【精选】2008-2009学年初三英语12月阅读竞赛试题及答案【广东省揭阳市前詹中学】.doc

Ⅲ. 完形填空。（15分） Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals with meanings. For example, when a bee has found some food, it goes 11 its home. It’s 12 for a bee to tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to 13 , but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 14 it is. Some animals show how they feel by making sounds. It’s not difficult to tell if a dog is angry 15 it barks(吠). Birds make several different sounds and 16 has its own meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds 17 . We make sounds like “Oh!” or “Ouch!” to show how we feel about something or when we 18 something on our feet. We humans also have languages. We have words. These words have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas. We’re able to give each other 19 to tell what we think or how we feel. By writing down words, we 20 remember what has happened or 21 messages to people far away. Languages can live and die. If a language isn’t used by people, it’s called a dead language. This language cannot live or grow because 22 speaks it. Latin(拉丁语) is an example of a dead language. A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and 23 with time. New words are created, and some old words have 24 meanings. Some words, or their meanings, may die and only be found in the old books. English and Chinese are 25 examples of a living language. ( ) 11. A. out of B. on with C. away from D. back to ( ) 12. A. important B. difficult C. easy D. impossible ( ) 13. A. him B. it C. them D. themselves ( ) 14. A. how long B. how old C. how many D. how far ( ) 15. A. before B. so that C. until D. when ( ) 16. A. each B. all C. some D. every ( ) 17. A. by the different sounds B. by the different ways C. in the same way D. in the same sound ( ) 18. A. fall B. drop C. set D. put ( ) 19. A. messages B. new