专业英语八级改错练习题及答案解析(38)

Ancient man attempted to change the weather by using magic. While experience taught him this was impossible, he tried to forecast weather conditions. Even earlier in 1000 B.C. there were weather seers in Babylon – and priests clever enough to denounce as frauds those predicted the weather a year in the advance. Some forecasters used methods that seemed to take no connection with the actual factors controlled the weather. Chickens and other animals were sacrificed and their intestines poked to find signs indicating rain and drought. Somewhat more scientific were predictions based on vegetation: \"Onions skin very thin, mild weather coming in. Onions skin thick and tough, coming weather is cold and rough.\" Insects and animals were also favorite weather clues: \"Before the glowworm lights his lamp, then the air is always damp.\" \"If spiders their cobwebs forsake, the weather will for certain break.\" \"If frogs remained in pools, the weather will be fine. If they were seen on rocks, rain and cold were due.\" It’s difficult to say whether this rhyme should be taken seriously: \"Hark, I hear the asses bray. Me thinks well have some rain today.\"

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参及解析：

1. While—When或After。本句的this指代的是to change the weather by using magic. when/after 引导时间状语。

2. in—than。earlier是early的比较级，其后应有than。 3. those之后加who。who引导定语从句。 4. 删除advance前的the。in advance为习语。 5. take—have。have connection with 为习语。

6. controlled—controlling或在controlled前加that/which。controlling the weather 或that/which controlled the weather做定语修饰the actual factors。 7. and—or。rain和draught只能是二者之一。 8. 删除is。与上文平衡，均为省略句。 9. Before—When/If。条件句。

10. will—would。if引导的是条件句用的是remained一般过去时。