英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(106)

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　　When a human infant is born into any community in any part
　　of the world it has two things in common with any infant, pro- __1__
　　vided neither of them have been damaged in any way either be- __2__
" s# d8 J) A) B+ `' R　　fore or during birth. Firstly, and most obviously, newborn children
　　are completely helpless. Apart from a powerful capacity to
　　pay attention to their helplessness by using sound, there is nothing __3__
　　the newborn child can do to ensure his own survival. Without
　　care from some 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 newborn animals to get on their feet __4__
4 z+ ~  d* r# `# \' M. P　　within minutes of birth and run with the herd within a few
　　hours. Although young animals are certainly in risk, sometimes __5__
　　for weeks or even months after birth, compared with the human
: D3 }" V( i6 I, |8 q4 Q3 m8 e　　infant they very quickly develop the capacity to fend for them. __6__
6 r% F4 A$ p+ n. H- \7 o; U2 w# J　　It is during this very long period in which the human infant
　　is totally dependent on the others that is reveals the second fea- __7__
2 v/ a, r* x2 O4 O, A6 B1 c' r　　ture which is shares with all other undamaged human infants, a
( k8 p1 [4 z, ^+ \" w　　capacity to learn language. For this reason, biologists now sug-
4 p7 R; M+ M4 t　　gest that language be “species-specific ” to the human race, that is __8__
　　to say, they consider the human infant to be genetic programmed __9__
+ a* L" f; a1 F# @- R8 L　　in such way that it can acquire language. This suggestion implies __10__
　　that just as human beings are designed to see three-dimensionally
　　and in color, and just as they are designed t stand upright
) t- N- L% n% n% x% ^; [　　rather than to move on all fours, so they are designed to learn
; o$ m- Z  ?5 g　　and use language as part of their normal development as well-formed
　　human beings.
6 I9 w/ g4 S" q& D1 x　　答案：
　　1.and ^ infant 加入other。根据上下文，这里主要指的是与其他婴儿相比，不是与任何一个婴儿相比
　　2.have 改成has。Neither 后面跟单数形式。
+ t, x8 Z' i) B0 ~# ^2 j　　3.pay attention改成draw/ attract/ call .这事一个用词不当的错误，应是引起别人注意的意思。
　　4.get on their feet on 改成to。 Get to their feet 指站立。
1 d% d8 X0 m+ l+ R: Q, i　　5.in risk 或 in risk 改成at或danger。 这里可以有两种改法，改成at risk，或是in danger
　　6.fend for them 改成themselves。 这里的主语与濒于同指young animals, 因此要用反身代词
7 r1 J/ @# `' Z8 C; d. \　　7.on the others 删掉the ，这里指的是其他人，不是其他婴儿。
& m. u# ^' d) @$ {; b　　8.language be be改成is。 这里suggest不指建议，他指的是提出（看法等），因此不需要用动词原形
# L$ G5 O/ H+ ~; B1 \: t. U　　9.genetic 改成genetically。 这里应该是个副词。
5 S' [( @$ s3 ?( B　　10.such ^ way 加入a。way 在这里是可数名词，因此要加入不定冠词。