历届高考完形填空语篇荟萃(17)

（单词翻译:单击）

(十七)

When one asks students the question "Who likes grammar²?", perhaps³ they dare⁴ to raise⁵ their hands. In many ways this is understandable in Britain⁶. Yet⁷, strangely⁹, the study of grammar is one of the fastest growing areas¹⁰ of research¹¹ in universities¹² all over the world. Even¹³ more so is the fact¹⁴ that many students who do not like grammar in school choose grammar as¹ their subject of study in the university¹⁵.
The rather¹⁶ strange⁸ state¹⁷ of affairs¹⁸ needs an explanation¹⁹. On the whole²⁰, students consider²¹ the study of grammar uninteresting, and grammar is poorly taught²² in most Britain middle schools. However²³, language²⁴, which would²⁵ be impossible²⁶ without grammar, is an important²⁸ part²⁹ of human³⁰ society³¹. In fact, it is the foundation(基础)on which our society builds itself³². And it is our ability³³(能力)to use language that makes it possible²⁷ for us to let others³⁴ know our thoughts³⁵ and aims³⁶, in other words, to communicate(交流思想，交际).A large part of our ability even to think depends³⁷ on language.
简析：议论文文体，评析语法的重要性。