Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the UnitedStates and Europe.But increasingly the Japanese is seeing adecline of their __1__ traditional work-moral values. Ten yearsago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as theirprimary reason for being,but now Japan has large fulfilled itseconomic needs, and young people __2__ don't know wherethey should go next.The coming of the age of the postwar baby boom and an entry __3__ ofwomen into the male-dominated job market has limited the opportunities __4__ of teen-agers whoare already questioning the heavy personalsacrifices involved climbing Japan's rigid social ladder togood __5__ schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5percent Japanesestudents were fully satisfied with school life,compared __6__ with 67.2 percent of students in theUnited States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs thandid their counterparts in the 10 countries surveyed. __7__ While often praised by foreigners for itsemphasis on the basics.
Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanic learning __8__ over creativity andself-expression. Last year Japan experienced 2,125incidents of school violence, including 929assaults on teachers.
Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moraleducation. Last year Mitsuo Detoyama,who was then education minister, raised his eyebrow whenhe argued __9__ that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities afterWorld War II had weakened the "Japanese morality of respect of parents." __10__
參考答案及解析:
1.is--are.the加上形容詞一類人的時(shí)候后面應(yīng)用動(dòng)詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，如：The old receive particular respect in Chinese society.
2.large-largely.這里large是修飾fullfilled的，所以應(yīng)改為largely，表示“大部分地”，如：The fundis largely financed throughgovernment borrowing.
3.the(age)--/.動(dòng)詞詞組come of age表示“已成年”，中間不用任何冠詞，所以它一旦變?yōu)?ing形式仍然保持原樣。另外要避免將原句誤讀成The coming of ,theage of the postwar baby boom,這樣斷句意思解釋不通。
4.has--have.有兩個(gè)原因限制了青少年進(jìn)好的學(xué)校找到好的工作，這兩個(gè)原因由and連接作并列主語，所以謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該用復(fù)數(shù)。
5.involved^--in.involved后面少了in，表示“關(guān)于，涉及到”，如All the children were involved in theschool play.
6.^Japanese--of.當(dāng)percent做名詞時(shí)，它后面應(yīng)加上介詞of，如：The report states that 42percent of the alunmi contributed to the endowment. 當(dāng)percent作形容詞或者副詞時(shí)，則不加of。如：There has been a ten percent increase in the number of new students arriving atpolytechnic this year.
7.^countries--other.從上句話中可知道Japan也參與了這次普查，因此在這句話里的比較結(jié)構(gòu)中Japan應(yīng)和其他10個(gè)同意參加普查的國家進(jìn)行比較，所以應(yīng)注明是10 other countries。
8.mechanic--mechanical.mechanic是名詞，表示“制造工，技工”，所以這里應(yīng)把它改為mechanical表示“機(jī)械的”。
9.eyebrow--eyebrows.toraise one's eyebrow 表示“(某事)引起(某人)的驚訝或不贊同”，如：He raised his eyebrows over some of the suggestions.
10.of--for.respect 后面通常跟for接人，表示“對(某人)的尊重”，如：respect for the old。