专业八级改错模拟题(1)

　　Ancient man attempted to change the weather by using

　　magic.While experience taught him this was impossible, __1__

　　he tried to forecast weather conditions.Even earlier in __2__

　　1000 B.C.there were weather seers in Babylon----and

　　priests clever enough to denounce as frauds those predicted__3__

　　the weather a year in the advance.Some forecasters used__4__

　　methods that seemed to take no connection with the actual __5__

　　factors controlled the weather.Chickens and other animals __6__

　　were sacrificed and their intestines poked to find signs

　　indicating rain and drought.Somewhat more scientific were __7__

　　predictions based on vegetation:"Onion's skin very thin ,mild

　　weather coming in.Onion's skin thick and tough, coming

　　weather is cold and rough." Insects and animals were also __8__

　　favorite weather clues: "Before the glowworm lights his __9__

　　lamp，then the air is always damp ." "If spiders their cobwebs

　　forsake，the weather will for certain break ." "If frogs remained

　　in pools，the weather will be fine .If they were seen on rocks, __10__

　　rain and cold were due." It's difficult to say whether this rhyme

　　should be taken seriously : " Hark，I hear the asses bray .Me thinks

　　we'll have some rain today ."

　　答案及解析：

　　1.While—When或After

　　本句的this指代的是to change the weather by using magic.when/after 引导时间状语

　　2.in—than

　　earlier是early的比较级，其后应有than

　　3.those之后加who

　　who引导定语从句

　　4.删除advance前的the

　　in advance为习语

　　5.take—have

　　have connection with 为习语

　　6.controlled—controlling或在controlled前加that/which

　　controlling the weather 或that/which controlled the weather做定语修饰the actual factors

　　7.and—or

　　rain和draught只能是二者之一

　　8.删除is

　　与上文平衡，均为省略句

　　9.before—when/if

　　条件句

　　10.will—would

　　if 引导的是条件句用的是remained一般过去时