第二节：完形填空 (共30小题，每小题1.5分, 共30分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

People have always communicated(交流) with _36__ ．In the past when they couldn’t write, they used simple symbols( 记号) to send their message ．Some groups of North America Indians were experts __37_ messages ．For example , a small stone on top of a large one meant “ This is the way .” If there was another small stone on the right , it meant “ Turn right .” Some grass with a knot ( 结)meant “ Danger ”__38__ .

　　 Maybe you know that in the forests of Africa , it _39_ to travel from village ．But drum ( 鼓 ) __40__ from many kilometers away ．So , some groups of Africans made their drums __41___ like people .

　　 The Incas ( 印加人 )of South America used to send messages by typing knots in a rope．Messages have been found , but __42___ can understand __43___ they mean ．And the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of ___44__ but only _45____ people __46___ to understand them ．

　　 Today , we also use __47___ ．When we are in a car and we see a red light , we stop the car ．When a mother says to her child ,” Eat your cake!” the child eats the cake sometimes ．The red light and the words of the mother are __48___ ．And it is a ___49___ that the basic means of communication between people is , of course , sounds ．

　　 Maybe you know that there are more than 3000 languages in the world today ．And about 13 of __50__ are spoken by large groups of people ．Languages of the world are both similar ( 相似) __51__ different ．They are similar because we can talk and write about the same things and they are different because we talk and write about these things in ___52___ ways and we use different ___53___.

　　 It is ___54___ that we have to learn a second language ___55___ communicate with people who do not speak our language .

36．A．one other　　 　　　　 B．each another　 　　　 C．one another　　 　　 D．another

37.A．at sending　　 　　　　　　 B．is spreading　　　 　 C．at publishing　　 　　　 D．is giving

38．A．and other　　 　　　　 B．and so on　　　　 　 C．and the rest　　 　　 D．and like

39．A．used be difficult　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．used be easy

　 C．used to be difficult　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．used to be easy

40．A．will be heard　 　　　　 B．heard　　　　 　　　　　 C．could hear　　　 　　　 D．could be heard

41．A．“say”　　　　 　　　　 B．“speak”　　　 　　　　 C．“tell ”　　　 　　　　　 D．“shout ”

42．A ．anybody　　　 　　　 B．somebody　　 　　　　 C．everybody　　　 　　　 D．nobody

43．A．that　　　　　 　　　　 B．how　　　　　 　　　　 C ．what’s　　　　 　 D．what

44．A．hearing　　　 　　　　 B．speaking　　　 　　　　 C ．writing　　　　 　 D ．reading

45．A．little　　　　 　　　　　 B．a little　　　　 　　　　 C．few　　　　　　 　　 D．a few

46．A．were learned　　 　　 B．were taught　 　　　　 C．were teaching　 　　 D．had been learned

47．A．a lot of symbols　 　　 B．a lots of symbols　 　 C．lot of symbols　 　　　 D．a lot of symbol

48．A．examples　　　 　　　 B．orders　　　　 　　　　 C．language　　　 　　　　 D．symbols

49．A． matter　　　　 　 B．fact　　　　　 　　　　 C．reality　　　　 　　　　 D．situation

50．A．it　　　　　　 　　　 B．that　　　　　 　　　　 C．them　　　　　 　　　 D．which

51．A．or　　　　　　 　　　 B．but　　　　　 　　　 C．and　　　　 　　　　　 D．as

52．A．same　　　　　 　　　 B．similar　　　 　　　　　　 C．different　　 　　　　　 D．special

53．A．symbols　　　 　　　　 B．signs　　　　 　　　　　 C．expressions　　　　 D．words

54．A．no wonder　　 　　　　 B．not wonder　 　　　　　 C ．not matter for wonder　 D．a wonder

55．A．in order that　　 　　　 B．in order to　　 　　　　 C．so that　　　 　　　　　 D．so as

35．--I’ll come to attend your lecture at 10p.m．tomorrow.

--I’m sorry, by then the lecture will have ended and I _________ my guests in my office.

　 　　 A．will meet　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．am about to meet　　　

C．am to meet　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．will be meeting

34．If you want to see a doctor, you should fix a date with him ahead of time．That is a common ______in the USA.

　 A．sense　　　　　 　　 B．reality　　　　 　　　 C．practice　　　　 　 D．rule

33．I must ____ them an apology for not going to attend their get-gathering.

　 　 A．supply　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．provide　　 　　　　　　　　 C．show　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．offer

32．I had hoped that Henry would answer my question, but he remained ___.

　　　　 A．quiet　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．still　　　 　　　　　　　　 C．calm　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．silent