1995-2016专八改错题及答案

20161.in→over2.∧give→that/which3.differs→differentiates或it→it4.the→the5.same→common6.∧intimate→and7.it→which8.than→than9.base→preserve10.furthermore→therefore2005年3月21日专业八级考试改错WhenIwasinmyearlyteens,Iwastakentoaspectacularshowonicebythemotherofafriend.Lookedroundatheluxuryofthe1.______rink,myfriend’smotherremarkedonthe“plush”seatswehadbeengiven.Ididnotknowwhatshemeant,andbeingproudofmy2______vocabulary,Itriedtoinferitsmeaningfromthecontext.“Plush”wasclearlyintendedasacomplimentary,apositiveevaluation;that3.______muchIcouldtellitfromthetoneofvoiceandthecontext.SoI4.______startedtousetheword.Yes,Ireplied,theycertainlyareplush,andsoaretheicerinkandthecostumesoftheskaters,aren’tthey?Myfriend’smotherwasverypolitetocorrectme,butIcouldtellfromher5.______expressionthatIhadnotgotthewordquiteright.Oftenwecanindeedinferfromthecontextwhatawordroughlymeans,andthatisinfactthewaywhichweusuallyacquireboth6.______newwordsandnewmeaningsforfamiliarwords,speciallyinour7.______ownfirstlanguage.Butsometimesweneedtoask,asIshouldhaveaskedforPlush,andthisisparticularlytrueinthe8.______aspectofaforeignlanguage.Ifyouarecontinuallysurroundedby9______.speakersofthelanguageyouarelearning,youcanaskthemdirectly,butoftenthisopportunitydoesnotexistforthelearnerofEnglish.Sodictionarieshavebeendevelopedtomendthegap.10.______1.looked改成looking2.she后面加had3.去掉第二个a4.去掉it5.polite改成politely6.which改成that7.specially改成especially8.this改成it9.continually改成often10.mend改成narrow2014改错Thereiswidespreadconsensusamongscholarsthatsecondlanguageacquisition(SLA)emergedasadistinctfieldofresearchfromthelate1950stoearly1960s.Thereisahighlevelofagreementthatthefollowingquestions(1)______havepossessedthemostattentionofresearchersinthisarea:(2)______lIsitpossibletoacquireanadditionallanguageinthesamesenseoneacquiresafirstlanguage?(3)______lWhatistheexplanationforthefactadultshave(4)______moredifficultyinacquiringadditionallanguagesthanchildrenhave?lWhatmotivatespeopletoacquireadditionallanguage?lWhatistheroleofthelanguageteachinginthe(5)______acquisitionofadditionallanguages?lWhatsocial-culturalfactors,ifany,arerelevantinstudyingthelearningofadditionallanguages?Fromacheckoftheliteratureofthefielditisclearthatall(6)______theapproachesadoptedtostudythephenomenaofSLAsofarhaveonethingincommon:Theperspectiveadoptedtoviewtheacquiringofanadditionallanguageisthatofanindividualattemptstodo(7)______so.Whetheronelabelsit“learning”or“acquiring”anadditionallanguage,itisanindividualaccomplishmentorwhatisunder(8)______focusisthecognitive,psychological,andinstitutionalstatusofanindividual.Thatis,thespotlightisonwhatmentalcapabilitiesareinvolving,whatpsychologicalfactorsplayaroleinthelearning(9)______oracquisition,andwhetherthetargetlanguageislearntintheclassroomoracquiredthroughsocialtouchwithnativespeakers.(10)______1.把of去掉。2.把possessed改成attracted，3.把a改成the4.在facts和adults之间加个that，5.把第二个the去掉。6.把第二个of改成in7.把attempts改成attempt8.把or改成and9.what改成how10.把touche改成touches2013专八短文改错试题．Psycho-linguisticsisthenamegiventothestudyofthepsychologicalprocessesinvolvedinlanguage.Psycholinguisticsstudyunderstanding,productionandrememberinglanguage,andhenceareconcernedwith(1)_____listening,reading,speaking,writing,andmemoryforlanguage.Onereasonwhywetakethelanguageforgrantedisthatitusually(2)______happenssoeffortlessly,andmostoftime,soaccurately.(3)______Indeed,whenyoulistentosomeonetospeaking,orlookingatthispage,(4)______younormallycannothelpbutunderstandit.Itisonlyinexceptionalcircumstanceswemightbecomeawareofthecomplexity(5)______involved:ifwearesearchingforawordbutcannotrememberit;ifarelativeorcolleaguehashadastrokewhichhasinfluenced(6)______theirlanguage;ifweobserveachildacquirelanguage;if(7)______wetrytolearnasecondlanguageourselvesasanadult;orifwearevisuallyimpairedorhearing-impairedorifwemeetanyoneelsewhois.Asweshallsee,alltheseexamples(8)______ofwhatmightbecalled“languageinexceptionalcircumstances”revealagreatdealabouttheprocessesevolvedinspeaking,(9)______listening,writingandreading.Butgiventhatlanguageprocesseswerenormallysoautomatic,wealsoneedtocarryoutcareful(10)______experimentstogetatwhatishappening.1.production改成producing2.去掉the3.去掉accurately前面的so4.looking改为look5.we前面加that6.去掉colleague后面的has7.their改成his8.anyone改成pure老师someone9.evolved改成involved10.were改成are2012ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.Thecentralproblemoftranslatinghasalwaysbeenwhethertotranslateliterallyorfreely.Theargumenthasbeengoingsinceatleastthefirst(1)______centuryB.C.Uptothebeginningofthe19thcentury,manywritersfavoredcertainkindof“free”translation:thespirit,nottheletter;the(2)_______sensenottheword;themessagerathertheform;thematternot(3)_______themanner.Thisistheoftenrevolutionarysloganofwriterswho(4)_______wantedthetruthtobereadandunderstood.Thenintheturnof19th(5)_______century,whenthestudyofculturalanthropologysuggestedthatthelinguisticbarrierswereinsuperableandthatthelanguage(6)_______wasentirelytheproductofculture,theviewtranslationwasimpossible(7)_______gainedsomecurrency,andwithitthat,ifwasattempteda