Cloze Test 6 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 1 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this 2 tool.Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds future 3 and cultural growth increased. Many linguists believe that evolution is 4 for our ability to produce and use language.They 5 that our highly evolved brain provides us 6 an innate language ability not found in lower 7 . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 8 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 9 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood.Therefore there are critical 10 times for language development. Current 11 of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 12 , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 13 grades.Young children often can learn several languages by being 14 to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 15 of their first language have become firmly fixed. 16 some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum.Children who have been 17 from other human beings do not possess language.This demonstrates that 18 with other human beings isnecessary for proper language development.Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 19 than any innate capacities.These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 20 , children learn language from their parents by imitating them.Parents gradually shape their child's lang uage skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones. 1.A.generated B.evolved C.born D.originated 2.A.valuable B.appropriate C.convenient D.favorite 3.A.attainments B.feasibilityC.entertainments D.evolution 4.A.essential B.available C.reliable D.responsible 5.A.confirm B.inform C.claim D.convince 6.A.for B.from C.of D.with 7.A.organizations B.organisms C.humans D.children 8.A.potential B.performance C.preference D.passion 9.A.as B.just as C.like D.unlike 10.A.ideological B.biological C.social D.psychological 11.A.reviews B.reference C.reaction D.recommendation 12.A.In a word B.In a sense C.Indeed D.In other words 13.A.various B.different C.the higher D.the lower 14.A.revealed B.exposed C.engaged D.involved 15.A.regulations B.formations C.rules D.constitutions 16.A.Although B.Whether C.Since D.When 17.A.distinguished B.different C.protected D.isolated 18.A.exposition B.comparison C.contrast D.interaction 19.A.acquisition B.appreciation C.requirement D.alternative 20.A.As a result B.After all C.In other words D.Above all Cloze Test 6答案 1.【答案】B 【解析】此處意為：當(dāng)人類剛剛開始進(jìn)化，他們?nèi)缤律鷥阂粯硬粫?huì)運(yùn)用語言這種工具。 evolved逐漸發(fā)展，進(jìn)化符合題意。generated生殖，發(fā)展；born (bear的過去分詞)不能作謂語動(dòng)詞；originated起源，不能用first修飾。 2.【答案】A 【解析】根據(jù)語法分析，答案應(yīng)用來修飾語言的。valuable珍貴的；appropriate合適的，適當(dāng)?shù)?；convenient方便的，便利的；favorite最喜歡的。語言并不是人類選擇的結(jié)果，而是人類在進(jìn)化過程中慢慢發(fā)展起來的，對(duì)人類來說，應(yīng)當(dāng)是珍貴的。 3.【答案】A 【解析】此處意思是：語言的發(fā)展增加了人類未來的成就和文化進(jìn)步的可能性。attainments成就；feasib