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.
A.occasionallyaimatacertainfluidity
B.appeartoshunperfection
C.fromtimetotimeshowregardforthefinishingtouch
D.makeuseofeconomicalshortcuts
A.anartist'sworkwillbefinerifheobservescertainaestheticstandards
B.anunfinishedworkisboundtobecomparativelyinferior
C.theskillofcertainartistsconcealstheirslovenliness
D.artisticexpressionisinhibitedbytoomanyrules
A.isincoherentandlinguisticallyobjectionable
B.isfartooungrammaticalformostpeopletofollow
C.unintentionallyshockstheaudience
D.triestohidetheauthor'sintellectualinadequacies
A.istheworstamongallbroadcastingnetworks
B.hastakenaturnfortheworsesincethe1960s
C.hasraisedEnglish-speakinguptoanewlevel
D.isterriblebecauseofafewpopulardiscjockeys
A.theyfindthatchildrennolongerrespondtothiskindofdisciplinenowadays
B.theyfearthechildrenmaybecomelesscoherent
C.moreimportanceisnowattachedtooralexpression
D.thechildrenmaybediscouragedfromexpressingtheirideas
答案解析:
61-65BAACD
大学英语四六级考试CET46
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