英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(七十一)

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　　We use language primarily as a means of communication with
8 M5 t9 `; Y' p, m　　other human beings. Each of us shares with the community in which we
　　live a store of words and meanings as well as agreeing conventions as __1__
, E0 @9 n0 q+ p' _　　to the way in which words should be arranged to convey a particular __2__
　　message: the English speaker has in his disposal a vocabulary and a __3__
　　set of grammatical rules which enables him to communicate his __4__
. X# V; @) l2 }; c- O! d, y% i　　thoughts and feelings, in a variety of styles, to the other English __5__
- q7 p) h2 w5 M9 T% c; ^& B　　speakers. His vocabulary, in particular, both that which he uses activetly
0 l5 H8 h% M+ K! n　　and that which he recognises, increases in size as he grows
　　old as a result of education and experience. __6__
　　But, whether the language store is relatively small or large, the system
　　remains no more than a psychological reality for tike inpidual, unless
5 v) b, q( R& z5 j" D. y8 b　　he has a means of expressing it in terms able to be seen by another __7__
　　member of his linguistic community; he has to give the system a
　　concrete transmission form. We take it for granted two most __8__
　　common forms of transmission-by means of sounds produced by our
　　vocal organs (speech) or by visual signs (writing). And these are __9__
: X$ c1 J  [4 X- _　　among most striking of human achievements. __10__
　　答案:
, C$ f1 t  x% ^　　1. agreeing --------agreed
* W. b3 E% q8 j: u. ?3 z4 y　　2. ∧words----------these/those words
　　3. in the disposal --------at the disposal
　　4. enables--------enable
　　5. delete “the” before “other English speakers”
) b9 o5 z- D; ?, _. s1 S　　6. old------ older
　　7. seen ------ perceived, understood, comprehended
9 @6 x4 E% F0 s; c1 p% \; m. B　　8. delete “it” before “for granted”
　　9.　And ----- Yet; However
+ X6 |; c5 o! I9 f8 q　　10.　∧most ------ the most striking