2. 主要目标是通过张贴“禁止吸烟”这样的标志使每个公共房间无烟。

1. 让我们通过骑自行车来担起建设一个低碳城市的责任。

[原文]How words came into being is unknown. All we as-sume (推测) is that some early men invented certain 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 things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meanings 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 mean 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 positions and associations 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.

[问题 1]We learn from the text that language might have begun with.

   A. expressions   B. actions

   C. signs   D. sounds

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[理由]        

[问题 2]In the last paragraph,what does the author suggest that we should do?

   A. Use words skillfully.

   B. Make musical speeches.

   C. Learn poems by heart.

   D. Associate with listeners.

[答案]        

[理由]        

13. He’s in hospital,          (recover) from a heart attack.

12. Do something        (relax) before going to bed—read a book or take a hot bath.

11. Alice read the letter with a       (puzzle) expression on her face.

10. The teacher tried to make his students       (interest) in biology.

9. The police had the photograph of the missing girl        (enlarge) in order to see it clearly.

8. He hurried to the booking office only       (tell) that all the tickets had been sold out.

7. —Can those        (seat) at the back of the classroom hear me?

—No problem.