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❶Russians 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. ❷Mr. 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. ❸We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china.” ❹A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.

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The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s ________.

[A] interest in their language

[B] appreciation of their efforts

[C] admiration for their memory

[D] contempt for their old-fashionedness

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反复朗读直至意群明了❶①Russians have a deep love for ②their own language ③and carry large chunks of memorized poetry ④in their heads, ⑤while Italian politicians ⑥tend to elaborate speech ⑦that would seem old-fashioned to ⑧most English-speakers. ❷⑨Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that ⑩formal language is not strictly necessary, ⑪and proposes no radical education reforms -- ⑫he is really grieving over ⑬the loss of something beautiful more than useful. ❸⑭We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china.” ❹⑮A shame, perhaps, ⑯but probably an inevitable one.

真题解析

(1)①Russians have a deep love{主谓宾} for ②their own language{宾补} ③and carry large chunks of memorized poetry{谓宾} ④in their heads{状语}, ⑤while Italian politicians ⑥tend to elaborate speech {主谓宾} ⑦that would seem old-fashioned to ⑧most English-speakers{定从}.

chunk of adj. 大量;大部分

elaborate vt. 详尽说明;阐述 adj. 复杂的; 精心制作的

old-fashioned adj. 老式的,过时的,守旧的

俄罗斯人深爱自己的语言，大脑里储存了大量诗歌;意大利的政客们却往往精心准备演讲，而这在大多数说英语的人看来已经过时。

(2)⑨Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that ⑩formal language is not strictly necessary, ⑪and proposes no radical education reforms -- ⑫he is really grieving over ⑬the loss of something beautiful more than useful.

acknowledge vt. 承认, 供认

strictly adv. 严格地;完地;确实地

grieve over vt. (尤指因某人的亡故而)悲痛，悲伤，伤心

麦荷特先生认为正式语言并非不可或缺，也没有提出要进行彻底的教育改革——他其实只是为那些美但却非实用的事物的消逝而哀叹。

The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s ________.

句❶陈述了Russians’ love of memorizing poetry 的事实，句❷表达了作者的观点：grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. 所以对于Russians’ love和 carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads是欣赏赞佩的

[A] interest in their language

对他们的语言感兴趣——(未提及)

[B] appreciation of their efforts

对他们的努力很是欣赏

[C] admiration for their memory

对他们的记忆力钦佩——(未提及)

[D] contempt for their old-fashionedness

对他们这种过时的风格蔑视——(过时的风格是意大利的)

所以选B