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2021年英语专业八级改错模拟题 专八练习题：　　　　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__　　　　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　　　　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　　　　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__　　　　compared with the human infant, they very quickly develop the capacity to　　　　fend for them. __6__　　　　It is during this very long period in which the human infant is totally　　　　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__　　　　such way that it can acquire language. This suggestion implies that just __10__　　　　as human beings are designed to see three-dimensionally and in color and just　　　　as they are designed to stand upright rather than to move on all fours, so they　　　　are designed to learn and use language as part of their normal development as　　　　well-formed human beings. 2021年英语专业八级改错模拟题 One important outcome of the work on the expression of genes in developing embryos is sure to be knowledge that can help preven