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sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk
with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show
those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are
called words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the thing they bring up to minds. Words become
filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the
happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that means
something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which
have powerful effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what we call literary style (文
体). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express 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 correctly, or they will make our speech silly and common.
B. actions
C. signs
D. sounds
B. The relation of human experience with words.
C. The importance of old words.
D. The gradual change and development of words.
B. Make musical speeches.
C. Learn poems by heart.
D. Associate with listeners.
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试题【阅读理解。 How words came into being is unknown. All we assume (推测) is that some 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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features (特征) of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the
opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men"s clothes tend to button from
the right, and women"s from the left. Considering most of the world"s population-men and women-are right-
handed, the men"s standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women"s clothes button
from the left?
History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th
century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women"s
shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men"s shirts button from the right made
sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less
likely to get caught in the shirt.
Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning from the left is still the standard for them. Is
it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all women"s shirts buttoned from
the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women"s shirts that buttoned from the
right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop
new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in
public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were
wearing men"s shirts.
B. It is different for men"s clothing and women"s.
C. It woks better with men than with women.
D. It fails to consider right-handed people.
B. They were interested in the historical matters.
C. They were mostly dressed by servants.
D. They drew their swords from the left.
B. manufacturers should follow standards
C. modern women dress themselves
D. customs are hard to change
B. making comparisons
C. examining differences
D. following the time order
has millions of current answers. That question is "What"s your name?" Everyone gives a different answer, but
everyone is correct.
Have you ever wondered about people"s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?
People"s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or
other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be
named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.
Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means "bright"; Beatrice means "one
who gives happiness"; Donald means "world ruler"; Leonard means "as brave as a lion".
The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or
Brooks probably lived near brook (小溪); someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved
road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.
Other early surnames came from people"s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith,
which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important
workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter - a person who owned or drove
a cart; Potter -a person who made pots and pans.
The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The
Carpenter"s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.
Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities.
When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably
became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an
excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.
Some family names were made by adding something to the father"s name. English-speaking people added
-s or -son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family"s ancestor was Robert. Irish and
Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the
O"Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.
B. People"s characters.
C. Talents that people possessed.
D. People"s occupations.
B. made things with metals
C. made kitchen tools or contains
D. built houses and furniture
a world leader, the baby might be named _____.
B. Leonard Carter
C. George Longstreet
D. Donald Greenwood
B. friends and relatives
C. colleagues and partners
D. later sponsors
popular sports are basketball, football and baseball－ 1 has its own season and 2 supporters. Professional
teams are named for the cities 3 they are located. When a team plays in a championship game, most people
in the city 4 the game with interest and enthusiasm. Basketball is 5 around the world. Professional
basketball games in the US 6 indoors during winter months. From November to April 7 can find a
professional basketball game several 8 a week in most large American cities. Basketball is an American
sport. It 9 the national pastime.
The game is played in the evening 10 every night of the week and on weekends 11 . The season begins
in April and 12 in October. Football 13 most popular professional sport in the US, too. It is played on
Sundays 14 the fall from August to October. American football is different from international football, 15
Americans called soccer. 16 games require 17 and specialized skills. Professional players are very 18 .
The most famous players 19 millions of dollars for their playing skill. American best players have higher
20 than the country"s president.
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| Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using he information from the passage. Write NO MORE THEAN ONE WORD for each answer. | |||
| Chinese, unlike many other languages, has a large family of dialects and written forms. Spoken Chinese is specially complex with more than five recognized dialect groups, even the written language with two recognized characters. The written forms of Chinese include a traditional system of characters and a simplified one. The simplified version of characters came into use in 1949. Traditional Chinese characters are still widely used throughout Asia and among Chinese people around the world, while the simplified characters are only found in the People"s Republic of China. It is usually accepted that there are five major dialect groups within the Chinese language group. These are Mandarin, Wu, Min, Cantonese and Hakka. Mandarin is the official language on the Chinese mainland and Chinese Taiwan. It is also one of the four official languages of Singapore. Wu is spoken around the lower Yangtze River and its tributaries (支流). Shanghai is a well-known dialect of Wu. Min is commonly spoken by people in Taiwan, Fujian and Hainan. Cantonese is mainly spoken in the province of Guangdong. Cantonese is also spoken in many parts of the Chinese Diaspora (移居地), particularly HongKong and overseas Chinese settlements in the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia. Hakka is the least well-known dialect group inside China compared to the above four. Most of the Hakka dialect group is scattered (散居) throughout southeastern China in Guangxi Province. Historically, the Hakka people were northerners who moved south over several hundred years. Their name Hakka means"guest" indicating their immigrant (移民) status in the southern areas to which they moved. | |||
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| 阅读理解。 | |||
| The English, as a race, are very different in many ways from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French and the Belgians. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of the Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalities. Broadly speaking, an Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems restrained, even embarrassed. You have only to witness a city train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious looking men and women sit reading their newspapers of having a light sleep in a corner, no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most unusual. An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested, "On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers." Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the person immediately suspected. In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc., often accompanied by appropriate gestures. The Englishman is somewhat different. Of course, an Englishman feels no less deeply than any one of a different nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far less. This is reflected in his use of language. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl. Whereas a more emotional man might describe her as "an excellent jewel", "extremely beautiful", and "precious", the Englishman will flatly state "Oh, she"s all right." An Englishman who has seen a highly successful and enjoyable film recommends it to a friend by commenting, "It"s not bad you know." or on seeing very unusual scenery he might convey his pleasure by saying. "Nice, yes, very nice." The overseas visitor must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest and involvement. Instead, he must realize that "all right", "not bad", and"nice", very often have the sense of "first-class", "excellent", and "beautiful". This use of language of a unique style, particularly common in England is known as restrained statement. | |||
| 1. From the passage people can infer that the English are different from other nationalities mainly in _____. | |||
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| A. attitudes B. characters C. habits D. all the above | |||
| 2. If one doesn"t want to be suspected in pubic, he had better _____. | |||
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| A. follow the English code of behavior B. shake hands with all the people he meets C. talk with others D. keep quiet | |||
| 3. The underlined word "restrained" in paragraph 2 most probably means _____. | |||
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| A. friendly and kind B. polite and graceful C. afraid and frightened D. calm and controlled | |||
| 4. According to the passage, the Englishman _____. | |||
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| A. has less feelings than other nationalities B. has emotions as deep as any other nationalities C. is liable to express emotion by means of language D. likes to have a joke with foreign visitors | |||
| 5. An Englishman"s saying "all right" usually expresses the meaning of "_____". | |||
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| A. not bad B. quite right C. not good D. very good |