英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(十四)

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　　The hunter-gatherer tribes that today live as our prehistoric human __1__
　　ancestors consume primarily a vegetable diet supplementing with animal foods __2__
　　An analysis of 58 societies of modern hunter-gatherers, including the Kung of
8 B' d. r, H2 p　　southern Africa, revealed that one-half emphasize gathering plants foods,
: v5 z8 |$ u; B( A* N- V' G　　one-third concentrate on fishing, and only one-sixth are primarily hunters,
　　Overall, two-thirds and more of the hunter-gatherer’s calories come from __3__
9 T; R) H8 b6 g4 Z2 ?　　plants. Detailed studies of the Kung by the food scientists at the University
　　of London, showed that gathering is a more productive source of food
2 f# y, `2 B4 o- g5 S　　than is hunting. An hour of hunting yields in average about 100 edible __4__
　　calories, as an hour of gathering produces 240. __5__
4 l$ m) |1 R! t" i- ?　　Plant foods provide for 60 percent to 80 percent of the Kung diet, and no __6__
　　one goes hungry when the hunt fails. Interestingly, if they escape fatal infections
　　or accidents, these contemporary aborigines live to old ages despite of the absence __7__
　　of medical care. They experience no obesity, no middle-aged spread, little
0 ?! w- U& Z- R　　dental decay, no high blood pressure, no heart disease, and their blood
　　cholesterol levels are very low (about half of the average American adult). __8__
　　If no one is suggesting that we return to an aboriginal life style, we certainly __9__
　　could use their eating habits as a model for healthier diet. __10__
　　参考答案及解析:
　　1. 将as 改为like
　　此处的意思是“像史前人类祖先那样生活”。
' v" S9 x* I- }$ ?2 X# k+ ]# n4 I　　2. 将supplementing改为supplemented
7 a) q. j( E0 N　　supplemented 修饰diet，可以看作which is supplemented with animal foods的简化形式。
4 ?& w- J+ a$ y5 d　　3. 将and 改为or
- Z9 S% b0 V5 h9 j' J% f　　4. 将in改为on
　　on average 是固定用法。
　　5. 将as 改为while或者whereas
　　6. 删掉for，或者将provide改为account
5 `- E- p" G! P% L7 o) r　　此处provide 是及物动词，后面不用介词for
' t5 n6 O1 f9 D) [$ E　　7. 删掉第一个of
　　despite 做介词，后面直接接名词。
　　8. 在half后加that
- c( I( w. \" Q# @" K" r　　that 指代前面的blood cholesterol levels，不能省略，因为这里是将部落成员的胆固醇含量与美国人的胆固醇含量相比较。
7 e$ `8 S# ~! _! Q0 _　　9.将if改为whereas或者while
　　此处意思为“尽管没有人……,但是……”，是转折关系。
1 q( S3 A) Q1 m8 ^, E: |% D　　10.在for后面加不定冠词a。