英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(109)

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　　His vision would help creating a middle class in the U.S., __1__
$ @0 X: T  U. i: S9 R2 a& ~$ L1 ]9 h　　one marked by urbanization, rising wages and some free time in
　　which to spend it. When Ford left the family farm at age 16 and __2__
　　walked eight miles to his first job in Detroit machine shop ,only 2 __3__
　　out of 8 Americans live in the cities. By World War II that figure __4__
　　would double, and the affordable Model T was one reason of it. __5__
/ l7 L; c" p4 c' _& [) x　　People flocked to Detroit for jobs, and unless they worked in one of __6__
　　Henry’s factories, they could afford one of his cars— it is a virtuous
　　circle, and he was the ringmaster. By the time production
( g  J- f' v: ?  r" n2 w, }　　ceased for the model T in 1927, more than 15 million cars have __7__
　　been sold— or half the world’s output.
　　Nobody was more of an inspiration to Ford to the great inventor __8__
- m8 J, E& {: H4 L4 v  b# B4 @. `　　Thomas Edison. At the turning of the century Edison had blessed __9__
; @3 v' n5 n5 t% v6 [6 r: w8 |6 O2 |　　Ford’s pursuit of an efficient, gas-powering car during a chance __10__
　　meeting at Detroit’s Edison illuminating Co., where Ford was
5 C! h1 X% Z' Z( X7 x# V　　chief engineer.
　　答案:
. u* y: N9 L6 `　　1.将creating改为create
　　help 后面一般接（to）do sth
0 a* {% p1 C# X5 L: @7 ?　　2.将it改为them
8 p( j' ?4 M; y. h　　Spend的宾语实际上是rising wages，为复数，所以应该用代词them。
　　3.Detroit前加a
$ H5 \: e2 ~) x6 j! }/ ?　　Shop是可数名词，所以前面要有限定词。
　　4.将live改为lived
　　讲述的是福特16岁的时候的事情。
0 r# X9 ?: `+ X% ]' K　　5.将of 改为for
　　The reason for…是 固定搭配，表示……的原因。
! n3 t7 J$ r3 y5 _　　6.将unless改为if
　　通过逻辑分析，句子意思是，如果他们能在福特的工厂工作，他们就能买得起他的汽车—这是一个良性循环。
　　7.将have改为had
  m4 l! b) M2 O+ U- b7 E　　“到1927年截止”，这里必须是用过去完成时。
8 Y0 g* ]0 ?- M7 P　　8.将第二个to改为than
　　这是一个“more…than”的结构。意思是“没有人比爱迪生给福特的激励更大”。
4 t& w4 Q6 P- L/ [: [0 _6 x　　9.将turning改为turn，或者在turning后加上point
( J) }9 z5 G% r$ \. K, m　　10.powering改为powered
　　power 作为动词，意思是“给……提供动力”，所以这里应该用被动的过去分词。