英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(七十八)

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　　Thirty or forty years ago, when most mothers in
% D. z2 P+ J2 t　　the United States didn't have jobs, ,homes were busier
　　places. Children went to school from 9 A.M to 3 P.M.
  Q& m5 L4 q( _　　and spent the most of the time in the house under their__1__
　　mother's watchful eyes. Children played, watched TV,
　　and did homework, and while they weren't in the house, __2__
% D8 I* Z" J$ B4 @5 O　　they were outside in the front or backyard or playing
- K: _2 W- Z6 h. g2 k) g( F* A& \　　nearly with other neighborhood children.
　　Though this situation still exists in some communities
　　today, it is becoming rarer and rarer as more and more
8 N% e9 V4 L" ~0 M, X2 l. |5 u　　mothers have work inside the home. These "two-income__3__
　　families" create a different kind of home—one that is a
; F, L: n) C( m/ ?8 b　　place to stop temporarily in the midst of a busy schedule __4__
　　of activities. Because working parents often leave the house
　　by 8 A.M and return at 5 or 6 P.M, children go to school
　　and then a series of highly-programmed after-school activities.__5__
　　So when school lets out for two or three weeks at New Year's
5 n8 K: V3 v2 o* q- Z, q　　time, many parents may face with a troubling situation.__6__
  {# S2 |, J5 o$ O　　Some researches show the kind of child-care problem
+ `# b( ^, l& U　　the holidays can have for busy parents. Even in those families __7__
　　in which the mother is home, there is often many active __8__
6 G9 C' o5 N+ k! E/ H7 [6 @　　neighborhood full of children playing since most of the other
) Z/ y& [7 V; Z) M! T　　children are involved in activities. This results from the irony __9__
3 v' O  p$ ?" F( L9 u　　of both parents and children anxiously look forward to the end__10__
　　of their vacation.

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　　参考答案及解析:
! K3 W, e0 H5 ~　　1. most→ rest：根据上下文，应表达“除了上学以外的时间”。
　　2. while→ when / if ：逻辑分析，此处应为假设的时间关系，不是简单的同步时间关系。
　　3. inside→ outside：根据上下文的意思，应该是“越来越多的母亲在外面工作”
6 `/ B( u! @" W　　4. 在stop后加by：stop by表示途中短暂的访问，歇脚，休息等；符合下文的 temporarily in the midst of a busy schedule of activities。
　　5. 在then和a之间加to：与上文的go to关联，实际为 children go to school
　　and then (go to) a series of highly-programmed after-school activities.
　　6. 删除face后的with：此处face为及物动词
　　7. have→ create：have表示“拥有，存在”，create强调“出现，产生，引起”。此处是指因为假期而引起和出现照料孩子的问题
　　8. many→ no/ few：根据上下文逻辑分析，几乎没有可以供孩子到处玩乐的街区存在。
1 Y& ]7 N/ m6 T& }4 g　　9. from→ in：result from意思是“起因于”，result in意思是“其结果是........”
　　10. look→ looking：现在分词短语做定语，修饰both parents and children