Lately there has been a（）towards hiring younger, cheaper employees.

A、have taken slumps and rises in recent years

B、has been rather erratic recently

C、has been erratically lately

D、are going up and down all the time

He has been ill with a strange disease lately, ______I’ve never heard of before.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．one

A.concerned

B.suffering

C.complaining

D.complete

mpetition.

A．caters

B．fabricates

C．facilitates

D．flees

g demand has doubtlessly resulted ______ increased prices.

He has been ill with a strange disease lately, ______I’d never heard of before.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．one

It has been very cold lately, but it is beginning to get a bit wanner.

A．近来天气一直很冷，但现在正开始变暖和一些。

B．它一直都很冷酷，直到现在才开始热情起来。

C．近来天气一直都是零下温度，但现在温度开始回升。

D．近来天气一直都是零下温度，但现在正开始变暖和一些。

people feel that these illegal drugs are harmful and people should be prevented from getting hold of them in any way at all, because of the damage they can do. What do you feel about this？

W: Oh, yes, you... you've got to have some sort of control, because it has been proved that these, some of these things, can do irreparable damage, and I know a horrible story about a 16-year-old kid who is in mental hospital now. She went to a party and she took something there and now she's convinced she's an orange and she won't go out of the room for fear somebody's going to squash her.

M: Lesley, bow wide spread is the use of so-called illegal drugs in England？

W: Well, as regards cannabis (大麻)... um... I think as yet little is known about it. I think it may be a rash thing to legalize it now when so little is known, but it must he said that no positive harm has been proved.

M: In view of hostility towards the so-called illegal drugs in things like newspapers and television, why do so many young people take drugs？

W: Well, I think there are many reasons. One of the reasons is because of hostility. It's the job of the younger generation to reject all the values of the older generation, and it's just as well for human society that this is so, be cause otherwise we would never change it or make it better.

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A．Harm that cannot be repaired.

B．Harm that are more powerful these days.

C．Damage that can be repaired.

D．Harm that are legalized.

the English language.

After the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style. of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as Standard English or Received Pronunciation (RP) English.Now, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers is the clearest and most understandable spoken English.

English has had a strong association with class and social status.However, since the Second World War there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery, and hallmarks of class distinction such as styles of speech have been gradually discarded, especially by the younger generation.

As the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and incorporated into English.Similarly, old words and expressions have been discarded as their usefulness has diminished or the fashions have passed.This also happens to styles and modes of speech which became fashionable at a particular time and in specific circumstances.

By the end of the 1960s it became apparent that it was not necessary to speak Standard English or even correct grammar to become popular, successful and rich.The fashionable speech of the day was no longer the prerogative of a privileged class but rather a defiant expression of class lessness.

The greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modern times is the American English.Over the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertising and show business, has become more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accent.

In the 1970s, fashion favoured stressless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and “in” words, much of it quite incomprehensible to the outside world.What is considered modern and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges.

1.Which one of the following is NOT true？

A.The use of the English language has not changed much in this century.

B.The BBS announcers speak Standard English.

C.English has no association with class and social status now.

D.Young people all speak English in the same way.

2.What does the author imply by saying “there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery” (Para.3)？

A.People all speak English like BBC announcers.

B.There is a great change of attitude about how English should be spoken.

C.Some people still think their way of speaking is inferior.

D.Most people don’t believe their way of speaking is inferior.

3.According to the author, there was a trend in the U.S.for the young people _________.

A.to speak Standard English.

B.to speak English without class distinction

C.to speak English with class distinction

D.to speak English with grammar mistakes

4.The word “mid-Atlantic” in the passage (Para.6) probably means _________.

A.American and European

B.American and British

C.the Atlantic Ocean

D.in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

5.It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

A.Standard English is taught in school and colleges

B.the young people are defiant because they refuse to speak standard English

C.English language is influenced by American English in the last 25 years

D.there has been a great change in the English language in this century

lish language.

After the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style. of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as Standard English or Received Pronunciation (RP) English. Now, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers is the clearest and most understandable spoken English.

English has had a strong association with class and social status. However, since the Second World War there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery, and hallmarks of class distinction such as styles of speech have been gradually discarded, especially by the younger generation.

As the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and incorporated into English. Similarly, old words and expressions have been discarded as their usefulness has diminished or the fashions have passed. This also happens to styles and modes of speech which became fashionable at a particular time and in specific circumstances.

By the end of the 1960s it became apparent that it was not necessary to speak Standard English or even correct grammar to become popular, successful and rich. The fashionable speech of the day was no longer the prerogative of a privileged class but rather a defiant expression of classlessness.

The greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modem times is the American English. Over the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertising and show business, has become more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accent.

In the 1970s, fashion favored careless pronunciation and language full of jargon, slang and "in" words, much of it quite incomprehensible to the outside world. What is considered modem and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges.

Which one of the following in NOT true？

A．The use of the English language has not changed much in this century.

B．The BBC announcers speak Standard English.

C．English has no association with class and social status now.

D．Young people all speak English in the same way.