2009年职称英语综合：阅读指导试题精粹(8)

1、In the second paragraph the author thinks that

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.

本题正确答案为:C
本题解析:作者在第2段中认为，任何人种不管落后与否都有语言。

2、According to the author, people of underdeveloped cultures can have _____ language.

A:complicated.
B:uncivilized.
C:primitive.
D:well-known.

本题正确答案为:A
本题解析:该题的答案依据在第3段的最后一句： 在所有以知的语言中，我们都发现了经过了数万年发展起来的语言的复杂特性。

3、The author has used American Indian language as an example to show that they are

A:just as old as some well-known languages.
B: just as advanced as some well-known languages.
C:more developed than some well-known language.
D:more complex than some well-known language.

本题正确答案为:B
本题解析:作者例举美国印第安人的语言的目的是证明这些语言和一些著名的语言一样先进。