Question

【题目】

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.

【1】 Animals communicate through sounds, scents (气味), and acts. Computers communicate with other computers through electronic networks.

People communicate through language, both spoken and written. 【2】 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. 【3】

The first modern 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 script (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. 【4】

Telecommunication is communication over long distances. In ancient times pigeons carried written messages. Before trains and cars, messengers on foot or on horseback carried letters. 【5】 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. Modern technologies for long-distance communication usually involve electrical technologies.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】F

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了交流的定义、种类及通信的发展历史。

【1】B

由该空后的 Animals communicate through sounds ...和 Computers communicate with other computers …可知,B项“交流不仅仅是人类的活动”符合此处语境。故选B。

【2】D

由该空前的both spoken and written 和该空后的 Written language includes books,newspapers,and e-mail 可知，设空处是对口头语言的描述。故选D。

【3】F

由该空前的 The arts are also a form of communication可知，F项内容“照片、绘画、音乐和电影也可以传达情感”符合此处语境。故选F。

【4】A

由该空前的 The invention of the printing press可知，印刷术使得快速复制文本成为可能。故选A。

【5】C

由该空前的 In ancient times 和 Before trains and cars 以及该空后的 Since then 可知，C项“公共邮政服务开始于16、17 世纪”符合此处语境。故选C。