Question

Many animals use some kinds of "language". They use signals and the signals have meanings. For example， 1      a bee has found some food， it goes back to its home. 2       is difficult for a bee to tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them，but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and how far away it is.

Some animals show 3       they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a (log is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and each has its 4       . Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like "Ouch" to 5       how we feel when we 6       something on our feet.

We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meanings of things, actions，feelings or ideas. We are able to 7       each other information，and to tell other people 8       we think or how we feel. By writing down words，we can remember what has happened or 9      tiicssages to Pople far away.

Languages,like people, live and die. If a language is not10      by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because no one speaks it.

A living language，  of  course， is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have new meanings. 

(   ) 1. A. because    B. since C. when    D. as

(   ) 2. A. It    B. This C.That    D. He

(   ) 3. A. why    B. which C.How D. what

(   ) 4. A. meaning    B. name C. way    D. mean

(   ) 5. A. show    B. say C. talk    D. speak

(   ) 6. A. put    B. drop C. fall    D. set

(   ) 7. A. give    B. put C. keep    D. take

(   ) 8. A. that    B. which C. what    D. why

(   ) 9. A. send    B. bring  C. push    D. get

(   ) 10. A. using    B. used C. use    D. useful

Answer 1

1. C when意为"当……的时候"。故选" 

2. A这里it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定 式短语。故选A。

3. C how they feel意为"感觉如何"。故选C 

4. A每种声音都有其含义。故选A。

5. A用语言来表达自己的感觉。show意为"表现"。 故选A。

6. B ouch是感到疼痛时发出的声音，故推测是东西 確到了脚上。fall是不及物动词。drop意为"(使）落下"，可作及物动词。故选B。

7. A我们能够给彼此信息。故选A。

8. C   think为及物动词，这里what做think的宾语。 故选C。

9. A send messages为固定搭配，意为"发送信息"。 故选A。

10. B由by people可知用被动语态。故选B。