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使用说明 显示的方法是鼠标左键单击“常用”工具栏“显示/隐藏编辑标记”按钮（只有WORD才有此按钮，写字板没有）。再次单击又被隐藏。见下图：  SECTION 3 Verbal Reasoning Time — 35 minutes 25 Questions For each of Questions 1 to 4, select one answer choice unless otherwise instructed. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following reading passage. Whether the languages of the ancient American peoples were used for expressing abstract universal concepts can be clearly answered in the case of Nahuatl. Nahuatl, like Greek and German, is a language that allows the formation of extensive compounds. By the combination of radicals or semantic elements, single compound words can express complex conceptual relations, often of an abstract universal character. The tlamatinime (those who know) were able to use this rich stock of abstract terms to express the nuances of their thought. They also availed themselves of other forms of expression with metaphorical meaning, some probably original, some derived from Toltec coinages. Of these forms, the most characteristic in Nahuatl is the juxtaposition of two words that, because they are synonyms, associated terms, or even contraries, complement each other to evoke one single idea. Used metaphorically, the juxtaposed terms connote specific or essential traits of the being they refer to, introducing a mode of poetry as an almost habitual form of expression. Description This passage claims that Nahuatl was used to express abstract universal concepts, by combining semantic elements, and goes on to explain that the tlamatinime used these terms to express subtle distinctions For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. 1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage regarding present-day research relating to Nahuatl? A Some record or evidence of the thought of the tlamatinime is available.? B For at least some Nahuatl expressions, researchers are able to trace their derivation from another ancient American language. C Researchers believe that