英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(八十六)

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　　People eslewhere agree on what a mountain is—or do __1__
+ `6 V# @# h7 N' J  A& R- f　　they? The fact is that definitions vary. Everyone admits
　　for example, that Everest is a mountain, the lowest of __2__
　　them all, an altitude of almost 30,000 feet. But what about__3__
　　Snowdon, the loftiest peak in Wales? It raises a mere 3000__4__
0 S# @- Q; {- A/ n( h* L0 e2 a　　feet, yet it is also called a mountain. Comparison—a little
  p1 Z) u* G6 [4 {4 v　　matter of relativity—is the key. To the average person
　　living on North America's Great Plains, Vermont's Green
　　Mountains look lofty indeed, but to anyone from the Rocky
9 K, K( H+ J1 R　　Mountains, the Green Mountains seem something more__5__
) i- c) b# G5 W& y; x$ C　　than hills. Geographers generally agree that, to be a mountain
7 k6 Q4 H" q1 w2 w　　topographically, a landmass might reach an altitude of 3000__6__
　　feet above the level of the sea. Mount Everest, for instance, is
+ V* t; w* T% Y% z% J9 `* W- j　　30,000 feet above sea level, but not only 15,000 feet above the__7__
$ ]: Y1 h% y* |% m　　neighboring Tibetan plateau. Geologists restrict the definition
　　even more, maintaining that a mountain is a mountain with__8__
* S& j$ c' @' {+ a. I8 B& D　　virtue of its geological structure. Some rugged highlands are
　　not really mountains, when some flat, low-lying rock surfaces__9__
　　are ture mountains. They are low now because of centuries of
8 \8 y0 h+ e& H3 @- Z6 H5 a　　erosion. There are even mountains under the sea—the
　　Mid-Atlantic Ridge, for example. Like all ture mountains,
　　they are originally formed by large-scale movements of the__10__
! h; g8 U) N" s0 V- X  E　　earth's crust.
　　答案：
　　1. elsewhere—everywhere
* r. z; Q& \* v# r( d　　elsewhere意为“别处”
　　2. lowest—highest
　　3. an前加with
　　with在此处表示“具有......”相当于having
　　4. raise—rises
! Z4 z$ `' Z# ?: F: b　　raise为及物动词，其后常带宾语；rise为不及物动词a mere 3000 feet在此处不是raise的宾语，而是状语
& a0 L( `6 e' T8 C　　5. something—nothing
　　nothing此处为副词，修饰more。本句意义为“对生活在北美大平原地区的一般人而言，谓语Vermont州的Green Mountains看上去真的很高了，但对于任何一个来自Rocky Mountain地区的人而言，Green Mountain看上去不过是个山丘而已”。
　　6. might—must
: d9 l: M% \! ~* a7 p. ]- s4 j　　作为一种标准必须达到某个高度
　　7. 删除only之前的not
8 A7 {; i' z- h7 g　　否则文理不通
　　8. with—in或by
! f; f. O6 l9 c# j$ ~　　by/in virtue of：与“by reason of，because of ”同意
　　9. when—while
　　此处while与whereas同意，表示对照比较
: P* Y7 s5 y- c6 J$ F5 `% F　　10. are—were
* }) ]* z+ n# l: `# G　　originally formed 该动作是很早以前完成或结束的