英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(十五)

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　　There are great impediments to the general use of a standard in pronun-
　　ciation comparable to that existing in spelling (orthography). One is the
% G6 r, [" l3 I& ]2 w　　fact that pronunciation is learnt ‘naturally’ and unconsciously, and orthography __1__
) M9 X( n$ |( l; }: v　　is learnt deliberately and consciously. Large numbers of us, in fact, remain
　　throughout our lives quite unconscious with what our speech sounds __2__
　　like when we speak out, and it often comes as a shock when we __3__
　　firstly hear a recording of ourselves. It is not a voice we recognize at once, __4__
　　whereas our own handwriting is something which we almost always know. We __5__
　　begin the ‘natural’ learning of pronunciation long before we start learning to
　　read or write, and in our early years we went on unconsciously imitating and __6__
7 S; Q" B5 m& ^7 c　　practicing the pronunciation of those around us for many more hours per every __7__
% {9 c9 B7 k/ T　　day than we ever have to spend learning even our difficult English spelling.
% U1 `1 s. a  H) J6 i* m4 E& o　　This is ‘ natural’, therefore, that our speech-sounds should be those of our im- __8__
　　mediate circle; after all, as we have seen, speech operates a means of holding a
　　community and to give a sense of ‘belonging’. We learn quite early to recognize a __9__
$ ^& C) e/ ~$ E1 l" q　　‘stranger’, someone who speaks with an accent of a different community—perhaps
1 y* T0 ~( _' q8 ?7 ?9 o. Z　　only a few miles far. __10__
　　参考答案及解析:
　　1. 将and改为whereas/but/yet
- K3 q. z  z# H$ F6 c　　2. 将with改为of
8 t2 ?8 V; m9 F4 A( T　　unconscious of 是固定搭配。
　　3. 删掉out
　　speak out 意思为“大胆地说”，“大声地说”，与此处意思不符。
1 G8 B# I  R6 [　　4. 将firstly改为first
. z% ~9 n! g! q　　5. 将which改为that或者将which删掉。限制性定语从句前面的先行词是something，因此要用that引导定语从句。也可以将which删掉，不用任何引导词。
5 _! X8 u$ \. G% @; H0 y3 {; }　　6. 将went改为go
　　7. 删掉per或者every
, A* j2 V- P* ^　　8. 将This改为It
# J: m& N: M9 t. d5 D  d/ V+ c　　It在此处做形式主语，后面的that从句是真正的主语。
' y9 y2 w% F  q% e' i0 |　　9. 在community后面加together
　　此处的大意为“语音是把社区团结在一起的工具”。
% b& g0 U* s6 f& Y5 C+ J  X0 k　　10. 将far改为away
　　“只有几英里远”应是 a few miles away。