2014 届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解极限突破测试卷(30) <br />Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even <br />realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive <br />technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability <br />to make noise without mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's <br />minds. This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle (奇 <br />迹) it is. <br />Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animal. <br />Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing, Birds can fly thousands miles <br />by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and <br />year. In Nature's talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed <br />their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it's an ability for <br />communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out. <br />Not that we don't have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey <br />our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment. The way we hold our heads <br />can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called "body language". <br />Bristling (直立的) fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. <br />Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place <br />in any animal gathering. <br />Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human <br />beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort <br />of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skills ? Biologist <br />can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms <br />function, but this doesn't tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our <br />biological history. <br />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。 <br />( ) 1. According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is . <br />A. our ability to use language <br />B. the miracle of technology <br />C. the amazing power of nature <br />D. our ability to make noises with mouth <br />答案：A <br />考点：细节理解题。 <br />题目: 根据文章, 我们认为理所当然的奇迹是: <br />A: 我们使用语言的能力 <br />B: 技术的奇迹 <br />C: 自然的惊人力量 <br />D: 我们用嘴制造噪音的能力。 <br />解析：根据第一段倒数第二句话 The universal wonder we share and experience is our <br />ability to make noise without mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each <br />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, <br />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, <br />关键是通过嘴巴发出的声音去给其他人传递信息。故 D 选项也是错误的。 <br />( ) 2. What feature of "body language" mentioned in the passage is common to both <br />human an animals? <br />A. Lifting heads when sad. <br />B. Keeping long faces when angry. <br />C. Bristling hair when ready to attack. <br />D...
