英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析Abouthalfoftheinfantandmaternaldeathsindevelopingcountriescouldbeavoidedifwomenhadusedfamilyplanningmethodstopreventhighrisk____1____pregnancies,accordingtoareportpublishingrecentlybytheJohnsHopking____2____University.Thereportindicatesthat5.6millioninfantdeathsand2,000,000maternalDeathscouldbepreventedthisyearifwomenchosetohavetheirschildren____3____withinthesafestyearswithadequateintervalsamongbirthsandlimitedtheir____4____familiestomoderatesize.Thisamountstoabouthalfofthe9.8millioninfantand370.000maternaldeathsindevelopingcountries,excludedChina,estimatedforthisyearby____5____theUnitedNation’sChildren’sFundandtheUSCentersforDiseaseControlrespectably.Chinawasexcludedbecauseveryfewbirthsoccurinthehigh____6____riskcategories.Thereportsaysthatevidencesfromaroundtheworldshowstheriskof____7____maternalorinfantillanddeathisthehighestinfourspecifictypesof____8_____pregnancy;pregnanciesbeforethemotheris18yearold;thoseafterthe____9____motheris35yearsold;pregnanciesafterfourbirths;andthoselesserthan____10____twoyearsapart.参考答案及解析:1将hadused改为used。因为此句是虚拟语气,表示与现在事实相反,故条件从句中应使用一般过去时。例如:Manywouldbewiseiftheydidnotthinkthemselveswise.许多人原本会成为聪明人-如果他们不自以为聪明的话。2将publishing改为publishedreport和publish时逻辑动宾关系,故应使用publish的过去分词短语来修饰report。例如:Anydiscoverythatwemaymake,howeversmall,willremainacquiredknowledge.任何可能的发现,不管多么微不足道,都将成为知识宝库中的一部分。3将theirs改为their4将among改为between在两次怀孕期间留出足够的间隔时间,故用between。5将过去分词excluded改为介词excluding。excluding意为“不包括…”6将respectably改为respectivelyrespectively意为“分别地”,符合句子的意思。而respectably意为“可敬的,值得尊敬地”。7将evidences改为evidence。evidence是不可数名词。8将ill改为illness。9将year改为years。10将lesser改为less“Home,sweethome”isaphrasethatexpressanessentialattitudeintheUnitedStates.Whethertherealityoflifeinthefamilyhouseissweetornosweet,thecherishedidealofhome_____1_____hasgreatimportanceformanypeople.ThisidealisavitalpartoftheAmericandream.Thisdream,dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenthcenturyEuropeansettlersofAmericanWest,wastofindapieceofplace,buildahouse_____2_____forone’sfamily,andstartedafarm.Thesesmallhouseholdswere_____3_____portraitsofindependence:theentirefamily-mother,father,children,evengrandparents-liveinasmallhouseandworkingtogetherto_____4_____supporteachother.Anyoneunderstoodthelife-and-deathimportance_____5_____offamilycooperationandhardwork.AlthoughmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesnolongerliveonfarms,buttheidealofhomeownership_____6_____isjustasstronginthetwentiethcenturyasitwasinthenineteenth.WhenU.SsoldierscamehomebeforeWorldWarⅡ,forexample,_____7_____theydreamedofbuyinghousesandstartingfamilies.Buttherewas_____8_____atremendousboominhomebuilding.Thenewhouses,typicallyinthesuburbs,wereoftensmallandmoreorlessidentical,butitsatisfied_____9_____adeepneed.Manyregardedthesingle-familyhousethebasisoftheir_____10_____wayoflife.参考答案及解析:1将no改为not2将place改为landplace是可数名词,作“地方”讲,而land意为“土地,田地”是不可数名词。例如:Solitudeisagoodplacetovisitbutapoorplacetostay.当你偶尔光顾时,独处是一个美妙的境地,但是如果久留,它却是一个糟糕的地方。Thereisavacantpieceoflandnearthehouse;wecanbuildthere.3将started改为startstart应使用不定式,以和前面的find,build一致。4将working改为work。work应该用第三人称复数,和live一致。另外,family在这里作“家人”讲,是复数。5将anyone改为everyone这里是要用everyone指每个人,而不是要用anyone泛指。6将but删除7将before改为after根据上下文判断,这里要表达的是二战之后。8将But改为And根据语意,这里要表达的是递进关系,而不是转折关系。例如:WhenIdogood,Ifeelgood.WhenIdobad,Ifeelbad.Andthat’smyreligion.当我行善事,我感到坦然;当我行恶时,我感到内疚。这就是我的人生之道。9将it改为they10在housethe中间加入介词asregard…as作“把……当作……”讲。Weliveinasocietywhichthereisalotoftalkaboutscience,butIwouldsay_____1_____thattherearenot5percentofthepeoplewhoareequippedwithschool,includingcollege,tounderstandscientificreasoning.Wearemoreignorantofscienceaspeople_____2_____withcomparableeducationinWesternEurope.Therearealotofkidswhoknoweverythingaboutcomputers—howtobuildthem,howtotakethemapart,andhowtowriteprogramsforgames.Soifyouask_____3_____themtoexplainabouttheprinciplesofphysicsthathavegoneintocreatingthe_____4_____computer,youdon’thavefaintestidea._____5_____Thefailuretounderstandscienceleadstosuchthingsliketheneglectofhuman_____6_____creativepower.Italsotakesrisetoblurringofthedistinctionbetweenscienceand_____7_____technology.Lotsofpeopledon’tdifferbetweenthetwo.Scienceistheproductionof_____8_____newknowledgethatcanbeappliedornot,andtechnologyistheapplicationofknowledgetotheproductionofsomeproducts,machineryorthelike.Thetwoarereallydifferent,andpeoplewhohavethefacultyforoneveryseldomhaveafacultyfortheothers._____9_____Scienceinitselfisharmless,moreorless.Butassoonasitcanprovidetechnology,it’snotnecessarilyharmful.Nosocietyhasyetlearnedtoforecasttheconsequencesof_____10_____newtechnology,whichcanbeenormous.参考答案及解析:1.在which前加in,或将which改为where在这里which引导限制性从句,修饰先行词thesociety。inwhich在从句中作状语,当然也可以用关系副词where引导定语从句,并在从句中作状语,例如:Moneyisabottomlesssea,inwhichhonor,conscience,andtruthmaybedrowned.2.将as改为than3.将So改为But或者However或者Nevertheless。因为这里上下文是转折关系。4.将about去掉因为explain是及物动词。5.将you改为they6.将like改为as因为suchas是固定搭配。7.将takes改为givesgiveriseto表示“引起,导致”之意。8.将differ改为distinguish牵着表示“有区别”。后者表示“区分,找出……的差别。9.将others改为other这样theother就和上文的one构成固定搭配,表示在两个中“一个……;另外一个……”10.将harmful改