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专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷116(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：4.PROOFREADINGamp;ERRORCORRECTION

PARTIVPROOFREADINGERRORCORRECTION(15

MIN)Directions:Proofreadthegivenpassage.ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.Each

indicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordis

involved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:(1)For

awrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank

providedattheendoftheline.(2)Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissing

wordwitha“∧”signandwritet

Itcanneverbeproved,butitisasafeassumptionthatthefirsttimefive

thousandmalehumanbeingswereevergatheredtogetherinoneplace,theybelonged

toanarmy.Thateventprobablyoccurredaround7000BC,anditisanequallyunsafe

betthatthefirsttruly【M1】______large-scaleslaughterofthepeopleinhumanhistory

happenedverysoonafterward.Thefirstarmyalmostcertainlycarriedweapons

nodifferentfromthosehuntershadbeenusingonanimalsandoneachotherfor【M2】

______thousandsofyearspreviously—spears,axes,bowsandarrows.Itsstrengthdid

notlieonmerenumbers;whatmadeitanarmywas【M3】______disciplineand

organization.Thismultitudeofmenobeyedasinglecommanderandkilledtheir

enemiestoachievehisgoals.Itwasthe【M4】______mostaweconcentrationofpower

thehumanworldhadeverseen,【M5】______andnothingbesidesanotherarmycould

hopetoresistit.【M6】______Thebattlethatoccurredwhentwosucharmies

foughthaslittle【M7】______incommonwiththeclashesofprimitivewarfare.

Thousandsofmenwerecrowdedtogetherintightformationsthatmovedon

commandandmarchedinstep.Drill,practicedovermanydaysandmonthsuntilit

beca