专四

单选题根据下列文字,回答题。How men first learned to invent words is unknown; (31) __________, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain (32)__________ to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, (33) __________ they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (34) __________ certain signs, called letters, which could be (35) __________ to represent
those sounds, and which could be (36)__________.Those sounds, whether spoken, (37) __________ written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their (38)__________the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (39) __________ with meaning for us by experience; (40) __________ the longer we live, the more certain words (4l)__________to us the happy and sad
events of our past; and the more we (42) __________, the more the number of words that mean something to us
(43)__________
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal (44) __________ to our minds and emotions.
This (45) __________ and telling use of words is what we call (46) __________ style. Above all, the real poet is a master of (47) __________. He can convey his meaning in
words which sing like music, and which (48)__________ their position and association can (49) __________ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will (50) __________ our speech or writing silly and vulgar.回答第31空。

A.in addition 
B.in other words
C.in a word 
D.in summary

参考答案:B进入在线模考
【解析】mystery与unknown同义,后一句话只是前一句的另一种表述,选in other words“换句话说”
【点睛】句意关系题。A项in addition“并且.、而且”.表示递进关系;C项和D项in a word,in summary表示“总之”,说明概括和总结关系。

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