英語考試完形填空模擬練習及答案詳解(七)

　　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 kind‘s 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 lang uage 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.feasibility C.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.biological C.social D.psychological

　　11.A.reviews B.reference C.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.formations C.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.contrast D.interaction

　　19.A.acquisition B.appreciation C.requirement D.alternative

　　20.A.As a result B.After all C.In other words D.Above all

　　1.答案B

　　【解析】此處意為：當人類剛剛開始進化，他們如同新生兒一樣不會運用語言這種工具。

　　evolved逐漸發(fā)展，進化符合題意。generated生殖，發(fā)展;born (bear的過去分詞)不能作謂語動詞;originated起源，不能用first修飾。

　　2.答案A

　　【解析】根據語法分析，答案應用來修飾語言的。valuable珍貴的;appropriate合適的，適當的;convenient方便的，便利的;favorite最喜歡的。語言并不是人類選擇的結果，而是人類在進化過程中慢慢發(fā)展起來的，對人類來說，應當是珍貴的。

　　3.答案A

　　【解析】此處意思是：語言的發(fā)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。