英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(八十三)

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Traditionally, the American farmer has always been
independent and hard-working. In the eighteenth century farmers
were quite self-sufficient. The farm family grew and made almost
nothing it needed. The surplus crop would be sold to buy a new __1__
items in the local general store.
In 1860, because some of the farm population had moved to __2__
the city, yet eighty percent of the American population was still in
the country. In the late nineteen century, farm work and life __3__
were not much changed from that they had been in old days. The __4__
farmer aroused at dawn or before and had much work to do, with __5__
his own muscles like his chief source of power. He used axes, __6__
spades and other complicated tools. In his house cooking was done __7__
in wood-burning stoves, and the kerosene lamp was the only
improvement on the candle. The familys recreation and social life
chiefly consisted a drive in the wagon to the nearby small town or __8__
village to transact some business as well as to chat with neighbors
who had also come to town.
The children attended a small elementary school (often of
just one room) to that they had to walk every day, possibly for a __9__
few miles. The school term was short so that the children could
not help on the farm. Although the whole family worked, and life __10__
was not easy, farmers as a class were self-reliant and independent.

答案:
71. nothing --- everything 据上下文，农民们是自给自足，故应为everything

72. because --- although 下文中有yet，为让步状语从句，故用although

73. nineteen --- nineteenth 多少世纪用序数词表示

74. that --- what 宾语从句，用what引导

75. aroused --- rose/got up 此处意为“起床”，arouse一般做及物动词，为“唤醒”之意，但是百度里也有做“醒来”的不及物动词之意，希望大家一起探讨一下。

76. like --- as as意为 “把……作为…….”

77. complicated --- simple 据上下文，农民们只有“简单的”工具

78. consisted后加 of be consisted of 为固定搭配，意为“由……组成”

79. that --- which 定语从句，前面有to，只能用which，不能用that

80. and --- / although为转折词，不能用and，但是后面也不能加but