专业八级改错模拟题(2)

　　Planning is a very important activity in our lives. Itcan give

　　pleasure, even excitement, and it can cause quitesevereheadaches. __1__

　　The most significant the task ahead, the more carefultheplanning __2__

　　required. Getting to school or to work on time is a taskrequiringfew __3__

　　or no planning, it is almost routine. A month’s touring holidayabroad,

　　or better still, getting married, is a different matter altogether. If the

　　matter involve a church wedding, a reception, a honeymoon in Venice, __4__

　　and returning a new home, this requires even more planning to make __5__

　　sure that it is successful. Planning is our way of trying to ensure success

　　and of avoiding costly failures we can not suffer. It is equally essential __6__

　　to individual nations and families; the scale may be vary, but the degree __7__

　　of importance does not. In the essence, a nation planning its resources __8__

　　and needs do not differ from the familiar weekly shopping or monthly __9__

　　household budget. Both are designed to ensure an adequate supply of

　　essentials, and if improperly carried out, will avoid shortages, wastage __10__

　　and over-expenditure.

　　参考答案及解析:

　　1 将and 改为 or

　　or表示“或者”，因为前后是两种截然不同的可能性，所以应该用or。

　　2 将most改为 more

　　3 将few改为little

　　4 将involve 改为 involves

　　因为主语 the matter 为单数，例如：

　　Although planning involves material investment, even more important is theinvestment in man.

　　虽然作机会应该包括物资投资，但最重要的是对人的投资。

　　5 在returning后加介词to

　　6 将suffer改为afford

　　7 去掉be。

　　vary是动词，可与助动词或者情态动词构成谓语，也可以独立构成谓语，例如：

　　The weather varies from hour to hour in some mountain districts.

　　8 去掉the

　　in essence 是固定习语，意为“本质上，实质的"

　　9 将do改为 does

　　主语是动名词复合结构 a nation planning its resources and needs, 应视为单数，例如：

　　Looking after children requires patience.

　　10 将improperly改为 properly.