The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.

　　My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.

　　My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.

　　The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.

　　Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not have a poor command of English.
41. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.
　　A. the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that t of the older generation
　　B. the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enough
　　C. he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years
　　D. English teachers should be held responsible for the students' poor command of English
42. In the author's opinion, the speaker _______.
　　A. gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students
　　B. had exaggerated （夸張）the language problems of the students
　　C. was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs
　　D. could think and speak intelligently
43. The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is _______.
　　A. neutral            B. positive          C. critical        D. compromising
44. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
　　A. it is justifiable to include English as a school subject
　　B. the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
　　C. English language teaching is by no means an easy job
　　D. Language improvement needs time and effort
45. In the passage the author argues that ______.
　　A. it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students
　　B) young people would not have a poor command of English if the teachers did their jobs properly
　　C) to get rid of language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears
　　D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations

基礎(chǔ)寫作 (共1小題, 滿分15分)

   你是李華。最近，很多雜志和報(bào)刊都在探討“低碳生活”的理念，你對(duì)此很感興趣。

【寫作內(nèi)容】

   請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下中文提綱，向《未來生活》報(bào)社專欄“Dear Ann”寫一封信，表達(dá)自己對(duì)節(jié)約能源的理解。

1．我們需要適當(dāng)改變我們的行為習(xí)慣

2．我們需要購(gòu)買節(jié)能產(chǎn)品，減少使用時(shí)間

3、我們要多種樹，降低溫室氣體對(duì)大氣的影響

4．樹木能吸收二氧化碳，有助抵消汽車尾氣

5．我們要養(yǎng)成隨手關(guān)燈的習(xí)慣；降低能源浪費(fèi)

【寫作要求】

       1．只能使用5個(gè)句子表達(dá)全部的內(nèi)容

       2．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)算在5個(gè)句子之內(nèi)

       3．參考詞匯：carbon dioxide二氧化碳  atmosphere大氣

【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】

    句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。

Dear Ann,

I’m writing to tell you about my opinion on what we can do to save energy for a better future.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                   

In short, if everyone cares about our earth, our efforts will make a difference.

   Best wishes

                                                    Li Hua(請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}紙上作答)

The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic(贊同的) audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.

My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.

　　My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.

　　The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.

Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived(察覺) as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar(特有的) to today’s          young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.

The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.

A. the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older     

generation

B. the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough

C. he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen  

years

D. English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English

In the author’s opinion, the speaker ______.

A. gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students

B. had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students

C. was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs

D. could think and speak intelligently

The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ______.

A. neutral                    B. positive                   C. critical             D. compromising

It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A. it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject

B. the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level

C. English language teaching is by no means an easy job

D. language improvement needs time and effort

In the passage the author argues that ______.

A. it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students

B. young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their 

jobs properly

C. to eliminate(消除) language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears

D. to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations

The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic(贊同的) audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.
My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
　　My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
　　The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.
Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived(察覺) as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar(特有的) to today’s         young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.
【小題1】 The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.

A．the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older generation

B．the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough

C．he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years

D．English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English

【小題2】 In the author’s opinion, the speaker ______.

A．gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students

B．had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students

C．was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs

D．could think and speak intelligently

【小題3】The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ______.

A．neutral

B．positive

C．critical

D．compromising

【小題4】It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A．it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject

B．the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level

C．English language teaching is by no means an easy job

D．language improvement needs time and effort

【小題5】In the passage the author argues that ______.

A．it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students

B．young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properly

C．to eliminate(消除) language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears

D．to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations