Question

第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

                      

                           Communication 

           People learn and share information through communication.. All forms of communication have one thing in common: the sending and receiving of a message. Using different kinds of communication people,can pass along their ideas and feelings to just one person or to millions.

           36  Animals communicate through sounds,scents（氣味）， and acts. Computers communicate with other computers through electronic networks.

           People communicate through language,both spoken and written. 37 Written language includes books,newspapers,and e-mail.

           People also communicate without words. Body and face movements show feelings. Deaf people use hand movements called sign language. 

           The arts are also a form of communication.38.

           The first modem humans appeared about 200,000 years ago. They likely used sounds,movements,and then speech. About 30,000 years ago humans started making paintings and sculptures on the walls of caves.

           Humans invented writing more than 5,000 years ago. The ancient Sumerian people developed the first known scritp(文字) ，called cuneiform(楔形文字) .Then the ancient Egyptians developed a picture-based writing called hieroglyphics (象形文字). The invention of the printing press in the 1400s was a major advance in written communication.39 

           Telecommunication is communication over long distances. In ancient times pigeons carried written messages. Before trains and cars,messen?gers on foot or on horseback carried letters. 40  Since then,telecommunication has become faster thanks to television,telephones,and the Internet.

   A. It let printers quickly make copies of a text.

   B. Communication is not only a human activity.

   C. Public postal services started in the 1500s and 1600s.

   D. Spoken language includes conversations and speeches.

   E. Spoken communication is dependent on a number of factors：

   F. Photographs,paintings,music,and movies can communicate feelings as well as facts.

   G. Modem technologies for long-distance commu?nication usually involve electrical technologies.

Answer 1

話題:社會本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了交流的定義、種類及通信的發(fā)展歷史。

36. B. 由該空后的 Animals communicate through sounds ...和 Computers communicate with other computers …可知,B項“交流不僅僅是人類的活動”符合此處語境。

37. D. 由該空前的both spoken and written 和該空后的 Written language includes books,newspapers,and e-mail 可知，設(shè)空處是對口頭語言的描述。

38. F. 由該空前的 The arts are also a form of communication可知，F(xiàn)項內(nèi)容“照片、繪畫、音樂和電影也可以傳達(dá)情感”符合此處語境。

39. A.由該空前的 The invention of the printing press可知，印刷術(shù)使得快速復(fù)制文本成為可能。

40. C.由該空前的 In ancient times 和 Before trains and cars 以及該空后的 Since then 可知，C項“公共郵政服務(wù)開始于16、17 世紀(jì)”符合此處語境。