【2017年整理】Cloze专项训练及其答案.doc

完形填空专项练习 (1) From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first 67 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this 68 tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for humankinds future 69 and cultural growth increased. Many linguists believe that evolution is 70 for our ability to produce and use language They 71 that our highly evolved brain provides us 72 an innate language ability not found in lower 73 . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 74 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 75 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical 76 times for language development. Current 77 of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 78 , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 79 grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being 80 to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 81 of their first language have become firmly fixed. 82 some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been 83 from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that 84 with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 85 than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 86 ,children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their childs language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones. 67. A. generated B. evolved C. born D. originated 68. A. valuable B. appropriate C. convenient D. favorite 69. A. attainments B.