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　　大学英语3测试题,一、阅读理解Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings

　　大学英语3测试题,

　　一、阅读理解

　　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（粗俗的）.

　　1.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingswasthat________.

　　Atheycouldexpressactionsandthings

　　Btheycouldcommunicatewitheachother

　　Ctheycouldagreeuponletters

　　Dtheycouldwriteandcombinethem

　　2.Whatistrueaboutthewords?

　　ATheyareusedtoexpressonlythoughtsandfeelings.

　　BTheyarenotsigns.

　　CTheyaresimplysounds.

　　DTheycanonlybewritten.

　　3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　AThemorewereadandlearn,themorewordsmeantous.