Standard English is that variety of English which is usually used in print, and which is n

第1题

A．Sub-standard form. of the English language.B．An ideal form. of English pronunciation

A．Sub-standard form. of the English language.

B．An ideal form. of English pronunciation.

C．A standard form. of English pronunciation among intellectuals.

D．A somewhat standard form. of English pronunciation in English.

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第2题

A．Because it is the earliest English textbook.B．Because it indicates the high standard

A．Because it is the earliest English textbook.

B．Because it indicates the high standard of print quality at that time.

C．Because it provides the Chinese equivalent for English words.

D．Because it invents creative study methods.

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第3题

The New Englishes can be called （).But their meanings are quite different.A. regiona

A.A. regional varieties of English

B.B. emerging English

C.C. local standard Englishes

D.D. all of the above

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第4题

According to the author, there was a trend in the U.S. for the young people ______.A．to sp

According to the author, there was a trend in the U.S. for the young people ______.

A．to speak Standard English

B．to speak English without class distinction

C．to speak English with class distinction

D．to speak English with grammar mistakes

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第5题

The author says that the standard of the spoken English of BBC__________.A.is the worst am

The author says that the standard of the spoken English of BBC__________.

A.is the worst among all broadcasting networks

B.has raised English-speaking up to a new level

C.has taken a turn for the worse since the 1960s

D.is terrible because of a few popular disc jockeys

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第6题

In the Kachru view , the local English （).A. should be corrected whenever possibleB. is

A.A. should be corrected whenever possible

B.B. is inferior to Standard English

C.C. is clearly a failure of the education system

D.D. should be taught

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第7题

Standard English is the variety of English which is usually used in print and which is nor

mally taught in schools and to non-native speakers learning the language. It is also the variety which is normally 【21】______ by educated people and used in news broadcasts and other 【22】______ situations. The difference between standard and nonstandard, it should be noted, has 【23】______ in principle to do with differences between formal and colloquial 【24】______ ; standard English has colloquial as well as formal variants.

【25】______ , the standard variety of English is based on the London 【26】______ of English that developed after the Norman Conquest resulted in the removal of the Court from Winchester to London. This dialect became the one 【27】______ by the educated, and it was developed and promoted 【28】______ a model, or norm, for wider and wider segments of society. It was also the 【29】______ that was carried overseas, but not one unaffected by such export. Today, 【30】______ English is arranged to the extent that the grammar and vocabulary of English are 【31】______ the same everywhere in the world where English is used; 【32】______ among local standards is really quite minor, 【33】______ the Singapore, South Africa, and Irish varieties are really very 【34】______ different from one another so far as grammar and vocabulary are 【35】______ . Indeed, Standard English is so powerful that it exerts a tremendous 【36】______ on all local varieties, to the extent that many of long-established dialects of England have 【37】______ much of their vigor and there is considerable pressure on them to be 【38】______ . This 【39】______ situation is not unique to English: it is also true in other countries where processes of standardization are 【40】______ . But it sometimes creates problems for speakers who try to strike some kind of compromise between local norms and national, even supernational ones.

【21】

A．said

B．told

C．talked

D．spoken

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第8题

It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A) it is justifiable to include

It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

A) it is justifiable to include English as a school subject

B) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level

C) English language teaching is by no means an easy job

D) language improvement needs time and effort

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第9题

In the passage the author argues that ________.A) it is unfair to blame the English

In the passage the author argues that ________.

A) it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students

B) young people would not commit offences against the language is the teachers did their jobs properly

C) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears

D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations

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第10题

As the English language has changed at a fast speed in this century, so has the use of

the English language.

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 association with class and social status.However, since the Second World War there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery, and hallmarks of class distinction such as styles of speech have been gradually discarded, especially by the younger generation.

As the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and incorporated into English.Similarly, old words and expressions have been discarded as their usefulness has diminished or the fashions have passed.This also happens to styles and modes of speech which became fashionable at a particular time and in specific circumstances.

By the end of the 1960s it became apparent 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 prerogative of a privileged class but rather a defiant expression of class lessness.

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 favoured stressless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and “in” words, much of it quite incomprehensible to 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 one of the following is NOT true？

A.The use of the English language has not changed much in this century.

B.The BBS announcers speak Standard English.

C.English has no association with class and social status now.

D.Young people all speak English in the same way.

2.What does the author imply by saying “there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery” (Para.3)？

A.People all speak English like BBC announcers.

B.There is a great change of attitude about how English should be spoken.

C.Some people still think their way of speaking is inferior.

D.Most people don’t believe their way of speaking is inferior.

3.According to the author, there was a trend in the U.S.for the young people _________.

A.to speak Standard English.

B.to speak English without class distinction

C.to speak English with class distinction

D.to speak English with grammar mistakes

4.The word “mid-Atlantic” in the passage (Para.6) probably means _________.

A.American and European

B.American and British

C.the Atlantic Ocean

D.in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

5.It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

A.Standard English is taught in school and colleges

B.the young people are defiant because they refuse to speak standard English

C.English language is influenced by American English in the last 25 years

D.there has been a great change in the English language in this century

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