No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each containsfour or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
小題1: What do we mean by language?
A．Sounds made by man.
B．All the words made by man.
C．Different kinds of sound.
D．The way man learns.
小題2: Form the passage we know that long long ago________.
A．no one learned how to make sounds or words
B．a(chǎn)nimals taught man to learn the language
C．man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on
D．man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words
小題3: What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?
A．500. B．5,000.C．1,500.D．15,000.
小題4:In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?
A．I________ several dictionaries.B．Sea water________ salt.
C．A dog _______ four legs.D．Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.
小題5: Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?
A．To read more books.
B．To use the words in everyday life.
C．To use the words in class.
D．To write the words.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：本文敘述了人們是如何創(chuàng)造現(xiàn)在的語言和聲音，沒有人能確切地知道是如何創(chuàng)造的，也許是人們仿照自然界動(dòng)物發(fā)出的聲音慢慢地創(chuàng)造的，現(xiàn)在世界上有1500種不同的語言。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.這是人自己制造的聲音，故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知人們根據(jù)自然界的情況創(chuàng)造了聲音和文字，故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. 今天有1,500.種不同的語言，故選C。
小題4:詞義理解題。根據(jù)contain的基本意思是“包含”“容納”,表示實(shí)際包含著某一部分或成分�？梢哉f海水里包含有鹽，故選B。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. 多讀書可以豐富自己的詞匯，故選A。
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