It is commonly supposed that when a man seeks literary power he goes to his room and prepares an article for the press. But this

admin2010-01-15  40

问题       It is commonly supposed that when a man seeks literary power he goes to his room and prepares an article for the press. But this is to begin literary culture【C1】______ the wrong end. We speak a hundred times for every【C2】______ we write. The busiest writer produces 【C3】______ more than a volume a year, not so much as his talk would【C4】______ in a week.【C5】______ through speech it is usually decided whether a man is to have【C6】______ of his language or not. If he is slovenly in his ninety-nine cases of talking, he can【C7】______ pull himself【C8】______ to strength and exactitude (精确) in the hundredth ease of writing. A person is made in one piece, and the same being runs through a 【C9】______ of performances. Whether words are uttered on paper or to the air, the effect【C10】______ the utterer is the same. Vigor or feebleness is【C11】______ accordingly as energy or slackness has been in command. I know that certain【C12】______ to a new field are often necessary. A good speaker may find awkwardness in himself, when he【C13】______ write; a good writer, when he speaks. And certainly eases occur【C14】______ a man exhibits【C15】______  strength in one of the two, speaking or writing, and not in the other. But such eases are rare.【C16】______ , language once【C17】______ our control can be employed for oral or for written【C18】______ And【C19】______ the opportunities for oral practice enormously outbalance those for written, it is the oral which are chiefly significant in the【C20】______ of literary power.
【C4】

选项 A、account for
B、amount to
C、get to
D、refer to

答案B

解析 考查动词短语的意义和用法。amount to表示“总计,共达,等于”,如:The total costs amount to 60 dollars.(总花费为60美元。)account for表示“说明,解释”,如:I want you to account for every cent you spent.(我要你说明你所花的每一分钱。)point out表示“指出”,如:He expressly pointed out that there was little chance of success.(
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/EZ6K777K
0

最新回复(0)