英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(五十二)

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　　Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and
　　emigrated from London to New York City when she
　　was ten year's old. One day, she decided that she wanted __1__
　　to be a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman
　　in the middle of the nineteenth century. Before writing __2__
( ^" G- j  ~. K　　many letters seeking an admission to medical school, she __3__
　　was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. Therefore __4__
" E% D; k" p1 @6 g, U　　determined she was that she taught in school and gave __5__
, C5 l2 N) N! f( k$ O" @　　music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
　　In 1849,until graduating from medical school, she decided __6__
7 D, W6 u" m' l# L1 k' ^　　to farther her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, __7__
0 n1 p1 L/ m8 Y7 ~　　but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea.
8 p" ?2 s- K2 \　　Upon returning to the US, she found difficult to start her __8__
　　own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth
　　and her sister, also a doctor, managed to open a new hospital,
　　the first for woman and children. Besides being the first __9__
- B% S: s; p) V+ N　　female physician and found her own hospital, she also __10__
* ?5 g- b! u, }% x　　established the first medical school for women.
　　答案及解析:
　　1. year's—years
* `5 l2 U7 G1 U! v- F& g　　2. Before—After
　　此处是讲述Elizabeth Blackwell写了许多信之后，最终被费城的一个医生所接受。
　　3. 删掉an
+ w; D# y/ ]) _- u　　admission是不可数名词。
) d0 o9 ^. \5 Q& H9 R% M3 c　　4. Therefore—So
( Q$ S/ Y$ L( j* H  R* R　　此处隐藏着一个so...that...结构
- F' u/ \; q% o) h  p, w　　5. 删掉in
% ]4 Q% _# r0 s, \7 l" N* h+ T: h　　teach school为固定搭配，教书
　　6. until—after
　　据时间顺序，她是1849年从医学院毕业后决定去巴黎深造。
　　7. farther—further
　　farther只能做副词，further既可以做副词也可以做动词，此处就是further做动词，并带有宾语her education。
　　8. 在difficult前加it
6 i8 T5 E: i/ U: z  M/ z　　it做形式宾语，替代不定式to start her own practice。
* i" l! O# c- \9 H　　9. woman—women
　　如果用一个人或东西说明整个类属的特点，有三种表示方式：在名词前加不定冠词；在名词前加定冠词；用名词的复数形式。此处就是使用名词的复数形式表示类属，women and children。
　　10. found—founding
　　与being一样作介词besides的宾语。