题目内容
from the job for a long time makes my father have a sense of loss.
A.Retire B.Retiring
C.have retired D.Having retired
D
Everyone knows that you can study the English language for years and still not understand a native speaker of English.
Well, here’s a secret for you: a lot of British people can’t understand each other either! Apart from the different regional accents across the country, language can also differ (不同) among age groups. The words and pronunciations used by young Britons can be very different to those used by adults. This is called “yoof” culture.
The word “yoof” is a slang (俚语) spelling of “youth”. Some people consider “yoof” to be a negative (消极的) term, since its pronunciation is easier than “youth”. Other people see the term as positive, because it describes how young people are creating their own language, concepts (观念) and identity.
When parents find it difficult to understand their children, the children can say more things without the censorship (审查) of their parents. In this way, young people are starting to find freedom, independence and self-expression.
They are creating a “yoof culture”. It is impossible to come up with a complete list of words used by yoof. By the time the list was completed, it would be out of date. New words come and go like fashions.
By A.J. Dalton
【小题1】The point of the article is _____.
A.to list words used by yoof |
B.to introduce UK yoof culture |
C.to give advice on how to communicate with native English speakers |
D.to explain why it is hard for British people to understand each other |
A.to stay cool among their peers |
B.to draw more attention from their parents |
C.to avoid interference of their parents in their lives |
D.to keep up with the fast pace of modern society |
A.The variety of regional accents in the UK is an obstacle to communication. |
B.Some people consider the term “yoof” positive because it is easier to pronounce than “youth”. |
C.A few vocabularies used by yoof are going to be collected in dictionaries. |
D.Yoof culture is getting popular all around the English speaking countries. |
A.“I’m very tired.” | B.“I understand.” |
C.“You got it wrong!” | D.“I don’t care!” |
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
F. achieve G.. view H. fame I. laughed at J. formed |
This I Believe
I believe in the challenge to accomplish something out of the ordinary. I have ___41__ this belief from the Guinness Book of World Records. That book showed me the value of equal ____42__and competition. It proved to me, early on, that I could rise above anonymity and ___43___ remarkable things.
The Guinness Book of World Records taught me to believe in the “accessibility of the “___44__”. I was attracted by the descriptions in the book: the fastest, the longest, the widest, the most …whatever you can imagine. It opened up the possibility of what I might be able to do.
The Guinness Book of World Records taught me tenacity and perseverance and, more __45___, the desire to do something unexpected. So many people in the book were __46___ by family and friends for what they were doing. Yet they did it. I see them as success stories --- the ___47____ people who did something extraordinary.
I am not saving the world. I am not the best at what I do, but I am only 24 --- there is still time.
The Guinness Book of World Records helped give me a different ___48___ on the impossible, and encouraged me to try something unusual. I believe in making the “dream ” a ___49____, and I hope to someday break a few records myself.