2015年考研英语阅读模拟习题 (5)
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 4145, <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="AG">AG</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="blanks">blanks</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ANSWER">ANSWER</span> <span word="SHEET">SHEET</span> 1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>. 41)______________________ <span word="Animals">Animals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="signals">signals</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="apes">apes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mastering">mastering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="sufficiently">sufficiently</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="preceded">preceded</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cave">cave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="prey">prey</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>. 42)_________________________ <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestication">domestication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>. <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span>. 43)___________________________ 44)______________________________ <span word="These">These</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discoveriesfire">discoveriesfire</span>, <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writingmade">writingmade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3000 <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="technique">technique</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Euphrates">Euphrates</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indus">Indus</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inhabitable">inhabitable</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. 45)______________________ <span word="Notes">Notes</span>: <span word="ape">ape</span> 猿。<span word="pastoral">pastoral</span> <span word="nomad">nomad</span> 田园式的游牧部落的人。<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Euphrates">Euphrates</span> 幼发拉底河。<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span> 底格里斯河。<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indus">Indus</span> 印度河。<span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>所谈的。 [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>, <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="caves">caves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="The">The</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span>. [<span word="E">E</span>] <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="progressthere">progressthere</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span>, <span word="gunpowder">gunpowder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mariner">mariner</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="compassbut">compassbut</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>. [<span word="F">F</span>] <span word="These">These</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="fertilized">fertilized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>. <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pastoral">pastoral</span> <span word="nomads">nomads</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="prevailed">prevailed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="comforts">comforts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="provided">provided</span>. [<span word="G">G</span>] <span word="But">But</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p>
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