Some Things We Know about Language

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Friends play an important part in our lives, but we don&39;t know much about how to make f

riends. As we get to know people, we consider things like age, races, looks and social positions. Thus it is more difficult for people to become friends if there is a big difference in age and background. However, some people don&39;t think these factors are of the most importance.

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听力原文：Good morning, everybody. My topic for today is "Early Money". I'm going to tell y

听力原文： Good morning, everybody. My topic for today is "Early Money". I'm going to tell you something about money used in the early days. Honestly, we know little about how early people came to use money, but we do know some of the things that have been used as money. In early times in some European countries, salt was very difficult to get. It was used as money. In some parts of Asia, tea was used as money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Maybe the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everybody may serve as money. The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Oh, sorry, you don' t know the word？ Well, it is spelled C-O-I-N. Here are some coins of the past. You can come over and have a look.

The speaker wants to tell the listeners about________.

A．how money came into being

B．the kind of things which served as money in the past

C．the fact that the Chinese people were the earliest users of money

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根据以下材料，回答题。Some Things We Know About LanguageMany things about language are a my

根据以下材料，回答题。

Some Things We Know About Language

Many things about language are a mystery， and many will always remain so. But some things we do know.

First， we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language， no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore， in historical times， there has never been a race of men without a language.

Second， there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped， who are， as we say， uncivilized， but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.

This has not always been well understood; indeed， the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are， or were， hundreds of American Indian languages， and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with， but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.

A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is，each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.

Finally， we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change ; the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds， and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

In the second paragraph the passage tells us that 查看材料

A.some backward race doesn"t have a language of its own

B.some race in history didn"t possess a language of its own

C.any human race， whether backward or not， has a language

D.some races on earth can communicate without language

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第4题

听力原文：W: We're offering quite a few programs this fall, feel free to call any time and

talk to the nurse.

M: Maybe I'll do that. There are some things I'd like to know about the weight reduction pro gram you're offering.

Q: What does the man imply？

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A．He's already completed the program.

B．He doesn't know the nurse's phone number.

C．He doesn't have time to call.

D．He'd like to get additional information.

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第5题

What do we know about the sea？ Most of us have seen it. We know that it looks very pretty

when the sun is lighting on it. We also know that it can be less pretty when the weather is terrible. What other things do we know about it？

The first thing is that the sea is very big. Look at a map of the world and you'll find there is less land than sea. The sea covers 3/4 of the world. The sea is very deep in some places. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. At a place near Japan, the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep! If the highest mountain in the world were put into the sea at the place, there would be two kilometres of water above it.

Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．The sea always looks pretty.

B．The sea always looks terrible.

C．The sea looks neither pretty nor terrible when it is fine.

D．The sea doesn't look pretty all the time.

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What is history？ Every historian would agree, I think, that history is a kind of research

or inquiry. Generically it belongs to what we call the sciences: that is, the forms of thought whereby we ask questions and try to realize, does not consist in collecting what we already know and arranging it in this or that kind of pattern. It consists in fastening upon something we do not know, and trying to discover it. Playing patience with things we already know may be a useful means towards this end, but it is not the end itself. It is at best only the means. It is scientifically valuable only in so far as the new arrangement gives us the answer to questions we have already decided to ask. That is why all science begins from the knowledge of our own ignorance of some definite thing--the origin of life, the cause of cancer, the chemical composition of the sun. Science is finding things out: and in that sense history is a science.

History is a science in that ______.

A．it belong to genetics

B．it puts known facts in one pattern or another

C．it raises questions and seeks to answer them

D．it collects facts already known

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The Sea What do you know about the sea？ We know that it looks very pretty when the su

The Sea

What do you know about the sea？ We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. We also know that it can be very rough when there is a strong wind．What other things do we know about it？

The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. When you look at the map of the world you will find there is more water than land．The sea covers three quarters of the world.

The sea is also very deep in some places. It is not deep everywhere. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But in some places the depth of the sea is very great. There is one spot, near Japan, where the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep! The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain were put into the sea at that place, there would be 2 kilometers of water above it! What a deep place!

If you have swum in the sea, you know that it is salty. You can taste the salt. Rivers, which flow into the sea, carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are saltier than other parts. There is one sea, called the dead Sea, which is very salty. It is so salty that swimmers cannot sink! Fish cannot live, in the Dead Sea!

In most parts of the sea, there are plenty of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also millions of tiny living things that float in the sea. These floating things are so small that it is hard to see them. Many fishes live by eating these.

The sea can be very cold．Divers, who go deep down in the sea, know this. On the top the water may be warm. When the diver goes downwards, the sea becomes colder and colder. Another thing happens. When the diver goes deeper, the water above presses down on him. It squeezes him. Then the diver has to wear clothes made of metal. But be cannot go very deep. Some people who wanted to go very deep used a very strong diving ship. They went down to the deepest part of the sea in it. They went down to a depth of eleven kilometers !

第 41 题 When does the sea look beautiful？

A．When it is calm.

B．When the weather is fine.

C．When there is a strong wind.

D．When there is a storm.

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What do we know about the sea？ Most of us have seen it. We know that it looks very pretty

when the sun is lighting on it. We also know that it can be less pretty when the weather is terrible. What other things do we know about it？

The first thing is that the sea is very big. Look at a map of the world and you'll find there is less land than sea. The sea covers 3/4 of the world. The sea is very deep in some places. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. At a place near Japan, the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep! If the highest mountain in the world were put into the sea at the place, there would be two kilometres of water above it.

Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．The sea always looks pretty.

B．The sea always looks terrible.

C．The sea looks neither pretty nor terrible when it is fine.

D．The sea doesn't look pretty all the time.

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第9题

It happens to the best of us．We put our heads down（26）each day， let ourselves settle into

a certain kind of routine， and before we know it we（27）and weary and can"t figure out how we got there．It"s important to（28）that being uncomfortable with the status quo is okay and is often a good thing．

If you"re feeling this way， making some key routine changes could offer the（29）you didn"t even know you were looking for in your life．

It has been said for a long time that it takes 21 days to form. a habit．It"s still a good an ount of time to（30）developing a new habit and become accustomed to embracing it as a part of your everyday life．There are no rules saying youcan"t work on more than one（31）at a time．The idea is not to commit to more than what is32for you．

Feel free to change it up and add in more positive changes as you see fit．Just don"t overdo it—that would（33）the mental wellness and well-being that we"re trying to achieve．

There are very simple things you can do to pull yourself out of it．Think out some ideas （34）for yourself and give some of these ideas a try．Sooner or later， you will get a（35）change．

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听力原文：Good morning everybody. My topic for today is"Early Money". I'm going to tell you

听力原文： Good morning everybody. My topic for today is"Early Money". I'm going to tell you some- thing about money used in the early days. To be honest, we know little about how early people came to use money. But we do know some of the things whieh have been used as money. In early times in some European countries, salt was very difficult to get. It was used as money. In some parts of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Per- haps the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everybody may serve as mon- ey.

The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Oh, sorry, you don’t know this word？ Well it is spelled C - O - I - N. Here are some coins of the past. You can come over and have a look.

What does the speaker want to tell his listeners？

A．How money came into being？

B．What was used as money in the past？

C．Chinese people were the earliest users of money.

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