首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Language is something more than a system of communications; it is also a social convention, which one must observe. Improper use
Language is something more than a system of communications; it is also a social convention, which one must observe. Improper use
admin
2011-03-01
54
问题
Language is something more than a system of communications; it is also a social convention, which one must observe. Improper use of language can easily interfere with your success and advancement.
Conversely, the proper use of the proper language can lead to success in both business and social relations. For this, there is a well-grounded psychological reason.
Language is a set of roles agreed to and accepted by common agreement of all the speakers. There is no connection between the object "hat" and the word "hat" except that the word has been set apart by the English-speaking community to serve as the symbol of the object. A French- speaking community will use not "hat" but chapeau to represent the object we call a hat. It is unstable in the same way that a dollar bill, or a pound note is unstable of purchasing power.
If you find yourself alone in a desert you will quickly realize that the value such dollar bills shrinks to nothing, and that a canteen of water is infinitely more valuable than a handful of hundred-dollar notes. You will also find that your language is of no particular value, since there is no one to use it on.
But human beings normally do not live alone in deserts. They live in communities of their fellowman, and in such communities symbol values come into play. The dollar bill has no value in itself; it is only a piece of paper. But it is everywhere accepted as a symbol of purchasing (购买) power. In the same way, language becomes of value because it is accepted as the symbol of thought.
Why is a forged (伪造的) dollar bill not accepted, while one produced by the government presses is? This is because we know that government has the silver with which to redeem the paper note.
In language, the community has decided that certain words and forms are valid as symbol of thought and shall be accepted by all members of the community, while others, for one reason or another, are not valid.
What will happen if you use language in an improper way?
选项
A、You’ll achieve success.
B、You’ll never be promoted.
C、Traditional people will accuse (指责) you of the violation of law.
D、You’ll have misunderstanding from other people.
答案
D
解析
本题考查细节。本文论述语言的社会角色。第一段开门见山说道:语言远不止是交流手段,是人们必须遵守的一种社会法则。用得不当就会阻碍成功。选项A是使用不当就会成功,与原文背道而驰;选项 B是用得不当就永远不会被提拔,语气太绝对;选项C是用得不当有传统观念的人们就会指责他违反法律,走向了极端。选项D是用得不当就会被人们误解。虽然选项D在原文不曾出现,但语言是说给别人听的,不能被人们理解就会有障碍。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/GLkd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Fromchildhoodtooldage,wealluselanguageasameansofbroadeningourknowledgeofourselvesandtheworldaboutus.When
BeforetheSecondWorldWar,whydidpeoplelearnaforeignlanguage?
Thebusinessofadvertisingistoinventmethodsofaddressingmassiveaudiencesinaneffectiveway.Thelanguageusedinanad
Wheneveradvertiserswantyoutostopthinkingabouttheproductandtostartthinkingaboutsomethingbigger,better,ormorea
Whenwethinkabouthappiness,weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary,apeakofgreatdelight--andthosepeaksseemtoget
AttheEuropeanCommissioninBrussels,theyhaveajokeabouttheworkinterpretersdo--"Languages",theysay,"havenothing
AttheEuropeanCommissioninBrussels,theyhaveajokeabouttheworkinterpretersdo--"Languages",theysay,"havenothing
随机试题
电弧灼眼的原因是什么?怎样防护?
实现分时系统的一种主要方式是()
下列人物中全属于道家的一项是()
A.正链RNA病毒B.负链RNA病毒C.双链RNA病毒D.双链DNA病毒逆转录病毒是
根据《工程咨询成果质量评价办法》,工业建设项目可行性研究报告的质量评价目标包括()。
答辩状、民事调解书、委托书、合同、可行性研究报告、公证书、议案都是司法性文件。()
有的地质学家认为,如果地球的未勘探地区中单位面积的平均石油储藏量能和已勘探地区一样的话,那么,目前关于地下未开采的能源含量的正确估计因此要乘上一万倍。由此可得出结论,全球的石油需求,至少可以在未来五个世纪中得到满足,即使此种需求每年呈加速上升的趋势。为使上
下列关于综合布线的描述中,正确的是
Aestheticthoughtofadistinctivelymodernbentemergedduringthe18thcentury.Thewesternphilosophersandcriticsofthist
Timeisveryimportantinourlives.It【S1】______oureverydaymoments.However,timeneverhadanyimportanceinmylifeuntilI
最新回复
(
0
)