[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：12-Tuesday 语言 286词

12-Tuesday 语言 286词

题材： 语言　 词数： 286　 建议阅读时间： 5分钟

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A rabbit is running into its hole．You may ask，“What happened？”

Well，when a rabbit sees something dangerous，it runs away．Its tail moves up and down as it runs．When the other rabbits see this tail moving up and down，they run too．They know that there is danger．The rabbit has told them something without making a sound．It has given them a signal．

Many other animals use this kind of language．When a bee has found some food，it goes back to its home．It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them，but it does a little dance in the air．This tells the bees where the food is．

Some animals say things by making sounds．A dog barks when a stranger comes near．A cat purrs when it feels pleased．Some birds make several different sounds，each with its own meaning．

But man has something that no animal has—a large number of words about things，actions，feelings or ideas．We are able to give each other information，to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel．By writing words down we can remember the things that have happened，or send messages to people far away．No animal can do this．No animal has the wonderful power of language．

No one knows how man learned to make words．Man，however，learned to make them．As centuries went by，man made more and more new words．This is what we mean by language．

Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world．A very large English dictionary，for example，has four or five hundred thousand words．But we don't know all these．The words we know are called vocabulary．We should try to make our vocabulary larger．Read as many books as possible．When we meet a new word，look it up in the dictionary．A dictionary is the most useful book．

生词

purr　n． （猫的）呜呜声 v．发出呜呜声

bark　v． （狗）吠：Their dog always barks at anyone who rings the doorbell．一有人按门铃，他们的狗就汪汪叫。

inform　v． 通知，告知，报告：Did you inform them of the progress of the work？你把工作进展情况告诉他们了吗？

vocabulary　n． 词汇（量），语言：The play is written in the vocabulary of the working man．此剧是用工人的语言写成的。

1．What does a rabbit do to give a warning of danger to the other rabbits？

A．It runs into its hole．

B．It stops to move its tail．

C．It runs with its tail moving up and down．

D．It stops moving its tail up and down as it runs．

2．In the passage the animals that use body language to express their actions and feelings are________．

A．bees and rabbits

B．bees and cats

C．dogs and cats

D．birds and rabbits

3．The passage tells us that no animal is able to________．

A．give the others information

B．inform the others how it feels

C．tell the others its actions and feelings with words

D．make different sounds，each with its own meaning

4．How can we make our vocabulary larger？

A．We must make more and more new words．

B．We should learn more languages．

C．We can look up any new words in a dictionary.

D．We must try to read as much as we can．

参考译文

兔子正向洞里跑去。你可能会问：“发生什么了？”

是这样，当兔子看到危险后，它就会逃跑。它一边跑，尾巴还一边上下晃动。当其他兔子看到它的尾巴上下晃动时，它们也会跑。它们知道有危险了。这只兔子在不出声的情况下告诉了它们这个情况。它给它们发出了信号。

许多其他动物也使用这种“语言”。当蜜蜂找到食物后，它会返回蜂巢。它无法以说话的方式告诉其他蜜蜂食物在哪里，但它会在空中表演小型舞蹈。它以这种方式告诉其他蜜蜂食物在哪里。

有些动物通过发出声音来表明情况。狗在陌生人靠近时会吠叫。猫在感到舒服时会发出呜呜声。有些鸟能发出几种不同的声音，每种声音都表达一种含义。

但人类拥有动物没有的东西，那就是关于事物、动作、情感和思想的大量词汇。我们能够互通信息，告诉别人我们的想法或感受。通过把单词写下来的方式，我们能够记住发生的事情，或是把消息传递给远方的人。动物无法做到这一点，没有一种动物具备使用语言的神奇力量。

没有人知道人类是怎样学会发明词汇的。然而人类确实学会了这种本领。随着时间的推移，人类发明了越来越多的新词。我们所说的语言就是指这种东西。

现在，世界上有大约1500种不同的语言。比如，大型的英语词典就包含了40万到50万个单词。但我们不是每个单词都认识。我们认识的单词叫做词汇量。我们应该尽量扩充自身的词汇量。尽可能读更多的书。当我们碰到生词时，到词典里查一查。词典是最有用的书。

参考答案

Tuesday 1．C　2．A　3．C　4．D