英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(九十六)

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　　A country's latitude, or distance from the equator,
　　has an important effect on its climate. In places
' s; `& H5 I5 p8 k　　locating at low latitudes, or near the equator, like__1__
　　Ecuador and northern Brazil, the amount of sunshine
" l5 H5 p' ^* a8 M% G* z　　changes the most during the years. At mid-latitudes, in __2__
' d- c& U6 O3 d4 P2 G, Q! ]: D0 d　　places like Japan or Argentina, there is less sunshine__3__
　　in the summer than in winter. The greatest change
　　occurs at the highest latitudes, in places like northern
　　Canada and Alaska. In these places, the nights are very
" R; k  D. @- Z  G　　long for half the year, and the days are long during
　　other half. At the North or South Pole, sunlight lasts __4__
, ^: |( d  a3 L$ x+ L# a　　the longest during the winter. But light and heat are __5__
- S- o) b" `6 W( s2 O- J/ _　　the most intense at the equator.
　　Altitude and distance from the sea also affect climate.
　　The thin air in the high mountain areas absorb less of the __6__
* N. ?4 R/ T: m( Y, d3 I* |; u　　sun's heat than the thicker air at sea level. The daily
　　change in temperature also increases with distance
　　from the sea. Snow and rain are not very important to __7__
　　climate. Snow reflects as much as eighty or ninety
% ^, S' N, O6 e3 ?　　percent of the heat from the sun, and making the __8__
　　weather even colder. But a large forest area can reflect
　　as little as five percent of the sun's heat. This makes
　　the weather warmer. Of course, the general effects of
  q6 ?/ P" m( D0 }0 e- A4 G　　climate do not explain everything about the weather.
* }2 d1 H' ~$ `5 r% m　　For example, either the driest places in the world and __9__
) y7 R1 Z! L7 R　　the place with the most rainy days are located in Chile.
　　Calama, in the Atacama Desert, has had no rain over__10__
5 X  n$ [6 J) |5 I# j　　400 years. But during the year 1916, it rained in Bahia
　　Felix, Chile for 348 days.
　　答案及解析:
" M* L, I' `, g2 P* x1 q% ~3 R4 x　　1. locating—located
　　locate作位于解释时，常常用被动语态
　　2. most—least
' r2 A+ Q* g# b2 q/ }) d' e　　根据上下文及常识，低纬度或赤道地区的日照量变化最小
　　3. less—more
& I% V5 K8 h1 P# g. ^% `  R$ z　　常识告诉我们，诸如日本，阿根廷等纬度不高不低的国家或地区，夏季的日照要比冬季的日照多得多
　　4. 在other前加the
　　是指另外半年。other用于the、my、your、his等之后与一单一名词连用，意义为“两个中的另一个”
　　5. winter—summer
　　根据常识或科普知识可得
* \. e, y3 y4 e# I1 H　　6. absorb—absorbs
5 ~# @9 B6 t$ w　　the thin air是动词absorbs的主语
　　7. 删除not
$ V7 A3 r- Z2 \& l1 V$ E　　我们的常识和下文Snow reflects as much as eighty or ninety percent of the heat from the sun, and making the weather even colder.能充分说明如果该句中有not一次是彻底错误的。
: r: C; R' o4 I( [% C1 N　　8. making—makes
　　makes the weather even colder由and链接reflects as much as eighty or ninety percent of the heat from the sun
　　9. either—both
  w8 C" `0 K: W8 O2 b( {& e7 {　　首先是下文的and；其次，谓语动词是are located
　　10. 在over前插入for
) g# S& G( Y3 E& }4 q9 `　　for用于表示一段时间，作为时间状语，其修饰的谓语动词常常用完成时。