TEM8-proof-reading练习

英语专八改错题：

1、改错虽然为主观题，但错误类型相对集中，可分为以下几种情况：

定冠词：a，an，the误用，甚至多出来；解决办法：分析定冠词的主语及上下文有无指代；

级：分两类错误，第一种是原级用成比较级，比较级用成最高级，反之亦然。有一种除外，是两者比较谁最好，可以用最高级；第二种是意思相反，如most改为least；

连词错误：也分两种，第一种为连词误用，应该表示转折的用成了并列，比如while改为and；第二种为近义词。在不同语境中用However，Nonetheless，比用but更合适，更合乎语法；（与逻辑关系也有关，看上下文，联系语境）

词性错误：多出现为形容词转变为副词，反之亦然；也有可能是限定，如adv.+adj.+n.，如下所说；形容词改为动词或名词等，多出现在一词多性的情况下；

形容词限定错误：出现在adj.+adj.+n.要知道第1个adj.是限定第2个adj.还是限定n.；若是限定第2个adj.，大多改为副词adv.；

搭配错误：多为介词搭配错误，如ins ome extent改为to，rely in改为on等；也有搭配词没有给出，需要自己添加，比如define...as；

词义错误：比如：rather than改为other than；（此项比较难）

近义形容词错误：例如：respective，respectable，respectful，respecting，respected；（此项比较难）

缺失：例如the fact后面直接接了句子，中间缺少that，表明同位关系；

多余：有的地方莫名其妙多出一个词，多为介词，是没有用的；

词义相反：多出现在形容词，需要在前面添加或去掉in-，im-，ir-，un-等否定前缀；

主动被动：分析主语与谓语动词的逻辑关系是主动还是被动，多出现在分句中；

三单：主语与谓语是单数还是复数，主语是否为不可数名词，是的话如何判断谓语动词是单数还是复数，还是有特殊用法；

时态：现在时用为过去式，或者进行时用成了现在时等；

定语从句用错先行词：which用成了that；难点儿的比如：for which用成了which，要知道for which=why，in/at which=where；还有什么情况下必须用that，比如人和物搭配，序数词，the one，the only，不缺任何成分，有否定词，有all等；

2013年专业八级改错答案及解析：

1. production 改为producing。结构与understanding 和remembering 保持一致，后面修饰的都是language, production language的表述不正确，producing language才是正确的。

2. 去掉 take the language for granted 里面的the。本文并没有具体指定哪一门语言，是对“语言”这一概念来说的，所以不需要the。另外，通篇的language 前面都没有the。

3. most of time 变成most of the time。most of the time 系错误的英语表达。只有Most of the time 和most time 的表述。

4. looking 改为look。构成 when you listen to 和or look 的对仗。

5. 在we might 前面加上that，构成It's only...that 的强调句型。

6. has had a stroke 改为had a stroke。表示这是过去发生的事情。

7. their language 改为his language。句子的主语是 a relative or colleague，这里的主语是单数，所以用his，为什么一般不用her 呢？男权社会嘛，一说他，基本都是he。

8. anyone 改为someone。固定表达：someone else

9. evolved 改为involved。evolve 表示“进化”，involve才表示“涉及，关于”。这里明显是说“有关speaking, listening, writing, andreading 的processes”，不是processes 进化为speaking, listening, writing, and reading

10. were 改为are。虽然前面有个given that 表让步，不过，given that 后面不接虚拟语气，所以直接保持整篇文章现在时的时态。

1.在原题上划掉,再在横线上写出这个词

2.某个词应该改成另一个,在词下面划横线,然后再后面写上另一个词

3.两词之间应加一个词,在两词之间划“^'字,在后面直接写上添加的词

修改的格式不正确也会扣分的

Proof-reading 2

What is corporate culture? At its most basic, it’s described like the personality of an organization__1

, or simply as “how things are done around here.” It guides what employees think, act, and feel. __2 Corporate culture is a wide term used to define the unique personality or character of __3

a particular company or organization, and include such elements as core values and beliefs, __4

corporate ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company’s mission statement and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration, by what people

wear to work, by how people address to each other, and in the titles given to various employees.__5

How do you uncover the corporate culture of a potential employer? The truth is that you will never

really know the corporate culture after you have worked at the company for a number of months, __6

but you can get close to it through research and observation.

Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with the research before the interview and __7

ending with observation at the interview. The bottom line is that

you are going to spend a lot of time on the work environment-and to be happy, successful, __8

and productive,you will want to be in a place where you fit for the culture, __9

a place where you can have voice, be respected, and have opportunities for growth. __10

1.like改为as

as 作为连词可以用在形容词前，和动词regard或describe搭配，表示“看作，描述成”。

2. what改为how

这里要表达的是“怎样想”，而不是“想什么”，联系前一句“how things are done around here”也可以帮助发现错误。

3. wide改为broad

wide和broad容易错用。表示宽度时既可用broad，wide，wide更常用，如：a wide river；

a broad river。但是表示具体的物件时只用wide，如 a wide bed，一般不说 a broad bed。表示生理，概念或范围时，要用broad，如：a broad smile、broad shoulders、a broad meaning。

4. include改为includes

include的主语是主句主语corporate culture，所以应该是第三人称的单数形式。

5. 去掉to

address解释为“对某人说话”时是及物动词，无需加介词。

6.after改为until

根据上下文的逻辑，文章是说，只有当求职者真正在公司工作了几个月后，才能了解它的文化。

7. 去掉the前文没有提及，这里research是类指，而非特指。

8. on改为in

这里的介词并不是和动词spend搭配，而是和名词词组work environment一起作状语。

9. 去掉for

fit作为动词时，如果是及物动词，可以说fit something/somewhere。如果作为形容词，可以说 be fit for something，但是没有fit for 的用法。

10. voice前面a

have a voice in something 的意思是“有权利对某事发表看法”。这个词组中的不定冠词不能省略。

Proof-reading 3

Humankind’s future safety and longevity of life on Earth largely depend on the environment which we live. __1 Keeping the air we breathe free of pollution is a major priority towards making this earth a safe place.

Other areas of concern are water, land, the ozone layer, and the preservation of flora and fauna of the planet. Every country has ecological issues to deal. In South America, the rain forests are rapidly disappearing __2 as people burn and cut down trees to make for farmland. Many Middle-Eastern and Asian countries __3

have a battle to fight with air, water, and land pollution. Lakes and swamps are spread with debris. __4

Mass chemical spraying is used to kill pests on trees and plants. Abundant use of water in countries__5

as China has caused major water shortage. __6 Rivers bec ome polluted by factories and the populations that live on their banks.

Global warming is considered a major factor caused the droughts in eastern China, the Sudan, __7 Ethiopia, and northern Kenya.The reduction of the zone layer is blamed for the global warming trends in variant countries of this globe, and the spread of disease like skin cancer.Societies at large need __8

to pay attention to the existing problems in order to get of the imminent danger of famine, __9

drought and diseases that rise from the damage that pollution causes. __10

1. ^which－in

此处的介词其实是和live连用的，live in the environment.

2. deal^－with

deal with是固定搭配，意思是“解决，处理”。

3. make^－way

根据上下文可以断定此处文章要说的是“人们烧，伐树木为的是给开垦农田让路”。make way for something是“给……让路”，符合此处需要的意思。

4. spread－polluted/littered

这里的关键是要知道debris的意思是“碎片，残骸等”，所以根据上下文这里的意思是“湖泊和湿地被一些碎片残骸所污染或弄得凌乱不堪”才符合逻辑。

5. ^Abundant－the

此处不是泛指，而是特指，所以要有定冠词。

6. as－like

此处是拿中国举例，所以要用介词like“像……一样”。

7. cause－causing

此处定于分句是主动的意义。

8. variant改为various

variant是“变体的，变种的”，而various表示“不同的”，符合此处意思。

9. get^of－rid固定搭配get rid of 是“摆脱”的意思。

10. rise－arise

something arises from a particular situation, or arises out of it, it is created or caused by the situation. (由…) 产生

This serenity arose in part from Rachel's religious beliefs

rise from - 从地上升

rise from the death 复活

rise from the soil 从土壤上升

Tomato plants rise from the rich soil. 番茄植株从肥沃的土壤上长。arise from - 由...引起

Her illness arise from lack of rest . 她的病是缺乏休息引起的。