Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely   36   from all other animals. Language is a means of   37   , but it is much more than that. Many animals can   38   . The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers   39   other members of the hive (蜂群). But human language permits communication about anything,   40   things like unicorns (独角兽) that have never existed. The key   41   in the fact that different words can be   42   together in different ways, according to   43   to communicate different meanings.

Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing can   44   humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract   45  , whether about the university, the mind, love, dreams, or ordering a drink. It is an extremely complex   46   that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most   47   of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to   48   . The speaker has to translate thoughts into  49   language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the   50   of speech is extremely fast. Only 0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to   51    what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to   52   the spoken words, understand the pattern of   53   of the words (sentences), and finally   54   the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But once started, it is of course a(n)    55   process.

1.A. apart                      B. off                               C. up                      D. down

2.A. advertisement   B. communication   C. discovery                  D. invention

3.A. transfer           B. move                         C. convey                    D. communicate

4.A. to                            B. from                             C. over                             D. on

5.A. only             B. almost                    C. even                    D. just

6.A. stays                      B. situates                    C. hides                             D. lies

7.A. stuck                     B. joined                           C. rung                             D. controlled

8.A. rules                     B. scales                       C. laws                      D. standards

9.A. combine         B. contain                      C. define                      D. declare

10.A. activities            B. thoughts                   C. effects                           D. chances

11.A. expectation    B. progress                C. process                  D. produce

12.A. aspects         B. abstracts               C. angles                     D. assumptions

13.A. anybody              B. another              C. other                           D. everybody

14.A. body                    B. gesture             C. written                     D. spoken

15.A. growing    B. fixing                     C. beginning              D. building

16.A. put out                 B. take down                  C. draw up                          D. figure out

17.A. identify      B. locate                    C. reveal                        D. discover

18.A. performance    B. organization      C. design                      D. show

19.A. regulate    B. justify                    C. release                           D. interpret

20.A. slow                     B. interesting                 C. continuous           D. serious

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文讲述的是，人类区别于其他物种的典型行为--语言。第一段开门见山，指出语言的独特性，与其他动物的交流的不同之处。第二段详细说明了语言的工作机制。

1.考查固定短语。set...apart from...将......与......分开。语言，这种物种典型行为将人类与其他物种区分开来。故选A。

2.考查名词辨析。语言是一种交流的工具，但又不仅仅是用来交流的。A广告；B交流；C发现；D发明。故选B。

3.考查动词辨析。语言这种典型行为不仅仅是用于交流的，许多动物也能交流。A转移，换乘；B移动；C表达；D交流。故选D。

4.考查介词辨析。蜜蜂通过舞蹈来告诉蜂群中的其它同伴鲜花的位置。to可以表示方向，翻译为“给”；故选A。

5.考查副词辨析。人类语言能够交流任何事物，甚至根本不存在的独角兽。根据句意可知，此处表示递进，故选C。

6.考查短语辨析。关键在于，不同的词可以根据不同的方法组合在一起。lie in存在于......；故选D。

7.考查动词辨析。不同的词可以根据不同的方法组合在一起。be joined together被结合在一起；故选B。

8.考查名词辨析。根据（有关）规则，把不同的词组合起来，表达不同的意思。scales比例；laws法律，原理；standards标准；rules规则，惯例；故选A。

9.考查动词辨析。没有什么能像语言一样，能（明确）定义人类表达抽象想法的能力。A结合；B包含；C定义；D声称，宣布。故选C。

10.考查名词辨析。人类特有的能力之一就是，能够把思考后的想法表达出来。A活动；B想法；C效果；D机会。abstract thoughts抽象的想法，故选B。

11.考查名词辨析。表达头脑中的想法，是一个极其复杂的过程，A期望；B进步；C进程，过程；D生产。take ...for granted想当然。故选C。

12.考查名词辨析。我们也不完全了解我们讲话和理解（的机制）的各个方面。A方面；B抽象概念；C角度；D假设。故选A。

13.考查代词。A任何人；B另一个；C其它；D每个人。another泛指三者以上的另一个；other后加名词复数；故选B。

14.考查名词短语。说话者需要把想法转换成口语。Spoken language口语，故选D。

15.考查动名词。脑成像研究表明，从想法到话语的开始，这种转换所用的时间很短。故选C。

16.考查短语辨析。听者必须听清说话者发出的声音，才能理解他说的是什么。A扑灭；B记下；C使停下；D计算出，弄明白。故选D。

17.考查动词辨析。听者必须利用听到的声音来识别出所传递的单词。A识别；B定位；C揭示；D发现。故选A。

18.考查名词辨析。听者需要理解单词的组织类型或句子类型。A表演，表现；B组织；C设计；D展现。故选B。

19.考查动词辨析。听者在识别出词汇，理解词汇的组织类型之后，最终整理得出意思。A调整；B证明；C释放；D解释，口译。故选D。

20.考查形容词辨析。理解说话者的意思的整个过程，大约花费0.5秒，此过程一旦开始，就会变为一个持续的过程。A缓慢的；B有趣的；C持续的；D严重的。故选C。

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