Directions: Thereare20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choice marked A, B, C. and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first【A1】______, they were like newborn children, unable to use this【A2】______tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for humankind’ s future 【A3】______and cultural growth increased.
Many linguists believe that evolution is【A4】______for our ability to produce and use language. They【A5】______that our highly evolved brain provides us【A6】______animate language ability not found in lower【A7】______. Proponents of this innateness theory say that our【A8】______for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually【A9】______ a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical【A10】______times for language development.
Current【A11】______of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable.【A12】______, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in【A13】______grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being【A14】______to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the【A15】______of their first language have firmly fixed.
【A16】______some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been【A17】______from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that【A18】______with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language【A19】______than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior.【A20】______, children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child’ s language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.
【答案解析】从11题可看出, 作者是倾向 于先天论的, 为了进一步证明先天论是有道理的, 作者选择了以学校为例加以说明, 因此这里应填一个表示递进关系的词。 Indeed(甚至, 实际上, 其实) , 符合题意。 in a word总之, 简而言之。 in a sense就某种意义来说。in other words换句话说, 即, 也就是说。
单选题
【A13】________
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】句意: 越来越多的学校发现在什么年级学外语较容易 , 根据常识, 低年级学外语较容易 , 以及后文的Young children often can learn several languages by being 14 to them, while adults…可以选定答案。
单选题
【A14】________
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】句意: 通过接触多种语言, 孩子们可以学会好几种语言。be exposed to是固定搭配, 接触到。 reveal sth. to sb. 意为显露, 透露, 不合题意, 因本题中的them指languages。 其余选项不与to搭配。 engage in从事。 be involved in参与。
【答案解析】根据分析, 本句中的“this” 和“even more basic” 分别指代上句的“interaction with other human beings” 和“necessary” , 此处所填词对应上文中的language development。 也就是说, language acquisition语言习 得。appreciation欣赏, 感激。 requirement要求。 alternative转移,转变, 转换。
单选题
【A20】________
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】根据上下文, 本句是以另一种方式解释前文中的“imitative, learned behavior. (模仿性的后天行为) ” 。 因此,in other words(换言之, 换句话说) , 符合题意。 as a result结果是。 after all毕竟。 above all首先。