单项选择题People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed (31) as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and (32) a very simple affair in the beginning. (33) , when we observe the language behavior of (34) we regard as primitive cultures, we find it (35) complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words (36) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of a (n) (37) businessman who speaks Eng-fish. (38) , these Eskimo words are far more highly inflected (词尾变化的) than (39) of any of the well-known European languages, for a (40) noun can be spoken or written in (41) hundred different forms, each (42) a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more (43) . The Eskimo language is, (44) , one of the most difficult in the world to learn, (45) the result that almost no traders or explorers have (46) tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon (47) to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are (48) from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon (49) is usually referred to by travelers (50) "the Eskimo language".
A．unceasingly
B．continuously
C．gradually
D．continually
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1.单项选择题Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations. They think that if countries play games together they will learn to live together, and even in worse situations, that if they fight on the game court, they would not like to meet on battlefield. Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said: "This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished." The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.
According to the author, recent Olympic Games haveA．created goodwill between the nations.
B．bred only false national pride.
C．barely showed any international friendship.
D．led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred.