专八改错练习 ：onprogress

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why does the idea of progress loom so large in
: M/ j: l; D# A$ v　　the modern world? surely because progress of particu-
2 {$ c( `9 F) H( {# x; ]2 _% N+ m　　lar kind is actually taking place around us and is more
　　and more manifesting. although mankind has underg- __1__
2 v' [. T! S9 }: W　　one no general improvement in intelligence or morali-
　　ty, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumu-
　　lation of knowledge. knowledge begins to increase as __2__
　　soon as the thoughts of one individual could be com-
　　municated to another by mean of speech. with the in- __3__
　　vention of writing, knowledge could be communicated
　　and stored. libraries made education possible, and
3 V1 J4 \# [3 L5 S$ ^　　education in turn added libraries: the growth of knowl- __4__
  M- Q0 t6 b0 W" Y8 J- n　　edge followed a kind of compound-interest law,
　　which was greatly enhanced by the invention of print-
　　ing. all this was comparatively slow until, with the
　　coming of science, the tempo was suddenly risen. __5__
　　then knowledge began to be accumulated according to
( C5 h9 c/ h% `; K　　a systematic plan. however, as soon as new knowl- __6__
' R. J1 h* u' a  s9 r  n( Z　　edge is acquired, it is now turned to practical ac-
　　count. what is called “modern civilization” is not the
　　result of a balanced development of all man’s nature,
3 }/ B, c4 }: |# y% [　　but not of accumulated knowledge applied to practical __7__
　　life. the problem now facing humanity is: what is go-
' a' _& v+ a/ Z% Q; B　　ing to be done with all this knowledge? like is often __8__
7 C- o' E# Q. g9 }' y　　pointed out, knowledge is a two edged weapon which
3 M7 w* a/ s( p, }: g5 O　　could be used equally for good or evil. it is now being __9__
　　used indifferently for both. could any spectacle, for
　　instance, be more grimly whimsical than that gunners __10__
* n$ s  j  }3 P2 S6 m1 n( e* H　　using science to shatter men’s bodies while, close at
, Q# X2 R" @7 ]) Q( l5 H. d　　hand, surgeons use it to restore them.
$ B8 N3 Y& i2 P6 ?9 z0 f2 c　　参考答案及解析：
　　1.把manifesting改为manifest
　　manifesting不能做形容词,而如果把它理解成现在进行词,后面又缺乏宾语,所以应该改为形容词manifest,表示 “显然的,明显的”.
　　2.把begins改为began
　　根据下一行出现的could可以判断本句是过去时.
5 O$ l4 [5 s% r3 T$ }( `　　3.把mean改为means. by means of 是固定用法.
　　4.在added后面加上to
$ g) K5 Z! n' Z, u' m　　如果add后面不加to,此句就表示 “把图书馆加到某个事物上去”,加上to,表示给图书馆增加了内容,符合句义.
　　5.把risen改为raised
% Z( o: l+ l; Z: P9 U) r: u　　rise是不及物动词,不能用于被动语态.
& a; P7 `! L6 S. Q　　6.把however改为moreover
　　此句的意思是:新知识一经获得,马上就得到实际应用.这是对上文的追加,不存在转折关系,因此应该用moreover.
' P1 K0 t/ M( V. M+ n　　7.删除but后面的not
　　8.把like改为as
8 P( X9 G; o+ ?# l  m　　9.把could改为can
1 S/ i: T9 d# J" e) z　　主句为现在时,而从句也不表示虚拟,所以应该用现在时.
　　10.在that后面加上of.
　　为了避免重复,这里用that指代spectacle,后面的gunner using是that 的内容.因此应该用介词of引出.
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