圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com【答案】D
十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 Ⅱ. 完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置
上。错选、多选或未选均无分。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)
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 (16) , they were like newborn children, unable to use this (17) tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds future (18) and cultural growth increased.
Many linguists (语言学家) believe that evolution is (19) for our ability to produce and use language. They (20) that our highly evolved brain provides us (21) an innate language ability not found in lower (22) . Proponents (建议者) of this innateness theory say that our (23) for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, (24) a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical biological times for language development.
Current (25) of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. (26) , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in (27) grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being (28) to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the rules of their first language have become firmly fixed.
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2012年1月全国自考《综合英语(二)》真题(含部分答案)(圣才出品)
