must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don't look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you'll see that no one else does either!
31.
The author thinks that people are _________. A) satisfied with their appearance
B) concerned about appearance in old age C) far from neglecting what is in fashion D) reluctant to follow the trends in fashion
正确答案： C 32.
Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to _________. A) confidence in life B) personal dress
C) individual hair style D) personal future
正确答案： A 33.
Causes of fashions are _________. A) uniform B) varied C) unknown D) inexplicable
正确答案： B 34.
Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes _________. A) uniformity B) formality C) informality D) individuality
正确答案： D 35.
Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A) Care about appearance in formal situations. B) Fashion in formal and informal situations. C) Ignoring appearance in informal situations. D) Ignoring appearance in all situations.
正确答案： A
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English. Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees gradual disappearance of “whom”, for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.
But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative genre is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.
Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, “Why We Should Like, Care”. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive ? there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.
Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms ? he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china”. A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.
36.
According to McWhorter, the decline of formal English ________. A) is inevitable in radical education reforms
B) is but all too natural in language development
C) has caused the controversy over the counter-culture D) brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s
正确答案： B 37.
The word “talking” (Paragraph 3) denotes ________. A) formality B) personality
C) vividness D) informality
正确答案： D 38.
Which of the following statements would McWhorter most likely agree to? A) Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk. B) Black English can be more expressive than Standard English.
C) Non-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining. D) Of all the varieties, Standard English can best convey complex ideas.
正确答案： A 39.
The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s ________. A) interest in their language B) appreciation of their efforts
C) struggle against the decline of formal English D) contempt for their old-fashionedness
正确答案： B 40.
According to the last paragraph, “paper plates” is to “china” as ________. A) “radical” is to “conservative” B) “informal” is to “formal” C) “functional” is to “artistic” D) “inferior” is to “superior”
正确答案： C
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
He would ________ in Paris every few months and stay a little while; he would get money out of someone or other and then disappear again. A) turn to B) turn up C) turn over
D) turn down
正确答案： B 42.
It requires great ________ into human nature to be a good writer. A) insight B) patience C) sight
D) intelligence
正确答案： A 43.
She ________ her shoes with a piece of cloth to make them shine. A) rubs B) rids
C) scratches D) caresses
正确答案： A 44.
I am sorry to inform you that the ________ in our office is already filled. A) bareness B) blank C) emptiness D) vacancy
正确答案： D 45.
He didn’t mention the word “redundancy” but I knew what he was ________. A) driving B) meaning to C) driving at D) pointing
正确答案： C 46.
The assumption that housing prices will keep increasing is _______ the biggest concern of all Chinese people. A) by far B) as far C) too far D) so far as
正确答案： A 47.
At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information _______ at age 21. A) as it is B) as it did C) as it had
D) as it had been
正确答案： B 48.
Washington was _______ in his belief that only the right kind of education could solve major social problem.
A) nothing but isolated B) anything but isolated C) nothing but isolating D) anything but isolating
正确答案： B 49.
Some of the volcanoes have lain here peacefully for _______ sky-blue lakes have formed in their craters.
A) as long as B) such long as C) so long that D) longer than
正确答案： C 50.
I enjoyed the work at the factory very much, especially in _______ it kept me closely in touch with both workers and management. A) which B) where C) that
D) the way which
正确答案： C 51.
The fog was so heavy that it _____ the hills around the city. A) turned out B) blotted out C) put out D) blew out
正确答案： B 52.
It’s ______ ? from the outside the building looks small, but inside it’s quite big.