2. 外语
  3. How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a 【C1】______. All we really know is

How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a 【C1】______. All we really know is

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问题     How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a 【C1】______. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain【C2】______to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed【C3】______certain signs, called letters, which could be【C4】______to represent those sounds, and which could be handed【C5】______. Those sounds, whether spoken,【C6】______written in letters, we call words.
    The power of words, then, lies in their【C7】______— the things they bring up before our minds. Words become【C8】______with meaning for us by experience; and the【C9】______we live, the more certain words【C10】______to us the happy and sad【C11】______of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us【C12】______.
    Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal【C13】______to our minds and emotions. This【C14】______and telling use of words is what we call【C15】______style. 【C16】______all, the real poet is a master of words. He can【C17】______his meaning in words which sing like music, and【C18】______by their position and association can【C19】______men to tears. We should, 【C20】______. learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech or writing silly and vulgar.
【C7】
选项 A、functions
B、associations
C、roles
D、links
答案B
解析 语义衔接题。破折号后面的内容是对前面的解释说明。后面提到they(words)在脑海中呈现的事物，这一事物很显然与相应的word有所联系才能使人想到这一事物。由此可知，words的影响力在于它们与事物之间的联系，故答案为[B]associations“联系，关联”。末段提到的association为本空所填词的原词复现。[A]functions“功能”；[C]roles“角色”；[D]links“关系，纽带”。
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