综合评估检测（三）
选修7、8
(120分钟 135分)
Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world around us. When humans first 1 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this 2 tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for humankind’s 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 with an innate language ability not found in lower 6 . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 7 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, as a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical 8 times for language development.
