单选题
Choose the appropriate meaning for the word "inflections" in Line 4 of Paragraph 2.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】词汇题。要根据上下文的信息判断单词的意思。文章在第二段中间再次提到“inflection”时说“A few inflections,however, have survived.”后面文章又举了“WHO/WHOM”和“ME/I”为例说明“inflection”,从例子可以看出inflection的意思应该是“单词的变形”,选项A正确。