英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(六)

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　　We use language every day. We live in a world of words. Hardly any
　　moment passes with someone talking, writing or reading. Indeed, __1__
% x. l* ?" k2 J/ t. m7 @　　languages is most essential to mankind. Our lives increasingly depend
2 G) j, `; W% e# i5 D, |4 j9 N　　on fast and successful use of language. Strangely enough, we know __2__
) t7 v* ]% b- K- ~% p5 T+ D; k; w　　more about things around us than on ourselves. For example, language __3__
　　is species specific, that is, it is language that differs human from __4__
3 z4 X8 Y, [$ ?# k7 ]( |　　animals. However, we do not know yet how exactly we inquire language __5__
. u: p; Z9 Y/ {4 w/ d　　and how it is possible for us to perceive through language; nor we __6__
　　understand precisely the combinations between language and thought, __7__
　　language and logic, or language and culture; still less, how and when
　　language started. One reason for this inadequate knowledge of language
" K0 Q0 h% Q4 T9 W0 q4 M　　is that we, like language users, take too many things for granted. __8__
* k* G1 \- h$ x7 X: p　　Language comes to every normal person so naturally that a few __9__
$ x" t* [: ]6 u8 u% m- z; G5 o　　of us stop to question what language is, much less do we feel the
, Z8 K2 E( f1 T) t4 @% G/ u　　necessity to study it. Language is far more complex than most people
: k4 f+ R9 z" N' R  n( ?　　have probably imagined and the necessity to study it is far greater than
　　some people may have assured. Linguistic is a branch of science which __10__
　　takes language as its object of investigation.
　　参考答案及解析:
  [3 Z5 L& j# m) T/ ~6 d  v7 I　　1. with 改为 without。”hardy any moment passes without someone…” , 两个否定: without 和hardly，意思是“每一时刻有人……”。
　　2. fast 前面加the因为fast and successful use 这个词组后边有一个前置词短语 of language 修饰use，所以被修饰的词前面加定冠词。
　　3. than on ourselves 改为than things on ourselves。在这里比较的是两件事：things around us and things on ourselves(我们周围的事物和我们自身的东西)。第二个things不能省略，否则引起误解。
. A7 C0 N( |$ m. }6 b" ]　　4. differs 改为distinguishes。语言区分人与动物，differ是不及物动词，后面不能带宾语，只能用介词，如：Man differs from animals in that man possesses language。
　　5. inquire改为acquire“习得语言”应该是acquire language，名词短语是language acquisition。 Inquire 是“询问”的意思。
9 S$ A9 X" O9 u# V2 H  Z2 g　　6. we前面加上 do 副词nor放在句首表示强调，应用倒装句，一般现在时强调句是在主语前面加助动词 do。
　　7. combination改为relationships.语言和思维的关系，不是结合；语言和思维的关系是当代语言学研究的重要领域。
8 B/ C* f: _  A9 J) E9 H- K0 o　　8. like 改为as。根据上下文，要表达的意思是“作为语言的使用者”，不是“像语言的使用者”。
" I% f$ E+ J' D5 @: Y　　9. a 去掉 这里是否定的意思：“我们没有多少人……”而不是“我们一些人.….”。
) g% Q; b& ?7 Y- u6 {2 v9 j  Q4 }( a　　10. assured 改为 assumed. 这句的后半部分意思是“研究语言的必要性比我们想象的要大得多”。Assure译为“确保”；assume译为“假设”或者“想象”的意思。