4How many distinguishing features of Indian English grammar are mentioned in the passage?

A, 2 B, 3 C, 4 D, 5

答案D

解析第三段提到了印度英语语法的五种与众不同的用法, 分别是现在进行时的用法, isn't it普遍用于附加疑问句中, 习惯搭配中插入in或of等, 动词后省去介词(及宾语)和双重所有格的用法。

5According to the passage, if you are an Indian, you are most likely to　　　,

A, use "blinds" instead of "shades"

B, say "The students had an exam last week, is it?"

C, use "those suspenders of theirs" instead of "their those suspenders"

D, say "The students are going to have an exam next week, isn't it?"

答案D

解析根据各段所举的例子可知, A项属于加拿大英语;B项属于南非英语;C项属于英国英语;D项属于印度英语。

★四、完形填空

　　Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置) on your desk, And they've never actually 　1　 you, Everything they know about you 　2　 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away, 　3　 they feel they can know you 　4　 from the sound of your voice, That's how powerful the 　5　 is,

　　Powerful, yes, but not always 　6　, For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone, Rani, my faceless agent whom I'd never met 　7　, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels, But her cold voice really 　8　 me, I sometimes wished to 　9　 another agent,

　　One morning, I had to 　10　 an immediate flight home for a family emergency, I ran into Rani's office 　11　, The woman sitting at the desk, 　12　 my madness, sympathetically jumped up, She gave me a 　13　 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 　14　 immediately, "What a wonderful lady!"I thought,

　　Rushing out 　15　 I called out over my shoulder, "By the way, what's your name?""I'm Rani, "she said, I turned around and saw a 　16　 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip, I was 　17　!Why had I thought she was cold?Rani was, well, so 　18　,

　　Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out, Rani's 　19　-her warm smile, her nods, her 'I'm here for you' 　20　-were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires,

1A, accepted B, noticed C, heard D, met

答案D