单选题
In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprises the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words (1) which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we (2) , that is to say, from the (3) of our own family and from our familiar associates, and (4) we should know and use (5) we could not read or write. They (6) the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who (7) the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people (8) and are not the exclusive (9) of a limited class. On the other hand, our language (10) a multitude of words which are comparatively (11) used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little (12) to use them at home or in the market-place. Our (13) acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's (14) or from the talk of our school-mates, (15) from books that we read, lectures that we (16) , or the more (17) conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular (18) in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual (19) of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the (20) between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题考点为限制性定语从句。本句中的with which…是定语从句,修饰先行词those words,become acquainted with sth./sb.表示了解某事,认识某人。
【答案解析】本题考查的是异形近义动词的词义辨析。hire雇佣;apply运用(方法,理论等);adopt采纳;use使用。例:can you try to apply this new theory to your work?你能试着将这个新理论用于工作之中吗?但使用某种语言,不用apply,而用use这个动词。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】句意:这样的一些词语或许可以称作大众化的词语,因为它们属于所有使用这种语言的人,而不是某一个特定阶层专有的东西。此题考的是介词词组辨析。in public公开地,当众;at most至多,不超过;at best充其量,至多。at large普遍地,一般地,例:We must pay attention to the education of the society at large.我们必须关注整个社会的教 育问题。根据题意,只有选项C符合上下文意思。
【答案解析】句意:另一方面,我们的语言还包含了大量相对而言在日常生活中很少使用的词语。此题考的是近义词的词义辨析。comprise包含,包括,还表示“由……组成,构成”。compose常用被动结构,be composed of表示“由……组成”。consist是不及物动词,须和of组成动词短语,表示“由……组成”;constitute构成,例:Eleven members constituted the board of directors in our company.十一个人组成了我们公司的董事会。根据以上分析,只有B符合题意。