英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(十六)

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　　Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior.
　　Viewing biologically, the modern footballer is revealed as a member of a disguised __1__
* Z# ^( C6 @2 m! k　　hunting pack. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football
1 k) k( o& e4 h; [% P* S& s% C　　and his prey into a goal-mouth. If his aim is inaccurate and he scores a goal, __2__
* R8 m: B3 x. x4 F　　enjoys the hunter’s triumph of killing his prey. __3__
" f9 z" i* B) T9 U+ P% Y. `( B　　To understand how this transformation has taken place we
: [4 l+ G) w. L/ S6 e  q　　must briefly look up at our ancient ancestors. They spent over a million __4__
2 t$ _0 K1 Y# p9 M  i8 T9 i9 C　　year evolving as co-operative hunters. Their very survival depended on success __5__
　　in the hunting-field. Under this pressure their whole way of life, even if their __6__
& l: v& f' c* z5 q  N# g　　bodies, became radically changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers,
! z( [+ R$ }' T7 S8 y# [' P　　aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They co-operate as skillful male-group __7__
　　attackers.
4 A2 ^8 A9 e6 r$ t' Q8 ~　　Then, about ten thousand years ago, when this immensely long formative __8__
* E! S2 l+ k' b( t* N+ t　　period of hunting for food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence,
　　so vital to their old hunting life, were put to a new use—that of penning, __9__
　　controlling and domesticating their prey. The food was there on the farms,
　　awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of farming were no longer __10__
* [5 i3 h3 [7 t　　essential for survival.
　　参考答案及解析:
; q+ p- X' |+ y4 ~! ?( ?　　1. 将viewing改为viewed
　　非谓语动词view和句子的主语是逻辑动宾关系。
　　2 .将inaccurate改为accurate
* u; Q- Y- h+ |' ~  E0 y: m$ n　　如果真的目标不准确，也就不可能进球了（he scores a goal）。
$ `, C. u; c' k  y+ b, l　　3 .在enjoys前面加he
+ T% q3 I! u+ [$ l　　由于前面if his aim is accurate and he scores a goal 是条件状语从句，因此可见这里是主句，主句的主语he是不可以省略的。
　　4 .将look up at的up省略
　　5 .将year变为复数
  i) x0 E9 i+ C$ {4 C. W. j　　6 .将if去掉
6 V' ?: J4 C6 E) p& T　　7 .将co-operate 改为co-operated
　　8 .将when改为after
　　9.将were改为was
2 a2 e3 I- p$ `& |7 C, o/ m$ L　　该谓语动词的主语是Their improved intelligence，是单数。
　　10. 将farming改为hunting
4 Z6 K4 ]' S+ |- h　　纵观全文，在从事种植业后，“狩猎”而不是“农耕”的危险和不确定性对人们的生存已经不再那么重要了。