英语专业八级改错(终稿版)解析.docxVIP

英语专业八级改错（ 1） It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think of as a person. This is why we sometimes call Great Britain __1__ Britannia and the United States Columbia, and think of it as stately women. We also use masculine symbols in our __2__ personification of nations. In 1712 John Arbuthont, a Scot,wrote a political satire in that the characters were supposed __3__ to be typical members of different nationalities. The Englishman was John Bull. This name, which was sufficient flattering to be __4__ adopted generally, combined the most common English first name with a last name indicated strength. John Bull is usually __5__ pictured as a partly businessman with a Union Jack on his hatband. After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United __6__States was knownfor Brother Jonathan. Jonathan was a biblical __7__ name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since the United States is rural and unsophiscated, and since __8__American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to __9__ the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however, that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would __10__often say, when faced with a hard problem, Let us consult Brother Jonathan, referring to his secrectary, Johnathan Trumbull. 英语专业八级（ 1）答案和解析 : of 和 as之间加上 it. 代替前文的 a nation 2. it —both.指代上文的 US 和 Great Britain that— which sufficient — sufficiently. 修饰形容词用副词 indicated — indicating 来源：考试大 began—ended.根据历史知识，美国独立战争开始于 1776 年 7 月 4 日( 《独立宣言》发 表)，直到 1783 年英国正式承认美国独立才结束。 for —as.be known for 意为 “因 ......而众所周知 ” 8. is—was.美国过去曾是一个 rural and unsophisticated 的 国家 with  9. to— pare to 意为 “把 ......比作 ....... 意为 “与 ......比较，与 .......匹敌，与 ......竞争 ”  ”compare 删掉 name 和 originated 之间的 was 英语专业八级改错（ 2） About half of the infant and maternal deaths in developing countries could be avoided if women had used family planning me