全国大学生英语竞赛改错训练

1改错:历年全真试题及参考答案(00.1-06.12)00.1Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,manhasbeenboundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedanddeveloped.NowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetS1._______andmoveoutintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhehasknownpreviouslyonlydirectly.MenhaveexploredS2._______partsofthemoon,putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanotherplanetandpossiblywithinthedecadewilllandintoanotherS3._______planetandexploreit.CanwebetooboldastoS4._______suggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeotherplanetS5._______withinthenot-too-distantfuture?Somehaveadvocatedsuchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulationproblem:shiptheexcesspeopleofftothemoon.ButwemustkeepinheadthebillionsofdollarswemightS6._______spendincarryingouttheproject.Tomaintaintheearth'spopulationatitspresentlevel.wewouldhavetoblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourofeverydayoftheyear.WhyarewespendingsolittlemoneyonspaceS7._______exploration?ConsiderthegreatneedforimprovingS8._______manyaspectsoftheglobalenvironment,oneissurelyjustifiedinhisconcernforthemoneyandresourcesthattheyarepouredintothespaceexplorationefforts.S9._______Butperhapsweshouldlookatbothsidesofthecoinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.S10._______00.6Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmannersyouimmediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Manypeoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskedalady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtellawell-manneredpersononthewaytheyoccupiedtheS1._______2spacearoundthem—forexample,whensuchapersonwalksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareofS2._______others.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople.However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswasmoreaquestionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.S3._______Instead,thisotherpersontoldusastory,itheS4._______saidwasquitewellknown,aboutanAmericanwhohadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealatoneofthecountriesS5._______oftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasn'tbeenS6._______toldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemightexpect.IfhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,heS7._______mighthavebehavedbetter.Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceofbreadthatlooked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin(餐巾).S8._______Pickingitup,heputitintohiscollar,sothatitfallsacrosshisshirt.HisArabhost,whohadbeenS9._______watching,saidofnothing,butimmediatelycopiedS10._______theactionofhisguest.Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafineexampleofgoodmanners.01.6Morepeopledieoftuberculosis(结核病)thanofanyotherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobablybeenthecaseinquiteawhile.DuringtheearlystagesofS1.________theindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventhS2.________deathsinEurope'scrowdedcitieswerecausedbytheS3.________disease.Fromnowon,though,westerneyes,missingtheS4.________globalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecline.Withoccasionalbreaksforwar,theratesofdeathandinfectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadilyS5.3________throughthe19thand20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,theintroductionofantibiotics(抗菌素)strengthenedthetrendinrichcountries,andtheantibioticswereallowedtobeimportedtopoorcountries.MedicalresearchersS6.________declaredvictoryandwithdrew.Theyarewrong.Inthemid-1980sthefrequencyofS7.________infectionsanddeathsstartedtopickupagainaroundtheworld.Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcameback;inS8.________manyplaceswhereithadneverbeenaway,itgrewbetter.S9.________TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat1.7billionpeople(athirdoftheearth'spopulation)sufferfromtuberculosis.Evenwhentheinfectionratewasfalling,populationgrowthkeptthenumberofclinicalcasesmoreorlessconstantlyat8millionayear.AroundS10.________3millionofthosepeopledied,nearlyalloftheminpoorcountries.02.1Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewingbiologically,themodernfootballerisrevealedasaS1.________memberofadisguisedhuntingpack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoal-mouth.IfhisaimisinaccurateS2.________andhescoresagoal,enjoysthehunter'striumphofkillinghisprey.S3._________Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewemustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.TheyspentoveraS4.________millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.TheirverysurvivalS5._______dependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eveniftheirbodies,becameradicallychanged.TheybecameS6.________chasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-groupattackers.S7.________Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmenselylong4S8.________formativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wereputtoanewS9._______use-thatofpenning(把……关在圈中),controllinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.S10._______02.6Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhicharenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfoundnewone.AndanylargeorrichcityisgoingtoattractpoorS1._________immigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopesofprosperityS2._________whicharethenoftendisappointing.TherearebackwardtownsontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,justasthoughtherewereS3._________ontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearly