专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(16)

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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, provided neither of them __1__
$ M+ K( d; z" \; c1 L# M( |　　have been damaged in any way either before or during birth. Firstly, and most __2__
　　obviously, new born children are completely helpless. Apart from a powerful
% i/ m5 Z7 K* O, @) j: L　　capacity to pay attention to their helplessness by using sound, there is nothing __3__
　　the new born child can do to ensure his own survival. Without care from some
　　other human being or beings, be it mother, grandmother, or human group, a
　　child is very unlikely to survive. This helplessness of human infants is in marked
5 J6 h4 |$ _4 Q" |1 _* l　　contrast with the capacity of many new born animals to get on their feet within __4__
　　minutes of birth and run with the herd within a few hours. Although young
　　animals are certainly in risk, sometimes for weeks or even months after birth, __5__
3 ~# K/ w! b2 {8 X( c( x$ x　　compared with the human infant, they very quickly develop the capacity to
) Y/ u6 Z4 a, c- c& n' I8 P　　fend for them. __6__
$ }( l# i+ p0 t$ M　　It is during this very long period in which the human infant is totally
4 i/ W! D( B) r, [9 D# z　　dependent on the others that it reveals the second feature which it shares with all __7__
　　other undamaged human infants, a capacity to learn language. For this reason,
　　biologists now suggest that language be “ species specific” to the human race, __8__
　　that is to say, they consider the human infant to be genetic programmed in __9__
; b0 A4 ~& M. _& ?1 _5 ]8 Z* n　　such way that it can acquire language. This suggestion implies that just __10__
* |  w0 l/ x5 T4 f　　as human beings are designed to see three-dimensionally and in color and just
1 y& z- e3 }3 G: E% N* b4 q% X) [　　as they are designed to stand upright rather than to move on all fours, so they
$ C, e7 n# C! K  n$ l) A6 y& H8 n　　are designed to learn and use language as part of their normal development as
6 \. T+ o5 Y5 O& a　　well-formed human beings.
　　参考答案及解析:
2 i/ @4 F/ W  ]3 v. y　　1 在any infant 中间加other
　　在比较一物与他物,一人与他人的异同时,必须从比较对象中排除该物或该人.
2 I. `. B( |+ m" G# ^' f1 Z　　2 将have改为has
　　该谓语动词的主语为neither,所以要使用单数形式.
& `% M5 n( g; h+ Z" B2 Y　　3 将pay改为draw/call/attract/elicit
　　这里要表达的是 “引起注意”.
2 F3 U- P! h, R( E0 \' s9 k- d　　4 将on改为to
) A# l, H" L' b1 C5 X0 l2 m　　get/ rise/ spring to one’s feet 作 “起身,站起来”将.
! N1 M5 }* c' A; X+ |' w7 g　　5 in risk 改为 in danger 或者 at risk
& I5 I' K" T- t' b　　6 将them 改为themselves
& k  K2 h, z0 x8 [8 i　　根据上下文,我们可以看出,这里需要一个代词来作 fend for 的宾语.
# T. }, V$ J0 z3 z  q' y' `1 |) l' j　　7 删除定冠词the
　　8 将be 改为is
1 C( o9 q3 [* U- c: j　　在这里suggest 作 “认为,提出看法,暗示说”讲,不作 “建议”讲, 因此,不可使用虚拟语气.
　　9 讲genetic改为genetically
　　这里副词genetically 修饰过去分词programmed.
　　10 在such way 中间加入a
* S+ y2 e. H( S! O　　名词way为可数名词单数,因此前面要使用不定冠词.