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1．Linguistic（语言学的） Puzzles
         How did language begin？What was the world's first language？Do all languages come from one，original language？（71）E．
         In the 4th century BC，the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account：Psamtik I an Egyptian King，wanted to find out what the oldest language in the world was（72）B．．He told his servant to find two newborn babies．When the servant had found them，the king gave them to a shepherd （牧羊人） and said，"Keep these babies with the goats．Take care of them，but do not talk to them．Listen for any words that they say．"The king wanted to find out what language the children would speak if they were left alone．He said，"The first words they speak will come from the original language of the world．"
（73）F． He told the king．who asked his scholars about this word．They told him that the Phiygians，who lived in an area which is now Turkey，called bread"becos．"The king said，"Then Phiygian is the oldest language．"Today we know that the king's conclusion was wrong．We don't know why the children said"becos"．
（74）A．Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same"family"and that they started from the same parent language，Proto-Indo-European．Linguists think that it had split into several different languages，including Greek and Sanskrit，between 2000 and 1000 BC．Other languages，such as English and Spanish，developed from later splits．
（75）G．Two questions that interest linguists are：How does language change？Why does language change？If you like solving mysteries，historical linguistics may be the job for you．

A．Nowadays，we study the origin of language more scientifically
B．He was talking about this problem with his scholars when he had an idea
C．The King was very kind to his servant and his servant remained royal to him
D．Linguists are the scholars who are very interested in categorizing the language families
E．People have been trying to find the answers to these questions for more than 2，000 years
F．One day，while the babies were babbling to each other，the shepherd heard them say"becos"
G．Linguists have classified many language families，and they are still trying to categorize others．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于语言学发展的说明文．内容主要针对语言的起源、发展以及最初词汇的出现等问题进行了深入的探讨．

解答 71．E    72．B    73．F    74．A    75．G
71．E．考查上下文的理解能力．前面提出了关于语言学的许多问题，那么接下来的就是针对这些问题的探索；故选E．
72．B．考查上下文的理解能力．前面提到公元前4世纪古希腊历史学家Herodotus的努力，所以B项具有承上启下的作用，衔接自然；故选B．
73．F．考查上下文的理解能力．根据下面一句的描述He told the king．who asked his scholars about this word．They told him that the Phiygians，who lived in an area which is now Turkey，called bread"becos可知，与F项中的孩子最初发出的声音becos相对应；故选F．
74．A．考查上下文的理解能力．通过后面内容的叙述Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same"family"and that they started from the same parent language，Proto-Indo-European可知，现在学者的研究要更加科学；故选A．
75．G．考查上下文的理解能力．根据后面一句Two questions that interest linguists are提出了现在语言学家感兴趣的两个话题，那么前面自然会进一步解释语言学家们的研究成绩，故选G．

点评 对于选句填空这种题型要搞明白上下文之间的逻辑关系，要根据对话者所说的语气及语义关系来做出判断；只要符合文章的结构、通顺合理即可．