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1、Unit4BodylanguagePeriod1WarmingUp&Reading课后阅读作业AEverydayweexperienceoneofthewondersoftheworldarounduswithoutevenrealizingit.Itisnottheamazingcomplexity(复杂度)oftelevision,northeimpressivetechnologyoftransport.Theuniversalwonderweshareandexperienceisourabilitytomakenoisewithourmout
2、hs,andsotransmit(传输;传播)ideasandthoughtstoeachother’sminds.Thisabilitycomessonaturallythatwetendtoforgetwhatamiracle(奇迹)itis.Obviously,theabilitytotalkissomethingthatmarkshumansofffromanimal.Ofcourse,someanimalshavepowersjustasamazingbirdscanflythousandsofmilesbyobservingposition
3、softhestarsintheskyinrelationtothetimeofdayandyear.InNature’stalentshow,humansareaspeciesofanimalthathavedevelopedtheirownspecialact.Ifwereduceittobasicterms,it’sanabilityforcommunicatinginformationtoothers,byvaryingsoundswemakeaswebreatheout.Notthatwedon’thaveotherpowersofcommu
4、nication.Ourfacialexpressionsconveyouremotions,suchasanger,orjoy,ordisappointment.Thewayweholdourheadscanindicatetootherswhetherwearehappyorsad.Thisisso-called“bodylanguage”.Bristling(直立的)furisanunmistakablewarningofattackamongmanyanimals.Similarly,thebowedheadordrooping(下垂的)tai
5、lshowsareadiness(准备就绪)totakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering.Suchameansofcommunicationisabasicmechanismthatanimals,includinghumanbeings,instinctively(本能地)acquireanddisplay.Istheabilitytospeakjustanothersortofinstinct?Ifso,howdidhumanbeingsacquirethisamazingskill?Biologistcanreadi
6、lyindicatethatparticularareaofourbrainwherespeechmechanismsfunction,butthisdoesn’ttellushowthatpartofourbodiesoriginatedinourbiologicalhistory.【语篇概述】本文是介绍关于人类使用语言的能力的说明文,主要阐述人区分于动物的特殊能力及其相似性。1.Accordingtothepassage,thewonderwetakeforgrantedis______.A.ourabilitytouselanguageB.the
7、miracleoftechnology-7-C.theamazingpowerofnatureD.ourabilitytomakenoiseswithourmouths【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段Theuniversalwonderweshareandexperienceisourabilitytomakenoisewithourmouths,andsotransmitideasandthoughtstoeachother’sminds.可知:我们把使用语言的能力这个奇迹当做理所当然。B、C选项与文章不符,在第一段第二句话中可得知。D选项易误导
8、学生,在文章中虽然有原话,但一句话没有说完,关键是通过嘴巴发出的声音去给其他人传递信息。故D选
