首页
登录
职称英语
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadcasting ou
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadcasting ou
游客
2023-09-02
57
管理
问题
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadcasting our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When human first (47)______, they were like newborn children, unable to use this (48)______ tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for humankind’s future attainments and cultural growth increased.
Many linguists believe that evolution is (49)______ for our ability to produce and use language. They (50)______ that our highly evolved brain provides us with innate language ability not found in lower organisms. Proponents of this innateness(先天) theory say that our (51)______ for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually as a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical biological times for language development.
Current (52)______ of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. Indeed, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in the lower grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being (53)______ to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the rules of their first language have become firmly fixed.
Although some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been (54)______ from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that (55)______ with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language (56)______ than any innate capacities. These theories view language as imitative, learned behavior. In other words, 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.
Word Bank:
A. appropriate I. interaction
B. evolved J. contrast
C. isolated K. exposed
D. involved L. valuable
E. acquisition M. inform
F. claim N. responsible
G. reviews O. potential
H. generate
[br]
选项
答案
G
解析
从词性上看,空格处应填名词;从句意看,当前人们对于先天固有论的评论观点不一,是毁誉参半的,但是支持某些天生能力的证据却是确凿无疑的。因此,空格处指对于某种理论做评论,应选reviews(评论).
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2979643.html
相关试题推荐
______inseveralforeignlanguagesisneededforworkasatraveler’sguide.A、C
Foreignlanguageteachersofthisuniversityarebusydesigningatestofspoken
Language,culture,andpersonalitymaybeconsidered______ofeachotherinthou
ForalongperiodoftimeLatinwasthe______languageofItaly.A、literaryB、li
Torealizehischildhooddreamisthe__________forhisconsistentefforts.A、im
Somedaysoftwarewilltranslatebothwrittenandspokenlanguagesowellthatt
Jenniferholdsonthatheroutstandingachievementinlanguagescomesfromherd
Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred(变得模糊)intoday’sworld.Considers
Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred(变得模糊)intoday’sworld.Considers
SincemychildhoodIhavefoundthat______(没有什么比读书对我更有吸引力).nothingismoreattra
随机试题
Mostofushaveformedanunrealisticpictureoflifeonadesertisland.We
Onceuponatime,peoplewholivedalonetendedtobethoseoneitherside
[img]2012q2/ct_eyyjsdz2011a_eyyjsdcloze_0016_20121[/img]ThisisMattDrudge
HelicopterMomsVS.Free-RangeKidsA)Wouldyouletyourfourth-
秦国于221年扫平六国,统一全国。( )
属五行中“水”的音是A:角音 B:羽音 C:徵音 D:宫音 E:商音
关键信息缺乏共享和文档记录属于人员因素中哪一类原因造成的损失?()A:失职违约
根据《合同法》,下列关于违约赔偿损失的说法中,正确的有()。A、损失赔偿额应相当
防水混凝土采用预拌混凝土时,入泵坍落度宜控制在()。A.100mm~120
2013年8月,某市政工程施工企业发生汇兑收益2万元。根据企业会计准则及其相关规
最新回复
(
0
)