《2025年练习部分高中英语必修第一册上外版》

Task 3. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with proper words or phrases.
In one culture, important things own many (1)________ names, while less important things own only several (2)________ names. Like (3)"________" in Chinese, and (4)"________" in English.
A(n) (6)________ large vocabulary for (7)"________" exists in Eskimos' language, so does (8)"________" in Arabic. It is because a small vocabulary can't (9)________. But in English, that's enough, for they aren't important in British culture.
Each culture (10)________ its ideas and thoughts through language because of the (11)________ between them.

答案：
(1)specific
解析：第二段提到“the important things own many specific names”，故填“specific”。
(2)general
解析：第二段“the less important things only have some general names”，故填“general”。
(3)rice
解析：文章提到“the Chinese have many words for 'rice'”，故填“rice”。
(4)rain
解析：文章提到“The British use many different expressions for 'rain'”，故填“rain”。
(5)examples
解析：右侧内容为爱斯基摩人的“雪”和阿拉伯人的“骆驼”等例子，故填“examples”。
(6)amazingly
解析：第三段“there is an amazingly large vocabulary to describe a certain thing”，故填“amazingly”。
(7)snow
解析：第三段“Eskimos have about 100 words for snow”，故填“snow”。
(8)camel
解析：第三段“in the Arabic language... there are hundreds of different words for the camel”，故填“camel”。
(9)meet their needs
解析：第三段“the single words 'snow' and 'camel' can usually satisfy their needs”，反向可知小词汇量无法满足需求，故填“meet their needs”。
(10)passes on
解析：最后一段“each culture passes on its ideas and thoughts through words”，故填“passes on”。
(11)connection
解析：最后一段“there is a connection between the words and the ideas of that culture”，故填“connection”。