大学英语六级改错试题及答案（7）

Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of

hunting behavior. Viewing biologically, the modernS1. __________

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 heS2. __________

scores a goal, enjoys the hunter’s triumph of killing his prey.

To understand how this transformation has taken place weS3. __________

must briefly look up at our ancient ancestors. They spent over aS4. __________

million year evolving as co-operative hunters. Their very survivalS5. __________

depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure

their whole way of life, even if their bodies, became radicailyS6. __________

changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers,

throwers and prey-killers. They co-operate as skillful male-groupS7. __________

attackers.

Then, about ten thousand years ago, when this immenselyS8. __________

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S9. __________

……关在圈中), 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.__________

S1. Viewing à Viewed S2. inaccurate à accurate

S3. (enjoys) à he (enjoys) S4. up à back

S5. year à years S6. (even) if à (even) /

S7. co-operate à co-operated S8. when à after

S9. were à was S10.. farming à hunting