[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：12-Tuesday 語言 286詞

12-Tuesday 語言 286詞

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A rabbit is running into its hole．You may ask，“What happened？”

Well，when a rabbit sees something dangerous，it runs away．Its tail moves up and down as it runs．When the other rabbits see this tail moving up and down，they run too．They know that there is danger．The rabbit has told them something without making a sound．It has given them a signal．

Many other animals use this kind of language．When a bee has found some food，it goes back to its home．It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them，but it does a little dance in the air．This tells the bees where the food is．

Some animals say things by making sounds．A dog barks when a stranger comes near．A cat purrs when it feels pleased．Some birds make several different sounds，each with its own meaning．

But man has something that no animal has—a large number of words about things，actions，feelings or ideas．We are able to give each other information，to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel．By writing words down we can remember the things that have happened，or send messages to people far away．No animal can do this．No animal has the wonderful power of language．

No one knows how man learned to make words．Man，however，learned to make them．As centuries went by，man made more and more new words．This is what we mean by language．

Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world．A very large English dictionary，for example，has four or five hundred thousand words．But we don't know all these．The words we know are called vocabulary．We should try to make our vocabulary larger．Read as many books as possible．When we meet a new word，look it up in the dictionary．A dictionary is the most useful book．

生詞

purr　n． （貓的）嗚嗚聲 v．發(fā)出嗚嗚聲

bark　v． （狗）吠：Their dog always barks at anyone who rings the doorbell．一有人按門鈴，他們的狗就汪汪叫。

inform　v． 通知，告知，報告：Did you inform them of the progress of the work？你把工作進展情況告訴他們了嗎？

vocabulary　n． 詞匯（量），語言：The play is written in the vocabulary of the working man．此劇是用工人的語言寫成的。

1．What does a rabbit do to give a warning of danger to the other rabbits？

A．It runs into its hole．

B．It stops to move its tail．

C．It runs with its tail moving up and down．

D．It stops moving its tail up and down as it runs．

2．In the passage the animals that use body language to express their actions and feelings are________．

A．bees and rabbits

B．bees and cats

C．dogs and cats

D．birds and rabbits

3．The passage tells us that no animal is able to________．

A．give the others information

B．inform the others how it feels

C．tell the others its actions and feelings with words

D．make different sounds，each with its own meaning

4．How can we make our vocabulary larger？

A．We must make more and more new words．

B．We should learn more languages．

C．We can look up any new words in a dictionary.

D．We must try to read as much as we can．

參考譯文

兔子正向洞里跑去。你可能會問：“發(fā)生什么了？”

是這樣，當兔子看到危險后，它就會逃跑。它一邊跑，尾巴還一邊上下晃動。當其他兔子看到它的尾巴上下晃動時，它們也會跑。它們知道有危險了。這只兔子在不出聲的情況下告訴了它們這個情況。它給它們發(fā)出了信號。

許多其他動物也使用這種“語言”。當蜜蜂找到食物后，它會返回蜂巢。它無法以說話的方式告訴其他蜜蜂食物在哪里，但它會在空中表演小型舞蹈。它以這種方式告訴其他蜜蜂食物在哪里。

有些動物通過發(fā)出聲音來表明情況。狗在陌生人靠近時會吠叫。貓在感到舒服時會發(fā)出嗚嗚聲。有些鳥能發(fā)出幾種不同的聲音，每種聲音都表達一種含義。

但人類擁有動物沒有的東西，那就是關(guān)于事物、動作、情感和思想的大量詞匯。我們能夠互通信息，告訴別人我們的想法或感受。通過把單詞寫下來的方式，我們能夠記住發(fā)生的事情，或是把消息傳遞給遠方的人。動物無法做到這一點，沒有一種動物具備使用語言的神奇力量。

沒有人知道人類是怎樣學會發(fā)明詞匯的。然而人類確實學會了這種本領(lǐng)。隨著時間的推移，人類發(fā)明了越來越多的新詞。我們所說的語言就是指這種東西。

現(xiàn)在，世界上有大約1500種不同的語言。比如，大型的英語詞典就包含了40萬到50萬個單詞。但我們不是每個單詞都認識。我們認識的單詞叫做詞匯量。我們應(yīng)該盡量擴充自身的詞匯量。盡可能讀更多的書。當我們碰到生詞時，到詞典里查一查。詞典是最有用的書。

參考答案

Tuesday 1．C　2．A　3．C　4．D