专八模拟试题改错篇2英语专四专八考试试题及答案

专八模拟试题(改错篇2)《英语专四专八考试试题及答案》姓名:_____________ 年级:____________ 学号:______________题型选择题填空题解答题判断题计算题附加题总分得

专八模拟试题(改错篇2)《英语专四专八考试试题及答案》 姓名:_____________年级:____________学号:______________ 计算题 附加题 总分 题型 选择题 填空题 解答题 判断题 得分 评卷人 得分 专八模拟试题(改错篇2) Itisdifficulttothinkofanationasanabstractcollectionofpeoplelivingonapatchof territory.Itiseasiertothinkofasaperson.ThisiswhywesometimescallGreatBritain__1__ “Britannia”andtheUnitedStates“Columbia”,andthinkofitasstatelywomen.Wealsouse masculinesymbolsinour__2__personificationofnations.In1712JohnArbuthont,aScot,wrote apoliticalsatireinthatthecharactersweresupposed__3__tobetypicalmembersofdifferent nationalities.TheEnglishmanwasJohnBull.Thisname,whichwassufficientflatteringtobe __4__adoptedgenerally,combinedthemostcommonEnglishfirstnamewithalastname indicatedstrength.JohnBullisusually__5__picturedasapartlybusinessmanwithaUnionJack onhishatband. AftertheAmericanWarofIndependencebeganin1783,theUnited__6__Stateswas knownfor“BrotherJonathan”.Jonathanwasabiblical__7__nameassociatedwithsimplepeople fromruralareas,anditseemedfittingsincetheUnitedStatesisruralandunsophiscated,and since__8__Americanconsideredtheirtypeofsimplicityavirtuecomparedto__9__the wickednessofEuropeancities.Itispossible,however,thatthenamewasoriginatedwith PresidentGeorgeWashington,whowould__10__oftensay,whenfacedwithahardproblem,“Let usconsultBrotherJonathan”,referringtohissecrectary,JohnathanTrumbull. 答案详解：of和as之间加上it.代替前文的anationit—both.指代上文的US和Great Britainthat—whichsufficient—sufficiently.修饰形容词用副词indicated—indicating 6.began—ended.根据历史知识，美国独立战争开始于1776年7月4日(《独立宣言》发表)，直到 1783年英国正式承认美国独立才结束。 7.for—as.beknownfor意为“因......而众所周知” 8.is—was.美国过去曾是一个ruralandunsophisticated的国家 9.to—with.compareto意为“把......比作.......”comparewith意为“与......比较，与.......匹敌，与...... 竞争” 10.删掉name和originated之间的was 试卷第1页共1页