英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(七十)

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　　Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose
, N1 E( ~+ I  Z5 q　　academic institutions, fields of study and careers in the basis of __1__
　　earning potential. In an extensive 1989 survey of college students
/ L2 ]& j2 ~& m- v# j( L# U　　nationwide, 72 percent of students reported that their primary
　　objective to attending college was to make more money upon graduation. __2__
2 `1 a* _9 F% f　　This state of mind came with the present generation. Studies show
　　that the majority of baby boomers attended college to develop
7 u2 [8 _, M- R) W　　themselves, their critically thinking skills and their personal __3__
　　philosophies of life.
　　Nationaly, the number of students going into business-related fields
　　has sharply increased, and this rise has attributed primarily to __4__
　　the shift in educational and career priorities. At Duke, economy is __5__
　　now the most popular major, attracting nearly 15 percent of the under-
　　graduates, and history majors comprise only 5 percent of undergraduate __6__
　　population. Thirty years ago the situation was reversed, with economic
' `1 i& ^* f2 K9 a　　and business administration majors together consisting 8.7 percent of __7__
　　undergraduates and almost 12 percent of undergraduates declared __8__
: c# Z7 t/ \2 `/ o* _, ]7 x　　themselves history majors. The number of English majors has also decreased,
9 |3 B# }+ Z2 v$ a' ]　　from 9 percent in 1969 to 5.5 percent today.
　　Degrees in economics are marketed and likely to garner their holders __9__
; A/ z" ~" r$ J# E; ^$ O7 [  O　　of high salaries without the added effort of medical or law school. __10__
# `/ v8 O* v6 g1 I2 X　　And given the objectives of current college students, such options
0 c% m7 \( {4 |$ d+ Y; {　　are attractive.

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　　答案及解析:
) |$ j; M: R; e. f0 {" G　　1.in--on
. ~2 B% _5 w& H, \　　词组on the basis of 中须用介词on而不是in。
　　2.to(attending)--in/of
4 N/ M# o1 n! _9 k+ }, \" M　　不要将objective和objective相混淆，object后需加介词to，但这里应用in或者of表示“上大学的目标是……”。
　　3.critically--critical
  m6 N9 E3 n/ M4 r( _' k/ C　　thinking在这里已变成名词，因此前面应该用形容词critical来修饰，表示“批判性思维”。
　　4.^attributed--been
( x; M/ m: K7 _, a) ], K- L; b5 a/ v　　attribute作动词时是及物动词，通常的搭配是 to attribute sth to sth，因此这里应使用被动语态，加上been。
( Y! p5 l6 B/ E　　5.economy--economics
　　economy表示一个国家的“经济”，而economics才表示“经济学”，因此这里应使用economics。
　　6.and--while/but
) b3 I2 T2 ^# K) O　　and表示顺接，而这里缺少的是一个表示对比的连词，因为历史系学生和经济系学生在人数上形成很大对比，所以应改and 为while或者but。
　　7.consisting--comprising/constituting或者 consisting^--of
　　consist的意思是“包括，由……组成”，一般要与介词of连用，而comprise或者constitute则表示“组成……”，而且不需要与of连用。
　　8.declared--declaring
　　“almost 12 percent of undergraduates declared themselves history majors”和“economic and business administration majors together consisting 8.7 percent of undergraduates"应是并列结构跟随介词with，所以这里应将declared变为declaring，与前面的分句保持形式上的一致。
8 F: [1 I8 R' X" k+ e$ k7 o8 \　　9.marketed--marketable
　　原句的意思是“经济学的文凭是有市场的，有销路的”，所以应该是marketable。
　　10.of(high salaries)--/
　　garner后面不需加介词of，直接说garner sth即可。