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mative genre is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft. Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, why we should, like care. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive-there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper. Russians 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. Mr. 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. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china”. A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.According to Mc Whorter, the decline of formal English A.is inevitable in radical education reforms.B.is but all too natural in language development.C. has caused the controversy over the counter-culture.D.brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s. 参考答案： B 本题答案是 B。作者认为是不可避免在语言的发展中，而 A是讲教育改革不可避免。----------------------------------------17、 The word “talking” (Linge6, paragraph3) denotes A.modesty.B.personality.C.liveliness.D.informality. 参考答案： D 原文反复出现的是语音的正式性和非正式性，所以这个题选 D。-----------------------------
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