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3.How man first learned to invent words is unknown:in other words,the origin(起源)of language is a mystery.All we really know is that man,unlike animals,somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things,so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs,called letters,which could be combined to represent those sounds,and which could be written down.These sounds,whether spoken or written in letter,we call words.The power of words,then lies in their connection-the things they bring up before minds.

57.One of the reasons why man invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that they wanted toA.
A.communicate with each other
B.agree on certain things
C.combine letters
D.write down the sounds
58.What is true about the words?C
A.They are used to express feelings only.
B.They are simple sounds.
C.They are somehow mysterious.
D.They can not be used to express thoughts.
59.The underlined words"connection"in the last sentence meansD.
A.a special quality
B.a big invention
C.a puzzling discovery
D.a joining of ideas in the mind
60.This passage is mainly aboutA.
A.how man first began to use words
B.what wonderful sounds man invented
C.how words came into being naturally
D.the beginning of language is unknown at all.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了人类如何开始使用词汇.

解答 57.A  细节理解题,根据All we really know is that man,unlike animals,somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things,so that they could communicate with each other可知人们发明了声音是因为他们希望可以互相交流,故选A.
58.C  推理判断题,根据How man first learned to invent words is unknown可知文字是神秘的,未知的,故选C.
59.D  词义猜测题,根据The power of words,then lies in their connection-the things they bring up before minds.可知话语的力量在于人们思想上的联系,故选D.
60.A  主旨大意题,通读全文可知作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了人类如何开始使用词汇,故选A.

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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