英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(十九)

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　　When a human infant is born into any community in any part of the
3 f' s7 Z: Y5 B( U8 l　　world it has two things in common with any infant, provided neither of them __1__
5 T$ A. @' [8 f" O+ x　　have been damaged in any way either before or during birth. Firstly, and most __2__
　　obviously, new born children are completely helpless. Apart from a powerful
　　capacity to pay attention to their helplessness by using sound, there is nothing __3__
　　the new born child can do to ensure his own survival. Without care from some
, z1 e( }8 l, g　　other human being or beings, be it mother, grandmother, or human group, a
　　child is very unlikely to survive. This helplessness of human infants is in marked
　　contrast with the capacity of many new born animals to get on their feet within __4__
　　minutes of birth and run with the herd within a few hours. Although young
　　animals are certainly in risk, sometimes for weeks or even months after birth, __5__
0 W4 s5 ~  Z$ a: m  _  z　　compared with the human infant, they very quickly develop the capacity to
　　fend for them. __6__
+ ?1 l1 {- s" g. Y/ j; p　　It is during this very long period in which the human infant is totally
! ~6 o5 u/ e9 U9 q9 v1 w; z( Z9 p　　dependent on the others that it reveals the second feature which it shares with all __7__
& y! U8 ^9 Q8 _9 I  R$ d/ I  `; p  q　　other undamaged human infants, a capacity to learn language. For this reason,
2 Z/ p& P- j0 L2 B# I- o　　biologists now suggest that language be “ species specific” to the human race, __8__
　　that is to say, they consider the human infant to be genetic programmed in __9__
% R3 A2 w/ g/ p2 l; q% ?8 a+ Y1 k4 y　　such way that it can acquire language. This suggestion implies that just __10__
　　as human beings are designed to see three-dimensionally and in color and just
　　as they are designed to stand upright rather than to move on all fours, so they
% W3 F3 ~7 c; L5 i/ E! D　　are designed to learn and use language as part of their normal development as
2 o) N  }; o7 J5 ]2 A0 |4 c　　well-formed human beings.

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　　参考答案及解析:
- x4 e2 n1 _. \! B1 S5 Q7 @- K　　1 在any infant 中间加other
* }9 b+ n* h# g) G+ \　　在比较一物与他物,一人与他人的异同时,必须从比较对象中排除该物或该人.
' G: h) Y' ?3 [7 ~6 }0 Z! ^　　2 将have改为has
6 ?* ~' B/ J9 N, J  p$ |) M　　该谓语动词的主语为neither,所以要使用单数形式.
　　3 将pay改为draw/call/attract/elicit
5 U+ E- U' a& x　　这里要表达的是 “引起注意”.
　　4 将on改为to
7 x+ y- b. X2 w# p. {, Q+ {' d　　get/ rise/ spring to one’s feet 作 “起身,站起来”将.
　　5 in risk 改为 in danger 或者 at risk
　　6 将them 改为themselves
$ q  Z5 L' \7 S1 d% [( v0 \  k8 [　　根据上下文,我们可以看出,这里需要一个代词来作 fend for 的宾语.
　　7 删除定冠词the
* B" H) L5 U, G4 c( D" E  S) h4 E　　8 将be 改为is
3 C; @2 p  h3 U$ G! H+ Y+ O　　在这里suggest 作 “认为,提出看法,暗示说”讲,不作 “建议”讲, 因此,不可使用虚拟语气.
　　9 讲genetic改为genetically
# D2 o3 v  b# B- W5 G0 r4 d　　这里副词genetically 修饰过去分词programmed.
. B+ Q$ Q4 j/ J# k　　10 在such way 中间加入a
　　名词way为可数名词单数,因此前面要使用不定冠词.