Directions: This part consists of one passage. In each passage there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change word, add a word or delete(删去) a word. If you change a word, cross it out and write 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. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.
TELEVISION NETWORK.
One of the three major commercial networks, CBS were organized 1. ____
in l928 which its founder, William Paley, acquired 2. ____
ownership of a group of radio stations. As the
Columbia Broadcasting System expanded its operations,
soon become the largest radio network in the 3. ____
United States, it precociously recognized the potential
for the rapidly evolved television broadcasting 4. ____
technology. On July 13th, 1931, it began experimentally 5. ____
television broadcasting in New York, and ten years later
began regular black and white week broadcasts over 6. ____
its WCBWTV station in the same city, that became 7. _ __
WCBSTV in November 1946. With Television City
in Hollywood, CBS launched the industry’s first full
scale production studio.
Today CBS owns television stations, radio stations,
and home video production and distribution interests.
The CBS \ Broadcasting Group composed of six 8. ____
divisions ： television network, entertainment, sports,
news, local television stations, and radio.
For most of commercial television history, CBS
has been the leader in prime-time ratings, having the
highest-rated shows in almost every year from the
mid1950s through the mid1980s. During the late
1980s, however, CBS lost its top position from NBC. 9. ____
CBS has traditionally been strong in the TV
news area. The network began the first regular TV news
program in l948 with Douglas Edwards as anchor,
Journalism legends such as Edward R. Murrow and
Walter Cronkite gave CBS its reputation as quality 10. ____
news broadcaster.
答案部分
1.
【参考答案】将were改为was。
【参考译文】 作为美国三大商业广播电视网之一，哥伦比亚广播公司成立于1928年。
【详细解答】 本句的主语为CBS (哥伦比亚广播公司)，而不是networks。因此，将were organized改为 was organized。
2.
【参考答案】将which改为when/in which。
【参考译文】 那年，它的创始人威廉·佩利获得了数家广播电台的所有权。
【详细解答】 作“年代”的定语从句，其引导词可以是that, which, in which或when。这须判
断定语从句缺少什么成分，its founder William Paley, acquired ownership of a group of radio stations中，缺少时间状语，故引导词应为when或in which。
3.
【参考答案】将become改为becoming。
【参考译文】 随着哥伦比亚广播公司业务范围的拓展，它很快成了美国的最大广播网。
【详细解答】 As the Columbia Broadcasting System expanded its operations,是一个由as引导伴随状语，与soon become the largest radio network in the United States之间有一种逻辑上的因果关系，而不是并列关系，而且soon become…在句法上也与并列句子不合。(由and连结)，因此，用become是不合适的，由于become的逻辑主语是the Columbia Broadcasting System，因而将become变为becoming，使这个句子成为结果状语后，就使整个句子符合逻辑连贯性了。
4.
【参考答案】将evolved改为evolving。
