英语专八改错练习及答案详解（1）

英语专八改错练习及答案详解（1）

　　英语专八校对与改错部分的测试目的是检查学生在实际语境中灵活运用语言的能力。该项目考查学生的语法和词汇知识，但更侧重评估学生的综合语言能力。校对改错部分要求学生在15分钟内找出10个错误，并根据要求用三种方法之一改正错误。这一部分要求考生掌握三种知识：(1.)语法知识(2.)词汇与搭配(3.)篇章结构，考生除了在平时要重视学习语法知识更要多做练习反思其考察点。下面是新东方在线专八频道整理的英语专八改错练习及答案详解。

　　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.

　英语专八改错练习及答案详解（1）

　　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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