2023年大学英语四级改错题合集

大学英语四级改错题12篇Passage1ErrorCorrection (15minutes)Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash(／)intheblank.Example: Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteraturesofourperiods.1.time/times/periodManyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliterature2.／___________asaschoolsubjectarevalidfor∧studyoftelevision.3.the___________ OnemajordecisionwhichfacestheAmericanstudentreadytobeginhighereducationisthechoiceofattendingalargeuniversityorasmallcollege.Thelargeuniversityprovidesawiderangeofspecializeddepartments,aswellnumerous71.__________courseswithinsuchdepartments.Thesmallcollege,therefore,72.__________generallyprovidesalimitednumberofcoursesandspecializationsbutofferabetterstudent-facultyratio,thus73.__________permitindividualizedattentiontostudent.Becauseofitslarge74.__________studentbody(oftenexceeding20,000)consistinginmany75.__________peoplefromdifferentcountriestheuniversityexposesitsstudentstomanydifferentculture,socialandout-of-class76.__________programmes.Ontheotherhand,thesmaller,morehomogeneous(同性质旳)studentbodyofthebigcollege77.__________affordsgreateropportunitiesinsuchactivities.Finally,theuniversitycloselyapproximatestherealworldandwhich78.__________providesarelaxed,impersonal,andsometimesanonymous(隐姓埋名旳)existence,onthecontrast,theintimate79.__________atmosphereofthesmallcollegeallowsthestudentfouryearsofstructurallivinginwhichtoexpectandpreparingforthereal80.__________world.Inmakinghischoiceamongeducationalinstitutionsthestudentmust,therefore,consideragreatmanyfactors.71.(well)?(well)as 72.therefore?however73.offer?offers 74.permit?permitting75.in?of 76.culture?cultural77.big?small 78.and?/或and?which,this79.contrast?contrary 80.preparing?preparePassage2 ThomasMalthuspublishedhis"EssayonthePrincipleofPopulation"almost200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecastershavebeingwarningthatworldwidefaminewasS1._____justaroundthenextcorner.Thefast-growingpopulation'sdemandforfood,theywarned,wouldsoonexceedtheirS2._____supply,leadingtowidespreadfoodshortagesandstarvation. Butinreality,theworld'stotalgrainharvesthasrisensteadilyovertheyears.ExceptforrelativeisolatedtroubleS3._____spotslikepresent-daySomalia,andoccasionalyearsofgoodharvests,theworld'sfoodcrisishasremainedjustS4._____aroundthecorner.Mostexpertsbelievethiscancontinueevenasifthepopulationdoublesbythemid-21stcentury,S5._____althoughfeedingI0billionpeoplewillnotbeeasyforpolitics,economicandenvironmentalreasons.OptimistsS6._____pointtoconcreteexamplesofcontinuedimprovementsinyield.InAfrica,byinstance,improvedseed,moreS7._____fertilizerandadvancedgrowingpracticeshavemorethandoublecornandwheatyieldsinanexperiment.Elsewhere,S8._____riceexpertsinthePhilippinesareproducingaplantwithfewS9._____stemsandmoreseeds.Thereisnoguaranteethatplantbreederscancontinuetodevelopnew,higher-yieldingcrop,butmostresearchersseetheirsuccesstodateasreasonS10._____forhope.S1.being?been S2.their?itsS3.relative?relatively S4.good?badS5.as?去掉 S6.politics?politicalS7.by?for S8.double?doubledS9.few?more S10.reason?thereasonPassage3 TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.ItmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverageorriskS1._________losingtheirreaders’interestandtheiradvertisers’support.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracialS2._________minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesandproceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.TheS3._________underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtobefair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbytheS4._________samekindofpopulationthatreadsit. Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,andphotographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes’S5._________contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffaboutdiversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontentS6._________audit(审查)thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.S7._________Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartooinfrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegativearticles.TheauditresultsfromS8._________improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationandS9._________theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,withaS10._________result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattleTimesCompanytowinthePersonalJournalOptimasAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.S1.it?they S2.percents?percentS3.maintain?maintaining S4.subjective?objectiveS5.value?evaluate S6.an?/S7.woman?women S8.from?inS9.majority?minority S10.with?asPassage4 Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhicharenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfoundnewone.AndanylargeorrichcityisgoingtoattractpoorS1.__________immigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopesofprosperityS2.__________whicharethenoftendisappointing.TherearebackwardtownsontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,justasthoughtherewereS3.__________ontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearlynine-teenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewisthescale.DescriptionsS4.__________writtenbyeighteenth-centurytravelersofthepoorofMexicoCity,andtheenormouscontraststhatwastobefoundthere,S5.__________areverydissimilartodescriptionsofMexicoCitytoday—theS6.__________poorcanstillbenumberedinmillions. Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosper-ity,butbehinditliestwomyths:themythofthecityasaS7.__________promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpovertyS8.__________andbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythoftheS9.__________countryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerationslate,S10.__________sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.S1.new?anew S2.filling?filledS3.though?if S4.This?WhatS5.was?were S6.dissimilar?similarS7.lies?lie S8.that?whichS9.it?them S10.late?laterPassage5 Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewingbiologically,themodernS1.__________footballerisrevealedasamemberofadisguisedhuntingpack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoal-mouth.IfhisaimisinaccurateandheS2.__________scoresagoal,enjoysthehunter’striumphofkillinghisprey. TounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplaceweS3.__________mustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.TheyspentoveraS4.__________millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.TheirverysurvivalS5.__________dependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eveniftheirbodies,becameradicailyS6.__________changed.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-groupS7.__________attackers. Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmenselyS8.__________longformativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wereputtoanewuse—thatofpenning(把S9.__________……关在圈中),controllinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.S1.Viewing?Viewed S2.inaccurate?accurateS3.(enjoys)?he(enjoys) S4.up?backS5.year?years S6.(even)if?(even)/S7.co-operate?co-operated S8.when?afterS9.were?was S10..farming?huntingPassage6 Morepeopledieoftuberculosis(结核病)thanofanyotherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobablybeenthecaseinquiteawhile.Duringtheearlystagesof71.__________theindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventh72.__________deathsinEurope’scrowdedcitieswerecausedbythe73.__________disease.Fromnowon,though,westerneyes,missingthe74.__________globalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecline.Withoccasionalbreaksforwar,theratesofdeathandinfectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadily75.__________throughthe19thand20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,theintroductionofantibiotics(抗菌素)strengthenedthetrendinrichcountries,andtheantibioticswereallowedtobeimportedtopoorcountries.Medicalresearchers76.__________declaredvictoryandwithdrew. Theyarewrong.Inthemid-1980sthefrequencyof77.__________infectionsanddeathsstartedtopickupagainaroundtheworld.Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcameback;in78.__________manyplaceswhereithadneverbeenaway,itgrewbetter.79.__________TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthatbillionpeople(athirdoftheearth’spopulation)sufferfromtuberculosis.Eventheinfectionratewasfalling,populationgrowthkeptthenumberofclinicalcasesmoreorlessconstantlyat8millionayear.Around80.__________3millionofthosepeopledied,nearlyalloftheminpoorcountries.71.in?for 72.seventh?seven73.were?was 74.now?then75.the?/ 76.imported?exported77.are?were 78.vanished?had~79.better?worse 80.constantly?constantPassage7 Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmannersyouimmediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Manypeoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskedalady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtellawell-mannedpersononthewaythey71.__________occupiedthespacearoundthem—forexample,whensuchapersonwalksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareof72.__________others.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople. However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswasmoreaquestionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.Instead,this73.__________otherpersontoldusastory,ithesaidwasquitewellknown,74.__________aboutanAmericanwhohadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealat75.__________oneofthecountriesoftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasn’t76.__________beentoldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemightexpect.IfhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,hemighthavebehaved77.__________better. Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceofbreadthatlooked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin（餐巾）.Pickingit78.__________up,heputitintohiscollar,sothatitfallsacrosshisshirt.79.__________HisArabhost,whohadbeenwatching,saidofnothing,but80.__________immediatelycopiedtheactionofhisguest. Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafineexampleofgoodmanners.71.(ontheway)?intheway 72.unaware?aware73.as?than 74.it?which75.at?in 76.hasn’t?hadn’t77.American?Arab 78.as?like79.falls?fell 80.of?/Passage8 Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,manhasbeenboundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedanddevel-oped.Nowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetandmove71.__________outintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhehasknownpreviouslyonlydirectly.Menhaveexploredpartsofthemoon.72.__________putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanotherplanetandpossiblywithinthedecadewilllandintoanotherplanetandexploreit.Canwebe73.__________tooboldastosuggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeother74.__________planetwithinthenot-too-distantfutureSomehaveadvocated75.__________suchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulationproblem:shiptheexcesspeopleofftothemoon.Butwemustkeepinheadthe76.__________billionsofdollarswemightspendincarryingouttheproject.Tomaintaintheearth’spopulationatitspresentlevel,wewouldhavetoblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourofeverydayoftheyear. Whyarewespendingsolittlemoneyonspaceex-77.__________plorationConsiderthegreatneedforimprovingmanyaspects78.__________oftheglobalenvironment,oneissurelyjustifiedinhisconcernforthemoneyandresourcesthattheyarepouredinto79.__________thespaceexplorationefforts.Butperhapsweshouldlookatbothsidesofthecoinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.80.__________71.had?has 72.directly?indirectly73.into?on 74.too?so75.planet?planets/worlds 76.head?mind77.little?much 78.Consider?Considering79.they?/80.(arriving)?(arriving)at或arriving?reaching/drawing/makingPassage9Mostpeopleworktoearnalivingandthey

Producegoodsandservices.Goodsareeither

agricultural(likemaize)ormanufactured(like

cars).Servicesaresuchthingslikeeducation,

medicine,andcommerce.Thesepeopleprovide

goods;someprovideservices.Otherpeopleprovide

bothgoodsorservices.Forexample,inthesame

garageamanmaybuyacarorsomeservicewhich

helpshimmaintainhiscar.

Theworkpeopledoiscalledaseconomic

activity.Alleconomicactivitiestakentogethermake

uptheeconomicsystemofatown,acity,acountry,

ortheworld.Sucheconomicsystemisthesum-total

ofwhatpeopledoandwhattheywant.Thework

peopledoeitherprovideswhattheyneedorprovides

themoneywiththattheycanbyessential

commodities.Ofcourse,mostpeoplehopetohave

enoughmoneytobuycommoditiesandserviceswhich

areessentialbutwhichprovidesomeparticular

personalsatisfaction,suchastoysforchildren,visits

thecinema,andbooks.

Thescienceofeconomicsisbasicuponthefacts

ofoureverydaylives.Economistsstudyoureveryday

livesandthegenerallifeofourcommunitiesinorder

tounderstandthewholeeconomicsystemofwhichwe

areapart.Theytrytodescribethefactsofthe

economyinwhichwelive,andtoexplainhowit

works.Theeconomistmethodsshouldofcoursebe

strictlyobjectiveandscientific.1．like－>as2．these－>some3．or－>and4．as－>\去掉as5．Sucheconomicsystem－>Such∧aneconomicsystem6．that－>which7．areessential－>are∧notessential或者essential－>non-essential8．visitsthecinema－>visits∧tothecinema9．basic－>based10．Theeconomistmethods－>Theeconomist’smethods

Theeconomists’methodsPassage10Parentscanbesupportiveofsuspicions.Theycanbehelpfultotheteacher,orareinneedofhelp 1.themselves.Sometimes,Ithinkparentsaretoohardtotheirchildren.Ihaveseenmanyparentsofthis 2.

kind.Ioftenhavetheproblemofparentscomingin

andtellingmewhattheyreallytreattheirkids.They 3.tellmethattheyusuallystandovertheirkindswhen

theydotheirhomework.Theychecktheirworkand

makebigfussoverthegrades.Theycriticizethekids 4.

overeverythinghavingtodowithschool.My

responseusuallyis:”well,youknow,heisreallya

goodkid.Heisfineinmyclass.Maybeyoushould

notbetoostrictwiththem.” 5.

Wewantparentstorealizethefactthatteachers

areprofessorsatworkingwithchildren.Theyhave 6.

observedmanychildrenandmanyparents.Because

ofthis,andbecauseoftheirspecializedtraining,

teacherscanberealisticaboutchildren.Teachers

knowwhetherparentswanttheirchildrentodowell 7.

andtobehavewell.Butteachersknowlesswhat 8.

childrenshouldbeabletodoatdifferentagesand

stages.Theydon’texpectthe8-year-oldstodothe

workthatcanonlybedonebythe12-year-olds.

Parents,inthecontrary,oftenexpecttheirchildren 9.

todowhatisusuallybeyondtheirageandability.

Obviously,thismaymakegreatharmtothe 10.

children’sdevelopment.1．are－>be2．behardto－>behardon3．what－>how4．makebigfuss－>makeabigfuss5．them－>him6．professors－>experts

professional7．whether－>\that8．less－>morebetter9．inthecontrary－>onthecontrary10．makeharmto－>doharmtoPassage11Closureisthepositivefellingyougetwhenyou

finishatask.Lackofclosureresultsfromthe

panickedfeelingthatyoustillhaveamillionthingsto

do.Onewaytoobtainclosureisdivideataskinto

manageablegoals,listthem,andcheckthemoff

yourlistasyoufinishthem.Forexample,suppose

yourhistoricteacherassignsthreechapterstobe

read.Ifyourgoalistoreadallthreechapters,you

mayfeeldiscouragedifyoudon’tcompletethe

readingatonetime.Amoreeffectivewayto

completetheassignmentistodividethereadinginto

smallergoalsbythinkingeachchapterasaseparate

goal.Thusyouexperiencesuccessasyoucomplete.

eachchapter.Whileyouhavecompletedtheoverall

goal,youknowyouhaveprogressedtowardit.

Asecondblocktoobtainingclosureisunfinished

business.Youmayhaveseveraltaskswiththesame

deadline.Ifchangingfromonetasktoanotherserves6.________

asabreak,changingtaskstoooftenwastetime.7.________

Eachtimeyouswitch,youlosemomentum.You

maybeunabletochangementalgearsfastenough.

Youmayfindyourselfthinkingabouttheoldproject

whenyoushouldbeconcentratinginthenewone.In8.________

addition,whenyoureturntoyourfirsttask,you

havetoreviewwhereyouareandwhatstepswere9.________

leftforyoutofinish.

Oftenyousolvethisproblembydetermining

howmuchtimeyouhavefreetowork.Ifthetime

availableisshort