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I. Multiple Choices.
1. A child acquires his/her mother tongue invariably through these phases ______ one-word, two-word and multiword. A. no-word B. babbling C. talking D. uttering 【答案】B
【解析】婴儿学习母语的过程分为四个阶段：呀呀学语阶段，单语词阶段，双语词阶段和多语词阶段。
2. ______ is the study of psychological aspect of language. A. language acquisition B. applied linguistics C. psycholinguistics D. pragmatics 【答案】A
【解析】语言习得是从心理学的角度来研究语言，主要研究儿童不自觉地自然地掌握母语的过程。
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圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 3. During language acquisition, children go through several stages, during which stage they begin to have sensitivity to the phonetic distinctions used in their parents’ language. A. Holophrastic stage B. Two word stage C. Three word stage
D. Fluent grammatical conversation stage 【答案】A
【解析】孩子们的语言习得要经历三个阶段，单词句阶段，双词句阶段，以及三词句阶段。在单词句阶段，孩子们会对其父母话语中的语音特征特别敏感。
4. _____ sees errors as the result of the intrusion of L1 habits over which the learner had no control. A. error analysis B. performance analysis C. contrastive analysis D. discourse analysis 【答案】C
【解析】对比分析是通过对比不同语言来确定潜在错误的方法，它将错误看作是受母语习惯的结果，并认为这是学习者无法控制的。
5. In general, language acquisition refers to children’s development of their______.
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圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 A. first language B. second language C. foreign language D. dialectal language 【答案】A
【解析】一般来说，语言习得指的是儿童的第一语言发展，即儿童在其长大成人所在的社区的本族语的发展。因此，本题的正确答案为A。
6. The development of linguistic skills involves the acquisition of ______ rules rather than the mere memorization of words and sentences. A. cultural B. grammatical C. behavior D. pragmatic 【答案】B
【解析】语言习得基本上是指对语言中语法系统（grammatical system）的习得，把儿童语言简单地说成是语言中单个单词的记忆是错误的。缺乏对语言生成规则的理解，语言使用者不可能生成和理解无限多的句子。因此，本题的正确答案为B。
7. In first language acquisition, imitation plays ______ A. a basic role B. a significant role
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圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 C. a minor role D. no role 【答案】C
【解析】儿童并不是鹦鹉学舌那样盲目地模仿成年人的语言，而是极其有限地利用它来提高自己的语言技能，模仿（imitation）和教学（instruction）一样，充其量在儿童掌握语言的过程中起着非常微小的作用（minor role）。因此，本题的正确答案为C。
8. The type of modified speech typically addressed to young children can be called ______
A. caretaker speech B. babytalk
C. motherese or parentese D. all the above 【答案】D
【解析】对儿童讲话时所使用的经过调整的言语被称为照看语（caretaker speech），也称为宝贝儿语（babytalk）、妈妈语（motherese）或父母语（parentese）。因此，本题的正确答案为D。
9. In general, children have virtually acquired the basic fabric of their native language at the age of______ A. three or four B. five or six
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圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 C. seven or eight D. nine or ten 【答案】B
【解析】总的来说，儿童在五六岁左右，已经基本习得了本族语的基本组成部分。因此，本题的正确答案为B。
10. It is agreed that the ______ years are a crucial period for first language
acquisition. A. pre-school B. primary-school C. middle-school D. none of the above 【答案】A
【解析】研究者一致认为，学龄前几年是第一语言习得的关键期。到了学龄期，儿童便开始了正规的语言训练课程，重点在于培养用本族语进行阅读和写作的能力。因此，本题的正确答案为A。
11. Starting from the pre-linguistic cooing and babbling stage, children move
through the ______ stages, gradually acquiring all the elements and skills of language.
A. one-word, two-word and three-word B. one-word, two-word and multiword
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George Yule《语言研究》章节题库-第13~16章【圣才出品】
