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1、、卷灵活拆组卷(四)第卷专练(满分70分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2016湖北省八校联考)We do not usually think about how our language works. Talking is such a natural, everyday activity that we do not often stop to consider how it actually works. When we do study our language, though, we are often surprised that we are able to
2、 understand our conversations. Words can mean so many different things. However, it turns out that the speaking situation helps a lot in making language work.First, the speaking situation helps make words more particular. For example, the word “dog” can describe a dog that a speaker saw in a dream.
3、It can also be used to discuss a neighbors dog. No language has a separate word for the idea “dog that I saw yesterday” and another word for the idea “dog that I saw in a dream”. This is because the speaking situation makes it clear what speakers mean when they use words. So, when you have a convers
4、ation with your neighbor, the knowledge that you have a dog tells your neighbor what the word “dog” probably means in that situation.The speaking situation also helps make language clearer. For example, the word “bank” has two possible meanings. It can mean “a place where people keep money”， but it
5、can also mean “the side of a river”. So the sentence “I went to the bank” is not clear. It could mean I went to the side of the river or it could mean I went to the place where my money is kept. However, if the speaker is talking about fishing or going to the mountains, others probably know that “ba
6、nk” means “the side of a river”The things that speakers say may not always be clear. Sometimes the words are not very particular, but the speaking situation can provide the meaning. Other times words may have many meanings. Then the speaking situation limits the right meaning. This extra knowledge f
7、rom the situation is very important to understand language.1The passage is mainly about _.Athe best time and place to talk to othersBhow the speaking situation helps language workCwhat to say in difficult situationsDhow our language works2According to the passage, we can safely say that _.Athe speak
8、ing situation does not affect the meaning of wordsBspeaking is not very natural for most peopleCthe speaking situation is not importantDpeople often do not consider how talking works3By using the example of the word “dog”， the writer wants to show that _.Aa word may need to be explained in a convers
9、ationBa word may have different meaningsCthe speaking situation helps people understand the particular meaning of a wordDthe meaning of words is not particular4According to the passage, we can know the meaning of the word “bank” by referring to _.Athe time and the place where the conversation happen
10、s Bthe occupation of the person who uses the wordCearlier or later parts of the conversationDa reliable dictionaryB“How are things back at the office？” one of the gentlemen in my bicycle tour group asked me as we were nearing the end of another lengthy ride through Croatias scenic countryside.“I ass
11、ume they are going fine，” I said. “I havent had any contact and I dont plan to.”“Your phone isnt on？” he asked, incredulously. “You havent checked your email？”“My phone is off and no, Im not planning on checking email，” I said.My wife Heidi and I took our children, Daniel and Rachel, on a twoweek tr
12、ip to Croatia, one of the most beautiful countries in the world. We made the choice to spend some of our money on this wonderful experience so we could spend time bonding with each other and the kids.Why would I destroy the environment we had traveled thousands of miles to create by bringing my work
13、 environment into it? That would be counterproductive to everything I wanted out of this trip. If I had worked during this experience, I would have taken time away from my family and sent them the message that work takes priority over them.In addition to sharing this incredible experience, I wanted
14、to take us all out of the activitydriven world we live in. If I had had my cell phone on and been constantly searching out a wireless connection to keep up with the office, I would just have brought that hyperconnected enviroment into the peaceful, meaningful world I was trying to create.In addition
15、 to creating lifelong memories with my family, another wonderful thing happened as a result of this bike trip. As we were returning home, I was flooded with new ideas. I came up with concepts for nine blog posts and several ideas that I want to incorporate into my business.Taking time off restored a
16、nd rejuvenated me and allowed my creative spirit to really come to the surface. How can you accomplish that goal if you simply move the source of that stress to a different location?5From the conversation at the beginning of the text, we can infer that_.Athe author had no access to the Internet during the tourBthe gentleman was quite concern
