题目内容
9.A study by Oxford University Press (OUP) into British children's writing shows that the future of written English will learn more from Hollywood films than Dickens or Shakespeare.Researchers who looked at the analysis of 74,000short stories in a national competition found the children were increasingly using American words such as garbage,trash can,sidewalk,candy,and flashlight.The stories,written by pupils aged 7to 13,show how fairy cakes are referred to as cupcakes and a dinner jacket has become a tuxedo(晚礼服."Smart"is now often used as"clever".
Chris Evans,whose radio show runs the competition,said the results were"interesting",adding,"Who'd have thought that the popular American musician Simon Cowell and Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi would be among the famous names that come up in children's work repeatedly?"
But according to the study,pupils are let down by some basic knowledge of English.Children are not familiar with simple spellings such as"does"and"clothes"and struggle to use the past tense correctly.
Researchers also found that punctuation(标点)was underused,especially semi-colons and speech marks.Some did not know how to use capital letters.However,exclamation(感叹)marks were overused.Researchers found 35,171examples in total,with some young writers using five at a time.
Popular US fiction such as the Twilight vampire novels and films is thought to be fuelling the increasing use of American vocabulary and spelling.Modern technology is also influential.Out of almost 300references to"blackberry",nearly half refer to mobile phones.Characters frequently"google"for information or use"apps".But the researchers found a wealth of imaginative and inventive ideas.
Fears that texting was corrupting children's written work were unfound,they said,with youngsters only using text-expressions when they were referring to a text message.
Samantha Armstrong,of the OUP children's dictionaries division,said,"We should accept the facts calmly.Perhaps we are catching a glimpse of the language of the future."
61.The study of Oxford University Press shows thatD.
A.British children are losing interest in classical literature.
B.British children don't like English films or English literature.
C.British children's writing is getting worse and worse.
D.British children's writing is highly influenced by modern American culture.
62.What makes Chris Evans feel surprised?B
A.The national competition is so helpful to children's writing.
B.Some famous foreigners often appear in children's stories.
C.Children's work are popular with the great successful people.
D.There are good ideas and rich vocabulary in children's works.
63.According to the passage,which of the following parts should the children improve?C
A.Handwriting. B.Reading. C.Grammar. D.Pronunciation.
64.It can be inferred from Paragraph 7thatB.
A.texting can help children learn newly developed words.
B.people worried about the effect of texting on children's writing before.
C.children could develop their interests in writing while texting.
D.children often use the texting phrases in their writing.
65.What's Samantha Armstrong's attitude towards the findings?B
A.Doubtful. B.Neutral C.Negative D.Supportive.
分析 全文讨论了英国书面英语的明显变化并分析了其演变过程.
解答 61-65 DBCBB
61 D 细节题. 根据文章第二 段 the children were increasingly using American words such as garbage,trash can,sidewalk,candy,and flashlight. 可知Oxford University Press 的研究表明英国小孩的写作收美国文化的影响,故选D.
62 B 细节题. 根据文章第三 段Who'd have thought that the popular American musician Simon Cowell and Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi would be among the famous names that come up in children's work repeatedly?"可知 Chris Evans 感觉惊讶的是:一些著名的美国人出现在儿童的故事中,故选B.
63 C 细节题. 根据文章第五 段Researchers also found that punctuation(标点)was underused,especially semi-colons and speech marks 可知孩子们不会使用标点符号和各种时态,这些都是语法方面的内容,故选C.
64 B 推理判断题. 根据文章第七 段Fears that texting was corrupting children's written work were unfound,可知在此之前人们担心发短信会对孩子们的写作有影响,故选B.
65 B 细节题. 根据文章最后一段,"We should accept the facts calmly.Perhaps we are catching a glimpse of the language of the future."可知Samantha Armstrong认为我们只是看到未来的语言的一角,对语言的发展是中立的态度,故选B.
点评 细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要实事的理解能力.它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种.直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩,从阅读材料中可以找到.这种题难度低,只要学生读懂文章,就能得分,属于低层次题.而语义理解题须将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换才能得出结论.这类题目要求考生能理解原文中某个短语或句子的含义,从而找到与答案意思相同的词语和句子.
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37.A.Regardless of | B.As of | C.In terms of | D.Let alone |
38.A.game | B.competition | C.match | D.mile |
39.A.wounds | B.scars | C.signs | D.treats |
40.A.fear | B.surprise | C.anger | D.disappointment |
41.A.hoped | B.determined | C.expected | D.longed |
42.A.trip | B.school | C.ground | D.track |
43.A.quit | B.gone | C.insisted | D.left |
44.A.annoyed | B.confident | C.alone | D.lonely |
45.A.Otherwise | B.Instead | C.Yet | D.Besides |
46.A.ran | B.walked | C.passed | D.crossed |
47.A.embarrassed | B.proud | C.amused | D.excited |
48.A.sent me up | B.picked me up | C.took me up | D.set me up |
49.A.up | B.over | C.straight | D.ahead |
50.A.opinion | B.goal | C.belief | D.thought |
51.A.can | B.may | C.should | D.must |
52.A.hesitation | B.blame | C.pain | D.laughter |
53.A.Other than | B.More than | C.Rather than | D.Less than |
54.A.lifted | B.broke | C.sank | D.beat |
55.A.before | B.when | C.that | D.since |
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-Battery Park,please.But can you make a stop at Union Square?(66)F.
-Of course.
-How long will it take to go there?
-Well,that depends on the traffic,you know.(67)D
-Can you make it in fifteen minutes?(68)C
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-On 14th Street.Oh,we're already at 16th Street.(69)G
-Oh,you've got it.
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A. | which she knew | B. | which did she know | ||
C. | that she knew | D. | that did she know |
A. | be looked at | B. | being looked at | C. | looking at | D. | look at |