专业八级考试部分试题及答案(2)

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! B; ^! ?8 i: B% Y. P　　　　From what has been said, it must be clear that no one can
. j! u2 Q+ z7 B9 \; B1 G! c　　make very positive statements about how language originated.
　　There is no material in any language today and in the earliest （1） and→or
- n5 h5 u5 H; I5 f* X; w% D　　records of ancient languages show us language in a new and （2） show→showing
& F/ z6 i* ^" o/ x1 M2 X　　emerging state. It is often said, of course, that the language （3） the 删除
8 p1 h3 ~$ m& O$ Y) g, S　　originated in cries of anger, fear, pain and pleasure, and the （4） and→but
& Z! ]; Q) e  q9 |　　necessary evidence is entirely lacking: there are no remote
* N" e# U$ s. x) o　　tribes, no ancient records, providing evidence of
　　a language with a large proportion of such cries　（5） large→lager
9 Q2 \2 O* d$ Y, {0 G　　than we find in English. It is true that the absence
/ F& \: d9 A: |- X　　of such evidence does not disprove the theory, but in　（6） in→on
* B2 y9 q; a. i) g8 Z$ |　　other grounds too the theory is not very attractive.
/ i& s( s6 d: m# p7 T$ ]& I　　　　People of all races and languages make rather similar
* X' w) N4 q2 n' Q" b. C4 `1 q2 n　　noises in return to pain or pleasure. The fact that　（7） return→response
　　such noises are similar on the lips of Frenchmen
　　and Malaysians whose languages are utterly different,
　　serves to emphasize on the fundamental difference　（8）on 删除
9 r- U# f7 z7 F. G5 e　　between these noises and language proper. We may
　　say that the cries of pain or chortles of amusement
; Z& O0 m+ C3 d  f$ {+ k9 a　　are largely reflex actions, instinctive to∧large extent, （9） ∧a
; T& l1 Q8 P1 a1 a2 i　　whereas language proper does not consist of signs
　　but of these that have to be learnt and that are　（10） these→those