最新英语专业八级改错部分考前自测

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　　Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert with (1) __
　　The skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even
: t- A0 C) c- r4 F　　moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there many
　　reasons this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest (2) __
$ a2 T+ o4 @5 z　　that the fundamental reason which people in general do not speak (3) __
4 l6 M1 n0 p. ]1 x4 t　　foreign languages very much better than they do are that they never (4) __
: T3 Z2 I5 y! z/ d  m  D) g　　fail grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, (5) __
. O$ |: U; W5 z, G; Q' _　　and consequently never set to tackling it in the right way. Far (6) __
　　too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language
　　is a skill--- one needs careless training of a special kind, (7) __
, {, _  g$ `( s" w9 t$ y　　and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of
　　itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the
. v* a* t+ G7 n& s' n" N5 D　　importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical
　　teaching, the branch of study concerning with (8) __
5 P/ C4 D3 d4 V" [- p& g, y　　speaking the language. So the first point which I want to make is (9) __
: \* @, _2 U0 K* Y　　that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher
　　should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this,
　　and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student
2 Q: H5 o* j6 ]2 x' {　　to feel that here is a matter worthy receiving his close attention. (10) __