大学英语3测试题,一、阅读理解Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings
大学英语3测试题,
一、阅读理解
Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations----thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar（粗俗的）.
1.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingswasthat________.
Atheycouldexpressactionsandthings
Btheycouldcommunicatewitheachother
Ctheycouldagreeuponletters
Dtheycouldwriteandcombinethem
2.Whatistrueaboutthewords?
ATheyareusedtoexpressonlythoughtsandfeelings.
BTheyarenotsigns.
CTheyaresimplysounds.
DTheycanonlybewritten.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
AThemorewereadandlearn,themorewordsmeantous.
BThemorewereadandlearn,themoreknowledgewewillacquire.
CThemorewereadandlearn,themorelearnedweare.
DThemorewereadandlearn,themoreliteratewebecome.
4.Inexpressingtheirthoughts,greatwriterareable____.
Atohavetheirownstyle