Question

Variety is the spice of language. The words listed in this book are not intended to replace those that most people use most of the time. Rather, they are variations on the theme. We tend to use the same old words over and over again, to limit our powers of expression by limiting our vocabulary. 1. but why not enhance your speech and writing by learning to use new ones from time to time ds alternatives?

How often have you spoken of having an accident? 2. Or why not occasionally describe a situation as aggravated（恶化）instead of worsened.

I don’t mean that you should throw away the Mold words”. 3. English is an especially rich language, and often there are differences between two words that are generally regarded as die same. Thus, a mishap is not merely an accident; it is an unfortunate accident. Because there can be fortunate accidents, like bumping into an old friend you haven’t seen for years and whose address you’ve lost. 4..

No doubt a good many words in the list will be familiar to you, but do you use them, or do they remain the “property” of others? 5. Try to make these words your own, as companions or friendly rivals of the ones you have owned in the past. Let them compete, and make your language all the richer.

A. Just vary them with the “new words”.

B. Many words have more than one meaning.

C. There is nothing wrong with the “old words”.

D. English words are grouped according to their origins.

E. Why not use the alternative mishap once in a while?

F. They are included to introduce variety into your speech and writing.

G. So in using mishap instead of accident, you must be sure of the difference.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.A

4.G

5.F

【解析】试题这是一篇说明文。主要阐述多样化是语言的调味品。我们经常重复使用同样的旧词，限制了我们的表达，我们应该多学习一些新词，替代我们的旧词，让我们的演讲和写作更丰富。

1.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由上文“We tend to use the same old words over and over again, to limit our powers of expression by limiting our vocabulary.”“我们往往一遍又一遍地使用同一个老词，限制了我们的词汇量，同时限制了我们的表达能力。”结合下文“but why not enhance your speech and writing by learning to use new ones from time to time ds alternatives?”可推断，老词没什么错误，但是为什么不通过学习使用新的方式来提高你的演讲和写作呢？因此C项符合语境。故选C。

2.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由下文“Or why not occasionally describe a situation as aggravated（恶化）instead of worsened.”可知，此处阐述用另外的表达说上文提到的“having an accident”，因此推断E项“为什么不偶尔使用“为什么不偶尔使用替代性的“mishap”呢？符合语境。故选E。

3.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由上文“I don’t mean that you should throw away the Mold words.”可知，作者并不是说应该摈弃那些旧词，因此推断A项“只是用新词改变它们”符合语境。故选A。

4.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由上文可知，因此，英语是一种特别丰富的语言，通常被认为是死气沉沉的两个词之间存在着差异。不幸不仅仅是一次意外，而是一次不幸的事故。因为有一些幸运的事故，比如碰到一个你多年没见过的老朋友，而他的地址却丢失了。因此，在使用mishap代替accident时，你必须确定两者之间的区别。 故选G。

5.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由下文“Try to make these words your own, as companions or friendly rivals of the ones you have owned in the past. Let them compete, and make your language all the richer.”可知，努力让这些词汇成为你的，成为你过去拥有的那些词的替代，让那些词完美，让你的语言更丰富，因此推断F项“会使用它们会让你的演讲和写作更多样化”符合语境。故选F。