A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”

Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.

Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.

But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.

But human beings have something that no animals have---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.

No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we don’t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A．标语

B．信号

C．唱片

D．图像

2.A dog can tell something__________.

A．by giving signals	B．by making different sounds
C．by purring	D．by barking

3.It has been proved that no animals are able to_________.

A．give the others information

B．express their actions and feelings with words

C．tell others how they feel

D．make different sounds, each with its own meaning.

4.Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is_______.

A．all the words that we know	B．more and more words we use
C．all the words we need	D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words

5.What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?

A．Make more and more new words

B．look up some new words in a dictionary

C．learn more language

D．Try to read as many books as possible

 

A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.
But human beings have something that no animals have---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we don’t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.
【小题1】What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A．标语

B．信号

C．唱片

D．图像

【小题2】A dog can tell something__________.

A．by giving signals	B．by making different sounds
C．by purring	D．by barking

【小题3】It has been proved that no animals are able to_________.

A．give the others information

B．express their actions and feelings with words

C．tell others how they feel

D．make different sounds, each with its own meaning.

【小题4】Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is_______.

A．all the words that we know	B．more and more words we use
C．all the words we need	D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words

【小题5】What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?

A．Make more and more new words

B．look up some new words in a dictionary

C．learn more language

D．Try to read as many books as possible

Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other.
Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of ‘language’. When a cobra（眼镜蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals ‘say’ things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
【小题1】Which one is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Animals have languages like human beings.
B．Bees communicate with each other by dancing.
C．Animals can use words.	D．Animals are brave.

【小题2】A rabbit uses its tail to ___________.

A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger	B．tell other rabbits where food is
C．make itself look powerful	D．help it to run fast

【小题3】When a cobra is angry, it __________.

A．makes a loud noise	B．raises its head
C．moves up and down	D．does a little dance

【小题4】Several different sounds can be made by a __________.

A．rabbit

B．bee

C．bird

D．fish

【小题5】From the passage, we know that ________ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.

A．all living things

B．all animals

C．some birds

D．human beings

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Watertown is a great place for the family to take vacation. Teenagers will want to visit the world's largest water slides and eat at Uncle Bob's. A different rock band plays at Uncle Bob's every night. 1. __________. They have organized games and the staff dress up as clowns. 2.__________.If they love good food, they can find it at the Farmer's Market where the food is both delicious and cheap.3.__________, parents can take dance lessons on the beach.  And everyone can learn something in Watertown. 4.__________! Teenagers love the Sports Museum and kids enjoy the Science Museum. 5.__________.

 

A. While the children have fun

B. Kids will enjoy the Clown City Cafe

C. There is also a lot for parents in Watertown

D. There are three Museums

E. Parents will spend many happy hours walking through the History Museum

 

 

Many animals use some kinds of language .They use signals (信号) and the signals have meaning , For example, When a bee has found some food , it goes  21  its home .It is 22  for a bee to tell  23  bees where the food is by speaking to  24  ,but it can do a little dancing .This tells the bees where the food is and   25  it is . 

Some animals show how they feel by making sounds . It is not difficult to tell that a dog barks (吠)  26 it is angry .Birds make several different sounds .and  27 has its own meaning . Sometimes we humans make sounds ,  28  we make sounds like OH or OUCH to show we feel about something or when we  29 something on our feet.

We humans have languages. We have words .These words have the meaning of things actions (行动)，feeling or ideas .We are able to give each other information by writing down words .in this way , we can  30  what has happened or send the messages to people far away.

1.	A．out of B．on with C．away from D．back to

 

2.	A．important B．difficult C．unnecessary D．impossible

 

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

 

4.	A．it B．him C．them D．themselves

 

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

 

6.	A．so that B．before C．until D．because

 

7.	A．each B．every C．all D．some

8.A.In the same sound     B by the different sound 

C.In the same way      D.By the different way

9.	A．put B．drope C．fell D．set

 

10.	A．speak B．remember C．know D．understand.