单选题 Cultural ______ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.
[A] translation [B] transition [C] transmission [D] transaction

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】transmission播送，传送，传染；translation翻译；transition过滤，转折；transaction交易，业务；从句意看，显然是指文化传统的“传送”、“代代相传”，故选择C。句意：文化传承意味着人类语言代代相传。