In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words, which makes up the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words  _1_ which we become familiar in daily conversation, which we  _2_ , that is to say, from the  _31_ of our own family and from our friends, and  _4_ we should know and use  _5_ we could not read or write. They  _6_ the common things of life with all the people who  _7_ the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people

 _8_ and are not excluded  _9_ a limited class.

On the other hand, our language  _10_ a large number of words which are com-paratively  _11_ used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little  _12_ to use them at home or in the market-place.

Our  _13_ acquaintance （熟悉） with them comes not from our mother's  _14_ or from the talk of our schoolmates,  _15_ from books that we read, lectures that we  _16_ , or the more  _17_ conversation of highly educated speakers who are discus-sing some particular  _18_ in a style properly higher above the habitual  _19_ of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the  _20_ between them and the "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of language study process.

1. A. at B. with C. by D. through

2. A. Study B. imitate C. Stimulate D. learn

3. A. mates B. relatives C. members D. fellows

4. A. Which  B. That  C. Those D. ones

5. A. even B. despite C. even if D. in spite of

6. A. mind B. concern C. care D. relate

7. A. hire B. apply C. Adopt D. use

8.A. in public B. at most C. at large D. at best

9. A. in13. From C. with D. on

10. A. consists B. consists of C. makes D. composes

11.A. seldom B. much C. greatly D. often

12.A. Possibility B. way C. Reason D. necessity

13. A. primary B. first C. principal D. prior

14.A. tips B. mouth C. ears D. tongue

15. A. besides B. and C. yet D. but

16. A. hear of B. attend C. hear from D. listen

17.A. former B. formula C. formal D. forward

18. A. theme B. topic C. idea D. point

19.A. border B. link C. degree D. extent

20.A. relation B. distinction C. connection D. similarity

参考答案：

1.B 该题考查固定搭配。sb.is/become farniliar with sth./sb.某人对人/物（开始）熟悉。

2.D 该题考查词义以及搭配辨析。A项“学习”，B项“模仿”，C项“刺激”，D项“学习”，且D项可以与from搭配，表示“向……学习。”

3.C 该题考查习惯用法。一般指家庭成员我们使用“members of the family”。

4.A 该题考查阅读理解能力。根据上下文，此处和上文57题属于并列结构，所以选A项。

5.C 该题考查词义辨析。A项“甚至”，B项“尽管……但是”，C项“即使”，D项“尽管……

但是”，根据句意，只有选C。

6.D 该题考查词义辨析及搭配。A项“介意”，B项“关于”，C项“关心”，D项“与……有联系”，且只有D可以和with搭配。

7.D 该题考查词义辨析。A项“雇佣”，B项“应用”，C项“采取”，D项“使用”，根据句意，

是指使用该语言的人，故选D。

8.C 该题考查词义辨析。A项“在公众场合”，B项“最多”，C项“普遍”，D项“最多”，根据上下文，选C。

9.B 该题考查固定搭配。可以和exclude搭配的介词只有from。

10.B 该题考查固定搭配。只有consist of表示“组成”，其它选项（A，D）要么不是完整的词组，要么没有该意义（C）。

11.A该题考查词义辨析。A项“很少地”，B项“较多地”，C项“大量地”，D项“经常地”，根据下文，选择A。

12.A 该题考查词义辨析。A项“可能性”，B项“方式”，C项“理由”，D项“必要性”，根据句意，选A。

13.D该题考查词义辨析。A项“基础的”，B项“第一”，C项“主要的”，D项“先前的”，根据下文，选D，表示“以前的关于正式语言的知识”。

14.A 该题考查习惯用法。from mother’s tips是指“从妈妈的嘴里（话里）”。

15.D 该题考查固定搭配。not…but…表示“不是……而是……”。

16.B 该题考查词义辨析。A项“听说”，B项“参加活动”，c项“收到来信”，D项“听”，能够和讲座（lectures）搭配的只有B，表示“参加听讲座的活动”。

17.C 该题考查词义辨析。A项“先前的”，B项“公式”，C项“正式的”，D项“向前”，根据上下文，选C。

18.B 该题考查词义辨析。A项“主题”，8项“话题”，C项“想法”，D项“观点”，根据上下文，选B。

19.C 该题考查阅读理解及习惯用法。四个选项中，从习惯上，可以被high修饰的只有C，且从上下文可以看出，想表达的意思是“水平高”。

20.B 该题考查词义辨析。A项“关系”，B项“区别”，C项“联系”，D项“相似”，根据上下文，选B。