单选题 Our words are amalgams of some sound and meaning, and put in some order to express our feelings, thoughts, information, beliefs and so on, for different purposes in life. We also understand others by interpreting their words, which may involve certain background knowledge, perspectives, and affected by many factors, which he thinks are not amenable to scientific studies.Questions:
单选题 The word amalgam can be understood as______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：第一句：我们的话语是由声音和意义组成的，并通过按照一定顺序将其放在一起来表达我们的感受。amalgam：混合物，不同元素的结合。A：联合，合并。B：分离，分裂。C：错觉，假象，错误的观念，错误的观念或信仰。D：醒悟，理想破灭，处于醒悟的状态或事实。
单选题 From this you can infer that language use can be approached scientifically______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：最后一句提到，乔姆斯基认为语言“are not amenable to scientitic studies”。此句中，amenable：经得起检验的，经得起批评的，经得起评论的，因此选C。