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
3 K7 V1 X" R' a0 F) J9 v　　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
6 G% j# \% B% s, _. p1 S　　in the middle of the nineteenth century. Before writing __2__
　　many letters seeking an admission to medical school, she __3__
　　was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. Therefore __4__
- p- G% j5 |* L/ E　　determined she was that she taught in school and gave __5__
　　music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
　　In 1849,until graduating from medical school, she decided __6__
5 J( A. Z/ w/ ^3 k: [7 C　　to farther her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, __7__
　　but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea.
' v' a" {! ^( X, i　　Upon returning to the US, she found difficult to start her __8__
( W4 _" a; r" z, R+ w% h' M+ R' ?　　own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth
　　and her sister, also a doctor, managed to open a new hospital,
7 T' L* F# i6 A; ~8 ^0 y　　the first for woman and children. Besides being the first __9__
　　female physician and found her own hospital, she also __10__
0 s  b6 T; c4 g" M' h$ ~% q9 Z) T: e+ O　　established the first medical school for women.
　　答案及解析:
8 @$ x: K1 |0 Z$ T5 ~　　1. year's—years
　　2. Before—After
; _  }' ], T- ^2 d/ U) a5 P6 D　　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
　　admission是不可数名词。
4 m  O; v0 e; A# w6 R9 c' S5 u　　4. Therefore—So
　　此处隐藏着一个so...that...结构
6 I* T3 o3 a, k　　5. 删掉in
3 r8 C. `" M3 H3 A3 F　　teach school为固定搭配，教书
　　6. until—after
# Z2 Y' \2 w, B1 j$ j　　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
7 O* I! V5 ^/ w# v8 Y& Y- V　　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
　　it做形式宾语，替代不定式to start her own practice。
6 Q: ~) f' H7 h' U5 X9 x  }　　9. woman—women
1 r* G4 o" r9 O$ g5 ]  @+ z" s　　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
0 h4 C2 r# o0 s$ s' j- _　　与being一样作介词besides的宾语。