英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(十一)

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　　Artists use caricature to distort the human face or figure for comic affect, __1__
$ g, t5 P' D& D　　while at the same time capturing an identifiable likeness and suggests the essence __2__
+ C* N# C; M4 v5 z' S# o) Y# R5 n　　of the personality or character beneath the surface. The humor lies in the fact __3__
　　the caricature is recognizable, and yet exaggerated.
　　From their origin in Europe as witty sketches, caricature grew through __4__
3 O0 ?+ U3 C. n! s, m　　the eighteenth and nineteenth century, becoming enormously popular in __5__
& V% z" u6 S9 d1 x4 w4 q" V　　the United States early in this century. In 1920s and 1930s especially,
: u: _/ F' u# w9 _+ e( `　　this lively form of illustration was appeared in newspapers and __6__
　　magazines throughout the country. The caricaturists in this era drew his __7__
　　portraits of important figures primary to entertain. In spirit their work was __8__
　　close to the humor of the fast-developing comic strip and gag cartoon than to the __9__
$ h, f- _1 g  m# M( a　　string of political satire. Their subjects were more often amusing than offended __10__
( v& x0 x0 b% M) j$ `. ^( g　　by amiable attacks.
+ \, x5 W8 v; p6 T% |: r! z1 H　　参考答案及解析:
　　1. 将affect改为effect
　　affect是动词。effect是名词。
　　2. 将suggests改为 suggesting
　　这是一个以while引导的从句，其中suggest应该与capturing并列。
% U3 x, H* I; c, U+ @0 l　　3.在fact后面加上that
% Z' R6 _3 m, B9 V% L# }　　因为引导同位语从句的关系词不可以省略。
　　4. 将their改为its
　　这里its指代单数名词caricature
　　5. 将century改为复数形式
　　6. 将was省略
0 p1 ~: c& _9 N: P# I$ ]& U( ~, W　　appear是不及物动词，不应用于被动语态。
2 U* s6 F5 f: }0 f) s　　7. 将his改为their
/ t  D$ o, `8 U/ H　　这里指代复数名词 the caricaturists
　　8. 将primary改为primarily
9 h# G2 C7 ]; Y# ^" Y! t* r　　primarily在这里做状语，修饰不定式短语
' U% z- v8 L' ?1 t　　9. 将close改为比较级形式closer
　　从后面的连词than，可以看出，这里使用了比较状语从句
　　10. 将amusing改为 amused
6 w  s. N4 L- |# n　　主语subject（受攻击的人）和amuse的逻辑关系是动宾关系，应使用过去分词形式。