英语蓝鸽阅读理解

Hypnotism（催月民术）isveryold.Thousandsofyearsagopeoplestarted

touseitinEgypt.Theuseofhypnotismhasgrownverymuchsincethat

time.Today,doctorsandscientistsareinalmosteverycountryhypnotize

peopletohelpthemwiththeirproblems.

Whatishypnotism,andhowdoesitwork?Manypeoplethinkthatahypnotist

putspeopletosleep.Thenhemakesthehypnotizedpeopledostrangethings.

Thisisnotwhatahypnotistdoes.Hypnotismisreallyjustawaytorelax

themindandbody.

Whataresomeoftheusesofhypnotism?Wegotoahypnotistbecausewe

haveaproblem.Theproblemmakesusunhappy.Thehypnotistasksusto

thinkhardaboutsomethingandrelax.Whenwearerelaxed,thehypnotist

givesussomeideastohelpuswithourproblems.

Hypnotismcanhelppeopletorememberthings.Thepolicesometimesask

hypnotiststohelpthem.Forexample,amanseesanaccident.Heforgets

thelicensenumberofthecarhesees.Ifheishypnotizedhemayremember

it.Thepolicecanthenfindthecarandcatchthedriver.

Peoplewhoarehypnotizedcanalsomakemistakesorsaysomethingthat

isn'ttrue.Peoplerememberwhattheythinktheysaw.Thatmaynotbewhat

reallyhappened.

Thepolicedon，thypnotizepeoplewhodosomethingwrong.Whynot?People

whoarehypnotizedmaysaysomethingthatisn，ttrue.Apersonwhohas

donesomethingbadhasagoodreasontosaysomethingthatisn，ttrue.

11.Hypnotisthelpspeopleby____.

[A]puttingthemtosleep

[B]helpingthemtogetrelaxed

[C]offeringhisideasabouttheirproblems

[D]makingthemforgettheirproblems

【参考答案】：C

12.Whenhypnotized,somepeoplemaysaysomethingthatisnottrue,

because.

[A]theydonotrememberwhathashappened

[B]theyrememberwhattheythinkhashappened

[C]theydonotknowwhathashappened

[D]theyarenotinterestedinwhathashappened

【参考答案】：B

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

[A]Hypnotismisverydifferentformwhatitusedtobe.

[B]Whenapersonishypnotized,hisbodygetsrelaxed,whilehismind

workshard.

[C]Hypnotismismuchmorewidelyusedtodaythanitwasthousandsofyears

ago.

[D]Whenhypnotized,apersonwilldosomethingstrange.

【参考答案】：C

14.Thepassagemainlytalksabout____.

[A]howhypnotismworks

[B]thedevelopmentofhypnotism

[C]theuseofhypnotism

[D]thewonderofhypnotism

【参考答案】：C

Eventhenewestgardenerrealizesthatplantsdiewithoutwater;whatis

notsowellknownisthatplantsdieequallydecisively,thoughnotso

quickly,iftheyareoverwatered.Beginnersusuallydecidetoplayit

safeandkeeptheirpottedplantsthoroughlywet.Inconsequence,death

bydrowningisoneofthecommonestdisasterstobefalltheplantsofa

newhorticulturist.Plantswitherawayiftheydon，tgetenoughwater,

andthisdrawsattentiontotheirproblem.Aplantthathasbeenslightly

underwateredsothatitdroopsstrikesterrorintotheheartofitsnew

owner.Butitwill,infact,recovercompletelyaslongasrescuecomes

intimeandtheprocessisnotrepeatedtoooften.Overwateredplants,

unfortunately,donotgiveanysuchobvioussignal;slowlytheyceaseto

thriveandthefirstvisibleindicationofserioustroubleisayellowing

ofthelowerleaves.Unlesstheoverwateredpotsoilisgivena

considerableperiodwithoutwater,duringwhichtimetheplantwill

continuetolookwretched,itwillsuddenlycollapseinexactlythesame

wayastheunderwateredplant---butwithnochanceofbeingrevived

becausetherootshaverottedaway

15.Judgingfromthetext,ahorticulturistisonewho.

[A]raisesanimals

[B]growsplants

[C]givesadvicetonewgardeners

[D]studiesthewateringofplants

【参考答案】：B

16.Oneofthecommonestdisastersthathappentoplantsofanewgardener

is.

[A]underwatering

[B]overwatering

[C]lackoffertilizer

[D]awitheringdisease

【参考答案】：B

17.Whichofthefollowingplantshasmorechanceofcompleterecovery?

[A]Aplantwithitsleavesdrooping.

[B]Aplantwithitslowerleavesyellowing.

[C]Aplantwithitsrootsrottingaway.

[D]Aplantthatslowlyceasetothrive.

【参考答案】：A

18.Thepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassageis

[A]togivegeneralinstructionsforgardening

[B]togivepracticalinstructionsforgrowingpottedplants

EC]todrawattentiontotheproblemofunderwateredplants

[D]todrawattentiontotheproblemofoverwateredplants

【参考答案】：D

MostAmericansfindtheideaofarrangedmarriagesdifficulttounderstand

oraccept.Theybelievethattwopeopleshouldmarryforlove,aftera

periodofdatingorcourtship.Duringthatperiod,theprospective

marriagepartnersaresupposedtolearnenoughabouteachothertodecide

whetherornottheywillbeabletobuildasuccessfulmarriage.Today

inAmerica,itiscommonforpeopletolivetogetherasawayofpreparing

formarriage.Theideaofanarrangedmarriageseemsveryold-fashioned

indeed.

Butaren，tallmarriagesarrangedinonewayoranother?IntheUnited

Statesmarriagesareseldomformallyarranged,butquitealotofinformal

arranginggoesonbeforetwopeoplebecomehusbandandwife.Peoplewho

getmarriedareintroducedtoeachotherbyfriends.Thesefriendshave

alreadydecidedthatthetwopeoplearerightforeachotherandarrange

forthemtomeet.IntheUnitedStatesthiskindofarrangementisvery

common.Becausefriendshavesuchgreatinfluence,theirapprovalofa

datingpartnerisveryimportant.

Familiesalsoexertopenandsubtlepressuresontheirchildrento

influencetheirchoicesofmarriagepartners.Parentsoftenarrangedates

fortheirownchildren.Oneparentoftentellsafriendaboutherbeautiful

daughterorhandsomeson.Also,parentscanmeettheperfectmarriage

prospectfortheirsonordaughterthroughbusinessrelationships.Since

parentsoftenassisttheirchildrenfinancially,theyfeelthattheyhave

therighttohelpthebrideandgroomselectwheretheywilllive,what

typeoffurnituretheywillpurchase,andwhattheirlife-stylewillbe

like

11.MostAmericansthinkthatarrangedmarriagesare.

[A]understandable

[B]acceptable

[C]unavoidable

[D]oldfashioned

【参考答案】：D

12.Accordingtothispassage,theprospectivemarriagepartners____.

[A]oftenwritetoeachother

[B]oftenattendformalpartiestogether

[C]oftenmeeteachother

[D]oftendiscussproblemstogether

【参考答案】：C

13.WhichoftheflowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

[A]MarriagesareusuallyarrangedbyparentsinAmerica.

[B]Noarranginggoesonbeforetwopeoplegetmarried.

[C]Onlyoneformalarrangementtakesplacebeforetwopeoplegetmarried.

[D]Thereareusuallyalotofinformalarrangementsbeforetwopeople

getmarried.

【参考答案】：D

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

[A]Parentsoftentrytoinfluencetheirchildren，smarriages.

[B]OpenarrangedmarriagesareunusualintheU.S.

[C]Friendssometimesplaysomeroleingettingtwopeopletogetherwho

maygetmarriedlater.

[D]Parentsnevercaremuchabouttheirchildren，smarriages.

【参考答案】：D

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

[A]Socialclasshasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

[B]Nationalityhasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

[C]Knowledgehasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

[D]Agehasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

【参考答案】：A

Sleepispartofyourdailyactivitycycle,butthereareseveraldifferent

typesorstagesofsleep,andtheytoooccurincycles.

Ifyouareanaveragesleeper,yoursleepcyclewillgosomethinglike

this:Whenyoufirstdriftoffintosleepyoureyeswillrollaboutabit,

yourtemperaturewilldropslightly,yourmuscleswillrelax,andyour

breathingwillslowandbecomequiteregular.Yourbrainwavesslowdown

abittoo.ThisiscalledStage1sleep.

Forthenexthalfhourorso,asyourelaxmoreandmore,youwilldrift

downthroughStage2andStage3sleep.Theloweryourstageofsleep,

thesloweryourbrainwaveswi11be.

Then,about40-60minutesafteryouloseconsciousness,youwillhave

reachedthedeepestsleepofall.Yourbrainwaveswillshowthedelta

rhythm.ThisisStage4sleep.

Youmaythinkthatyoustayatthisdeepfourthstagealltherestofthe

night,butthatturnsoutnottobethecase.Instead,about80minutes

afteryoufallintosleepyouractivitycyclewillincreaseslightly.The

deltarhythmwilldisappear,tobereplacedbytheactivitypatternof

brainwaves.Youreyeswillbegintomovearoundunderyourclosedeyelids

asifyouwerelookingatsomethingoccurringinfrontofyou.Thisperiod

ofRapidEyeMovementslastsforsome8-一15minutesandiscalledREMsleep.

Duringbothlightanddeepsleep,themusclesinyourbodyarerelaxed

butcapableofmovement.However,asyouslipintoREMsleep,averyodd

thingoccurs-mostofthevoluntarymusclesinyourbodybecomeparalyzed.

AlthoughyourbrainshowsveryrapidburstsofneuralactivityduringREM

sleep,yourbodyisincapableofmoving.

16.Thelowerthestageofsleep,.

[A]thegreaterthealphawaveswillbe

[B]thegreatertheactivitypatternofthebrain

[C]theslowerthebrainwaveswillappear

[D]thecloseroneistotheinitialStage1sleep

【参考答案】：C

17.Beforeonereachesthedeepestsleep,.

[A]muscularinhibitionoccurs

[B]lossofconsciousnesshasalreadyoccurred

[C]onesbodymusclesbecomeparalyzed

[D]one，seyesbegintomoveasiflookingatsomething

【参考答案】：B

18.REMsleepischaracterizedby.

[A]alackofbodymovement

[B]adropintemperature

[C]theappearanceofdeltawaves

[D]alossofconsciousness

【参考答案】：A

19.Muscularrelaxation,atemperaturedrop,andbreathregularityare

characteristicsof.

[A]Stages2and3sleep

[B]REMsleep

[C]deltarhythms

[D]Stage1sleep

【参考答案】：D

20.Anincreaseintheactivitycycleindicates.

[A]oneiswakingup

[B]thebeginningoftheRapidEyeMovementstage

[C]arelaxingofbodymuscles

[D]anincreaseinthebody'srhythm

【参考答案】：B

Undernormalconditionstheactofcommunicationrequiresthepresence

ofatleasttwopersons:onewhosendsandonewhoreceivesthe

communication.Inordertocommunicatethoughtsandfeelings,theremust

beaconventionalsystemofsignsorsymbolswhichmeanthesametothe

senderandthereceiver.

Themeansofsendingcommunicationsaretoonumerousandvariedfor

systematicclassification;therefore,theanalysismustbeginwiththe

meansofreceivingcommunication.Receptionofcommunicationisachieved

byoursenses.Sight,hearing,andtouchplaythemostimportantroles.

Smellandtasteplayverylimitedroles,fortheycannotreceive

intellectualexpressionfromfullydevelopedsystemsofsignsandsymbols.

Examplesofvisualcommunicationaregestureandmimicry.Althoughboth

frequentlyaccompanyspeech,therearesystemsthatrelysolelyonsight,

suchasthoseusedbydeafanddumbpersons.Anothermeansofcommunicating

visuallyisbysignalsoffire,smoke,flags,orflashinglights.Feelings

maybesimplycommunicatedbytouch,suchasbyhandshakingor

backslapping,althoughahighlydevelopedsystemofhandstrokinghas

enabledblind,deaf,anddumbpersonstocommunicateintelligently.

Whistlingtosomeone,applaudinginatheater,andotherformsof

communicationbysoundrelyupontheearasareceiver.Themostfully

developedformofauditorycommunicationis,ofcourse,thespoken

language.

Themeansofcommunicationmentionedsofarhavetwofeaturesincommon:

theylastonlyashorttime,andthepersonsinvolvedmustberelatively

closetoeachother.Therefore,allarerestrictedintimeandspace.

11.Theauthorexplainsthathewilldealwithreceptionofcommunication

firstbecause.

[A]communicationactuallytakesplacewhenthemessageisreceived

[B]therearemoremeansofreceivingthanofsendingcommunications

[C]receptionofcommunicationinvolvesuseofthesenses.

[D]itisdifficulttolistallthepossiblemeansofsending

communications

【参考答案】：D

12.Personswhocannotsee,hear,orspeakareabletocommunicatethrough

asystemof.

[A]gesturing

[B]handshaking

[C]backslapping

[D]handstroking

【参考答案】：D

13.Theauthorspecificallymentionsthatspeechis.

[A]lessimportantthanthewrittenformoflanguage

[B]assistedbytouch,gesture,etc

[C]theonlyhighlydevelopedsystemofcommunication

[D]themostdevelopedformofcommunicationbasedonhearing

【参考答案】：D

14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcommunicationbytouchis

TRUE?

[A]Touchislessimportantthantasteasameansofcommunication.

[B]Thereisnowell-developedsystemofcommunicationbasedontouch.

[C]Itispossibletocommunicateintelligentlybytouchalone.

[D]Touchmustaccompanyvisualcommunication.

【参考答案】：C

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthewaysofcommunicating

ideasandfeelingsmentionedinthepassageisFALSE?

[A]Theycanbeusedtocommunicateoverlongdistances.

[B]Theyrequirebothasenderandareceiver.

[C]Theyinvolveuseofconventionalsignsandsymbols.

[D]Theyutilizethesensesforreception.

【参考答案】：A

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,the

originoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlike

animals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,

actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;and

thatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcould

becombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.

Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations一一thethingsthey

bringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusby

experience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltous

thegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,the

morethenumberofwordthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpress

thesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.

Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.

Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaning

inwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociation

canmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwords

carefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyand

vulgar

16.Theoriginoflanguage____.

[A]isreflectedinsoundsandletters

[B]ishandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration

[C]datesbacktothepre-historicperiod

[D]isaproblemnotyetsolved

【参考答案】：D

17.Accordingtothepassage,wordsare

[A]visualletters

[B]representedbysounds

[C]representedeitherbysoundsorletters

[D]signscalledletters

【参考答案】：C

18.Thepowerofwordsliesintheir

[A]beauty

[B]accuracy

[C]associations

[D]charm

【参考答案】：C

19.Thesecretofawriter'ssuccessistheuseofwordsthat

[A]recalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast

[B]arearrangedinacreativeway

[C]areasbeautifulasmusic

[D]agreewithcertainliterarystyle

【参考答案】：A

20.Theauthorofthepassageadvisesus

[A]tousewordscarefullyandaccurately

[B]nottousesillyandvulgarwords

[C]tobecomeamasterofwords

[D]touseemotionalwords

【参考答案】：A

MostAmericansfindtheideaofarrangedmarriagesdifficulttounderstand

oraccept.Theybelievethattwopeopleshouldmarryforlove,aftera

periodofdatingorcourtship.Duringthatperiod,theprospective

marriagepartnersaresupposedtolearnenoughabouteachothertodecide

whetherornottheywillbeabletobuildasuccessfulmarriage.Today

inAmerica,itiscommonforpeopletolivetogetherasawayofpreparing

formarriage.Theideaofanarrangedmarriageseemsveryold-fashioned

indeed.

ButarenJtallmarriagesarrangedinonewayoranother?IntheUnited

Statesmarriagesareseldomformallyarranged,butquitealotofinformal

arranginggoesonbeforetwopeoplebecomehusbandandwife.Peoplewho

getmarriedareintroducedtoeachotherbyfriends.Thesefriendshave

alreadydecidedthatthetwopeoplearerightforeachotherandarrange

forthemtomeet.IntheUnitedStatesthiskindofarrangementisvery

common.Becausefriendshavesuchgreatinfluence,theirapprovalofa

datingpartnerisveryimportant.

Familiesalsoexertopenandsubtlepressuresontheirchildrento

influencetheirchoicesofmarriagepartners.Parentsoftenarrangedates

fortheirownchildren.Oneparentoftentellsafriendaboutherbeautiful

daughterorhandsomeson.Also,parentscanmeettheperfectmarriage

prospectfortheirsonordaughterthroughbusinessrelationships.Since

parentsoftenassisttheirchildrenfinancially,theyfeelthattheyhave

therighttohelpthebrideandgroomselectwheretheywilllive,what

typeoffurnituretheywillpurchase,andwhattheirlife-stylewillbe

like.

11.MostAmericansthinkthatarrangedmarriagesare.

[A]understandable

[B]acceptable

[C]unavoidable

[D]oldfashioned

【参考答案】：D

12.Accordingtothispassage,theprospectivemarriagepartners—.

[A]oftenwritetoeachother

[B]oftenattendformalpartiestogether

[C]oftenmeeteachother

[D]oftendiscussproblemstogether

【参考答案】：C

13.WhichoftheflowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

[A]MarriagesareusuallyarrangedbyparentsinAmerica.

[B]Noarranginggoesonbeforetwopeoplegetmarried.

[C]Onlyoneformalarrangementtakesplacebeforetwopeoplegetmarried.

[D]Thereareusuallyalotofinformalarrangementsbeforetwopeople

getmarried.

【参考答案】：D

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

[A]Parentsoftentrytoinfluencetheirchildren，smarriages.

[B]OpenarrangedmarriagesareunusualintheU.S.

[C]Friendssometimesplaysomeroleingettingtwopeopletogetherwho

maygetmarriedlater.

[D]Parentsnevercaremuchabouttheirchildren，smarriages.

【参考答案】：D

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

[A]Socialclasshasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

[B]Nationalityhasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

[C]Knowledgehasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

[D]Agehasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.

【参考答案】：A

Sleepispartofyourdailyactivitycycle,butthereareseveraldifferent

typesorstagesofsleep,andtheytoooccurincycles.

Ifyouareanaveragesleeper,yoursleepcyclewillgosomethinglike

this:Whenyoufirstdriftoffintosleepyoureyeswillrollaboutabit,

yourtemperaturewilldropslightly,yourmuscleswillrelax,andyour

breathingwillslowandbecomequiteregular.Yourbrainwavesslowdown

abittoo.ThisiscalledStage1sleep.

Forthenexthalfhourorso,asyourelaxmoreandmore,youwi11drift

downthroughStage2andStage3sleep.Theloweryourstageofsleep,

thesloweryourbrainwaveswillbe.

Then,about40-60minutesafteryouloseconsciousness,youwillhave

reachedthedeepestsleepofall.Yourbrainwaveswillshowthedelta

rhythm.ThisisStage4sleep.

Youmaythinkthatyoustayatthisdeepfourthstagealltherestofthe

night,butthatturnsoutnottobethecase.Instead,about80minutes

afteryoufallintosleepyouractivitycyclewillincreaseslightly.The

deltarhythmwilldisappear,tobereplacedbytheactivitypatternof

brainwaves.Youreyeswillbegintomovearoundunderyourclosedeyelids

asifyouwerelookingatsomethingoccurringinfrontofyou.Thisperiod

ofRapidEyeMovementslastsforsome8一一15minutesandiscalledREMsleep.

Duringbothlightanddeepsleep,themusclesinyourbodyarerelaxed

butcapableofmovement.However,asyouslipintoREMsleep,averyodd

thingoccurs-mostofthevoluntarymusclesinyourbodybecomeparalyzed.

AlthoughyourbrainshowsveryrapidburstsofneuralactivityduringREM

sleep,yourbodyisincapableofmoving.

16.Thelowerthestageofsleep,.

[A]thegreaterthealphawaveswillbe

[B]thegreatertheactivitypatternofthebrain

[C]theslowerthebrainwaveswillappear

[D]thecloseroneistotheinitialStage1sleep

【参考答案】：C

17.Beforeonereachesthedeepestsleep,.

[A]muscularinhibitionoccurs

[B]lossofconsciousnesshasalreadyoccurred

[C]one，sbodymusclesbecomeparalyzed

[D]oneseyesbegintomoveasiflookingatsomething

【参考答案】：B

18.REMsleepischaracterizedby.

[A]alackofbodymovement

[B]adropintemperature

[C]theappearanceofdeltawaves

[D]alossofconsciousness

【参考答案】：A

19.Muscularrelaxation,atemperaturedrop,andbreathregularityare

characteristicsof.

[A]Stages2and3sleep

[B]REMsleep

[C]deltarhythms

[D]Stage1sleep

【参考答案】：D

20.Anincreaseintheactivitycycleindicates.

[A]oneiswakingup

[B]thebeginningoftheRapidEyeMovementstage

[C]arelaxingofbodymuscles

[D]anincreaseinthebody，srhythm

【参考答案】：B

Undernormalconditionstheactofcommunicationrequiresthepresence

ofatleasttwopersons:onewhosendsandonewhoreceivesthe

communication.Inordertocommunicatethoughtsandfeelings,theremust

beaconventionalsystemofsignsorsymbolswhichmeanthesametothe

senderandthereceiver.

Themeansofsendingcommunicationsaretoonumerousandvariedfor

systematicclassification;therefore,theanalysismustbeginwiththe

meansofreceivingcommunication.Receptionofcommunicationisachieved

byoursenses.Sight,hearing,andtouchplaythemostimportantroles.

Smellandtasteplayverylimitedroles,fortheycannotreceive

intellectualexpressionfromfullydevelopedsystemsofsignsandsymbols.

Examplesofvisualcommunicationaregestureandmimicry.Althoughboth

frequentlyaccompanyspeech,therearesystemsthatrelysolelyonsight,

suchasthoseusedbydeafanddumbpersons.Anothermeansofcommunicating

visuallyisbysignalsoffire,smoke,flags,orflashinglights.Feelings

maybesimplycommunicatedbytouch,suchasbyhandshakingor

backslapping,althoughahighlydevelopedsystemofhandstrokinghas

enabledblind,deaf,anddumbpersonstocommunicateintelligently.

Whistlingtosomeone,applaudinginatheater,andotherformsof

communicationbysoundrelyupontheearasareceiver.Themostfully

developedformofauditorycommunicationis,ofcourse,thespoken

language.

Themeansofcommunicationmentionedsofarhavetwofeaturesincommon:

theylastonlyashorttime,andthepersonsinvolvedmustberelatively

closetoeachother.Therefore,allarerestrictedintimeandspace.

11.Theauthorexplainsthathewilldealwithreceptionofcommunication

firstbecause.

[A]communicationactuallytakesplacewhenthemessageisreceived

[B]therearemoremeansofreceivingthanofsendingcommunications

[C]receptionofcommunicationinvolvesuseofthesenses.

[D]itisdifficulttolistallthepossiblemeansofsending

communications

【参考答案】：D

12.Personswhocannotsee,hear,orspeakareabletocommunicatethrough

asystemof.

[A]gesturing

[B]handshaking

[C]backslapping

[D]handstroking

【参考答案】：D

13.Theauthorspecificallymentionsthatspeechis.

[A]lessimportantthanthewrittenformoflanguage

[B]assistedbytouch,gesture,etc

[C]theonlyhighlydevelopedsystemofcommunication

[D]themostdevelopedformofcommunicationbasedonhearing

【参考答案】：D

14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcommunicationbytouchis

TRUE?

[A]Touchislessimportantthantasteasameansofcommunication.

[B]Thereisnowell-developedsystemofcommunicationbasedontouch.

[C]Itispossibletocommunicateintelligentlybytouchalone.

[D]Touchmustaccompanyvisualcommunication.

【参考答案】：C

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthewaysofcommunicating

ideasandfeelingsmentionedinthepassageisFALSE?

[A]Theycanbeusedtocommunicateoverlongdistances.

[B]Theyrequirebothasenderandareceiver.

[C]Theyinvolveuseofconventionalsignsandsymbols.

[D]Theyutilizethesensesforreception.

【参考答案】：A

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,the

originoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlike

animals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,

actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;and

thatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcould

becombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.

Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations一一thethingsthey

bringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusby

experience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltous

thegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,the

morethenumberofwordthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpress

t