2016年12月英语四级阅读理解备考练习及答案(十二)思维导图

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　　Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage. 　　Language is, and should be, a livingthing, constantly enriched with new words and forms of expression. Butthere isa vital d

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Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Languageis,andshouldbe,alivingthing,constantlyenrichedwithnewwordsandformsofexpression.Butthereisavitaldistinctionbetweengooddevelopments,whichaddtothelanguage,enablingustosaythingswecouldnotsaybefore,andbaddevelopments,whichsubtractfromthelanguagebyrenderingitlessprecise.Avivacious,colorfuluseofwordsisnottobeconfusedwithmereslovenliness.Thekindofslovenlinessinwhichsomeprofessionalsdeliberatelyindulgeisperhapsakintothecult(迷信.oftheunfinishedwork,whichhaserodedmostoftheartsinourtime.Andthetrueanswertoitisthesamethatartisenhanced,nothindered,bydiscipline.Youcannotcarvesatisfactorilyinbutter.

ThecorruptionofwrittenEnglishhasbeenaccompaniedbyanevensharperdeclineinthestandardofspokenEnglish.WespeakverymuchlesswellthanwascommonamongeducatedEnglishmenagenerationortwoago.

Themodemtheatrehasplayedabaneful(有害的)partindimmingourappreciationoflanguage.Insteadoftheimmenselyarticulatedialogueof,forexample,Shaw(whowasalsoveryinsistentongoodpronunciation.,audiencesarenowsubjectedtostreamsofbarelyliteratetrivia,oftendesigned,onlytoowell,toexhibit'laekofcommunication',andlarded(夹杂.withtheobscenities(下流的话.andgrammaticalerrorsoftheintellectuallyimpoverished.EmilyPostonceadvisedherreaders:"Thetheatreisthebestpossibleplacetohearcorrectly-enunciatedspeech."Alas,nomore.Oneyoungactresswasrecentlyreportedtobetakinglessonsinhowtospeakbadly,sothatsheshouldfitinbetter.

ButtheBBCistheworsttraitor.AideryearsofverysuccessfullyhelpingtoraisethegeneralstandardofspokenEnglish,itsuddenlywentintoreverse.AstheheadofthePronunciationUnitcoyly(含蓄地.putit,"Inthe1960stheBBCopenedthefieldtoamuchwiderrangeofspeakers."TohearaBBCdiscjockeytalkingtothelatestape-likepopidolisatrulyshockingexperienceofverbalsqualor.Andtheprospectseemstobeofevenworsetocome.SchoolteachersareactivelyencouragedtoignorelittleJohnny'sincoherentgrammar,atrociousspellingandhaphazardpunctuation,becauseworryingaboutsuchthingsmightinhibithiscreativegenius.

61、Thewriterrelateslinguisticslovenlinesstotendenciesintheartstodayinthattheyboth_________

A.occasionallyaimatacertainfluidity

B.appeartoshunperfection

C.fromtimetotimeshowregardforthefinishingtouch

D.makeuseofeconomicalshortcuts

62、"Artisenhanced,nothindered,bydiscipline"(Lines6-7,Paragraph1)means_________

A.anartist'sworkwillbefinerifheobservescertainaestheticstandards

B.anunfinishedworkisboundtobecomparativelyinferior

C.theskillofcertainartistsconcealstheirslovenliness

D.artisticexpressionisinhibitedbytoomanyrules

63、Manymodemplays,theauthorfinds,frequentlycontainspeechwhich_________

A.isincoherentandlinguisticallyobjectionable

B.isfartooungrammaticalformostpeopletofollow

C.unintentionallyshockstheaudience

D.triestohidetheauthor'sintellectualinadequacies

64、TheauthorsaysthatthestandardofthespokenEnglishofBBC_________

A.istheworstamongallbroadcastingnetworks

B.hastakenaturnfortheworsesincethe1960s

C.hasraisedEnglish-speakinguptoanewlevel

D.isterriblebecauseofafewpopulardiscjockeys

65、Teachersarelikelytooverlookthelinguisticlapsesintheirpupilssince_________

A.theyfindthatchildrennolongerrespondtothiskindofdisciplinenowadays

B.theyfearthechildrenmaybecomelesscoherent

C.moreimportanceisnowattachedtooralexpression

D.thechildrenmaybediscouragedfromexpressingtheirideas

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