大学英语四级改错题12篇

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(同性质的)studentbodyofthebigcollege77.__________affordsgreateropportunitiesinsuchactivities.Finally,theuniversitycloselyapproximatestherealworldandwhich78.__________providesarelaxed,impersonal,andsometimesanonymous(隐姓埋名的)existence,onthecontrast,theintimate79.__________atmosphereofthesmallcollegeallowsthestudentfouryearsofstructurallivinginwhichtoexpectandpreparingforthereal80.__________world.Inmakinghischoiceamongeducationalinstitutionsthestudentmust,therefore,consideragreatmanyfactors.71.(well)(well)as72.thereforehowever73.offeroffers74.permitpermitting75.inof76.culturecultural77.bigsmall78.and/或andwhich,this79.contrastcontrary80.preparingpreparePassage2ThomasMalthuspublishedhisEssayonthePrincipleofPopulationalmost200yearsago.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beenS2.theiritsS3.relativerelativelyS4.goodbadS5.as去掉S6.politicspoliticalS7.byforS8.doubledoubledS9.fewmoreS10.reasonthereasonPassage3TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.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theyS2.percentspercentS3.maintainmaintainingS4.subjectiveobjectiveS5.valueevaluateS6.an/S7.womanwomenS8.frominS9.majorityminorityS10.withasPassage4Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhicharenothingnewinthehistor