英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(八十六)

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　　People eslewhere agree on what a mountain is—or do __1__
) a4 B6 G2 _8 W9 Q* g　　they? The fact is that definitions vary. Everyone admits
6 W7 P4 S# c' v; v& O6 \　　for example, that Everest is a mountain, the lowest of __2__
: x! V- E2 w+ n# s# C. H4 I　　them all, an altitude of almost 30,000 feet. But what about__3__
　　Snowdon, the loftiest peak in Wales? It raises a mere 3000__4__
　　feet, yet it is also called a mountain. Comparison—a little
　　matter of relativity—is the key. To the average person
1 x# D2 j( U6 n, Z　　living on North America's Great Plains, Vermont's Green
" I) @& ^1 D# Y4 ?3 w: v' ^; a4 v　　Mountains look lofty indeed, but to anyone from the Rocky
3 b$ m# u& _# l5 `　　Mountains, the Green Mountains seem something more__5__
　　than hills. Geographers generally agree that, to be a mountain
5 B" ~- k$ h/ s4 p# Z　　topographically, a landmass might reach an altitude of 3000__6__
　　feet above the level of the sea. Mount Everest, for instance, is
) g- }- |+ V1 y  g1 j' C$ x　　30,000 feet above sea level, but not only 15,000 feet above the__7__
( J: v( D0 ^  n$ c4 l: }　　neighboring Tibetan plateau. Geologists restrict the definition
' x7 W: J! j! O　　even more, maintaining that a mountain is a mountain with__8__
- E+ u/ J: x6 f+ H- y; E8 b　　virtue of its geological structure. Some rugged highlands are
　　not really mountains, when some flat, low-lying rock surfaces__9__
5 N$ o) G( ]) T' t; E9 K　　are ture mountains. They are low now because of centuries of
　　erosion. There are even mountains under the sea—the
　　Mid-Atlantic Ridge, for example. Like all ture mountains,
' m/ S  a9 O3 p5 Z$ L8 l: I　　they are originally formed by large-scale movements of the__10__
! W5 A7 Q9 ^8 H' B0 Y　　earth's crust.
　　答案：
　　1. elsewhere—everywhere
3 p1 M" M9 N3 a& [' X6 J# _　　elsewhere意为“别处”
& M. R) x& L$ A. a7 a$ C　　2. lowest—highest
3 V* N5 b- \- N2 u. z　　3. an前加with
　　with在此处表示“具有......”相当于having
　　4. raise—rises
　　raise为及物动词，其后常带宾语；rise为不及物动词a mere 3000 feet在此处不是raise的宾语，而是状语
　　5. something—nothing
　　nothing此处为副词，修饰more。本句意义为“对生活在北美大平原地区的一般人而言，谓语Vermont州的Green Mountains看上去真的很高了，但对于任何一个来自Rocky Mountain地区的人而言，Green Mountain看上去不过是个山丘而已”。
  Z; c. L) |2 u" A7 w3 D　　6. might—must
4 R  z, J$ e2 a7 V- ?　　作为一种标准必须达到某个高度
　　7. 删除only之前的not
　　否则文理不通
8 a) q* d% I; o- e1 W0 r4 R; V0 H　　8. with—in或by
$ |3 j+ A2 p' Y3 ^) x2 @　　by/in virtue of：与“by reason of，because of ”同意
* s# X5 c$ Z& H" \　　9. when—while
* U( Y' a. T$ @. A# ~; n% B1 J　　此处while与whereas同意，表示对照比较
6 {1 i  [/ D: P+ r6 |　　10. are—were
　　originally formed 该动作是很早以前完成或结束的