英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(107)

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　　One question is often risen in response to international __1__
　　test comparisons: Do these results really mean anything? In
; w! ]" \+ f/ y+ g　　the past, international testing programs have been criticized
　　on variety of grounds. Two allegations, in particular, have __2__
1 e5 b2 y! E* e2 o　　been common: first, that other nations have not tested as large
　　a percentage of their student population, and nevertheless their __3__
8 ?6 p- u3 b6 [: ?$ w　　scores have been inflated; and second, that our best students are
4 S: I: |7 ^6 w( l' l) A% G8 }" d6 K* @　　among the world’s best, with our average brought down by a __4__
- E8 r; x& s( X　　large cohort of low-achievers.
# h% x; p; e5 F- F0 o　　Whatever the historic validity of such concerns, they are now, __5__
% s0 T3 e' h3 \( i4 D　　if anything, reversed. Particularly in the fourth and eighth grade,
( g4 n; N9 G9 x8 F　　education has become universal in all of the leading nations.
# i7 N5 x: G: e: S2 [+ r: _　　Therefore, in science, the percentage of randomly selected __6__
　　U.S. schools and students that actually did participate at the
; a8 G& B4 u  r( G# `: l3 z# p　　eighth-grade level was just 73 percent—the third-lowest of all
  U. J- L* Q2 ?0 f6 i- r7 E3 ?  R# Y　　45 participating countries, and 11 percentage points under the __7__
　　United States had third-lowest overall participation rate for both __8__
　　grades in both subjects. Japan, Taiwan and Singapore all had
　　participation percentages in the 90s.
+ n8 l' k3 D" G! T' M; l　　How about our best and brightest? At the fourth-grade level,
　　there is some real truth to the idea that the best American students __9__
　　are among the best in the world. Looking only at the top 5 percent
　　of test-takers, American fourth-graders beat the average of wealthy
　　nations by 13 percentage points. By the eighth grade, however, the
　　tables have turned, with America’s brightest students fallen to __10__
　　percentage points behind their foreign peers.
$ ^! z+ E  j( X7 e9 w　　答案:
　　1. risen—raised
  M2 j. q/ D& ?1 \  [5 p+ V7 [　　提出问题应该用及物动词raise
　　2. ^variety—a
# f. N7 A+ A& V" Z( ^9 @2 J　　A variety of 为固定搭配
　　3.nevertheless—hence/thus/consequently
　　根据上下文，这里应该用表示结果关系的连接词，而不是转折关系的连接词
1 V' x7 `" W( |1 X　　4.^brought—being
　　这里应该用表示被动的现在分词短语做独立主格结构
  C$ s: E6 T5 i. g9 y  F! l　　5.historic—historical
　　Historic是“历史上着名的；与过去时代有关的”这里应该用historical是“历史上的”
5 J8 q- `2 G2 V; U* z( v1 V　　6.Therefore—Moreover/Furthermore
　　这里应该用表示递进关系的连接词，而不是结果关系的连接词。
　　7.under—below
& j2 S2 g. M" X6 T5 O　　低于平均值多少百分点用介词below
  d, n3 [! m$ i' x5 H- V# l$ D$ u: N　　8.^third—the
8 A* \' E9 A9 t1 A% d/ {　　序数词前应该用定冠词the
　　9.real--/
　　real 多余，应删除
: ^7 F! Q; ~: p3 \) H　　10.fallen—falling
/ p; @& i8 j2 f: |　　应该用现在分词作独立逐个结构