Canyourememberthedaywhenyouspokeyourfirstword?Ifyoucanyouareunusual.Trytoimaginewhatfirstfewmonthsofyourlifewerelike.Iamsureyoujustspentmostofyourtimeeatingsleepingandcrying.Asyougrowolderyou

　　Canyourememberthedaywhenyouspokeyourfirstword?Ifyoucanyouareunusual.Trytoimaginewhatfirstfewmonthsofyourlifewerelike.Iamsureyoujustspentmostofyourtimeeatingsleepingandcrying.Asyougrowolderyouwereawakemoreofthetime.Ittookyourparentsmoretimetoplaywithyouandtalktoyou.Youwatchedandlistenedcuriously.Youbegantoknowthatpeoplemadecertainsoundstogowithcertainthings.

　　Thenyoubegantotrymakingthesoundsyouheard.Andstepbystepyouwereabletomaketherightsoundforonething.Onthatdayyoucametounderstandthesecretoflanguage.Thesecretisthatacertainsoundmeansacertainthing.Onesoundmightbeasgoodasanother.Butitisnogoodasawordunlesseverybodyagreesonitsmeaning.Onlywhenagroupofpeopleusethesamesetofsoundsofthingscantheyunderstandeachother.ThenandonlythendothesepeoplehaveaLANGUAGE.

　　Afteryoufoundthesecretoflanguageyoulearnedwords.SomeofthewordsmeantthingssuchasBOOKSCHAIRSandSHOES.SomewordsmeantdoingthingssuchasGOandSWIM.AndotherwordsdescribethingssuchasGOODandDIRTY.Soonyoulearnedtoputwordstogethertoexpressone’sideasuchas“Iwanttogooutandplaywithmyfriends.”Thisislanguage.Bymeansoflanguagepeoplecancommunicate.Sowesaylanguagesaremeansofcommunication.

　　【小题1】Whenyouwerealittlebabyyou_________.

　　A．madesoundstoletpeopleknowthatyouwantedtoeatB．spentmostofyourtimeplayingwithyourparentsC．couldnothearanysoundaroundyouD．spentmostofyourtimeeatingplayingandcrying【小题2】Thesecretoflanguageisthat___________.A．onesoundmightbeasgoodasanotherB．peoplecanunderstandeachotherC．acertainsoundisforacertainthingD．thereisaspecialsoundforeachperson【小题3】Youcouldlearnwords__________.A．beforeyouknewwhatthelanguagewasB．afteryouknewwhatthelanguagewasC．ifyouknewthesecretofthelanguageD．whenyouwereababy【小题4】Theaiminusinglan