2013年大学英语六级改错试题及答案（7）

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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