英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析55
one question is often risen in response to international __1__
test comparisons: do these results really mean anything? in
the past, international testing programs have been criticized
on variety of grounds. two allegations, in particular, have __2__
been common: first, that other nations have not tested as large
a percentage of their student population, and nevertheless their __3__
scores have been inflated; and second, that our best students are
among the world’s best, with our average brought down by a __4__
large cohort of low-achievers.
whatever the historic validity of such concerns, they are now, __5__
if anything, reversed. particularly in the fourth and eighth grade,
education has become universal in all of the leading nations.
therefore, in science, the percentage of randomly selected __6__
u.s. schools and students that actually did participate at the
eighth-grade level was just 73 percent—the third-lowest of all
45 participating countries, and 11 percentage points under the __7__
united states had third-lowest overall participation rate for both __8__
grades in both subjects. japan, taiwan and singapore all had
participation percentages in the 90s.
how about our best and brightest? at the fourth-grade level,
there is some real truth to the idea that the best american students __9__
are among the best in the world. looking only at the top 5 percent
of test-takers, american fourth-graders beat the average of wealthy
nations by 13 percentage points. by the eighth grade, however, the
tables have turned, with america’s brightest students fallen to __10__
percentage points behind their foreign peers.
答案:
1. risen—raised
提出问题应该用及物动词raise
2. ^variety—a
a variety of 为固定搭配
3.nevertheless—hence/thus/consequently
根据上下文，这里应该用表示结果关系的连接词，而不是转折关系的连接词
4.^brought—being
这里应该用表示被动的现在分词短语做独立主格结构
5.historic—historical
historic是“历史上著名的；与过去时代有关的”这里应该用historical是“历史上的”
6.therefore—moreover/furthermore
这里应该用表示递进关系的连接词，而不是结果关系的连接词。
7.under—below
低于平均值多少百分点用介词below
8.^third—the
序数词前应该用定冠词the
9.real--/
real 多余，应删除
10.fallen—falling
应该用现在分词作独立逐个结构