1、英语八级校对与改错练习校对与改错（91-95试卷）PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION Passage OneIt is very difficult imagine an educational system which transmits 1. to values seriously in conflict with that of the government and the state, or 2. thosewhich contributes nothing to training young people for their future adult wo
2、rk-roles. However, educational systems are often only partial successful. 3. partiallyThis is partly because people have different views of what elements of culture(norms and values) should be stressed (on), and what skills are useful. 4. on Such disagreement has a fundamental basis in social struct
3、ure of modem 5. the Britain because there is often a contradiction among the two functions of 6. betweensocialization and training. This is because the two functions are not easilyseparate in practice. The norms and values transmitted to any group of 7. separated children have to be somehow relating
4、 to the kinds of skills they 8. related taught. The culture of the aristocracy is not the same as that of working 9. are -class neighborhoods in the inner cities. Similarly, training for differentsorts of work need to be different: to be proficient in Latin is not useful 10. needs to the shop assist
5、ant, just as expertise in woodwork is irrelevant to a university teacher.Passage TwoAs people live in a fast-moving world where tensions build up, theeffects of long-distance running are uplifting. Each hill is approached as a positive challenge, causing the runner togrow strongly with each stride a
6、nd leading him to tranquility and harmony. 1. stronger Long-distance running (that) helps a person to forget pressure on family 2. that problems as well as job related annoyances. An example comes quickly in 3. to mind. One day I had a really terrible fight with my landlady over some foolishincident
7、. I screamed and yelled at her but she very nearly threw me out. A 4. that few minutes later, I set for my daily run. By the end of the first mile, the 5. out argument seemed like the bad dream. At the end of the fourth mile, I was 6. a full with feelings of remorse and forgiveness towards the landl
8、ady. I saw 7. filled how unreasonable I have been, I stopped at the local flower shop and bought 8. had my landlady a beautiful rose, which I immediately gave her I stepped 9. as inside the house. Running has that kind of effect on most runners. It makes us feel positive and serene. Incorporating lo
9、ng-distance running into a daily routine will significantly change a runners life. I do not know whether it comes from following a strict routine the improved physical condition of the 10. that runner. But I do know that people quickly become addicted to the sport.Passage ThreeWhat is drug? Most (of
10、) people probably think theres a perfect simple 1. of answer to this question. In fact, if one carries a quick survey on any street corner, one finds that, according to vast majority of people, there are two 2. the groups of drugs: those prescribed by doctors, and those people take for non-medical u
11、se. As medicine and medical profession are generally self-respectful, there arent any objections to the use of prescribed drugs. 3. self-respectedWhat most people dont realize is that when prescribed drugs are usually 4. thoughbeneficial, they can also present a serious problem. There were many peop
12、le addicted by tranquillizers before doctors began to prescribe them: 5. to now there being literally millions who depend on them. An acceptance of 6. are the use of drugs for non-medical reasons is largely a matter of a culture. Some Eastern people think the use of alcohol with horror, mainly as 7.
13、 look at a result of religious upbringing. However, these similar people freely 8. same use marijuana without a second thought, and this, in turn, isnt acceptedin Western culture which accepts alcohol. In most Western societies, 9. a the tea- or coffee-breaks now a part of (the) life. And huge quant
14、ities 10. the of these drinks are consumed daily.Passage FourIn a competitive and fast-paced modem society, busy business executives are so engrossing in their work that they hardly know what 1. engrossed the word leisure means. The higher an executives position is on the business ladder, the more h
15、ours he spends on his work. With a view to gaining greater corporate standing or a big pay rise, he, as a rule, far 2. bigger exceeds (over) the 40-hour working week. 3. over The additional stress and tension as well as the shortage of suitable 4. lack rest and recreation very often have a disastrou
16、s effect on his health. Few such executives realize that unless they learn how to relax, they will soon run of stream before they get to the top of the executive ladder. A noted 5. out American authority on leisure has said that “The key to relaxation to busy 6. for executives is to avoid the types
17、of activities that are part and parcel of their daily work and to devote themselves totally to have recreational 7. having pursuits for at least a part of each day, even it is only for half an hour. 8. if Those jobs require a great deal of contact with others can engage in activities 9. whosethat ar
18、e quiet and peaceful far from the madding crowd, far from client 10. clients and business associates.”Passage FiveAir quality in Britain has improved considerably in the last 30 years.Total emissions of smoke in the air have risen by over 85 per cent since 1. decreased1950. The domestic smoking cont
19、rol program has been particularly 2. smoke important in achieving this result. London and other major cities no longer have the dense smoke-laden “smogs” of the 1950s but in central 3. and London winter sunshine has increased by about 70 per cent since 1958.Since 1990, everyday air pollution data fr
20、om the British Monitoring network has made available to the public by the Department of the Environments Air Quantity Bulletins. These concentrated three main 4. Quality pollutants-ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide end grade air quality on a scale between “very weak” and “very good”. The 5
21、. by information features in television and radio weather reports appears 6. and in many national and local newspapers. Therefore, the data are also 7. Moreover available on the special free telephone number and on videotext systems. 8. a A comprehensive review of the issue of urbanized air quality
22、was announced 9. urban in January 1992. Three independent committees of experts have been established to advise on different aspects of the problem, and will set 10. up guidelines and targets for air quality. The network will also being extended and upgraded at a cost of 10 million pounds.Passage Si
23、xThe amazing success of humans as a species is the result of the evolutionary development of our brains which hastened to tool-using, tool-making, the ability to solve problems by logical reasoning, thoughtful cooperation, and language. One of the most striking ways in that chimpanzees biologically
24、resemble humans 1. which lies in the structure of their brains. The chimpanzee, with the capacity for primitive reasoning, exhibits a type of intelligence like 2. more that of humans than does any other mammal living today. The brain of the modem chimpanzee is probably not too dissimilar to the brai
25、n that so many millions of years ago direct the behavior of the first ape 3. directed man.In a long time, the fact that prehistoric people made tools was 4. For considered to be one of the major criterion distinguishing them from 5. criteria other creatures. It is true that the chimpanzee does not f
26、ashion tools to “a regular and set pattern” but then, prehistoric people, after their 6. before development of stone tools，undoubtedly poked around with sticks and straws, at which stage it seems unlikely that they made tools to a set pattern too. 7. either It is because the close association in mos
27、t peoples minds of 8. of tools with humans that special attention has always been focused upon any animal able to use an objective as a tool; but it is important to realize 9. object that this ability, on its own, does not necessarily indicate any special intelligence in the creature concerning. 10.
28、 concerned Passage SevenDuring the traditional wedding ceremony, the bridal couple promises each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four 1. promise American marriages ends in divorce. Since 1940, the divorce rate has more than doubled, and experts predict that, of all marriages that occu
29、red in the 1970s, about 50% will end in divorce, The USA 2. occurred is one of the highest divorce rates in the world, perhaps even the highest. 3. has What goes wrong? That fact that divorce is so common in the United States does not mean that Americans consider marriage a casual,unimportant relati
30、onship. Just opposite is true. Americans expect a 4. the great deal from marriage. They seek physical, emotional, and intellectual compatibility. They want to be loved deep and understood. 5. deeply It is because Americans expect so much from marriage that so many get divorce. They prefer no marriage at all to a marriage without love 6. divorced and understanding. With typical American optimist, they end one 7. optimism marriage in the hope (of) that the next will be happier. With no-fault 8. of divorce laws in many states, it is easier than never to get a divorce.
