From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When

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问题 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【C1】______, they were like newborn children, unable to use this【C2】______tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for humankind’s future【C3】______and cultural growth increased. Many linguists believe that evolution is【C4】______for our ability to produce and use language. They【C5】______that our highly evolved brain provides us【C6】______an innate language ability not found in lower【C7】______. Proponents of this innateness theory say that our【C8】______for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 【C9】______a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore, there are critical【C10】______times for language development.
Current【C11】______of the innateness theory are mixed ; however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 【C12】______, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in【C13】______grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being【C14】______to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the【C15】______of their first language have become firmly fixed.
【C16】______some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been【C17】______from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that【C18】______with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language【C19】______than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 【C20】______, children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child’s language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.
【C12】

选项 A、In a word
B、In a sense
C、Indeed
D、In other words

答案C

解析 in a word总而言之；in a sense：从某种意义上说；indeed的确，事实上；in other words换句话说。为了进一步证明某些天生能力的存在，作者选择了具体事例加以说明，因此应填表示递进关系的词Indeed。

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