英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(七十)

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　　Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose
: y* p- f! {1 W- {% L$ H4 c6 @　　academic institutions, fields of study and careers in the basis of __1__
6 {) h5 C1 d7 ?; W$ w% n9 x+ A　　earning potential. In an extensive 1989 survey of college students
　　nationwide, 72 percent of students reported that their primary
( j, y4 O4 m7 ?$ w" K) J　　objective to attending college was to make more money upon graduation. __2__
* P3 e- |4 Y- m, i　　This state of mind came with the present generation. Studies show
　　that the majority of baby boomers attended college to develop
5 J" u' t7 V; U$ Q# N1 g' _　　themselves, their critically thinking skills and their personal __3__
　　philosophies of life.
　　Nationaly, the number of students going into business-related fields
　　has sharply increased, and this rise has attributed primarily to __4__
( Z4 n5 \$ y0 n& V, {" Q3 X! o　　the shift in educational and career priorities. At Duke, economy is __5__
& C6 |) c+ M, E　　now the most popular major, attracting nearly 15 percent of the under-
3 B3 D. r8 t* M7 {/ K8 q　　graduates, and history majors comprise only 5 percent of undergraduate __6__
　　population. Thirty years ago the situation was reversed, with economic
　　and business administration majors together consisting 8.7 percent of __7__
　　undergraduates and almost 12 percent of undergraduates declared __8__
* B* D2 A7 @4 Y; E  f6 m　　themselves history majors. The number of English majors has also decreased,
　　from 9 percent in 1969 to 5.5 percent today.
6 w! d$ y' s( I1 x　　Degrees in economics are marketed and likely to garner their holders __9__
' z4 s! N1 s! |  ]　　of high salaries without the added effort of medical or law school. __10__
　　And given the objectives of current college students, such options
　　are attractive.

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　　答案及解析:
+ T- |# J* E- S( }　　1.in--on
　　词组on the basis of 中须用介词on而不是in。
, P- c& `( N: h% ?  o　　2.to(attending)--in/of
( N$ C' z; j3 c' P! a  Z: o　　不要将objective和objective相混淆，object后需加介词to，但这里应用in或者of表示“上大学的目标是……”。
  ]/ d; s" x  A  m; ?4 Y5 S' B- c' v: ?　　3.critically--critical
　　thinking在这里已变成名词，因此前面应该用形容词critical来修饰，表示“批判性思维”。
6 K% v2 m4 h+ K　　4.^attributed--been
　　attribute作动词时是及物动词，通常的搭配是 to attribute sth to sth，因此这里应使用被动语态，加上been。
　　5.economy--economics
　　economy表示一个国家的“经济”，而economics才表示“经济学”，因此这里应使用economics。
! L; v. \. k( u5 B( c# Z2 {3 a　　6.and--while/but
. {" `" A: G+ n1 c2 g6 F: |  E* h' n　　and表示顺接，而这里缺少的是一个表示对比的连词，因为历史系学生和经济系学生在人数上形成很大对比，所以应改and 为while或者but。
$ e. Q) V+ }& {: H/ ^( P, r3 Y　　7.consisting--comprising/constituting或者 consisting^--of
　　consist的意思是“包括，由……组成”，一般要与介词of连用，而comprise或者constitute则表示“组成……”，而且不需要与of连用。
　　8.declared--declaring
　　“almost 12 percent of undergraduates declared themselves history majors”和“economic and business administration majors together consisting 8.7 percent of undergraduates"应是并列结构跟随介词with，所以这里应将declared变为declaring，与前面的分句保持形式上的一致。
　　9.marketed--marketable
( }7 l4 [& @" q1 Y; ~+ `7 W　　原句的意思是“经济学的文凭是有市场的，有销路的”，所以应该是marketable。
　　10.of(high salaries)--/
　　garner后面不需加介词of，直接说garner sth即可。