英語專業八級的改錯練習題及答案示例
Long ago there was a prince who unwisely confided the media __1__
that while tending his loved garden, he often talked to his plants. __2__
He also warned his future subjects about losing touch with their
natural surrounding and their rich cultural heritage. But the people __3__
scoffed and said it was the fuddy-duddy Prince and was out of __4__
touch. And they shook heads at the madness of the Prince’s forebear,
King George III, who famously talked with a tree he had
mistaken the King of Prussia. __5__
These days Britain’s Prince of Wales is still considered a tad
eccentric. But increasingly, Charles Philip Windsor is winning applause
for his campaign to combat that he calls the wanton destruction __6__
that has taken place with the name of progress. For 30 years __7__
the Prince has been in the forefront to promote kinder, gentler
farming methods; protect Britain’s countryside urban sprawl; improve __8__
city landscapes; and safeguard the nation’s architectural
heritage. And whereas his once a lonely if plumy voice crying in __9__
the wilderness, the Prince has seen many of his once maverick
opinions became mainstream. __10__
答案:
1.confided 後面加to
向某人透露……，應該用confide to sb
2.loved改為 beloved
loved只能用於被動語態，表示動作。不論是做表語還是定語，都只能用beloved。
3.surrounding改為surroundings
“surrounding” 是形容詞，意思是“周圍的”，當它做名詞是，意思是“環境”，只能用surroundings。
4.將and改為who/that
這是一個強調句型，意思是“那個守舊的王子落伍了”。
5.在mistaken後面加上for
“把……誤以為……”應該用mistake…for…。這句話的.意思是：他把那棵樹當作普魯士的國王了。
6.that改為what
在這裡what做代詞，引導賓語從句，做combat的賓語。
7.將with改為in
In the name of 以為“以……名義”，為固定搭配。這裡意思是：以進步為名義恣意的破壞。
8.在urban前加from
Protect …from…為固定搭配，指的是“保護……不受……的侵害”
9.once 前加 was
這裡“his” 代表“his voice”，很明顯這裡缺少謂語動詞。這裡指“雖然他的聲音曾經在荒野裡哭喊，但是卻無人聆聽”。
10.將became改為become
See…do sth 為固定搭配