英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(二)

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　　Home, sweet home” is a phrase that express an essential
　　attitude in the United States. Whether the reality of life in the
　　family house is sweet or no sweet, the cherished ideal of home _____1_____
) X9 G4 _0 W2 r; q　　has great importance for many people.
　　This ideal is a vital part of the American dream. This dream,
. S8 h3 k( M1 h1 f% J　　dramatized in the history of nineteenth century European settlers
, z7 B: w9 q0 g0 T2 ~  s$ q9 I　　of American West, was to find a piece of place, build a house _____2_____
　　for one’s family, and started a farm. These small households were _____3_____
1 W9 Q, b( z9 O+ o- O9 p　　portraits of independence: the entire family- mother, father, children,
　　even grandparents-live in a small house and working together to _____4_____
　　support each other. Anyone understood the life-and-death importance _____5_____
　　of family cooperation and hard work. Although most people in the
2 l' e% ]* j- b: z4 c% N7 F　　United States no longer live on farms, but the ideal of home ownership _____6_____
* X( U2 |" h* D) N　　is just as strong in the twentieth century as it was in the nineteenth.
　　When U.S soldiers came home before World WarⅡ, for example, _____7_____
# k- i. W( G- n. H, m2 Z  _$ A　　they dreamed of buying houses and starting families. But there was _____8_____
' O. J) i( {5 ]5 a- u5 F5 A　　a tremendous boom in home building. The new houses, typically in
, c! Q# S* A! h, H8 r　　the suburbs, were often small and more or less identical, but it satisfied _____9_____
　　a deep need. Many regarded the single-family house the basis of their _____10_____
　　way of life.
　　参考答案及解析:
　　1 将no改为 not
　　2 将place改为land
% B9 ?2 |! W7 t- P' L5 t　　place是可数名词，作“地方”讲，而land意为“土地，田地”是不可数名词。例如：
- j& l  u' ~# |# _& H# g- t. \　　Solitude is a good place to visit but a poor place to stay.
; W2 B" l6 u/ w6 d, a7 R+ ?　　当你偶尔光顾时，独处是一个美妙的境地，但是如果久留，它却是一个糟糕的地方。
　　There is a vacant piece of land near the house; we can build there.
: c3 R5 j  ?: m- ]; U+ z　　3 将started改为start
　　start应使用不定式，以和前面的find，build一致。
　　4 将working改为work。
　　work应该用第三人称复数，和live一致。另外，family在这里作“家人”讲，是复数。
　　5 将anyone改为everyone
　　这里是要用everyone指每个人，而不是要用anyone泛指。
  [0 _' O$ }- r　　6 将but删除
0 R* F- a4 c3 N6 ?3 a　　7将before改为after
5 c' A, t6 j" v  s/ A& g- ?9 ~　　根据上下文判断，这里要表达的是二战之后。
6 a7 ^7 w/ L( k. Y　　8 将But改为 And
　　根据语意，这里要表达的是递进关系，而不是转折关系。例如：
　　When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. And that’s my religion.
7 A0 H$ H) w. s: H+ Q% V　　当我行善事，我感到坦然；当我行恶时，我感到内疚。这就是我的人生之道。
' s5 v. F3 J/ h' B* Z; ~　　9 将it改为they
, I5 |/ T6 s; E　　10 在house the中间加入介词as
8 x. X  x' i$ z* J3 n. m9 h: f　　regard…as 作“把……当作……”讲。