Question

【題目】 People always have communication with each other. In the past when they couldn't write, they used simple symbols to send their messages. Some groups of North American Indians were good at __________messages. For example, a small stone on top of a large one meant "This is the way." If there was another small stone on the right, it meant "Turn right." Some grass with a knot meant "Danger!" and so on.

In forests of Africa, it was __________to travel between villages. But drum could be heard from many kilometers away. So, some groups of Africans made their drums "__________" like people.

The Incas of South America used to send messages by tying knots with ropes. Messages have been found, but __________can understand what they mean. And the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of __________, but only a few people were __________ to understand them.

Today, we also use a lot of symbols. When we are in a car and we see a red light, we stop the car. When a mother says to her child, "Eat your cake!" the child eats the cake. Sometimes the red light and the words of the mother are symbols. And the __________ of course, is that the __________ way of communication between people is sound.

There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today. And about 13 of them are spoken by large groups of people. Languages of the world are both similar and different. They are similar because we can talk and write about the same things. They are different because we talk and write about these things with different __________.

There is no __________that we learn a second language in order to communicate with people who do not speak our language.

【1】A.sendingB.spreadingC.publishingD.giving

【2】A.difficultB.easyC.interestingD.boring

【3】A.sayB.speakC.tellD.whisper

【4】A.anybodyB.somebodyC.everybodyD.nobody

【5】A.hearingB.thinkingC.writingD.reading

【6】A.learnedB.taughtC.madeD.told

【7】A.matterB.factC.conditionD.situation

【8】A.importantB.necessaryC.basicD.first

【9】A.symbolsB.signsC.expressionsD.words

【10】A.doubtB.discussionC.chanceD.choice

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】B

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

本文主要介紹世界各地，從古到今人們之間的交流方式，告訴我們學(xué)習(xí)不同語言也是很重要的。

【1】句意：一些北美印第安人群體擅長傳遞信息。

考查動詞，A. sending 派人，發(fā)送；B. spreading 傳播；C. publishing出版；D. giving給。根據(jù)前句“they used simple symbols to send their messages”他們使用簡單的符號來發(fā)送他們的信息，可知一些北美印第安人擅長發(fā)送信息。be good at doing sth擅長做某事，故選A。

【2】句意：在非洲的森林里，很難在村莊之間旅行。

考查形容詞，A. difficult困難的；B. easy容易的；C. interesting 有趣的；D. boring無聊的。根據(jù)前句In forests of Africa，可知“過去從一個村子到另一個村子是很困難的事”，故選A。

【3】句意：因此，一些非洲人團體讓他們的鼓像人一樣“說話”。

考查動詞，A. say說，表示說話的內(nèi)容； B. speak通常接某種語言；C. tell告訴；D. whisper耳語。根據(jù)前句“But drum could be heard from many kilometers away”可知當(dāng)時人們是用鼓來代替人“說話”，用“speak”，故選B。

【4】句意：信息已經(jīng)找到了，但沒有人能理解它們的意思。

考查代詞，A. anybody任何人；B. somebody某人；C. everybody每個人；D. nobody無人。根據(jù)前句“The Incas of South America used to send messages by tying knots with ropes. ”南美洲的印加人過去常常用繩子綁繩來發(fā)送信息�？芍�印加人結(jié)繩傳遞信息，那是一種不為很多人所知的交流手段，因而很少有人能理解，故選D。

【5】句意：埃及人使用圖片作為一種文字，但只有幾個人接受了理解它們的教育。

考查動詞，A. hearing聽；B. thinking 認(rèn)為；C. writing寫；D. reading讀。根據(jù)前句“the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of ”和基本常識，可知我們知道埃及人是使用圖片書寫文字，故選C。

【6】句意：埃及人使用圖片作為一種文字，但只有幾個人接受了理解它們的教育。

考查動詞，A. learned學(xué)；B. taught教授；C. made制作；D. told告訴。根據(jù)前后句“but only a few people were…to understand them. ”可知但是只有少數(shù)人被教授去理解他們。句子是一般過去時的被動語態(tài)，結(jié)構(gòu)為be+done，若用learn應(yīng)用主動語態(tài)，故選B。

【7】句意：當(dāng)然，事實是，人與人之間必要的溝通方式是健全的。

考查名詞，A. matter事件；B. fact事實；C. condition情況，狀態(tài)；D. situation情形。根據(jù)前句“Sometimes the red light and the words of the mother are symbols. ”和后句“of course，is that the basic way of communication between people is sound. ”可知實際上，人與人之間溝通的基本方式是聲音，故選B。

【8】句意：當(dāng)然，事實是，人與人之間必要的溝通方式是健全的。

考查形容詞，A. important重要的；B. necessary必須的；C. basic 基本的；D. first 第一的。根據(jù)前后句 “is that the……way of communication between people is sound. ”可知人與人之間溝通的基本方式是聲音，故選C。

【9】句意：它們是不同的，因為我們用不同的詞談?wù)摵蛯戇@些事情。

考查名詞，A. symbols象征；B. signs標(biāo)志；C. expressions 表達(dá)，表情；D. words話語。根據(jù)前句“There are more than 3，0001anguages in the world today. ”當(dāng)今世界上有超過3000種語言，可知本段主要談?wù)摰氖钦Z言這種交流方式，即它們是不同的因為我們用不同的詞來談?wù)摵蛯戇@些東西，故選D。

【10】句意：毫無疑問，我們學(xué)習(xí)第二語言是為了與不會說我們語言的人交流。

考查名詞，A. doubt 懷疑，不信；B. discussion討論，議論；C. chance 機會；D. choice選擇。根據(jù)后句“we learn a second language in order to communicate with people who do not speak our language. ”我們學(xué)習(xí)第二語言是為了與不講我們語言的人交流。可知毫無疑問，我們學(xué)習(xí)第二語言是為了與那些不會說我們語言的人交流，故選A。