A high-level language is an artificial language with which we can write various(66)A.filesB.instructionsC.textD.papers

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A high-level language is an artificial language with which we can write various(66)

A.files

B.instructions

C.text

D.papers


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2.Animals other than humans have not developed communications comparable to human language. But is it possible that other animals have the capacity to learn a language if they are adequately taught? Obviously, this is a fascination notion. The idea of communicating directly with another species has long been a part of human folklore and children’s fantasies. But on a scientific level, the question of whether animals can learn a language is important primarily because it relates to the controversy()between the cognitive and the learning approaches to language. If language is dependent on and is actually an outgrowth of the intellectual structure of the human mind, there is the strong supposition that only humans are capable of using language. Therefore, Noam Chomsky and other psycholinguists have argued that only humans can learn a language, while most behaviorists feel that with sufficient patience it should be possible to teach an animal some sort of language. Although the two schools of thought clearly differ on this point, it is not really a crucial test of the two theories. If a chimpanzee can master a simple language all it would mean is that the chimp’s intellectual capacity and brain structure are more similar to ours than we thought. It would not necessarily imply that our intellectual structure is unimportant in our own mastery of language. Thus, teaching an animal language is an impressive demonstration of the power of learning techniques, but it is not evidence that language is developed entirely through learning.On the other hand, the question of whether other animals can learn a language is fascination in its own right, aside from its value as a test of the two theories of language development. Accordingly, whatever one’s position on the theoretical dispute, we must consider training an animal to use language a dramatic accomplishment.36.Which of the following statements is the view of psycholinguists?A. The cognitive view of language learning says that only human beings can learn language because it is an outgrowth of the structure of the human mind.B. Other animals simply could master a language.C. The animals intellectual capacity is much better than human beings.D. Language is developed by learning.37.The behaviorists’ view is that __________.A. language is actually an outgrowth of intellectual structure of the animal’s mindB. animals have not developed communications systemC. given enough patience, a man should be able to teach an animal some sort of languageD. only human beings can learn language38.That an animal can master a simple language means that __________.A. human’s intellectual structure is not importantB. animals’ intellectual capacity and brain structure are more similar to the humans’C. the learning techniques are much more importantD. language is developed completely by learning39.The main idea of paragraph two is ___________.A. teaching a chimp language is not crucial test of the two theoriesB. their brain structure is not similar to humanC. using various methods to let the chimp master a languageD. training a nonhuman to use language is an amazing accomplishment40.The best title for this passage would be _________.A. Animals’ languageB. Human’s languageC. Teaching Animals’ LanguageD. Can Other Animals Acquire Language?

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  • 第1题:

    The language, used to talk about language, is called __________.

    A、metalanguage

    B、artificial language

    C、natural language

    D、language


    参考答案:A

  • 第2题:

    We often speak of language as a vehicle of expression a metaphor that can illumine many aspects of our foreign language teaching situation, Language is a vehicle of meaning that we do not even realize we are using,in other words, a vehicle that is transporting a person's message somewhere but is not itself the object of the trip.


    正确答案:我们经常说语言是一种工具,这种比喻可以启发我们在外语教学的许多方面,语言是我们甚至没有意识到的、正在使用的工具。换言之,语言这个工具是将人们的信息传递到别的地方,而语言并不是这个“旅程”的目的。

  • 第3题:

    WAP uses(66)which includes the Handheld Device Markup Language(HDML)developed by Phone.com. WML can also trace its roots to eXtensible Markup Language(XML). A markup language is a way of adding information to your(67)that tells the device receiving the content what to do with it. The best known markup language is Hypertext Markup Language.(68)HTML, WML is considered a meta. language. Basically, this means that in addition to providing predefined(69), WML lets you design your own markup language(70). WAP also allows the use of standard Internet protocols such as UDP, IP and XML.

    A.HTML

    B.XML

    C.DML

    D.WML


    正确答案:D

  • 第4题:

    Classroom language can also be called in-class language, which is the specially used language system by both teachers and students in classroom teaching. Which of the following is not consisted in it?

    A.Spoken language.
    B.Body language.
    C.Spelling language.
    D.Written language.

    答案:C
    解析:
    考查课堂用语。题目的意思是“课堂用语是教师和学生在课堂上实施教学的语言,包含哪些种类 ”课堂用语包含书面语,口语,肢体语言。书面语的英文书写是“written language”。故选C。

  • 第5题:

    共用题干
    Successful Language Learners

    1.Some people seem to have a knack for learning languages.They can pick up new vocabulary,master rules or grammar,and learn to write in the new language more quickly than others.They do not seem to be any more intelligent than others,so what makes language learning so much easier for them?Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners,we may discover a few of the techniques which make language learning easier for them.
    2.First of all,successful language learners are independent learners.They do not depend on the book or the teacher;they discover their own way to learn the language.Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain,they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves.They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions.When they guess wrong,they guess again.They try to learn from mistakes.
    3.Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore,successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language;they look for such a chance.They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake.They will try anything to com-municate.They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things;they are willing to make mistakes and try again.When communication is difficult,they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete.It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.
    4.Finally,successful language learners are learners with a purpose.They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it.It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them.They find it easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn with it.
    5.What kind of language learner are you?If you are a successful language learner,you have probably been learning independently,actively,and purposefully.On the other hand,if your language learning has been less than successful,you might as well try some of the techniques outlined above.

    Paragraph 3_________.
    A:Ways to learn a language successfully.
    B:Learning a language purposefully.
    C:Learning a language actively.
    D:Learning a language independently.
    E:Learning from mistakes.
    F:Learning to think in the target language.

    答案:C
    解析:
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段首先通过举例方式说明有些人似乎学习语言比别人更快更轻松,引出该篇文章的主题:…a few of the techniques which make language learning easier for them.即成功学习语言的方法。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段主要讲述的是第一个学习语言的方法,就是独立学习的能力,作者通过举例子的方式来说明这一方法,例如这些人不会依赖老师或者课本,而是自己去摸索总结出一定的模式,寻找线索,大胆地、不断地进行猜测,从错误中学习。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段主要讲述第二个语言学习的方法,就是积极主动学习的能力,这些人会寻找一切使用语言的机会,找人纠正他们的错误,敢于说一些即使有些别扭的句子,愿意接受不准确或不完整的信息,对他们来说,学习另一种思维方式比知道单词的意思更加重要。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段主要讲述第三个语言学习的方法,就是有目的性地学习的能力,这些人往往是因为对讲这种语言的人以及语言本身感兴趣才学习,这样,他们可以更好地和使用这种语言的当地人交流并向他们学习。
    本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第二段第四句话:They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions.
    本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第二段第三句话:Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves.
    本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨事实与细节的了解。依据是第三段第二句话:Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such a chance.
    本题考查的是对阐述文章的主旨的了解。依据是第二段、第三段、第四段的第一句也就是每一段的主题句。本文的主旨就是介绍这三种重要的语言学习方法:独立、主动、有目的地学语言。

  • 第6题:

    共用题干
    Some Things We Know About Language
    Many things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.
    First , we know that all human beings have a language of some sort.There is no race(种族)of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another.Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language. Second,there is no such thing as a primitive(原始的)language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive.In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing. This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense.There are,or were, hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
    A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate.That is,each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language. Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical features change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly.Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

    The author argues that we do know some things about language in______aspects.
    A:three
    B:four
    C:five
    D:six

    答案:B
    解析:
    根据第二段第一句中的“First",第三段第一句中的“second,第五段第一句中的“Athird thing",以及第六段第一句中“Finally”可知,作者主要从四个方面来淦释语言的特征。
    根据第三段最后一句可知,所有已知的语言无不经过了数万年的充分发展。
    第四段第一句中的“This”指的就是第三段所诊释的内容,再结合第三段第一句" Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language.”可知,A项正确。
    由第五段可知,A、B两项表述正确。根据第四段最后一句可知,作者认为不同的语言没有发展水平上的差别,美国的印第安语和英语一样复杂,故C项表述正确,D项表述不正确。
    根据第六段最后一句可知,词汇是所有语言中最不稳定的部分,即它最容易发生变化。

  • 第7题:

    共用题干
    Some Things We Know About Language
    Many things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.
    First , we know that all human beings have a language of some sort.There is no race(种族)of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another.Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language. Second,there is no such thing as a primitive(原始的)language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive.In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing. This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense.There are,or were, hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
    A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate.That is,each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language. Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical features change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly.Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

    Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
    A:A language is a means of expressing a particular culture.
    B:All languages can well express their respective cultures.
    C:American Indian languages are as complex as English.
    D:Some languages are better than others.

    答案:D
    解析:
    根据第二段第一句中的“First",第三段第一句中的“second,第五段第一句中的“Athird thing",以及第六段第一句中“Finally”可知,作者主要从四个方面来淦释语言的特征。
    根据第三段最后一句可知,所有已知的语言无不经过了数万年的充分发展。
    第四段第一句中的“This”指的就是第三段所诊释的内容,再结合第三段第一句" Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language.”可知,A项正确。
    由第五段可知,A、B两项表述正确。根据第四段最后一句可知,作者认为不同的语言没有发展水平上的差别,美国的印第安语和英语一样复杂,故C项表述正确,D项表述不正确。
    根据第六段最后一句可知,词汇是所有语言中最不稳定的部分,即它最容易发生变化。

  • 第8题:

    共用题干
    Some Things We Know About Language
    Many things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.
    First,we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language.
    Second,there is no such thing as a primitive language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive .In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
    This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.
    Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense .There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
    A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
    Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time.Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical teatures change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rap-idly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

    In the second paragraph the passage tells us that______.
    A: some backward race doesn't have a language of its own
    B: some race in history didn't possess a language of its own
    C: any human race,whether backward or not,has a language
    D: some races on earth can communicate without language

    答案:C
    解析:
    作者在第二段中认为,任何人种不管落后与否都有语言。文中的原句是:There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language…


    此题的答案来自第三段。


    作者列举美国印第安人的语言的目的是证明这些语言和一些著名的语言一样先进。原句是:They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.


    根据第五段“That is,each one… who speak the language.”可知,B项正确。


    词汇是语言中最容易发生变化的部分。文中的原句是:Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

  • 第9题:

    共用题干
    Some Things We Know About Language
    Many things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.
    First,we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language.
    Second,there is no such thing as a primitive language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive .In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
    This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.
    Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense .There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
    A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
    Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time.Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical teatures change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rap-idly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

    Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
    A: A language can express many cultures.
    B: All languages can well express their respective cultures.
    C: American Indian languages are not as sophisticated as English.
    D: Some languages are better than other languages.

    答案:B
    解析:
    作者在第二段中认为,任何人种不管落后与否都有语言。文中的原句是:There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language…


    此题的答案来自第三段。


    作者列举美国印第安人的语言的目的是证明这些语言和一些著名的语言一样先进。原句是:They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.


    根据第五段“That is,each one… who speak the language.”可知,B项正确。


    词汇是语言中最容易发生变化的部分。文中的原句是:Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

  • 第10题:

    We must make a difference between()language and()language.

    Aspoken;written

    Bspeaking;written

    Cspeaking;writing

    Dspeak;write


    A

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    The term () linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical stages.
    A

    synchronic

    B

    diachronic

    C

    comparative

    D

    historical comparative


    正确答案: B
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    We must make a difference between()language and()language.
    A

    spoken;written

    B

    speaking;written

    C

    speaking;writing

    D

    speak;write


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    Did you see the words “We must learn ( ) second language as much as we can.” on the blackboard

    A、the

    B、an

    C、a

    D、….


    参考答案:A

  • 第14题:

    The fact that children acquire spoken language before they can read or write indicates that language is primary ______

    A vocal

    B arbitrary

    C human—specific

    D written


    答案:A

  • 第15题:

    When we praise the children, "you did a very good job! " you can raise your thumb without saying "good". This suitation means that we can understood the meaning by__________.

    A.spoken language
    B.body language
    C.spelling language
    D.written language

    答案:B
    解析:
    考查课堂肢体语言。题目的意思是“在课堂上老师表扬学生做的很好.除了用‘you did a very good job!’表达外还可以伸出大拇指。”这属于肢体语言的范畴,故选B。

  • 第16题:

    Classroom language can also be called in-class language, which is the specially used language system by both teachers and students in classroom teaching. Which of the following is not consisted in it?

    A.spoken language
    B.body language
    C.spelling language
    D.written language

    答案:C
    解析:
    考查课堂用语。题目的意思是“课堂用语是老师和学生在课堂上实施教学的语言,包含哪些种类 ”课堂用语包含书面语,口语,肢体语言。书面语的英文书写是“written language”。故选C。

  • 第17题:

    共用题干
    Successful Language Learners
    1. Some people seem to have a knack for learning languages.They can pick up new vocabulary, master rules or grammar,and learn to write in the new language more quickly than others.They do not seem to be any more intelligent than others,so what makes language learning so much eas- ier for them?Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners,we may dis- cover a few of the techniques which make language learning easier for them.
    2. First of all,successful language learners are independent learners.They do not depend on the book or the teacher;they discover their own way to learn the language.Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain,they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves.They are good guess-ers who look for clues and form their own conclusions.When they guess wrong,they guess again. They try to learn from mistakes.
    3. Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore,successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language;they look for such a chance.They find people who speak the lan-guage and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake.They will try anything to communicate .They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things;they are willing to make mistakes and try again .When communication is difficult,they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete.It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.
    4. Finally,successful language learners are learners with a purpose.They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it.It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn with it.
    5. What kind of language learner are you?If you are a successful language learner,you have probably been learning independently,actively,and purposefully. On the other hand,if your language learning has been less than successful,you might as well try some of the techniques outlined above.

    Paragraph 3______
    A: Ways to Learn a Language Successfully.
    B: Learning a language Purposefully.
    C: Learning a Language Actively.
    D: Learning a Language Independently.
    E: Learning from Mistakes.
    F: Learning to Think in the Target Language.

    答案:C
    解析:
    本段首先通过举例方式说明有些人似乎学习语言比别人更快更轻松,引出该篇文章的主题:…a few of the techniques which make language learning easier for them.即成功学习语言的方法。
    本段主要讲述的是第一个学习语言的方法,就是独立学习的能力,作者通过举例子的方式来说明这一方法,例如这些人不会依赖老师或者课本,而是自己去摸索总结出一定的模式,寻找线索,大胆地不断地进行猜测,从错误中学习。
    本段主要讲述的另外一个语言学习的方法,就是积极主动学习的能力,这些人会寻找一切使用语言的机会,找人纠正他们的错误,敢于说一些即使有别扭的句子,愿意接受不准确或不完整的信息,对他们来说学习另一种思维方式比知道单词的意思更加重要。
    本段主要讲述的另外一个语言学习的方法,就是有目的性的学习的能力,这些人往往是因为对讲这种语言的人以及语言本身感兴趣才学习的英语,这样他们可以更好地和使用这种语言的当地人交流并向他们学习。
    依据是第二段第四句话:They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions.
    依据是第二段第三句话:Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves.
    依据是第三段第二句话:Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language;they look for such a chance.
    依据是第二段、第三段、第四段的第一句也就是每一段的主题句。本文的主旨就是介绍这三种重要的英语学习方法:独立、主动、有目的的学语言。

  • 第18题:

    共用题干
    Some Things We Know About Language
    Many things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.
    First , we know that all human beings have a language of some sort.There is no race(种族)of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another.Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language. Second,there is no such thing as a primitive(原始的)language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive.In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing. This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense.There are,or were, hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
    A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate.That is,each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language. Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical features change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly.Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

    According to the author,language changes are most likely to occur in______.
    A:grammar
    B:pronunciation
    C:vocabulary
    D:intonation

    答案:C
    解析:
    根据第二段第一句中的“First",第三段第一句中的“second,第五段第一句中的“Athird thing",以及第六段第一句中“Finally”可知,作者主要从四个方面来淦释语言的特征。
    根据第三段最后一句可知,所有已知的语言无不经过了数万年的充分发展。
    第四段第一句中的“This”指的就是第三段所诊释的内容,再结合第三段第一句" Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language.”可知,A项正确。
    由第五段可知,A、B两项表述正确。根据第四段最后一句可知,作者认为不同的语言没有发展水平上的差别,美国的印第安语和英语一样复杂,故C项表述正确,D项表述不正确。
    根据第六段最后一句可知,词汇是所有语言中最不稳定的部分,即它最容易发生变化。

  • 第19题:

    共用题干
    Some Things We Know About Language
    Many things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.
    First,we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language.
    Second,there is no such thing as a primitive language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive .In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
    This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.
    Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense .There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
    A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
    Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time.Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical teatures change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rap-idly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

    According to the author,language changes are most likely to occur in______.
    A: grammar
    B: pronunciation
    C: vocabulary
    D: intonation

    答案:C
    解析:
    作者在第二段中认为,任何人种不管落后与否都有语言。文中的原句是:There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language…


    此题的答案来自第三段。


    作者列举美国印第安人的语言的目的是证明这些语言和一些著名的语言一样先进。原句是:They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.


    根据第五段“That is,each one… who speak the language.”可知,B项正确。


    词汇是语言中最容易发生变化的部分。文中的原句是:Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

  • 第20题:

    共用题干
    Some Things We Know About Language
    Many things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.
    First,we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language.
    Second,there is no such thing as a primitive language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive .In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
    This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.
    Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense .There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
    A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
    Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time.Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical teatures change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rap-idly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

    According to the author,people of undeveloped cultures can have______languages.
    A: complicated
    B: uncivilized
    C: primitive
    D: well-known

    答案:A
    解析:
    作者在第二段中认为,任何人种不管落后与否都有语言。文中的原句是:There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language…


    此题的答案来自第三段。


    作者列举美国印第安人的语言的目的是证明这些语言和一些著名的语言一样先进。原句是:They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.


    根据第五段“That is,each one… who speak the language.”可知,B项正确。


    词汇是语言中最容易发生变化的部分。文中的原句是:Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

  • 第21题:

    The term () linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical stages.

    Asynchronic

    Bdiachronic

    Ccomparative

    Dhistorical comparative


    B

  • 第22题:

    Which one of the following can be printed from the domino designer IDE?()

    • A、current selection 
    • B、alternative language 
    • C、only lotusscript language 
    • D、other objects alternative language

    正确答案:A

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    According to Stoke, sign language is _____.
    A

    an international language

    B

    an artificial language

    C

    a substandard language

    D

    a genuine language


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    细节题。文章第三段第三句指出司托克推测聋哑人的手势语言可能是一种真正的语言,这是一种与世界上任何语言都不同的语言。文章第四段第四句又提到司托克认为手势语是跟英语、法语、日语一样的自然语言,这与D项相吻合,故答案为D。