閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely   36  from all other animals. Language is a means of   37  , but it is much more than that. Many animals can   38  . The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers   39  other members of the hive (蜂群). But human language permits communication about anything,   40  things like unicorns (獨(dú)角獸) that have never existed. The key   41  in the fact that different words can be   42  together in different ways, according to   43  to communicate different meanings.
Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing can   44  humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract   45 , whether about the university, the mind, love, dreams, or ordering a drink. It is an extremely complex   46  that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most   47  of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to   48  . The speaker has to translate thoughts into  49  language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the   50  of speech is extremely fast. Only 0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to   51   what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to   52  the spoken words, understand the pattern of   53  of the words (sentences), and finally   54  the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But once started, it is of course a(n)    55  process.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)part B．offC．upD．down
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)dvertisementB．communication C．discoveryD．invention
小題3:
A．transfer B．move C．convey D．communicate
小題4:
A．to B．from C．over D．on
小題5:
A．only B．a(chǎn)lmost C．even D．just
小題6:
A．stays B．situates C．hides D．lies
小題7:
A．stuck B．joinedC．rung D．controlled
小題8:
A．rules B．scales C．laws D．standards
小題9:
A．combine B．contain C．define D．declare
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)ctivities B．thoughtsC．effectsD．chances
小題11:
A．expectationB．progress C．process D．produce
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)spects B．a(chǎn)bstracts C．a(chǎn)ngles D．a(chǎn)ssumptions
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)nybody B．a(chǎn)nother C．other D．everybody
小題14:
A．body B．gesture C．written D．spoken
小題15:
A．growing B．fixing C．beginning D．building
小題16:
A．put outB．take downC．draw upD．figure out
小題17:
A．identify B．locate C．reveal D．discover
小題18:
A．performanceB．organization C．design D．show
小題19:
A．regulate B．justify C．release D．interpret
小題20:
A．slow B．interesting C．continuousD．serious

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:C
小題16:D
小題17:A
小題18:B
小題19:D
小題20:C

試題分析：文章大意：本文講述的是，人類區(qū)別于其他物種的典型行為--語言。第一段開門見山，指出語言的獨(dú)特性，與其他動物的交流的不同之處。第二段詳細(xì)說明了語言的工作機(jī)制。
小題1:考查固定短語。set...apart from...將......與......分開。語言，這種物種典型行為將人類與其他物種區(qū)分開來。故選A。
小題2:考查名詞辨析。語言是一種交流的工具，但又不僅僅是用來交流的。A廣告；B交流；C發(fā)現(xiàn)；D發(fā)明。故選B。
小題3:考查動詞辨析。語言這種典型行為不僅僅是用于交流的，許多動物也能交流。A轉(zhuǎn)移，換乘；B移動；C表達(dá)；D交流。故選D。
小題4:考查介詞辨析。蜜蜂通過舞蹈來告訴蜂群中的其它同伴鮮花的位置。to可以表示方向，翻譯為“給”；故選A。
小題5:考查副詞辨析。人類語言能夠交流任何事物，甚至根本不存在的獨(dú)角獸。根據(jù)句意可知，此處表示遞進(jìn)，故選C。
小題6:考查短語辨析。關(guān)鍵在于，不同的詞可以根據(jù)不同的方法組合在一起。lie in存在于......；故選D。
小題7:考查動詞辨析。不同的詞可以根據(jù)不同的方法組合在一起。be joined together被結(jié)合在一起；故選B。
小題8:考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)（有關(guān)）規(guī)則，把不同的詞組合起來，表達(dá)不同的意思。scales比例；laws法律，原理；standards標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；rules規(guī)則，慣例；故選A。
小題9:考查動詞辨析。沒有什么能像語言一樣，能（明確）定義人類表達(dá)抽象想法的能力。A結(jié)合；B包含；C定義；D聲稱，宣布。故選C。
小題10:考查名詞辨析。人類特有的能力之一就是，能夠把思考后的想法表達(dá)出來。A活動；B想法；C效果；D機(jī)會。abstract thoughts抽象的想法，故選B。
小題11:考查名詞辨析。表達(dá)頭腦中的想法，是一個極其復(fù)雜的過程，A期望；B進(jìn)步；C進(jìn)程，過程；D生產(chǎn)。take ...for granted想當(dāng)然。故選C。
小題12:考查名詞辨析。我們也不完全了解我們講話和理解（的機(jī)制）的各個方面。A方面；B抽象概念；C角度；D假設(shè)。故選A。
小題13:考查代詞。A任何人；B另一個；C其它；D每個人。another泛指三者以上的另一個；other后加名詞復(fù)數(shù)；故選B。
小題14:考查名詞短語。說話者需要把想法轉(zhuǎn)換成口語。Spoken language口語，故選D。
小題15:考查動名詞。腦成像研究表明，從想法到話語的開始，這種轉(zhuǎn)換所用的時間很短。故選C。
小題16:考查短語辨析。聽者必須聽清說話者發(fā)出的聲音，才能理解他說的是什么。A撲滅；B記下；C使停下；D計算出，弄明白。故選D。
小題17:考查動詞辨析。聽者必須利用聽到的聲音來識別出所傳遞的單詞。A識別；B定位；C揭示；D發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選A。
小題18:考查名詞辨析。聽者需要理解單詞的組織類型或句子類型。A表演，表現(xiàn)；B組織；C設(shè)計；D展現(xiàn)。故選B。
小題19:考查動詞辨析。聽者在識別出詞匯，理解詞匯的組織類型之后，最終整理得出意思。A調(diào)整；B證明；C釋放；D解釋，口譯。故選D。
小題20:考查形容詞辨析。理解說話者的意思的整個過程，大約花費(fèi)0.5秒，此過程一旦開始，就會變?yōu)橐粋�持續(xù)的過程。A緩慢的；B有趣的；C持續(xù)的；D嚴(yán)重的。故選C。
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小題4:The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s ____． 
A．later generationsB．friends and relatives
C．colleagues and partnersD．later sponsors

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson’s famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.
Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.
Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.
Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.
小題1:The author mentions Dr. Johnson’s comment to show that______.
A．most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson
B．Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation
C．the comment was accurate two hundred years ago
D．English conversations usually start with the weather
小題2:What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?
A．A social trend.
B．An emotional state.
C．A historical concept.
D．An unknown phenomenon.
小題3:According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that______.
A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather
B．there is nothing special about the English weather
C．the English weather attracts people to the British Isles
D．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty
小題4:What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A．To explain what English weather-speak is about.
B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.
C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.
D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.

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