英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(三十二)

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　　To be called beautiful is thought to name something essential to
. d1 l1 F9 G7 L6 o6 I$ P　　women’s character and concerns. (In contrast by men- whose __1__
　　essence is to be strong, or effective, or competent.) It does not
　　need someone in the throes of feminist awareness to perceive that __2__
　　the way women are taught to be involved in beauty encourages __3__
8 Z2 h6 ?) S, y5 T! ?$ e9 `5 y  Z　　narcissism, reinforces independence and immaturity. Everybody knows __4__
- ?4 n6 T9 J- p9 G# [- b4 I　　that. For it is “everybody”, a whole society, which has identified __5__
　　being feminine with caring about how one looks. Giving these __6__
　　stereotypes, it is no wonder that beauty enjoys, at best, a rather mixed
　　reputation.
9 T2 Z$ o9 D  L, @& b# m　　It is not, of course, the desire to be beautiful is wrong but the __7__
% Z% S2 e1 H5 n3 {) G# a　　obligation to be. Women are taught to see their bodies in parts, and
. C+ B* n$ v6 F: q  p  a　　to assess each part separately. Breasts, feet, hips, waistline, neck, __8__
7 F" S( j' w. Q1 H4 j) u; D　　eyes, nose, complexion, hair, and so on – each by turn is submitted __9__
　　to an anxious scrutiny. Even if some pass the scrutiny, some will
　　always be found wanted. Nothing less than perfection will do. __10__

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　　参考答案及解析:
　　1.by改为 to/with
　　词组 in contrast to/ with 表示“与……相比”，不能用其他介词。
3 v! T& A/ K3 ^" U2 T　　2. need改为take
　　虽然need的汉语意思是“需要”，但英语中It takes 往往作为一个固定搭配，表示“做某事需要某物或者某种品质”。
" v* V1 k3 R( o# I  Y4 E　　3.in改为with
　　be involved in 表示“介入，参与”，后面一般跟事。
7 x' x4 {4 }+ a2 k. q. Q6 S/ \　　而 be involved with 则表示“和……有关系，有关联”，后面一般跟人。
9 I+ `, f) F4 U3 _$ N　　如： He was involved in a car accident.
　　I never wanted to get emotionally involved with him.
1 @; c2 I: M4 O- S* w+ v7 k　　4.independence改为dependence。
+ I6 N( t' }' N/ [) k3 h6 P　　5.which改为that
　　句子的主干是 it is…that…表示强调。
　　6.giving改为given
0 K) n9 |' {# L　　given 一词后面接名词词组可表示“考虑到，鉴于…”。
6 N/ D& b! I# J$ F" D$ U$ }. ?　　7.beautiful 后面加that
' I2 S# m9 Y  [* C/ Y　　此句同样也是一个强调句型，后面须跟that引导的从句。
　　8.assess改为evaluate
# P' p+ I/ o: r& M　　assess往往指对某物在金钱上的价值进行权威的评估。
　　如： We should assess an apartment on the amount for which it is likely to be rented.
; X7 a1 x+ r  j7 d, V9 D+ R) j$ i  ]　　本句话指每一个平常的女性对自己身体的每一部分进行评判，评价，应该用evaluate，因为该词表示对事物的本质或价值进行判断，如：
, ~, n* w5 L9 x/ p　　Teachers evaluate a student’s thesis for content and organization.
　　9.by改为in
' \0 b% ~1 {# D' W　　by turns 表示“交替地，轮番地 ”。 in turn 表示一系列动作按照一定顺序发生，或者某人先后做某事。根据题意，这里要用in turn。
　　10. wanted改为wanting
　　to find something or somebody wanting 表示“（某物或某人）缺乏应有的素质，不够格”。
/ h3 H2 ~8 O: S- l2 Z0 U6 h　　wanted往往指“被通缉”或者“被爱，被照顾的”。