2. 外语
  3. A. function B. warning C. definition D. replacing E. express F. words G. deeds H. interpret I. limitless J. single K. bo

A. function B. warning C. definition D. replacing E. express F. words G. deeds H. interpret I. limitless J. single K. bo

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问题     A. function B. warning C. definition D. replacing E. express
    F. words G. deeds H. interpret I. limitless J. single
    K. boundless L. general M. ordinary N. distinguishes O. different
    A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds, and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.
    Let’s look at this【C1】______ in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, that【C2】______ man from the rest of the animal world.
    Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by means of cries: for example, many birds utter【C3】______ calls at the approach of danger, monkeys utter【C4】______ cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. But these various means of communication differ in important ways from human language. For instance, animals’ cries do not【C5】______ thoughts and feelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. They lack the kind of structure that enables us to divide a human utterance into【C6】______.
    We can change an utterance by【C7】______ one word in it with another: a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., "tanks approaching from the north", and who can change one word and say "aircraft approaching from the north" or "tanks approaching from the west"; but a bird has a【C8】______alarm cry, which means "danger! "
    This is why the number of signals that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit is a case in point; it has about twenty different calls, whereas in human language the number of possible utterances is【C9】______. It also explains why animal cries are very【C10】______ in meaning.
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答案O
解析 空格前为动词utter，而空格后为名词cries，因此空格处需填入形容词或能起到形容词作用的分词，修饰cries。空格后用such as列举了“愤怒”“恐惧”“快乐”这三种不同的情感表达，对cries进行举例说明。既然能表达出不同的情感，那这些叫声自然是互不相同的，故应选O项different。
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