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    　　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．

    (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．

    (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．

    (3)

    According to the author, there was a trend in the US for young people __________．

    [　　]

    A．

    to speak standard English

    B．

    to speak English without class distinction

    C．

    to speak old English

    D．

    to speak English with grammatical mistakes

    (4)

    It can be concluded from the passage that __________．

    [　　]

    A．

    standard English is taught only in schools and colleges

    B．

    young people are defiant because they refuse to speak standard English

    C．

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

    D．

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

    答案：1．A;2．C;3．B;4．D;
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    　　American cities are similar to other cities around the world; In every country．Cities reflect the values of the culture．American cities are changing, just as American society is changing．

    　　After Wolld Wa Ⅱ,the population of most large American cities decreased; bowever．The populaton In omthe Sun Belt cities increased．Los Angeles and Houston are eitit where populatfon shife(转移)to and from the oity reflect the changing values of Amorican society．In the late 1940s and early 1950s,city residents(居民)became wealthier．They had more children so they needed more space, They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes．They bought houses in the suburbs(郊区)．

    　　Now things are changing．The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults．Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities．They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest．Many young professionals are moving back into city．They prefer the city to the burbs because their jobs are there; or they jus enjoy the excitement and possibii that the city offers．

    　　his people shift is bringing problems as well as benefits．Countless poot people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent．In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities．

    　　Only a few years ago, people though that the older American cities were dying．Some city residents now see a bright, new fiture, Others see only problems and comfiels the thing is sure many dying cities are alive again．

    (1)

    What does the author think of cities all over the world?

    [　　]

    A．

    They are alive．

    B．

    They are hopeless．

    C．

    They are similar．

    D．

    They are different．

    (2)

    Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War Ⅱ?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because older American cities were dying．

    B．

    Because they were richer and needed more space．

    C．

    Because cities contained the wont pare of society．

    D．

    Because they could hardly afford a live in the city．

    (3)

    According to the 4th paragraph, a great many poor people in American cities ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    are faced with housing problems

    B．

    are forced to move to the suburbs

    C．

    want to sell their buildings

    D．

    need more money for daily expenses

    (4)

    We ear comude from the text that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    American cities are changing far the worse

    B．

    people have different views on American cities

    C．

    many people are now moving from American cities

    D．

    the population is decreasing in older American cities

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