单选题
The words concerning everyday life ______. A. are in the possession of each individual B. are something exchanged for money C. are not familiar to highly educated people D. are not included in a book
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] In every language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, make up the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words with which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the members of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use even if we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the goods in trade of all those who speak the language. Such words may be called "popular" , since they belong to the whole people and are not the exclusive possession of a limited class. On the other hand, our language includes a large number of words that are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little occasion to use them at home or in the marketplace. Our first acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our schoolmates, but from books that we read, lectures that we hear, or the more formal conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style raised above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned ". And the distinction between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of the language.
单选题
According to the passage, both "popular" words and "learned" words ______. A. seem to be of no use B. can help people get a better comprehension of the language C. are easy to master D. have gone beyond our mother's reach
单选题
From the passage, we can know that ______. A. "popular" words are essential to daily life B. "popular" words are not regular in usage C. "popular" words are convenient to use D. "popular" words are not standard enough to be used