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1、大学英语(B)专项训练-阅读部分题型二(10)1单项选择文章(10)Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommun
2、icatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethings
3、theybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonot
4、onlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbyt
5、heirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.单项选择题目解析(10)1.Theoriginoflanguageis.A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecretC.aqu
6、estiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved【解析】从文章的第一句Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown可知答案。故选D。2.Whatistrueaboutwords?A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theycannotbewrittendown.C.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.【解析】文章第二句与第三句Thoseso
7、unds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.回答了这一问题。故选C。3.Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir.A.propertiesB.characteristicsC.peculiarityD.representativefunction【解析】文字的力量在于它的代表功能。第一段主要说明这一理念。故选D。4.By"association"inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans.A
8、.aspecialqualityB.ajoiningofideasinthemindC.anappearancewhichispuzzlingD.astrangefeature【解析】第二段头两句themorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases解答了这个问题。故选B。5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?A.Heisnomore
