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
: C0 s, E2 Y% {4 j3 m, D: _7 D　　fact that pronunciation is learnt ‘naturally’ and unconsciously, and orthography __1__
. D5 M6 W' E+ h  I　　is learnt deliberately and consciously. Large numbers of us, in fact, remain
　　throughout our lives quite unconscious with what our speech sounds __2__
$ Z! u0 _' V" ~  i　　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__
1 X) X/ P5 m3 e4 V) Z9 ]$ W4 z　　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__
　　practicing the pronunciation of those around us for many more hours per every __7__
: P) K6 J* q; r0 k　　day than we ever have to spend learning even our difficult English spelling.
　　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__
* }7 t1 q1 U2 x3 U3 l　　‘stranger’, someone who speaks with an accent of a different community—perhaps
* `4 `2 c% P" s! U　　only a few miles far. __10__
' C- T4 Q: ^( W  a　　参考答案及解析:
- R5 |, H4 D: T! Q) f- C7 _% @　　1. 将and改为whereas/but/yet
! `7 ], W( D, q' g: T; o　　2. 将with改为of
$ L: M+ U: ?$ U4 d& y( O　　unconscious of 是固定搭配。
  x* q3 S$ F3 S1 ?$ l　　3. 删掉out
　　speak out 意思为“大胆地说”，“大声地说”，与此处意思不符。
　　4. 将firstly改为first
　　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。
　　6. 将went改为go
* @* L5 \; F' G( }: n　　7. 删掉per或者every
  H4 G! B& @! ^  w　　8. 将This改为It
0 t, W: J# r6 P& C' ?4 W2 q　　It在此处做形式主语，后面的that从句是真正的主语。
　　9. 在community后面加together
! V; X3 Q9 D# X8 _　　此处的大意为“语音是把社区团结在一起的工具”。
　　10. 将far改为away
　　“只有几英里远”应是 a few miles away。