英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(三十二)

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　　To be called beautiful is thought to name something essential to
　　women’s character and concerns. (In contrast by men- whose __1__
　　essence is to be strong, or effective, or competent.) It does not
　　need someone in the throes of feminist awareness to perceive that __2__
( X$ E7 p! v. I3 N　　the way women are taught to be involved in beauty encourages __3__
! v+ z$ v9 p) z7 S! K6 X8 I　　narcissism, reinforces independence and immaturity. Everybody knows __4__
　　that. For it is “everybody”, a whole society, which has identified __5__
　　being feminine with caring about how one looks. Giving these __6__
　　stereotypes, it is no wonder that beauty enjoys, at best, a rather mixed
　　reputation.
3 x/ J8 s+ E5 ?( s2 M* r　　It is not, of course, the desire to be beautiful is wrong but the __7__
6 D" W' ~2 l( j$ v( Y- b6 E　　obligation to be. Women are taught to see their bodies in parts, and
4 O) ~& p- r* p2 m: ~2 q　　to assess each part separately. Breasts, feet, hips, waistline, neck, __8__
5 Q2 ]6 C& y/ `7 L5 g& y7 q　　eyes, nose, complexion, hair, and so on – each by turn is submitted __9__
　　to an anxious scrutiny. Even if some pass the scrutiny, some will
　　always be found wanted. Nothing less than perfection will do. __10__

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　　参考答案及解析:
7 @9 D' t2 N/ m2 ~9 ^2 J　　1.by改为 to/with
　　词组 in contrast to/ with 表示“与……相比”，不能用其他介词。
　　2. need改为take
　　虽然need的汉语意思是“需要”，但英语中It takes 往往作为一个固定搭配，表示“做某事需要某物或者某种品质”。
  U6 r: J3 T: b( ^1 Y& m　　3.in改为with
3 S# I0 L: F& t: |3 Z& P　　be involved in 表示“介入，参与”，后面一般跟事。
. a* `# z4 v9 Y+ s+ {3 E2 G( D　　而 be involved with 则表示“和……有关系，有关联”，后面一般跟人。
　　如： He was involved in a car accident.
+ }6 r  ^5 V& t; M2 b; j　　I never wanted to get emotionally involved with him.
3 T9 z$ T) O/ f5 s  `+ U% d　　4.independence改为dependence。
7 a4 a2 u9 T4 R  r1 v" e2 `! E) K6 |　　5.which改为that
" p# H4 P4 f" V　　句子的主干是 it is…that…表示强调。
1 |. W( @  e  ^: b　　6.giving改为given
. [* B7 O" E; w" `' k　　given 一词后面接名词词组可表示“考虑到，鉴于…”。
　　7.beautiful 后面加that
　　此句同样也是一个强调句型，后面须跟that引导的从句。
- n+ ~$ _% G; P　　8.assess改为evaluate
　　assess往往指对某物在金钱上的价值进行权威的评估。
3 P- v- K1 K7 {  A　　如： We should assess an apartment on the amount for which it is likely to be rented.
  C( l1 Z) r* C3 D& D' w　　本句话指每一个平常的女性对自己身体的每一部分进行评判，评价，应该用evaluate，因为该词表示对事物的本质或价值进行判断，如：
1 c, \. y; V: Z! d5 L* k　　Teachers evaluate a student’s thesis for content and organization.
　　9.by改为in
2 b$ O+ o9 O! r; F, O  A3 K# u　　by turns 表示“交替地，轮番地 ”。 in turn 表示一系列动作按照一定顺序发生，或者某人先后做某事。根据题意，这里要用in turn。
　　10. wanted改为wanting
$ n5 l0 I/ P5 }: B5 }7 ^6 O. D( \- \　　to find something or somebody wanting 表示“（某物或某人）缺乏应有的素质，不够格”。
/ S' \1 Q" _: t- v2 ]　　wanted往往指“被通缉”或者“被爱，被照顾的”。