第 36 题：As the greatest anthropologist in the recent three decades, his lifetime of ______ will benefit the future students in the long run. A.intellectuality C.scholar B.academic D.scholarship
第 37 题：Good videos don't have to be big Hollywood productions to be ______ and effective. C.restrictive A.engaging D.fascinated B.engaged
第 38 题：Phelps, as one of the most _____ swimmers in the world, began swimming at the age of seven. A.talent C.genius B.gifted D.endowed
第 39 题：He sat alone in his room after the battle, ______ over the loss of his best friend.
A.muttering C.bending B.grumping D.mourning
第 40 题：Public schools in the United States are becoming more racially ______ and the trend is likely to accelerate due to the rising discrimination. A. melted C.separated
B.blend D.segregated 正确答案：BABDB CCACB CBACB BCDAC DBDCB DBCDC AADBA DABDD
The RP (Received Pronunciation) is considered a _____ accent in the whole of the British Isles and British Commonwealth. A.priority C.prestigious B.preliminary D.precise
? 正确答案：C 第2部分：难句(每题1分)
第 41 题：The most noticeable differences, thanks to Noah Webster, are in the spelling, but even there we are talking about only a few common alternatives, such as color vs. color, and only a few hundred in all.
A.多谢诺亚·韦伯斯特，英式英语和美式英语之间最显著地区别在于拼写，但是只不过是一些常见的拼写差异，例如美式英语中的color和英语英语中的color，一共也只不过几百个。
B.（美国词典编纂家）诺亚·韦伯斯特指出，拼写是英式英语和美式英语间最显著的差异，但即便如此，也只是一些常见的变化，一共也不过几百个单词，比如color(美式)和color（英式）。 C.正是有了诺亚·韦伯斯特，我们才能发现英式和美式英语间的最显著地差异，它在于单词的拼写，但是在那里我们只是在讨论一些共同的替代品，比如color和color，一共也只有几百个。 第 42 题：Next comes vocabulary -- encountered more sporadically than spelling, but cumulatively much more important.
A.其次是词汇上的差异，它不如拼写上的差异那么常见，但是其重要性累计起来要大得多。 B.接下来的是词汇，比起拼写要更少碰见，但累计要重要的多。
C.其次是词汇，比起拼写，它呈零星的分布状态，但是累计更为重要的多。
第 43 题：Far more difficult is when we don't, as in the alien lexical world (to British ears) of baseball and the correspondingly alien world (to American ears) of cricket. A.当两种英语的词汇不共享同一概念时更困难，正如在英国人的耳朵里棒球词汇是陌生的，而在美国人耳朵里板球词汇是陌生的。
B.这个时候我们比比个不觉得更困难，比如对于英国人的耳朵棒球的词汇世界时陌生的，而对于美国人的耳朵，曲棍球的词汇世界也是陌生的。
C.更困难的是有时英式和美式英语的词汇并不共指同一概念，例如英国人对（流行美国的）棒球运动中的词汇非常陌生，而相应地（英国人喜爱的）板球运动中的词汇对美国人也非常生疏。 第 44 题：Quite plainly the only reason there were rules in the English Language was to bend and break them, to maximum effect.
A.显而易见，英语中存在规则的唯一原因是可以打破和改变这些规则，以期达到最佳效果。 B.很普通的一个原因是，英语有规则的唯一原因是在最大程度上扭曲和打破这些规则，最后达到预期效果。 C.很简单，在最大程度上扭曲和打破这些规则的唯一原因是因为英语有规则，这些规则能达到最后效果。
第 45 题：They live in Amsterdam, and his recent visit to Britain was his first close encounter with British English on home soil.
A.他们住在阿姆斯特丹，最近他到英国来，这是他第一次近距离在英国本土接触到英国英语。 B.他们住在阿姆斯特丹，他们最近来英国是在故乡的土壤上与英式英语第一次较近的偶遇。 C.他们住在阿姆斯特丹，这是他最近一次来英国，他第一次接触家乡土壤上的英式英语。
第 46 题：Probably the most famous early reference is from a totally unexpected source. A.也许较早的最著名的参考来自于一个全部为人所知的出处。
B.早期最为人所知的提及棒球的文字或许来自一个完全出乎意料的出处。 C.最出名也最早的参考文献也许来自一个完全出乎意料的来源。
第 47 题：When Chaucer's pilgrims set out for Canterbury on that famous April morning, they were in a good mood, and rightly so.
A.当乔叟的朝圣者决定在那个著名的四月清晨出发去坎特伯雷时，他们兴高采烈，理所应当如此。 B.在那个众所周知的四月清晨，当乔叟笔下的朝圣者向着坎特伯雷出发时，他们心情愉快，一定是的。
C.当乔叟那个地方的朝圣者在著名的四月清晨出发去坎特伯雷时，他们心情很好，正当如此。 第 48 题：Standard English, which he describes as an instrument of social exclusion and cultural domination, is more secure than ever, the preferred language of international communication.
A.他形容标准英语是一种社会排斥和文化统治的工具，但作为国际交流中的首选语言，它的地位却比以往更稳固。
B.标准英语被他形容成一种社会排挤和文化主导的工具，比以往更安全，是国际交流中最受宠的语言。
C.标准英语是一种社会排斥和文化统治的仪器，他认为应该把它作为国际交流的语言，它一定更令人偏爱和保险。
第 49 题：In his way of redressing the \English, whose 200-year-reign of terror, administered by grammarians and prescriptivists and usage busybodies, let speakers of non-Standard English with an unshakable inferiority complex.
A.这是他重新讨论标准英语带来的严重后果的方式，标准英语统治了200年，是由语法学家、语法规范派和惯用法支持者具体实施的，这造成了非标准英语的使用者不可动摇的自卑情结。 B.用自己的方式，他重新讨论了标准英语带来的严重后果，标准英语近200年的统治是由语法学家、语法规范派和爱管闲事的使用者实施的，并使得非标准英语的使用者自卑情结不可动摇。 C.这是他用自己的方式补救标准英语带来的\令人痛苦的后果\，标准英语200年的恐怖统治给讲非标准英语的人们留下了根深蒂固的自卑情结。这都是那些语法学家、语法规范派和对语言使用惯例纠缠不休的人一手操纵的。
第 50 题：He gets down to work and, in lively, thoroughly standard English, traces the development of the language that he so obviously loves, in all its quirks and historical oddities.
A.他着手开始工作，并且用标准英语生动、彻底地用完全古怪的方式追述了他热爱的英语的发展。 B.他开始着手研究，都是以奇闻和古老异事的形式，用规范的英语生动、透彻地回顾了他所深爱无
疑的这门语言的发展。
C.他坐下来开始工作，并且对于他无疑非常热爱的英语，他用标准英语生动地、彻底地追述了这门语言发展的古怪之处。
第 51 题：Cleverly, he has sprinkled the book with little digressions, set apart in boxes, that address historical mysteries, strange loanwords, interesting etymologies and the like.
A.在书中，他很聪明地零星穿插了一些题外内容，它们被单独放在小框里，都是一些有关英语的历史谜团、奇怪的外来词和有趣的词源等等。
B.聪明地是，他在书中偶然提到了一些小故事，单独地放在了小盒子里，讨论了一些历史秘密、奇怪的外来词、有趣的词源等等。
C.在书中他很聪明地几乎没有提到奇闻轶事，只是在一些小框里讨论了一些历史秘密，奇怪的借来之词，有趣的词源等等。
第 52 题：Weekdays revolved in a sameness wheel. They turned into themselves so steadily and inevitably that each seemed to be the original of yesterday's rough draft. A.每周几个工作日就是一只不变的转轮，坚定不移不可阻挡地转回原点，每一天都好像是昨天的翻版。
B.工作日以同样的速度循环着，稳定地无可避免地变成另一个自己，每一天都像是昨天草稿的原作。 C.日子以同样的方式前进着，稳定地不可避免地变成他们自己，每一天都像是昨天的复制。
第 53 题：These (American English and British English) are the two major world varieties. A.这些（英国英语和美国英语）是主要世界变化的根源。
B.这些（美国英语和英国英语）是世界上两种主要的英语变体。 C.这些（美国英语和英国英语）是两种主要的变化中的世界语言。 第 54 题：A group of diminutive children walked past all wearing sweaters that said Giants. A.一群矮小的孩子走来，经过所有写着“巨人”的令人讨厌的套头衫。 B.一群极小的孩子走过来，穿着套头衫，嘴里喊着“巨人”。 C.一群小孩子走过去，他们都穿着印有‘巨人’字样的套头衫。 第 55 题：Think of it as a handicap, and sympathize. A. 就把这当成是他们的一种缺陷，同情他们吧。
B.把他们当成是弱者来同情吧。 C.把他们当成是残疾人来体谅吧。 正确答案：BACAA BBACB AABCA
第3部分：理解(每题1分)
第 56 题：From \her husband Vincente ___________.
A.to illustrate how a transnational marriage works with different languages spoken in it B.to illustrate how the two major varieties of English are used in a transnational marriage C.to illustrate how different some vocabulary can be between British English and American English
D.to illustrate how different spellings work in a transnational marriage
第 57 题：From \English\the problem the author has encountered during his first visit to San Francisco is that __________.
A.he has difficulty finding the right place to have a diner-style breakfast B.he has difficulty getting accustomed to the American way of cooking
C.he has difficulty understanding American English when ordering his breakfast
D.he has difficulty reading the menu written in American English in the restaurant. 第 58 题：From \English\in the author's opinion, if you learn English in America, ______ .
A.your English will not be standard English B.you will behave like a native of America
C.you can understand both British English and American English D.your English will display American characteristics
第 59 题：From \a nearby table to illustrate _________.
A.grammatical difference between American English and British English B.American way of greetings
C.difference in the vocabulary of the two varieties
D.American way of bending rules in the English language
第 60 题：From \sympathize\A.sarcastic B.distressed C.humorous D.ironical
第 61 题：From \A.is inferior to British English
B.is considered as a second language in The Great Britain C.is another form of standard English
D.is not as widely used as British English
第 62 题：From \A.Book report. B.Argumentive. C.Descriptive. D.Narritive.
第 63 题：From \The Stories of English?
A.It can be served as a standard textbook for studnets of linguistics. B.It can be used to learn British history.
C.It can be used for foreign students who want to enlarge their vocabulary. D.It can be served as a grammatical book.
第 64 题：From \Crystal towards the varieties of English? A.Admiring. B.Hostile.
C.Disapproval. D.Approval.
第 65 题：From \considered a prestigious accent in _____.
A. the whole of the British Isles and British Commonwhealth
B.New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa C.the United States and Canana
D.Latin America, England and Northern Ireland B. 正确答案：CCDAC CAADA 第4部分：完形填空(每题1分)
Directions: Read the following passage with ten blanks. Select one word for each blank from the given words below. You may not use any of the words more than once.
adopted, differences, predominant, official, approximately, estimated, similarities, popular, black, landing, spread, usually, conquest, mistakenly, translation
English has evolved naturally as a global language over time, despite the attempts of various people to create artificial languages such as Esperanto, as global languages. English has 1_____ 370 million native speakers, born in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Austrilia and other countries. However, it has been 2_____ that there are over a billion non-native speakers of English. Some people 3_____ think that English is a Romance language. It is rather a Germanic language which was heavily influenced by the Normans upon their 4_____ of England in 1066. The Normans eventually went on to become the French. The early Britons 5_____ many of the Norman word roots, which has resulted in many 6_____ between French and English today. Today, English is widespread. It is largely due to the fact that it is used so heavily in television, film and music. Hollywood's global 7_____ has contributed strongly to the international popularity of English. It is also the 8_____ language on the Internet. Pages in other languages even tend to have an English 9_____. The British Empire and the dominant nature of American 10_____ culture have contributed overall to the spread of English across the planet. 第 66 题：
? 正确答案：
approximately^estimated^mistakenly^conquest^adopted^similarities^spread^predominant^translation^popular
第5部分：词汇填空(每题1分(区分大小写，必须填写全词，首字母仅做为参考用)) 第 67 题： You wouldn't normally a Hemingway w (和? 相联系) Charles Dickens because their styles are completely different. 第 68 题： On each New Year's Eve , the Time Square is p || （挤满了） millions of people, celebrating the coming of the new year. 第 69 题： The trousers shrank when I washed them, but they were not really big enough i the place (开始的时候). 第 70 题： The enchanting view in the countryside of Northern France t my f （吸引住了我）at once. 第 71 题： T|| （由于） the advancement of science and technology, we live much longer than our ancestors. 第 72 题： The world community should not f || （因?而退缩）the challenge of reducing toxic emission. 第 73 题： The two sides could then g d （坐下）to discussing the problems that still divide them. 第 74 题：