Question

13．English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet．One in every seven human beings can speak it．More than half of the world's books and three quarters of international mails are in English．Of all languages，English has the largest vocabulary-perhaps as many as two million words．
   However，let's face it：English is a crazy language．There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineap ple and no ham in a hamburger．Sweet-meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat．
   We take English for granted．But when we explore its paradoxes （矛盾），we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square，public bathrooms have no baths in them．And why is it that a writer writes，but fingers don't fing，grocers don't groce，and hammers don't ham？If the plural （復(fù)數(shù)形式） of tooth is teeth，shouldn't the plural of booth be beeth？One goose，two geese-so one moose，two meese？How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guyare opposites？How can overlook and oversee be opposites，while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next？
English was invented by people，not computers，and it reflects the creativity of human beings．That's why，when stars are out，they are visible； but when the lights are out，they are invisible．And why，when I wind up my watch，I start it； but when I wind up this essay，I end it．
25．According to the passageB．
A．there should be eggs in an eggplant 
B．sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different
C．pineapples are the apples on the pine tree     
D．boxing rings should be round
26．What does the author use most to prove his idea？B
A．Plurals．B．Paradoxes．C．Comparisons．（比較）        D．Synonyms．（同義詞）
27．The underlined words"a wise guy"in paragraph 3 probably mean"D"．
A．somebody wise                    
B．a(chǎn) valuable chance
C．a(chǎn)n opposite word                     
D．a(chǎn) stupid person
28．The last paragraph is written to showB．
A．English is important                
B．a(chǎn) word may have several definitions
C．human beings are creative            
D．why people invented English．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述英語是使用最廣泛的語言，每七個(gè)人中，就有一個(gè)會(huì)說英語．世界上一半以上的書籍和四分之三的郵件是用英語寫的，英語包含的詞匯也是最多的．但我們不能想當(dāng)然來學(xué)習(xí)英語中一些似是而非的單詞，而應(yīng)認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)英語單詞．

解答 25．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段Sweet-meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat．"可知，Sweet-meats和sweetbreads兩個(gè)詞的意思不同，即一個(gè)是糖果，一個(gè)是肉．故選B．
26．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二、三段可知，作者列舉一許多英語中的似是而非的單詞來說明我們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)英語時(shí)不能模棱兩可，而應(yīng)認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)英語單詞．
27．D 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第三段How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites？可知，a wise man和a wise guy是反義詞，a wise man意為"聰明的人"，那反義詞便是""愚蠢的人"．故選D．
28．B 推理判斷題．wind up有兩個(gè)意思：上緊發(fā)條；使結(jié)束．故選B．

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