Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe.But increasingly the Japanese is seeing a decline of their __1__ traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being,but now Japan has large fulfilled its economic needs, and young people __2__ don't know where they should go next.The coming of the age of the postwar baby boom and an entry __3__ of women into the male-dominated job market has limited the opportunities __4__ of teen-agers who are already questioning the heavy personalsacrifices involved climbing Japan's rigid social ladder to good __5__ schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5percent Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life,compared __6__ with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 countries surveyed. __7__ While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics.7 h/ @# g0 g& K9 w. b% K
Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanic learning __8__ over creativity and self-expression. Last year Japan experienced 2,125incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers.# @+ }* L- G5 ~4 j, q* Z: }- R
Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Detoyama,who was then education minister, raised his eyebrow when he argued __9__ that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World War II had weakened the "Japanese morality of respect of parents." __10__ Y0 i9 U% e" H
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1.is--are.the加上形容词一类人的时候后面应用动词的复数形式,如:The old receive particular respect in Chinese society.3 M5 c1 a2 E9 |. q" O
2.large-largely.这里large是修饰fullfilled的,所以应改为largely,表示“大部分地”,如:The fundis largely financed through government borrowing.
) L! ]+ Z. h) n7 J' N 3.the(age)--/.动词词组come of age表示“已成年”,中间不用任何冠词,所以它一旦变为-ing形式仍然保持原样。另外要避免将原句误读成The coming of ,the age of the postwar baby boom,这样断句意思解释不通。考试.大
) S5 D* R- y# y1 Z! o- [& x k2 | 4.has--have.有两个原因限制了青少年进好的学校找到好的工作,这两个原因由and连接作并列主语,所以谓语动词应该用复数。) D1 N0 D0 W% B9 _+ H
5.involved^--in.involved后面少了in,表示“关于,涉及到”,如All the children were involved in the school play.: E; j; h1 X" O7 l5 u1 H
6.^Japanese--of.当percent做名词时,它后面应加上介词of,如:The report states that 42 percent of the alunmi contributed to the endowment. 当percent作形容词或者副词时,则不加of。如:There has been a ten percent increase in the number of new students arriving at polytechnic this year
5 n x8 R+ ?2 K! f1 v 7.^countries--other.从上句话中可知道Japan也参与了这次普查,因此在这句话里的比较结构中Japan应和其他10个同意参加普查的国家进行比较,所以应注明是10 other countries。考试.大
8 s( g4 I+ u& E3 i2 O- Z 8.mechanic--mechanical.mechanic是名词,表示“制造工,技工”,所以这里应把它改为mechanical表示“机械的”。
& I; {7 b# m5 s/ M 9.eyebrow--eyebrows.toraise one's eyebrow 表示“(某事)引起(某人)的惊讶或不赞同”,如:He raised his eyebrows over some of the suggestions.- ~) W# L# H# n2 i3 \
10.of--for.respect 后面通常跟for接人,表示“对(某人)的尊重”,如:respect for the old。 |