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 1 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this 2 tool.yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds future 3 and cultural growth increased.
Many linguists believe that evolution is 4 for our ability to produce and use language.they 5 that our highly evolved brain provides us 6 an innate language ability not found in lower 7 . proponents of this innateness theory say that our 8 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 9 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood.therefore there are critical 10 times for language development.
Current 11 of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 12 , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 13 grades.young children often can learn several languages by being 14 to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 15 of their first language have become firmly fixed.
16 some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum.children who have been 17 from other human beings do not possess language.this demonstrates that 18 with other human beings isnecessary for proper language development.some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 19 than any innate capacities.these theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 20 , 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.
1.a.generated b.evolved c.born d.originated
2.a.valuable b.appropriate c.convenient d.favorite
3.a.attainments b.feasibilityc.entertainments d.evolution
4.a.essential b.available c.reliable d.responsible
5.a.confirm b.inform c.claim d.convince
6.a.for b.from c.of d.with
7.a.organizations b.organisms c.humans d.children
8.a.potential b.performance c.preference d.passion
9.a.as b.just as c.like d.unlike
10.a.ideological b.biologicalc.social d.psychological
11.a.reviews b.referencec.reaction d.recommendation
12.a.in a word b.in a sense
c.indeed d.in other words
13.a.various b.different c.the higher d.the lower
14.a.revealed b.exposed c.engaged d.involved
15.a.regulations b.formationsc.rules d.constitutions
16.a.although b.whether c.since d.when
17.a.distinguished b.different c.protected d.isolated
18.a.exposition b.comparison c.contrastd.interaction
19.a.acquisition b.appreciation c.requirementd.alternative
20.a.as a result b.after allc.in other words d.above all
1.【答案】b2.【答案】a
3.【答案】a 【解析】此處意思是：語言的發展增加了人類未來的成就和文化進步的可能性。attainments成就；feasibility可行性；entertainments娛樂；evolution進化。
4.【答案】d6.【答案】d
5.【答案】c
【解析】根據語法分析,空格后應是一個賓語從句，而a，b，d三項后都不能接從句做直接賓語。confirm(確認)+名詞；inform(通知)sb.of sth.；convince(使某人確信) sb.of sth.
7.【答案】b【解析】此處意為：我們高度發達的大腦是我們具備了其它低等動物所不具備的語言能力。顯然，這里是把人和低等動物相比較。因此選organisms有機體，生物體。
8.【答案】a 【解析】此句意思是：人類的語言能力是與生俱來的，但語言本身也在逐漸發展，所以這種能力應該是潛在的。potential潛力；performance履行；preference偏愛；passion激情。
9.【答案】a 10.【答案】b
11.【答案】a 【解析】此處意為：目前人們對“先天論”評論觀點不一，但是支持某些天生能力的證據卻是確鑿無疑的。reviews評論；reference參考；reaction反應；recommendation推薦。
12.【答案】c 【解析】從11題可看出，作者是傾向于先天論的，為了進一步證明先天論是有道理的，作者選擇了以學校為例加以說明，因此這里應填一個表示遞進關系的詞indeed(甚至)。
13.【答案】d【解析】此處意思是：越來越多的學校發現在什么年級學外語較容易，根據常識(低年級學外語較容易)以及后文的young children often can learn several languages by being 14 to them, while adults…可以選定答案。
14.【答案】b15.【答案】c 16.【答案】a
17.【答案】d 【解析】此句意為：與人隔絕的兒童不能掌握好一門語言。isolated孤立的，與人隔絕的；distinguished區別的，杰出的；different不同的；protected受到保護的。 18.【答案】d 19.【答案】a 20.【答案】c |
