单选题
{{B}}Part Ⅳ Cloze{{/B}} {{B}}{{I}}Directions{{/B}}: In this part, there is a passage
with 15 blanks. For each blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose
the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single
bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring {{B}}ANSWER
SHEET{{/B}}.{{/I}}
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 {{U}}(61) {{/U}} , they were like newborn
children, unable to use this {{U}}(62) {{/U}} tool. Yet once language
developed, the possibilities for human kind's future {{U}}(63) {{/U}}
and cultural growth increased. Many linguists believe that
evolution is {{U}}(64) {{/U}} for our ability to produce and use
language. They {{U}}(65) {{/U}} that our highly evolved brain provides
us {{U}}(66) {{/U}} an innate language ability not found in lower
{{U}}(67) {{/U}} . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our
{{U}}(68) {{/U}} for language is inborn, but that language itself
develops gradually, {{U}}(69) {{/U}} a function of the growth of the
brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical {{U}}(70) {{/U}}
times for language development. Current {{U}}(71) {{/U}}
of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence
of some innate abilities is undeniable. {{U}}(72) {{/U}} , more and more
schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in {{U}}(73)
{{/U}} grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being
{{U}}(74) {{/U}} to them, while adults have a much harder time learning
another language once the {{U}}(75) {{/U}} of their first language have
become firmly fixed.
【答案解析】[解析] 此处意思是:越来越多的学校发现在低年级学外语较容易。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 ______to them,while adults…”可以选定答案。故选D项。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 此处意思是: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(显露)sth. to sb.,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。故选B项。