3、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_________.
A.alegendhandeddownfromthepast
B.amatterthatishiddenorsecret
C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer
D.aproblemnotyetsolved
答案：D
2）、Whatistrueaboutwords
A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.
B.Theycannotbewrittendown.
C.Theyaresimplysounds.
D.Theyaremysterious.
答案：C
3）、Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir______.
A.properties
B.characteristics
C.peculiarity
D.representativefunction
4）、By“association”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans______.
A.aspecialquality
B.ajoiningofideasinthemind
C.anappearancewhichispuzzling
D.astrangefeature
答案：B
5）、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue
A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.
B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.
C.Hecanmovementotears.
D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.
答案：A
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