Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank
there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) on the right side of the paper.You
should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the
centre.
A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds
(语 声), and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of
communication.
Let's look at this ___61___ in more detail because it is language, more
than anything else, ___62___ distinguishes man from the rest of the
___63___ world.
Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by ___64___ of
cries: for example, many birds utter ___65___ calls at the approach of
danger; monkeys utter ___66___ cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and
pleasure. ___67___ these various means of communication differ in important
ways ___68___ human language. For instance, animals' cries do not ___69___
thought s and feelings clearly. This means basically, that they lack
structure. They lack the kind of structure that ___70___ us to divide a
human utterance into ___71___ .
We can change an utterance by ___72___ one word in it with ___73___
: a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g ., "tanks
approaching from the north", ___74 ___ who can change one word and say
"aircraft approaching from the north" or "tanks approaching from the west"; but
a bird has a single alarm cry, ___75 ___ means "danger!"
This is why the number of ___76___ that an animal can make is very
limited: the great tit (山雀) is a case ___77___ point; it has about twenty
different calls, ___78___ in human language the number of possible
utterances is ___79___ . It also explai ns why animal cries are very
___80___ in meaning.
61.
A) classification
B) definition
C) function
D) perception
62.
A) that
B) it
C) as
D) what
63.
A) native
B) human
C) physical
D) animal
64.
A) ways
B) means
C) methods
D) approaches
65.
A) mating
B) exciting
C) warning
D) boring
66.
A) identical
B) exciting
C) different
D) unfamiliar
67.
A) But
B) Therefore
C) Afterwards
D) Furthermore
68.
A) about
B) with
C) from
D) in
69.
A) infer
B) explain
C) interpret
D) express
70.
A) encourage
B) enables
C) enforces
D) ensures
71.
A) speeches
B) sounds
C) words
D) voices
72.
A) replacing
B) spelling
C) pronouncing
D) saying
73.
A) ours
B) theirs
C) another
D) others
74.
A) so
B) and
C) but
D) or
75.
A) this
B) that
C) which
D) it
76.
A) signs
B) gestures
C) signals
D) marks
77.
A) in
B) at
C) of
D) for
78.
A) whereas
B) since
C) anyhow
D) somehow
79.
A) boundless
B) changeable
C) limitless
D) ceaseless
80.
A) ordinary
B) alike
C) common
D) general
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a
composition on the topic It Pays to Be Honest. You should write at least 120
words according to the outline given below in Chinese.
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