2006英语专八真题改错部分与答案_专业八级

we use language primarily as a means of communication with

other human beings. each of us shares with the community in which we

live a store of words and meanings as well as agreeing conventions as  (1)

to the way in which words should be arranged to convey a particular (2)

 message: the english speaker has iii his disposal at vocabulary and a (3)

set of grammatical rules which enables him to communicate his (4)

thoughts and feelings, ill a variety of styles, to the other english (5)

speakers. his vocabulary, in particular, both that which he uses active-

[y and that which he recognises, increases ill size as he grows

old as a result of education and experience.                  (6)

but, whether the language store is relatively small or large, the system

remains no more, than a psychological reality for tike inpidual, unless

he has a means of expressing it in terms able to be seen by another (7)

member of his linguistic community; he bas to give tile system a

concrete transmission form. we take it for granted rice’ two most (8)

common forms of transmission-by means of sounds produced by our

vocal organs (speech) or by visual signs (writing). and these are (9)

among most striking of human achievements.               (10)

part iv
1. agreeing-agreed
2. in which  可有可无
3. in his disposal- at his disposal
4.enables-enable
5.the other english speakers-other english speakers
6.old-older
7.seen-understood
8.take it for granted- take for granted
9.or-and
10. the most striking of human achievements