SectionⅠ Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. 1 agreed upon among linguists, this 2 covers four important aspects: system, arbitrary, symbol and vocal. It is a system, 3 linguistic elements are arranged systematically, 4 chaotically. Its being a system ensures a common 5 on which the users can 6 it and understand it. Arbitrary, in the 7 that there is usually without 8 connection between a word (dog, for instance) and the thing referred to by the word “dog”. A 9 from Shakespeare would make a good example: “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?！?That is why there are 10 languages in the world, with so many different sounds and writings, all of which 11 more or less the same meanings. It is symbolic, because words (writings/pictogram) are associated 12 objects, concepts, actions, by nothing more than 13 . In other words, language users 14 the sounds or vocal forms to symbolize 15 they wish to convey. It is vocal, because sound or speech is the primary 16 for all human languages. 17 systems developed much later than the spoken forms. This recognition can be proved by the fact 18 every normal human can 19 in a certain language but not 20 is able to write。
1. [A] Presumably [B] Broadly [C] Incidentally [D] Cheerfully
2. [A] interference [B] access [C] impact [D] definition
3. [A] since [B] if [C] unless [D] while
4. [A] other than [B] now that [C] rather than [D] except that
5. [A] freedom [B] origin [C] ground [D] reform
6. [A] grasp [B] urge [C] oblige [D] assess
7. [A] cost [B] sense [C] sight [D] risk
8. [A] paradoxical [B] continuous [C] incompatible [D] intrinsic
9. [A] maintenance [B] quotation [C] existence [D] survival
10. [A] complex [B] racial [C] numerous [D] prominent
11. [A] bind [B] carry [C] restrain [D] sustain
12. [A] to [B] from [C] by [D] with
13. [A] convention [B] conviction [C]conservation [D] consensus
14. [A] substitute [B] wreck [C] employ [D] propel
15. [A] when [B] that [C] which [D] what
16. [A] version [B] weapon [C] contest [D] medium
17. [A] Recording [B] Decoding [C] Writing [D] Quoting
18. [A] that [B] whereas [C] which [D] once
19. [A] speak [B] talk [C] say [D] put
20. [A] necessarily [B] generally [C] hardly [D] confusedly
參考答案
SectionⅠ Use of English(10 points)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A
全文翻譯
語(yǔ)言是人類用來(lái)交際的任意性的語(yǔ)音符號(hào)的體系。這是語(yǔ)言學(xué)家們普遍認(rèn)同的定義。它包含四個(gè)重要概念：系統(tǒng)性，任意性，符號(hào)性以及語(yǔ)音性。語(yǔ)言是一個(gè)體系，因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)言成分是有條理地而不是凌亂地拼湊在一起。因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)言有體系，使用者就有共同處，便于掌握和理解。說(shuō)語(yǔ)言是任意性的，意思是，某個(gè)詞(如“狗”)與它所指的物體之間通常沒(méi)有本質(zhì)的內(nèi)在的固有的聯(lián)系。援引莎氏的一句名言很能說(shuō)明，“一朵玫瑰不管它叫什么名字，聞起來(lái)都是一樣香?！彼?，世界上有如此眾多不同的語(yǔ)音和書面文圖，其含義都略同或相同。說(shuō)語(yǔ)言是符號(hào)，因?yàn)樵~語(yǔ)跟客觀世界的物體，行動(dòng)，想法等的聯(lián)系是約定俗成的。換言之，人們用一定的音和語(yǔ)言形式去象征地表達(dá)和交流事物。語(yǔ)言是有聲的，是因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)音或口頭對(duì)于全人類的語(yǔ)言都是第一性的，文字是第二性的。這種觀點(diǎn)可從下列事實(shí)得到證明：所有正常人都能講一種語(yǔ)言，但并不一定能寫它。
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. 1 agreed upon among linguists, this 2 covers four important aspects: system, arbitrary, symbol and vocal. It is a system, 3 linguistic elements are arranged systematically, 4 chaotically. Its being a system ensures a common 5 on which the users can 6 it and understand it. Arbitrary, in the 7 that there is usually without 8 connection between a word (dog, for instance) and the thing referred to by the word “dog”. A 9 from Shakespeare would make a good example: “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?！?That is why there are 10 languages in the world, with so many different sounds and writings, all of which 11 more or less the same meanings. It is symbolic, because words (writings/pictogram) are associated 12 objects, concepts, actions, by nothing more than 13 . In other words, language users 14 the sounds or vocal forms to symbolize 15 they wish to convey. It is vocal, because sound or speech is the primary 16 for all human languages. 17 systems developed much later than the spoken forms. This recognition can be proved by the fact 18 every normal human can 19 in a certain language but not 20 is able to write。
1. [A] Presumably [B] Broadly [C] Incidentally [D] Cheerfully
2. [A] interference [B] access [C] impact [D] definition
3. [A] since [B] if [C] unless [D] while
4. [A] other than [B] now that [C] rather than [D] except that
5. [A] freedom [B] origin [C] ground [D] reform
6. [A] grasp [B] urge [C] oblige [D] assess
7. [A] cost [B] sense [C] sight [D] risk
8. [A] paradoxical [B] continuous [C] incompatible [D] intrinsic
9. [A] maintenance [B] quotation [C] existence [D] survival
10. [A] complex [B] racial [C] numerous [D] prominent
11. [A] bind [B] carry [C] restrain [D] sustain
12. [A] to [B] from [C] by [D] with
13. [A] convention [B] conviction [C]conservation [D] consensus
14. [A] substitute [B] wreck [C] employ [D] propel
15. [A] when [B] that [C] which [D] what
16. [A] version [B] weapon [C] contest [D] medium
17. [A] Recording [B] Decoding [C] Writing [D] Quoting
18. [A] that [B] whereas [C] which [D] once
19. [A] speak [B] talk [C] say [D] put
20. [A] necessarily [B] generally [C] hardly [D] confusedly
參考答案
SectionⅠ Use of English(10 points)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A
全文翻譯
語(yǔ)言是人類用來(lái)交際的任意性的語(yǔ)音符號(hào)的體系。這是語(yǔ)言學(xué)家們普遍認(rèn)同的定義。它包含四個(gè)重要概念：系統(tǒng)性，任意性，符號(hào)性以及語(yǔ)音性。語(yǔ)言是一個(gè)體系，因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)言成分是有條理地而不是凌亂地拼湊在一起。因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)言有體系，使用者就有共同處，便于掌握和理解。說(shuō)語(yǔ)言是任意性的，意思是，某個(gè)詞(如“狗”)與它所指的物體之間通常沒(méi)有本質(zhì)的內(nèi)在的固有的聯(lián)系。援引莎氏的一句名言很能說(shuō)明，“一朵玫瑰不管它叫什么名字，聞起來(lái)都是一樣香?！彼?，世界上有如此眾多不同的語(yǔ)音和書面文圖，其含義都略同或相同。說(shuō)語(yǔ)言是符號(hào)，因?yàn)樵~語(yǔ)跟客觀世界的物體，行動(dòng)，想法等的聯(lián)系是約定俗成的。換言之，人們用一定的音和語(yǔ)言形式去象征地表達(dá)和交流事物。語(yǔ)言是有聲的，是因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)音或口頭對(duì)于全人類的語(yǔ)言都是第一性的，文字是第二性的。這種觀點(diǎn)可從下列事實(shí)得到證明：所有正常人都能講一種語(yǔ)言，但并不一定能寫它。