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__
1 O1 R0 {) B. u$ ?! S　　they? The fact is that definitions vary. Everyone admits
0 [) {) j0 `- i　　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 ~( q! Z! t+ l　　feet, yet it is also called a mountain. Comparison—a little
- Y- S; m, H0 ?　　matter of relativity—is the key. To the average person
5 Y( P5 }( {# ?$ t+ z　　living on North America's Great Plains, Vermont's Green
2 Y, j0 R" A- z2 |. ]5 q3 Y1 V　　Mountains look lofty indeed, but to anyone from the Rocky
　　Mountains, the Green Mountains seem something more__5__
  _( M, m, V0 V( Q& \8 i　　than hills. Geographers generally agree that, to be a mountain
　　topographically, a landmass might reach an altitude of 3000__6__
, t5 X7 M1 g) P* r. J　　feet above the level of the sea. Mount Everest, for instance, is
　　30,000 feet above sea level, but not only 15,000 feet above the__7__
% F" I7 j( O) s1 N) q　　neighboring Tibetan plateau. Geologists restrict the definition
　　even more, maintaining that a mountain is a mountain with__8__
　　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
　　erosion. There are even mountains under the sea—the
7 `5 X) S6 i$ ?0 j! n- }　　Mid-Atlantic Ridge, for example. Like all ture mountains,
　　they are originally formed by large-scale movements of the__10__
" V7 T1 i4 j9 J. X  A8 H( O5 \. M　　earth's crust.
　　答案：
% u1 b2 b* b  _- p1 F　　1. elsewhere—everywhere
" g" H+ {# o& f/ B) f! x5 z　　elsewhere意为“别处”
　　2. lowest—highest
3 V  L* G5 s/ }5 c9 ~　　3. an前加with
　　with在此处表示“具有......”相当于having
; b  Y2 I: q* b' T" q, w( G3 r3 u% b　　4. raise—rises
6 g* c) Z& R; m2 Q6 T　　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
, F  @! J; H6 v# |/ ?　　5. something—nothing
+ K" W& t5 n, Q- e3 H: R　　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”。
: x: G: ~* X* I: S" k　　6. might—must
4 u! ]; L% G2 w. f5 }' ^, x! ^　　作为一种标准必须达到某个高度
& e" L" _9 v; j: s9 q　　7. 删除only之前的not
5 X1 ]4 C) p  r: z; C　　否则文理不通
0 l7 j0 u. P( P3 a4 l7 ~　　8. with—in或by
+ M3 F: u# b' k! p　　by/in virtue of：与“by reason of，because of ”同意
- o( }4 E" r- n: ]　　9. when—while
　　此处while与whereas同意，表示对照比较
/ {  `1 O( q6 ]( F: ]4 }; t; d' z　　10. are—were
( M! S4 c6 H: [" K2 o- m+ P+ c　　originally formed 该动作是很早以前完成或结束的