相信大多數(shù)同學(xué)都已經(jīng)迎來了期待已久的寒假，不過英語專業(yè)的同學(xué)可不能放松哦，等下學(xué)期一開學(xué)，專八考試就近在眼前了，所以不如趁著寒假趕緊多復(fù)習(xí)復(fù)習(xí)，多做做題練練手，非英語專業(yè)的同學(xué)也可以來看看，說不定英語水平能有個大提升呢。

americans' circle of close confidants has shrunk dramatically in the past two decades but the number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled, according to a new study by sociologists at duke university and the university of arizona. "(1)____ the evidence shows that americans have more confidants and those ties are also more family-based than they are used to be," said lynn smith-lovin, professor of sociology at duke university and one of the study'sauthors of social, isolation in america: changes in core discussion networks over two decades.(2)____(3)____the study compared data from 1985 to 2004 and found which the mean number of people with whom americans can discuss matters important to them dropped by nearly one-third, from 2.94 people in 1985 to 2.08 in 2004.(4)____ the study paints a picture of americans' social contacts a "densely connected, close, homogeneous set of ties slowly closing in on themselves, becoming smaller, more tightly interconnected, more focusing on the very strong bonds of the nuclear family."(5)____(6)____(7)____that means less contacts created through clubs, neighbors and organizations outside the home-a phenomenon popularly known as " bowling lonely," from the 2000 book of the same title by robert d. putnam.(8)____(9)____ the researchers speculated that changes in communities and families, such as the increase in a number of hours that family members spend at work and the influence of internet communication, may contribute to the decrease in the size of close-knit circles of friends and relatives.(10)____

1．but→and語篇錯誤。由上下文的語義判斷，句間的邏輯關(guān)系應(yīng)為并列關(guān)系，上一句說到在過去的20年里，美國人的密友圈大幅度縮小，下一句提到超過一倍的人說沒人和他們討論重要問厝．二者在意義上屬于并列關(guān)系，故此處應(yīng)把表轉(zhuǎn)折意義的but改為and。
2．more (confidant)→fewer語篇錯誤。前文已經(jīng)提到美國人的密友圍縮小，第二段用研究數(shù)據(jù)顯示能和自己一起討論重要問題的朋友減少了，可見美國人的知己減少了，而不是增多了，故此處應(yīng)改為fewer。
3．a(chǎn)re→are詞匯錯誤。be used to表示“習(xí)慣于”，后接名詞或動名詞，used to表示“過去常常”，后接動詞原形，此句要表達(dá)的意思是“和過去相比，現(xiàn)在美國人的朋友更傾向予以家庭關(guān)系為基礎(chǔ)?！惫蚀颂幱胾sed to，符合上下文語義。
4．which→that或which→which劃語法錯誤。此處是賓語從句，引導(dǎo)詞在從句中不充當(dāng)任何成分，故應(yīng)該用從屬連詞that, 此處that也可以省略掉。
5．∧a→as詞匯錯誤。paint...as意為“描述成……”，此句的意思是“該研究把美國人的社會交往描述為一種連接緊密的、封閉的、同類人的關(guān)系”。
6．themselves→itself語法錯誤。此赴指代的是set，故應(yīng)改為單數(shù)形式itself。of ties表所屬，用來修飾set，此處意為“關(guān)系”網(wǎng)。slowing closing in...為伴隨狀語對set進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充說明。
7．focusing→focused詞匯錯誤。此赴和前面的smaller, more tightly interconnected并列，作動詞become的表語，故應(yīng)該用形容詞focused，意為“集中的”。
8．less→fewer詞匯錯誤。less作為little的比較級，是用來修飾不可數(shù)名詞，此處后接的contacts是可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式，故應(yīng)該用fewer。
9．lonely→alone語法錯誤。lonely是形容詞，意為“孤獨的，孤單的”，此處修飾動詞bowling應(yīng)該用副詞，故要改為alone，表示“單獨地，獨自地”。
10．a(chǎn)re→the詞匯錯誤。a number of表示“許多”，the number of表示“……的數(shù)目”，此句要表達(dá)的是“家庭成員工作的小時數(shù)增加”，故應(yīng)該用the number of。

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