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。 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> <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>. <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>. <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>. <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>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>;<span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>.<span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="language">language</span>.<span word="Grammatical">Grammatical</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>.<span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="language">language</span>. 词汇:<span word="race">race</span>/<span word="n">n</span>.种族 <span word="primitive">primitive</span>/<span word="adj">adj</span>.原始的 <span word="uncivilized">uncivilized</span>/<span word="adj">adj</span>.不开化的,落后的 <span word="complexity">complexity</span>/<span word="n">n</span>.复杂性,复杂现象 <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>/<span word="n">n</span>.胡说,没有根据的话 <span word="extensive">extensive</span>/<span word="adj">adj</span>.广泛的 <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span>/<span word="n">n</span>.词汇 练习: 1. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="some">some</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="some">some</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="any">any</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="race">race</span>,<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>,<span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="some">some</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="language">language</span>. 2. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="undeveloped">undeveloped</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span>___ <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="uncivilized">uncivilized</span> <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="primitivemda">primitivemda</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="wellknown">wellknown</span> 3.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="more">more</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. 4. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="INCORRECT">INCORRECT</span>? <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="All">All</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. 5. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>, <span word="language">language</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="grammar">grammar</span>. <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="pronunciation">pronunciation</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="intonation">intonation</span>. </p>
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