和谐英语

英语六级改错试题:改错部分20篇(6)

2007-11-05来源:
第六篇: Error Correction (15 minutes)

Living is risky. Crossing the road, driving a car,
flying, swallowing an aspirin table or eating a chicken
sandwich-they can all be fatal.
Clearly some risks worth taking, especially when the --61.
rewards high: a man surrounded by flames and smoke
generally considers that jumping out of a second-floor
window is an acceptable risk to save its life. But in --62.
medicine a few procedures, drugs, operations or tests --63.
are really a mater of life and death. There may be
sound medicine reasons are totally dependent --64.
in the balance of risks and benefits for the --65.
patients.
Surgery for cancer may cure or prolong a life, but
the removal of tonsils(扁桃体) cannot save anything a --66.
sore throat. Blood pressure drugs definitely help some
people live after a heart attack, but these same drugs
may be both necessary and harmful for those with only --67.
mild blood pressure problems.
Deciding how much discomfort and risk we are preparing --68.
to put up with in the name of better health is a high --69.
personal matter, not a decision we should remain to --70.
doctors alone.

答案:
61. risks ∧ worth → are
62. its → his
63. a few → few
64. medicine → medical
65. in → on 或 upon
66. anything ∧ a → but 或 except
67. necessary → unnecessary
68. preparing → prepared 或 ready 或 willing
69. high → highly
70. remain → leave