单选题G. F. Aland Many people regard Standard English as correct English. It is certainly the variety which is taught to foreign learners English and, in its written form, it represents the form which is found in most types of writing—school textbooks, government documents, newspapers and literature. But Standard English is only one variety among the many varieties of English, though it has acquired a special position among these varieties because it is used as the medium of education in England. Because of the position of Standard English, it is often taken subconsciously as a norm in discussions of language acquisition, change and varieties. The effect of broadcasting has been to allow people to hear many different varieties of English from all over the world. Although this has not necessarily undermined the perceived status of Received Pronunciation, it perhaps has made it appear to speakers of the language that a high degree of variety exists and that many people, even quite distinguished ones, can use forms of spoken English which differ from those of Received Pronunciation. D. M. Richard A standard language is a variety of a language that is socially and culturally predominant and is generally accepted as the most proper form of that language. Written Standard English is, with minor differences, primarily in spelling the same word. However, with reference to the spoken language, the term Standard English must be further qualified. The Standard English of New Zealand is by no means identical to the Standard English of Ireland. Indeed, even within a given country, what is considered standard may vary from area to area. Diversity among the regional dialects of England, particularly in pronunciation, is greater than in any other part of the world where English is spoken as a native language. English is also the only English-speaking nation with an official or quasi-official standard dialect, which we can call Standard British English(SBE.. This dialect is a social and educational, rather than regional dialect. It is superimposed upon regional dialects; in effect, many of its users are bidialectal to some extent, able to speak both SBE and a regional dialect. SBE is the English taught in the public (that is, private. schools of England and Wales. David Alpher The rapid development in public broadcasting after about 1920 led in England and abroad to the establishment of BBC English as an actual spoken standard. This standard, alternatively known as Received Pronunciation, is that of a social and educational elite. Robert Claiborne But when we are communicating with "outsiders", and especially if we are communicating in writing, we will almost certainly do best with spoken Standard English. The reasons are very clear. To begin with, though most English speakers speak some nonstandard dialect, they almost certainly understand the educated speech of their region and, if they" re literate, written Standard English. (The latter, in fact, is acceptable currency almost anywhere in the English-speaking word.) The overwhelming majority of English—language publications—newspapers, magazines and books—are written, apart from some dialogue passages, in Standard English. The directions and manuals that come with medicines, many foodstuffs, and the innumerable gadgets that enrich or complicate our lives are in Standard English. And the governmental and corporate bureaucrats that most of us have to correspond with from time to time deal in Standard, if often heavily jargonized English. In brief, Standard English is "better" than other dialects because with it we can give information to and get information from, many more sources than with any other dialect. Gerald Knowles Standard English was for a long time essentially a written form of the language, but it did influence the use of grammar and vocabulary in speech, and even pronunciation. In all parts of the country the UK, local forms and usages have been subject to displacement: as fashions have changed and new forms have been accepted in the standard language and have gradually spread to local dialects. The vast majority of English speakers today have a standardized variety of English. Agreement on matters of pronunciation seems to have developed in the nineteenth century, especially in the public schools of the south of England. This has led to a widespread acceptance in England of one variety of pronunciation as a standard and this is the type that was adopted in the 1920s for broadcasting by the BBC. It is known as Received Pronunciation, or more commonly as RP. An RP speaker is somebody whose speech belongs to England, but cannot be pinned down to any region of England. RP has had a powerful influence on all regional varieties, but relatively few people actually speak it. Now match each of the persons with the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A.Although RP has greatly influenced the regional dialects in UK, very few people actually speak it.B.Standard English is more efficient in communicating with other people than other dialects.C.A greater population speaks Standard English in UK.D.The standard language varies from country to country. E. An international standard language should be developed.F. BBC is the standard of the British social elite.G. Standard English has a special position because it acts as the medium of education.

单选题FILM PREVIEWSIn the Line of Fire After his Oscar success as an aging cowboy in Unforgotten, Clint Eastwood plays an aging secret-service man in this action movie. He is Frank Horrigan, a devoted citizen who has strong love for his country and who believes that he was responsible for the death of John F. Kennedy in 1963. When a madman, played by John Malkovich, says that he will kill the present President, Horrigan is given the chance to redeem himself. Sleepless in Seattle A very interesting film from Nora Ephron, the writer-director of When Harry Met Sally. One Christmas, a little boy, who has just lost his mother, calls a national radio station to find a new wife for his dad, played by Tom Hanks. When a radio-reporter hears the program, she is sure that she has found the man of her dream and spends the rest of the film in an eager search for him. The Firm Tom Cruise plays a young lawyer, Mitch McDeere, who finds out that several members of his new law firm have died. When an FBI man finds out that the firm is run by the Mafia(黑手党), Mitch is offered a job as an undercover agent(便衣特工), who will pretend to work for one side while working for another, However, he refuses and thinks up a way neither to follow the FBI nor the Mafia. This is Tom Cruise acting the part he knows best--The Great American Individual.

单选题Questions 11--13 are based on the following passage.

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单选题{{B}}Text 2{{/B}} Many scientists today are convinced that life exists elsewhere in the universe—life probably much like that on our own planet. They reason in the following way. As far as astronomers can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist. Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere. This eliminates all those planets in the universe that are not about the same size and weight as the earth. A smaller planet would lose its atmosphere, a larger one would hold too much of it. Life also required a steady supply of heat and light. This eliminates double stars, or stars that flare up suddenly. Only single stars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun would qualify. Finally, life could evolve only if the planet is just the right distance from its sun. With a weaker sun than our own, the planet would have to be closer to it. With a stronger sun, it would have to be farther away. If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family of planets, then how many planets might support life? First, eliminate those stars that are not like our sun. Next, eliminate most of their planets, they are either too far from or too close to their suns. Then eliminate all those planets which are not the same size and weight as the earth. Finally, remember that the proper conditions do not necessarily mean that life actually does exist on a planet. It may not have begun yet, or it may have already died out. This process of elimination seems to leave very few planets on which earthlike life might be found. However, even if life could exist on only one planet in a million, there are so many billions of planets that this would still leave a vast number on which life could exist.

单选题 Questions 15～18 are based on the following passage.

单选题What is the tone of the story?

单选题what does the author of the passage would like us to remember?

单选题Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

单选题听下面一段对话，回答第18至第21题。

单选题What might the house of the future be like? Grace "can tell. More formally known as the Microsoft Home, her high-tech devices, along with (26) in design and construction, will change the (27) we think about our homes. You enter the house, and Grace's (28) , coming from hidden speakers, passes on your messages. In the kitchen, you set a bag of flour on the intelligently (29) stone counter. Grace sees what you're (30) , and projects a list of flour-based food on the counter. (31) you choose one, Grace repeats instructions for cooking. She (32) knows what's in the cupboard. The day when your house will be like a family member is not that far off. This (33) of seamless computing, in which technology is everywhere yet nowhere ( (34) when we want it), is emphasized in most future-home thinking. Microsoft, (35) , isn't the only one exploring (36) technology can make our homes more (37) and comfortable. At the Georgia Institute of Technology, scientists are (38) systems that will allow older people to continue living (39) . So Grandma's home can be intelligently wired to (40) her patterns of wake, sleep and movement; family members would be (41) of any changes via computer. Does spying on Grandma sound (42) ? Director Beth Mynatt says "A good bit of our (43) has been working on how to convey information without (44) privacy. We also don't want to create (45) anxiety. Maybe she just took a quiet day to read, and the system would have to recognize that. /

单选题Whatdoesthemanproposetodonextyear?A.Visithisaunt.B.GototheGreatlakes.C.VisittheYellowStonePark.D.SeetheNiagaraFalls.

单选题The end of the bidding is called "knocking down" because ______.