Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals(信號) and the signals have meanings. For example, __1 a bee has found some food, it goes 2 its home. 3 is difficult for a bee to tell __4 bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 5 it is.

Some animals show 6 they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and 7 has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” to 8 how we feel about __9__ or we 10 something on our feet.

We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to __11__ each other information, to tell other people 12 we think or we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or 13 messages to people far away.

Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because 14 speaks it.

A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have 15 meanings.

1. A. because B. since C. when D. as

2. A. out of B. back from C. away from D. back to

3. A. It B. This C. That D. He

4. A. each other B. another C. the other D. others

5. A. how long B. how far away C. how many D. how old

6. A. why B. which C. how D. what

7. A. each B. every C. all D. some

8. A. show B. say C. talk D. speak

9. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

10. A. put B. drop C. fall D. set

11. A. give B. put C. show D. take

12. A. that B. which C. what D. why

13. A. send B. bring C. push D. get

14. A. someone B. no one C. anyone D. everyone

15. A. new B. right C. real D. good

【老師點評】

這則短文講述的是語言的重要性。無論是何種語言，只要不使用，它將死亡。

【答案簡析】

1.C。表示”當(dāng)……的時候”。

2.D。蜜蜂發(fā)現(xiàn)食物會返回蜂窩，通知其它蜜蜂。

3.A。形式主語。

4.C。the other bees其它的蜜蜂。

5.B。蜜蜂通過跳舞告訴同伴物源有多遠。

6.C。用how作狀語修飾feel。

7.A。根據(jù)謂語動詞has應(yīng)選each.。each指代的是可數(shù)名詞sound，所以不能用all或some，而every是形容詞，不能做主語。

8.A。用語言來表示自己的感覺，故選show。

9.B。

10.B。ouch表示疼痛，故推測是東西砸到了腳上。Fall是不及物動詞，故不選。

11.A。

12.C。think為及物動詞，這里what做think賓語。

13.A。send messages為固定搭配，表示“發(fā)送信息”。

14.B。根據(jù)文意，一種語言如果沒人使用，就會滅亡。

15.A。舊詞新意。