2019英语专八模拟试卷及答案（九）

　　PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [15 MIN]

　　The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read the passage and correct it in the following way:

　　For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.

　　For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.

　　For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.

　　Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET THREE as instructed.

　　The great whales are among the most fascinating creatures which __1__

　　have ever lived on the earth, and one of them, the blue whale, is the largest. People in ancient times thought whales as fearsome __2__

　　monsters of the ocean depths. So to hunt a whale, when one occasionally swam toward shore, he was high adventure. People __3__

　　found the adventure was rewarding, too, for the oil and meat from one whale alone could heat and feed a village for a whole winter.Whales resemble huge fish. They were referred by the ancients as __4__

　　“great fish,” and any whale beaching along the coasts of England was designated “the King’s fish” because it automatically belonged to the Crown.Ever since those early times, human have felt whales a sense of __5__

　　wonder mixed with an intense desire to capture, slaughter, and exploit. Now the slaughter has reached alarming proportions. __6__

　　Even though some species are protected by the regulations of the International Whaling Commission and theoretically all whale hunting is regulated, but the earth's stock of whales is still being __7__

　　depleted. In fact, some scientists worry that 100 years since now __8__

　　there may be no whales left. If this happens, mankind will be blame for removing from the earth forever a remarkable and __9__

　　awe-inspiring creature that always fed man's imagination and made the world a more exciting place__10__

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