英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(八十五)

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　　People's attitude toward drugs varies from person to
3 q; ?, l8 ]2 \4 F! d  A; z　　person. Some regard it as miraculous; others think of __1__
　　them as dangerous. Then what is the sensible attitude
　　toward drugs? I think the first thing to think is the __2__
　　difference between drugs and wonder drugs. The
　　antibiotics can really treat certain bacterial diseases. __3__
　　On the other hand, the major diseases threatening
% `& I0 ]7 p* @( N　　Americans today are cancer, stroke, high blood
& \* l4 q6 i" B, `3 |　　pressure, coronary disease, etc. Against them, the
　　doctor's bag of tricks is limited. He has wonder __4__
　　drugs. So the first important lesson is not to expect
　　too many from drugs. If you can accept the fact __5__
* S% n- @9 i3 [! O  G　　that the war against many of our most devastating
, Y5 e2 d  U& X; `1 y& y: S( r' s　　diseases is, at best, a holding operation more than __6__
3 x5 t' n5 E  q4 [. Q+ T' Q　　an inevitable triumph, they will do a great deal to __7__
( n' V+ y9 w! G5 ?　　ease your own life as well as that of your doctor.
2 n5 r3 X; o, Z, m% Q. `　　Too many patients exert great pressure on doctors
　　to describe for every symptom, even when such __8__
7 X" n) O( h" r  G+ _' h　　treatment is unwarranted or dangerous.
: b, D% r1 n0 r. |　　Unfortunately, the medical profession is guilty of
9 v. G6 V4 ]4 G6 ^( R1 O$ J　　taking part, to a certain extent, in the wrongful
! X; U4 t4 G: }　　action. The patient who demands a short of penicillin
: n$ j3 ]- P" b6 a% n( Q　　for every sniffle and sneeze may be given an injection __9__
; i# N6 F7 y. d6 p7 I: w* W* i' A( N　　by a reluctant physician because he is certain that
　　if he does not , the patient will not search until he find __10__
4 P. v+ h! m$ R  W9 A! I　　a doctor who will.

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　　答案：
　　1. it——them
" O" Y! g" t3 }2 ]　　them指代上文的drugs
　　2. 在think和is之间加of或about
( i3 A$ f4 o9 {5 D, h3 j  t　　此处为不及物动词，一般在后面跟of或about
0 ^* i) |/ T" \1 h9 x7 o　　3. treat——cure
# v# r6 V( s2 G5 I0 L  m; `　　cure特别用以指病后通过治疗得以恢复健康；treat则只强调治疗本身
　　4. 在wonder前加no
　　根据上下文意义，医生没有治愈上文提及的各种疾病的特效药
　　5. many——much
　　用much指代“期望”这一抽象的概念性的东西
  I! N% W$ q: u　　6. more——rather
1 Z4 l4 S) C# `" Q8 _　　此处不是比较概念，而是否定概念“不是”
; u+ D4 p3 Y% k8 Z3 u' T9 d　　7. they——it
　　it指代上文的the fact that the war against many of our most devastating
　　diseases is, at best, a holding operation more than an inevitable triumph.
5 I* ~0 f) x! g# z3 L- h$ ~' l3 |$ L　　8. describe——prescrible
8 ]) c- N% O! D) O9 t: _　　根据上下文意义和语法，应为“医生为每一种症状开药”
( x; t" p. O" @; m' u( e: r; q( I7 s! @　　9. an——the
　　此处的injection特指上文的a short of penicillin
　　10. 删除not
& G8 T  P. x& J9 E　　根据上下文意义，“患者会一直寻求，直到找到愿意为其打针或开药的医生为止”