英语专业八级改错模拟题(15)

青年人和中年人的区别在于能使青年人不快乐的事情中年人都可以忍受。这也是中年的好处所在，所以此句中的intolerable应该改为tolerable。

英语专业八级改错模拟题(10) Several years ago, we began construction on a new church buliding.In the beginning, the workmen dug a big pit in the ground and then they began to pour footings.

Footings are cement piers under which the entire buliding rests. __1__

They are crucial to the strenth of the finished structure. After the foundation hole is dug, the

footings must be poured quickly, before the composition of the soil is changed by the wind, air, or water. With a similar way in these brief early years, __2__

parents of young children have the challenging job of lying the foundation __3__

that will support family friendships in later years.

Physical affectation and verbal affirmation are necessary __4__

in laying a strong foundation for friendship. Hug, hug, hug. Even if you are not raised __5__ in a hugging family, hug your kids anyway. They need the warmth of physical

contact and so do you need. __6__

A young child will try to manipulate and be in the charge. __7__

He will attempt to get his own way. Since the child may not be consciously__8__

trying to control, this is what he is doing. A wise parent must not permit to happen. __9__ When a child respects his parents, he will also respect the others. __10__

答案：1.under--upon/on.footing是―地基‖的意思，一般来说，整幢建筑物怎么可能在地基之下呢？所以，介词under应该改成upon或on。

2.with--in.in a similar way 意思是―以一种相似的方式‖，way表示方式时通常和介词in搭配。

3.lying--laying.lying是lie的-ing分词，而lie的意思是―平躺‖或―说谎‖，都和原文的意思及搭配不符。

4.affectation--affection.前者是―不自然‖，后者是―感情，慈爱‖。physical affection的意思是―通过身体语言表现出来的慈爱‖。

5.are--were.文中的you指的是孩子的父母，已经为人父母的人被养大成人的过程中应该是在过去的时间。所以这里应该用过去时态。