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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 (在认知方面)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 (在认知方面)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 (语言的)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 .
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