22.Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown:inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycould

　　22.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.1.Theoriginoflanguageis________________. AalegendhandeddownfromthepastBamatterthatishiddenorsecretCaquestiondifficulttoanswerDproblemnotyetsolved2.Whatistrueaboutwords?__________________. ATheyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.BTheycannotbewrittendown.CTheyaresimplysounds.DTheyaremysterious.3.Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir______________. ApropertiesBcharacteristicsCpeculiarityDrepresentativefunction4.By“association”,theauthormeans______________. AaspecialqualityBajoiningofideasinthemindCanappearancewhichispuzzlingDastrangefeature5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?_____________ AHeisnomorethanamasterofwordsBHecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.CHecanmovementotears.DHisstyleisalwayscharming.