Most new words are made up from other
earlier words; language-making is a conservative process, wasting little. When
new words unfold out of old ones, the original meaning usually hangs around like
an unrecognizable scent, a sort of secret.
There are two immense
words from Indo-European, gene and bheu, each a virtual anthill in itself, from
which we have constructed the notion Of everything. At the beginning or as far
back as they are traceable, they meant something like being. Gene signified
beginning, giving birth, while bheu indicated existence and growth. Gene turned
itself successively into kund jaz (Germanic) and gecynd (Old English), meaning
kin or kind. Kind was at first a family connection, later an elevated social
rank, and finally came to rest meaning kindly or gentle. Meanwhile, a branch of
gene became the Latin gens
A. how to coin new words
B. where to trace the origin of language
C. the evolution of words
D. language and nature
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[单项选择] Passage Two
Most new words are made up from other
earlier words; language-making is a conservative process, wasting little. When
new words unfold out of old ones, the original meaning usually hangs around like
an unrecognizable scent, a sort of secret.
There are two immense
words from Indo-European, gene and bheu, each a virtual anthill in itself, from
which we have constructed the notion Of everything. At the beginning or as far
back as they are traceable, they meant something like being. Gene signified
beginning, giving birth, while bheu indicated existence and growth. Gene turned
itself successively into kund jaz (Germanic) and gecynd (Old English), meaning
kin or kind. Kind was at first a family connection, later an elevated social
rank, and finally came to rest meaning kindly or gentle. Meanwhile, a branch of
gene became the Latin gens
A. the original meaning of the old dies out
B. it is hard to know the secret of the development of the word
C. the new word carries with itself some of the original meaning
D. the meaning of the new word is often confusing
[单项选择]The program is made up of two trust funds （ ） could run out by next year.
A. the large one
B. the largest of which
C. the largest one
D. the larger of which
[单项选择] Passage Two
waking Up from the American
Dream
There has been much talk recently about the phenomenon
of "Wal-Martization" of America, which refers to the attempt of America’s giant
Wal-Mart chain store company to keep its cost at rock-bottom levels. For
years, many American companies have embraced Wal-Mart-like stratagems to control
labor costs, such as hiring temps (temporary workers) and part-timers, fighting
unions, dismantling internal career ladders and outsourcing to lower paying
contractors at home and abroad.
While these tactics have the
admirable outcome of holding down consumer prices, they’re costly in other ways.
More than a quarter of the labor force, about 34 million workers, is
trapped in low-wage, often dead-end jobs. Many middle-income and highs
killed employees face fewer opportunities, too, as comp
A. there are always possibilities offered to people to develop themselves in the society
B. Americans can always move up the pay ladder
C. American young people can have access to college, even they are poor
D. the labor force is not trapped in low-wage and dead-end jobs
[单项选择]
Passage 3
We use both words and gestures to express our feeling, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.
It is true that a smile means the thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns.
Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he goes pale and begins to tremble” suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opens his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in En
A. we can hardly understand what people’s gestures mean
B. we cannot often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or gestures
C. words can be better understood by older people
D. gestures can be understood by most of the people while words cannot
[简答题]Directions: Write a passage about 150 words on the following topic.
Topic：Housing Problems in Big Cities
[单项选择]She made two copies of this poem and posted them （ ） to different publishers.
A. sensationally
B. simultaneously
C. strenuously
D. simply
[单项选择]According to the passage, words are ______.
A. visual letters B. represented by sounds
C. represented either by sounds or letters D. signs called letters
[单项选择]The engineers made two big plans for the dam,（）was never put in force.
A. one of them
B. which
C. one of which
D. every one of which
[单项选择]Passage OneA. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.
B. The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.
C. Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.
D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.
[单项选择]Passage 1
Qualified Endorsement: when the words “without recourse” or words with similar meaning are used part of the endorsement, such endorsement is referred to as qualified endorsement. The purpose of this type of endorsement is to limit the endorser’s liability. The qualified endorsee,however, may look to all other parties prior to the qualified endorser. Under the UCP, the term “signature” also includes marks and thumbprints and printed, typed, or stamped signatures are acceptable in addition to written ones. This rule also applies to endorsements. In the United States, the endorsement on an instrument need not necessarily be applied by the previous holder. Banks frequently provide this by placing a rubber-stamped endorsement on deposited check, typically using words as “credited to the account of within named payee” and guaranting the absence of the payee’s persona; signature and endorsement.Qualified endorsement is one___________.
A. only with “without recourse” on it, words with similar meaning are not considered as qualified endorsement.
B. where the holder merely writes his signature on the bank of the instrument and thereafter it becomes payable to the bearer.
C. with “without recorse” or words with similar meaning as part of the endorsement.
D. which prohibits the further negotiation of the instrument or which expresses that it is a mere authority to deal with instrument as thereby directed.
[填空题] There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the words given in
the box to fill in the blanks, changing the form where necessary. Use only
one word in each blank. There are two extra words which you do not need to use.
Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
differ, experience, inform, little, patience, prefer, quality,
rely,
limit, tame, familiar, violate
Though
bounty hunting is very dangerous work, it is a job that is not {{U}} (81)
{{/U}} to men; some women are bounty hunters, too. Mackenzie Green is a
woman and a very well respected bounty hunter. In fact, she has been called "the
most successful bounty hunter in the US. " Why is she so successful She
{{U}} (82) {{/U}} more on her brain than on physical strength. "A good
bounty hunter uses gut feelings and people skills to pick up {{U}} (83)
{{/U}} on the whereabouts of a skip," she says. This means that she trusts
her feelings about people and situations
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