题目内容
Thousands of years ago,human(人类)didn’t live in towns.Sometimes they would live in caves(洞穴)or build camps in the forest.
Only about thirty people 1 in each camp.The men would go hunting while the woman and children 2 food from trees around the camp.All the food was 3 among people in the group.Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food.It was a simple life,but people had to be 4.They had to make everything that they needed,and they had to know a lot about plants and animals.
Nowadays most people live in towns and cities,and they work in offices and factories.Life is 5 than in the old days.There are fewer 6 ,but there is less excitement.Some people go 7 excitement sailing round the world.climbing mountains,or exploring(探测)caves.
Most people look forward to the 8 ,a time when they can enjoy a change from the normal life.For some this means going camping.But camping today is 9 from camping in the past.Gas cookers,ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more 10 than they did in the old times.
1.A.lived B.talked C.came D.danced
2.A.planted B.collected C.watched D.bought
3.A.found B.used C.shared D.sold
4.A.polite B.kind C.calm D.clever
5.A.worse B.faster C.easier D.harder
6.A.dangers B.stories C.people D.animals
7.A.waiting for B.looking for C.turning on D.putting on
8.A.dreams B.gifts C.meals D.holidays
9.A.away B.different C.free D.far
10.A.slowly B.terribly C.comfortably D.hopefully
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】C
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
【小题1】D
【小题1】B
【小题1】C
解析【小题1】考查动词辨析。根据第一段可知,古人住洞穴或露宿山林。每个营地住大约三十个人。故选A。
【小题1】男人打猎,女人和孩子在营地周边收集食物。故选B。
【小题1】每组人得到的食物都是共用的。故选C。
【小题1】考查形容词辨析。A“礼貌的”;B“友善的”;C“冷静的”;D“聪明的”。人们必须学会聪明,熟悉各种植物和动物。故选D。
【小题1】考查形容词辨析。A“更严重的”;B“更快的”;C“更容易”;D“更艰难”。当今的生活比以前的容易一些。故选C。
【小题1】考查名词辨析。A“危险”;B“故事”;C“人”;D“动物”。现在的生活少了些危险,但也少了刺激。故选A。
【小题1】考查短语辨析。A“等待”;B“寻找”;C“打开”;D“穿上”。一些人去寻求刺激。故选B。
【小题1】根据a time可知,这里指时间,holidays“假期”。故选D。
【小题1】考查固定搭配。be different from“不同于......”。故选B。
【小题1】考查副词辨析。有了煤气灶、气垫床等,现在野营比以前舒服多了。故选C。
Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how language first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the language of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.
There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present-day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 years ago.
Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.
If a language has a number of speakers, or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of people. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can’t understand speakers from other parts.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly tells us that_______.
A.most people in the world speak Chinese |
B.there are thousands of languages in today’s world |
C.man has much knowledge about languages |
D.some people know several languages |
A.will soon die out completely |
B.were once a relative of English |
C.are no longer spoken |
D.come from the same family of language. |
A.Chinese is the language with the most speakers. |
B.English was a well-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe. |
C.A language has many speakers, but there may be no differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. |
D.Speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can understand speakers from other parts. |
A.there are great differences between the dialects of Chinese |
B.Chinese and many foreign languages are not of the same family |
C.Chinese is a very old language |
D.there are great differences between the old Chinese and the present-day Chinese |
A.a special language spoken by Chinese |
B.the sign used by Chinese people in a special area |
C.the difference between the old and today’s Chinese |
D.the form of a language used in one part of the country |