《2025年高中必刷题高一英语必修第三册人教版》

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语篇类型：议论文 主题：口音的文化意义 词数：316 难度：中 建议用时：7分钟
[湖北宜昌2024高一期中]When I mentioned to some friends that we all have accents, most of them proudly replied, “Well, I speak perfect English/Chinese/etc.” But this kind of answer misses the point.
More often than not, what we mean when we say someone “has an accent” is that their accent is different from the local one, or that their pronunciations are different from our own. But this definition of accents is limiting and could give rise to prejudice. Funnily enough, in terms of the language study, every person speaks with an accent. It is the regular differences in how we produce sounds that define our accents. Even if you don’t hear it yourself, you speak with some sort of accent. In this sense, it’s pointless to point out that someone “has an accent”. We all do!
Every person speaks a dialect, too. In the field of language study, a dialect is a version of a language that is characterised by its variations of structure, phrases and words. For instance, “You got eat or not?” (meaning “Have you eaten?”) is an acceptable and understandable question in Singapore Colloquial English. The fact that this expression will cause a standard American English speaker to take a pause doesn’t mean that Singapore Colloquial English is “wrong” or “ungrammatical”. The sentence is well formed and clearly communicative, according to native Singapore English speakers’ robust (稳固的) system of grammar. Why should it be wrong just because it’s different?
We need to move beyond a narrow conception of accents and dialects—for the benefit of everyone. Language differences like these provide insights into people’s cultural experiences and backgrounds. In a global age, the way one speaks is a distinct part of one’s identity. Most people would be happy to talk about the cultures behind their speech. We’d learn more about the world we live in and make friends along the way.
1. What does the author think of his/her friends’ response in paragraph 1?
A. It misses the real meaning of accents.
B. It reflects their language levels.
C. It misses the point of communication.
D. It reflects their self-confidence.
2. Why does the author use the example of Singapore Colloquial English?
A. To correct a grammatical mistake.
B. To show the diversity of dialects.
C. To show the use of dialects is reasonable.
D. To bring in a traditional approach.
3. What does the author recommend us to do in the last paragraph?
A. Learn to speak our local dialect.
B. Seek for an official definition of accents.
C. Appreciate the value of accents and dialects.
D. Tell our local languages from others’.
4. What can be a suitable title for this passage?
A. Accents Represent Our Identities
B. Everyone Has an Accent
C. Dialects Lead to Misunderstanding
D. Standard English Is at Risk

答案： A
【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了每个人都有口音这一观点，从这个意义上说，单单认为某人“有口音”是毫无意义的。语言差异可以帮助人们了解他人的文化经历和背景，因此我们要欣赏口音和方言的价值。
1 A 细节理解题。根据第一段“When I mentioned to some friends that we all have accents, most of them proudly replied, ‘Well, I speak perfect English/Chinese/etc.’ But this kind of answer misses the point.”及第二段内容可知，作者认为朋友的回答并未理解口音的真正含义。miss the point 意为“没有领会意思；未能理解或抓住事物的关键、核心或主要意义”。
回答未理解口音的真正含义。故选A项。
2 C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In the field of language study, a dialect is a version of a language that is characterised by its variations of structure, phrases and words.”及“The sentence is well formed and clearly communicative, according to native Singapore English speakers’ robust (稳固的) system of grammar. Why should it be wrong just because it’s different?”可知，作者认为方言是一种语言，其特点是结构、短语和单词的变化，不能因为它不同就认为它是错的。所以作者使用新加坡英语的例子是为说明方言的使用是合理的。故选C项。
3 C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Language differences like these provide insights into people’s cultural experiences and 分点：insight 意为“洞悉；了解”。
backgrounds.... We’d learn more about the world we live in and make friends along the way.”可知，作者在最后一段建议我们欣赏口音和方言的价值，这样我们可以更好了解世界，交更多的朋友。故选C项。
4 B 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其根据第二段中的“Funnily enough, in terms of the language study, every person speaks with an accent.”和“In this sense, it’s pointless to point out that someone ‘has an accent’. We all do!”及第三段中的“Every person speaks a dialect, too.”可知，本文主要讲的是每个人都有口音。因此，B项(每个人都有口音)适合作为文章的最佳标题。