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___  .

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___  .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 to 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___   . 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___ . Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same “family” and that they started from the same parent language, Proto­Indo­European.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___ . 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 2000 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

   

根据短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项(E涂AB,F涂AC)

A Avoid asking your child too many questions B Tell your child stories about your growing up C Don’t judge or criticize your child D Listen to your kids with respect E Provide pressure-free conversation opportunities F Ask children gently what they think

   If your child has gone from a continuous chatterbox to making conversations that consist mostly of yes and no, it’s time to consider these tips on how to talk to kids, so you’ll know what’s going on in your child’s world.
【小题1】  
The quickest way to get kids to shut up and, as a result, shut you out of their lives is to continuously press them about things. A more effective way is to sit back and patiently wait for them to open up in a low-stress family and then be prepared to listen.
【小题2】  
Parents can sometimes make kids at a young age decide it is best not to talk about something when they are criticized. If you really want to know what’s on your child’s mind, then avoid passing judgment and focus instead on why something seems important to your child.
【小题3】
If you want to raise a creative and independent thinker, stop telling your child what he ought to feel or think. You can gently encourage additional conversations by simply asking why he feels the way he does or what he would do in a certain situation.
【小题4】  
You may think you’re just asking questions out of curiosity when communicating with your child, but an endless stream of questions about what they did, whether everyone got along, if they went to the bathroom, ect., are enough to make anyone shut up! Practice patience and let your kids open up on their terms.
【小题5】
Kids can relate to you and other adults when you tell your stories happening when you were their age. Talking to kids by telling them about things like something embarrassing that happened or the first crush(迷恋) you had helps them to connect with you and understand that you might actually know what they are going through!

根据短文内容， 从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括出每段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余项。

 

If your child has gone from a continuous chatterbox to making conversations that consist mostly of yes and no, it’s time to consider these tips on how to talk to kids, so you’ll know what’s going on in your child’s world.

1.

The quickest way to get kids to shut up and, as a result, shut you out of their lives is to continuously press them about things. A more effective way is to sit back and patiently wait for them to open up in a low-stress family and then be prepared to listen.

【小题2 】

    Parents can sometimes make kids at a young age decide it is best not to talk about something when they are criticized. If you really want to know what’s on your child’s mind, then avoid passing judgment and focus instead on why something seems important to your child.

2.

    If you want to raise a creative and independent thinker, stop telling your child what he ought to feel or think. You can gently encourage additional conversations by simply asking why he feels the way he does or what he would do in a certain situation.

3.

    You may think you’re just asking questions out of curiosity when communicating with your child, but an endless stream of questions about what they did, whether everyone got along, if they went to the bathroom, etc., are enough to make anyone shut up! Practice patience and let your kids open up on their terms.

【小题5 】

    Kids can relate to you and other adults when you tell your stories happening when you were their age. Talking to kids by telling them about things like something embarrassing that happened or the first crush (迷恋) you had helps them to connect with you and understand that you might actually know what they are going through!