英语六级阅读理解精炼50篇09: 语言趣话(含答案)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Language">Language</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unsolved">unsolved</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Stories">Stories</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Words">Words</span></p><p> <span word="LUNCH">LUNCH</span> <span word="Lunch">Lunch</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="lonje">lonje</span> , <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slab">slab</span> <span word="of">of</span>1 <span word="ham">ham</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ham">ham</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunk">hunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.</p><p> <span word="ATLAS">ATLAS</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Atlas">Atlas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giants">giants</span>2 <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Titans">Titans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Titans">Titans</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Olympians">Olympians</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympians">Olympians</span> <span word="won">won</span>. <span word="Atlas">Atlas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Titan">Titan</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Atlas">Atlas</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>. <span word="Mercator">Mercator</span>3, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixteenth">sixteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Atlas">Atlas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atlas">atlas</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="atlas">atlas</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p>
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