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Many human languages of the world have certain common characteristics EXCEPT thatA．humans

Many human languages of the world have certain common characteristics EXCEPT that

A．humans have a natural, innate ability to acquire and create language.

B．focusing on how to use a language is the fastest way to communicate.

C．language learners learn primarily from their peers, who are also learners.

D．because human languages are changing constantly, so they are fluid.

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第1题

According to the passage, many languages die______.A．under the pressure from dominant lang

According to the passage, many languages die______.

A．under the pressure from dominant languages

B．slowly than expected

C．in a proper rate

D．as a natural event in human history

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第2题

听力原文：The human nose has given to the languages of the world many interesting expressio

听力原文： The human nose has given to the languages of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose, we could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. For example, a large nose is said to indicate a great man—manly, courageous, courteous, and intellectual.

In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, "to hold up one's nose" expresses a basic human feeling—pride. People can hold up their noses at people, things and places.

A person who is led around by the nose is one that lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets his instinct guide himself.

For the human emotion of frustration, the phrase "to have one's nose put out of joint" is very descriptive. The expression applies to people who have been turned aside because of a competitor. Their pride is hurt and they feel humiliated. This expression is not new. It was used by Erasmus in 1542.

This is only a sampling of expressions in English dealing with the nose. There are a number of others. However, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling!

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A．Courteous and intellectual.

B．Polite and masculine.

C．Brave and intelligent.

D．Considerate and romantic.

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第3题

第三篇 Some Things We Know about Language Many things about language are a mystery, and ma

第三篇 Some Things We Know about Language

Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But some things we do know.

First,we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language, no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one mother. Furthermore,in historical times, there has never been a race of men without a langUage． Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undevel oped,who are,as we say,uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.

This has not always been well understood;indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popu- lar ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive five than English and Greek.

A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.

Finally, we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

In the second paragraph the author thinks that

A.some backward race doesn't have a language of its own

B.some race in history didn't possess a language of its own

C.any human race,whether backward or not, has a language

D.some races on earth call communicate without language.

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第4题

Some Things We Know about LanguageMany things about language are a mystery, and many will

Some Things We Know about Language

Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But some things we do know.

Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.

This has not always been well understood; indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.

A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate, That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.

Finally, we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change; the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds, and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

In the second paragraph the author thinks that

A．some backward race doesn't have a language of its own.

B．some race in history didn't possess a language of its own.

C．any human race, whether backward or not, has a language.

D．some races on earth can communicate without language.

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第5题

根据以下材料，回答题。Some Things We Know About LanguageMany things about language are a my

根据以下材料，回答题。

Some Things We Know About Language

Many things about language are a mystery， and many will always remain so. But some things we do know.

First， we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language， no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore， in historical times， there has never been a race of men without a language.

Second， there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped， who are， as we say， uncivilized， but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.

This has not always been well understood; indeed， the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are， or were， hundreds of American Indian languages， and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with， but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.

A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is，each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.

Finally， we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change ; the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds， and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

In the second paragraph the passage tells us that 查看材料

A.some backward race doesn"t have a language of its own

B.some race in history didn"t possess a language of its own

C.any human race， whether backward or not， has a language

D.some races on earth can communicate without language

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第6题

听力原文：The human nose has given to the languages of the world many interest-ing expressi

听力原文： The human nose has given to the languages of the world many interest-ing expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose, we could not breathe nor smell. It is a part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man courageous , courteous, manly, and intellectual.

A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher, made an interesting comment about Cleopatra's nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world!

Historically, man's nose has had a principal role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions. Expressions concerning the nose refer to human weakness; anger, pride Jealousy and revenge.

In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, to hold up one's nose expresses a basic human feeling—pride. People can hold up their noses at people, things, and places.

The phrase, to be led around by the nose, shows man's weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets his instinct guide him.

For the human emotion of rejection, the phrase to have one's nose put out of joint is very descriptive. The expression applies to persons who have been turned aside because of a rival. Their pride is hurt and they feel rejected. This expression is not new. It was used by Erasmus in 1542.

What is this passage mainly about？

A．The human nose as an organ for breathing and smelling.

B．The nose providing us with various expressions.

C．A woman poet's wish to have two noses.

D．Interesting comments made on Cleopatra's nose.

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第7题

Some Things We Know about Language Many things about language are a mystery，and many w

Some Things We Know about Language

Many things about language are a mystery，and many will always remain so．But some things we do know．

First，we know that all human beings have a language of some sort． There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language，no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another． Furthermore，in historical times，there has never been a race of men without a language．

Second，there is no such thing as a primitiVe language．There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped，who are，as we say，uncivilized，but the languages they speak are not primitive．In all known languages we can see eomplexities that must have heen tens of thousands of years in developing．

This has not always been well understood； indeed， the direct contrary has often been stated．Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate．Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises．Study has proved this to be nonsense． There are，or were，hundreds of American Indian languages，and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old．They ale certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with，but they are no more primitive than Engish and Greek．

A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate．That is，each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language．

Finally，we know that language changes．It is natural and normal for language to change；the only languages which do not change are the dead ones．This is easy to understand if we look backward in time.Change goes on in all aspects of language． Grammatical features change as do speech sounds，and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly．Vocabulary is the least

stable part of any language．

第 16 题 In the second paragraph the author thinks that

A．some backward race doesn’t have a language of its own．

B．some race in history didn’t possess a language of its own．

C．any human race，whether backwayd or not，has a language．

D．some races on earth can communicate without language．

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第8题

ESL and EFLAlthough the methods introduced by using the example of learning English as a s

ESL and EFL

Although the methods introduced by using the example of learning English as a second or foreign language, I have used them to learn various other languages and they are based upon research which is cross cultural and has now occurred across many different language groups. The resources have been written in order to help both teachers and language learners. The targets include offering assistance for:

Learning language quickly and effectively.

Using educationally sound, well targeted learning methodologies.

Developing appropriate goals and using methodologies which support those goals.

Ensuring that study schedules are effective.

Studies of language over the past hundred, and particularly the past thirty years have shown that the many languages of the world have certain common characteristics:

Strengths of Human Languages

Humans have a natural, innate ability to acquire and create language.

Language is fluid — it changes quickly.

Focusing on how to use a language is by far the fastest way to acquire the ability to effectively communicate in that language.

Language learners learn primarily from their peers, even when the peers are also learners.

The targets to help both teachers and language learners include all of the following BUT

A．learning language quickly and effectively.

B．using educationally sound, well targeted learning methodologies.

C．developing appropriate methodologies that support the new ideas.

D．ensuring that study schedules are effective.

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第9题

The richness of our languages is considered by many to be the distinctive and crowing ach

ievement in human evolution. Language provides us for the means to communicate ideas, emotions and【M1】______ knowledge and express our cultural identity. In Europe different languages are a fact of life. The European Union considers the diversity of tongues as an inalienable component of our cultural heritage; but【M2】______ the principle of language equality is present in Europes founding treaties. Preserving linguistic diversity has been at heart of its policy【M3】______ from the very beginning. However, linguistic diversity demands a sustain and substantial investment. For example, the European【M4】______ institutions spend considerable portions of their operational budgets on translation and interpretation services. For European industry and business language diversity is a challenge or an asset, as the【M5】______ Commission has recently pointed out in its first Communication ever on a new strategic framework for multilingualism. What is sure that【M6】______ early investment in multilingual communication technologies can provide rapid access to new and emerging markets anywhere in the world—the factor that is vital for the long-run success of Europe. The【M7】______ ability to access and use information across the languages is vital for【M8】______ citizens, governments, and commerce. And human languages technologies can play an important role for enabling easy【M9】______ communication between people, administrations and businesses. The European Union, in collaboration with the Member States, have sponsored over the last 20 years several R&D actions which【M10】______ have contributed to building expertise, resources and a pan-European language infrastructure.

【M1】

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第10题

听力原文： Language sets cultures apart. Every human group, large or small, has a language.

In fact, there are more than 3,000 languages on Earth. Some are spoken by hundreds of millions of people. Some are spoken by only a few dozen people. More than 350 million people speak English as their native language. More than 830 million people speak some form. of Chinese.

Every language reflects the culture of the people who speak it. In Arabic, there are several hundred terms for camels. This is because camels have been an extremely important part of Arabian desert life. Think at some words for different parts of a car. Do you think all languages contain such words？ If a culture has never' used a thing, it probably will have no word for that thing.

Hew many people in the world speak Chinese？

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A．More than 300 million.

B．More than 350 million.

C．More than 830 million.

D．About 930 million.

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