2010年12月大学英语四级词汇活记活用(26)
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A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds (语声), and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.
Let’s look at this __1__ in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, __2__ distinguishes man from the rest of the __3__ world.
Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by __4__ of cries: for example, many birds utter __5__ calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter __6__ cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. __7__ these various means of communication differ in important ways __8__ human language. For instance, animals’ cries do not __9__ thoughts and feelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. They lack the kind of structure that __10__ us to divide a human utterance into __11__.
We can change an utterance by __12__ one word in it with __13__: a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., “tanks approaching from the north“, __14__ who can change one word and say aircraft approaching from the north” or “tanks approaching from the west”; but a bird has a single alarm cry, __15__ means “danger!” This is why the number of __16__ that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit (山雀) is a case __17__ point; it has about twenty different calls, __18__ in human language the number of possible utterances is __19__. It also explains why animal cries are very __20__ in meaning.
1.A) classification B) definition C) function D) perception 2.A) that B) it C) as D) what
3.A) native B) human C) physical D) animal 4.A) ways B) means C) methods D) approaches 5.A) mating B) exciting C) warning D) boring 6.A) identical B) similar C) different D) unfamiliar 7.A) But B) Therefore C) Afterwards D) Furthermore 8.A) about B) with C) from D) in
9.A) infer B) explain C) interpret D) express
10.A) encourages B) enables C) enforces D) ensures 11.A) speeches B) sounds C) words D) voices 12.A) replacing B) spelling C) pronouncing D) saying
13.A) ours B) theirs C) another D) others 14.A) so B) and C) but D) or 15.A) this B) that C) which D) it
16.A) signs B) gestures C) signals D) marks 17.A) in B) at C) of D) for
18.A) whereas B) since C) anyhow D) somehow 19.A) boundless B) changeable C) limitless D) ceaseless 20.A) ordinary B) alike C) common D) general
答案及解析
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
16. C 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. D
1,语境题.本题的解答需要对文章的第一段进行理解.第一段主要讲到了声音的作用,注意到本句中的more detail,即更多的细节,这说明本句话是对上一段的补充说明,所以应该选择表示作用意思的function.
2,语法题.分析本句话Let’s look at this __1__ in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, __2__ distinguishes man from the rest of the __3__ world.将本句中的主句及插入结构拿开不管,本题所考察的句子应该是it is language__2__
distinguishes man from the rest of the __3__ world.分析可知本句话是一个强调句.由此本题应该选择that.
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