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 __1__ in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, __2__ distinguishes man from the rest of the __3__ world.

Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by __4__ of cries: for example, many birds utter __5__ calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter __6__ cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. __7__ these various means of communication differ in important ways __8__ human language. For instance, animals’ cries do not __9__ thoughts and feelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. They lack the kind of structure that __10__ us to divide a human utterance into __11__.

We can change an utterance by __12__ one word in it with __13__: a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., “tanks approaching from the north“, __14__ 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, __15__ means “danger!”
This is why the number of __16__ that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit (山雀) is a case __17__ point; it has about twenty different calls, __18__ in human language the number of possible utterances is __19__. It also explains why animal cries are very __20__ in meaning.

1.A) classification B) definition C) function D) perception

2.A) that B) it C) as D) what

3.A) native B) human C) physical D) animal

4.A) ways B) means C) methods D) approaches

5.A) mating B) exciting C) warning D) boring

6.A) identical B) similar C) different D) unfamiliar

7.A) But B) Therefore C) Afterwards D) Furthermore

8.A) about B) with C) from D) in

9.A) infer B) explain C) interpret D) express

10.A) encourages B) enables C) enforces D) ensures

11.A) speeches B) sounds C) words D) voices

12.A) replacing B) spelling C) pronouncing D) saying

13.A) ours B) theirs C) another D) others

14.A) so B) and C) but D) or

15.A) this B) that C) which D) it

16.A) signs B) gestures C) signals D) marks

17.A) in B) at C) of D) for

18.A) whereas B) since C) anyhow D) somehow

19.A) boundless B) changeable C) limitless D) ceaseless

20.A) ordinary B) alike C) common D) general

这期继续留作业.完型填空也出了不少了,要讲的方法讲得也差不多了,继续再发完型个人认为意义不是太大.我在考虑是不是再出一点别的题型.大家有什么想法请跟贴。

另外,考虑到临近考试了,如果大家写完作文没人批改,可以发给我,我可以帮大家修改.但本人水平有限,只能帮大家修改语法错误,并不能帮大家修改出所谓的满分作文。

1.When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon______________(克服了这种心理).
2.Please don’t stand in the kitchen, you’re________________（挡路了）.
3.How close parents are to their children_________________ __(有很强的影响) the character of the children.
4.Mark often____________________________(试图逃脱罚款) whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
5.In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives_____________(起着不可缺少的作用) in raising children.