英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(三十四)

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　　Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concerns.
　　It is true that in this country we have more overweighted people __1__
8 N# [7 u! X) P4 V' S6 ^　　than ever before, and that, in many cases, being over weight
　　correlates an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. __2__
　　These diseases, therefore, may have as much to do with our __3__
　　way of life and our high-fat diets as with excessive weight. And __4__
$ [0 }, u5 U  ]; W; X, l* b4 ?5 `$ r　　the associate risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more __5__
4 t7 v! l, O0 N2 [5 f1 b  H　　about a dietary problem—too much fat and a lack of fiber than a __6__
7 g1 W6 R1 C# H( k　　weight problem.
　　The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but
　　that we neither exercise enough or eat well. Exercise is necessary __7__
　　for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet
　　without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases.
5 Y8 K+ Q; b2 W3 |- \/ u　　We should surely stop paying so much attention on weight. __8__
  y- M" w. Z- ~* D　　Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardy if those who __9__
　　get(or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and
4 w/ o2 D  W8 n1 u. u　　thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness
  |# G, I- c; z4 E+ G6 q　　can be purely vainglory. __10__

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　　答案及解析：
! V4 \- @5 k5 o2 {　　1.overweighted改为overweight
　　overweight本身就可以做形容词修饰people，不需要加ed。
! e- c, U8 e6 S. R+ g& \　　2.correlates后加with
　　Correlate应与with连用，表示“A与B有关联”。
　　3.therefore改为however
　　从上下文来看，这里是转折而不是因果。
; ?8 b' {6 j' |- N, A1 Q- p: I% [　　4.excessive改为excess
+ A7 J) d% d% t, Q2 Q( w9 U　　excess往往指数量上超过所需，多余。
, x$ n  R0 k$ S6 o( ~! J　　excessive 往往有不赞同，否定的含义在里面，另外，excessive除了可以表示数量以外还可以表示程度，表达抽象概念。比如
1 b! H/ Q) m" A/ v" n　　After cooking fish, pour off the excess fat.
! R0 G: _1 x0 W　　The government says that local authority spending is excessive.
. U# A: V9 j9 R: R5 `; B　　5.associate 改为associated
　　associated 表示“关联的，相关的”。
　　6.about改为of
+ v6 k. t: }: U. P0 C- V　　这里的意思是“与之相关的消化系统患癌症的危险实际上是饮食问题引起的，而非体重问题” ，about意思为“相关的”，这里应该为of，表性质。
- X* d, u& N  _7 y$ \& P% B　　7.or改为nor
4 L: R5 S2 o( T4 D' m1 _7 w# W4 Q1 U　　neither应和nor连用表示两者皆否定，而not才和or连用。
　　8.on改为to
. z, D. U5 E% W- c7 D; D8 y　　9.hazardy改为hazardous
　　hazard的形容词是hazardous而不是hazardy。
　　10.purely改为pure