单选题 What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one 1 there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. 2 two speakers speak in exactly the same 3 . We can always hear differences 4 them, and the pronunciation of English 5 a great deal in different geographical 6 . How do we decide what sort of English to use as a 7 ? This is not a question that can be 8 in the same way for all foreign learners of English. 9 you live in a part of the world 10 India or West Africa, where there is a long 11 of speaking English for general communication purposes, you should 12 to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be a 13 in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or 14 of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country 15 there is no traditional use of English. You must take as your model some form of native English pronunciation. It does not matter very much which form you choose. The most effective way is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] in one sense:固定搭配,“从某种意义上说”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 谓语的否定形式前置。“No two speakers speak...”即“Two speakers do not speak...”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] the same way:“同样的方式”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] between用于两者之间(的差别)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] vary in...指“在……方面的变化”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] parts:着重于指“部分”;spaces:着重指“空间地方”;“areas”着重“区域”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] direction:“方向”;guide:“向导”;symbol:“象征,符号”;model:“模型,典型”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “answer”对应前面的“question”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] if引导条件状语从句。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 这是需要的是介词,只有“like”符合题意,意为“像……一样”,A若为“such as”也对。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] a long tradition of...“……的悠久传统”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] tend to:“倾向于……,易于……”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] It would be a fashion...“这将是一种时尚……”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] anything of the sort:“任何这种类型的东西”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这里状语从句需要的是关系副词引导定语从句修饰“a country”。