问题 阅读理解

Just as the English language has changed quickly in the previous century, so has the use of it.

After the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as standard English or Received Pronunciation (RP) English. Now, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers is the clearest and most understandable spoken English.

English has had a strong relationship with classes and social positions. However, since the Second World War there has been a clear change of attitude towards speech snobbery(自我优越感), and marks of class distinction(区别) such as styles of speech have been gradually diminishing, especially in the younger generation.

By the end of the 1960s, it had become clear that it was not necessary to speak standard English or even correct grammar to become popular, successful and rich. The fashionable speech of the day was no longer the special right of a special class but rather a defiant(反抗的) expression of classlessness.

The greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modern times is the American English. Over the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertising and show business, has become more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accent.

In the 1970s, fashion favored careless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and “in” words, a great quantity of which couldn’t be understood by the outside world. What is considered modern and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges.

小题1:Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The use of the English language has not changed much in the previous century.

B.BBC announcers speak standard English.

C.English has no relationship with classes and social positions now.

D.Young people don’t like class distinction.小题2:What does the author imply by saying “there has been a clear change of attitude towards speech snobbery”?

A.Everyone speaks English as the BBC announcers do.

B.There has been a great change of attitudes towards the status of English.

C.Most people don’t believe the way of speaking by BBC announcers is much better than that of other people.

D.It is necessary to speak standard English with correct grammar.小题3:According to the author, there was a trend in the US for young people ________.

A.to speak standard English

B.to speak English with grammatical mistakes

C.to speak old English

D.to speak English without class distinction小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that________.

A.standard English is taught only in schools and colleges

B.there has been a great change in the English language in the previous century

C.the English language has not been influenced by the American English in the last 25 years

D.young people are defiant because they refuse to speak standard English

答案

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:B

题目分析:文章说明在上一世纪英语语言的变化,在60年代很明确已没有了阶级区分。 现代英语受到的最大的影响来自美国英语。在70年代,俚语,还有术语很少被外界理解了。

小题1:细节题,由第一段Just as the English language has changed quickly in the previous century可知选A。

小题2:推理题,由第四段的描述可知很多人都不认为BBC的语言不再是最好的语言了。故选C。

小题3:细节题,由marks of class distinction(区别) such as styles of speech have been gradually diminishing, especially in the younger generation.可知年轻人说英语没有阶级区分。

小题4:推理题,由Just as the English language has changed quickly in the previous century, so has the use of it.可知英语语言有很大的改变。

点评:这是一篇说明文,主要考查细节和推理问题,先通读全文了解大意,然后根据设问再仔细阅读与问题相关的内容,再进行选择。主要考查考生的阅读理解能力。

阅读理解

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled .

My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”

Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. 

“Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go.

“It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile.

“Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”

“Three seventy-five.”

Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.  

“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said.

“No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.”

I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought.

I had an idea.

“What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me.

I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.”

“Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs. Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”  

“Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.

As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.

Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. 

56. Where did the story most probably take place? 

A. In a classroom.                           B. In a supermarket.  

C. At a bookstore.                       D. At a library. 

57. By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.

A. took the book by mistake      B. wanted to keep the book

C. didn’t want to go home        D. didn’t think he was wrong

58. From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. 

A. didn’t think her son stole the book

B. had been out of work for a long time

C. forgot to take money with her that day

D. couldn’t afford to pay for the book

59. In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

A. His idea was successful.        B. Ted didn’t like the job.

C. He liked Ted very much.        D. Ted was a naughty boy.

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