【几道大专英语懂的进ReadingComprehensionIIHowmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthought】
几道大专英语懂的进
ReadingComprehensionII
Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingtheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.（238）
1.Theoriginoflanguageis_______.
A.aproblemnotyetsolvedB.amatterthatishiddenorsecret
C.aquestionwithnoanswerD.alegendhandeddownfromthepast
2.Whatistrueaboutwords?
A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theyaresimplysounds.
C.Theycannotbewrittendown.D.Theyaremysterious.
3.Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir_______.
A.propertiesB.characteristics
C.representativefunctionD.peculiarity
4.By“association”,theauthormeans_______.
A.aspecialqualityB.anappearancewhichispuzzling
C.ajoiningofideasinthemindD.astrangefeature
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?
A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.
B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.
C.Hisstyleisa