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【題目】Variety is the spice of language. The words listed in this book are not intended to replace those that most people use most of the time. Rather, they are variations on the theme. We tend to use the same old words over and over again, to limit our powers of expression by limiting our vocabulary. 【1】 but why not enhance your speech and writing by learning to use new ones from time to time ds alternatives?

How often have you spoken of having an accident? 【2】 Or why not occasionally describe a situation as aggravated（惡化）instead of worsened.

I don’t mean that you should throw away the Mold words”. 【3】 English is an especially rich language, and often there are differences between two words that are generally regarded as die same. Thus, a mishap is not merely an accident; it is an unfortunate accident. Because there can be fortunate accidents, like bumping into an old friend you haven’t seen for years and whose address you’ve lost. 【4】.

No doubt a good many words in the list will be familiar to you, but do you use them, or do they remain the “property” of others? 【5】 Try to make these words your own, as companions or friendly rivals of the ones you have owned in the past. Let them compete, and make your language all the richer.

A. Just vary them with the “new words”.

B. Many words have more than one meaning.

C. There is nothing wrong with the “old words”.

D. English words are grouped according to their origins.

E. Why not use the alternative mishap once in a while?

F. They are included to introduce variety into your speech and writing.

G. So in using mishap instead of accident, you must be sure of the difference.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】G

【5】F

【解析】試題這是一篇說明文。主要闡述多樣化是語言的調(diào)味品。我們經(jīng)常重復(fù)使用同樣的舊詞，限制了我們的表達(dá)，我們應(yīng)該多學(xué)習(xí)一些新詞，替代我們的舊詞，讓我們的演講和寫作更豐富。

【1】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。由上文“We tend to use the same old words over and over again, to limit our powers of expression by limiting our vocabulary.”“我們往往一遍又一遍地使用同一個(gè)老詞，限制了我們的詞匯量，同時(shí)限制了我們的表達(dá)能力�！苯Y(jié)合下文“but why not enhance your speech and writing by learning to use new ones from time to time ds alternatives?”可推斷，老詞沒什么錯(cuò)誤，但是為什么不通過學(xué)習(xí)使用新的方式來提高你的演講和寫作呢？因此C項(xiàng)符合語境。故選C。

【2】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。由下文“Or why not occasionally describe a situation as aggravated（惡化）instead of worsened.”可知，此處闡述用另外的表達(dá)說上文提到的“having an accident”，因此推斷E項(xiàng)“為什么不偶爾使用“為什么不偶爾使用替代性的“mishap”呢？符合語境。故選E。

【3】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。由上文“I don’t mean that you should throw away the Mold words.”可知，作者并不是說應(yīng)該擯棄那些舊詞，因此推斷A項(xiàng)“只是用新詞改變它們”符合語境。故選A。

【4】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。由上文可知，因此，英語是一種特別豐富的語言，通常被認(rèn)為是死氣沉沉的兩個(gè)詞之間存在著差異。不幸不僅僅是一次意外，而是一次不幸的事故。因?yàn)橛幸恍┬疫\(yùn)的事故，比如碰到一個(gè)你多年沒見過的老朋友，而他的地址卻丟失了。因此，在使用mishap代替accident時(shí)，你必須確定兩者之間的區(qū)別。 故選G。

【5】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。由下文“Try to make these words your own, as companions or friendly rivals of the ones you have owned in the past. Let them compete, and make your language all the richer.”可知，努力讓這些詞匯成為你的，成為你過去擁有的那些詞的替代，讓那些詞完美，讓你的語言更豐富，因此推斷F項(xiàng)“會(huì)使用它們會(huì)讓你的演講和寫作更多樣化”符合語境。故選F。