专八模拟改错10套——答案版

Passage 1

Ancient man attempted to change the weather by using

magic．While experience taught him this was impossible, __1__

he tried to forecast weather conditions．Even earlier in __2__

1000 B．C．there were weather seers in Babylon----and

priests clever enough to denounce as frauds those predicted __3__

the weather a year in the advance．Some forecasters used __4__

methods that seemed to take no connection with the actual __5__

factors controlled the weather．Chickens and other animals __6__

were sacrificed and their intestines poked to find signs

indicating rain and drought．Somewhat more scientific were __7__

predictions based on vegetation:"Onion's skin very thin ,mild

weather coming in．Onion's skin thick and tough, coming

weather is cold and rough．" Insects and animals were also __8__

favorite weather clues: "Before the glowworm lights his __9__

lamp，then the air is always damp ．" "If spiders their cobwebs

forsake，the weather will for certain break ．" "If frogs remained

in pools，the weather will be fine ．If they were seen on rocks, __10__

rain and cold were due．" It's difficult to say whether this rhyme

should be taken seriously : " Hark，I hear the asses bray ．Me thinks

we'll have some rain today ．"

答案及解析：

1．While—When或After

本句的this指代的是to change the weather by using magic．when/after 引导时间状语2．in—than

earlier是early的比较级，其后应有than

3．those之后加who

who引导定语从句

4．删除advance前的the

in advance为习语

5．take—have

have connection with 为习语

6．controlled—controlling或在controlled前加that/which

controlling the weather 或that/which controlled the weather做定语修饰the actual factors 7．and—or

rain和draught只能是二者之一

8．删除is

与上文平衡，均为省略句

9．before—when/if

条件句

10．will—would

if 引导的是条件句用的是remained一般过去时

Planning is a very important activity in our lives. Itcan give

pleasure, even excitement, and it can cause quitesevere headaches. __1__

The most significant the task ahead, the more carefulthe planning __2__

required. Getting to school or to work on time is a taskrequiring few __3__

or no planning, it is almost routine. A month’s touring holiday abroad,

or better still, getting married, is a different matter altogether. If the

matter involve a church wedding, a reception, a honeymoon in Venice, __4__

and returning a new home, this requires even more planning to make __5__

sure that it is successful. Planning is our way of trying to ensure success

and of avoiding costly failures we can not suffer. It is equally essential __6__

to individual nations and families; the scale may be vary, but the degree __7__

of importance does not. In the essence, a nation planning its resources __8__

and needs do not differ from the familiar weekly shopping or monthly __9__

household budget. Both are designed to ensure an adequate supply of

essentials, and if improperly carried out, will avoid shortages, wastage __10__

and over-expenditure.

参考答案及解析:

1 将and 改为or

or表示“或者”，因为前后是两种截然不同的可能性，所以应该用or。

2 将most改为more

3 将few改为little

4 将involve 改为involves

因为主语the matter 为单数，例如：

Although planning involves material investment, even more important is theinvestment in man.

虽然作机会应该包括物资投资，但最重要的是对人的投资。

5 在returning后加介词to

6 将suffer改为afford

7 去掉be。

vary是动词，可与助动词或者情态动词构成谓语，也可以独立构成谓语，例如：

The weather varies from hour to hour in some mountain districts.

8 去掉the

in essence 是固定习语，意为“本质上，实质的"

9 将do改为does

主语是动名词复合结构 a nation planning its resources and needs, 应视为单数，例如：Looking after children requires patience.

10 将improperly改为properly.

For some of us，tending to the comfort of guests means bucking the tradition of the "good enough" guest room we recall as kids．This is a room thrown together by our parents，_1_ who believed sofa beds just got better with ages，and that _2_

any guest who got a shock from the Tinkerbell lamp would know not jiggle it next time．_3_These days，we're more likely to offer our guests a well-appointed and often luxurious oasis．Concerns over practicality，adequate storage or even cost are being trumped by the creative urge in the guest room，where Americans spend more on improvements than in any bedroom _4_ including their own，says a 2002 survey from Home Depot.

"Right after the kitchen，the guest room is the hot spot，"says Vickey Ward， a Dallas designer for Expo Design Center，the home-décor arm of Home Depot．The survey shows homeowners spend on an average $3，790 for materials and _5_

Installation of flooring，wall coverings，window treatments，light fixtures and the like for the guest room，comparing with _6_

$2，320 for the master bedroom and $960 in children's rooms._7_

"A wonderful guest room is the ultimate nicety，" says design maven Chris Madden．She says the trend is used to create _8_

a permanent guest room when children move out or when building a new home．"The big thing is used to be the home office．Now it's the guest room．"This means never have to cut _9_ the family off from the computer，or worse，displace kids from their beds．Yes，Aunt Eunice looks funny with a Gummi Bear sticking to her backside，but it's easier on everyone when she _10_ has her own room.

答案：

1．is-was

2．ages-age

3．+to jiggle

4．any+other

5．去掉on或an

6．comparing-compared

7．in-on

8．is used to-去掉is

9．have-having

10．sticking-stuck

It can be tempt to hide from the people，places and tasks _1_

which make life stressful．By removing you from the situation，_2_

it's possible to find immediate relief — and these sources of _3_

stress will never go away unless we confront against them．_4_

Being haunted by these stressors means that we can't be relaxed in the case the sources of stress return．_5_

If avoiding stress triggers isn't such a good technique of dealing with stress，then what is? Life experience teaches _6_

us that whenever we need to master a new skill —learning to swim，giving a public presentation，taking risks in front of others — it pays to take a deep breath，perhaps grit out teeth，and get on with things．Most of the time，it all words out．

Positive confrontation is a good coping skill when facing _7_

with stress．Instead of avoiding a difficult boss，why take every _8_

opportunity to work in his or her presence? "Throwing" ourselves in the deep end until we master it is one way to desensitize ourselves to the people，places and work we find stressful．Taking action is good for our self-esteem too．

Another approach to tackling with stress head-on _9_

is to keep records while we're working on our stress．Log the time_10_

of day，situation，how stressed you felt afterwards can be a useful tool for some people．答案：

1．tempt-tempting

2．you-yourself

3．and-but

4．去掉against

5．in the case-the

6．去掉then

7．facing-faced

8．take前加not

9．tackling with-去掉with

10．Log-Logging

You will also want to think about what kind of saving _1_

instrument to use or what king of investment to make．By putting your money in some kind of savings instrument or investment, you can set side small amount of money regularly _2_ and the money will earn interest or dividends．Interest refers to the amount what your money earns when it is kept in a savings _3_

instrument．Dividends are payments of part of a company’s to people hold stock in the company．A savings instrument has _4_

an “interest rate” associated with it; this refers to the rate which _5_

the money in the instrument increases during a certain period of time．Principal refers to the facial value or the amount of money_6_

you place in the savings instrument on which the interest is earned.

Every type of savings or investment has some risk that the return will be less than needed or expected．Federally insured savings accounts are safe and guaranteed up to $100,000 by the U.S．Government．Therefore, they may have lower_7_ interest rates, making it hard to save large amount of money _8_

for college．Bonds and stocks often have higher returns than savings accounts or EE savings bonds but are more riskier．You _9_

can reduce the risks of these kinds of investments by starting to save early．The earlier we begin the less money you will have _10_

to put aside each month and the more total savings you will accumulate.

答案：

1．saving-savings

2．amount-amounts或samll-a

3．what-which或that

4．hold前加who

5 which前加at

6．facial-face

7．Therefore-However

8．hard-harder

9．去掉more

10．we-you

At the International World Summit for Social Development _1_

in Copenhagen in 1995, the Governments of 186 countries commit themselves to the goals of eradicating poverty _2_

and achieving full employment and social integration．With unprecedenting momentum, they adopted a Programme _3_

of Action that underscored on the importance of social _4_

development for ensuring the well-being of all．To fulfill their commitments, some governments have formulated policies and strategies in accordance with this Programme of Action．Now, five years later, the Governments have agreed to review the achievements they have made and the obstacles they encountered in implementing the three cored issues agreed _5_ upon at Copenhagen．They intend to propose further initiatives in order to pursue, with renewed political with and mean, the _6_

commitments they made.

The current world situation presents a paradox．Therefore _7_

high-speed globalization is broadening opportunities for a better life for many, it has also endangered the livelihoods of the poor, this increasing poverty and social exclusion and _8_ worsening the health of many people around the world．Progress in communication and information technologies hold out the _9_

promise of universal access to knowledge, while half of the inhabitants of the planet have made a telephone call．_10_

答案：

1．去掉International

2．commit-commited

3．unprecedenting-unprecedented

4．去掉on

5 cored-core

6．mean-means

7．Therefore-While

8．this-thus

9．hold-holds

10．made-never

When a relationship breaks up，men usually don't cope as _1_

well as well as women.．When things stop wording，a man feels that he has got up at 6 a.m．for the passed 15 years to pay the _2_

mortage，get the car，make sure the holidays are paid，ensure _3_

that food is on the table，that the school fees are paid．And what happens then?

We are in the midst of redefining the modern relationship and because women have acquired the modern relationship and because women have acquired more freedom and _4_ greater equality，men are struggling to define their new out emotionally in time of stress and often find their social _5_

networks have fallen by the wayside by midlife，and particular _6_

after separation．Women tend to build the social networks，says Terry Melvin，manager of Mensiline Australia．"They're not the ones who send the Christmas cards and invite the _7_ neighbours in for drinks."

In the face of such massive change，many will hit "self-destruct" and anaesthetize their pain with alcohol or drugs，or revert to primitive responses as rage，even violence，as they _8_ lose control over their lives．Says Bramhill :"If you realize your reaction is linked to something that was happened in the _9_

past，you then have control over it．There was more power in acceptance than there is in reaction." Each night he and his wife，Jill，acknowledge three positive things about themselves and each other．They have made a commitment to self-development and nurture their relationship._10_

答案：

1．up-down

2．passed-past

3．paid + for

4．because-while

5．time-times

6．particular-particularly

7．去掉not

8．as前加such

9．was happened-was

10．nurture-nuturing

Now you're s een the ads for computers for “free” or almost _1_

next to nothing in the Sunday papers. The offers look mightly _2_

tempting. But how do you know the deal is a good one? The _3_

Federal Trade Commission，the nation's consumer protection championer，says there are some important facts to keep _4_ in mind. _5_

First，find out the total，up-front cost of the computer. Then determine the rebate situation. If rebates are involved，find out how can you get them. In most cases，you are required _6_ to sign a contract for three years of Internet service. Before you do the rebate deal，do the math: three years of Internet service can cost you lot more than you 'll get back in rebates. _7_ Second，you have to apply for the rebates can be redeemed _8_

immediately at the checkout counter. But most are the mail-in variety. You pay the half cost of the computer at the time _9_

of purchase，then send documentation to the manufacturer or retailer to receive your rebate in mail. In most cases，you must send the paperwork to the manufacturer or retailer within 30 _10_days of the purchase. You generally will receive the rebates up to 12 weeks later.

答案：

1. 去掉almost

2. mightly-mighty

3. know + if or wheter

4. championer-champion

5 去掉it

6. 去掉can

7. 去掉lot或lot前加a

8. seems-seem

9. half-full

10. in mail-by mail

The first real organized effort to uniting Europe came _1_

with the creation of the Council of Europe, was established _2_

in 1949．While not as influential as the European Community in term of public awareness and promotion of European _3_

political unity, the Council produced, in November 1950, one of the most politically and social important documents _4_

seen this millennium—the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms．_5_

On conjunction with the Statute of the Council of Europe, _6_

Convention provides a common set of guaranteed freedoms and rights for every citizen whose government enters into _7_

an agreement to rectify and enforce the specifics articulated in the Convention．However, mere putting pen to paper and producing an official document is far enough to actually _8_ guarantee these freedoms—by outlining the rights and freedoms of citizens, Europe vocalizes its concerns to its people, but to physically pledge protection of these ideals requires a strict and specific system of enforcement．Only _9_

by enabling the physical the citizens of Europe be assured about their liberty．_10_

答案：

1．uniting-unite

2．去掉was 或was前加which

3．term-terms

4．social-socially

5．On-In

6．Convention前加the

7．rectify-ratify

8．far+from或far-not

9．physical+can

10．about-of

Halloween's origins dated back to the ancient Celtic _1_

Festival of Samhain (pronouncing sow-in)．The Celts, who _2_

Lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, United _3_

Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated its new year on November 1．This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death．Celts believed that at the night before the new year, the boundary_4_

between the worlds of the live and the dead became blurred．_5_

On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, it was _6_

Believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth．In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made easier for _7_ the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future．For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, which the people gathered to burn crops and animals _8_

as sacrifices to the Celtic deities．During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and skins, and attempted to assume each other's fortunes．When the _9_

celebration was over, they lit their hearth fires, which they had _10_

extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.

答案：

1．dated-date

2．pronouncing-pronounced

3．United前加the

4．at-on

5．live-living

6．it was前加when

7．made+it

8．which-where

9．assumed-tell

10．lit-rellit