英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(八十九)

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　　Illegal aliens are people living in the U.S.A with proper__1__
　　authorization. Many entered the country by sneaking
　　across the border. Others came on temporary student or
/ u0 F0 w" d- U1 i% ?0 k" x　　visitor visas and did not leave until their visas were expired.__2__
) x  ^0 L% U. I) K0 Z1 A! B　　Most illegal aliens want to stay in the U.S.A. because
　　employment opportunities are so much great than in
　　their native country. Since illegal aliens try hard not to
　　be discovered by the government, it is possible to get an __3__
3 K! p$ p4 [% L$ l　　accurate count of them. Recent estimates ranged from __4__
　　2.5 million to as high as 12 million. In 1986, the United
　　States government adopted a new law affected illegal aliens— __5__
9 \8 p+ d* d. v  [, O　　the Immigration Refrom and Control Act. This law
9 ^* n7 Y2 s2 i! s　　was designed to accomplish two main goals:1) to allow
1 U* F* B: C6 m' q0 g: Y　　illegal aliens who have been living in the country since __6__
　　January, 1982 to gain legal status if they applied by May 4,
　　1988; and 2) to encourage others from coming into or __7__
5 k& f2 }! |& q! g; {+ ~　　staying in the country illegally by making difficult for__8__
4 @! X8 `+ M  S2 ]8 B5 l; [% C　　undocumented people to find employment. The law
　　prohibits American employers from hiring illegals and
5 O8 x, y/ b) n　　providing for severe penalties—fines and even imprisonment—__9__
　　if they do so. This new law has helped large number of__10__
　　formerly illegal aliens to become legal residents. But it also
　　forces employers to check on all prospective employees who
( e# N5 x  X4 |( \, t# \) Q3 K' e; B　　look or sound foreign to be sure that they have documents
　　allowing them to work. This may discourage some employers
( L" ?1 J, b& d　　from hiring any immigrants.

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　　答案及解析：
5 q7 l/ Z; ?/ Q5 C4 G: ?6 H- c2 B) ]　　1. with—without
. x: g5 S: Y) R( O& ?　　根据illegal aliens的定义，应该是people living in the U.S.A without proper authorization
, L' W' w4 r0 f/ n2 w6 R　　2. until—when
　　从逻辑意义上来分析，是Others....did not leave when their visas were expired（当签证到期时他们也不离开美国）
, y! p+ @4 F' E* I6 S. C! K　　3. possible—impossible
, w6 J0 M. Z% Q) ?# T　　从上下文的说明判断，要弄清楚到底有多少非法居住在美国的外国人，或得一个确切的数据是完全不可能的
　　4. ranged之前加have
: ~% _, g# M0 N! f/ |　　因为是指did not leave until their visas were expired. Recent estimates而不是以往的estimates
( s' x( k3 q5 ?: i0 d　　5. affected—affecting
　　此处相当于（a new law）which/that affect illegal aliens
. a! K( T& x( l: [　　6. have—had
　　用过去完成时，因为整个句子讨论的是过去的事，并且此处具体指country since
+ S0 @* Q0 B( J4 {3 o5 d5 t$ Z0 {5 }　　January, 1982 to gain legal status if they applied by May 4,1988
* [& z' Q0 l. P1 u& I+ F& H) V　　7. encourage—discourage
0 ^4 Q9 h/ g- v/ q( N$ w　　如果为encourage则与全文的逻辑和意义矛盾
, w2 W' o* |" C, }3 n! }* k3 Z; F　　8. 在difficult之前加it
　　making it difficult for undocumented people to find employment，其中it为形式宾语，实际宾语为不定式短语（for undocumented people）to find employment
" F7 G, c5 ]* F& z6 F　　9. providing—provides
* G) O: a% y7 ?6 R. ~; s' Z0 w# D- N　　provides for severe penalties与prohibits American employers from hiring illegals 为并列谓语，而不是与hiring illegals并列
: B9 c) a3 X& ]6 o4 A　　10. number—numbers或在large之前加a
9 x! A: J! m7 z. i/ A+ @　　习惯为numbers of或a number of