英语专业八级改错模拟题(17)

II. Key to proof-reading

1./the 2.convinction ∧that 3. resistible—irresistible

4.that—what 5. purpose in---purpose with 6. mortal—moral

7.at ∧a loss 8 For—As 9 adulterating—adulterated

10 to defense of---in defense of

英语专业八级改错模拟题(12)

Law-and-order is the longest-running and probably the best-love political [1]_______ issue in U. S. history. Yet it is painfully apparent if millions of Americans [2]______

who would never think of themselves as law-breakers, let criminals, are [3]______ taking increasing liberties with the legal codes that are designed to protect [4]______ and nourish its society. Indeed, there are moments today—amid outlaw [5]_______ litter, tax cheating, illicit noise and motorized anarchy—when it seems as

though the scofflaw represent the wave of the future. Harvard Sociologist [6]______ David Riesman suspects that a minority of Americans have lithely taken to [7]______ commit supposedly minor derelictions as a matter of course. Already, [8]______ Riesman says, the ethic of U. S. society is in a danger of becoming this: [9]_____

―you‘re a fool if you obey the rule.‖ [10]_____

keys:

1. best-love---best-loved 2. If-that 3. Let ^ alone 4 illegal- legal 5 its-their

6. represents 7 majority 8 committing 9. Delete ―a ‖ 10 rules

英语专业八级改错模拟题(13)

About half of the infant and maternal deaths in developing countries could be avoided if women had used family planning methods to prevent high risk ____1____ pregnancies, according to a report publishing recently by the Johns Hopking ____2____ University. The report indicates that 5.6 million infant deaths and 2,000,000 maternal Deaths could be prevented this year if women chose to have theirs children ____3____ within the safest years with adequate intervals among births and limited their ____4____ families to moderate size. This amounts to about half of the 9.8 million infant and 370.000 maternal deaths in developing countries, excluded China, estimated for this year by ____5____ the United Nation‘s Children‘s Fund and the US Centers for Disease Control respectably. China was excluded because very few births occur in the high ____6____ risk categories. The report says that evidences from around the world shows the risk of ____7____ maternal or infant ill and death is the highest in four specific types of ____8_____