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
　　the past, international testing programs have been criticized
# w  f" m- b/ F' a　　on variety of grounds. Two allegations, in particular, have __2__
　　been common: first, that other nations have not tested as large
　　a percentage of their student population, and nevertheless their __3__
8 n9 B/ B7 E+ \! ?- R: t: }9 X% h　　scores have been inflated; and second, that our best students are
5 s: K5 Y$ e8 J　　among the world’s best, with our average brought down by a __4__
' Q# T0 s% p" X4 B& `" \% L　　large cohort of low-achievers.
　　Whatever the historic validity of such concerns, they are now, __5__
　　if anything, reversed. Particularly in the fourth and eighth grade,
　　education has become universal in all of the leading nations.
# x" b- x$ ~/ Q' C" O  ?　　Therefore, in science, the percentage of randomly selected __6__
: N) G, y- j. j2 r4 x. R% b　　U.S. schools and students that actually did participate at the
1 f( a, v. V% S1 I* j1 v7 H　　eighth-grade level was just 73 percent—the third-lowest of all
　　45 participating countries, and 11 percentage points under the __7__
8 G4 u% m8 V1 ]1 _. S# B) Z, A　　United States had third-lowest overall participation rate for both __8__
, |$ a) S4 a$ D5 g8 D  Y9 \: S8 v　　grades in both subjects. Japan, Taiwan and Singapore all had
　　participation percentages in the 90s.
. ^6 E* W7 S) f) O1 _1 _　　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__
6 S! C5 i2 I4 M; z& h3 j$ a5 ?% y　　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.
2 Y) j7 S8 y8 a( z, \. k6 b. j( h　　答案:
( Z( e, E# ~* }4 n　　1. risen—raised
　　提出问题应该用及物动词raise
　　2. ^variety—a
! r1 b# y1 M2 _+ @; G' j) E; ~　　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
　　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
　　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”
　　6.Therefore—Moreover/Furthermore
! a) i0 _. k8 [1 z$ W; P　　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
　　低于平均值多少百分点用介词below
　　8.^third—the
　　序数词前应该用定冠词the
9 n1 s. e( G  H　　9.real--/
- ]- |( v8 k  Q+ o　　real 多余，应删除
) v! V- I' e6 q0 _% T+ q7 a　　10.fallen—falling
2 O7 ]" V: d( |$ ]: n+ E7 i　　应该用现在分词作独立逐个结构