英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(二十九)

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　　One of the most important non-legislative functions of the
0 l& J; m# {- ^　　U.S Congress is the power to investigate. The power is usually
( E9 d3 C0 R7 ?" m0 W) i　　delegated to committees—either standing committees, special
　　committees set for a specific purpose, or joint committees __1__
　　consisted of members of both houses. Investigations __2__
. ^+ k- h. `- X, Z. Q. f: H　　are held to gather information on the need for future
　　legislation,to test the effectiveness of laws already passed,
- T$ ~, w7 |( w  \, t3 r　　to inquire into the qualifications and performance of
　　members and officials of the other branches, and in rare occasions, __3__
　　to lay the groundwork for impeachment proceedings. Frequently,
: D; T4 \+ [8 R5 }( s) }　　committees rely outside experts to assist in conducting __4__
　　investigative hearings and to make out detailed studies of issues. __5__
. C/ F5 d; x* X2 A' v　　There are important corollaries to the investigative power.
- @3 F' S- F9 Y# l3 x　　One is the power to publicize investigations and its results. Most __6__
　　committee hearings are open to public and are reported widely __7__
　　in the mass media. Congressional investigations nevertheless __8__
　　represent one important tool available to lawmakers to inform
　　the citizenry and to arouse public interests in national issues, __9__
6 {2 H; R& |9 a" A　　Congressional committees also have the power to compel
　　testimony from unwilling witnesses, and to cite for contempt
　　of Congress witnesses who refuse to testify and for perjury
- T2 H3 M2 E! q% y　　these who give false testimony. __10__

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　　参考答案及解析:
　　1 在set和for中间加上up
: i1 [* ]2 r" ^) s* r" M　　短语set up表示“设立”，这里用作过去分词，修饰前面的committees。
　　2 consisted改为 consisting
. I% a1 a0 E6 `: M　　joint committee 是consist of 的逻辑主语，所以要用现在分词。
4 v, J9 m/ M- }, ^8 A0 F& q; x　　3 in改为on
! h6 O1 Z$ o& _' w, M　　与occasion搭配的介词应该为on。
+ F( P' j/ a- V6 ]& m8 Q6 I　　4 rely和outside中间加上on
5 g8 _2 O) E7 g' @7 U; u　　rely 后面要用介词on。
　　5 out去掉
) d+ y+ f0 P1 c　　make studies 表示“进行研究”，这里没有必要用out。
7 F7 v0 _9 o# B! Q  w4 H4 u  t　　6 its 改为 their
2 t' j% Q& ?( q4 L4 p　　这里代词指代的是复数名词investigations，所以也要用复数形式。
( L) K" M( f# V6 B$ Z$ P) B6 F　　7 to 和public中间加上the
　　表示“大众，公众”时，前面要加定冠词。
9 f$ F+ m' x0 u# J! S! ]5 `　　8 nevertheless 改为thus ,therefore
3 J: W/ E: {8 @3 H　　作者前面说国会有向社会公开调查信息的权利，本句说调查是立法者向公众传达消息的工具，这两句话之间应该是因果关系，而不是转折关系。
　　9 interests改为interest
　　作者此处要表达的是“激起公众的兴趣：，应该用”interest。interests一般表示“利益”。
　　10 these改为those
6 @; ^4 _6 a! Y( A: u, k　　用代词指代一群人，后面在加定语从句修饰时，代词一般要用those。