26、根據以下內容回答26-45題：

　　Calvin Coolidge(1 872--1 933)was the thirtieth president of the United States.

　　He looked down on a Derson as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of other people’S actions and private lives——he had no time for small talk.The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge treasured silence.

　　When he was vice-president，Coolidge had plenty of opportunity to participate in Washington，s social life，especially the many dinner parties.Because of his complete disregard for the art of conversation，he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses.One lady felt she could SOlVe this problem.She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth，daughter of the former President Theodore Roosevelt.Mrs.Longworth，brilliant conversationalist，began to talk in her usual charming manner，but all attempts to awake interest on the part of vice-presi-dent were unproductive.Firrally.being shamed into annoyance，she said，“I am sure that going to as many dinners as you d0，you must get terribly bored.”Without lifting his eyes from his plate.Coolidge said not very.clearly，“Well，a man has to eat somewhere.”

　　Later，when he was president and once again at a dinner party，Coolidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman，one of those people who seem to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they meet.“0h，Mr.President，”she spoke with too much enthu-siasm“you are always so quiet，I made a bet today that l could get more than two words out of you.”In anger.the president made a low，rough sound and then said，“You lose.”

　　President Coolidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect__________ .

　　A.who talked much about himself

　　B.who never talked about anything serious

　　C.who told him a lie’

　　D.who enjoyed talking about the affairs of others

　　27、Why didn’t the hostesses like Calvin Coolidge.?

　　A.Because he was unfriendly to women.

　　B.Because he paid no attention to the skills of conversation.

　　C.Because he was too serious to be welcome by women.

　　D.Because he was not handsome enough.

　　28、Mrs.Longworth was annoyed because__________ .

　　A.the vice.president didn’t thank her for her efforts

　　B.the vice—president laughed at her for nothing

　　C.the vice.president took part in SO many dinner parties

　　D.all efforts she made to awake the vice.president’S interest had failed

　　29、The phrase“take delight in”in Paragraph 4 can be best replaced by__________ .

　　A.to be willing to

　　B.to take advantage of

　　C.to get a prize from

　　D.to take part in

　　30、The story shows that President Coolidge__________ .

　　A.was always quiet，and had no sense of humor

　　B.was bad-tempered，but very polite to women

　　C.was a man of few words，but with humor.

　　D.was often silent because he hated people changing his private life

　　31、根據以下內容回答31-50題：

　　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，somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings，actions and things，SO that they could communicate with each other;and that later they agreed upon certain signs，called letters，which could be combined to represent those sounds，and which coul d be written down.Those sounds，whether spoken，or written in letters we call words.

　　The power of words，then，lies in their combinationsmthe 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 recall to us the glad and sad events of our past;and the more we read and learn，the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts，but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings.This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style.Above all，the real poet is a master of words.He can con-vey his meaning in words which sing like music，and which by their position and association can move men to tears.We should therefore leam to choose our words carefully and use them accurately or they will make our speech silly and rude.

　　The origin of language__________ .

　　A.is reflected in sounds and letters

　　B.is handed down from generation to generation

　　C.dates back to the prehistoric period

　　D.is a problem not yet solved

　　32、 According to the passage，words are__________ .

　　A.visual letters

　　B.represented by sounds

　　C.represented either by sounds or letters

　　D.signs called letters

　　33、The power of words lies in their__________ .

　　A.beauty

　　B.accuracy

　　C.combinations

　　D.charm

　　34、The secret of a writer's success is the use of words that__________ .

　　A.recall to us the glad and sad events of our past

　　B.are arranged in a creative way

　　C.are as beautiful as music

　　D.agree with certain literary style

　　35、The author of the passage advises us__________ .

　　A.to use words carefully and accurately

　　B.not to use silly and rude words

　　C.to become a slave of words

　　D.to use emotional words