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1、2022年考博英语-中国人民解放军陆军装甲兵学院考试题库及全真模拟冲刺卷（含答案带详解）1. 翻译题There is nothing worse than someone who is always late. Lateness can be a charming eccentricityfor a little while. The trouble is that Mr. or Mrs. Unpunctual soon starts causing inconvenience to other people. Thats when the cheerful acceptance gives

2、way to scorn and resentment.Its surprising how far the unpunctual person will go to inconvenience others. (1) For example, after accepting the offer of a lift to work the following morning, he or she will fail to turn up at the pick-up spot at the agreed time. Theres sure to be a convincing reason:

3、lost door keys, a child with whooping cough, a cat stuck up an apple tree.The giver of the lift makes sure hes not late. Hes made the offer and now he feels responsible for it; come what maybe must keep his word. On the other hand, the person whos receiving the favor feels free to turn up 10, 15 or

4、30 minutes after the time which had been agreed on. For him or her they are minutes of hurried activity earning the right to chauffeur-driven luxury; for the driverthe victimthey are minutes of sheer frustration, boredom and wasted time.Whats the result of this easy-going attitude? (2) Well, maybe t

5、he person who offered the lift gives up the seemingly endless wait and disappears, in which case the latecomer struggles to complete his days schedule later than ever. Wherever he goes he blames the lift for “letting him down”.Theres another equally likely result. (3) In this version of the story, t

6、he giver of the lift waits in loyal frustration at the side of the road for as long as his thoughtless passenger takes to reach the spot. Not only are both of them late for work, but the passenger tells his colleagues about the drivers impatience in traffic queues!So whats the answer? Perhaps there

7、should be a subtle change in how we view time. At the moment we think of it as a very elastic commodity; we make vague arrangements to meet at about a certain time, and no one has a clear idea as to just how far that time will stretch. Will “about ten oclock” stretch to a quarter past tenor will it

8、stretch to half past ten? There are no fixed rules.【答案】1. 例如，在接受了第二天早上搭便车去上班的提议后，他或她将不在约定的时间内出现在上车地点。2. 好吧，也许那个提供便车的人放弃了看似无止境的等待，然后开车走了，在这种情况下，迟到的人会比以往更晚地完成他的日程安排。3. 在这个版本的故事中，只要这位粗心的乘客到达目的地，提供便车的人就会在路边失望地等待。2. 单选题I marvel that he _, it having been said he had taken his final departure for Portugal.

9、问题1选项A.was not here nowB.should now be hereC.had been awayD.hasnt left【答案】B【解析】【选项释义】A. was not here now不在这里 B. should now be here在这里C. had been away离开了 D. hasnt left离开了【考查点】虚拟语气。【解题思路】根据marvel可知，该句表示惊讶，而在表示惊讶的句子中，要用should do虚拟语气，所以该题选择B项。【干扰项排除】A、C、D项都不是虚拟语气。【句意】我很惊讶他现在会在这里，据说他最后一次去了葡萄牙。3. 单选题The d

10、irections were so _ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.问题1选项A.ingeniousB.ambitiousC.notoriousD.ambiguous【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. ingenious精巧的，新颖独特的 B. ambitious有野心的，有雄心的C. notorious声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的 D. ambiguous模棱两可的，含混不清的【考查点】形容词辨析。【解题思路】根据结果状语从句的内容“以至于不可能完成这项任务”可知，这个指示是不清楚的、模棱两可的，所以该题选择D项。【干扰项排除

11、】A、B、C项不符句意。【句意】指示如此模棱两可，以至于不可能完成这项任务。4. 单选题This spacious room is _ furnished with just a few articles in it.问题1选项A.lightlyB.hardlyC.sparselyD.rarely【答案】C【解析】【选项释义】A. lightly轻柔地，轻微地 B. hardly几乎不，几乎没有C. sparsely稀疏地；贫乏地 D. rarely罕有，很少【考查点】副词辨析。【解题思路】根据后面的a few（几个）说明是仅仅有少数几件家具，东西不多，而sparsely表示数量少地，该题选择

12、C项恰当。【干扰项排除】A项不符合句意；B、D项含有否定的意思，与后面的just a few articles（仅有几件家具）不符合。【句意】这个宽敞的房间只零星布置了几件家具。5. 单选题American women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.问题1选项A.ignoredB.neglectedC.refusedD.denied【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. ignored忽视，对不予理会 B. neglected忽略，忽视C. refused拒绝，回绝 D. denied否认

13、，否定，拒绝承认【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】根据关键信息American women（美国女性）和the right to vote（投票权），结合历史常识可知，美国女性是被拒绝给予投票权的，并且deny sb. sth.是固定用法，所以该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B项不与right搭配；C项多指拒绝邀请或者请求等。【句意】在艰苦斗争了数年之后，美国女性于1920年得到了一直被剥夺的投票权。6. 填空题Directions: In this section, there is a passage with five questions. After you have read the

14、passage, answer each question in English. Write down your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.The British Museum in London is probably the classic example of an institution which is too rich by more than half. There, no doubt, because they have so much, they are unable to assess exactly what they have and wh

15、at proportion they are able to show.One measure of how important are the treasures they have was given in Parliament last month when Jennie Lee, the Arts Minister said, “The museum authorities consider that the total cost of displaying everything in the museum might be more than $50,00000.”The Fitzw

16、illiam has one of the best collections of coins in the world, but lack of space means that less than one percent of the collection can be shown. Paintings and drawings are rotated, partly to give the public a chance to see them all, partly to avoid too much exposure to light. But even under this pol

17、icy some painters still dont get shown. Mr. David Piper, the director, said that some impressionist paintings by Boudin were not on show and that most of the big pottery collection had to be kept in a reserve gallery to which members of the public are admitted if they are particularly interested.It

18、is a different story at Bradfords City Art Gallery. There they can show all the works of art they have, and would be glad to show more and finer works if they were available.The Arts Council owns one of the finest collections of modern British paintings and sculpture in existence, and is fortunate i

19、n that it does not have a permanent site for its works. The collection is split into a series of traveling exhibitions which are put on show at art galleries, museums, colleges and even libraries throughout the country, giving taxpayers a chance to see what they have brought.1. How many museums are

20、mentioned in this article?2. “Paintings and drawings are rotated.” What does the sentence mean?3. In the Fitzwilliam museum, one can never see those objects that are kept hidden, can he?4. Why does the writer say that the Arts Council is fortunate?5. What is the main idea of this article?【答案】1.Two.2

21、.Paintings and drawings are exhibited in turn.3.Yes, if interested, one can enter the reserve gallery to see those objects that are kept hidden.4.Because it does not have a permanent site for its works.5.Museums are too rich to show all collections, but Art Gallery is glad to show all finer works.【解

22、析】1.【选项释义】1. How many museums are mentioned in this article?1. 这篇文章提到了多少家博物馆？【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据原文第一段首句“位于伦敦的大英博物馆可能是一个典型的机构过于富裕的例子”和第三段首句“菲茨威廉博物馆是世界上收藏钱币最好的博物馆之一”可知，原文提到的博物馆只有大英博物馆和菲茨威廉博物馆，所以答案是two。2.【选项释义】2. “Paintings and drawings are rotated.” What does the sentence mean? 2.“Paintings and drawin

23、gs are rotated.”这句话的意思是什么？【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干定位至第三段第二句“油画和素描被旋转，部分是为了让公众有机会看到全部，部分是为了避免过度暴露在光线下”可知，油画和素描被旋转，一是为了让公众有机会看到所有的展品，二是为了避免展品过度暴露在光线下，那么可以推断Paintings and drawings are rotated的意思是“油画和素描轮流被展出”。3.【选项释义】3. In the Fitzwilliam museum, one can never see those objects that are kept hidden, can he

24、? 3. 在菲茨威廉博物馆里，人们永远也看不到那些被藏起来的东西，不是吗？【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】第三段最后一句提到“博物馆馆长David Piper说，布丹的一些印象派画作没有展出，大部分大型陶器藏品都被存放在一个储备画廊，如果公众特别感兴趣，可以进入该画廊”，从中可知，对于被藏起来的物品，人们可以进入画廊观看。4.【选项释义】4. Why does the writer say that the Arts Council is fortunate?4. 为什么作者说艺术委员会是幸运的？【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】最后一段第一句指出“艺术委员会拥有现存最好的现代英国绘画和雕塑

25、藏品，幸运的是，它没有一个永久的地点存放其作品”，可知作者说艺术委员会是幸运的是因为艺术委员会没有一个永久的地点存放其作品。5.【选项释义】5. What is the main idea of this article? 5. 这篇文章的主旨是什么？【考查点】主旨大意题。【解题思路】通读全文，文章前三段讲的是两大博物馆由于藏品太多而无法把所有藏品展览出来，倒数第二段第一句提到“布拉德福德的城市艺术画廊则是另一番景象”，可知后面两段描述了另外一种场景，城市艺术画廊和艺术委员会可以展示所有的艺术作品，综合理解可知，这篇文章的主旨是博物馆藏品过于丰富而不能展出全部藏品，而艺术画廊很乐意展出他们所有

26、的艺术作品。7. 单选题Since the two countries couldnt _ their differences, they decided to stop their negotiations.问题1选项A.rectifyB.obscureC.reconcileD.oblige【答案】C【解析】【选项释义】A. rectify矫正，纠正 B. obscure使模糊；使隐晦C. reconcile使和谐一致；调解 D. oblige（以法律、义务等）强迫，迫使【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】根据句意“由于这两个国家的分歧无法_，他们决定停止谈判”可知，是因为分歧无法调解，所以会停

27、止谈判，该题选择C项符合句意。【干扰项排除】A、B、D项不符合句意。【句意】由于这两个国家的分歧无法调解，他们决定停止谈判。8. 不定项选择题Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase childrens willingness to explore the worldan effect that has been observed (1) the animal kingdom, in people, monkeys and even spiders. The more secure we are in our (2)

28、 to Mom, the more likely we are to try new things and take risks. Now researchers are discovering that this effect continues into adulthood. A mere reminder of Moms touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is (3) to change peoples minds and moods, affecting their decision making in measurable wa

29、ys.In a study (4) online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gamblesa bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly (5) or a riskier stock option, for example. In half the cases, the experimenters patted the students (6) on the back

30、of the shoulder for about one second (7) providing verbal instructions about the study. Both male and female students who were touched by a female experimenter were (8) more likely to choose the risky alternative than were those who had not been touched or were patted by male experimenters. The reas

31、suring touch of a woman may have induced early associations, (9) the same openness to exploration that is observed in young children of supportive mothers, explains Jonathan Levav, a business professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study.To further (10) that a womans touch links feel

32、ings of security with risk taking, the researchers asked a (11) group of undergraduates to make financial decisions after a writing exercise. Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas the (12) half wrote about feeling insecure and alone. Evoking a (13) of insecurity mad

33、e students in the latter group (14) receptive to the gentle shoulder pats from female experimenters and much more willing to take a riskjust as a child leaving for a field trip might steal one last reassuring hug (15) Mom before stepping on the bus.问题1选项A.byB.upC.aboveD.across问题2选项A.concernB.attachm

34、entC.treatmentD.appeal问题3选项A.enoughB.readyC.easyD.quick问题4选项A.exhibitedB.publishedC.appearedD.advertised问题5选项A.returnB.expenseC.costD.prize问题6选项A.seeminglyB.stronglyC.partlyD.lightly问题7选项A.ifB.soC.whileD.whereas问题8选项A.ratherB.farC.furtherD.pretty问题9选项A.intendingB.inferringC.inspiringD.instructing问题1

35、0选项A.enableB.ensureC.consentD.confirm问题11选项A.relativeB.competitiveC.differentD.successive问题12选项A.nextB.otherC.minorD.opposite问题13选项A.hintB.clueC.chainD.sense问题14选项A.especiallyB.speciallyC.securelyD.entirely问题15选项A.towardB.intoC.ofD.from【答案】第1题:D第2题:B第3题:A第4题:B第5题:A第6题:D第7题:C第8题:B第9题:C、D第10题:C、D第11题:

36、C第12题:B第13题:D第14题:A第15题:D【解析】1.【选项释义】A. by通过 B. up向（较高位置），向上游C. above在（或向）上面 D. across从一边到另一边，在各处【考查点】语义逻辑。【解题思路】分析句子结构可知，animal kingdom（动物王国）是一个地点，所以空格处要填入一个接地点的介词，而根据句意“在动物王国中，人类、猴子甚至蜘蛛上都能观察到这种效应”可知，四个选项中只有D项符合。【干扰项排除】A项表示被动，不符合句子结构；C、B项不符合句意。【句意】在动物王国中，人类、猴子甚至蜘蛛上都能观察到这种效应。2.【选项释义】A. concern（尤指许多人

37、共同的）担心，忧虑 B. attachment依恋，附件C. treatment治疗 D. appeal上诉，申诉【考查点】联系上下文。【解题思路】上文提到“母亲和婴儿之间强烈的情感纽带会增加孩子探索世界的意愿”，所以这里的our _ to Mom指的是“我们对母亲的依恋”，该题选择B项。【干扰项排除】A、C、D项不符合上下文语义。【句意】我们对母亲的依恋越有安全感，我们就越有可能去尝试新事物和冒险。3.【选项释义】A. enough足够的 B. ready准备好的C. easy容易的 D. quick快速的【考查点】搭配。【解题思路】根据句意“只要想起妈妈的抚摸或她在电话里的声音，就_改变人

38、们的想法和情绪”可知，空格表示“足以”符合，且固定搭配be enough to do表示“足以做某事”，所以该题选择A项。【干扰项排除】B、C、D项不符合句意。【句意】只要想起妈妈的抚摸或她在电话里的声音，就足以改变人们的想法和情绪，以可衡量的方式影响他们的决定。4.【选项释义】A. exhibited展览，展出 B. published出版，发行C. appeared显得，看来 D. advertised（为）做广告；登广告【考查点】语义逻辑。【解题思路】分析句子可知，空格处为过去分词做定语修饰study（研究），根据关键信息Psychological Science（心理科学）可知，这个研

39、究是在这本书上发表，所以空格处填入B项符合。【干扰项排除】A、C、D项不符合语义逻辑。【句意】心理科学4月份在线发表的一项研究表明，商学本科生必须在安全的赌注和危险的赌博之间做出选择。5.【选项释义】A. return回报，收益 B. expense开销，开支C. cost成本，代价 D. prize奖赏，奖励【考查点】联系上下文。【解题思路】上文提到“本科生必须在安全的赌注和危险的赌博之间做出选择”，这里就举了一个例子，即“有_保证的债券或风险更高的股票期权”，综合理解可知，此处对应前面的两种选择，所以空格处是指有稳定回报的债券，该题选择A项符合。【干扰项排除】B、C项不符合上下文；D项是指

40、赢得某个比赛所获得的奖励。【句意】例如，有4%的年回报率保证的债券或风险更高的股票期权。6.【选项释义】A. seemingly看似，貌似 B. strongly坚定地，强有力地C. partly一定程度上，部分地 D. lightly轻柔地，轻微地【考查点】搭配。【解题思路】分析句子可知，空格处填入一个副词修饰动词patted（拍），根据句意“在一半的案例中，实验者会拍学生的肩背约一秒钟”可推测，空格处应该表示“轻轻地”，所以选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不符合语义逻辑。【句意】在一半的案例中，实验者会轻拍学生的肩背约一秒钟。7.【选项释义】A. if如果 B. so因此，所以C. w

41、hile当时，尽管 D. whereas然而【考查点】逻辑。【解题思路】根据句意“实验者会轻轻拍拍学生的肩膀，持续了大约一秒钟的时间，_提供关于研究的口头说明”可知，轻拍肩膀和提供口头说明都是同时发生的，所以空格处要填入一个表示时间的词语，C项符合。【干扰项排除】A、B、D项不符合句子逻辑。【句意】在一半的案例中，实验者在提供关于研究的口头说明的同时，会轻轻拍拍学生的肩膀，持续了大约一秒钟的时间。8.【选项释义】A. rather相当，在某种程度上 B. far远，久C. further（空间距离）较远，更远 D. pretty颇，相当【考查点】语义逻辑。【解题思路】根据句意“被女性实验者触碰

42、过的男学生和女学生都比那些没有被男性实验者触碰过或者被男性实验者拍过肩膀的学生_有可能选择危险的选项”，空格处需要填入一个程度副词修饰more likely to（更有可能），而far表示程度，一般用于修饰比较级，表示“远比，得多”，所以该题选择B项。【干扰项排除】A、D项意指低/高出一般水平或者出乎意料的好/差，在这不符合句子语义；C项也不符合句意。【句意】无论是男学生还是女学生，被女性实验者触碰过的都比那些没有被男性实验者触碰过或者被男性实验者拍过肩膀的学生更有可能选择危险的选项。9.【选项释义】A. intending打算，计划 B. inferring推断，推论C. inspiring

43、激励，鼓舞 D. instructing指示，命令【考查点】联系上下文。【解题思路】根据句意“女性令人安心的抚摸可能会引发早期联想，_与母亲支持孩子一样的探索开放性”，第一段首句提到“母亲和婴儿之间强烈的情感纽带会增加孩子探索世界的意愿”，所以该句表示“女性令人安心的抚摸能激发与母亲支持的孩子一样的探索开放性”，该题选择C项。【干扰项排除】A、B、D项不符合上下文语义。【句意】该研究的主要作者、哥伦比亚大学商学院教授乔纳森莱瓦夫解释说，女性令人安心的抚摸可能会引发早期联想，激发出与母亲支持的孩子一样的探索开放性。10.【选项释义】A. enable使能够，使有机会 B. ensure保证C.

44、consent同意，准许 D. confirm（尤指提供证据来）证实，证明【考查点】联系上下文。【解题思路】上文提到“女性令人安心的抚摸可能会激发出与母亲支持的孩子一样的探索开放性”，这一句接着说“为了进一步_女性的触摸将安全感与冒险精神联系在一起”可知，这一段是对上一段得出的结论进行证实，所以该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不符合上下文语义。【句意】为了进一步证实女性的触摸将安全感与冒险精神联系在一起。11.【选项释义】A. relative相比较而言的，比较的 B. competitive竞争的C. different不同的，有区别的 D. successive连续的，接连的【考查

45、点】联系上下文。【解题思路】上文提到一项研究，即让一组学生进行决策实验，最后得出女性令人安心的抚摸可能会引发早期联想，激发探索开放性，这里接着提到，为了证实这一结论，研究员进行了另一组实验，所以空格处表示“不同的另一组大学生”，该题选择C项符合。【干扰项排除】A、B、D项不符合上下文。【句意】为了进一步证实女性的触摸与安全感和冒险之间的联系，研究人员让另一组大学生在写下一些东西后做财务决策。12.【选项释义】A. next紧接着的 B. other其他的，另外的C. minor较小的，次要的 D. opposite对面的，相反的【考查点】句间逻辑。【解题思路】通过whereas（然而）可知，句

46、子前后为转折关系，前面提到了Half of them（其中一半人），所以后面表示的是“另一半人”，故选择B项。【干扰项排除】A、C、D项不符合句间逻辑。【句意】其中一半人写的是他们感到安全和被支持的时候，而另一半人写的是感到不安全和孤独的时候。13.【选项释义】A. hint暗示，提示 B. clue线索C. chain链条，一系列 D. sense感觉官能，（对重大事情的）感觉【考查点】联系上下文。【解题思路】上一句提到“另一半人写的是感到不安全和孤独的时候”，所以这里表示的是“不安全感”，D项符合句意。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不符合上下文语义。【句意】由于产生了不安全感，后一组的学生接受

47、女性实验者温柔的拍肩，也更愿意冒险14.【选项释义】A. especially尤其，特别 B. specially专门地，特意C. securely安全地，牢固地 D. entirely全部地，完整地【考查点】联系上下文。【解题思路】根据句意“由于产生了不安全感，后一组的学生_接受女性实验者温柔的拍肩，也更愿意冒险”，结合上文说女性触摸能激发探索开放性，可知该处表示“更愿意，尤其容易”，所以A项符合。【干扰项排除】B、C、D项不符合上下文语义。【句意】由于产生了不安全感，后一组的学生尤其容易接受女性实验者温柔的拍肩，也更愿意冒险。15.【选项释义】A. toward向，朝 B. into到里面

48、C. of的 D. from从来【考查点】搭配。【解题思路】分析句子可知，空格处填入一个介词和steal搭配，steal from是常见搭配，表示“从偷走”，所以该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不与steal搭配。【句意】就像一个要去郊游的孩子可能会在上车前从妈妈那里偷走最后一个让她安心的拥抱一样。9. 单选题“You try to get some sleep. Ill _ the patients breakfast”, said the nurse.问题1选项A.see toB.stick toC.get toD.lead to【答案】A【解析】【选项释义】A. see to注意

49、，负责 B. stick to坚持C. get to到达，开始，接触到 D. lead to导致，通向【考查点】词组辨析。【解题思路】根据句意“我来_病人的早餐”可知，空格处填入see to表示“负责”符合句意，所以该题选择A项。【干扰项排除】B、C、D项不符合句意。【句意】护士说：“你试着睡一会儿。我来负责病人的早餐。”10. 单选题If I had seen the movie, I _ you all about it now.问题1选项A.would tellB.will tellC.have toldD.would have told【答案】A【解析】【选项释义】A. would t

50、ell将告诉 B. will tell将告诉C. have told已经告诉 D. would have told本将告诉【考查点】虚拟语气。【解题思路】根据had seen可知，从句表示对过去的虚拟，而主句用了now，可知主句是与现在事实相反，结构要用would/should/could/might + do，所以该题选择A项。【干扰项排除】B项在虚拟语气中，情态动词不用will；C、D项不符合虚拟语气的语法。【句意】如果我看了那部电影，我现在就告诉你。11. 单选题_ when she started to complaining.问题1选项A.Not until he arrivedB.

51、No sooner had he arrivedC.Scarcely did he arriveD.Hardly had he arrived【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. Not until he arrived直到他到达 B. No sooner had he arrived他一到达C. Scarcely did he arrive 他一到达 D. Hardly had he arrived他一到达【考查点】倒装句。【解题思路】根据句子中的when可知，scarcely/hardlywhen为倒装结构，表示“一就”，句子要部分倒装；根据started可知，事情发生在过去，她开始抱怨是在

52、他到达之后，所以空格处要用过去完成时，所以该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A项不与when搭配；B项一般与than搭配。【句意】他刚到，她就开始抱怨起来。12. 填空题Directions: In this section, there is a passage with five questions. After you have read the passage, answer each question in English. Write down your answer on ANSWER SHEET.A language is a system of sounds, gestures,

53、or characters used by humans to communicate their ideas and feelings. There are about 4,000 spoken languages in the world. Some are spoken by millions of people. Other languages have only a few speakers.All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in sentences. In written

54、languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters. In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds. Many deaf people use sign languages, in which gestures do the work of the sound system o

55、f spoken languages.Word order is more important in English than it is in some other languages, such as Russian. The sound system is very important in Chinese and in many languages spoken in West Africa.Languages are always changing, but they change very slowly. People invent new words for their lang

56、uage, borrow words from other languages, and change the meanings of words as needed. For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959. The English word tomato was borrowed from Nahuat, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico. The English word meat once referred to

57、 food in general.There are several major language families in the world. The languages in each family are related, and scientists think they came from the same parent family. Language families come in different sizes. The Austronesian family contains at least 500 languages, including Pilipino, Malay

58、, and Maori. The Basque language, spoken in northern Spain, is the only member of its language family.The Indo-European language family contains 55 languages, including English, German, Spanish, Russian, and Hindi. Another language family is Sino-Tibetan, which includes Chinese, Burmese, and Tibetan

59、. The Afro-Asiatic family includes Arabic, Hebrew, and Amharic. There are about 150 American Indian languages spoken today. These languages have many differences and have been divided into more than 50 language families.People learn languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the langu

60、age. Most children learn their first languages easily, and sometimes other languages as well. Adults often must work harder at learning a second language.1. How many languages are spoken all over the world?2. What are the language rules for?3. How is meaning expressed in sign language?4. What is mor

61、e important in English compared with other languages?5. Which language is the only member of its language family?【答案】1.About 4,000 spoken languages.2.Forming words and ordering those words in sentences.3.By gestures.4.Word order.5.The Basque language.【解析】1.【选项释义】1. How many languages are spoken all over the world? 1. 世界上有多少种语言？【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】第一段第二句提到“世界上大约有4000种语言”可知，答案为“大约4000种”。2.【选项释义】2. What are the language rules for? 2. 语言规则是什么？【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据第二段第一句“所有的语言都有构词和排列句子的规则”可知，语言规则是“构词和排列句子”。3.【选项释义】3. How is meaning expressed in