How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. What is true about words?:A、They are used to express feelings onlyB、They can not be written downC、They are simply soundsD、They are mysterious.
Passage FiveIn every language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, consist of the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words with which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the members of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use even if we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the goods in trade of all those who speak the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the whole people; and are not the exclusive possession of a limited class.On the other hand, our language includes a large number of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little occasion to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we bear, or the more formal conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style. raised above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned". And the distinction between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of the language.51. One class of words can be learned ______.A. through everyday lifeB. without too much practiceC. from popular songsD. with a dictionary in one's hand
【T15】A.SEE THE WORLDB.ALIEN TOC.AT RANDOMD.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONSB.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERSC.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODSD.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.
【T13】A.ORIGINB.COMMUNICATE WITHC.WRITTEN DOWND.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERYD.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
【T14】A.ORIGINB.COMMUNICATE WITHC.WRITTEN DOWND.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERYD.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
【T16】A.ORIGINB.COMMUNICATE WITHC.WRITTEN DOWND.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERYD.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
【T17】A.ORIGINB.COMMUNICATE WITHC.WRITTEN DOWND.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERYD.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.
共用题干In every cultivated languages there are two great classes of words which taken together,comprise the whole vocabulary.First,there are those words_________(51)which we become acquainted in daily conversation,which we learn,that is to say,from the_________(52)of our own family and from our familiar associates,and which we should know and use_________(53)we could not read or write.They__________(54)the common things of life,and are the stock in trade of all who use the language.Such words may be called"popular",since they belong to the people___________ (55)and are not the exclusive_______(56)of a limited class. On the other hand,our language ___________(57)a multitude of words which are comparatively_________(58)used in ordinary conversation.Their meanings are known to every educated person,but there is little_________(59)to use them at home or in the market-place. Our________ (60) acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's________(61)or from the talk of our schoolmates,________(62)from books that we read,lectures that we_________(63),or the more formal conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual ________(64)of everyday life.Such words are called "learned" ,and the________(65)between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process._________(53)A:even B:despiteC:even if D:in spite of
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