英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(十一)

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　　Artists use caricature to distort the human face or figure for comic affect, __1__
5 E) V% z7 @; U; E8 R$ R5 G& U　　while at the same time capturing an identifiable likeness and suggests the essence __2__
# K8 k+ t. Z; E' i　　of the personality or character beneath the surface. The humor lies in the fact __3__
　　the caricature is recognizable, and yet exaggerated.
$ q$ x7 {" \) g" |) x1 L. ]" t7 r( A　　From their origin in Europe as witty sketches, caricature grew through __4__
　　the eighteenth and nineteenth century, becoming enormously popular in __5__
　　the United States early in this century. In 1920s and 1930s especially,
. w$ U& ]  W7 ?　　this lively form of illustration was appeared in newspapers and __6__
' O8 r( i9 S+ c　　magazines throughout the country. The caricaturists in this era drew his __7__
; V% m# J! y: h3 B: ?2 [, Z: C　　portraits of important figures primary to entertain. In spirit their work was __8__
　　close to the humor of the fast-developing comic strip and gag cartoon than to the __9__
# P" I# b# B6 Q6 \0 n% G( N1 ^3 {　　string of political satire. Their subjects were more often amusing than offended __10__
　　by amiable attacks.
　　参考答案及解析:
! }1 n7 [0 x2 s$ c( o  A　　1. 将affect改为effect
　　affect是动词。effect是名词。
6 G! e$ r- z! F# U0 a/ L　　2. 将suggests改为 suggesting
　　这是一个以while引导的从句，其中suggest应该与capturing并列。
　　3.在fact后面加上that
　　因为引导同位语从句的关系词不可以省略。
6 B4 o2 r  H, f" F1 g8 {) ^1 `　　4. 将their改为its
　　这里its指代单数名词caricature
　　5. 将century改为复数形式
# ~5 c# C1 j3 q# Z+ {" j+ |9 G　　6. 将was省略
1 Q( O) u* X0 \% {* [　　appear是不及物动词，不应用于被动语态。
　　7. 将his改为their
　　这里指代复数名词 the caricaturists
/ k, U* x2 C7 c$ ^+ z　　8. 将primary改为primarily
9 B$ G( W6 K2 x  \" r% F　　primarily在这里做状语，修饰不定式短语
) @- e! B$ k' F" @6 H　　9. 将close改为比较级形式closer
　　从后面的连词than，可以看出，这里使用了比较状语从句
　　10. 将amusing改为 amused
　　主语subject（受攻击的人）和amuse的逻辑关系是动宾关系，应使用过去分词形式。