英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(五十七)

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　　Industrial growth in countries had formerly been markets __1__
　　hastened regional self-sufficiency and, in the consequence, __2__
8 L' x' t3 I7 Z" `% s- h, A7 B　　hastened the collapse of organized long-distance trade. This
5 J9 S) x$ i0 Z2 s( Z& K6 p　　process was intensified by the spread of a new metal, iron.
2 U* a8 R4 Y  Q  n. f5 L　　In almost 1400 B.C. new smelting techniques led to the high __3__
" f0 h2 `8 |- k　　temperatures which could produce an iron superior in
! B1 U$ m; s3 c　　strength to bronze. Probably developing in northeastern __4__
! J' a$ X+ N' g- ^- e/ w　　Turkey, this process spread over Europe considerately more __5__
% F) s# A' _+ Y+ N" @' b/ D  B% f　　rapidly than the art of processing bronze.This rapid
　　spread was due not only particularly war and the movements __6__
8 h2 B: Y1 Z( P" M; G& ^# I　　of people, but chiefly, to the wide occurence of iron ore as well. __7__
　　Iron was available for smelting in almost every land and, in
　　efficiency,iron forging offered almost every country the __8__
5 m! M. R: J8 c1 c5 i　　prospect of economical self-sufficiency. It was eagerly seized __9__
- ^- r, v, K/ l8 j% k0 h6 h　　upon, and the bottom fell out of the bronze market and the
　　general economics. Trade stagnated, ships were laid up, and __10__
　　a recession set in.
　　答案及解析:
- U9 A2 }! }8 W0 h4 Q　　1. had前加that/which
; Q2 S# g+ D7 r$ `+ O　　由that/which引导定语从句
$ V: ^8 m. z2 l  o: ^　　2. 去掉the
: Y/ v0 g0 ~, Q# D& N' J　　in consequence of 为习语
9 i9 i8 G6 {6 G　　3.almost—about/around
　　4. developing—developed
. S: {& N) P' B) \; e6 d　　过去分词表示该工艺已经开发完成
　　5. considerately—considerably
　　两者为形近词，前者意为“体谅地，体贴地”，后者则是“相当地”
　　6. 在war前加to
: m1 X0 l& \, @# p3 {8 w　　此处为due not only to...but chiefly to...的结构
　　7. occurence—occurrence
　　拼写错误
　　8. efficiency—effect
& m4 y! H, E* J& {　　in effect为习语，相当于in fact
　　9. economical—economic
　　前者意味“节省的，经济的”，后者意为“经济状况的，与经济相关的”
　　10. economics—economy
* ~+ n% m6 C5 J　　前者意为“经济学”，后者意为“经济”