题目

Language was originally an instinctive________ to such internal needs as hunger and thirst and such outward forces as heat and wind and rain.（　　）A. treatmentB. performanceC. recognitionD. reaction

Language was originally an instinctive________  to such internal needs as hunger and thirst and such outward forces as heat and wind and rain.（　　）
  • A. treatment
  • B. performance
  • C. recognition
  • D. reaction

题目解答

答案

A.treatment治疗；B.performance表现；C.recognition识别；D.reaction反应。根据to such internal needs as hunger and thirst and such outward forces as heat and wind and rain可知此处指的是一种本能的反应。
故选：D。

解析

步骤 1：理解题意
题干要求选择一个词来描述语言最初作为一种本能的反应，这种反应是针对内部需求（如饥饿和口渴）和外部力量（如热、风和雨）的。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. treatment 治疗
B. performance 表现
C. recognition 识别
D. reaction 反应
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据题干描述，语言最初是一种本能的反应，因此选项D（reaction）最符合题意。