Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whoseproductivity and social harmony are the envy of the United Statesand Europe.But increasingly the Japanese is seeing a decline __1__of their traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being,but now Japan has large __2__fulfilled its economic needs, and young people don't know where they should go next.& y7 G Y# T8 r+ `1 G
The coming of the age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into __3__the male-dominated job market has limited the opportunities of teen-agers who __4__are already questioning the heavy personalsacrifices involved climbing __5__Japan's rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey,it was found that only 24.5percent Japanese students were fully satisfied with__6__ school life,compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. E( Y3 F& D' ?8 u* l" z! ^
In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs thandid their counterparts in the 10 countries surveyed. While often__7__ praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics.3 m- c+ A2 y( {/ O
Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanic learning __8__over creativity and self-expression. Last year Japan experienced 2,125incidentsof school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers.
: E1 ]" Y+ B7 s2 U+ WAmid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewaremphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Detoyama,who was then educationminister, raised his eyebrow when he argued that liberal reforms introduced__9__ by the American occupation authorities after World War II had weakenedthe "Japanese morality of respect of parents." __10__ 答案:
% R$ L3 F+ B5 e$ `$ e9 d6 o( ~ A1.is--are.the加上形容词一类人的时候后面应用动词的复数形式,如:The old receive particular respect in Chinese society.
+ p' b% R9 ^$ _9 y/ i2.large-largely.这里large是修饰fullfilled的,所以应改为largely,表示“大部分地”,如:The fundis largely financed through government borrowing.5 f- Z. \' s( E9 A- X7 s/ x6 [1 T
3.the(age)--/.动词词组come of age表示“已成年”,中间不用任何冠词,所以它一旦变为-ing形式仍然保持原样。另外要避免将原句误读成The coming of ,the age of the postwar baby boom,这样断句意思解释不通。考试.大4.has--have.有两个原因限制了青少年进好的学校找到好的工作,这两个原因由and连接作并列主语,所以谓语动词应该用复数。$ @+ M+ d! P% H% }+ V- q9 B" a, {4 K
5.involved^--in.involved后面少了in,表示“关于,涉及到”,如All the children were involved in the school play. }& ^8 e% }5 }2 U, {/ p; b
6.^Japanese--of.当percent做名词时,它后面应加上介词of,如:The report states that 42 percent of the alunmi contributed to the endowment. 当percent作形容词或者副词时,则不加of。如:There has been a ten percent increase in the number of new students arriving at polytechnic this year.2 m2 b- x& G7 B+ o1 e
7.^countries--other.从上句话中可知道Japan也参与了这次普查,因此在这句话里的比较结构中Japan应和其他10个同意参加普查的国家进行比较,所以应注明是10 other countries。考试.大8.mechanic--mechanical.mechanic是名词,表示“制造工,技工”,所以这里应把它改为mechanical表示“机械的”。 s7 b# i7 j4 y( |) Z" D
9.eyebrow--eyebrows.to raise one's eyebrow 表示“(某事)引起(某人)的惊讶或不赞同”,如:He raised his eyebrows over some of the suggestions.
% y% n1 u7 H- v5 g) ~/ y. q10.of--for.respect 后面通常跟for接人,表示“对(某人)的尊重”,如:respect for the old |