Reading comprehensionDirections: Read the following passages carefully.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C, and D.Choose the best answer to each question.Questions 1 to 2 are based on the same passage or dialog.Before computers were invented, the words byte and modem did not exist, and a mouse was something that made some people scream and run away. Words are added to language every day. Changes in society also cause changes in language.Changes in attitude also affect language. As people become more sensitive to the rights and needs of individual, it becomes necessary to change the words we use to describe them. The elderly are now called senior citizens. The handicapped are described as physically challenged.Many of the words we once used had negative feelings attached to them. New words show an awareness in today's society that differences are good and that everyone deserves respect. Even the names of certain jobs have changed so that workers can be proud of what they do. The trash man is now called a sanitation worker and a doorman is an attendant. One important influence on our language in the past decade has been the changing role of women in modern society. As women entered more and more areas that were once thought of as men's job it became necessary to change the job titles. For example, a mailman is now a mail carrier, a watchman is a guard. Sometimes new words may seem awkward and silly, such as chair for chairman, fisher for fisherman, and drafter for draftsman. But change is never easy:People often fight change until it becomes a familiar part of everyday life.Women have fought long and hard to be treated equally in language as well as in society. because they know that changes in language can cause changes in attitudes. If every person isn't referred to as he, people will begin to realize that men aren't the only ones who are important or who have made great achievements. Most words that indicate only one gender have been replaced with words that refer to both males and females.Thus, a poetess is called a poet,a waitress is a server, and mankind has become humankind.1. Words are added to language .A when new things are invented B.when society changesC.when old words dis appearD. all the time2.Words are changed because .A it is part of every day lifeB. the handicapped should be proud of themselvesC. many old words cause negative feelingsD.some words look silly and awkward
Reading comprehension
Directions: Read the following passages carefully.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C, and D.Choose the best answer to each question.
Questions 1 to 2 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Before computers were invented, the words byte and modem did not exist, and a mouse was something that made some people scream and run away. Words are added to language every day. Changes in society also cause changes in language.
Changes in attitude also affect language. As people become more sensitive to the rights and needs of individual, it becomes necessary to change the words we use to describe them. The elderly are now called senior citizens. The handicapped are described as physically challenged.Many of the words we once used had negative feelings attached to them. New words show an awareness in today's society that differences are good and that everyone deserves respect. Even the names of certain jobs have changed so that workers can be proud of what they do. The trash man is now called a sanitation worker and a doorman is an attendant. One important influence on our language in the past decade has been the changing role of women in modern society. As women entered more and more areas that were once thought of as men's job it became necessary to change the job titles. For example, a mailman is now a mail carrier, a watchman is a guard.
Sometimes new words may seem awkward and silly, such as chair for chairman, fisher for fisherman, and drafter for draftsman. But change is never easy:People often fight change until it becomes a familiar part of everyday life.
Women have fought long and hard to be treated equally in language as well as in society. because they know that changes in language can cause changes in attitudes. If every person isn't referred to as he, people will begin to realize that men aren't the only ones who are important or who have made great achievements. Most words that indicate only one gender have been replaced with words that refer to both males and females.Thus, a poetess is called a poet,a waitress is a server, and mankind has become humankind.
1. Words are added to language .
A when new things are invented
B.when society changes
C.when old words dis appear
D. all the time
2.Words are changed because .
A it is part of every day life
B. the handicapped should be proud of themselves
C. many old words cause negative feelings
D.some words look silly and awkward
题目解答
答案
1.D
2.C
解析
在阅读理解题中，我们需要从给定的段落中提取关键信息来回答问题。段落中提到了语言的变化，包括新词的添加和旧词的改变，这些变化与社会、态度和性别角色的变化有关。
步骤 2：分析问题1
问题1询问词语添加到语言中的原因。段落中提到“Words are added to language every day. Changes in society also cause changes in language.”，这表明词语的添加是持续的，与社会变化有关。
步骤 3：分析问题2
问题2询问词语改变的原因。段落中提到“Changes in attitude also affect language. As people become more sensitive to the rights and needs of individual, it becomes necessary to change the words we use to describe them.”，这表明词语的改变是因为许多旧词带有负面情感。