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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(一)模拟128 Section Ⅰ Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.  How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, 1 animals, somehow invented certain 2 to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, 3 they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed 4 certain signs, called letters, which could be 5 to represent those sounds, and which could be 6 down. Those sounds, whether spoken, 7 written in letters, we call words.  The power of words, then, lies in their 8 —the things they bring up before our minds. Words become 9 with meaning for us by experience; 10 the longer we live, the more certain words 11 the happy and sad events of our past to us; and the more we read and 12 , the more the number of words that mean something to us 13 .  Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal 14 to our minds and emotions. This 15 and telling use of words is what we call 16 style. Above all, the real poet is a master of 17 . He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which 18 their position and association can 19 men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will 20 our speech or writing silly and vulgar. 1.A.aboveB.unlikeC.excludingD.besides答案:B[考点] 介词辨析+上下文语义[解析] 本文分为三段。第一段指出词语的起源是个未解之谜，并分析了其可能的产生过程；第二段表示随着经历的增加，词语会对我们造成越来越深远的影响；第三段介绍了作家、诗人和音乐家对词语的妙用，并建议大家善用词语。 本句意为“我们所知道的不过是人类一其他动物”。根据文章第一句话，我们可以了解到这篇文章主要探究人类语言的发源。该题目考查人和动物在语言上的关系。众所周知，人类和动物在语言上是有区别的，ualike“不同于”符合题意。故本题选B。 [参考译文] 人类最初如何学会发明词语不得而知。换句话说，语言的起源是个不解之谜。我们所知道的不过是人类不同于其他动物，不知怎地发