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schools and to non-native speakers learning the language. It is also the variety which is normally spoken by
educated people and used in news broadcasts and other similar situations. The difference between standard
and non-standard, it should be noted, has nothing in principle (原理) to do with differences between formal
and informal language: Standard English has informal as well as formal variants.
Historically the standard variety of English is based on the London Dialect of English that developed after
the Norman Conquest resulted in the removal of the Court from Winchester to London. This dialect became
the one preferred by the educated, and it was developed and promoted as a model, or norm, for wider and
wider parts of society. It was also the norm that was carried overseas. But not one unaffected by such export.
Today, standard English is codified (编写) to the degree that the grammar and vocabulary of English are much
the same everywhere in the world where English is used: difference among the local standards is really quite
minor, so that the Singapore, South Africa, and Irish varieties are really very little different from one another
so far as grammar and vocabulary are concerned. Indeed, standard English is so powerful that it puts a
tremendous pressure on all local varieties, to the degree that many of the long-established dialects of England
have lost much of their vigor (活力) and there is much pressure on them to converge (靠拢) towards the
standard. This latter situation is not unique to English:it is also in other countries where processes of
standardization are under way. But it sometimes creates problems for speakers who try to strike some kind
of compromise between local norms and national, even super-national ones.
B. the influence between standard English and non-standard English
C. the origin and development of standard English used nowadays
D. the difference between standard English and the London dialects
B. Standard English doesn"t differ from non-standard English in principle.
C. Informal English is the same as non-standard English.
D. Standard English is better than Non-standard English.
B. by educated and native speakers only
C. in news broadcasts
D. in print
B. difference among dialects to grow
C. many dialects to lose uniqueness
D. many new varieties to disappear
B. differs little from any variety of English in the world
C. differs greatly from dialects outside the U.K
D. differs a little from any variety of English
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a tattoo (纹身) design on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley, what would your opinion
be? Do you think this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The
following are some examples of body decoration from around the world.
In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin.
On Bali, a little island in Indonesia, they believe that a beautiful woman or handsome man must have
perfectly straight, flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild
animal. So when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who
will file off teeth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic (麻药) and this tooth filing is
really painful. It is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or crying too much, then you are
thought ready to become an adult.
In Myanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the "Papaung". They believe that a woman can
only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a VERY long neck. Now you might think that you are
either born with a long or short neck and that there"s nothing whatever you can do about it. But you would be
wrong! At around the age of 5, a Papaung girl has heavy metal rings fitted around her neck, tightly between the
chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders
down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Papaung woman will wear her neck rings all her life, never
once taking them off.
B. Body decoration.
C. Attractive decoration.
D. Beautiful body decoration.
B. luggage
C. schoolbag
D. basket
B. a person with straight, flat teeth looks ugly
C. a teenager"s teeth points must be filed off with anesthetic
D. no one will scream or cry when having his teeth points filed off
B. It is thought that a beautiful woman should have straight, flat teeth on Bali.
C. Some people think it beautiful that a woman has a long neck in Myanmar.
D. Many people think that a woman with a ring through nose is neither attractive nor ugly.
but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives
the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other
by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial
name long after the meaning is lost.
Many roads and places in Singapore (新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by
future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with
traditions in many countries-in both the West and the East.
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote
friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from
the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in
former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus-obviously named by some
homesick Royal Air Force personnel.
Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an
interesting example, "Base Basah" means "wet rice" in Malay (马来语). Now why would anyone want to name
a road "Wet Rice Road"? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along
this road.
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is "Circular Road" for one. Other roads may
have part of their names to describe their shapes, like "Paya Lebar Crescent". This road is called a crescent (月
牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.
B. the government is usually the first to name a place
C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named
D. people prefer the place names given by the government
B. Change significantly.
C. Disappear very slowly.
D. Disappear mysteriously.
B. Selector Airbase.
C. Piccadilly Circus.
D. Paya Lebar Crescent.
B. after a place
C. by its shape
D. after an activity
B. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.
C. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.
D. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.
a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.
The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough
to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs,
clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War Ⅱ, these needs were satisfied for a great
majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of
needs appeared; the "life-enriching" level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the need
in comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and
happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called "luxury" items. Among
them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods
and the latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on good
s. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to
demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may
be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After
filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure
the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.
B. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter
C. he has satisfied his hunger
D. he has learned to build houses
B. lived in poverty
C. had the good things on the first three levels
D. did not own automobiles
B. A comfortable home.
C. A good meal.
D. A family car.
B. The more mental satisfaction the better.
C. The more "luxury" items the better.
D. The more earnings the better.
Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1 is about Demerter, the goddess of the harvest. She
had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with
Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 2 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 3 . Zeus did not want
either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would
he 4 it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 5 .
When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When
Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone, she became so 7 that she caused all plants to 8 . People were
in 9 of starving (挨饿). But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 10 her daughter, Persephone,
was returned to her. 11 , still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone"s 12 .
She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter 14 it
because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several Pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld.
When Zeus 15 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16 , but he added that
since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it 17 that when
Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 18 not let the crops grow.
That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is 20 , it is
spring, and plants begin to grow again.
| ( )1. A. age ( )2. A. fighter ( )3. A. daughter ( )4. A. forbid ( )5. A. warning ( )6. A. worked out ( )7. A. tired ( )8. A. stop growing ( )9. A. case ( )10. A. when ( )11. A. Hades ( )12. A. journey ( )13. A. heard ( )14. A. accepted ( )15. A. prepared ( )16. A. ruler ( )17. A. starts ( )18. A. will ( )19. A. how ( )20. A. happy | B. time B. advisor B. partner B. admit B. arrangement B. let out B. angry B. grow fast B. turn B. after B. Demeter B. marriage B. eaten B. doubted B. forgot B. god B. happens B. dare B. why B. fresh | C. seasons C. ruler C. lover C. accept C. permission C. found out C. serious C. start growing C. hope C. until C. Zeus C. change C. found C. refused C. studied C. mother C. remains C. can C. because C. friendly | D. periods D. winner D. wife D. forgive D. reason D. thought out D. excited D. grow slowly D. danger D. since D. Persephone D. return D. stolen D. understood D. discovered D. daughter D. works D. should D. where D. nice |
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| On my first trip in the United States, I went to San Antonio. I was on foot. So I went to only three places there: the Alamo, the River Walk, and the Art Gallery. I especially enjoyed visiting the Alamo, a well- known building in America. When I arrived at the Alamo, I was deeply impressed because it was well kept and in good shape. The Alamo was erected in about 1722, was later used as a fort (保垒), and has been kept as a state monument (纪念馆) to the Texan War of Independence against Mexico. During the battle, all of the Texan defenders were killed. I was surprised at the exhibition of rifles, guns, cannons and swords. I was especially attracted by the paintings of a war. The paintings expressed the feelings of a painter very well. Even though about 160 years have passed since the Battle of the Alamo, the exhibit is well kept. When I came out after seeing the exhibition, I felt as if I had a victory. The outer wall of the Alamo was destroyed here and there. When I touched the wall, I could feel the damage. After the war, little remained of the Alamo. All of the windows and doors were destroyed. The top part of the gate way disappeared without a trace (遗 迹). I will remember the Alamo forever. It is one of the best places to visit in San Antonio. | |||
| 1. It can be inferred according to the passage that the author may be a _____. | |||
| A. writer B. Chinese C. European D. foreigner to Americans | |||
| 2. The underlined word "erected" (in Paragraph2) means _____. | |||
| A. found B. invented C. repaired D. built | |||
| 3. People come to visit the Alamo now for _____. | |||
| A. its height and shape B. its history and the story about it C. the exhibits in it D. its shape | |||
| 4. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? | |||
| A. A Famous Building in America. B. My First Visit to America. C. The Texan War of Independence against Mexico. D. My Impressions of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. |