英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(111)

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　　The term biological clock is applied to the means which living __1__
　　things adjust their activity patterns, without any obvious cue, the __2__
　　time of day, or the month, or the year. They are affected but little,
' a6 [; S7 Z" x" U. p9 w" T　　if at all, by drugs, chemicals, or wide temperature differences—
' T) P# Q7 Q. y; ~. f/ j- U- H　　factors may alter substantially the rates of all ordinary processes of __3__
; ]( _- v4 d- W8 H. o　　the body.
4 O5 @* l0 t* ~! c1 J' g　　The nature of the biological clocks mechanism is still a mystery __4__
+ E6 h) R# D4 C1 T% e　　two quite different theories have been advanced to account to __5__
　　them. According to the first of these theories, each individual have
$ U. ^" P/ i! G1 [( `6 r　　envolved, aided by natural selection, an adaptation to the rhythmic __6__
　　environment. It has now become independent on the environment __7__
: r* B( a5 v) x. ], N5 I　　according to this view, the clocks are not perfect timers.
　　They require regular corrections by the natural light and tide cycles
; g. p1 r4 Y0 |& Z, P9 k　　and the changed lengths of the day throughout the year. __8__
$ ?' F: ]- |& _& }1 \　　The other theory holds up living things react continuously to __9__
# t/ x. E( X" f  ]& b　　their rhythmic physical environment. The setting of their biological
　　clocks, therefore, involves a constant adjustment to subtle clocks
　　which are potential perfect times. __10__
3 j( C. Q/ P7 i6 Y6 V! G5 |  R　　答案:
　　1.^which—by
　　by the means of 指“通过……方式”，如果吧means作为先行词，后面定语从句就要有by，这句话意思是“生物钟指的是生物调节其行为的方式”。
* @3 o0 T# G; B6 ^% Y( R' y9 e　　2.^the time – to
　　adjust A to B 指A适应B，这句指“在没有任何提示的情况下，是自己的行为方式适应外界的时间”。
　　3.factors^--which/ that
　　这是一个定语从句，修饰factors，which/that做主语不能省略。
! R/ Q# ^& O  q) e7 Y% f$ }　　4.clocks—clock’s
' u9 |3 S( W& c　　5.to（第二个）--for
　　account for意思是explain，为固定词组。
# s/ z. d3 E# S! B- v) k$ ~% ]; V* X　　6.^an—as
　　这句话意思是“这些是由于对规律环境的适应进化而来的”。
　　7.on—of
; v% O* n; v1 k6 g0 h% w　　be independent of 意思是“独立于……，不依赖……”
6 I$ I5 j3 }  U, A; a1 y　　8.changed—changing
9 _" z, J6 v, @9 b　　文章要表达的是“变化着的长度”，应该用现在分词。
  S2 O$ X/ m9 S$ R0 p　　9. up去掉或者将up改为that
　　hold本身就有“持……观点”的意思。
3 O) F3 t+ p' i- E; e) R　　10. potential—potentially