[A] Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk。
[B] Black English can be more expressive than standard English。
[C] Non-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining。
[D] Of all the varieties, standard English can best convey complex ideas。
39. The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s
[A] interest in their language. [B] appreciation of their efforts。
[C] admiration for their memory. [D]contempt for their old-fashionedness。
40. According to the last paragraph, “paper plates” is to “china” as
[A] “temporary” is to “permanent”。
[B] “radical ”is to “conservative”。
[C] “functional ” is to “artistic”。
[D] “humble” is to “noble”。
名师解析
36. According to Mc Whorter, the decline of formal English
根据麦克沃特所言, 正式英语的衰退
[A] is inevitable in radical education reforms. 在激进的教育改革中是不可避免的。
[B] is but all too natural in language development. 在语言的发展中实属自然。
[C] has caused the controversy over the counter-culture. 造成了对反文化潮流的争议。
[D] brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s. 带来了20世纪60年代公众态度的变化。
【答案】 B
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】 第二段的第二句中作者提到麦克沃特,诸如“he sees gradual disappearance of ‘whom’, for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English,”就是要求考生能够理解出正式英语在语言发展中衰退的自然性。选项[A]中提到的激进的教育在文章的最后一段中可以找到“Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms—he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful。”这句话具有很强的干扰,主要是因为一些考生喜欢直接阅读,而不是先看题目,看到后面反而重点不够突出,似是而非。出题人常用的一个方法就是将一些文章中出现但是实际上没有必然联系的内容揉杂在一起,起到很大的干扰。其实文章中根本没有提到二者有什么关系,只是顺带说他没有提议用激进的教育来改变正式英语衰退的趋势。选项[C]说对反文化有争议,从文中可以看出,将正式英语的衰退归咎于反文化并不会引起什么争议,没有人会认为反文化使得正式英语得到了发展。选项[D]说正式英语的衰退导致公众态度的变化,这样的说法属于典型的因果倒置。出题人意图利用考生临场考试时不稳定的心理状态来干扰考生,看其能否正确理解文章的大意。如果考生不能够养成良好的考试习惯,往往会花费很多额外的时间,因为很多时候,我们只需要知道正确答案是什么,而无需知道也没有时间来分析其他选项错在哪里。
37. The word“talking”(Line 6, Paragraph3) denotes “talking”(第三段第六行)一词表示
[A] modesty. 谦虚。 [B] personality. 个性。
[C] liveliness. 活泼。 [D] informality. 非正式。
