专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷101 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 4. PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION
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 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
Dolphin-assisted therapy for children with mental disabilities has made a splash in the West, and China is now riding the experimental tide. More than 80 parents of children with severe mental disabilities have booked all of next year’s spots in the program.(Sessions only run in the summer because the water temperatures are too cold for the kidsin other seasons.)However, newcomers must wait until 2014, says Liu【M1】______Quansheng, manager of the park’s owner, Zhejiang Aquarium Investment Group. Despite of the demand, dolphin-assisted therapy has not been 【M2】______scientifically proven. Still, many experts and parents of special-needschildren swear in it. While the science of dolphin-assisted therapy’s 【M3】______assortment of purported benefits hasn’t been verified, many believe at least some benefits come from the experience’s emotional magic. “Once the children are in the pool they’re only focused on the dolphins. They love it, because the creatures let the kids touch and kiss them, grab their fins and swim with them.” Most opponents agree on the merit of the fun factor. Some also 【M4】______claim it boost people’s immune systems. And many experts contend the【M5】______therapy’s benefits run deeper. Dolphins’ presence palpably changeswater. Those which swim with the creatures report fizzing sounds, as if【M6】______the marine mammals carbonate the water. The sound has beencompared as popcorn, flames and sparklers. The marine animals’ 【M7】______ultrasonic energy is four times powerful than scientific instruments 【M8】______using to peer inside the body to make diagnoses, monitor pregnancies 【M9】______and break in kidney stones, gallstones and cataract-clouded lenses. This【M10】______is amplified by the water, which transmits sounds at 60 times air’s efficiency. The ultrasonic energy then enters our bodies — which are, in turn, mostly water. But how — and if — this helps children with mental disabilities remains unclear.
1． 【M1】
正确答案：However—So／Therefore
解析：逻辑错误。前文提到明年的位置已经订完了，而本句说新来的人要等
到2014年，两者之间是因果关系，不是转折关系，因此要用表示因果关系的连接词So／Therefore。 知识模块：改错
2． 【M2】
正确答案：of一去掉of
解析：形近词错误。介词despite后面不用加of，与in spite of不同，但意思相近。 知识模块：改错
3． 【M3】
正确答案：in—by
解析：固定搭配错误。结合上下文，该句意思是很多专家和患儿家长相信这种疗法。表示“对……极其信赖”的短语是swear by，而swear in意思是“宣誓就职”。 知识模块：改错
4． 【M4】
正确答案：opponents—proponents
解析：形近词错误。结合上下文，这里提到的都是海豚疗法的好处，因此不可能是反对者的想法，而是支持者proponents。 知识模块：改错
5． 【M5】
正确答案：boost—boosts
解析：主谓一致错误。该从句中主语是it，而且是一般现在时，因此应该用动词第三人称单数形式boosts. 知识模块：改错
6． 【M6】
正确答案：which—who
解析：连接词错误。该句中those后接定语从句，而且指代入，因此用who。 知识模块：改错
7． 【M7】
正确答案：as—to
解析：固定搭配错误。该句的意思是这种声音被比作爆米花、火焰和烟花。表示“把……比作”的短语是compare…to…。 知识模块：改错
8． 【M8】
正确答案：∧powerful—more
解析：形容词比较级错误。该句中four times和than都提示了应该用形容词
的比较级形式，即more powerful。 知识模块：改错
9． 【M9】
正确答案：using—used 解析：非谓语动词错误。该句的非谓语动词using是修饰scientific instrument，关系是被动关系，因此要用过去分词used。 知识模块：改错
10． 【M10】
正确答案：in—down
解析：固定搭配错误。结合常识，这里指的是用科学工具瓦解肾结石，表示“分解、瓦解”的短语是break down，而break in表示“打断、闯入”。 知识模块：改错
Cigarettes leave you with more than a smoky scent on yourclothes and fingernails. A new study has found evidence tobacco 【M1】______use can chemically modify and effect the activity of genes known 【M2】______to increase the risk of developing cancer. The finding may giveresearchers a new tool to assessing cancer risk among people who 【M3】______smoke. DNA isn’t destiny. Chemical compounds that affect the functioning of genes can bind to our genetic material, turningcertain genes on or of. These so-called epigenetic modifications 【M4】______can influence variety of traits, such as obesity and sexual 【M5】______preference. Scientists have even identified specific epigenetic patterns on the genes of people who smoke. None of the modifiedgenes has a direct link to cancer, therefore, making it unclear 【M6】______whether these chemical alterations increase the risk of developing the disease. In the new study, publishing in Human Molecular Genetics, 【M7】______researchers analyzed epigenetic signatures in blood cells from 374 individuals enrolled in the European Prospective Investigationinto Cancer and Nutrition. EPIC, which it’s known, is a massive 【M8】______study aimed at linking diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors tothe incident of cancer and other chronic diseases. Half of the 【M9】______group consisted in people who went on to develop colon or breast 【M10】______cancer 5 to 7 years after first joining the study, whereas the other half remained healthy.
11． 【M1】
正确答案：evidence∧一that
解析：连接词错误。该句中ev—idence后面接从句，而且从句结构完整，是同位语从句，需要连接词that引导。 知识模块：改错
12． 【M2】
正确答案：effect—affect
解析：形近词错误。该句的意思是吸烟会改变和影响致癌的基因活动。表示“影响”的动词不是effect，而是affect。 知识模块：改错
13． 【M3】
正确答案：assessing—assess
解析：非谓语动词错误。该句中的to不是介词，而是不定式标志，因此要用动词原形，这是不定式表目的的用法。 知识模块：改错
14． 【M4】
正确答案：of—off 解析：形近词错误。该句的意思是影响基因功能的化学合成物能够与我们的基因物质结合，从而使某些基因发挥作用或失去作用。与turn on相对的是turn off，表示“关闭”。 知识模块：改错
15． 【M5】
正确答案：∧variety—a
解析：冠词错误。这里考察的固定搭配是a variety of，表示”大量的”。 知识模块：改错
16． 【M6】
正确答案：therefore—however
解析：逻辑错误。前文提到外基因会影响人的生理特点，而且科学家已经找到了吸烟人基因中的外基因模式，而该句中提到变异的基因与癌症并没有直接联系，因此前后是转折关系，而不是因果关系，要改为表示转折的副词however。 知识模块：改错
17． 【M7】
正确答案：publishing—published
解析：非谓语动词错误。该句的publishing显然修饰前面的study，两者是被动关系，因此应该用过去分词形式published。 知识模块：改错
18． 【M8】
正确答案：which—as
解析：连接词错误。该从句并不是定语从句，而是方式状语从句，因此用as引导。 知识模块：改错
19． 【M9】
正确答案：incident—incidence
解析：形近词错误。该句意思是EPIC这项研究目的是找到饮食、生活方式和环境因素与癌症和其他慢性病发病率的联系。表示“发病率”的是incidence，而不是incident(事件)。 知识模块：改错
20． 【M10】
正确答案：in—of 解析：固定搭配错误。该句指的是受试的一半是由加入研究五到七年后患结肠癌或乳腺癌的人组成。表示“由……组成”的短语是consist of，而consist in表示“在于”。 知识模块：改错
Five vagabond children aged 10 to 13, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a dumpster in Bijie, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, on Nov 16, 20 km away from their homes in a nearbyvillage. Four of them dropped out school and refused to go back 【M1】______despite of their teachers’ efforts to persuade them to do so. They 【M2】______are brothers of poor families and their parents are peasants ormigrant workers live hand-to-mouth. These children are typical 【M3】______left-behind children who are victims of a lack of concern from parents and various psychological problems. As their custodians, the parents just could not afford to take their children with them.They had no choice or to leave the children with their 【M4】______grandparents. The tragedy’s root cause lays in the development 【M5】______model of China in the past several decades. Although surplus rural laborers can leave their hometown to look for better-paying jobs,their hukou, or household registrations, remain solid nailed in the 【M6】______villages, which are linked with education, social security and 【M7】______medical services. As China is pursuing more human-oriented development, institutional obstacles between urban and rural areas should be gradually eliminated. However, before this is realized, the governments of various levels and social organizations should domore to help the left-behind children and provide them for better 【M8】______educations and emotional care. China has more than 200 millionmigrant workers. Their children should have as much chance as 【M9】______their city counterparts to strive for better lives. The authorities andsociety should put the changes within their reach. So this huge 【M10】______group of children will become more trouble for their families and society in the future.
21． 【M1】
正确答案：out∧一of
解析：固定搭配错误。表示辍学的短语是drop out of school。 知识模块：改错
22． 【M2】
正确答案：of一去掉of
解析：介词错误。该句中的despite本身就是介词，表示“尽管”。需要与in spite of区分开。 知识模块：改错
23． 【M3】
正确答案：live—living
解析：非谓语动词错误。该部分的主句是their parents are peasants or migrantworkers，live则是修饰peasants or migrantworkers，应该用现在分词形式living. 知识模块：改错
24． 【M4】
正确答案：or—but
解析：同定搭配错误。结合上下文，该句的意思是这些父母不得不将孩子留给祖父母。表示“别无选择”的短语是have nochoice but to do. 知识模块：改错
25． 【M5】
正确答案：lays—lies 解析：形近词错误。该句的意思是这个悲剧的根源在于中国过去几十年的发展模式。表示“在于”的短语是lie in，而lay in意为“贮存”。 知识模块：改错
26． 【M6】
正确答案：solid—solidly
解析：副词错误。此处solid是修饰nailed，而不是remain的表语，因此要用副词形式solidly。 知识模块：改错
27． 【M7】
正确答案：are—is
解析：主谓一致错误。该从句的真正主语是hekou，而不是villages，因此谓语用动词第三人称单数is。 知识模块：改错
28． 【M8】
正确答案：for—with 解析：介词搭配错误。表示“为某人提供某物”的短语是provide sb with sth。 知识模块：改错
29． 【M9】
正确答案：∧chance—a 解析：冠词错误。这里chance是可数名词单数形式，前面需要加不定冠词a。 知识模块：改错
30． 【M10】
正确答案：So一Or／Otherwise
解析：逻辑错误。前文提到政府和社会应该为这些孩子提供更多机会，本句提到他们将来会成为大麻烦，显然两者之间不是因果关系，而是假设关系，应该改为Or／Otherwise，表示“否则”。 知识模块：改错
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