东华理工大学2016年《804综合英语》考研专业课真题试卷

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The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read the passage and correct it in the following way:

For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.

For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.

For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “—” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.

EXAMPLE

People learn Languages all the time, and for all kinds of reasons.

(1)____For example, you probably have various reasons to study English than your classmates. (2)____But have you ever thought about creating entirely new language from scratch?

(3)____There's been a boom in made-up languages recently, driving by the epic "Lord of the Rings' and other fantasy movies and books.

(4)____The trend has also fueled as more and more people venture online. There are websites, discussion boards, and chat rooms that teach how to build a language, others that share new languages, and some that seek collaborators.

(5)____ Made-up languages aren't restricted on Star Trek fans and Esperanto speakers.

(6)____ It spends time and determination to create a new language. A creator needs to do more than substitute existing words with invented ones. There' s rhythm and intonation to consider-how does the language sound when spoken?

(7)____ If it's invented for humans in a movie or book, how does biology change the sound? How does it represent the culture of the people who speak it? Then there are grammar rules, such as masculine and feminine nouns or verbs, word order, or the use of irregular verbs.

(8)____Even if a simple language can take years to develop. Yet the new languages don't have the same sticking power as real languages like English.

(9)____ As for the made-up languages of today, there are an infinite number of reason behind their creation.

(10)____Some people do it as a hobby, another as a

way to relax Some just like the

challenge.

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In this section, there are 20 sentences concerning about grammar or lexis, fill in the blanks referring to the multiple choices and mark the best answers on ANSWERSHEET TWO.