Many animals use some kinds of language. They use signals(信号) and the signals have meanings. For example, __1 a bee has found some food, it goes 2 its home. 3 is difficult for a bee to tell __4 bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 5 it is.
Some animals show 6 they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and 7 has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like Oh to 8 how we feel about __9__ or we 10 something on our feet.
We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to __11__ each other information, to tell other people 12 we think or we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or 13 messages to people far away.
Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because 14 speaks it.
A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have 15 meanings.
1. A. because B. since C. when D. as
2. A. out of B. back from C. away from D. back to
3. A. It B. This C. That D. He
4. A. each other B. another C. the other D. others
5. A. how long B. how far away C. how many D. how old
6. A. why B. which C. how D. what
7. A. each B. every C. all D. some
8. A. show B. say C. talk D. speak
9. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
10. A. put B. drop C. fall D. set
11. A. give B. put C. show D. take
12. A. that B. which C. what D. why
13. A. send B. bring C. push D. get
14. A. someone B. no one C. anyone D. everyone
15. A. new B. right C. real D. good
名师点评
这则短文讲述的是语言的重要性。无论是何种语言,只要不使用,它将死亡。
答案简析
1.C。表示当的时候。
2.D。蜜蜂发现食物会返回蜂窝,通知其它蜜蜂。
3.A。形式主语。
4.C。the other bees其它的蜜蜂。
5.B。蜜蜂通过跳舞告诉同伴物源有多远。
6.C。用how作状语修饰feel。
7.A。根据谓语动词has应选each.。each指代的是可数名词sound,所以不能用all或some,而every是形容词,不能做主语。
8.A。用语言来表示自己的感觉,故选show。
9.B。
10.B。ouch表示疼痛,故推测是东西砸到了脚上。Fall是不及物动词,故不选。
11.A。
12.C。think为及物动词,这里what做think宾语。
13.A。send messages为固定搭配,表示发送信息。
14.B。根据文意,一种语言如果没人使用,就会灭亡。
15.A。旧词新意。
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