In every cultivated language there are
two great classes of words, which makes up the whole vocabulary. First, there
are those words{{U}} (56) {{/U}}which we become familiar in daily
conversation, which we{{U}} (57) {{/U}}, that is to say, from the{{U}}
(58) {{/U}}of our own family and from our friends, and{{U}} (59)
{{/U}}we should know and use{{U}} (60) {{/U}}we could not read or
write. They{{U}} (61) {{/U}}the common things of life with all the
people who{{U}} (62) {{/U}}the language. Such words may be called
"popular", since they belong to the people{{U}} (63) {{/U}}and are not
excluded{{U}} (64) {{/U}}a limited class. On the other
hand, our language{{U}} (65) {{/U}}a large number of words which are
comparatively{{U}} (66) {{/U}}used in ordinary conversation. Their
meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little{{U}} (67)
{{/U}}to use them at home or in the market-place. Our{{U}} (68)
{{/U}}acquaintance (熟悉) with them comes not from our mothers'{{U}} (69)
{{/U}}or from the talk of our schoolmates,{{U}} (70) {{/U}}from
books that we read, lectures that we{{U}} (71) {{/U}}, or the more{{U}}
(72) {{/U}}conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing
some particular{{U}} (73) {{/U}}in a style properly higher above the
habitual{{U}} (74) {{/U}}of everyday life. Such words are called
"learned", and the{{U}} (75) {{/U}}between them and the "popular" words
is of great importance to a right understanding of language study
process.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】be familiar with sth，“对……熟悉”。意思是：有些词是我们在日常对话中慢慢熟悉的。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】根据后面的from一词可选出。固定搭配learn sth. from sb“从某人处学到某事”。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】members of the family“家庭成员”，固定说法。这句意思是说我们从家庭成员和朋友那里学词语。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】..with which we become familiar...which we learn...and which we should know...照应上下文，可见整体感的重要性。这些定语从句都是修饰those words。
【答案解析】people/world at large指的是“多数人而非一部分人”，例如：We have always tried to provide the public at large with accurate information. 而at most指的是“至多”，例如：He is 40 at (the) most．
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】exclude sth. from sth. /sth. is excluded from sth．表示“排除某事在外”，意为：这些词汇属于大众而非专属某一阶层/而非排除于任何阶层之外。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】“由……组成”的说法：consist of(注意：consist是vi)，be made up of, be composed of，例如：Our class consists of/is made up of/is composed Of 24 Students．