专八英语考前自测冲刺题-改错篇07

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　　People's attitude toward drugs varies from person to person. Some regard it as miraculous; others think of __1__ them as dangerous. Then what is the sensible attitude toward drugs? I think the first thing to think is the __2__ difference between drugs and wonder drugs. The antibiotics can really treat certain bacterial diseases. __3__ On the other hand, the major diseases threatening Americans today are cancer, stroke, high blood pressure, coronary disease, etc. Against them, the　doctor's bag of tricks is limited. He has wonder __4__ drugs. So the first important lesson is not to expect too many from drugs. If you can accept the fact __5__ that the war against many of our most devastating diseases is, at best, a holding operation more than __6__ an inevitable triumph, they will do a great deal to __7__ ease your own life as well as that of your doctor.Too many patients exert great pressure on doctors to describe for every symptom, even when such __8__ treatment is unwarranted or dangerous.
" A& {, k: l6 `6 u; m3 r5 d$ `: g　　Unfortunately, the medical profession is guilty of taking part, to a certain extent, in the wrongful　action. The patient who demands a short of penicillin　for every sniffle and sneeze may be given an injection __9__ by a reluctant physician because he is certain thatif he does not , the patient will not search until he find __10__ a doctor who will.
　　答案：
$ B8 D9 w8 k; T8 B. L6 U! ~9 ^　　1. it——them
5 Y" e% k1 b: _3 w; N4 i" T　　them指代上文的drugs
! O# y  M- _# l+ m: `　　2. 在think和is之间加of或about
8 Z- o' _1 u5 N; i　　此处为不及物动词，一般在后面跟of或about
) n' {: W/ E% D7 ^　　3. treat——cure
　　cure特别用以指病后通过治疗得以恢复健康；treat则只强调治疗本身
2 a0 Q4 [/ o. p　　4. 在wonder前加no
　　根据上下文意义，医生没有治愈上文提及的各种疾病的特效药
: Q+ F( t2 i7 z8 u) I2 ^) x　　5. many——much
　　用much指代“期望”这一抽象的概念性的东西
7 a7 {1 w- ], |' `　　6. more——rather
　　此处不是比较概念，而是否定概念“不是”
) y# ^0 G6 U' \* |" M0 s: [$ J& `　　7. they——it
　　it指代上文的the fact that the war against many of our most devastating
　　diseases is, at best, a holding operation more than an inevitable triumph.
$ d5 e# S! H: K9 Y* ?' R- a9 p　　8. describe——prescrible
　　根据上下文意义和语法，应为“医生为每一种症状开药”
　　9. an——the
* O' {* D  s! s2 ?; J　　此处的injection特指上文的a short of penicillin
　　10. 删除not
　　根据上下文意义，“患者会一直寻求，直到找到愿意为其打针或开药的医生为止”