首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of f
The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of f
admin
2015-04-24
70
问题
The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the latter.
【R1】______Animals have a few cries that serve as signals, but even the highest apes have not been found able to pronounce words, even with the most intensive professional instruction. The superior brain of man is apparently a necessity for the mastering of speech. When man became sufficiently intelligent, we must suppose that he gradually increased the number of cries for different purposes. It was a great day when he discovered that speech could be used for narrative. There are those who think that in this respect picture language preceded oral language. A man could draw a picture on the wall of his cave to show in which direction he had gone, or what prey he hoped to catch.【R2】______
Two important stages came not so long before the dawn of written history. The first was the domestication of animals; the second was agriculture. Agriculture made possible an immense increase in the number of the human species in the regions where it could be successfully practiced. 【R3】______
【R4】______
These inventions and discoveries — fire, speech, weapons, domestic animals, agriculture, and writing — made the existence of civilized communities possible. From about 3000 B. C. until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution less than two hundred years ago there was no technical advance comparable to these. During this long period man had time to become accustomed to his technique, and to develop the beliefs and political organizations appropriate to it. There was, of course, an immense extension in the area of civilized life. At first it had been confined to the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, and the Indus, but at the end of the period in question it covered much the greatest part of the inhabitable globe. I do not mean to suggest that there was no technical progress during the time. 【R5】______
[A]Probably picture language and oral language developed side by side. I am inclined to think that language has been the most important single factor in the development of man.
[B]Another fundamental technical advance was writing, which, like spoken language, developed out of pictures, but as soon as it had reached a certain stage, it was possible to keep records and transmit information to people who were not present when the information was given.
[C]With the development of civilization, primitive people who lived in caves at that time badly needed a language, which would help them to communicate with one another.
[D]The origin of language is also obscure. No doubt it began very gradually.
[E]In fact, there was progress — there were even two inventions of very great importance, namely, gunpowder and the mariner’s compass — but neither of these can be compared in their revolutionary power to such things as speech and writing and agriculture.
[F]These were, at first, only those in which nature fertilized the soil after each harvest. Agriculture met with violent resistance from the pastoral nomads, but the agricultural way of life prevailed in the end because of the physical comforts it provided.
[G]But industry was a step in human progress to which subsequently there was nothing comparable until our own machine age.
【R3】
选项
答案
F
解析
上文讲到农业使得在可以种植的regions人类数量的增加成为可能。regions与选项F中的These对应,同时选项F提及了agricultural way of life,构成上下文逻辑的连贯性。注意:代词与所代名词的一致性也是重要的解题对策之一。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/nkLO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Oneofthebasiccharacteristicsofcapitalismistheprivateownershipofthemajormeansofproduction—capital.Theownership
Theamazingsuccessofhumansasa【1】istheresultoftheevolutionarydevelopmentofourbrainswhichhasled,amongotherthin
The______ofelectroniccomputershasopenedupnewwaysofdataanalysisforthescientist.
Americanwomenexperienceagreat【1】oflifestyles.A"typical"Americanwomanmaybesingle.Shemayalsobedivorcedormarried
ModernlorehasitthatinEnglanddeathisimminent,inCanadainevitableandinCaliforniaoptional.Smallwonder.Americans’
Guthrie’scontiguityprincipleofferspracticalsuggestionsforhowtobreakhabits.Oneapplicationofthethresholdmethod
Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIam
Thegovernmentdecidedtotakea______actiontostrengthenthemarketmanagement.(清华大学2007年试题)
Fewnaturaldangersaremorefearedthanavalanches.AvalanchesareafamiliarpartofEuropeanhistory.ParticularlyintheSwi
ThepsychologyofwarrantiesProtectionracket保单心理学保护之诈Ifextendedguaranteesareoverpriced,
随机试题
最直观、最快捷、最简单的止血方法是()。
Alport综合征的临床特点有
A.两肩胛骨脊柱缘之间B.歧骨(胸剑联合中点)至脐中C.前额两发角之间D.脐中至横骨上廉(耻骨联合上缘)上述选项中,骨度分寸为5寸的为
自身免疫病治疗原则中属于免疫调节的方法是
我国《合同法》规定的解决合同纠纷的方式不包括()。为避免产品的名称、规格型号规定不明确,在起草和审查购销合同时,对这一条款应做到()。
第二次世界大战时,美英空军对德国展开大轰炸,自身也损失惨重。专家们发现,所有返回的飞机腹部都遍布弹痕,但机翼却完好无损。他们由此推断:机腹非常容易受到炮火攻击,应该改进机腹的防护。后来证实,这些专家推断时受到“幸存者偏差”的影响,因为实际情况是:被击中机翼
某食堂采购4类(各种蔬菜名称的后一个字相同,即为一类)共12种蔬菜:芹菜、菠菜、韭菜、青椒、红椒、黄椒、黄瓜、冬瓜、丝瓜、扁豆、毛豆、豇豆,并根据若干条件将其分成3组,准备在早、中、晚三餐中分别使用。已知条件如下:(1)同一类别的蔬菜不在一组;(2)芹
有些技术资料按公式Q=W×F/N计算总线的数据传输速率Q(其中,W为总线数据宽度(总线位宽/8);F为总线工作频率;N为完成一次数据传送所需的总线时钟周期个数)。当总线位宽为16位,总线工作频率为8MHz,完成一次数据传送需2个总线时钟周期时,总线数据传
Whatdoesthemanmean?
TheCommercialisationofScienceandTechnologyScienceandtechnologyandtheroleofcommercialisationinthatareaarever
最新回复
(
0
)