英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(六十二)

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　　The word encyclopedia began as a Greek word and means
0 V, ^; Z( ^! ]: l% }4 p# T　　"instruction in the whole circle." It was the first used in __1__
　　English by sir Thomas Eloyt in 1538. Encyclopedias today
, Y# H; @' |, l" }　　are usually arranged in alphabetical order, but in early times
4 r+ s1 m% a- S　　they were arranged in any way the author liked. One writer
　　in the Middle Ages began with a discussion of God and
　　angels and end with descriptions of scents and colors and __2__
　　a list of 36 different kinds of eggs. The first
' y5 Z/ x4 W, J' q- _/ A4 q　　alphabetically arranged encyclopedia was published in 1704
: r3 T6 }- \5 l' S　　by an English clergyman named after John Harris. __3__
' a( v' R3 X8 Y5 Y# u　　The oldest encyclopedia in reality was written during the __4__
7 }5 p+ R' E9 P+ p9 L6 |, B　　first century A.D. by Plainy, a Roman. Its 37 volumes
　　list over 20 thousand items. It is valued highly for hundreds __5__
　　of years. Up to 1536 43 editions had been published.
) ]* D3 }0 u2 M' O; M. A$ b) S　　The largest encyclopedia, the third Chinese encyclopedia
　　containing over 5020 volumes and was compiled during the __6__
! _# k+ }8 S, c  P/ x　　eighteenth century. Between 1751 and 1765 the French
. S2 u: z3 f0 i& J. B　　Encyclopedia appeared. This collecton was usual because __7__
. p4 ]4 D$ A, W　　contemporary famous men, imcluded Voltarie, Rousseau, and __8__
; o  J' X7 X# M+ I* W( N　　Diderot, wrote aticles for it.
　　The Encyclopedia Britannica is probably the best known
5 C$ ~( B4 s" P) L: j2 c/ Z) F　　work for English-speaking people. It first appeared in Scotland __9__
: T: q9 ]1 ]4 X. ]4 G6 S) H　　in 1771. In 1961 the world Book Company published a braille
* d# W& Y( ^' B$ q; W0 x9 c1 y　　edition of its encyclopedia for blind readers. __10__
　　答案及解析:
　　1. 去掉first前面的the
　　2. end—ended
  g: \2 \5 S& @# Z" A. u, C　　ended与began一同做谓语
　　3. 去掉named后面的after
$ ~( _. D- h% s( ?4 X3 w　　4. reality—existence
! j; i' y, E$ ~3 E; n　　此处表示“现存的”
+ y7 y; d- j( {. d, M6 ]　　5. is—was
　　6. containing—contains
　　7. ususl—unusual
　　8. included—including
* X3 L( x: M6 F" V7 E; _　　9. people—peoples
( S  C$ I2 H7 G; Q　　表示“民族”
　　10. its之后加own
% k( D6 I1 s4 |, i' S* |: x　　强调该百科全书属于the world book company特有