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
+ A8 M! n5 ?' i; \5 ^: b* C　　family house is sweet or no sweet, the cherished ideal of home _____1_____
+ G) `- y8 ]* v8 j+ L　　has great importance for many people.
' z3 s9 S' z, \  W　　This ideal is a vital part of the American dream. This dream,
　　dramatized in the history of nineteenth century European settlers
/ @- V1 U8 U7 A　　of American West, was to find a piece of place, build a house _____2_____
& o4 k+ Q* T) Z　　for one’s family, and started a farm. These small households were _____3_____
5 ^, ?- ^1 J2 `　　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_____
$ E  R: x' J8 m) J8 ]　　of family cooperation and hard work. Although most people in the
　　United States no longer live on farms, but the ideal of home ownership _____6_____
　　is just as strong in the twentieth century as it was in the nineteenth.
2 h+ A$ m( w1 X5 y. k# x! @5 [: S　　When U.S soldiers came home before World WarⅡ, for example, _____7_____
　　they dreamed of buying houses and starting families. But there was _____8_____
　　a tremendous boom in home building. The new houses, typically in
　　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_____
4 B1 J0 D, e- g# N3 ~8 }0 j9 X　　way of life.
5 m  H: R2 f% F　　参考答案及解析:
　　1 将no改为 not
　　2 将place改为land
' i2 c4 X7 d, b　　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：
　　Solitude is a good place to visit but a poor place to stay.
  p% `5 y: x* v" f6 w, E* v　　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。
/ e/ ^  Y  Y$ B3 Y" w: _1 G. d　　There is a vacant piece of land near the house; we can build there.
8 h3 a1 E/ H& U& ]& Z( p5 U9 X　　3 将started改为start
: T! p$ P- g0 V& E4 c　　start应使用不定式，以和前面的find，build一致。
　　4 将working改为work。
6 v) C! n4 k1 i' D　　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。
* T) p( ^/ e9 ]8 N　　5 将anyone改为everyone
% f. H- m$ Y, z) @9 g　　这里是要用everyone指每个人，而不是要用anyone泛指。
  X/ x/ w) b+ P7 ]: T; X, ?6 V　　6 将but删除
　　7将before改为after
　　根据上下文判断，这里要表达的是二战之后。
　　8 将But改为 And
; N% t: |0 f, B0 o: V' o- V　　根据语意，这里要表达的是递进关系，而不是转折关系。例如：
, q6 U4 H9 m- R) d: x+ {) n7 e　　When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. And that’s my religion.
　　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。
　　9 将it改为they
; K) Z# U8 s( W2 h& A) @3 c9 x* |　　10 在house the中间加入介词as
1 u3 r  s+ n1 k8 G: j　　regard…as 作“把……当作……”讲。