【正文】 lanet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research But research alone is inadequate. If the Administration won39。t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures .A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry is a promising start Many see that the country is getting ready to build lots of new power plants to meet our energy needs. If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally . An argument made by supporters of smoking was that　　[A]. there was no scientific evidence of the correlation between smoking and death. 　　[B]. the number of early deaths of smokers in the past decades was insignificant. 　　[C]. people had the freedom to choose their own way of life. 　　[D]. antismoking people were usually talking . According to Bruce Alberts, science can serve as　　[A]. a protector. 　　[B]. a judge. 　　[C]. a critic. 　　[D]. a . What does the author mean by “paralysis by analysis” (Last line, paragraph 4) 　　[A]. Endless studies kill action. 　　[B]. Careful investigation reveals truth. 　　[C]. prudent planning hinders. 　　[D]. Extensive research helps . According to the author, what should the Administration do about　　[A]. Offer aid to build cleaner power plants. 　　[B]. Raise public awareness of conservation. 　　[C]. Press for further scientific research. 　　[D]. Take some legislative . The author associates the issue of global warming with that of smoking because　　[A]. they both suffered from the government39。s negligence. 　　[B]. a lesson from the latter is applicable to the former. 　　[C]. the oute of the latter aggravates the former. 　　[D]. both of them have turned from bad to worse. passage 4American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to mand the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such mand themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing. The Degradation of language and Music and why we should like, care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counterculture as responsible for the decline of formal English. Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. ’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees gradual disappearance of “whom” ,for example, to be natural and no more regranttable than the loss of the caseendings of Old English But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative 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 nonstandard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressivethere exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey plex 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 oldfashioned to most Englishspeakers. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reformshe 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.36. 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 counterculture. 　　[D]. brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s.37. The word “talking” (Linge6, paragraph3) denotes　　[A]. modesty. 　　[B]. personality. 　　[C]. liveliness. 　　[D]. informality.38. To which of the following statements would Mc Whorter most likely agree? 　　[A]. Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk. 　　[B]. Black English can be more expressive than standard English. 　　[C]. Nonstandard varieties of human language are just as entertaining. 　　[D]. Of all the varieties, standard English Can best convey plex ideas.39. The description of Russians39。 love of memorizing poetry shows the author39。s　　[A]. interest in their language. 　　[B]. appreciation of their efforts. 　　[C]. admiration for their memory. 　　[D]. contempt for their oldfashionedness.40. According to the last paragraph, “paper plates” is to “china” as　　[A]. “temporary” is to “permanent”. 　　[B]. “radical” is to “conservative”. 　　[C]. “functional” is to “artistic”. 　　[D]. “humble” is to “noble”P(pán)art AText 1 In spite of “endless talk of difference,” American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of consumption” launched by the 19thcentury department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite.” these were stores “anyone could enter, regardless of class or backgroun