大学英语四级改错题12篇

大学英语四级改错题12篇

Passage 1

Error Correction (15 minutes)

Directions:This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If yo u delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (／) in the blank.

Example:

Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods.1.

time/times/period

Many of the arguments having used for the study of

literature

2. ／___________

as a school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. the___________

One major decision which faces the American student

ready to

begin higher education is the choice of attending a large

university or a small college. The large university

provides a

wide range of specialized departments, as well numerous71. __________ courses within such departments. The small college,

therefore,

72. __________

generally provides a limited number of courses and

specializations but offer a better student-faculty ratio,

thus

73. __________

permit individualized attention to student. Because of its

large

74. __________ student body (often exceeding 20,000) consisting in many75. __________ people from different countries the university exposes its

students to many different culture, social and

out-of-class

76. __________

programmes. On the other hand, the smaller, more

homogeneous(同性质的) student body of the big college77. __________ affords greater opportunities in such activities.

Finally, the

university closely approximates the real world and which78. __________ provides a relaxed, impersonal, and sometimes anonymous

(隐姓埋名的) existence, on the contrast, the intimate79. __________ atmosphere of the small college allows the student four

years of

structural living in which to expect and preparing for the

real

80. __________ world. In making his choice among educational institutions

the

student must, there fore, consider a great many factors.

71. (well) ? (well) as 72. therefore ? however

73. offer ? offers 74. permit ? permitting

77. big ? small 78. and ? / 或 and ? which, this

79. contrast ? contrary 80. preparing ? prepare

Passage 2

Thomas Malthus published his "Essay on the Principle

of Population" almost 200 years ago. Ever since then,

forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine was S1. _____ just around the next corner. The fast-growing population's

demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed their S2. _____ supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation.

But in reality, the world's total grain harvest has risen

steadily over the years. Except for relative isolated trouble S3. _____ spots like present-day Somalia, and occasional years of

good harvests, the world's food crisis has remained just S4. _____ around the corner. Most experts believe this can continue

even as if the population doubles by the mid-21st century,S5. _____ although feeding I0 billion people will not be easy for

politics, economic and environmental reasons. Optimists S6. _____ point to concrete examples of continued improvements

in yield. In Africa, by instance, improved seed, more S7. _____ fertilizer and advanced growing practices have more than

double corn and wheat yields in an experiment. Elsewhere,S8. _____ rice experts in the Philippines are producing a plant with few S9. _____ stems and more seeds. There is no guarantee that plant

breeders can continue to develop new, higher-yielding

crop, but most researchers see their success to date as reason S10. _____ for hope.

S1. being?been S2. their?its

S3. relative?relatively S4. good?bad

S5. as?去掉 S6. politics?political

S7. by?for S8. double?doubled

S9. few?more S10. reason?the reason

Passage 3

The Seattle Times Company is one newspaper firm

that

has recognized the need for change and done something

about

it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the

diversity

of the communities to which they provide information.

S1. _________

It must reflect that diversity with their news

coverage or risk

losing their readers’ interest and their

advertisers’ support.

Operating within Seattle, which has 20 percents S2. _________