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1、阅读理解B1、Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatert
2、heyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecome
3、filledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpresstheseth
4、oughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Wes
5、houldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.1）、Theoriginoflanguageis_________.A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecretC.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved答案：D2）、Wh
6、atistrueaboutwords?A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theycannotbewrittendown.C.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.答案：C3）、Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir______.A.propertiesB.characteristicsC.peculiarityD.representativefunction答案：D4）、By“associati
7、on”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans______.A.aspecialquality56B.ajoiningofideasinthemindC.anappearancewhichispuzzlingD.astrangefeature答案：B5）、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwords
8、whichsinglikemusic.C.Hecanmovementotears.D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.答案：A2、Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanappl
