英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(108)

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　　Long ago there was a prince who unwisely confided the media __1__
　　that while tending his loved garden, he often talked to his plants. __2__
　　He also warned his future subjects about losing touch with their
　　natural surrounding and their rich cultural heritage. But the people __3__
　　scoffed and said it was the fuddy-duddy Prince and was out of __4__
% A' g  s, X0 Q$ s9 j　　touch. And they shook heads at the madness of the Prince’s forebear,
% n& _+ U5 {% W( U　　King George III, who famously talked with a tree he had
　　mistaken the King of Prussia. __5__
3 r# e6 v* k' R7 f  ?, U　　These days Britain’s Prince of Wales is still considered a tad
　　eccentric. But increasingly, Charles Philip Windsor is winning applause
　　for his campaign to combat that he calls the wanton destruction __6__
/ r2 d9 D# S2 b: L# ?4 Q4 ]　　that has taken place with the name of progress. For 30 years __7__
# A: j2 n+ a2 ~/ T0 ~　　the Prince has been in the forefront to promote kinder, gentler
+ _% R! h* `# C' U9 V5 N% d) c　　farming methods; protect Britain’s countryside urban sprawl; improve __8__
　　city landscapes; and safeguard the nation’s architectural
4 y+ s7 M: `/ t, ?+ u　　heritage. And whereas his once a lonely if plumy voice crying in __9__
0 O" H4 q8 Y) Y6 L/ q　　the wilderness, the Prince has seen many of his once maverick
　　opinions became mainstream. __10__
　　答案:
　　1.confided 后面加to
  a! N  N9 ^3 i+ w, r* }0 C9 D　　向某人透露……，应该用confide to sb
　　2.loved改为 beloved
) o9 E  A  w: A' T' z　　loved只能用于被动语态，表示动作。不论是做表语还是定语，都只能用beloved。
$ U$ d( e: B* b3 E+ g　　3.surrounding改为surroundings
　　“surrounding” 是形容词，意思是“周围的”，当它做名词是，意思是“环境”，只能用surroundings。
; d+ S' W3 e' P　　4.将and改为who/that
　　这是一个强调句型，意思是“那个守旧的王子落伍了”。
, {$ T( K. {" J　　5.在mistaken后面加上for
　　“把……误以为……”应该用mistake…for…。这句话的意思是：他把那棵树当作普鲁士的国王了。
　　6.that改为what
　　在这里what做代词，引导宾语从句，做combat的宾语。
　　7.将with改为in
, {% O" h9 z; C* V1 d  }  w: N- Y　　In the name of 以为“以……名义”，为固定搭配。这里意思是：以进步为名义恣意的破坏。
" D8 [/ q/ e; h( I　　8.在urban前加from
  V' [- p2 E) A4 _  y* @　　Protect …from…为固定搭配，指的是“保护……不受……的侵害”
! \9 x0 R8 d4 I7 z' o0 C9 y　　9.once 前加 was
　　这里“his” 代表“his voice”，很明显这里缺少谓语动词。这里指“虽然他的声音曾经在荒野里哭喊，但是却无人聆听”。
　　10.将became改为become
　　See…do sth 为固定搭配