英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(五十)

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　　Transport can be a major expense for many companies,especially
　　when cars have to be provided for both managerial and sale staff. __1__
　　As a result, it's important to keep a close eye at the many costs __2__
7 M- Z$ _, V4 `6 b8 \9 Z: }7 @　　associated with company cars and how these different costs compare.
　　The moment a new car is driven away from the showroom,
8 t$ C! E! y( K　　its value will drop as much as 12 percent. This is what is __3__
　　known as depreciation and is the largest single cost to the
　　buyer of a new vehicle. Depreciation is the highest in the __4__
* D! S; O9 k$ H8 y　　first two years of a vehicle's life: at the end of that period
, L' W9 t: L5 @, G% a! _+ h　　a car could be worth just the third of its brand new price. __5__
　　Although the rate of depreciation decreases as time goes
2 c- q& U% |% K& [' j　　by, it remains a major cost factor, as around 85 percent
　　of company vehicles are brought brandly new. __6__
　　However, it is important to know that some cars depreciate
' G+ J" |2 f0 n% l* c　　much more than others——regardless of price. This is often __7__
$ q- Y+ s4 I  l: h& ?1 }　　to do with rarity and prestige value. The more common the
　　car, the more quickly, in general, it loses vaule. Exported __8__
　　models, which are restricted in number, can hold their value
( \' b) x6 o7 A+ o　　better than those are produced domestically and widely available. __9__
　　In the same way, depreciation on a new model of a particular
7 O) H. H, \' S" S; j  _　　make may be low for the first few years after their launch. __10__
　　This happened when diesel cars were first introduced. They
& Q4 y, E  V. n) G9 ~4 H8 O　　depreciated more slowly when they were rarely seen; now
　　that they are relatively common, this is no longer true.
　　答案及解析:
- k; n8 E9 z# [4 Q　　1. sale—sales
! Y6 f- \/ k2 Z　　名词做定语时一般用单数形式，但在个别情况下也需要用复数。此处sales便是这种情况。再如 arms race 军备竞赛，savings bank储蓄银行。
& N2 S+ x9 F$ _+ ^4 g　　2. at—on
　　keep an eye on为固定搭配。
　　3.drop后面加by
; W; ^8 h0 |( k　　by与as much as 12 percent结合，做谓语动词drop的表示程度的状语。
　　4. 删除highest之前的the
　　5. the—a
! L- t" x8 z/ y　　序数词表示次序时要用定冠词修饰。
　　6. brandly—brand
# C, d* p2 i5 u0 f4 }/ v　　“崭新地”习惯用brand new或brand-new，此处修饰brought，做状语，意义相当于“崭新地”。
　　7. more—less
　　less所在的句子是该段落的主题句，据该段落的细节可知应为less。
　　8. Exported—Imported
　　根据常识，进口车由于其进口的数量受到限制，有可能比国产车贬值得慢一些。
1 b9 l: Y! r) @# \　　9. are之前加which/that 或 删除are
$ L' H' h* o4 b3 }　　要么使用定语从句修饰those，妖媚用形容词做those的补足语。
8 ?7 p$ R( w- f- u# r& x　　10. their—its/the
　　据上下文，its或the指代或特指a new model of a particular make