英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(五十一)

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　　Something has been happening to the concept of "fiction",
# w% a3 {; {, y, P: s4 Z/ a　　either in critical discourse and elsewhere. For a long time, __1__
　　this concept operated under common understood restrictions. __2__
　　It was used to refer to a certain genre of literature; a certain __3__
　　aspect of literature in general——the element of plot, action,
- h: o2 x1 ]$ n! w! e1 z1 E1 ^6 ~　　or fable, including such constituents like character, setting, __4__
- ^% b4 s  K# T6 {6 w/ n3 p+ u8 f　　scene, and so on; and to any narrative or story contained __5__
　　a large element of invention. But recently, the concept of
- o! y1 d) U0 ^　　"fiction" has undergone an extension. Though still used to __6__
: y* q! W  {8 ~2 q1 J  U- z　　refer to the action or plot of literary work, it has come to __7__
$ e3 [: {; P) p; O+ h4 [2 B　　be appllied to something more: to the ideas, themes, and
　　beliefs that are being embodied in the action or plot. It is __8__
　　not only the events in literature that are regarded as fictive
& Z0 a% [# {- y' e　　but the "message" or "world view" conveyed in the presentation
4 U; [, }. L! K" I& ^1 y! R) i　　of the events as well. And this is not the end of the matter.
+ D( N$ T; U1 k, b+ ]; z6 s7 ]' p　　Gone a step further, critics now sometimes suggest, by a kind __9__
　　of tautology, that literary meanings are fictions although all __10__
　　meanings are fictions, this critical view asserts that "life" and
  j# L' W4 ]: e2 l+ O3 @　　"reality" are themselves fictions.
　　答案及解析:
　　1. either—both
! W; ]/ d5 A4 q! n  [% y　　both...and...为固定搭配。
　　2. common—commonly
# Z+ M! x- G  S. _2 M- }' R0 ?　　过去分词understood作定语，需要副词修饰
　　3. 在第二个a certain前加to
　　与前面的to短语并列，都为refer to所加的短语
& E- U6 G9 ?# |7 A5 i, ?　　4. like—as 或 删掉such
0 M* ^$ ^# c: @6 ]- P  O" }# r* Y. O　　such...as为固定搭配。如删掉such则为单独由like引出所举的说明性的例子
　　5. contained—containing
0 T6 F4 V9 \4 \$ W　　现在分词做定语，相当于定语从句。
　　6. extension—expansion
　　extension与expansion为形近词，前者强调纵向的扩大，增加或延长，后者着重多方位的，全面的发展和扩大。
: ^$ |" W! K  o! R$ T0 t　　7. work—works
  w+ V2 |' W6 }, y. v: {3 w　　此处指的是文学作品，常用works。
　　8. 删掉being
　　整篇文章都为一般现在时。
　　9. Gone—Going
　　现在分词作状语，表示动作由主语发出。
$ X5 W' ^3 _! v6 {+ \7 L8 ]% C　　10. although—because
- P+ S" G+ J0 [/ C) o1 S; b　　应该是原因状语从句，而不是让步状语从句。