英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(106)

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　　When a human infant is born into any community in any part
& o5 z9 e3 w( q0 l% Q# ^5 A　　of the world it has two things in common with any infant, pro- __1__
- T4 J/ |" ?5 ]　　vided neither of them have been damaged in any way either be- __2__
　　fore or during birth. Firstly, and most obviously, newborn children
& P; J" M( z" I1 ?  \$ a　　are completely helpless. Apart from a powerful capacity to
　　pay attention to their helplessness by using sound, there is nothing __3__
" q, n2 G% {4 o2 ?0 G+ I6 U' O　　the newborn child can do to ensure his own survival. Without
0 H& G" n+ ]9 |. |　　care from some other human being or beings, be it mother,
1 ^6 h7 G1 ^: a7 v) t　　grandmother, or human group, a child is very unlikely to survive.
　　This helplessness of human infants is in marked contrast
9 C) m6 R# Y9 h# f. ^　　with the capacity of many newborn animals to get on their feet __4__
　　within minutes of birth and run with the herd within a few
　　hours. Although young animals are certainly in risk, sometimes __5__
　　for weeks or even months after birth, compared with the human
　　infant they very quickly develop the capacity to fend for them. __6__
　　It is during this very long period in which the human infant
　　is totally dependent on the others that is reveals the second fea- __7__
( A2 A, h2 G% F) i, N5 Q　　ture which is shares with all other undamaged human infants, a
　　capacity to learn language. For this reason, biologists now sug-
% r: [. E1 n$ S　　gest that language be “species-specific ” to the human race, that is __8__
　　to say, they consider the human infant to be genetic programmed __9__
: N) @) v- m( L% y/ d: h3 O- q7 L. p　　in such way that it can acquire language. This suggestion implies __10__
　　that just as human beings are designed to see three-dimensionally
! c8 _7 T3 J* T3 k. q　　and in color, and just as they are designed t stand upright
　　rather than to move on all fours, so they are designed to learn
0 y/ q) z# K* ^4 d　　and use language as part of their normal development as well-formed
4 Z5 N" v0 d& ], W　　human beings.
( H* g* p9 g4 ?　　答案：
　　1.and ^ infant 加入other。根据上下文，这里主要指的是与其他婴儿相比，不是与任何一个婴儿相比
　　2.have 改成has。Neither 后面跟单数形式。
6 |% w. k  b$ A1 D8 a1 E　　3.pay attention改成draw/ attract/ call .这事一个用词不当的错误，应是引起别人注意的意思。
3 f, V- ?9 i0 t" v! U; d0 [) a　　4.get on their feet on 改成to。 Get to their feet 指站立。
　　5.in risk 或 in risk 改成at或danger。 这里可以有两种改法，改成at risk，或是in danger
　　6.fend for them 改成themselves。 这里的主语与濒于同指young animals, 因此要用反身代词
　　7.on the others 删掉the ，这里指的是其他人，不是其他婴儿。
　　8.language be be改成is。 这里suggest不指建议，他指的是提出（看法等），因此不需要用动词原形
　　9.genetic 改成genetically。 这里应该是个副词。
  B1 U  v8 w6 l7 Z% o/ N/ k　　10.such ^ way 加入a。way 在这里是可数名词，因此要加入不定冠词。