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  3. People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arr

People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arr

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问题      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【C1】______　a very simple affair in the beginning.【C2】______ ,when we observe the language behaviour of【C3】______ we regard as primitive cultures, we find it【C4】______　 complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10 000 words【C5】______ to get along reasonably well, much larger than rite active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English.【C6】______　,these Eskimo words are 　【C7】______　more highly inflected than【C8】______　of any of the well-known European languages, for a【C9】______　noun can be spoken or written in【C10】______　 hundred different forms, each【C11】______　a precise meaning different from that of any other. The【C12】______ of the verbs are ever more【C13】______ .The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn,【C14】______ the result that almost no traders or explorers have【C15】______　tried to learn it.【C16】______　,there【C17】______　grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon.【C18】______　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【C19】______　 some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually 【C20】______　by travelers as "the Eskimo language". [br] 【C13】
选项 A、endless
B、multiple
C、uncountable
D、numerous
答案 D
解析 numerous意为“大量的，为数众多的”，例如：There are numerous islands off the coast．海岸外边有无数的岛屿。
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