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__
* u. X3 H3 \+ N* B6 c# }3 G3 x2 g% \% U　　languages is most essential to mankind. Our lives increasingly depend
/ ^5 A# \" H+ y+ u9 w5 h& B　　on fast and successful use of language. Strangely enough, we know __2__
　　more about things around us than on ourselves. For example, language __3__
) w0 O3 A! M2 B0 Z% l) q+ `　　is species specific, that is, it is language that differs human from __4__
　　animals. However, we do not know yet how exactly we inquire language __5__
　　and how it is possible for us to perceive through language; nor we __6__
! O' r2 ]  O% m　　understand precisely the combinations between language and thought, __7__
　　language and logic, or language and culture; still less, how and when
- b6 M# z1 z& c0 G3 q1 u' }　　language started. One reason for this inadequate knowledge of language
　　is that we, like language users, take too many things for granted. __8__
　　Language comes to every normal person so naturally that a few __9__
　　of us stop to question what language is, much less do we feel the
　　necessity to study it. Language is far more complex than most people
7 I" {. `2 y" V1 E8 h( f　　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:
1 Z9 s9 L! o9 U　　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。
8 t% g7 L  h' s3 M* |　　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 X. ]! p4 f( \' T" g' m4 @: _　　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。
6 ?+ G5 B) ?; h　　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。
9 d" [* A6 z3 t0 u6 c7 X& K( b　　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。
/ B9 J; H$ }8 n+ E! l　　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”。
　　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.….”。
+ D/ P6 Q& Q2 H# C; m　　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。