题目内容
1.It is,everyone agrees,a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak,and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.Language learning begins with listening.Individual children vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking,and late starters are often long listeners.Most children will"obey"spoken instructions some time before they can speak,though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child.Before they can speak,many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.
Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties.It is agreed that they enjoy making noises,and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight,distress,sociability,and so on.But since these cannot be said to show the baby's intention to communicate,they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language.It is agreed,too,that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment,and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their repertoire (能发出的全部声音).This self-imitation leads on to deliberate (有意识的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people.The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.
111.By"…challenges explanation"Line 2,Para.1.the author means thatC.
A.no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenon
B.no explanation has been made up to now
C.it's no easy job to provide an adequate explanation
D.it's high time that an explanation was provided
112.The third paragraph is mainly aboutA.
A.the development of babies'early forms of language
B.the difficulties of babies in learning to speak
C.babies'strong desire to communicate
D.babies'intention to communicate
113.The author's purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that childrenD.
A.usually obey without asking questions
B.are passive in the process of learning to speak
C.are born cooperative
D.learn to speak by listening
114.From the passage we learn thatC.
A.early starters can learn to speak within only six months
B.children show a strong desire to communicate by making noises
C.imitation plays an important role in learning to speak
D.children have various difficulties in learning to speak
115.The best title for this passage would beA.
A.How Babies Learn to Speak
B.Early Forms of Language
C.A Huge Task for Children
D.Noise Making and language Learning.
分析 本文主要讨论了孩子是如何学习说话的话题并指出孩子学习说话是一个艰巨的任务.
解答 CADCA
111.C 这是一道词含义猜测题.challenge的意思是"引起,激发,要求",而要求做到的事往往是艰巨或需要费力的事.
112.A 该题考查对段落大意的概括能力.短文第三段首句"Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties."是该段的主题句.全文试图说明婴儿学会说话的过程是困难的,整段的意思都是围绕着婴儿学会说话的发展过程而展开的.故答案为A.
113.D 这是一道段落大意概括题.短文第二段首句"Language learning begins with listening"是该段的主题句,在该段中作者所要表达的主要意思是婴儿学语言是从听大人说话开始的.故D为最佳选项.
114.C 该题考查对短文中主要事实或观点的理解和概括能力.通读全文尤其是根据短文末段的最后两句"This self-imitation leads on to deliberate(有意识的)…say that these imitations can be considered as speech."可知婴儿先是自我模仿,然后渐渐有意识地模仿别人的话或声音,从模仿到说话的界线是模糊的,可是模仿在学说中起了重要的作用.故答案为C.
115.A 主旨判断题.大部分的文章主题可以在首句和末句找到,本文的主题体现在首句,"It is,everyone agrees,a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak…",其中心意思是小孩学习说话是一个艰巨的任务.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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