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1、2018年12月英语六级阅读练习题:语言趣话 英语六级报名时间2018下半年四六级考试网权威发布2018年12月英语六级阅读练习题:语言趣话，更多2018年12月英语六级阅读练习题:语言趣话相关信息请访问高校英语四六级考试网。英语阅读在四六级考试的重要性不言而喻，为了帮同学们更好的提高阅读水平，帮助大家备考，大范文网四六级频道为大家整理了2018年12月英语六级阅读练习题:语言趣话一文，希望对大家备考有所帮助，并预祝同学们高分通过考试。9. the tree of languagea world with out languageit may be that when the world wa

2、s young, no one knew how to talk. people had to learn to speak just like babies do. when no one knew how to tell, how did anyone learn? that is a mystery that remains unsolved even today.the stories behind wordslunch lunch perhaps comes from an old spanish word lonje , a slab of1 ham. we may get our

3、 word from a lump of bread, but whether lunch comes from ham or bread, it meant a hunk of something to eat.atlas an atlas is a strong man, and also a book of maps. the story of this word begins a long time ago in greece. the ancient greeks believed that their gods had once been a race of giants2 cal

4、led titans. the titans fought with another group of gods called olympians, and the olympians won. atlas was a titan. he was punished for fighting be having to stand at the western end of the world, holding the sky on his head and hands, so that it would not fall on the world and smash everything.aft

5、er the ancient greek religion died out, the idea of atlas changed. from holding up the sky with his head and hands, he came to be thought of as holding the world on his shoulders. mercator3, a map maker of the sixteenth century, used a picture of atlas on the cover of a book of maps, so a book of ma

6、ps came to be called an atlas.the word has still another meaning. the top bone of the neck is called atlas because it supports the head.good-bye or good-by good-bye is a blessing; originally it was god be with ye, and in the course of time it became one word. many of our greetings are good wishes, b

7、ut we say them with so little thought that we forget this. when we say good morning, good evening, good night, and so on, what we are really saying is,“ i hope you will have a good morning ( or evening, or night) . ”daisy the daisy has a little golden eye , like a tiny sun . perhaps this is the reas

8、on the english people named it days eye, or perhaps they chose the name because the english daisy closes at night. the english loved their daisies, which were pink and red, as well as 028 white. six hundred years or so ago, the english poet chaucer4 said:the daisy, or else the eye of the day, / / th

9、e queen, and prettiest flower of all阅读自测. according to the passage , find the correct meanings of the words under lined :1. with an atlas, tom can find the place he wants to go easily.a. a strong man b. the top bone of the neck c. a book of maps d. a name of god2. when you say good-bye to your frien

10、d, what do you really mean?a. never see him / her again b. a good wish to express that god be with him / her c. good luck d. break up with him / her3. after a long vacation, he looks as fresh as a daisy like before.a. look like the flower b. a kind of drink c. a first-class man d. vigorous and livel

11、y. question :after reading this passage, what can you infer from the stories of the words?参考答案. 1. c 2 . b 3 . d. ( 略)参考译文语言趣话没有语言的世界 世界形成之初, 可能没人知道怎么说话。人们不得不像婴儿一样学着开口讲话。既然 无人知晓如何诉说, 人们又怎么学习呢? 这个谜团至今尚待解决。词语背后的故事 lunch lunch ( 午餐) 可能来源于古西班牙语lonje 一词, 意思是一块火腿。或许这个 词源指一块面包。但是, 无论lunch 一词源指火腿还是面包, 它的意思都是一块可以吃的东西。atlas atlas ( 阿特拉斯) 既可以指身强体壮的人也可以指地图册。这个词的故事起 源于很久以前的希腊。古希腊人信任他们信奉的神灵曾是被称为提坦的一种巨人。提坦 巨神与另一支号称奥林匹斯的神灵作战, 奥林匹斯神获胜了。阿特拉斯是提坦巨神之一。 他被罚站在西天用头和双手支撑起苍天, 不让天塌下来砸碎万事万物。