大学英语四级改错题12篇范文

1、大学英语四级改错题12篇Passage1ErrorCorrection(15minutes)Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorr

2、ectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark()intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash()intheblank.Example:Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteraturesofourperiods.Manyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliteratureasaschoolsubjectareval

3、idforstudyoftelevision.OnemajordecisionwhichfacestheAmericanstudentreadytobeginhighereducationisthechoiceofattendingalargeuniversityorasmallcollege.Thelargeuniversityprovidesawiderangeofspecializeddepartments,aswellnumerouscourseswithinsuchdepartments.Thesmallcollege,therefore,generallyprovidesalimi

4、tednumberofcoursesandspecializationsbutofferabetterstudent-facultyratio,thus1.time/times/period_the_permitindividualizedattentiontostudent.Becauseofitslargestudentbody(oftenexceeding20,000)consistinginmanypeoplefromdifferentcountriestheuniversityexposesitsstudentstomanydifferentculture,socialandout-

5、of-classprogrammes.Ontheotherhand,thesmaller,morehomogeneous(同性质的)studentbodyofthebigcollegeaffordsgreateropportunitiesinsuchactivities.Finally,theuniversitycloselyapproximatestherealworldandwhichprovidesarelaxed,impersonal,andsometimesanonymous(隐姓埋名的)existence,onthecontrast,theintimateatmosphereoft

6、hesmallcollegeallowsthestudentfouryearsofstructurallivinginwhichtoexpectandpreparingfortherealworld.Inmakinghischoiceamongeducationalinstitutionsthestudentmust,therefore,consideragreatmanyfactors.71.(well)?(well)as72.therefore?however73.offer?offers74.permit?permitting75.in?of76.culture?cultural_77.

7、big?small78.and?/或and?which,thiscontrast?contrary80.preparing?preparePassage2ThomasMalthuspublishedhisEssayonthePrincipleofPopulationalmost200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecastershavebeingwarningthatworldwidefaminewasjustaroundthenextcorner.Thefast-growingpopulationsdemandforfood,theywarned,wouldsoonex

8、ceedtheirsupply,leadingtowidespreadfoodshortagesandstarvation.Butinreality,theworldstotalgrainharvesthasrisensteadilyovertheyears.Exceptforrelativeisolatedtroublespotslikepresent-daySomalia,andoccasionalyearsofgoodharvests,theworldsfoodcrisishasremainedjustaroundthecorner.Mostexpertsbelievethiscanco

9、ntinueevenasifthepopulationdoublesbythemid-21stcentury,althoughfeedingI0billionpeoplewillnotbeeasyforpolitics,economicandenvironmentalreasons.Optimistspointtoconcreteexamplesofcontinuedimprovementsinyield.InAfrica,byinstance,improvedseed,morefertilizerandadvancedgrowingpracticeshavemorethandoublecor

10、nandwheatyieldsinanexperiment.Elsewhere,riceexpertsinthePhilippinesareproducingaplantwithfewstemsandmoreseeds.Thereisnoguaranteethatplantbreederscancontinuetodevelopnew,higher-yieldingcrop,butmostresearchersseetheirsuccesstodateasreasonforhope.S1.being?beenS2.their?itsS3.relative?relativelyS4.good?b

11、adS5.as?去掉S6.politics?politicalS7.by?forS8.double?doubledS9.few?moreS10.reason?thereasonPassage3TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.Itmustref

12、lectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverageorrisklosingtheirreadersinterestandtheiradvertiserssupport.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracialS1._S2._S3._S4._S5._S6._S7._S8._S9._S10._S1._S2._minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesandproceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.Theunderlyingr

13、easonforthechangeisthatforinformationtobefair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythesamekindofpopulationthatreadsit.Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,andphotographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimescontentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffaboutdiversityissues.Inanaddit

14、ion,thepaperinstitutedacontentaudit(审察)thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartooinfrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfromimprovementinthefrequencyofmajori

15、tyrepresentationandtheirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,witharesult,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattleTimesCompanytowinthePersonalJournalOptimasAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.S1.it?theyS2.percents?percentS3.maintain?maintainingS

16、4.subjective?objectiveS5.value?evaluateS6.an?/S7.woman?womenS8.from?inS9.majority?minorityS10.with?asPassage4Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhicharenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfoundnewone.Andanylargeorrichcityisgoingto

17、attractpoorimmigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopesofS3._S4._S5._S6._S7._S8._S9._S10._S1._S2._prosperitywhicharethenoftendisappointing.TherearebackwardtownsontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,justasthoughtherewereontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearlynine-teenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewisthescale.Descripti

18、onswrittenbyeighteenth-centurytravelersofthepoorofMexicoCity,andtheenormouscontraststhatwastobefoundthere,areverydissimilartodescriptionsofMexicoCitytodaythepoorcanstillbenumberedinmillions.Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosper-ity,butbehinditliestwomyths:themythofthecityasapromisedland,that

19、attractsimmigrantsfromruralpovertyandbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythofthecountryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerationslate,sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.S1.new?anewS2.filling?filledS3.though?ifS4.This?WhatS5.was?wereS6.dissimilar?similarS7.lies?lieS8.that?whichS9.it?themS10.late?la

20、terPassage5Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewingbiologically,themodernfootballerisrevealedasamemberofadisguisedhuntingpack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoal-mouth.Ifhisaimisinaccurateandhescoresagoal,enjoysthehunterstriumphofkillinghis

21、prey.Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewemustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.TheyspentoveraS3._S4._S5._S6._S7._S8._S9._S10._S1._S2._S3._S4._millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.Theirverysurvivaldependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eveniftheirbod

22、ies,becameradicailychanged.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-groupattackers.Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmenselylongformativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wereputt

23、oanewusethatofpenning(把关在圈中),controllinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.S1.Viewing?ViewedS2.inaccurate?accurateS3.(enjoys)?he(enjoys)S4.up?backS5.year?yearsS6.(even)if?(even)/S7.co-operate?co-ope

24、ratedS8.when?afterS9.were?wasS10.farming?huntingPassage6Morepeopledieoftuberculosis(核病)thanofanyotherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobablybeenthecaseinquiteawhile.Duringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventhdeathsinEuropescrowdedcitieswerecausedbythedisease.Fromnowon,

25、though,westerneyes,missingtheglobalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecline.Withoccasionalbreaksforwar,theratesofdeathandinfectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadilythroughthe19thand20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,theintroductionofantibiotics(抗菌素)strengthenedtheS5._S6._S7._S8._S9._trendinrichcountries,andthe

26、antibioticswereallowedtobeimportedtopoorcountries.Medicalresearchersdeclaredvictoryandwithdrew.Theyarewrong.Inthemid-1980sthefrequencyofinfectionsanddeathsstartedtopickupagainaroundtheworld.Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcameback;inmanyplaceswhereithadneverbeenaway,itgrewbetter.TheWorldHealthOrganizati

27、onestimatesthatbillionpeople(athirdoftheearthspopulation)sufferfromtuberculosis.Eventheinfectionratewasfalling,populationgrowthkeptthenumberofclinicalcasesmoreorlessconstantlyat8millionayear.Around3millionofthosepeopledied,nearlyalloftheminpoorcountries.71.in?for72.seventh?seven73.were?was74.now?the

28、n75.the?/76.imported?exported77.are?were78.vanished?had79.better?worse80.constantly?constantPassage7Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmannersyouimmediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Manypeoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskedalady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtellawell-mannedpersononthewaytheyocc

29、upiedthespacearoundthemforexample,whensuchapersonwalksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareofothers.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople.However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswasmoreaquestionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.Instead,this_80._otherpersontoldusastory,ithesaidwasquitewellknown,aboutanAmeric

30、anwhohadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealatoneofthecountriesoftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasntbeentoldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemightexpect.IfhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,hemighthavebehavedbetter.Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceofbreadthatlooked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin（餐巾）.Pickingitup,heputitintohiscollar

31、,sothatitfallsacrosshisshirt.HisArabhost,whohadbeenwatching,saidofnothing,butimmediatelycopiedtheactionofhisguest.Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafineexampleofgoodmanners.71.(ontheway)?intheway72.unaware?aware73.as?than74.it?which75.at?in76.hasnt?hadnt77.American?Arab78.as?like79.falls?fell80.of?/P

32、assage8Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,manhasbeenboundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedanddevel-oped.Nowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetandmoveoutintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhehasknownpreviouslyonlydirectly.Menhaveexploredpartsofthemoon.putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanotherplanetandpossiblyw

33、ithinthedecadewilllandintoanotherplanetandexploreit.Canwebetooboldastosuggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeotherplanetwithinthenot-too-distantfutureSomehaveadvocatedsuchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulationproblem:shiptheexcesspeopleofftothemoon.Butwemustkeepinheadthe_71._72._73._74._75._76._billionsofdol

34、larswemightspendincarryingouttheproject.Tomaintaintheearthspopulationatitspresentlevel,wewouldhavetoblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourofeverydayoftheyear.Whyarewespendingsolittlemoneyonspaceex-plorationConsiderthegreatneedforimprovingmanyaspectsoftheglobalenvironment,oneissurelyjustifiedinhisconc

35、ernforthemoneyandresourcesthattheyarepouredintothespaceexplorationefforts.Butperhapsweshouldlookat77._78._79._bothsidesofthecoinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.80._71.had?has72.directly?o?on74.too?so75.planet?planets/worlds76.head?mind77.little?much78.Consider?Considering79.they?/80.(arriving)?(arriv

36、ing)at或arriving?reaching/drawing/makingPassage9MostpeopleworktoearnalivingandtheyProducegoodsandservices.Goodsareeitheragricultural(likemaize)ormanufactured(likecars).Servicesaresuchthingslikeeducation,medicine,andcommerce.Thesepeopleprovidegoods;someprovideservices.Otherpeopleprovidebothgoodsorserv

37、ices.Forexample,inthesamegarageamanmaybuyacarorsomeservicewhichhelpshimmaintainhiscar.Theworkpeopledoiscalledaseconomicactivity.Alleconomicactivitiestakentogethermakeuptheeconomicsystemofatown,acity,acountry,ortheworld.Sucheconomicsystemisthesum-totalofwhatpeopledoandwhattheywant.Theworkpeopledoeith

38、erprovideswhattheyneedorprovidesthemoneywiththattheycanbyessentialcommodities.Ofcourse,mostpeoplehopetohaveenoughmoneytobuycommoditiesandserviceswhichareessentialbutwhichprovidesomeparticularpersonalsatisfaction,suchastoysforchildren,visitsthecinema,andbooks.Thescienceofeconomicsisbasicuponthefactso

39、foureverydaylives.Economistsstudyoureverydaylivesandthegenerallifeofourcommunitiesinordertounderstandthewholeeconomicsystemofwhichweareapart.Theytrytodescribethefactsoftheeconomyinwhichwelive,andtoexplainhowitworks.Theeconomistmethodsshouldofcoursebestrictlyobjectiveandscientific.1likeas2thesesome3o

40、rand4as去掉as5SucheconomicsystemSuchaneconomicsystem6thatwhich7areessentialarenotessential或许essentialnon-essential8visitsthecinemavisitstothecinema9basicbased10TheeconomistmethodsTheeconomistsmethodsTheeconomistsmethodsPassage10Parentscanbesupportiveofsuspicions.Theycanbehelpfultotheteacher,orareinnee

41、dofhelp1.themselves.Sometimes,Ithinkparentsaretoohardtotheirchildren.Ihaveseenmanyparentsofthis2.kind.Ioftenhavetheproblemofparentscominginandtellingmewhattheyreallytreattheirkids.They3.tellmethattheyusuallystandovertheirkindswhentheydotheirhomework.Theychecktheirworkandmakebigfussoverthegrades.They

42、criticizethekids4.overeverythinghavingtodowithschool.Myresponseusuallyis:”well,youknow,heisreallyanotbetoostrictwiththem.”5.Wewantparentstorealizethefactthatteachersareprofessorsatworkingwithchildren.Theyhave6.observedmanychildrenandmanyparents.Becauseofthis,andbecauseoftheirspecializedtraining,teac

43、herscanberealisticaboutchildren.Teachersknowwhetherparentswanttheirchildrentodowell7.andtobehavewell.Butteachersknowlesswhat8.childrenshouldbeabletodoatdifferentagesandstages.Theydontexpectthe8-year-oldstodotheworkthatcanonlybedonebythe12-year-olds.Parents,inthecontrary,oftenexpecttheirchildren9.tod

44、owhatisusuallybeyondtheirageandability.Obviously,thismaymakegreatharmtothe10.childrensdevelopment.1arebe2behardtobehardon3whathow4makebigfussmakeabigfuss5themhim6professorsexpertsprofessional7whetherthat8lessmorebetter9inthecontraryonthecontrary10makeharmtodoharmtoPassage11Closureisthepositivefellin

45、gyougetwhenyoufinishatask.Lackofclosureresultsfromthepanickedfeelingthatyoustillhaveamillionthingstodo.Onewaytoobtainclosureisdivideataskintomanageablegoals,listthem,andcheckthemoffyourlistasyoufinishthem.Forexample,supposeyourhistoricteacherassignsthreechapterstoberead.Ifyourgoalistoreadallthreecha

46、pters,youmayfeeldiscouragedifyoudontcompletethereadingatonetime.Amoreeffectivewaytocompletetheassignmentistodividethereadingintosmallergoalsbythinkingeachchapterasaseparategoal.Thusyouexperiencesuccessasyoucomplete.eachchapter.Whileyouhavecompletedtheoverallgoal,youknowyouhaveprogressedtowardit.Asec

47、ondblocktoobtainingclosureisunfinishedbusiness.Youmayhaveseveraltaskswiththesamedeadline.Ifchangingfromonetasktoanotherserves6._asabreak,changingtaskstoooftenwastetime.7._Eachtimeyouswitch,youlosemomentum.Youmaybeunabletochangementalgearsfastenough.Youmayfindyourselfthinkingabouttheoldprojectwhenyoushouldbeconcentratinginthenewone.In8._add