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__
　　the way women are taught to be involved in beauty encourages __3__
. Q# i  f, Q3 g! w　　narcissism, reinforces independence and immaturity. Everybody knows __4__
　　that. For it is “everybody”, a whole society, which has identified __5__
+ r. f6 Z5 E: m# t0 y" N　　being feminine with caring about how one looks. Giving these __6__
' n8 H+ w5 \: y$ s# x3 o　　stereotypes, it is no wonder that beauty enjoys, at best, a rather mixed
2 P- y% i+ r% _$ i　　reputation.
　　It is not, of course, the desire to be beautiful is wrong but the __7__
: B+ D8 ?. O: o　　obligation to be. Women are taught to see their bodies in parts, and
4 e: R% X7 |8 G4 ]1 \　　to assess each part separately. Breasts, feet, hips, waistline, neck, __8__
9 p- D. M) _1 G  ?& o　　eyes, nose, complexion, hair, and so on – each by turn is submitted __9__
! H9 j0 ^( ^7 [　　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:
　　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
- z* a/ X/ @8 m. \　　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”。
  k/ M0 r' O1 V% |) {' [: K　　3.in改为with
& f' s, D$ x- s' O　　be involved in 表示“介入，参与”，后面一般跟事。
: Q9 B$ I& m% R1 H5 v　　而 be involved with 则表示“和……有关系，有关联”，后面一般跟人。
1 F( `% y; F7 H4 l6 m& C& U　　如： He was involved in a car accident.
% Z. z- `+ [+ [3 ]6 l+ l! M0 `2 P　　I never wanted to get emotionally involved with him.
　　4.independence改为dependence。
　　5.which改为that
& h  x. y8 \& E% d　　句子的主干是 it is…that…表示强调。
　　6.giving改为given
　　given 一词后面接名词词组可表示“考虑到，鉴于…”。
　　7.beautiful 后面加that
5 p9 ^( |0 Q: ?. g- t　　此句同样也是一个强调句型，后面须跟that引导的从句。
6 l) I7 a* V7 G' Z4 d4 @+ E$ X　　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。
　　如： We should assess an apartment on the amount for which it is likely to be rented.
　　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：
　　Teachers evaluate a student’s thesis for content and organization.
1 }1 |2 O- O* E3 x% L. H; j8 v8 o　　9.by改为in
3 J7 N0 ]- C( R( O7 D9 o" P　　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
4 }1 J6 p' G+ \; e( `1 X2 `# v　　to find something or somebody wanting 表示“（某物或某人）缺乏应有的素质，不够格”。
- y! Z% j8 X5 m# I3 }3 p　　wanted往往指“被通缉”或者“被爱，被照顾的”。