Question

No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. What do we mean by language?

A. Sounds made by man.???????

B. All the words made by man.

C. Different kinds of sound.?????

D. The way man learns.

2. Form the passage we know that long long ago________.

A. no one learned how to make sounds or words

B. animals taught man to learn the language

C. man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on

D. man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

3. What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?

A. 500. ????????????? ????????????? B. 5,000.????????????? ????????????? C. 1,500.????????????? ????????????? D. 15,000.

4.In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?

A. I________ several dictionaries. ????????????? B. Sea water________ salt.

C. A dog _______ four legs.????? ????????????? D. Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.

5. Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?

A. To read more books.????????????? ????????????? ???

B. To use the words in everyday life.

C. To use the words in class.????? ?????????????

D. To write the words.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了人们是如何创造现在的语言和声音，没有人能确切地知道是如何创造的，也许是人们仿照自然界动物发出的声音慢慢地创造的，现在世界上有1500种不同的语言。

1.细节理解题。根据he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.这是人自己制造的声音，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段可知人们根据自然界的情况创造了声音和文字，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. 今天有1,500.种不同的语言，故选C。

4.词义理解题。根据contain的基本意思是“包含”“容纳”,表示实际包含着某一部分或成分。可以说海水里包含有盐，故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. 多读书可以丰富自己的词汇，故选A。

考点：文化类短文阅读。