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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.
【C17】
选项 A、identify
B、locate
C、reveal
D、discover
答案A
解析 文章中17、18、19三个空格所在的句子在描述语言作为一个过程是如何推进的。所以这三个词分别概括了语言在人与人之间实现信息交流过程中的三个步骤：第一个步骤对应17题，即听到意思需要辨别是哪个词，对应文中use the sounds of speech to 17 the words spoken。既然是sounds与words spoken之间的对应关系，所以需要用选项[A]identify来表示“识别身份”，这里指“某个词”。选项[B]locate意为“确定位置”；选项[C]reveal意为“将隐藏的东西公布于众”；选项[D]discover意为“发现真相”，均不符合题意。
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