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
　　of the world it has two things in common with any infant, pro- __1__
8 A$ \( Q- Z& q+ y3 `　　vided neither of them have been damaged in any way either be- __2__
　　fore or during birth. Firstly, and most obviously, newborn children
4 R' j9 [: {) R# @: Y6 T* G; J! E+ [　　are completely helpless. Apart from a powerful capacity to
　　pay attention to their helplessness by using sound, there is nothing __3__
" F- T9 d5 ?$ @, ~　　the newborn child can do to ensure his own survival. Without
1 A5 h5 j3 `# J4 @# }　　care from some other human being or beings, be it mother,
3 t% E/ P3 u: s& W　　grandmother, or human group, a child is very unlikely to survive.
2 k% @1 e' Z5 o0 Q　　This helplessness of human infants is in marked contrast
- {5 N3 r% e' }) [  T　　with the capacity of many newborn animals to get on their feet __4__
8 I8 B3 l/ Y7 @' U7 F7 D　　within minutes of birth and run with the herd within a few
+ h- t+ G+ k1 d$ Z5 Z　　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__
1 v7 ]! @; p$ Y6 d4 q" ?　　It is during this very long period in which the human infant
  k6 W8 v) z5 B0 k, i! @8 s　　is totally dependent on the others that is reveals the second fea- __7__
　　ture which is shares with all other undamaged human infants, a
　　capacity to learn language. For this reason, biologists now sug-
6 p( j8 Z- a/ i' Z" F　　gest that language be “species-specific ” to the human race, that is __8__
- r1 R( b  @& m7 @　　to say, they consider the human infant to be genetic programmed __9__
' ]- i$ v8 t* ]; I/ K  w0 G! Z　　in such way that it can acquire language. This suggestion implies __10__
　　that just as human beings are designed to see three-dimensionally
9 T5 f& Q4 m1 f5 D　　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
　　and use language as part of their normal development as well-formed
　　human beings.
1 l" t+ Q# ^$ H6 ~+ C( R　　答案：
2 [8 W& Y- j  f/ D% c( P* w" i　　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
8 s- E2 A0 S( l6 U* Q9 ?8 D1 o　　2.have 改成has。Neither 后面跟单数形式。
　　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。
. N& M0 z0 j. W6 p2 F6 H　　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
  A" D: y) n! _7 s! }　　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
/ o( ^5 f; F- H" [* T+ W; G　　9.genetic 改成genetically。 这里应该是个副词。
4 Y, B* `5 S+ N0 s　　10.such ^ way 加入a。way 在这里是可数名词，因此要加入不定冠词。