大学英语六级考试阅读理解练习题及答案解析
<p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="truths">truths</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="changeat">changeat</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="imperceptible">imperceptible</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="collision">collision</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="organism">organism</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="static">static</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span>. 『<span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span>, <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span> <span word="folk">folk</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="pots">pots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pans">pans</span>.』① <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="permanence">permanence</span>, <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="dignity">dignity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span>-<span word="Saxons">Saxons</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="reversal">reversal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>. <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span>-<span word="Saxon">Saxon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="inflections">inflections</span>. <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="inflections">inflections</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Function">Function</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prepositions">prepositions</span>, <span word="conjunctions">conjunctions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="inflections">inflections</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="survived">survived</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="inflections">inflections</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="maters">maters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="WHOM">WHOM</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ME">ME</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="I">I</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="also">also</span>. 『<span word="The">The</span> <span word="eighteenth">eighteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restudy">restudy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span>.』②</p>
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