英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(八十一)

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　　Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating
　　the modern women tend to have the opposite effect, so they simply __1__
) V0 E' i, r# o2 G% o( f　　change the nature of work instead of eliminting it. Machines have
, E% s1 @: n+ Y2 a) A" o% d　　a certain novelty value, as toys for adults. It is certainly less __2__
　　tired to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does __3__
　　not really amount too much: the machine has to be watched, the __4__
3 E  v# B9 T- T　　clothes have to be carefully sorted out, stains removed by hand,
& }% A9 A: m4 ^: u　　water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be
　　more liberal to pack it all off to a laundary and not necessarily __5__
　　more expensive, since no capital investment is required.
　　Nevertheless, if you really want to save time you do not make __6__
$ m9 f$ ]$ J8 D( u/ i0 d) }2 O　　cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. If one compares
0 n. g8 d) o0 U, x& q. b* x　　the image of the woman in the women's magazine to the goods advertised __7__
　　by those periodicals, one realizes how useful a projected image
! L4 a7 J9 X: j- F: A& K1 r　　can be commercially.
　　A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labor-saving
　　device, follow it up with a complex recipe on the next page; on __8__
　　any account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a __9__
　　job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasize __10__
　　the creative aspect of her funtion as a housewife.

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　　答案和解析:
2 |- Z8 n# m, Y1 j1 @6 \( i, ?　　1.so--because
　　第一句话里两个分句之间的关系应该是主句为结果，从句为原因，所以so改为because。
　　2.as--like
　　当as做介词使用时往往表示“作为，当作”，而这里的意思是“像……”，所以应改为like，因为当like作介词用时，表示“像……”。
" h% G; F! y5 W( F& l0 S　　3.tired--tiring
+ t* j9 [* b/ e2 w6 i% Z( A* f, v　　tired形容人，表示“累了”，如果说某物使人累，应用tiring。
% P/ m, d3 t2 `6 }7 E　　4.too--to
　　这里amount应和介词to组成词组表示“达到（多少）”，如：That plan will never amount to anything.
) ?% x7 G& k( b: i5 z# G% ]　　5.liberal--liberating
　　liberal的含义是“自由的，解放的，大方的”，含义不贴切，应换成liberating，意思是“将（某人）解放了的”。
　　6.Nevertheless--Similary/Likewise
　　这里上下句的关系式并列的，平行的，不能用nevertheless引导，应换成Similarly或者Likewise。
　　7.to--with
　　compare...to...的意思是“将……比作……”，有比喻的含义，人这里是“把……和……相比较”。
+ l' i& b1 O/ k- }, o　　8.complex--complicated
　　complex的意思是“（由于有许多关联部分组成，所以某结构）很复杂”。
0 V- t4 H7 K& r2 A　　9.any--no
　　由于后面有but，所以这里应把any换成no，表示“无论如何不能……”。
　　10.^emphasize--and; emphasize--emphasizing
3 f- Z; h% x7 R, S　　emphasize分句和foster分句如果是并列的话，应该加上一个连词，不能仅用逗号连接，或者把emphasize变成-ing形式构成分句修饰foster分句。