大學(xué)英語四級改錯題12篇

大學(xué)英語四級改錯題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(同性質(zhì)的)studentbodyofthebigcollege77.__________affordsgreateropportunitiesinsuchactivities.Finally,theuniversitycloselyapproximatestherealworldandwhich78.__________providesarelaxed,impersonal,andsometimesanonymous(隱姓埋名的)existence,onthecontrast,theintimate79.__________atmosphereofthesmallcollegeallowsthestudentfouryearsofstructurallivinginwhichtoexpectandpreparingforthereal80.__________world.Inmakinghischoiceamongeducationalinstitutionsthestudentmust,therefore,consideragreatmanyfactors.71.(well)(well)as 72.thereforehowever73.offeroffers 74.permitpermitting75.inof 76.culturecultural77.bigsmall 78.and/或andwhich,this79.contrastcontrary 80.preparingpreparePassage2 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.beingbeen S2.theiritsS3.relativerelatively S4.goodbadS5.as去掉 S6.politicspoliticalS7.byfor S8.doubledoubledS9.fewmore S10.reasonthereasonPassage3 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(審查)thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.S7._________Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartooinfrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegativearticles.TheauditresultsfromS8._________improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationandS9._________theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,withaS10._________result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.Thediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheoftheglobalenvironment,oneissurelyjustifiedinhisconcernforthemoneyandresourcesthattheyarepouredinto79.__________thespaceexplorationefforts.Butperhapsweshouldlookatbothsidesofthecoinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.80.__________71.hadhas 72.directlyindirectly73.intoon 74.tooso75.planetplanets/worlds 76.headmind77.littlemuch 78.ConsiderConsidering79.they/80.(arriving)(arriving)at或arrivingreaching/drawing/makingPassage9Mostpeopleworktoearnalivingandthey

Producegoodsandservices.Goodsareeither

agricultural(likemaize)ormanufactured(like

cars).Servicesaresuchthingslikeeducation,1.________

medicine,andcommerce.Thesepeopleprovide2.________

goods;someprovideservices.Otherpeopleprovide

bothgoodsorservices.Forexample,inthesame3.________

garageamanmaybuyacarorsomeservicewhich

helpshimmaintainhiscar.

Theworkpeopledoiscalledaseconomic4.________

activity.Alleconomicactivitiestakentogethermake

uptheeconomicsystemofatown,acity,acountry,

ortheworld.Sucheconomicsystemisthesum-total5._________

ofwhatpeopledoandwhattheywant.Thework

peopledoeitherprovideswhattheyneedorprovides

themoneywiththattheycanbyessential6.________

commodities.Ofcourse,mostpeoplehopetohave

enoughmoneytobuycommoditiesandserviceswhich

areessentialbutwhichprovidesomeparticular7.________

personalsatisfaction,suchastoysforchildren,visits8._______

thecinema,andbooks.

Thescienceofeconomicsisbasicuponthefacts9.________

ofoureverydaylives.Economistsstudyoureveryday

livesandthegenerallifeofourcommunitiesinorder

tounderstandthewholeeconomicsystemofwhichwe

areapart.Theytrytodescribethefactsofthe

economyinwhichwelive,andtoexplainhowit

works.Theeconomistmethodsshouldofcoursebe10.________

strictlyobjectiveandscientific.1．like－>as2．these－>some3．or－>and4．a(chǎn)s－>\去掉as5．Sucheconomicsystem－>Such∧aneconomicsystem6．that－>which7．a(chǎn)reessential－>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．a(chǎn)re－>be2．behardto－>behardon3．what－>how4．makebigfuss－>makeabigfuss5．them－>him6．professors－>experts

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

finishatask.Lackofclosureresultsfromthe1.________

panickedfeelingthatyoustillhaveamillionthingsto

do.Onewaytoobtainclosureisdivideataskinto2.________

manageablegoals,listthem,andcheckthemoff

yourlistasyoufinishthem.Forexample,suppose

yourhistoricteacherassignsthreechapterstobe3.________

read.Ifyourgoalistoreadallthreechapters,you

mayfeeldiscouragedifyoudon’tcompletethe

readingatonetime.Amoreeffectivewayto

completetheassignmentistodividethereadinginto

smallergoalsbythinkingeachchapterasaseparate4.________

goal.Thusyouexperiencesuccessasyoucomplete.

eachchapter.Whileyouhavecompletedtheoverall5.________

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(i.e.,anhourorless),youneedto

workononlyonetask.Alternatetaskswhenyou

havemoretime.Completingonetaskoralarge

portionofataskattributestothefeelingofclosure.10.______1．resultfrom－>resultin2．isdivide－>istodivide3．historicteacher－>historyteacher4．thinkeachchapter－>think∧ofeachchapter5．havecompleted－>have∧notcompleted6．If－>Although7．waste－>wastes8．concentratein－>concentrateon9．reviewwhereyouare－>reviewwhereyouwere10．a(chǎn)ttributesto－>contributetoPassage12Oralhealthcareis,thesedays,abig,boom1.business.AccordingtoRalphNader,American2.spendsome$5billionondentalcareeachyea