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
　　fact that pronunciation is learnt ‘naturally’ and unconsciously, and orthography __1__
4 a7 `0 K  b1 q/ \% c" h8 T/ O　　is learnt deliberately and consciously. Large numbers of us, in fact, remain
7 `& p9 G( @- m* k7 y/ n　　throughout our lives quite unconscious with what our speech sounds __2__
　　like when we speak out, and it often comes as a shock when we __3__
8 f0 p! v$ u7 \5 B0 E# f　　firstly hear a recording of ourselves. It is not a voice we recognize at once, __4__
　　whereas our own handwriting is something which we almost always know. We __5__
- C3 I, w9 N- o; N! `9 r( `　　begin the ‘natural’ learning of pronunciation long before we start learning to
; D! _% Q( S6 a  {　　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__
+ k  D, q% y/ ?6 f　　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__
' u6 B  a0 L2 ?8 K) M+ ~: V　　‘stranger’, someone who speaks with an accent of a different community—perhaps
　　only a few miles far. __10__
6 K7 N  ~- ^9 {. i& L  R9 ?　　参考答案及解析:
　　1. 将and改为whereas/but/yet
　　2. 将with改为of
　　unconscious of 是固定搭配。
: H3 T' ^2 n' A( Y' s/ Z( y　　3. 删掉out
+ _5 d) Z7 b  I　　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
" h( `" D! R- i/ ~# ~$ }- {3 T　　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
　　7. 删掉per或者every
　　8. 将This改为It
$ g7 V5 m; E9 q5 P! D　　It在此处做形式主语，后面的that从句是真正的主语。
% L2 q) ^+ X6 _　　9. 在community后面加together
　　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。