Question

Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have． A US accent, perhaps modeled on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate（模仿） the British accent of a BBC news reader?

Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent． Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex(異性)! Let’s listen to what they have to say．

Stephen Yang, 17, from London, UK

A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it． Whether it’s Jessia Alba speaking or the girl- next-door, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(時(shí)髦)． A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood． Her Texan twang（鼻音） had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her．

To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．

Jennifer Sun, 16, from New Jersey, US

From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men．Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style．

Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent． For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．

The English accent seems almost like art．

1.In Stephen Yang’s opinion, accents just show__________．

A．the beauty of the language

B．how the language is spoken

C．the cultural differences of the speakers

D．the meeting of the day

2.The underlined sentence in paragraph means that __________．

A．All the boys broke their knees

B．All the boys fell to the ground

C．All the boys liked her accent very much

D．All the boys imitated（模仿）her accent

3.Many American girls watch Harry Porter again and again in order to __________．

A．learn the acting skills of the these stars

B．learn the magic performed by Harry Potter

C．imitate the actors’ accents

D．know more about British English

4.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A．British English and American English

B．British Accent or American Accent

C．American English Accent is Most Accepted

D．The difference between British Accent and American Accent．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了人們對美式口音和英式口音的不同觀點(diǎn)，英國人喜歡美式口音和美國人喜歡英式口音，特別是對異性說的口音更喜歡。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從Stephen Yang,說的話里To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．可知他認(rèn)為口音說明說話人的文化差異。選C

2.句意理解題：從這段的句子：A US accent is cute, 和the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(時(shí)髦)．可知是所有的男孩都喜歡她的口音。選C

3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．可知選C。

4.文章介紹了人們對美式口音和英式口音的不同觀點(diǎn)，選B

考點(diǎn)：考查文化類短文

點(diǎn)評：文章結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，先介紹主旨，然后舉例說明，題目設(shè)置很合理，做題時(shí)可以帶著題目到文章找信息句，再加以判斷。