2027届湖南专升本英语备考阅读理解练习题

湖南专升本英语考试有五种题型，满分150分，其中阅读理解有16题、40分，通常有4-5篇短文，整理了一些练习题考生可以练习。

　　How men first learned to invent words is unknown. In other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other, and later they agreed on certain signs. These signs were called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.

　　The power of words, then, exists in their associations — the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience, and the longer we live, the more certain words remind us of the glad and sad events of our past, and the more we read and learn, the more number of words increases.

　　Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which deeply attract our minds and emotions. This skillful use of words is called “literary style”. Above all, a real poet can express his meaning in words which sing like music and can move men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them properly, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

　　1. The origin of language is ______.

　　A. treasure handed down from the pastB. a matter that is hidden or secret

　　C. a problem not yet solvedD. a question difficult to answer

　　2. One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that ______.

　　A. they could write them down

　　B. they could agree on certain signs

　　C. they could communicate with each other

　　D. they could combine them

　　3. Which of the following is true about words?

　　A. They can not be used correctly by most people.

　　B. They are used to express feelings only.

　　C. They are simply sounds and can be written down.

　　D. They cannot be used to express thoughts.

　　4. The real power of words exists in their ______.

　　A. convenienceB. properties