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2015年英语专八改错练习：国家之拟人化

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2015年英语专八改错练习：国家之拟人化

　　2015年英语专八考试时间逐渐缩短，英语专八改错需要同学们运用语法、修辞、结构等知识识别短文内的语病并作出改正，很考验考生的语法能力，新东方在线整理了2015年英语专八改错练习，希望考生们多加练习。

　　It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think of as a person. This is why we sometimes call Great Britain __1__"Britannia" and the United States "Columbia", and think of it as stately women. We also use masculine symbols in our __2__personification of nations. In 1712 John Arbuthont, a Scot, wrote a political satire in that the characters were supposed __3__to be typical members of different nationalities. The Englishman was John Bull. This name, which was sufficient flattering to be __4__adopted generally, combined the most common English first name with a last name indicated strength. John Bull is usually __5__pictured as a partly businessman with a Union Jack on his hatband.

　　After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United __6__

States was knownfor "Brother Jonathan". Jonathan was a biblical __7__name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since the United States is rural and unsophiscated, and since __8__

　　American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to __9__the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however, that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would __10__often say, when faced with a hard problem, "Let us consult Brother Jonathan", referring to his secrectary, Johnathan Trumbull.

　　答案详解：

　　1. of和as之间加上it.代替前文的a nation

　　2.it—both.指代上文的US和Great Britain

　　3.that—which

　　4.sufficient—sufficiently.修饰形容词用副词

　　5. indicated—indicating

　　6.began—ended.根据历史知识，美国独立战争开始于1776年7月4日(《独立宣言》发表)，直到1783年英国正式承认美国独立才结束。

　　7. for—as.be known for意为“因......而众所周知”

　　8. is—was.美国过去曾是一个rural and unsophisticated的国家

　　9.to—with.compare to 意为“把......比作.......”compare with意为“与......比较，与.......匹敌，与......竞争”

　　10. 删掉name和originated之间的was

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