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【題目】完成表格。閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內容，完成表格中所缺的信息，并將答案填在相應題號的橫線上。

You can study the English language for years but still not understand a native speaker of English when you meet one. Native speakers say a lot of things, but you can’t find them in any dictionary. Well, don’t worry. Here’s a secret for you: a lot of British people can’t understand each other either!

There are different local accents (口音) across the UK, and a number of areas have several different accents, that is, they have their own vocabulary and phrases. There were at least six different accents born to London the last time I counted.

Worse than that, it is not just where a person is born in the UK that decides their accent. For example, a language and its accents often change across class or level of education. Another example is how language can differ among age groups in the UK. The words and pronunciation used by young people in the UK can be completely different compared with those used by adults. They are creating a “yoof culture”.

The word “yoof” is a slang (俚語) spelling of “youth”. Some people don’t consider “yoof” to be a positive term since its pronunciation is easier and lazier than “youth”. Other people see the term as positive, because it describes how young people are creating their own language, concept and identity.

When parents find it difficult to understand their children, the children can say more things without the examining of their parents. In this way, young people are starting to find freedom, independence and self-expression. Even though certain groups of society feel threatened (威脅) by “yoof culture”, new words come and go like fashions.

So learners should have no fear about communicating with native speakers. Even British people don’t speak English properly! The UK no longer owns the English language.

Learner’s worries	They study the language for years and still can’t understand a native speaker. Native speakers say lots of things that don’t 【1】 in any dictionary.
【2】 of different accents	People from different areas have their own vocabulary and phrases. A person’s accent depends on the birthplace. How much education people receive also decides on their accents. People from different age groups speak 【3】
Attitudes towards “yoof culture”	【4】	It’s easier and lazier to pronounce “yoof” than “youth”
	For	Young people are creative. They can have their own language and identity
Conclusion	Don’t 【5】 to communicate with native speakers. British people also don’t speak English properly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】appear/exist

【2】causes/ reasons

【3】differently

【4】Against

【5】be afraid

【解析】試題分析：這是一篇議論文，作者通過分析以英語為母語的人說不同口音英語的原因以及他們對待“俚語文化”的不同態(tài)度，得出學習者不必害怕與母語為英語的人交流的結論。

【1】考查詞義理解題。本句that從句做things的定語，that是定語從句的主語，需用動詞作謂語。根據(jù)原句Native speakers say a lot of things, but you can’t find them in any dictionary.，可知那些東西并不在詞典里，故填appear/exist。

【2】考查綜合理解題。根據(jù)第二欄的四條對應信息，可知都是造成英語不同口音的一些原因，故填causes/ reasons。

【3】考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Another example is how language can differ among age groups in the UK.，可知英國語言在年齡上也存在差異，故填differently。

【4】考查綜合理解題。第三欄Attitudes towards “yoof culture” 是對yoof culture的態(tài)度；根據(jù)下面的For，可知此處是對應的“反方”，故填Against。

【5】考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)最后一欄的Conclusion，結合最后一段So learners should have no fear about communicating with native speakers.所以學習者不應該害怕和以英語為母語的人交流，可知是本文的結論。have no fear about不要害怕，故填be afraid。