英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(八十一)

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　　Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating
1 X' U# U- {" V7 T　　the modern women tend to have the opposite effect, so they simply __1__
　　change the nature of work instead of eliminting it. Machines have
　　a certain novelty value, as toys for adults. It is certainly less __2__
% I, N2 s8 W: X　　tired to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does __3__
　　not really amount too much: the machine has to be watched, the __4__
　　clothes have to be carefully sorted out, stains removed by hand,
3 {4 `( R1 S. \: l. L　　water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be
　　more liberal to pack it all off to a laundary and not necessarily __5__
- T. t" C" g( z　　more expensive, since no capital investment is required.
* K* A; u- S5 A+ e: i, {! k" S　　Nevertheless, if you really want to save time you do not make __6__
　　cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. If one compares
　　the image of the woman in the women's magazine to the goods advertised __7__
" ]- ?2 X3 X6 w) k　　by those periodicals, one realizes how useful a projected image
　　can be commercially.
　　A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labor-saving
　　device, follow it up with a complex recipe on the next page; on __8__
　　any account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a __9__
" X/ q2 C: h1 V0 B　　job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasize __10__
) ?/ w, v1 }. t$ y+ N1 h　　the creative aspect of her funtion as a housewife.

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　　答案和解析:
7 D. o0 R6 N. U$ r; V: m7 `' b　　1.so--because
9 m# X+ a( K+ ?, a1 R8 y) K　　第一句话里两个分句之间的关系应该是主句为结果，从句为原因，所以so改为because。
　　2.as--like
) d' f/ P" T$ _' k' ]/ D　　当as做介词使用时往往表示“作为，当作”，而这里的意思是“像……”，所以应改为like，因为当like作介词用时，表示“像……”。
　　3.tired--tiring
　　tired形容人，表示“累了”，如果说某物使人累，应用tiring。
　　4.too--to
( ]1 a4 Z. Q5 J  K/ b" k7 {　　这里amount应和介词to组成词组表示“达到（多少）”，如：That plan will never amount to anything.
　　5.liberal--liberating
8 ^% L/ [, e! t' C　　liberal的含义是“自由的，解放的，大方的”，含义不贴切，应换成liberating，意思是“将（某人）解放了的”。
　　6.Nevertheless--Similary/Likewise
　　这里上下句的关系式并列的，平行的，不能用nevertheless引导，应换成Similarly或者Likewise。
- n9 v0 q& m5 [/ D# V　　7.to--with
　　compare...to...的意思是“将……比作……”，有比喻的含义，人这里是“把……和……相比较”。
　　8.complex--complicated
: i8 x, ^* g2 _( h　　complex的意思是“（由于有许多关联部分组成，所以某结构）很复杂”。
　　9.any--no
- x) Y% R* v2 y% u% m% t　　由于后面有but，所以这里应把any换成no，表示“无论如何不能……”。
. D& Q0 \4 v! {) ~　　10.^emphasize--and; emphasize--emphasizing
9 r% N) J2 A5 L; H. }; I　　emphasize分句和foster分句如果是并列的话，应该加上一个连词，不能仅用逗号连接，或者把emphasize变成-ing形式构成分句修饰foster分句。