱難生活.”為與全文主導(dǎo)時態(tài)一致,不能用過去時.此外,blues現(xiàn)在的風(fēng)格依舊,故用現(xiàn)在時7將not去掉8改is為was此句有過去時間狀語inthe1950’s,陳述過去的一個事實,故用一般過去時態(tài)9改sing為sungsung引導(dǎo)過去分詞短語作賓語補足語,表被動意思10改coincide為differ（在may后加not也可以）此句含有連詞but,整個句意含有轉(zhuǎn)折語氣專八改錯練習(xí)第三篇：Citiescanbefrightenedplaces.Themajorityof__1__thepopulationliveinnoisymassivetowerblocks.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstoappear__2__whenyoulivethirtyfloorsupinaskyscraper.Strange__3__enough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksevensayhellotoeach__4__other.Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallykeeptheinhabitantsofasmallvillagetogether.__5__Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.So__6__countrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Forexample,shoppingbecomesamajorproblemandforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoforanexpe-__7__ditiontothenearestlargetown.Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeacefulandquiet,butsuffersfromthe__8__disadvantagesofbeingcutoff.Thecityhasnoiseandpopulationwhichdoharmtohumanhealth.Butoneoftheirmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecentreof__9__thingsandthatlifedoesn’tcometoanendevenattenatnight.Somepeoplehavefoundacompromisebe-tweenthetwo:theyexpressedtheirpreferenceforthequietlifebyleavingforthecityandmovingtothe__10__countrywithincommutingdistanceofthelargecity.參考答案及解析(反白可見):1.把frightened改為frighteningfrightened是“受到驚嚇的”，表明心理狀態(tài)，而frightening表示“令人害怕的”，表示事物性質(zhì)。2.把appear改為disappear“當(dāng)你住在摩天大廈的三十層里”，可以推測這里要表達的是歸屬感的消失，而不是產(chǎn)生歸屬感。3.把Strange改為StrangelyStrangelyenough，是固定短語，經(jīng)常用作插入語，意思是“說也奇怪，最奇怪的是”。4.在say前面加上don’t此處說的是，現(xiàn)在住在同一層樓的人甚至見面都不打招呼。5.把keep改為keepsinthat引導(dǎo)的句子主語應(yīng)該是asense，故謂語應(yīng)為單數(shù)。本句的意思是，農(nóng)村生活與這種隔絕孤立的生活不同，因為一種歸屬感把小村里的居民聯(lián)系在一起。6.把so改為but/yet上文提到了鄉(xiāng)村生活的好處，下文是轉(zhuǎn)折，要用but或者yet。7.把for改為on“去遠征”應(yīng)該用goonaexpedition，而gofor的意思是“去找，努力獲取，擁護”。8.把peaceful改為peaceof后面不應(yīng)該用形容詞，所以應(yīng)該改為peace。這里需要注意的是quiet既是名詞又是形容詞，不要被迷惑。9.把their改為its此處的代詞應(yīng)該指代上文的thecity。10.刪除leaving后面的for，或者把for改為fromleave表示“離開某地”，而leavefor表示“離開某地去另外一專八改錯練習(xí)第四篇：Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlives.Itcangivepleasure,evenexcitement,anditcancausequitesevereheadaches.__1__Themostsignificantthetaskahead,themorecarefultheplanning__2__required.Gettingtoschoolortoworkontimeisataskrequiringfew__3__ornoplanning,itisalmostroutine.Amonth’stouringholidayabroad,orbetterstill,gettingmarried,isadifferentmatteraltogether.Ifthematterinvolveachurchwedding,areception,ahoneymooninVenice,__4__andreturninganewhome,thisrequiresevenmoreplanningtomake__5__surethatitissuccessful.Planningisourwayoftryingtoensuresuccessandofavoidingcostlyfailureswecannotsuffer.Itisequallyessential__6__toindividualnationsandfamilies;thescalemaybevary,butthedegree__7__ofimportancedoesnot.Intheessence,anationplanningitsresources__8__andneedsdonotdifferfromthefamiliarweeklyshoppingormonthly__9__householdbudget.Botharedesignedtoensureanadequatesupplyofessentials,andifimproperlycarriedout,willavoidshortages,wastage__10__andover-expenditure.參考答案及解析(反白可見):1將and改為oror表示“或者”，因為前后是兩種截然不同的可能性，所以應(yīng)該用or。2將most改為more3將few改為little4將involve改為involves因為主語thematter為單數(shù)，例如：Althoughplanninginvolvesmaterialinvestment,evenmoreimportantistheinvestmentinman.雖然作機會應(yīng)該包括物資投資，但最重要的是對人的投資。5在returning后加介詞to6將suffer改為afford7去掉be。vary是動詞，可與助動詞或者情態(tài)動詞構(gòu)成謂語，也可以獨立構(gòu)成謂語，例如：Theweathervariesfromhourtohourinsomemountaindistricts.8去掉theinessence是固定習(xí)語，意為“本質(zhì)上，實質(zhì)的"9將do改為does主語是動名詞復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)anationplanningitsresourcesandneeds,應(yīng)視為單數(shù)，例如：Lookingafterchildrenrequirespatience.10將improperly改為properly.專八改錯練習(xí)第五篇：Tracingmissingpersonscantakemuchpatientdetectivework.Butaspecialkindof“privateeye”cantracethemissingancestorsofwholepeoplesbystudyingthecluesburiedbywords.__1__Thesephilologists,suchasthelanguagedetectivesarecalled,havetraced__2__thewordtrailbackfrompeoplesinEurope,India,SouthAfrica,theAmericas,andthePacificislandsinatinynameless,andforgottentribethatroamedcentral__3__Eurasia5000to6000yearsago,beforethedawnofwritinghistory.__4__Sincealongtimescholarshavebeenpuzzledoverthestriking__5__differenceofwordsindifferentlanguages.InDutch,vader;inLatin,pater;in__6__oldIrish,athir;inPersian,pidar;intheSanskritofdistantIndia,pitr.Thesewordsallsoundedlikelyandmeantthesamething—“father”__7__Wheredidithappenthatwidelyseparatedpeoplesusedsuch__8__closerelatedsoundsymbols?Theproblembaffledlinguistsforyears.Themoreso__9__because“father”wasbutoneofahostofsuchcoincidences.Towardstheendofthe18centuryitdawnedonscholarsthatperhapsallthesewordsstemmed__10__fromsomecommonlanguage.參考答案及解析(反白可見)：1.將by改為in(be)buriedin意思為“被…所掩蓋,掩蔽于…”2.將such去掉在這里as是連詞,引導(dǎo)狀語從句.3.將第一個and改為to(這個句子長,小心上當(dāng)呀)以便和前文的from構(gòu)成搭配“from…to…”,表示“從……到……”.4.將writing改為written`“有文字記載的歷史”英語為“writtenhistory”.5.將Since改為For因為since做介詞,表示“自從……起”之意時,后面一般不跟表示一段時間的名詞.6.將difference改為similarity從后面的例子我們可以看出,作者在這里講述的是文字的驚人的相同之處,而不是不同之處.7.將likely改為alikelikely意思為“很可能的”,不做“相同的,相似的”解.8.將where改為why這里不是問地點而是問原因,從后面的because也可以看出.9.將close改為副詞closely因為形容詞close不能修飾過去分詞related.10.將18改為18th.Themoresobecause“father”wasbutoneofahostofsuchcoincidences.這句話的themoresobecause是什么意思呢,以為人家出版社錯了,不過看兩本資料都這么寫.有誰看得懂么?還是說真的是出錯了.原來themoresobecause意思為:更何況.專八改錯練習(xí)第六篇：Whydoestheideaofprogressloomsolargeinthemodernworld?Surelybecauseprogressofparticularkindisactuallytakingplacearoundusandismoreandmoremanifesting.Althoughmankindhasunderg-__1__onenogeneralimprovementinintelligenceormorali-ty,ithasmadeextraordinaryprogressintheaccumulationofknowledge.Knowledgebeginstoincreaseas__2__soonasthethoughtsofoneindividualcouldbecom-municatedtoanotherbymeanofspeech.Withthein-__3__ventionofwriting,knowledgecouldbecommunicatedandstored.Librariesmadeeducationpossible,andeducationinturnaddedlibraries:thegrowthofknowl-__4__edgefollowedakindofcompound-interestlaw,whichwasgreatlyenhancedbytheinventionofprint-ing.Allthiswascomparativelyslowuntil,withthecomingofscience,thetempowassuddenlyrisen.__5__thenknowledgebegantobeaccumulatedaccordingtoasystematicplan.However,assoonasnewknowl-__6__edgeisacquired,itisnowturnedtopracticalac-count.Whatiscalled“moderncivilization”isnottheresultofabalanceddevelopmentofallman’snature,butnotofaccumulatedknowledgeappliedtopractical__7__life.Theproblemnowfacinghumanityis:whatisgo-ingtobedonewithallthisknowledge?Likeisoften__8__pointedout,knowledgeisatwoedgedweaponwhichcouldbeusedequallyforgoodorevil.Itisnowbeing__9__usedindifferentlyforboth.Couldanyspectacle,forinstance,bemoregrimlywhimsicalthanthatgunners__10__usingsciencetoshattermen’sbodieswhile,closeathand,surgeonsuseittorestorethem.參考答案及解析(反白可見)：1.把manifesting改為manifestmanifesting不能做形容詞,而如果把它理解成現(xiàn)在進行詞,后面又缺乏賓語,所以應(yīng)該改為形容詞manifest,表示“顯然的,明顯的”.2.把begins改為began根據(jù)下一行出現(xiàn)的could可以判斷本句是過去時.3.把mean改為means.bymeansof是固定用法.4.在added后面加上to如果add后面不加to,此句就表示“把圖書館加到某個事物上去”,加上to,表示給圖書館增加了內(nèi)容,符合句義.5.把risen改為raisedrise是不及物動詞,不能用于被動語態(tài).6.把However改為Moreover此句的意思是:新知識一經(jīng)獲得,馬上就得到實際應(yīng)用.這是對上文的追加,不存在轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,因此應(yīng)該用moreover.7.刪除but后面的not8.把Like改為As9.把could改為can主句為現(xiàn)在時,而從句也不表示虛擬,所以應(yīng)該用現(xiàn)在時.10.在that后面加上of.為了避免重復(fù),這里用that指代spectacle,后面的gunnerusing是that的內(nèi)容.因此應(yīng)該用介詞of引出.專八改錯練習(xí)第七篇：Youwillthinkaboutwhatkindofsavinginstru-__1__menttouseorwhatkindofinvestmenttomake.Byputtingyourmoneyinsomekindofsavingsinstrumentorinvestment,youcansetasidesmallamountofmon-__2__eyregularlyandthemoneywillearninterestordivi-dends.Interestreferstotheamountwhatyourmoney__3__earnswhenitiskeptinasavingsinstrument.Divi-dendsarepaymentsofpartofacompany’searningstopeopleholdstockinthecompany.Asavingsinstru-__4__menthasan“interestrate”associatedwithit;thisre-ferstotheratewhichthemoneyintheinstrumentin-__5__creasesduringacertainperiodoftime.Principalre-ferstothefacialvalueortheamountofmoneyyou__6__placeinthesavingsinstrumentonwhichtheinterestisearned.Everytypeofsavingsorinvestmenthassomeriskthatthereturnwillbelessthanneededorexpected.Federallyinsuredsavingsaccountsaresafeandguar-anteedupto$100,000bytheU.S.Government.Therefore,theymayhavelowerinterestrates,making__7__ithardtosavelargeamountsofmoneyforcollege.__8__Bondsandstocksoftenhavehigherreturnsthansav-ingsaccountsorEEsavingbondsbutaremoreriskier.__9__Youcanreducetherisksofthesekindsofinvestmentsbystartingtosaveearly.Theearlierwebegintheless__10__moneyyouwillhavetoputasideeachmonthandthemoretotalsavingsyouwillaccumulate.參考答案及解析(反白可見):1.把saving改為savingssaving表示“節(jié)約的”，和其復(fù)數(shù)形式savings意義不同。savings的意思是“存款，儲蓄”。2.在small前面加上aasmallamountof表示“少量的”，冠詞不可缺。3.把what改為which或者thatamount在此是先行詞，后面是一個定語從句，這個從句顯然應(yīng)該由關(guān)系代詞that或者which引導(dǎo)。4.在hold前面加who先行詞people后面是一個定語從句，因此需要有引導(dǎo)詞。5.在which前面加上at關(guān)系代詞which在此引導(dǎo)的同樣是一個定語從句，并且在此應(yīng)該用“介詞＋關(guān)系代詞”這個形式，因為前面的rate往往用于短語atarate，此處的介詞可以提前。6.把facial改為face票面價值應(yīng)是：facevalue。7.把Therefore改為However。此處根據(jù)上下文來看，表達的是轉(zhuǎn)折的含義，而不是因果關(guān)系。8.把hard改為harder這里存在一個隱含的比較，所以應(yīng)該用hard的比較級形式。9.刪除more，或者把more改為muchriskier本身已經(jīng)是比較形式了，再加上more是多余的。把more改為much，表示一種程度也可以。10.把we改為you補充：第二題將amount改為amounts也是正確的第四題把hold改為holding也是正確的asmallamountof和smallamountsof用法的區(qū)別alarge（great，good）amountof＋不可數(shù)名詞，謂語動詞一般用單數(shù)；但（large，great，good）amountsof＋不可數(shù)名詞，作主語時，謂語動詞要用復(fù)數(shù)。Alargeamountofdamage＜hasbeen＞donebytheearthquake．Largeamountsofmoney＜were＞spentonthebridge．這就是為什么第二題也可以把amount改為amounts而第八題不用改amount的原因啦.專八改錯練習(xí)第八篇：OneofourmainargumentsisthatweinWesterncountriesactuallyhaveparttoplayincausingthe__1__problemsoftheThirdWorld.ManyThirdWorldcountriesaresaddlewithimmensedebtburdens,for__2__example.Theywerelentmoneywithlowinterestrates__3__inthe1970s,whenmoneyfloodedintoWesternbanksfromtheoil-producingcountriesandwaslentouttotheThirdWorld.Theinterestrateshavethenbeenrisen__4__dramatically.Soyouhaveasituationwhereacountryinmanycasescan’tevenrepaytheinterest,lettingalone__5__thecapital,onthedebt.AndIsupposethebestexamplefromwhatIhavecomeacrossisacountryinWestAfricawheretheconsumption,thelocalconsumptionofpeanutswasbanned,becausepeanuts,iftheyareimportedcanbringinagreatdealofforeignincome.__6__Thepeanutisamajorsourceofproteininthiscountry.Soyouhavepeoplegohungryasaresultofthat.__7__ThepeanutswereexportedtoGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatestofeedourcattle.Thosecattlethenproducedasurplusofmilkwhichwedonotknowwhattodowith.Wehaveenoughmilk,moremilkthanwecancopewithintheWesternWorld.Andalsothatmilk__8__wastransformedintodriedmilkpowderandthentakenbacktothiscountrytohelpfeedchildrenwhoweresufferingfrommalnutrition.Sothat’sthekindofinsanely__9__economicrelationshipthatwehavegotourselvesin__10__theThirdWorld.參考答案及解析(反白可見):1.在part前加上a詞組haveaparttoplayin…的意思是“有份兒”2.saddle改為saddled此處為被動語態(tài)，應(yīng)該把動詞變?yōu)檫^去分詞形式。3.把with改為at此處介詞與interestrates搭配。4.刪除been（這里應(yīng)該是把risen改為rising，答案應(yīng)該錯了）rise是不及物動詞，不用于被動語態(tài)。5.把letting改為letletalone意思為“更不用提”。6.把imported改為exported下文說花生可以帶來外匯收益，出口才會帶來外匯，所以此處應(yīng)用exported。7.把have改為had上文提到該國禁止本國消費花生這件事用的是過去時。8.把also改為so。必須把與此相關(guān)的幾個句子聯(lián)系在一起理解，上文說：花生出口到英國和美國去喂了牛，而牛又產(chǎn)出了過剩的牛奶，我們不知道怎么處理這些牛奶。在西方世界，我們的牛奶夠多了，多得無法處理。本句說：這些牛奶就被制成奶粉拿到該國去喂養(yǎng)那些營養(yǎng)不良的兒童。由此可見本句與上文是因果關(guān)系，不能用also來連接。9.insanely改為insane此處表達“荒唐的經(jīng)濟關(guān)系”insane修飾的是relationship，而非economic，因此要用形容詞代替。10.把in改為into詞組getin雖然也可以表達“進入，陷入”，但是in為副詞，后面不能跟地點，所以應(yīng)該改為into專八改錯練習(xí)第九篇：Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongressisthepowertoinvestigate.Thepowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees—eitherstandingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecificpurpose,orjointcommittees__1__consistedofmembersofbothhouses.Investigations__2__areheldtogatherinformationontheneedforfuturelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersandofficialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,__3__tolaythegroundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committeesrelyoutsideexpertstoassistinconducting__4__investigativehearingsandtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.__5__Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.Oneisthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most__6__committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereportedwidely__7__inthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigationsnevertheless__8__representoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakerstoinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues,__9__Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompeltestimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontemptofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjurythesewhogivefalsetestimony.__10__參考答案及解析(反白可見):1在set和for中間加上up短語setup表示“設(shè)立”，這里用作過去分詞，修飾前面的committees。2consisted改為consistingjointcommittee是consistof的邏輯主語，所以要用現(xiàn)在分詞。3in改為on與occasion搭配的介詞應(yīng)該為on。4rely和outside中間加上onrely后面要用介詞on。5out去掉makestudies表示“進行研究”，這里沒有必要用out。6its改為their這里代詞指代的是復(fù)數(shù)名詞investigations，所以也要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。7to和public中間加上the表示“大眾，公眾”時，前面要加定冠詞。8nevertheless改為thus,therefore作者前面說國會有向社會公開調(diào)查信息的權(quán)利，本句說調(diào)查是立法者向公眾傳達消息的工具，這兩句話之間應(yīng)該是因果關(guān)系，而不是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。9interests改為interest作者此處要表達的是“激起公眾的興趣：，應(yīng)該用”erests一般表示“利益”。10these改為those用代詞指代一群人，后面在加定語從句修飾時，代詞一般要用those。專八改錯練習(xí)第十篇：Successfulagingisapsychologicalfeat.Fearfor__1__death,forexample,maysometimesoppressyou.evenwhenthisissuccessfullyovercome,thereisstillsomethingforyoutodealwith-loneliness.Lonelinesscanspeedyourdemisenomatterconscientiously__2__youcareforyourbody.“Wegothroughlifesurroundedbyprotectiveconvoysofothers,”saysRobertKahn,apsychologistoftheUniversityofMichiganwhostudiedthehealtheffectsofcompanionship.“People__3__whomanagetomaintainanetworkofsocialsupportdobest.”O(jiān)nestudyofelderlyheart-attackpatientsfoundthatthosewithtwoormorecloseassociations__4__enjoyedtwicetheone-yearsurvivalrateofthosewhowerecompletelyalone.Companionshipaside,healthyoldstersseemtoshareaknackformanagingstress,poisonthatcontributes__5__measurablytoheartdisease,cancerandaccidents.Researchershavealsobeenkinkedsuccessfulaging__6__tomentalstimulation.Anidlebrainwilldeterioratejustassureasanunusedleg,notesDr.GeneCohen,__7__HeadofthegerontologycenteratGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Butjustasexercisecanpreventmuscle__8__atrophy,mentalchallengesseemtopreserveboththemindandtheimmunesystem.Butwhatmostimpressesresearcherswhostudytheoldestoldishissimpledriveandresilience.“Peoplewhoreach100__9__arenotquitters,”saysAdleroftheNationalCentenarianAwarenessProject.“Theysharearemarkableabilitytorenegotiatelifeineveryturn,toaccepttheinevitablelosses__10__Andmoveon.”參考答案及解析(反白可見):1.把for改為of與fear搭配的介詞通常是of，表示對…的恐懼。2.在nomatter后面加上how3.在studied前面加上has本文的基調(diào)是一般現(xiàn)在時，此句的主語也是現(xiàn)在時，定語從句介紹Roberts做過的研究項目，所以用現(xiàn)在完成時比較合適。4.把associations改為associates本句的意思是：一項對高齡心臟病人的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，有兩個或者兩個以上親密伙伴陪同的病人在一年危險期的幸存幾率是完全無人陪伴的病人的兩倍。5.在poison前面加上a不定冠詞修飾不可數(shù)名詞，該名詞后面再加上定語成分對該詞進一步說明。6.刪除been7.把sure改為surely8.把but改為and本句與上一段最后一句在結(jié)構(gòu)(justas)上相似，在意義上是遞進關(guān)系，不應(yīng)該用轉(zhuǎn)折連詞銜接，用and合適。9.把his改為their此處的代詞應(yīng)該代替theoldestold，theoldestold表示一類人可以用單數(shù)也可以用復(fù)數(shù)，但是下文提到這些年事極高的老人都用了復(fù)數(shù)，所以此處也要改為復(fù)數(shù)，使上下文一致。10.把in改為at詞組ateveryturn意思為“時時，經(jīng)?！薄０烁腻e練習(xí)第十一篇：Indepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherappealingsince__1__theycomeinavarietyofstyles,textures,andcolors.Andtheyareultimatelythebiggestdeceptionthatexistsinthe__2__fashionableindustrytoday.Whatarethey?Theyarehighheels__3__--woman’sworstenemy(whethersheknowsitornot).Highheel__4__shoesarethedownfallofmodernsociety.Fashionmythshaveledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorsophisticating__5__forwearingheels,butinreality,heelssucceedonposingshortas__6__aswellaslongtermhardships.Womenshouldfightthehighhellindustrybyrefusingtouseorpurchasetheminordertosavetheworldofunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering.__7__Forthesakeoffairness,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels.First,heelsareexcellentforaeratinglawns.AnyonewhohaseverwornheelsongrassknowwhatIamtalking__8__about.Asimpletriparoundtheyardonapairofthosebabies__9__eliminatesallneedstocallforalawncarespecialist,andprovides__10__theperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithoutallthosemessychunksofdirtlyingaround.參考答案(反白可見)：1.since改為because或者for當(dāng)since表示原因時，它往往出現(xiàn)在句子的開頭而非中間。2.And改為But從與上一段的關(guān)系看來，這里是轉(zhuǎn)折而不是承接。3.fashionable改為fashionfashionable是形容詞表示“時尚的，時髦的”，而這里所指的是“時尚產(chǎn)業(yè)”，所以應(yīng)該用它的名詞形式。4.woman前加上a或者woman改為women可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)形式前面必須加冠詞，因此這里須加上a，或者將woman變成服侍形式表類指。5.sophisticating改為sophisticated6.on改為insucceed與介詞in連用，后面加動詞ing形式。如：WehavealreadysucceededinworkingoutgroundruleswiththeDepartmentofDefense.7.of改為fromsavesbfromdoingsth表示“避免某人做某事”。8.know改為knows主語和謂語在形式上須一致，anyone在語義上表達的是單數(shù)含義。9.on改為in英語表示穿戴往往用介詞in。10.needs改為need盡管need前用了all來限定，但need所指的是“叫來草坪護理專家”這單一的含義，因此應(yīng)該用單數(shù)，all在這里只是起到強調(diào)的作用專八改錯練習(xí)第十二篇：TimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunitiesforwhichtheyprovideinformation.Itmust__1__reflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverageorrisklosingtheirreaders’interestandtheiradvertisers’support.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracialminorities,the__2__paperhasputintoplacepolicesandproceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.Theunderlyingreasonfor__3__thechangeisthatforinformationtobefair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythesamekindofpopulation__4__thatreadsit.Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,andphotographersmeetsregularlytoevaluateTheSeattleTimes’__5__contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffaboutdiversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontent__6__auditthatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.Earlyaudits__7__showedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartooinfrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfromimprovementinthefrequencyof__8__majority,representationandtheirportrayalinneutralorpositive__9__situations.And,witharesult,TheSeattleTimeshasimproved__10__asanewspaper.ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedTheSeattleTimesCompanytowinthePersonalJournalOptima’sAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.答案及解析(反白可見):1將it改為they這里先行詞為復(fù)數(shù)名詞papers,故應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)代詞they2percents改為percent在表示分?jǐn)?shù)時,percent總是用單數(shù).3將maintain改為maintaining這里maintaining和hiring并列,并共同作介詞for的賓語.4將subjective改為objective根據(jù)上下文,此處應(yīng)該表示“客觀的”之意.5將meets改為meetcommittee為集合名詞,如果看作一個整體,謂語動詞要用復(fù)數(shù).6刪除an固定短語inaddition作“另外”解.7將woman改為women8將from改為inresultin作“導(dǎo)致引起”講.9將majority改為minority10with改為as固定搭配asaresult作“因此,結(jié)果”講.專八改錯練習(xí)第十三篇：Whethertheeyesare"thewindowsofthesoul"isdebatable;theyareintenselyimportantininterpersonalcommunicationisa__1__fact.Duringthefirsttwomonthsofababy'slife,thestimulithat__2__producesasmileisapairofeyes.Theeyesneednottobereal:a__3__maskwithtwodotswillproduceasmile.Significantly,arealhumanfacewitheyescoveredwillnotmotivateasmile,orwillthesightof__4__onlyoneeyewhenthefaceispresentedonprofile.Thisattractionto__5__eyesopposedtothenoseormouthcontinuesasthebabymatures.__6__Inonestudy,whenAmericanfour-year-oldwereaskedtodraw__7__people,75percentofthemdrewpeoplewithmouths,and99percent__8__ofthemdrewpeoplewitheyes.InJapan,furthermore,wherebabies__9__arecarriedontheirmother'sback,infantsdonotacquireasmuchattachmenttoeyesliketheydoinothercultures.Asaresult,__10__Japaneseadultsmakelittleuseofthefaceeithertoencodeordecodemeaning.答案及解析(反白可見):1.they-that分句后的分句應(yīng)有它獨立的主謂結(jié)構(gòu)，正像它前面的結(jié)構(gòu)一樣。而后半句的謂語是is，表語是fact，主語似乎是缺失的，因此在they前面加上that就構(gòu)成了主語從句作為這半句的主語。2.stimuli-stimulusstimuli看似單數(shù)實則是stimulus的復(fù)數(shù)形式，因此應(yīng)改為stimulus。3.to-/這里的need作情態(tài)動詞，因此刪去to。4.or-nor并列的否定，用否定形式nor表示倒裝。5.on-ininprofile表示“側(cè)面，從側(cè)面”。如：Thepaintingshowsherinprofile。6.^opposed-asopposed前應(yīng)使用連詞as引導(dǎo)比較分句。7.old-olds由謂語的復(fù)數(shù)形式可以看出這里需要用復(fù)數(shù)形式four-year-olds。8.and-but9.furthermore-however上一句話指明美國文化中眼睛的重要性，而這一句話似乎指出日本文化中眼睛并不具有同樣的重要性，因此兩句話的關(guān)系是轉(zhuǎn)折而不是遞進。10.like-as句子中有一個as……as比較結(jié)構(gòu)專八改錯練習(xí)第十四篇：Middleagehasitscompensations.Youthisboundhandandfootwiththeshacklesofpublicopinion.Middleageenjoysfreedom.Irememberthatwhenilefttheschoolisaidtomyself:__1__"Henceforward.Icangetupwhenilikeandgotobedwhenilike."Thatofcoursewasanexaggeration,andisoonfoundthatwheneveryouhaveanaimyoumustsacrificesomethingoffreedomtoachieveit.Butbythetimeyouhavereachedmiddleageyoudiscoveredhow__2__muchfreedomitwasworthtosacrificeinordertoachieveanyaimthat__3__youhaveonview.Wheniwasaboyiwastorturedbyshyness,__4__andmiddleagehastoagreatextentbroughtmeareliefofthis.I__5__havenownosuchfeelingandisavemyselfmuchdiscomfort.Ialwayshatedcoldwater,butformanyyearsibathincoldseasbecause__6__iwantedtobelikeeverybody.__7__Itwasuntilquitelateinlifethatidiscoveredhoweasyitwas__8__tosay:"idon'tknow."ifindwithmiddleagenooneexpectsmetowalktwenty-fivemiles,ortoplayascratchgameofgolf,ortodivefromaheightofthirtyfeet.Thisisalltothegoodandmakeslifepleasant,butishouldnolongercareiftheydo.Thatiswhatmakes__9__youthunhappy,thevehementanxietytobelikeotherpeople,andthatiswhatmakesmiddleageintolerable,thereconciliationwith__10__oneself.答案及解析(反白可見):1.去掉thetoleaveschool表示“畢業(yè)，離開學(xué)校”，當(dāng)中不能加定冠詞，否則就表示離開特點的一所學(xué)校。2.^discovered--have由by引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句主語一般都用完成體，所以這里應(yīng)在discovered前加上have。3.worth--worthwhile這句話如果用正常的語序說應(yīng)該是：itisworthtosacrificehowmuchfreedominordertoachieveanyaim……這樣看顯然worth的用法是錯的，應(yīng)改為worthwhile，原句的意思是：但是當(dāng)你步入中年時便會發(fā)現(xiàn)，為了實現(xiàn)一個目標(biāo)值得你犧牲多少自由……。4.on--in應(yīng)該是havesomethinginview表示“看得見……”，所以應(yīng)改為inview，而不是onview。5.of--from如果名詞relief表示“從……得以解脫”時，要用介詞from而不是of，如：toseek/find/providerelieffromtheheat/cold/pain/noise。6.bath--bathedbath是名詞，而在這里需要一個動詞，bathe是動詞，所以應(yīng)改為bathed。7.everybody^--elseeverybody就已經(jīng)包括了說話人自己，所以這里應(yīng)改為everybodyelse。8.^until--not中文里的“直到……才……”在英文里就要加上not，變成“notuntil...that...”，所以要在原文until簽名加上not。9.do--did句子ishouldnolongercareiftheydo用的是虛擬語氣，是對現(xiàn)實的不真實的假設(shè)，所以用if從句后加olerable--tolerable青年人和中年人的區(qū)別在于能使青年人不快樂的事情中年人都可以忍受。這也是中年的好處所在，所以此句中的intolerable應(yīng)該改為tolerable。專八改錯練習(xí)第十五篇：Cultureingeneralisconcernedaboutbeliefsandvaluesonthe__1__basisofwhichpeopeinterpretexperiencesandbehave,individuallyandingroups.Broadlyandsimplyputting,"culture"referstoa__2__grouporcommunitywiththatyousharecommonexp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