2014-2015年选修6-Module-1-Small-Talk语篇提能练习题解析1-1

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1、语篇提能Ⅰ.阅读理解Everydayweexperienceoneofthewondersoftheworldarounduswithoutevenrealizingit.Itisnottheamazingcomplexityoftelevision,northeimpressivetechnologyoftransport.Theuniversalwonderweshareandexperienceisourabilitytomakenoiseswithourmouths,andsotransmitideasand

2、thoughtstoeachother'sminds.Thisabilitycomessonaturallythatwetendtoforgetwhatamiracle(奇迹)itis.Obviously,theabilitytotalkissomethingthatmarkshumansofffromanimals.Ofcourse,someanimalshavepowersjustasamazing.Birdscanflythousandsofmilesbyobservingpositionsofthestars

3、intheskyinrelationtothetimeofdayandyear.InNature'stalentshow,humansareaspeciesofanimalthathavedevelopedtheirownspecialact.Ifwereduceittobasicterms,it'sanabilityforcommunicatinginformationtoothersbyvaryingsoundswemakeaswebreatheout.Notthatwedon'thaveotherpowerso

4、fcommunication.Ourfacialexpressionsconveyouremotions,suchasanger,orjoy,ordisappointment.Thewayweholdourheadscanindicatetootherswhetherwearehappyorsad.Thisisso－called“bodylanguage”.Bristling(直立的)furisanunmistakablewarningofattackamongmanyanimals.Similarly,thebow

5、edheadordroopingtailshowsareadinesstotakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering.Suchameansofcommunicationisabasicmechanismthatanimals,includinghumanbeings,instinctivelyacquireanddisplay.Istheabilitytospeakjustanothersortofinstinct?Ifso,howdidhumanbeingsacquirethisamaz

6、ingskill?Biologistscanreadilyindicatethatparticularareaofourbrainwherespeechmechanismsfunction,butthisdoesn'ttellushowthatpartofourbodiesoriginatedinourbiologicalhistory.1．Accordingtothepassage,thewonderwetakeforgrantedis______.A．ourabilitytouselanguageB．themir

7、acleoftechnologyC．theamazingpowerofnatureD．ourabilitytomakenoiseswithmouth2．Whatfeatureof“bodylanguage”mentionedinthepassageiscommontobothhumansandanimals?A．Liftingheadswhensad.B．Keepinglongfaceswhenangry.C．Bristlinghairwhenreadytoattack.D．Bowingheadswhenwillin

8、gtoobey.3．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Bodylanguageisuniquetohumans.B．Animalsexpressemotionsjustashumansdo.C．Humanshaveotherpowersofcommunication.D．Humansarenotdifferen