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
　　person. Some regard it as miraculous; others think of __1__
5 H; G! l1 }6 y+ k6 g8 E　　them as dangerous. Then what is the sensible attitude
5 j$ V" h( ?& f　　toward drugs? I think the first thing to think is the __2__
% J% r: c. u, q　　difference between drugs and wonder drugs. The
' a. l6 H7 M% f　　antibiotics can really treat certain bacterial diseases. __3__
/ D8 f: D- B- T) M　　On the other hand, the major diseases threatening
" d: G# I  L& a　　Americans today are cancer, stroke, high blood
　　pressure, coronary disease, etc. Against them, the
+ ]9 @% S/ y0 _" A7 {　　doctor's bag of tricks is limited. He has wonder __4__
" B  m$ q+ g7 K& F; M% C　　drugs. So the first important lesson is not to expect
2 E, f; }- J; F　　too many from drugs. If you can accept the fact __5__
. x+ t$ N% @; t# D3 l　　that the war against many of our most devastating
　　diseases is, at best, a holding operation more than __6__
　　an inevitable triumph, they will do a great deal to __7__
　　ease your own life as well as that of your doctor.
/ W0 K5 j- x" a& b1 L1 u　　Too many patients exert great pressure on doctors
　　to describe for every symptom, even when such __8__
　　treatment is unwarranted or dangerous.
7 F: n( R0 b# H# m2 I1 C8 G) F+ W' _　　Unfortunately, the medical profession is guilty of
- S; M0 s8 a5 u, @　　taking part, to a certain extent, in the wrongful
- M1 T* c0 _* G6 S/ T2 u　　action. The patient who demands a short of penicillin
; h% T4 p  E& I6 ?, H4 `! J　　for every sniffle and sneeze may be given an injection __9__
; `  d+ f# B4 e5 ?　　by a reluctant physician because he is certain that
3 `  Z- T; Z; z8 ]+ L& h' ~　　if he does not , the patient will not search until he find __10__
3 W- R/ l5 _# ]" S% P, F* q1 v　　a doctor who will.

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　　答案：
& y2 W( A6 M  b. Q　　1. it——them
! H' }% `: [; q$ ?) e　　them指代上文的drugs
) y& D$ ?; i3 K! q　　2. 在think和is之间加of或about
　　此处为不及物动词，一般在后面跟of或about
　　3. treat——cure
! j4 ?/ h$ V" j( H) f3 v　　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
( ?- x, n- g" ?( Y, b　　4. 在wonder前加no
/ }, ^6 {9 y. t1 h; T5 k  k　　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
- \2 M- J0 A  d- ~9 T　　6. more——rather
. M! ^. l* r  F　　此处不是比较概念，而是否定概念“不是”
4 B, J6 F$ @8 ~8 p  S　　7. they——it
$ d3 }' p/ q1 b) _9 @) t, T　　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.
　　8. describe——prescrible
　　根据上下文意义和语法，应为“医生为每一种症状开药”
* j/ |! b8 \7 c　　9. an——the
　　此处的injection特指上文的a short of penicillin
　　10. 删除not
　　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”