an approach to simplify the grammatical structure of language
an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language
a challenge m traditional views on the nature of language
a new way to take at the learning of language
第1题：
Being interested in the relationship of language and thought, Whorf developed the idea that the structure of language determines the structure of habitual thought in a society.
第2题：
The language, used to talk about language, is called __________.
A、metalanguage
B、artificial language
C、natural language
D、language
第3题：
HTML是()的缩写。
A、HappyTea Man Language
B、HighTech Manmade Language
C、HyperText Markup Language
D、HighTea Milk Language
答案：C
25 网络词汇“菜鸟”是表示( )。
A、素食性鸟类
B、温柔
C、食用性鸟类
D、新手
第4题：
SQL是 ______的缩写。
A．Standard Query Language
B．Structured Query Language
C．Select Query Language
D．以上都不是
第5题：
A、such bad language
B、so bad language
C、so a bad language
D、a such bad language
第6题：
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 mind
B. animals have not developed communications system
C. given enough patience, a man should be able to teach an animal some sort of language
D. only human beings can learn language
38.That an animal can master a simple language means that __________.
A. human’s intellectual structure is not important
B. animals’ intellectual capacity and brain structure are more similar to the humans’
C. the learning techniques are much more important
D. language is developed completely by learning
39.The main idea of paragraph two is ___________.
A. teaching a chimp language is not crucial test of the two theories
B. their brain structure is not similar to human
C. using various methods to let the chimp master a language
D. training a nonhuman to use language is an amazing accomplishment
40.The best title for this passage would be _________.
A. Animals’ language
B. Human’s language
C. Teaching Animals’ Language
D. Can Other Animals Acquire Language?
第7题：
The language used to talk about language is called .
A、special language
B、local language
C、metalanguage
D、human language
第8题：
下面程序段的运行结果是
char a［］="lanuage",*p;
p=a;
while（*p!=′u′）{printf（"%c",*p-32）;p++;}
A．LANGUAGE
B．language
C．LAN
D．langUAGE
第9题：
A、learns his mother tongue
B、learns a language
C、obtains linguistic knowledge
D、teaches a language
第10题：
The best title for this passage is______.
A．The Origin and Function of Language
B．Language:Measure to Communicate
C．The Power of Words
D．The Importance of Language