2014年职称英语综合C类阅读理解强化训练题(2)
<p> 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。</p><p> 第1篇 <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="language">language</span></p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="SO">SO</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="somethings">somethings</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p> <span word="First">First</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="language">language</span>，<span word="no">no</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>. <span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="times">times</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p> <span word="Second">Second</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="language">language</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="undeveloped">undeveloped</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span>，<span word="uncivilized">uncivilized</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="known">known</span> 1<span word="anguages">anguages</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="complexities">complexities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>;<span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>.<span word="Popular">Popular</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1<span word="anguage">anguage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="communicated">communicated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noises">noises</span>.<span word="Study">Study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span>，<span word="or">or</span> <span word="were">were</span>，<span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span>11 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span>.</p>
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