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Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely【

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问题    Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely【C1】______from all other animals. Language is a means of communication,【C2】______it is much more than that. Many animals can【C3】______. The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers【C4】______other members of the hive (蜂群). But human language permits communication about anything,【C5】______things like unicorn (独角兽) that have never existed. The key【C6】______in the fact that the units of meaning, words, can be【C7】______together in different ways, according to【C8】______. to communicate different meanings.
   Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing【C9】______humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract thoughts,【C10】______about the universe, the mind, love, dreams, or ordering a drink. It is an immensely complex【C11】______that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most【C12】______of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to【C13】______. The speaker has to translate thoughts into【C14】______language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the【C15】______of speech is extremely fast, only 0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to【C16】______out what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to【C17】______the words spoken, understand the pattern of【C18】______of the words (sentences), and finally【C19】______the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But【C20】______started, it is of course a continuous process.
【C7】
选项 A、stuck
B、strung
C、rung
D、consisted
答案B
解析 本句是说人类语言的意思单元可以变化组合，进而形成不同的意思。难度在于对选项中几个动词的把握。看选项可知这几个词都是动词过去式／过去分词，需要还原并回忆相应含义。选项[A]stuck的原形是stick表示“黏住，使固定”，引申义可以表示“坚持，支持”，虽然可以与together搭配使用，但是句子要表达的是组成部分的灵活性，而不是“黏在一起，无法分开”，显然不符合题意。选项[B]strung还原为动词string表示“捆”，string together表示“使……连贯起来”，符合题意。选项[C]rung是动词ring的过去式／过去分词，表示打电话，与题意无关。选项[D]consisted虽然可以表示由部分组成整体，但固定搭配是be consisted with。故答案为[B]。
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