英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(五十一)

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　　Something has been happening to the concept of "fiction",
　　either in critical discourse and elsewhere. For a long time, __1__
6 d9 l9 H# ~# n+ Z/ i* K　　this concept operated under common understood restrictions. __2__
　　It was used to refer to a certain genre of literature; a certain __3__
  s. {, S5 x) P: J　　aspect of literature in general——the element of plot, action,
. e& A( `$ y2 o- ?& ~9 i8 p　　or fable, including such constituents like character, setting, __4__
: m3 E; N  X6 c& R% a　　scene, and so on; and to any narrative or story contained __5__
　　a large element of invention. But recently, the concept of
6 ?9 O7 Y* j1 K- e　　"fiction" has undergone an extension. Though still used to __6__
# Z+ K* p3 o8 i　　refer to the action or plot of literary work, it has come to __7__
9 u/ C; o/ X. \: }( v% \　　be appllied to something more: to the ideas, themes, and
6 a8 \; }; [! ?$ }/ L, |/ |+ d　　beliefs that are being embodied in the action or plot. It is __8__
, @( l' J/ K. _- U8 G　　not only the events in literature that are regarded as fictive
  v# p' b& r0 o1 W　　but the "message" or "world view" conveyed in the presentation
　　of the events as well. And this is not the end of the matter.
　　Gone a step further, critics now sometimes suggest, by a kind __9__
　　of tautology, that literary meanings are fictions although all __10__
　　meanings are fictions, this critical view asserts that "life" and
/ s: A% r/ u8 Z　　"reality" are themselves fictions.
: q2 l3 R# ]$ v3 H& `　　答案及解析:
2 t( K) J. L) u( F  I% B　　1. either—both
　　both...and...为固定搭配。
; T3 Q# {8 Y  B- h　　2. common—commonly
　　过去分词understood作定语，需要副词修饰
1 V% K0 j( y9 a( o( G# o5 O0 s　　3. 在第二个a certain前加to
* K5 k5 C7 M7 L. |- f" G" _　　与前面的to短语并列，都为refer to所加的短语
　　4. like—as 或 删掉such
　　such...as为固定搭配。如删掉such则为单独由like引出所举的说明性的例子
　　5. contained—containing
( T( r( i0 g" J% A　　现在分词做定语，相当于定语从句。
　　6. extension—expansion
　　extension与expansion为形近词，前者强调纵向的扩大，增加或延长，后者着重多方位的，全面的发展和扩大。
　　7. work—works
　　此处指的是文学作品，常用works。
　　8. 删掉being
　　整篇文章都为一般现在时。
  H& l, P# ]9 u) p　　9. Gone—Going
　　现在分词作状语，表示动作由主语发出。
　　10. although—because
　　应该是原因状语从句，而不是让步状语从句。