31.
According to McWhorter, the decline of formal English ________. A) is inevitable in radical education reforms
B) is but all too natural in language development
C) has caused the controversy over the counter-culture D) brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s
正确答案： B 32.
The word “talking” (Paragraph 3) denotes ________. A) formality B) personality C) vividness D) informality
正确答案： D 33.
Which of the following statements would McWhorter most likely agree to? 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.
正确答案： A 34.
The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s ________. A) interest in their language B) appreciation of their efforts
C) struggle against the decline of formal English D) contempt for their old-fashionedness
正确答案： B 35.
According to the last paragraph, “paper plates” is to “china” as ________. A) “radical” is to “conservative” B) “informal” is to “formal” C) “functional” is to “artistic” D) “inferior” is to “superior”
正确答案： C
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
36.
The author thinks that people are ________. A) satisfied with their appearance
B) concerned about appearance in old age C) far from neglecting what is in fashion D) reluctant to follow the trends in fashion
正确答案： C
37.
Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to ________. A) confidence in life B) personal dress C) personal behavior D) personal success
正确答案： A 38.
Which is NOT the reason that makes fashions change? A) Practicality.
B) Individual affection. C) Celebrity effect. D) Convenience.
正确答案： B 39.
Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes ________. A) uniformity B) formality C) informality D) individuality
正确答案： D 40.
Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A) Care about appearance in formal situations. B) Fashion in formal and informal situations. C) Ignoring appearance in informal situations. D) Ignoring appearance in all situations.
正确答案： A
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
His uncle is too ________ to walk alone on the street. A) frail B) graceful C) fashionable D) strong
正确答案： A 42.
Charlie’s always been ________ of an expert on architecture. A) anything B) everything C) something D) nothing
正确答案： C 43.
The car has been well maintained and is in excellent ________. A) conclusion B) condition C) formation D) duration
正确答案： B 44.
I don’t know what made Sarah marry him — she must have been totally ________. A) credible B) incredible C) sane D) insane
正确答案： D 45.
In east Asia, a 19 percent average of female representation in parliaments is more than one and a half times _______ of industrial countries.
A) what B) that C) much D) which
正确答案： B 46.
The country is _____ in natural resources. A) plentiful B) sufficient C) adequate D) abundant
正确答案： D 47.
She has recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ________ in starting her own business. A) dwell on B) come upon C) base on D) draw upon
正确答案： D 48.
Her jewelry ________ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball. A) glared B) glittered C) blazed D) dazzled
正确答案： B 49.
I was in a puzzle and _____ to know where he had been. A) living B) pressing C) plucking D) dying
正确答案： D 50.