Changes in the way people live bring about changes in the jobsthat they do. More and more people live in towns and citiesinstead on farms and in villages.__1__
Cities and states have to provide services city people want, suchlike more police protection, more __2__ hospitals, and moreschools. This means that more policemen,more nurses andtechnicians, and more teachers must be hired.Advances intechnology has also changed people's lives. __3__ Dishwashers and washing machines do jobsthat were once done by the hand. The widespread use of such electrical appliances __4__ meansthat there is a need for servicemen to keep it running properly. __5__ People are earning higherwages and salaries. This leads __6__ changes in the way of life. As income goes down, people maynot __7__ want more food to eat or more clothes to wear. But they may want more and bettercare from doctors, dentists and hospitals.
They are likely to travel more and to want more education Nevertheless, many more jobs areavailable in these services. __8__
The government also affects the kind of works people do. __9__.
The governments of most countries spend huge sums of money for international defense.
They hire thousands of engineers, __10__ scientists, clerks, typists and secretaries to work on themany different aspects of defense.
參考答案及解析:
1. (instead) on --- of instead of 固定搭配，代替
2. like --- as such as 固定搭配，例如
3. has --- have 主語為Advances，故謂語應(yīng)使用復(fù)數(shù)
4. the --- / by hand 固定搭配 用手;eg： A potter is makingpottery by hand
5. it --- them them指代appliances，為復(fù)數(shù)，故不能使用it
6. leads --- causes 或在leads 后面加上to lead to和cause都有“導(dǎo)致”的含義
7. down --- up 居上下文應(yīng)為工資上漲，所以用go up
8. Nevertheless --- Therefore 據(jù)邏輯關(guān)系，應(yīng)為順承
9. works --- work/job/jobs work變復(fù)數(shù)應(yīng)做“著作,作品”解
10. international --- national national defense意為“國防”