Obviously,theabilitytotalkissomethingthatmarkshumansofffromanimals.Ofcourse,someanimalshavepowersjustasamazing.Birdscanflythousandsofmilesbyobservingpositionsofthestarsintheskyinrelationtothetimeofdayandyear.InNature'swentshow,humansareaspeciesofanimalthathavedevelopedtheirownspecialact.Ifwereduceittobasicterms,it'saabilityforcommunicatinginformationtoothers,byvaryingsoundswemakeaswebreatheout.
Notthatwedon'thaveotherpowersofcommunication.Ourfacialexpressionsconveyouremotions,suchasanger,orjoy,ordisappointment.Thewayweholdourbeadscanindicatetootherswhetherwearehappyorsad.Thisisso-called"bodylanguage".Bristling(直立的)furisanunmistakablewarningofattackamongmanyanimals.Similarly,thebowedbeadordroopingtailshowsareadinesstotakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering.
Suchameansofcommunicationisabasicmechanismthatanimals,includinghumanbeings,instinctivelyacquireanddisplay.Istheabilitytospeakjustanothersortofinstinct?Ifso,howdidhumanbeingsacquirethisamazingskill?Biologistscanreadilyindicatethatparticularareaofourbrainwherespeechmechanismsfunction,butthisdoesn'ttellushowthatpartofourbodiesoriginatedinourbiologicalhistory.
72.Accordingtothepassage,thewonderwetakeforgrantedisA.
A.ourabilitytouselanguage
B.themiracleoftechnology
C.theamazingpowerofnature
D.ourabilitytomakenoiseswithmouth
73.Whatfeatureof"bodylanguage"mentionedinthepassageiscommontobothhumansandanimals?D
A.Liftingheadswhensad.
B.Keepinglongfaceswhenangry.
C.Bristlinghairwhenreadytoattack.
D.Bowingheadswhenwillingtoobey.
74.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?D
A.Bodylanguageisuniquetohumans.
B.Animalsexpressemotionsjustashumansdo.
C.Humanshaveotherpowersofcommunication.
D.Humansarenodifferentfromanimalstosomedegree.
75.ThispassageismainlyaboutC.
A.thedevelopmentofbodylanguage.
B.thespecialrolehumansplayinnature.
C.thepowertoconveyinformationtoothers.
D.thedifferencebetweenhumansandanimalsinlanguageuse.在线课程
分析 本文是介绍关于人类使用语言的能力的说明文,主要阐述人区分动物的特殊能力及其相似性. 每天我们在没有意识到的时候我们经历一个世界奇迹,那就是我们用嘴巴发出声音并能传播思想和思考对方的想法的能力,这种能力过于平常往往忘记这个奇迹.说话的能力是标志人类与动物的区别,有些动物一样有惊人的能力,人类是一种已形成了自己特殊的行为的动物,它是通过我们呼吸时发出的不同的声音与他人交流信息的一种能力.还可以通过肢体语言来沟通交流,人类大脑的特定区域语言机制功能使得人类能获得惊人的技能.
解答 72.A 细节理解题.根据第一段倒数第二句话"The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noise without mouths,and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's minds"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.所以D选项也是错误的,故选A.
73.D 细节理解题. 根据第三段最后一句话"Similarly,the bowed head or drooping tail shows ….."可知,乐意服从时低头是人类和动物共同的肢体语言.A和B选项描绘的是人的肢体语言特征.C 选项描绘的是动物的肢体语言.故选D.
74.D 推理判断题.根据第三段后三句话"Thewayweholdourbeadscanindicatetootherswhetherwearehappyorsad.Thisisso-called"bodylanguage".Bristling(直立的)furisanunmistakablewarningofattackamongmanyanimals.Similarly,thebowedbeadordroopingtailshowsareadinesstotakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering."可知,人类在某种程度上和动物没有不同.从段落中可得知A,B,C 均与文章不符.故选D.
75.C 主旨大意题.整篇文章谈论的都是给他人传递信息的力量,使用语言的能力.A,B选项文章未提及.D选项较片面,文章第三段中提到了相似点和差异二种.故选C.
点评 解答细节理解题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案;推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思,又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断,力求从作者的角度去考虑,不要固守自己的看法或观点.