(完整版)2018年英語專業(yè)八級真題聽力minilecture原題,答案以及原文

1、2018 年英語專業(yè)八級真題聽力 Mini-lecture 原文 (1)Language and Humanity語言和人類Good morning, everyone.大家早上好。In todays lecture, were going to discuss the relationship between language and humanity. As we all know, language is very powerful.在今天的課上，我們將討論語言和人類之間的關(guān)系。眾所周知，語言是非常強大的。It allows you to put a thought from your

2、mind directly in someone elses mind.它可以讓你把你的想法直接放在別人的大腦里。Languages are like genes talking, getting things they want.語言就像會說話的基因，得到他們想要的東西。And you just imagine the sense of wonder in a baby when it first discovers that, merely by uttering a sound, it can get objects to move across a room as if by magi

3、c, and maybe even into its mouth.你可以想象， 當(dāng)一個嬰兒第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)， 僅僅通過發(fā)出一個聲音， 它就能讓物體像中了魔法一 樣在房間里移動，甚至可能進入它的嘴里。Now we need to explain how and why this remarkable trait, you know, humans ability to do things with language, has evolved, and why did this trait evolve only in our species?現(xiàn)在我們需要解釋這個顯著的特征， 也就是人類用語言做事的能力

4、， 是如何進化的， 為什么 進化，為什么這個特征只在我們?nèi)祟惿砩线M化？In order to get an answer to the question, we have to go to tool use in the chimpanzees.為了得到這個問題的答案，我們必須研究黑猩猩的工具使用。Chimpanzees can use tools, and we take that phenomenon as a sign of their intelligence.黑猩猩可以使用工具，我們把這種現(xiàn)象作為它們智力的標(biāo)志。But if they really were intelligent,

5、 why would they crack open nuts with a rock?但如果他們真的聰明，他們?yōu)槭裁匆檬^砸開堅果呢？Why wouldnt they just go to a shop and buy a bag of nuts that somebody else had already cracked open for them?他們?yōu)槭裁床蝗ド痰曩I一袋別人已經(jīng)打開的堅果呢？Why not? I mean, thats what we do.為什么不呢？我是說，我們就是這么做的。Language and HumanityGood morning, everyone.I

6、n todays lecture, were going to discuss the relationship between language and humanity. As we all know, language is very powerful.It allows you to put a thought from your mind directly in someone elses mind. Languages are like genes talking, getting things they want.And you just imagine the sense of

7、 wonder in a baby when it first discovers that, merely by uttering a sound, it can get objects to move across a room as if by magic, and maybe even into its mouth.Now we need to explain how and why this remarkable trait, you know, humans ability to do things with language, has evolved, and why did t

8、his trait evolve only in our species?In order to get an answer to the question, we have to go to tool use in the chimpanzees. Chimpanzees can use tools, and we take that phenomenon as a sign of their intelligence. But if they really were intelligent, why would they crack open nuts with a rock?Why wo

9、uldnt they just go to a shop and buy a bag of nuts that somebody else had already cracked open for them?Why not? I mean, thats what we do.Language and HumanityLanguage is powerful and it can help us do or get things as we wish.Language as a born traitLanguage has evolved only in (1).Comparison betwe

10、en chimpanzees and human beings:- Chimpanzees- use of tools : once seen as a sign of (2)- inability to (3) - tendency to (4) - Human beings- able to improve and build on (5) - able to (6) ideasLanguage and social learningProblem of social learning : (7) -Causes :- stealing others ideas by_(_8_)-Solu

11、tion:-(9) developed to share ideasResults-(10) made available to every individual-language as social technology to enhance (11) Language and the modern worldExistence of many different languages has led to- Separation of cooperative groups- (12) - Knowledge protection- Slow flow of ideas and tendenc

12、y toward (13) Globalization needs (14) .(15) hinder cooperation.Solution : one world with one language答案1. Human beings 、 our species2. Their Intelligence3. Learn from others4. Repeat5. Other people s wisdom6. Accumulate7. Evolutionary dilemmas8. Watching other people9. Systems of communication10. Kno