In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words, which makes up the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 56 which we become familiar in daily conversation, which we 57 , that is to say, from the 58 of our own family and from our friends, and 59 we should know and use 60 we could not read or write. They 61 the common things of life with all the people who 62 the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people
63 and are not excluded 64 a limited class.
On the other hand, our language 65 a large number of words which are com-paratively 66 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 67 to use them at home or in the market-place.
Our 68 acquaintance (熟悉) with them comes not from our mother's 69 or from the talk of our schoolmates, 70 from books that we read, lectures that we 71 , or the more 72 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discus-sing some particular 73 in a style properly higher above the habitual 74 of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the 75 between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of language study process.
56. A. at B. with C. by D. through
57. A. studyB. imitate C. stimulateD. learn
58. A. mates B. relatives C. members D. fellows
59. A. whichB. thatC. thoseD. ones
60. A. even B. despite C. even if D. in spite of
61. A. mind B. concern C. care D. relate
62. A. hire B. apply C. adoptD. use
63. A. in public B. at most C. at large D. at best
64. A. in13. fromC. with D. on
65. A. consists B. consists of C. makes D. composes
66. A. seldom B. much C. greatly D. often
67. A. possibilityB. way C. reasonD. necessity
68. A. primary B. first C. principal D. prior
69. A. tips B. mouth C. ears D. tongue
70. A. besides B. and C. yet D. but
71. A. hear of B. attend C. hear fromD. listen
72. A. former B. formula C. formal D. forward
73. A. theme B. topic C. idea D. point
74. A. border B. link C. degree D. extent
75. A. relation B. distinction C. connection D. similarity
答案
56.B 该题考查固定搭配。sb.is/become farniliar with sth./sb.某人对人/物(开始)熟悉。
57.D 该题考查词义以及搭配辨析。A项“学习”,B项“模仿”,C项“刺激”,D项“学习”,且D项可以与from搭配,表示“向……学习。”
58.C 该题考查习惯用法。一般指家庭成员我们使用“members of the family”。
59.A 该题考查阅读理解能力。根据上下文,此处和上文57题属于并列结构,所以选A项。
60.C 该题考查词义辨析。A项“甚至”,B项“尽管……但是”,C项“即使”,D项“尽管……
但是“,根据句意,只有选C.
61.D 该题考查词义辨析及搭配。A项“介意”,B项“关于”,C项“关心”,D项“与……有联系”,且只有D可以和with搭配。
62.D 该题考查词义辨析。A项“雇佣”,B项“应用”,C项“采取”,D项“使用”,根据句意,
是指使用该语言的人,故选D.
63.C 该题考查词义辨析。A项“在公众场合”,B项“最多”,C项“普遍”,D项“最多”,根据上下文,选C.
64.B 该题考查固定搭配。可以和exclude搭配的介词只有from.
65.B 该题考查固定搭配。只有consist of表示“组成”,其它选项(A,D)要么不是完整的词组,要么没有该意义(C)。
66.A该题考查词义辨析。A项“很少地”,B项“较多地”,C项“大量地”,D项“经常地”,根据下文,选择A.
67.A 该题考查词义辨析。A项“可能性”,B项“方式”,C项“理由”,D项“必要性”,根据句意,选A.
68.D该题考查词义辨析。A项“基础的”,B项“第一”,C项“主要的”,D项“先前的”,根据下文,选D,表示“以前的关于正式语言的知识”。
69.A 该题考查习惯用法。from mother‘s tips是指“从妈妈的嘴里(话里)”。
70.D 该题考查固定搭配。not…but……表示“不是……而是……”。
71.B 该题考查词义辨析。A项“听说”,B项“参加活动”,c项“收到来信”,D项“听”,能够和讲座(lectures)搭配的只有B,表示“参加听讲座的活动”。
72.C 该题考查词义辨析。A项“先前的”,B项“公式”,C项“正式的”,D项“向前”,根据上下文,选C.
73.B 该题考查词义辨析。A项“主题”,8项“话题”,C项“想法”,D项“观点”,根据上下文,选B.
74.C 该题考查阅读理解及习惯用法。四个选项中,从习惯上,可以被high修饰的只有C,且从上下文可以看出,想表达的意思是“水平高”。
75.B 该题考查词义辨析。A项“关系”,B项“区别”,C项“联系”,D项“相似”,根据上下文,选B.