题目内容
第二卷 非选择题 满分35分
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：对话填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字幕的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
D=Debbie P=Paul
D: Have you（76）e been to Britain on vacation? 76.
P: Oh, yes .I’ve often been there
D: Where have you been?
P: Well, last year, we(77)f to the Livepool , 77.
but we’re(78) a been to Scotland and Ireland. 78.
We always go in summer because the (79)w_________ is better. 79.
D: Yes, but there are more tourists .
P: Yes, that’s right. But it’s the(80) s in every 80.
country . Have you been to Britain?
D: Yes, but not on (81) h . 81.
I have(82) m________ several business trips to Britain. 82.
P: Which places have you been to ?
D: Nowhere (83) b London. 83.
P: There are many (84) i places in London. 84.
D: Yes .And there are lots of lovely shops , (85) t . 85.
Originally, both the British and the American spoke with a rhotic accent. Rhotic essentially means an accent where the letter “r” is pronounced strongly after a vowel (元音). Rhotic accents are strong in both the US and Scotland, but seem to have disappeared from British English and its derivatives, such as Australian English and New Zealand English.
The major American accent –– the typical accent of the mid-western US –– is rhotic, and British English is, as a rule, non-rhotic. Specifically, US speakers pronounce every “r”, wherever they appear in a word. Most British speakers (and you will note that there are some British Isle accents that are strongly rhotic, like US) do not pronounce every “r”. Americans stress the “r” at the end of words such as “teacher” or “neighbour”, but in many non-rhotic British accents it is more of a “schwa” (an unstressed sound) so it comes out as, “teacha” (unstressed) or “neighba”.
This main difference also differs across the country of origin. For example, the US has a clear difference in the accents between people of the north and south, not to mention less clear differences across the states. Similarly, British people have a different accent according to their locality. The “cockney (伦敦东区)” accent is greatly different to the middle and upper class accents.
Another common difference appears to be that Americans pronounce words such as “herbal” without the “h”. Syllables (音节) may be stressed differently, too. “Oregano” in the US tends to be pronounced “o–reg–a–no” while in British English it is more likely to be “o–reg–AH–no”.
【小题1】When a rhotic accent occurs, ______.
A. the letter “r” is silent in any positions B. the letter “r” is sounded after a vowel
C. the ending syllable of a word is stressed D. the ending syllable of a word is unheard
【小题2】The underlined word “derivatives” in the first paragraph probably means “_____”.
A. neighbours B. ancestors C. symbols D. branches
【小题3】In non-rhotic British accents, ______.
A. “bother” sounds the same as “buther” B. “cheaper” sounds the same as “chapter”
C. “worker” sounds the same as “worka” D. “painting” sounds the same as “paintin”
【小题4】Even in the original country of the specific English language, accents differ ____.
A. from area to area B. from person to person
C. from word to word D. from stress to stress
【小题5】American people trend to pronounce words like “herbal” with the “h” ______.
A. stressed B. silent C. changed D. loud
根据上下文及给出首字母或汉语意思的词填写单词。
1. N_______ else in this city could you get a lower offer than mine.
2. If I am not m________, I guess, from your accent, you are from Scotland.
3. Will you stop _________ （打断）me while I am talking! It is so annoying.
4. Don’t h _________ to turn to us whenever in trouble.
5. What's the use of theoretical knowledge that has no _______ （实际的）application?
6. The two teachers have different __________(期望) of their students.
7. When my dad s_______ his beard (off), he looked ten years younger.
8. His hot forehead i_________that he has a fever.
9. He had married several times and had forty-six children ________（总共）.
10. She has been a________ for using a stolen credit card.
