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Everyone speaks a language, but language is not just for talking. It is our most important communication tool. Through language, we can tell other people what we think, how we feel, and what we need. In fact, civilization (文明) itself depends on our ability to communicate.

In the long history of human, languages survive, grow, disappear, move from place to place, and change with time. Now, some languages are ancient, and others are new. There are about 6,000 different living languages around the world today, and there are many thousands more that are no longer in use. Languages might sound different, but they are thought to have come from a single ancient language. It would be quite interesting if we search for stories about the creation and disappearance of languages.

Nobody knows exactly when people first started using language. Some scientists say that people first spoke to one another about two million years ago.

Today, our sophisticated (复杂的) languages get fully used in the magazines, novels, science books, and movies that fill our libraries and bookstores. As human, it is important that we can tell the long stories, which separate us from the great apes (类人猿). Other animals may use various methods to communicate, but we humans send complicated messages through space and time.

Throughout history there were many languages that served as a lingua franca (通用语)— a common language that could serve as a bridge between people of different cultures. Today, English is the main language that plays that role around the world. Many people have some ability to use English. Most of these people have studied English as a second or third language.

Language helps people to work together, to share knowledge, feelings, and build up modern societies. The development of humanity’s many languages was an important process that helped humans move forward toward civilization.

1.Is language our most important communication tool?

2.How many living languages are there around the world today?

3.When did people start to speak to one another, according to some scientists?

4.What’s the main language around the world today?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

1.Yes 2.About 6,000 3.About two million years ago 4.English 5.The development of language and its roles in human society 【解析】试题本文主要介绍了语言的发展以及作为最重要的沟通工具它对人类文明进步的重要意义。 1.题意:语言是我们最重要的交际...
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