2002年1月英語六級短文改錯真題

Part IV　　　　　　　　　Error Correction　　　　　　　　(15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mis-
takes, 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, lf you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.

Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of
hunting behavior. Viewing biologically, the modern S1.________
footballer is revealed as a member of a disguised hunting
pack. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football
and his prey into a goal-mouth. If his aim is inaccurate and he S2.________
scores a goal, enjoys the hunter's triumph of killing his prey. S3._________
To understand how this transformation has taken place we
must briefly look up at our ancient ancestors. They spent over a S4.________
million year evolving as co-operative hunters. Their very survival S5.________
depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure
their whole way of life, even if their bodies, became radically S6.________
changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers,
throwers and prey-killers. They co-operate as skillful male-group S7.________
attackers.

Then, about ten thousand years ago, when this immensely S8.________
long formative period of hunting for food, they became farmers.
Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life,
were put to a new use-that of penning ( 把 …… 關在圈中 ), S9.________
controlling and domesticating their prey. The food was there on
the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of farming
were no longer essential for survival. S10.________

2002年1月大學英語六級短文改錯參考答案
S1Viewing應改為Viewed

S2 inaccurate應改為accurate

S3. 在enjoys前加主語he

S4 look up at應該用look at

S5 year應改為years

S6 even if應該用even

S7 and應改為or

S8 when應該改為after。

S9 were應該改為 was。

S10 farming 應該改為hunting。