Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. ��

People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and ( 26 ) a very simple affair in the beginning. ( 27 ), when we observe the language behaviour of ( 28 )we regard as primitive cultures,we find it ( 29 )complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ( 30 ) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English.( 31 ), these Eskimo words are far more highly infleeted(詞尾變化的) than( 32 )of any of the well -known European languages,for a( 33 )noun can be spoken or written in( 34 )hundred different forms, each( 35 )a precise meaning different from that of any other.

The forms of the verbs are even more ( 36 ). The Eskimo language is, therefore,one of the most difficult in the world to learn,( 37 )the result that almost no traders or explorers have( 38 )tried to learn it. Consequently , there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon ( 39 )to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish,Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually( 40 )by travellers as "the Eskimo language".

26. A. must be B. must have been C. ought to be D. should be ��

27. A. However B. Therefore C. Probably D. Undoubtedly ��

28. A. whose B. that C.which D.what ��

29. A. conspicuously B. usually C. surprisingly D. sufficiently ��

30. A.so as B.so that C. as such D. as well as ��

31. A. However B. Moreover C. Though D. Therefore ��

32. A. the others B. all others C. these D. those ��

33. A. single B. singular C. plural D. compound ��

34. A. some B. several C. various D. varied ��

35. A. getting B. causing C. having D. owning ��

36. A. endless B. multiple C. uncountable D. numerous ��

37. A. with B.for C. owing to D.as ��

38. A. still B. indeed C. just D. even ��

39. A. alike B. similar C. related D. relevant ��

40. A. referred to B. talked about C. spoken D. told

答案分析：
短文大意：這篇短文以愛斯基摩語為例，介紹了原始文化的語言特點。��

26．答案：B
【試題分析】本題為語法題，考查對虛擬語氣的掌握。
【詳細解答】這句話是說“第一次考慮語言的起源問題的人們往往會得出這樣的結論，即語言是從人們的咕噥、喊叫逐漸發(fā)展起來的，并且開始肯定是很簡單的。”must have+過去分詞，表示對過去事情的猜測。故選項B為正確答案。��

27．答案：A��
【試題分析】本題為語法題，考查連詞的用法。
【詳細解答】 however意為“然而”，表示轉(zhuǎn)折關系；therefore意為“因此”，表因果關系； probably意為“也許”；“undoubtedly” 意為“毫無疑問地”。根據(jù)上下文，此處需要一個表轉(zhuǎn)折關系的連詞，故選項A為正確答案。��

28．答案：D
【試題分析】本題為語法題，考查代詞what的用法。
【詳細解答】 what引導一個名詞性從句，充當介詞of的賓語，同時在從句中充當regard的賓語。��

29．答案：C
【試題分析】本題為副詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】 conspicuously意為“明顯地，引人注目地”； usually意為“通常地”； surprisingly意為“驚人地，意想不到地”；sufficiently意為“充足地”。這里指原本認為很簡單的事，卻是意想不到的復雜，故用surprisingly修飾形容詞complicated最合乎句意。��

30．答案：A
【試題分析】本題考查連詞的用法。
【詳細解答】 so as to意為“以便，為的是”； so that意為“因此”，一般要接從句；as such意為“照這樣，像這樣”；as well as意為“像……一樣”。本句意為“愛斯基摩人必須掌握10000單詞以便很好地交流”，故選項A為正確答案。��

31. 答案：B
【試題分析】本題考查連詞的用法。
【詳細解答】 however表轉(zhuǎn)折，moreover表遞進關系；though表讓步關系；therefore表因果關系。前面講到愛斯基摩人掌握的詞匯多，后面又講

他們的詞匯變化形式也很豐富，因此這里是遞進關系，故選項B為正確答案。��

32. 答案：D
【試題分析】本題考查代詞的用法。
【詳細解答】本句是一個比較結構，than后面常用that或those，此處用those代指前面提到的words，其他三項都不能起這種替代作用。��

33. 答案：A
【試題分析】本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】 single意為“單個的，單一的”；singular意為“單數(shù)的，奇異的”；plural意為“復數(shù)的”；compound意為“復合的，合成的”。這里是說“單個的名詞其讀法和寫法就有上百種形式”，故選項A為正確答案。��

34. 答案：B
【試題分析】本題為形容詞用法辨析題。
【詳細解答】 some可用于修飾具體的數(shù)字，表示“大約”；several修飾數(shù)詞hundred，thousand等時，數(shù)詞用單數(shù)；various“多種多樣的”和varied“變化的，不一樣的”都不能修飾數(shù)詞。根據(jù)后面的數(shù)詞hundred，正確答案為選項B。��

35. 答案：C
【試題分析】本題為動詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】本句中動詞的賓語是meaning，常用的搭配是have a meaning，意為“具有……的意思”，符合句意，故選項C為正確答案。getting意為“得到”；causing意為“引起”；owning意為“擁有”都不合符句意。��

36. 答案：D
【試題分析】本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】 endless意為“無休止的”；multiple意為“多重的，多樣的”；uncountable意為“不可數(shù)的，無數(shù)的”；numerous意為“許多的，眾多的”。上文提到一個名詞的變化形式就有上百種，此處指動詞的變化形式更多，指數(shù)量多，故選項D為正確答案。��

37. 答案：A
【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細解答】本句意為“愛斯基摩語是最難學的一種語言，因而幾乎沒有商人或探險家試圖去掌握它。” with the result that意為“結果是，因而”；as和result搭配時常用的形式為as a result意為“結果”；as a result of意為“作為……的結果”；for表原因，不與result搭配；owing to意為“歸因于”，表原因。根據(jù)句意，此處表示結果，故選項A為正確答案。��

38．答案：D
【試題分析】本題考查副詞的用法。
【詳細解答】這里是說甚至沒有人試著努力去掌握它。still意為“仍然，還”；indeed意為“確實，真正地”；just意為“僅僅，不過是”；even意為“甚至，連……都”。根據(jù)句意，此處缺少一個程度副詞，故選項D為正確答案。��

39．答案：B
【試題分析】本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細解答】 alike意為“相似的”，be alike to意為“對……是同樣的”； similar意為“相似的，類似的”，similar to意為“與……相似，類似于”； related意為“有聯(lián)系的，相近的”，related to意為“與……有聯(lián)系的”；relevant意為“相關的，關聯(lián)的”，relevant to意為“和……有關的”。這里是說愛斯基摩人在和白人交流中發(fā)展起來的一種混合語，它類似于舊中國使用的混雜英語，故選項B為正確答案。��

40．答案：A
【試題分析】本題考查對固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細解答】本句是說“就是這種混合語通常被旅行者們稱作愛斯基摩語。”refer to sth. as sth.意為“把……稱作……”，此句中用的是被動形式sth. is referred to as sth.，故為正確答案。