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【題目】 Language changes all the time. New words and phrases appear and grow. The words and pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be very different from those used by adults Living in a multi (多元的)-cultural society has an effect on language, especially on young people, whose friends are often from a mix of backgrounds. TV and music also influence the language of the young.

Young British people use lots of language that you usually can't find in most dictionaries. These very informal(不正規(guī)的) words and expressions are known as “slang”. It is not possible to make a complete list of modern British slang. By the time the list was finished, it would be out of date! However, here are a few examples:

◆“Safe”,“ sorted”;“ sound”,“cool” and “wicked” all mean “That' s good" or “I understand”.

◆“Whatever ”means “I don’t care”.(e.g. A: But the teacher says we can't leave until we've finished. B: Whatever. I'm going）
◆“He's fine". And “He's fit ” both mean “He's good-looking”. Fine and fit can describe a boy or a girl.

Not everybody uses slang and not everybody likes it. A school in Sheffield, has recently required its pupils to stop using slang words such as hiya (hello), cheers and ta(both mean “thank you "). The head teacher says that If young people learn to speak“correctly”, this will help them get a place at university and a good job。

So, how important is it to learn these slang words and expressions? If you watch films or TV in English, read magazines in English, chat online in English or are interested in English song lyrics, then understanding slang can be very useful. You probably won't see much slang in your English exam, though.

【1】Which is the best word to complete the blank?

Peter: I've just passed my exam!

Jenny:___________ ! Well done!

A. CheersB. WhateverC. HiyaD. Cool

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Modern slang changes very quickly.

B. Young people use the same slang as their parents.

C. "Fit" is only used to describe boys.

D. It's a must to learn some British slang.

【3】The example of the school in Sheffield shows that___________.

A. many British schools encourage the use of slang

B. speaking slang helps young people to get better jobs

C. children from different cultures feel respected

D. slang is not considered as proper English in schools

【4】Understanding slang might not be useful when you___________.

A. watch films and TV in English

B. read magazines in English

C. do English exam papers

D. talk to your British net-pal

【5】The author's main purpose is to__________________

A. discuss that slang should be stopped

B. explain the best way to learn slang

C. tell readers about British slang

D. interest readers with slang words

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是科普文，介紹了英國(guó)人使用俚語(yǔ)的情況，說(shuō)明不斷出現(xiàn)的新單詞和短語(yǔ)對(duì)語(yǔ)言的影響。

【1】題意：哪一個(gè)詞最適合填空?考查詞義理解。根據(jù)短文◆“Safe”,“ sorted”;“ sound”, “cool” and “wicked” all mean “That' s good”，結(jié)合本句下文Well done!可知選D。

【2】題意：下列哪個(gè)陳述是正確的?考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。A. Modern slang changes very quickly現(xiàn)代俚語(yǔ)變化很快；根據(jù)By the time the list was finished, it would be out of date!可知說(shuō)法正確。B. Young people use the same slang as their parents年輕人和他們的父母使用同樣的俚語(yǔ)；根據(jù)The wordsand pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be very different from those usedby adults Living in a multi-cultural society has an effect on language,可知說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。C. "Fit" is only used to describe boys“Fit”只用于形容男孩；根據(jù)Fine and fit can describe a boy or a girl可知說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。D. It's a must to learn some British slang學(xué)習(xí)一些英國(guó)俚語(yǔ)是必須的；根據(jù)Not everybody uses slang and not everybody likes it.可知說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。綜合以上分析，故選A。

【3】題意：謝菲爾德學(xué)校的例子表明，俚語(yǔ)在學(xué)校里不被認(rèn)為是恰當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z(yǔ)�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)The head teacher says that If young people learn to speak “correctly”, this will help them get a place at university and a good job可知在學(xué)校里說(shuō)俚語(yǔ)是不恰當(dāng)?shù)�，故選D。

【4】題意：當(dāng)你做英語(yǔ)試卷時(shí)，理解俚語(yǔ)可能沒有幫助�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后You probably won't see much slang in your English exam, though.可知不會(huì)在英語(yǔ)考試中看到太多俚語(yǔ)，俚語(yǔ)對(duì)于考試沒有多大幫助，故選C。

【5】題意：作者的主要目的是 �？疾橹髦祭斫�。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知作者介紹的是英國(guó)人使用俚語(yǔ)的情況，說(shuō)明不斷出現(xiàn)的新單詞和短語(yǔ)對(duì)語(yǔ)言的影響，tell readers about British slang符合文意，故選C。