标准听力(四)—标准听力(六)(15)

相关记录，故答案为[D]。
【点睛】短文中没有直接说明原因，但通过一些关键的信息点还是能够轻易选出答案。[D]中的50 years是对half-century的同义转述。



34. Which is an example of a less noble accent in English?
【解析】选[B]。短文中给出几个例子, 如以前尊贵的读法是citay，dutay，hame，lorst，现在的读法是citee，dutee，home，lost。[B] citee是现在的读法，也就是不太尊贵的英语口音，故答案为[B]。
【点睛】听清问题中的less noble accent是解答本题的关键。



35. What is the passage mainly about?
【解析】选[A]。选项均为概括性强的名词短语表明，本题可能考查短文主旨。短文一开始就提到女王口音的变化，接着引出一项口音研究，以女王的广播为研究对象，研究一个人在50年中的语音变化，故答案为[A]
Section C
36.【解析】irrational。由空前的their和空后的and可知，本空应填一和arbitrary意义相近的形容词。irrational在此意为“非理性的”。
37.【解析】interaction。由空前的social可知，本空应填一名词。social interaction意为“社会交际”。
38.【解析】equally。由空前的apply和空后的介词to可知，本空应填一副词来修饰apply。equally在此意为“公平地，公正地”。
39.【解析】regardless。上文中提到没有人能凌驾于法律之上，本空所在句是对people的进一步限定，应该说的是不考虑财富、个人关系或者地位。regardless of意为“不管，不考虑”之意。
40.【解析】conviction。由空前的explains和the可知，本空应填一名词。conviction在此意为“信念，信条”。
41.【解析】removed。由空前be和空后的from可知，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词。be removed from office意为“免除职务”。
42.【解析】realm。由空前的the和空后的of可知，本空应填一名词。realm在此意为“领域”。
43.【解析】procedures。由空前的rules和and可知，本空应填一复数名词。procedures在此意为“程序”。
44.【答案】Getting a job with a government agency or getting a government grant for a research project, fulfills following published requirements
【Main Points】Getting a post with a government agency or getting a government grant for a research project, fulfills following published requirements
45.【答案】This is not to say that personal contacts, wealth, and social influence do not matter where laws and rules are concerned
【Main Points】This is not to say that personal contacts, wealth, and social influence is not important where laws and rules are concerned
46.【答案】Rich people can sometimes go unpunished for illegal behavior that poor p
eople would likely to be punished for
【Main Points】The rich can sometimes go unpunished for illegal behavior which poor people would likely to