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__
7 d1 m6 r3 K; Y/ p, v5 n　　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,
- ?7 @' d, r, E! j　　if at all, by drugs, chemicals, or wide temperature differences—
) S1 F3 i* @8 v5 u  [) X  y1 c' r　　factors may alter substantially the rates of all ordinary processes of __3__
　　the body.
　　The nature of the biological clocks mechanism is still a mystery __4__
　　two quite different theories have been advanced to account to __5__
5 m" b. r' C7 }& c　　them. According to the first of these theories, each individual have
/ W+ c1 h8 q7 {# w' g　　envolved, aided by natural selection, an adaptation to the rhythmic __6__
　　environment. It has now become independent on the environment __7__
　　according to this view, the clocks are not perfect timers.
* Z# e, }( ~7 s) x2 i+ u  _: ?7 E　　They require regular corrections by the natural light and tide cycles
+ |  n! a* i# T6 G$ E. \　　and the changed lengths of the day throughout the year. __8__
　　The other theory holds up living things react continuously to __9__
　　their rhythmic physical environment. The setting of their biological
) i4 M) N1 ~9 E, m　　clocks, therefore, involves a constant adjustment to subtle clocks
　　which are potential perfect times. __10__
% B3 R! L% ]0 O! O/ _5 s& u　　答案:
2 c) v3 I, ]6 I( P9 @& r2 Y　　1.^which—by
3 V- e! \! s' P6 w8 M　　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”。
　　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。
" K6 }9 Z2 N$ O　　4.clocks—clock’s
　　5.to（第二个）--for
　　account for意思是explain，为固定词组。
* w8 U2 `+ I6 b' \- I5 M　　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”。
' m+ x+ O: E+ P' Z　　7.on—of
　　be independent of 意思是“独立于……，不依赖……”
7 t" [9 G6 |* |- ?3 }, j6 ^4 S1 ~　　8.changed—changing
　　文章要表达的是“变化着的长度”，应该用现在分词。
　　9. up去掉或者将up改为that
0 G4 ^9 Q* {. X! R  m　　hold本身就有“持……观点”的意思。
6 S2 n, G: K* w7 M) w% z" [7 k　　10. potential—potentially