英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析69
eye behavior, involving varieties of eye-contact, can give
subtle messages which people pick up in their daily life.
warm looks or cold stares tell more than words can. meeting
or failing to meet another person's eye produce a particular__1__
effect. when two american look searchingly at each other's __2__
eye, emotions are heightened and the relationship becomes
closer. however, americans are careful about where and __3__
when to meet other's eye. in our normal conversation, each
eye-contact lasts only a few seconds before one or both
individuals look away, because the longer meeting of the eyes
is rare, and, after it happens, can generate a special kind of __4__
human-to-human awareness. for instance, by simply using his
eyes, a man can make a woman aware of him comfortably or
uncomfortably; a long and steady gaze from a policeman or judge
intimidates accursed. in the us proper street behavior requires__5__
a nice balance of attention and inattention. you are supposed to
look at a passer-by just enough to show that you are being aware __6__
of his presence. if you look too little, you appear haughty; too
much, inquisitive. much eye behavior is such subtle that our __7__
reaction to it is largely instinctive. besides, the codes of eye
behavior vary dramatically from one culture to other. in the __8__
middle east, it is impolite to look at the other person all the
time during a conversation; in england, the polite listener fixes
the speaker with an inattentive stare and blinks eyes occasionally__9__
as a sign of interest and attention. in america, eye behavior
functions as a kind of conversational traffic signal control the __10__
talking pace and time, and to indicate a change of topic. if you
can understand this vital mechanism of interpersonal relations,
the basic american idiom is there.、
答案及解析:
1. produce—produces
两个主语meeting和failing to meet another person's eye 用or连接，谓语动词通常和最邻近的主语一致
2. at—into
表示方式的状语searchingly暗示应该是“注视”(look into)，而不是一般的“看”(look at)
3. where—how
根据上下文应为eye contact的方式方法问题
4. after—when/if
应为条件/假设状语从句，而不是时间状语从句
5. 在accused前加the
形容词或过去分词前加定冠词，表示一类人，此处the accused为“被告”
6. 删除being
本文谈的是一般的情形，不需用正在进行时
7. such—so
注意so和such在用法上的差异，so+adj./adv.+that; such+n.+that
8.other—another
常用句法结构为one...another
9. inattentive—attentive
根据英国文化，礼貌的做法是交谈过程中，倾听对方说法时应该用专注的眼神注视说话的人，以表示兴趣，礼貌和关注
10. 在control前加to
不定式to control the talking pace and time和to indicate a change of topic一起作conversational traffic signal定语