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考博英語 改錯模擬練習題及答案解析（49）

考博英語考試中有些院校的考博題型中有改錯這項，考博英語改錯題型需要同學們運用語法、修辭、結構等知識識別短文內的語病并作出改正，很考驗考生的語法能力，旭晨教育考博頻道整理了考博英語改錯模擬練習題及答案解析系列文章供考生們參考練習。

The Big Ben is very famous throughout the world, but nobody really knows the reason why it is called Big Ben. However, there are two stories may explain the reason. Some people say that it was __1__named Benjamin Caunt, a boxer, who was called Big Ben. __2__More people believe the name comes from a Welshman,Sir Benjamin Hall. __3__He commissioned the work in 1859. A story arose that, during a debate in House of Commons on what to call the bell, Sir Benjamin was about __4__to give his ideas that someone who sat behind the front bench shouted, __5__"Let's call it Big Ben!"

The history of the bell tower, since the beginning of its design, is by no means smooth, however. Due to disagreements about the clock's design, it takes fifteen years to build. In 1857, the structure was __6__completed and tested on the ground, but a four-foot crack appeared,and the bell had to cast again. Finally, the clock started ticking __7__on May 31,1859, and stroke its first chime on July 11. Then, in __8__September, the bell cracked again. It was silent for four years

but was eventually turned a quarter of a revolution. As a result,the crack was not under the striking hammer. Craftsmen made a square above the crack to stop it to cracking further and it can __9__still be seen today.

The Big Ben is famous not only for its thirteen-ton weight, but also for its accuracy, that is a result of its presise mechanism. __10__Even one extra penny's weight on the balance would cause a gain of two fifths of a second in twenty hours. Although there have been several problems, the bell still chimes today.

答案及解析:

1.^may--that/which

two stories 后面添加that/which。此處缺少關系代詞，關系代詞作may explain the reason的主語不能省略。

2.named^--after

根據上下文意思，這里是說大本鐘是根據一個拳擊手GenjaminCaunt的名字命名的，所以用固定搭配be named after。

3.comes--came

根據上下文的時態綜合看來，這里是說過去的情況，所以要用一般過去時。

4.^House--the

House of Commoms是專有名詞，前面需要定冠詞。

5.that--when

根據上下文意思，此處是說當Sir Benjamin正要書哦自己的看法時，坐著第一排座位后面的某個人喊道：“我們就叫它大本鐘好了。”事實上，此處句中的was about to已經給了我們提示，讓人不禁想到be about to do sth.when 的習慣用法。

6.takes--took

這里還是時態上前后一致的問題。

7.^cast--be

此處需要的是被動態，“大本鐘不得不被再次澆鑄”

8.stroke--struck

此處的意思是大本鐘“敲響”了，struck是原型動詞strike的過去式，而stroke是動詞原形，意思是“撫摸，輕撫”。

9.to--from

這里需要的意思是“阻止……的發生”，所以用固定搭配“stop...from doing...”

10.that--which

此處是非限定性定語從句，that不可以使用，要用關系代詞which。