How did men first learn to invent words? It is still unknown to people; in other words, the origin* of language is a mystery. All we suppose is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined* to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.

We are sure that the power of words lies in their associations-- the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words make us think of the glad and sad things of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which strongly appeal to people and have great effect on our minds and feelings. This lovely and wonderful use of words is what we call literary* style. Above all, the real poet is a owner of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position* and association can move men to tears. We should learn to choose our words carefully and use them true, or they will make our speech silly and low.
小題1:From the passage, we learn that language might begin with   .
A．feelingsB．a(chǎn)ctionsC．signsD．sounds
小題2:The underlined phrase appeal to probably means     .
A．to interestB．to let... down
C．to make...relaxedD．to surprise...
小題3:What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A．The power of new words
B．The importance of old words
C．The association of our experience with words
D．The change and development of words
小題4:From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A．people have discovered how words came from
B．it’s enough for a good writer to have great thoughts
C．the anthor suggest people to use words with right skills
D．the longer we live, the number of words that mean something will be smaller.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了語言的發(fā)展歷史以及語言與經(jīng)驗的關系，告訴我們要正確的使用語言。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段All we suppose is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things, 描述，可知語言可能是從聲音開始的。故選D。
小題2:詞義猜測題，聯(lián)系下文have great effect on our minds and feelings 對我們的思想感情產(chǎn)生重大影響�？芍拔闹傅氖�，強烈地吸引人們。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段We are sure that the power of words lies in their associations-- the things they bring up before our minds. 及本段描述，可知這段主要講述的是語言和經(jīng)驗的關系。故選C。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段We should learn to choose our words carefully and use them true,描述，可知作者建議我們要用正確的方法應用語言。故選C。
練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera (照相機).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo. 
The next important date in the history of photography (攝影術) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of great people .The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just copies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.
小題1:The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________
A．his businessB．his houseC．his gardenD．his window
小題2:The Daguerrotype was____________.
A．a(chǎn) FrenchmanB．a(chǎn) kind of pictureC．a(chǎn) kind of cameraD．a(chǎn) photographer
小題3:If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to__________.
A．watch lots of films
B．buy an expensive camera
C．stop in most cities
D．take many films and something else with him.
小題4:Mathew Brady______________.
A．was very lifelike 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　
B．was famous for his unusual pictures
C．was quite strong 　　　　　　　　　　　　　
D．took many pictures of moving people
小題5:This passage tells us_____________.
A．how photography was developed
B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C．how to take pictures in the world
D．how to use different cameras

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Naturally ,American schoolchildren love holidays .And they get a lot of them each year .Besides having national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Presidents; Day off from school ,students get longer breaks in the US only go to school for about 180 days a year.To students ,holidays are perfect .However ,parents think there are advantages and disadvantages .
On the one hand ,school holidays allow families to spend time together .Many American parents take time off from work during June,July or august to travel with their children on vacations either in the US or in a foreign country .On the other hand ,schoolchildren get much more time off school than parents get vacation for an time.This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in the babysitting or day care coats.As well ,the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get bored.
Besides going on trips with their parents ,American students enjoy taking part in different kind s of activities during the holidays .For example ,some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor adventure holidays .Such trips are great  adventurous students .They  also have a lot to offer students who aren’t usually interested in traditional PE activities .ou can do courses in survival skills ,for example .Students learn how to make a camp in the forest ,which wild food they can eat and how to find their way to make a camp in the forest,which wild food they can eat and how to find their way back to the center.
Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor adventure may take part in courses in computer game design ,film making and photography  during the holidays .Finally ,the traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular .Students can practice their foreign language skills and experience every day life in a different culture.
小題1:How long are kids in the US at school every year?
About 180 days     B.About 280 days
C.About 200 days   D.About 300 days
小題2:What does the underlined “they “refer to in the third paragraph?
A．Some kidsB．Different traditional PE activities
C．ParentsD．Summer camps and adventures
小題3:Which of the following is true ?
A．Both parents and students think school holidays are perfect.
B．Parents can take care of their young kinds of activities
C．Students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during holidays .
D．Students don;t like to have school trips to foreign counties during holidays .
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage ?
A．School Trips in the US . B．school Holidays in the US .
C．School Activities in the US.D．Outdoor adventure in the US

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Do you have a headache? Take an aspirin or eat bird brains. Do you want beautiful skin? Use skin cream or eat pearls. Is your hair turning gray? Color your hair or eat black rice.
“Eat bird brains, pearls, and black rice?” some people ask. “How strange!” But for many Chinese people, bird brains, pearls, and black rice are not strange things to eat. Instead, they are good medicines.
Food that people use for medicines is called medical(藥用的) food. The Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices(香辛料) for centuries. Ginger, for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking. Ginger gives food a nice flavor. The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. They used ginger not because it tasted good. They used ginger because it was medicinal. Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion. It also helped people who had colds. Pepper and garlic, too, were probably medicines a long time ago.
Some people don’t believe that food and spices are good medicines. They want to buy their medicine in drugstores, not in supermarkets. Other people want to try medicinal food. They say, “Maybe medicinal food can’t help me. But it can’t hurt me, either.”
People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, California. The restaurant serves medicinal food. The menus at the restaurant have a list of dinners. Next to each dinner there is information about the food. The information helps people order “Queen’s Secret,” for example, is one dinner at the restaurant. This dinner has meat from chickens with black feathers. It is for women who want to look young.
小題1:All of the followings are common spices in Chinese cooking EXCEPT     .
A．gingerB．pepperC．garlicD．pearls
小題2:What do you know about medicinal food?
A．The Chinese have eaten medicinal food for a long time.
B．Many Chinese believe medicinal food tastes good.
C．Medicinal food may be bad for your health.
D．Medicinal food is served all over the world.
小題3:Why did the Chinese begin to use ginger many years ago?
A．Because it gave food different flavors.
B．Because it made food more delicious.
C．Because it was good for people’s health.
D．Because it made people feel cold.
小題4:Which answer to the following questions can be found out from the passage?
A．When did the Chinese start to eat bird brains?
B．Why do women like “Queen’s Secret”?
C．What is the advantage of using pepper?
D．How do Chinese people stop a toothache?
小題5:What can we infer (推測) according to the passage?
A．More foreigners will learn more about medicinal food.
B．All the Chinese will believe black rice stops hair turning gray.
C．Ginger will be more and more popular in China.
D．Medicinal food will be sold in drugstores and supermarkets.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province. It lies     the northeast of China. It’s a very beautiful city. It’s     “Paris in the east. ” or “Ice City”. It’s the political, economical and cultural center of Heilongjiang.
　　The summer here is short and cool     the winter here is long and very cold. Every year, there is an ice and snow festival. People     all over China and foreign guests from other parts of the world come here to     the festival.
　　The sun island is the most attractive(吸引人的) place of interest        Harbin. We often go there to relax     . The city is historical and modern. It has many buildings of     style and many modern buildings, too. For example, Saint Sofia church and Dragon Tower, they are the best places     . The Songhua River is very famous     the foreigners, you can boat and fish on it.
　　As a developing city, some great changes are taking place. I believe the city will be better in the future.
小題1:
A．onB．inC．toD．a(chǎn)t
小題2:
A．calling B．callsC．call D．called
小題3:
A．but B．soC．orD．because
小題4:
A．withB．toC．likeD．from
小題5:
A．haveB．celebrateC．play D．pay
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)boveB．a(chǎn)longC．opposite D．in
小題7:
A．usB．ourselvesC．ourD．we
小題8:
A．Russian B．RussiaC．Russians D．Russians’
小題9:
A．travelB．to travelC．travellingD．travels
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)s B．inC．forD．to

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired . The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit（精神） of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of famers . They talk about love, crops（莊家） or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇正確答案，并將其字母代號填入答題卷相應空格內(nèi)。 (共
小題，每小題2分，滿分10分)
小題1:Country music is usually about _______.
A．students’ feelings B．farmers’s feelings
C．the lives of workersD．crops
小題2:Country music developed ________.
A．in John Denver’s cityB．in the Southern United States
C．in the Northern United StatesD．the United States
小題3:People bagan to make country song records _______.
A．in the 1920sB．in 1920C．in the 1970sD．in 1970s
小題4:Why did Country music become popular in America?
A．Because city people liked the music.
B．Because people in the city moved to the countryside.
C．Because country music talked about city people’s lives.
D．Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.
小題5:Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home,Country Roads”?
A．A farmer in the countryside. B．A person who moved to towns
C．John Denver. D．Denver John.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There’re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their study.
小題1:In America, summer holidays begin in ________.
A．SeptemberB．JulyC．MayD．February
小題2:Most American children go to school at the age of ________
A．fiveB．sevenC．seventeenD．eighteen
小題3:High school students ________ after class.
A．do houseworkB．go to work
C．play baseballD．do interesting things
小題4:In order to(為了) ________, many American college students work after class.
A．help their parentsB．get money for their study
C．help othersD．learn some useful things

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

從方框中所給的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項補全短文，其中有一項是多余選項。（10分）
Pablo Picasso（畢加索） was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher. 小題1:__________________He won a prize — “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know. 小題2:________________________
Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. 小題3:__________________When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live . 小題4:_______________________
When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. 小題5:____________________________
When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

For most people, the word "fashion (時尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs . . . and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
小題1:Most people think that "fashion" means __________.
A．subjectsB．holidaysC．booksD．clothes
小題2:By         we can see that fashions change as time goes.
A．finding a jobB．looking at pictures
C．eating in a restaurantD．wearing a fashionable coat
小題3:In the 5th paragraph , the writer mentions           kinds of ways to send information.
A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six
小題4:"There is money in fashion" means      .
A．people like fashion and money
B．fashionable things are expensive
C．one can make money through fashion
D．a(chǎn) fashionable man makes much money
小題5:The passage is mainly about             .
A．the changes of fashionsB．the kinds of colours
C．the money in fash ionD．the differences between houses

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案