专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(6)

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　　We use language every day. We live in a world of words. Hardly any
　　moment passes with someone talking, writing or reading. Indeed, __1__
9 i6 e. ~! [2 I7 Z' k/ }& M2 a+ t5 ^　　languages is most essential to mankind. Our lives increasingly depend
　　on fast and successful use of language. Strangely enough, we know __2__
7 Y" L: c( j( [9 h, d$ K8 a1 e　　more about things around us than on ourselves. For example, language __3__
　　is species specific, that is, it is language that differs human from __4__
　　animals. However, we do not know yet how exactly we inquire language __5__
9 u( v2 ~, X, j4 o0 W　　and how it is possible for us to perceive through language; nor we __6__
5 N+ l+ X2 o* M) y: p7 N　　understand precisely the combinations between language and thought, __7__
) S$ K  \# _" p# [　　language and logic, or language and culture; still less, how and when
  w$ D2 v( o* h　　language started. One reason for this inadequate knowledge of language
　　is that we, like language users, take too many things for granted. __8__
　　Language comes to every normal person so naturally that a few __9__
/ q' [9 k) Z, W" `/ ~) ^　　of us stop to question what language is, much less do we feel the
# U8 O3 V' J" g; e; Z- T　　necessity to study it. Language is far more complex than most people
　　have probably imagined and the necessity to study it is far greater than
' Z& N5 Z) P+ Y3 ?1 T5 u6 R  m　　some people may have assured. Linguistic is a branch of science which __10__

　　takes language as its object of investigation.

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</p>　　参考答案及解析:
& p3 Y2 Z  B+ e$ `4 M& e* S2 c　　1. with 改为 without。”hardy any moment passes without someone…” , 两个否定: without 和hardly，意思是“每一时刻有人……”。
　　2. fast 前面加the因为fast and successful use 这个词组后边有一个前置词短语 of language 修饰use，所以被修饰的词前面加定冠词。
9 D# q( f9 ^7 F9 V) F" h　　3. than on ourselves 改为than things on ourselves。在这里比较的是两件事：things around us and things on ourselves(我们周围的事物和我们自身的东西)。第二个things不能省略，否则引起误解。
　　4. differs 改为distinguishes。语言区分人与动物，differ是不及物动词，后面不能带宾语，只能用介词，如：Man differs from animals in that man possesses language。
　　5. inquire改为acquire“习得语言”应该是acquire language，名词短语是language acquisition。 Inquire 是“询问”的意思。
　　6. we前面加上 do 副词nor放在句首表示强调，应用倒装句，一般现在时强调句是在主语前面加助动词 do。
　　7. combination改为relationships.语言和思维的关系，不是结合；语言和思维的关系是当代语言学研究的重要领域。
2 H8 L1 E$ l7 Y　　8. like 改为as。根据上下文，要表达的意思是“作为语言的使用者”，不是“像语言的使用者”。
　　9. a 去掉 这里是否定的意思：“我们没有多少人……”而不是“我们一些人.….”。
3 r: `0 u5 p% G' N1 E! [  S! G　　10. assured 改为 assumed. 这句的后半部分意思是“研究语言的必要性比我们想象的要大得多”。Assure译为“确保”；assume译为“假设”或者“想象”的意思。