2021年6月英語四級長篇閱讀答案（卷一）（新東方）
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What happens when a language has no words for numbers ?
36.[E] It is worth stressing that these a numeric people arecognitively (在認知方面)normal，well- adapted to the sur-roundings they have dominated for centuries .
37.[H] Compared with other mammals ，ournumericalin-st in cts are not as remarkable as many assume .
38.[E] It is worth stressing that these a numeric people arecognitively (在認知方面)normal，well- adapted to the sur-roundings they have dominated for centuries .
39.[B] But，ina historical sense ，number- conscious peoplelike us are the unusual ones.
40.[K] Research on the language of numbers shows ， moreand more ，thatoneofourspecies'key characteristics istremendous linguistic (語言的)andcognitivediversity.
41.[D] This and many other experiments have led to a simpleconclusion：When people do not have number words， theystruggle to make quantitative distinctions that probablyseem natural to someone like you orme.
42.[G] None of us，then，is really a“numbers person .”Weare not born to handle quantitative distinctions skillfully .
Ipc43.[A] Numbers do not exist in all cultures .
44.[I] So，howdidweever invent“unnatural”numbers inthe first place ?Theansweris，literally， at your fingertips .
45.[F] This conclusion is echoed by work with a numeric children in industrialized societies .
