Question

【题目】 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】

本文主要介绍世界各地，从古到今人们之间的交流方式，告诉我们学习不同语言也是很重要的。

【1】句意：一些北美印第安人群体擅长传递信息。

考查动词，A. sending 派人，发送；B. spreading 传播；C. publishing出版；D. giving给。根据前句“they used simple symbols to send their messages”他们使用简单的符号来发送他们的信息，可知一些北美印第安人擅长发送信息。be good at doing sth擅长做某事，故选A。

【2】句意：在非洲的森林里，很难在村庄之间旅行。

考查形容词，A. difficult困难的；B. easy容易的；C. interesting 有趣的；D. boring无聊的。根据前句In forests of Africa，可知“过去从一个村子到另一个村子是很困难的事”，故选A。

【3】句意：因此，一些非洲人团体让他们的鼓像人一样“说话”。

考查动词，A. say说，表示说话的内容； B. speak通常接某种语言；C. tell告诉；D. whisper耳语。根据前句“But drum could be heard from many kilometers away”可知当时人们是用鼓来代替人“说话”，用“speak”，故选B。

【4】句意：信息已经找到了，但没有人能理解它们的意思。

考查代词，A. anybody任何人；B. somebody某人；C. everybody每个人；D. nobody无人。根据前句“The Incas of South America used to send messages by tying knots with ropes. ”南美洲的印加人过去常常用绳子绑绳来发送信息。可知印加人结绳传递信息，那是一种不为很多人所知的交流手段，因而很少有人能理解，故选D。

【5】句意：埃及人使用图片作为一种文字，但只有几个人接受了理解它们的教育。

考查动词，A. hearing听；B. thinking 认为；C. writing写；D. reading读。根据前句“the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of ”和基本常识，可知我们知道埃及人是使用图片书写文字，故选C。

【6】句意：埃及人使用图片作为一种文字，但只有几个人接受了理解它们的教育。

考查动词，A. learned学；B. taught教授；C. made制作；D. told告诉。根据前后句“but only a few people were…to understand them. ”可知但是只有少数人被教授去理解他们。句子是一般过去时的被动语态，结构为be+done，若用learn应用主动语态，故选B。

【7】句意：当然，事实是，人与人之间必要的沟通方式是健全的。

考查名词，A. matter事件；B. fact事实；C. condition情况，状态；D. situation情形。根据前句“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. ”可知实际上，人与人之间沟通的基本方式是声音，故选B。

【8】句意：当然，事实是，人与人之间必要的沟通方式是健全的。

考查形容词，A. important重要的；B. necessary必须的；C. basic 基本的；D. first 第一的。根据前后句 “is that the……way of communication between people is sound. ”可知人与人之间沟通的基本方式是声音，故选C。

【9】句意：它们是不同的，因为我们用不同的词谈论和写这些事情。

考查名词，A. symbols象征；B. signs标志；C. expressions 表达，表情；D. words话语。根据前句“There are more than 3，0001anguages in the world today. ”当今世界上有超过3000种语言，可知本段主要谈论的是语言这种交流方式，即它们是不同的因为我们用不同的词来谈论和写这些东西，故选D。

【10】句意：毫无疑问，我们学习第二语言是为了与不会说我们语言的人交流。

考查名词，A. doubt 怀疑，不信；B. discussion讨论，议论；C. chance 机会；D. choice选择。根据后句“we learn a second language in order to communicate with people who do not speak our language. ”我们学习第二语言是为了与不讲我们语言的人交流。可知毫无疑问，我们学习第二语言是为了与那些不会说我们语言的人交流，故选A。