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　　The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be 1 for an important person in the village. He certainly 2 to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said,“ 3 me at the donkey fair(集市) on 4 . I shall sell her at that time. I shall 5 my donkey to the one who will treat her most 6 .”

　　Everybody was kind to animals in the village, So the Mullah 7 out a plan. He wanted to 8 his word and also to keep his donkey.

　　On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 9 . No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

　　On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

　　They found a 10 tied with a piece of rope 11 the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked 12 .

　　“It is 13 , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,”said the Mullah,“Just one 14 , though. My donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be 15 . The kind man who 16 my donkey must buy my cat also.”

　　“How much is your cat?”asked many 17 .

　　“Oh, my cat is a very 18 animal,”said the Mullah.“Her father 19 a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 20 . She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars.”

The man laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

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Speech—the act of uttering sounds to convey meaning—is a kind of human action. Like any other

constantly repeated action, speaking has to be learned, but once it is learned, it becomes a generally

unconscious and apparently automatic process.

   As far as we can determine, human beings do not need to be forced to speak; most babies seem to possess a

sort of instinctive drive to produce speech like noises. How to speak and what to say are another matter

altogetner. There actions are learned from the particular society into which the baby is born; so that, like all

conduct that is learned from a society—from the people around us—speech is a patterned activity.

   The meandering(漫目无地的)babble(咿呀学语)and chatter of a young child are eventually channeled by

imitation into a few orderly grooves that represent the pattern accepted as meaningful by the people around

him. Similarly, a child’s indiscriminate(不加分辨的)practice of putting things into his mouth becomes limited to putting food into his mouth in a certain way.

   The sounds that a child can make are more varied and numerous than the sounds that any particular language uses. However, a child born into a society with a pattem of language is encouraged to make a small selection of sounds and to make these few sounds over and over until it is natural for him to make these

sounds and not others.

1.For an adult, the process of speaking usually involves         .

   A. conscious selection of sounds     B. imitation of those around him

   C. a drive to make noises           D. unconscious actions

2.The selection says that most babies have an instinctive drive to        .

   A. express ideas in words          B. make speech like noise

   C. convey meaning               D. imitate sounds around them

3.Conduct that is learned from a society may be called      .

   A. instinctive drive  B. selection    C. automatic activity      D. patterned activity

4.The sounds that a child is able to make are        .

   A. not as varied as those used in language    B. more varied and numerous than those in any language

   C. far fewer than those needed to form a language   D. completely different from the sounds of language

5.We may say that a child has learned to speak if he       .

   A. makes varied sounds                 B. carefully considers each sound he makes

   C. makes only certain sounds naturally     D. imitates people around him

 

  阅读下面 短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be    1   for an important person in the village. He certainly    2   to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, “    3   me at the donkey fair (集市) on 　　4   . I shall sell her at that time. I shall    5   my donkey to the one who will treat her most    6   .”

Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah    7   out a plan. He wanted to　　 8  his word and also to keep his donkey.

On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 　　  9   .No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

They found a 　　 10   tied with a piece of rope　　 11  the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked　　 12   .

“It is    13   , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,” said the Mullah. “Just one    14   , though, my donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be　　 15   . The kind man who    16   my donkey must buy my cat also.”

“How much is your cat?” asked many    17   .

“Oh, my cat is a very    18   animal,” said the Mullah. “Her father    19   a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 　　10  .She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars”.

The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

1．A. right　　　　  B. wrong　　　　   C. impossible　　　　　　 D. strange

2. A. didn’t want　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. wanted

C. hadn’t decided　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. intended

3. A. Meet　　　　   B. Pay　　　　　　  C. Talk　　　　　　  D. Help

4. A. tomorrow afternoon

B. the day after tomorrow

C. the evening

D. Saturday

5. A. give　　　　   B. take　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　    　　  D. show

6. A. cruelly　　　　 B. warmly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　    D. carefully.

7. A. put　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　    C. carried　　　　　　 D. made

8．A. say　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　   C. break　　　　　　   D. send

9．A. bread　　　　   B. paper　　　　　　   C. cloth　　　　　　   D. rope

10．A. cat　　　　　　  B. dog　　　　　　    C. cock　　　　　　  D. rope

11．A. with　　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　　C. to　　　　　　　　 D. around

12．A sad　　　　　　   B happy　　　　　　 C tired　　　　　　    D fine

13．A. a lie　　　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　    D. a pity

14．A. matter　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　 C. thing　　  　　   D. question

15．A. killed　　　　  B. sold　　　　　　  C. beaten　　　　　　  D. parted

16．A. sees　　　　    B. buys　　　　　　   C. likes　　　　　　  D. wants

17．A. voices　　　　   B. sounds　　　　　　 C. noises　　　　　　   D. cries

18．A. pretty　　　　　　 B. cruel　　　　　　  C. strong　　　　　　   D. important

19．A. looked after　　   B. caught　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　   D. grasped

20．A. me　　　　　　 B. her father　　　　    C. the Queen　　　　　　 D. her

 

Speech—the act of uttering sounds to convey meaning—is a kind of human action. Like any other constantly repeated action, speaking has to be learned, but once it is learned, it becomes a generally unconscious and apparently automatic process.

As far as we can determine, human beings do not need to be forced to speak; most babies seem to possess a sort of instinctive drive to produce speech like noises. How to speak and what to say are another matter altogether. There actions are learned from the particular society into which the baby is born; so that, like all conduct that is learned from a society—from the people around us—speech is a patterned activity.

The meandering(漫目无地的)babble(咿呀学语)and chatter of a young child are eventually channeled by imitation into a few orderly grooves that represent the pattern accepted as meaningful by the people around him. Similarly, a child’s indiscriminate(不加分辨的)practice of putting things into his mouth becomes limited to putting food into his mouth in a certain way.

The sounds that a child can make are more varied and numerous than the sounds that any particular language uses. However, a child born into a society with a pattern of language is encouraged to make a small selection of sounds and to make these few sounds over and over until it is natural for him to make these sounds and not others.

1.For an adult, the process of speaking usually involves___________________ .

A．conscious selection of sounds	B．imitation of those around him
C．a drive to make noises	D．unconscious actions

2.The selection says that most babies have an instinctive drive to __________ .

A．express ideas in words	B．make speech like noise
C．convey meaning	D．imitate sounds around them

3.Conduct that is learned from a society may be called___________________ .

A．instinctive drive

B．selection

C．automatic activity

D．patterned activity

4.The sounds that a child is able to make are  ___________________ .      .

A．not as varied as those used in language

B．more varied and numerous than those in any language

C．far fewer than those needed to form a language

D．completely different from the sounds of language

5.We may say that a child has learned to speak if he  ___________________ .     .

A．makes varied sounds

B．carefully considers each sound he makes

C．makes only certain sounds naturally

D．imitates people around him