专八模拟试题(改错篇8)

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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 a1 H# G. f, u2 X, K　　languages is most essential to mankind. Our lives increasingly depend
8 u9 X. }) B1 o% f5 K　　on fast and successful use of language. Strangely enough, we know                __2__
　　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__
) R4 m5 K7 h5 q. c- x4 B# c2 b) P　　animals. However, we do not know yet how exactly we inquire language          __5__
( Z2 E. l4 s4 w0 H* C7 Y% J1 a1 P　　and how it is possible for us to perceive through language; nor we                    __6__
　　understand precisely the combinations between language and thought,            __7__
" Y" e0 T2 n! |( o1 Z　　language and logic, or language and culture; still less, how and when
( W. {7 w1 I6 O+ g7 Z+ _% r　　language started. One reason for this inadequate knowledge of language
　　is that we, like language users, take too many things for granted.                      __8__
3 s: N  U( G. b  o/ v　　Language comes to every normal person so naturally that a few                        __9__
　　of us stop to question what language is, much less do we feel the
8 }6 ?: h: r3 k) p, Z8 b8 i+ z　　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
% p  t' o! y7 v, S' ]- c5 j　　some people may have assured. Linguistic is a branch of science which           __10__
　　takes language as its object of investigation.
. B4 q- T# G6 b　　参考答案：
  _4 P: |) `4 X　　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。
　　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。
  q, r8 p: v" ^* i5 D. u* R　　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。
4 M6 t+ G( W: ?" S, U! u& l; ^　　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 f6 {" {; J3 T' v　　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”。
" K( v0 i7 `2 z　　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.….”。
　　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。