北京邮电大学网络教育《大学英语2》期末考试（小抄版）

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第一部分：交际用语(共10小题；每小题1分，满分io分)

此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个

选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.—Howareyou,Bob?

—Ted.

A.Howareyou?B.Tmfine.Thankyou.

C.Howdoyoudo?D.Nicetomeetyou.

2.—Thanksforyourhelp.

A.Mypleasure.B.Nevermind.

C.QuiterightD.Don'tthankme.

3.—Hello,TmHarryPotter.

一Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but.

A.callmyCharlesB.callmeatCharles

C.callmeCharlesD.callCharlesme

4._Paul,?

一Oh,that'smyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother.

A.whatisthepersonoverthereB.who'stalkingoverthere

C.whataretheydoingD.whichisthat

5.—Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?

—,andhowareyou?

A.Don'tmentionitB.Ahem,nottoobad

C.ThanksD.Prettyfast

6.—Thal'sbeautifuldressyouhaveon!

A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it'stoocheap.

C.Youcanhaveit.D.Seeyoulater.

7.—Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.

B.Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.

C.Ha...ha,Idon'tlikebirthdayparlies.

D.Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident.

8.—Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?

A.Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.

B.Comeon,Tvegotlotsoffun.

C.Bytheway,Idon'tlikeSaturdays.

D.Well.Fillookforwardtoyourphonecall.

9.—Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusydoingnow?

A.Ihatetheweatherhere.

B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.

C.Yeah,thanksforcoming.

D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.

1（）.—Marilyn,FmafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.

A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?

C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!

第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Passage1

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudents

tovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOn

One“helpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinit

becauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.

You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,

English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentor（导师）tothetutors一he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansor

tooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfor

theprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.

I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooks

goodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyour

community.Ifyou'dliketosignup.orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

12.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

13.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?

A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.

B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.

C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.

D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.

14.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?

A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.

C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoProfessorDodge.

15.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?

A.Faculty.B.Students.

C.ResidentsD.Graduatedstudents.

Passage2

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythings

withthem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearned

aboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,and

soon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternational

businessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples—peoplewhosejobor

businessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostof

movingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeople

withlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhave

enoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethan

theycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthatthey

decidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersaboutit.The

ideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.

16.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.

C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghomefurnishings.

17.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

18.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.

C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

19.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.RentorBuy?

B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

C.FurnishedApartmentsD.ANewIdea.

20.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat

A.Theyhavelessmoney.

B.Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture.

C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.

D.Theydon'lhavemuchmoneyanddon'lwanttobuythecheapfurniture.

Passage3

Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguage

wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeant

thatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththe

primingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900the

world'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50

kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaper

thanothercountries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwas

notverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.

Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinof

certainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekept

onparchment.

(208words)

21.What'sthemeaningfortheword"parchment"?

A.Theskinofyounganimals.

B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.

C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.

D.ThepaperofEgypt.

22.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?

A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.

B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.

C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.

D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.

23.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?

A.Around1400.B.Around1900.

C.Around400.D.Around900.

24.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?

A.China.B.Sweden.

C.Egypt.D.Japan.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?

A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.

B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.

C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.

D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.

第三部分：词汇与结构(共20小题；每小题1分，满20分)

此部分共有20个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A][B][CHD]

26.Themanagerwillnotustousehiscar.

A.haveB.letC.agreeD.allow

27.herandthentrytocopywhatshedoes.

A.MindB.SeeC.StareatD.Watch

28.Willyoumeafavor,please?

A.doB.makeC.bringD.give

29.It'sbadforyoutosmokeinthepublicplaceswheresmokingisnotallowed.

A.behaviorB.actionC.mannerD.movement

30.-It'sagoodidea.Butwho'sgoingtotheplan?

—IthinkJohnandPeterwill.

A.carryoutB.getthroughC.takeinD.setaside

31.Beforethefinalexamination,somestudentshaveshownoftension.Theyevenhavetroubleinsleeping.

A.anxietyB.marksC.signsD.remarks

32.Theproblemisnotsoeasyasyouthink.It'sfarfrombeingsettled.

A.hardlyB.almostC.nearlyD.scarcely

33.-It'stimetotidyyourroom,Harry!

一Seethetidyroom,Mum!iswhereitshouldbe.

A.SomethingB.AnythingC.EverythingD.Nothing

34.一Whatwillyoubuyforyourboyfriend'sbirthday?

—Iwanttobuyawalletforhim.

A.blackleathersmallB.smallblackleatherC.smallleatherblackD.blacksmallleather

35.Theyoungactorwhohadbeenthoughthighlyoftobeagreatdisappointment.

A.turnedupB.turnedoutC.turneddownD.turnedin

36.Heisfondofplayingpianowhilehisbrotherisinterestedinlisteningtomusic.

A./;theB./;/C.the;/D.the;the

37.—Don'tyoufeelsurprisedtoseeGeorgeatthemeeting?

一Yes.Ireallydidn'tthinkhehere.

A.hasbeenB.hadbeenC.wouldbeD.wouldhavebeen

38.Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindofmoviesbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.

A.thatisB.whichisC.asisD.whatare

39.—Nancywasbadlyinjuredintheaccidentyesterdayandshewassenttohospital.

——Oh,really?I.Ivisither.

A.didn'tknow;willgotoB.don'tknow;willgoto

C.didn'tknow;amgoingtoD.haven'tknown;amgoingto

40.一Takethismedicinetwiceaday,Peter?

——DoIhavetotakeit?Itsoterrible.

A.istastingB.istastedC.tastesD.hastasted

41.Theyounginterestedinpopmusic.

A.isB.haveC.hasD.are

42.Importanthisdiscoverymightbe,itwasregardedasamatterofnoaccountinhistime.

A.whenB.untilC.asD.although

43.—Whydoeshelooksad?

—Therearesomanyproblems.

A.remainingtosettleB.remainedsettling

C.remainingtobesettledD.remainedtobesettled

44.—Thephysicsexamisnotdifficult,isit?

-.EvenHarrytothetopstudentsfailedinit.

A.Yes;belongsB.No;belonged

C.Yes;belongingD.No;belonging

45.tomorrow'slessons,Frankhasnotimetogooutwithhisfriends.

A.NotpreparingB.Nothavingprepared

C.NottoprepareD.Beingnotprepared

第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中空缺部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四

个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A][B][C][D]

LastyearTomleftschool.HecametoTaipeito(46)ajob.Hewentfromonecompanytoanotherbut

(47)wantedhim.Nowhehadlittlemoney.Hehadtogobacktohissmalltown.Sohecametothestation.

Hefelt(48)andtired.Itwasverylateatnightand(49)wasfullofpeople.Theywerewaiting(50)

ticketsofthelasttrain.Heboughtthelastticket,andhewasveryhappy.

Atthattime,awomanwithacryingbabywalkedtohim.Sheaskedhimtosellhertheticket.Hegaveherthe

ticket.Hethoughttheyneededit(51)____hedid.After(52)_____left,hesatonthebenchanddidn'tknow(53)

togo.Justthen,anoldmancameandsaid,“Youngman,1(54)whatyoudidtothewoman.Ihavea

bigcompany.Ineedagoodyoungmanlike(55).Wouldyouliketoworkforme?”

46.A.findB.seeC.lookD.buy

47.A.everyoneB.nooneC.nothingD.something

48.A.happyB.interestingC.sadD.glad

49.A.thecityB.thecompanyC.thefarmD.thestation

50.A.tobuyB.tosellC.togiveD.topass

51.A.lessthanB.morethanC.smallerthanD.worsethan

52.A.TomB.thebusC.thetrainD.theoldman

53.A.whatB.whichC.whyD.where

54.A.haveseenB.don'tknowC.don'tlikeD.havedone

55.A.thewomanB.youC.thebabyD.her

46.[A]47.[B]48.[C]49.[D]50.[A]51.[C]52.[C]53.[D]54.[A]55.[B]

第五部分：英译汉（满分15分）

请在20分钟内把卜列5句英文翻译成中文，把答案写在答题纸上。

56.Applesherelikewaterandsunshine.这儿的苹果喜欢水和阳光。

57.Tomwassuchahardworkingstudentthathesooncameoutfirstintheclass.

汤姆是个学习特别用功的学生，以至于•不久他就成了班里学习最好的学生。

58.TedandWilliamhavelivedunderthesameroofforfiveyears.

泰德和威廉已经在同一个屋檐下生活了五年了。

59.Youneedn'tgothereanymore.Healreadyknowsaboutit.

你不必去了，他已经知道那件事了。

60.Asisknowntoall,Chinaisadevelopingcountry.

众所周知，中国是一个发展中国家。

第六部分：写作（满分15分）

要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲用英语写出一封不少于80词的短信。

HelpMetoBuyASpokenEnglishBook

I.介绍你的近况。

2.请他帮你买英语口语书。

3.欢迎他方便时来访。

April162009

DearWangHua:

Howhaveyoubeen?Ihaven'tseenyoufor5yearssincewegraduatedfrom101HighSchool.Howtimeflies!

Ireallymissyouverymuch.

IamnowstudyingEnglishinAnhuiUniversity.IntwomonthsIwilltakepartinaveryimportantEnglish

examination.IwanttobuyacollegespokenEnglishbook,butIcannotfindithereinHefei.Wouldyoupleasebuy

oneformeinBeijing?

Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Dovisitmewhenyouarefree.

Yourstruly,

LiMing

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第一部分：交际用语(共io小题，每小题1分，满分io分)

此部分共有1()个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B.C、D四个

选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.一Who'sthatspeaking?

—ThisisTom.

A.speaksB.spoken.

C.speaking?D.saying.

2.一I'msorry.Ilostthekey.

A.Wellit'sOK.B.No,it'sallright.

C.Youarewelcome.D.Youarewrong.

3.—It'srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclosethewindow?

A.Yes,please.B.No,goahead.

C.Sure,please.D.Idon'llikeit.

4.—___________

—Heteachesphysicsinaschool.

A.Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo?B.whoisyourfather?

C.whatisyourfather?D.whereisyourfathernow?

5.—Excuseme.howmuchisthejacket?

—Ifs499Yuan..

A.Oh,no.That'sOK!B.Howdoyoulikeit?

C.Whichdoyouprefer?D.Wouldyouliketotryiton?

6.—___________

一Well,theygottherelastWednesday.Soaboutaweek.

A.WhendidyourparentsarriveatParis?

B.HowlonghaveyourparentsbeeninParis?

C.DidyourparentsarriveatParislastWednesday?

D.WhenwillyourparentsgotoParis?

7.一Howoftendoyougodancing?

A.IwillgodancingtomorrowB.Yesterday.

C.Everyotherday.D.Tvebeendancingforayear.

8.—Youknow,Ihavethreekidsnow.

A.Well,Tvegrownamustache.B.That'sterrific!

C.Say,you'vereallychangedyourhair.D.Well,Igaveupdrinking.

9.一HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexicanrestauranttonight?

A.Forgetit.B.Sorry,IlikeMexicanfood.

C.That'sgreat!D.Gladyoulikeit.

10.一Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?

A.Wow,yougottheidea.B.No,nevermind.

C.Prettywell,Iguess.D.Sorry,I'mnewhere.

第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Passage1

LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.

Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulations

onhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldbe

raisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquickly

tothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusethe

flagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.

Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.When

theflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn'tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitis

displayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairto

formafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedto

touchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.

11.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

A.Bymakinglaws.B.Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.D.Byholdingceremonies.

12.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

13.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

14.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

15.WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

A.ArbitraryB.Respect.C.Happy.D.Brave.

Passage2

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoap

operahassuddenlybecome“in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilled

withsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-school

studentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpaying

jobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopleto

watchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwas

aboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethatthey

shouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.

Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappy

love,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithout

havingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

16.Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

17.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Collegestudentviewers.B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.D.College-ageviewers.

18.Whicharenotthereasonswhythesoapoperasuddenlybecomes“in”accordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearctryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

20.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

Passage3

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwe

reallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actions

andthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,called

letters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,

whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations----thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Words

becomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthe

gladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmean

somethingincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhich

appealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.

Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicand

whichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwords

carefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

21.Theoriginlanguageis.

A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved

22.Whatistrueaboutwords?

A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theycannotbewrittendown.

C.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.

23.Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir.

A.propertiesB.characteristics

C.peculiarityD.representativefunction

24.By“association”,theauthormeans.

A.aspecialqualityB.ajoiningofideasinthemind

C.anap