考博英語 改錯模擬練習題及答案解析（84）
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。
It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think of as a person. This is why we sometimes call Great Britain __1__"Britannia" and the United States "Columbia", and think of it as stately women. We also use masculine symbols in our __2__personification of nations. In 1712 John Arbuthont, a Scot,wrote a political satire in that the characters were supposed __3__to be typical members of different nationalities. The Englishman was John Bull. This name, which was sufficient flattering to be __4__adopted generally, combined the most common English first name with a last name indicated strength. John Bull is usually __5__pictured as a partly businessman with a Union Jack on his hatband.After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United __6__States was knownfor "Brother Jonathan". Jonathan was a biblical __7__name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since the United States is rural and unsophiscated, and since __8__American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to __9__the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however, that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would __10__often say, when faced with a hard problem, "Let us consult Brother
Jonathan", referring to his secrectary, Johnathan Trumbull.
答案及解析:
1. of和as之間加上it
代替前文的a nation
2.it—both
指代上文的US和Great Britain
3.that—which
4.sufficient—sufficiently
修飾形容詞用副詞
5. indicated—indicating
6.began—ended
根據歷史知識，美國獨立戰爭開始于1776年7月4日(《獨立宣言》發表)，直到1783年英國正式承認美國獨立才結束。
7. for—as
be known for意為“因......而眾所周知”
8. is—was
美國過去曾是一個rural and unsophisticated的國家
9.to—with
compare to 意為“把......比作.......”compare with意為“與......比較，與.......匹敵，與......競爭”
10. 刪掉name和originated之間的was
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