Question

1．English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet．One in every seven human beings can speak it．More than half of the world's books and three quarters of international mail are in English．Of all languages，English has the largest vocabulary-perhaps as many as two million words．
    However，let's face it：English is a crazy language．There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger．Sweet-meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat．
    We take English for granted．But when we explore its paradoxes（探讨它的矛盾），we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square，public bathrooms have no baths in them．
    And why is it that a writer writes，but fingers don't fing，grocers don't groce，and hammers don't ham？If the plural of tooth is teeth，shouldn't the plural of booth be beeth？One goose，two geese-so one moose，two meese？
    How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites？How can overlook and oversee be opposites，while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next？
    English was invented by people，not computers，and it reflects the creativity of human beings．That's why，when stars are out，they are visible； but when the lights are out，they are invisible．And why，when I wind up my watch，I start it； but when I wind up this essay，I end it．

39．According to the passageA．
A．sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things
B．there should be an egg in an eggplant
C．pineapples are the apples on the pine trees
D．boxing rings should be round
40．Which of the following is the correct plural？B
A．Beeth           
B．Geese        
C．Meese      
D．Tooth
41．Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning？C
A．A wise man and a wise guy．
B．Overlook and oversee．
C．Quite a lot and quite a few．
D．Hot as hell and cold as hell．
42．Through the many paradoxes in the English language the writer wants to show that human beings areA．
A．clever          
B．crazy        
C．lazy             
D．dull．

Answer 1

分析 文章讲述了英语语言．作为世界上使用最广泛的英语，英语有很多的词汇表意丰富，不能按字面去理解．这反映了人类丰富的创造力．

解答 答案：39．A 细节理解题．文章第二段说Sweet-meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat甜肉指的是糖果，而甜面包指的是肉．故选A．
40．B 词汇判断题．geese是goose的复数，鹅．故选B．
41．C 词汇判断题．quite a lot和quite a few都表示很多的意思．故选C．
42．A 细节推断题．文章最后一段说and it reflects the creativity of human beings英语语言的丰富性，反映了人类的创造性．故选A．

点评 阅读理解是考查语篇理解能力．常考的题型有：推理判断题；主旨大意题；细节理解题；猜测词意题．近几年又出现了两种新的考查方式：写作态度判断题和文章结构题．解题时，在读懂文章的基础上，还有特别注意掌握题型的特征，尤其是细节题和推断题不可混淆：细节题是文章信息的再现；推断题是文章信息的提取．本题是广告类文章，考查主要是以细节题为主，细节题要注意常用的出题陷阱有：夸大，缩小，张冠李戴，偷梁换柱，无中生有等，做题时要看清看准．