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公共课英语一模拟题 2020 年(31) (总分：90.00，做题时间：180 分钟) Section Ⅰ Use of English(总题数：20，分数：0.00) . 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, 1 animals, somehow invented certain 2 to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, 3 they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed 4 certain signs, called letters, which could be 5 to represent those sounds, and which could be 6 down. Those sounds, whether spoken, 7 written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their 8 —the things they bring up before our minds. Words become 9 with meaning for us by experience; 10 the longer we live, the more certain words 11 the happy and sad events of our past to us; and the more we read and 12 , the more the number of words that mean something to us 13 . Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal 14 to our minds and emotions. This 15 and telling use of words is what we call 16 style. Above all, the real poet is a master of 17 . He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which 18 their position and association can 19 men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will 20 our speech or writing silly and vulgar. 1. （分数：10.00） A.above B.unlike C.excluding D.besides Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00) Text 1(总题数：5，分数：0.00) . These days we hear lots of nonsense about the great classless society. The idea that the twentieth century is the age of the common man has become one of