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1、第2次作业一、阅读理解单项选择题（本大题共100分，共5小题，每小题20分）1.Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewithea
2、chother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations--thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.W
3、ordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesetho
4、ughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldtherefore
5、learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.(1).Theoriginoflanguage____.A.isreflectedinsoundsandlettersB.ishandeddownfromgenerationtogenerationC.datesbacktothepre-historicperiodD.isaproblemnotyetsolved(2).Accordingtothepassa
6、ge,wordsare____.A.visuallettersB.representedbysoundsC.representedeitherbysoundsorlettersD.signscalledletters(3).Thepowerofwordsliesintheir____.A.beautyB.accuracyC.associationsD.charm(4).Thesecretofawriter'ssuccessistheuseofwordsthat____.A.recalltousthegladandsadeventso
7、fourpastB.arearrangedinacreativewayC.areasbeautifulasmusicD.agreewithcertainliterarystyle(5).Theauthorofthepassageadvisesus____.A.tousewordscarefullyandaccuratelyB.nottousesillyandvulgarwordsC.tobecomeamasterofwordsD.touseemotionalwords2.Therearesomeverygoodthingsabout
8、openeducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeopledeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationall
