“Whatever",totally tops most annoying word in the poll (民意測驗).So, you know, it is what it is, but Americans are totally annoyed by the use of‘ whatever"’ in conversations. The popular term of indifference (不感興趣）was found most annoying in conversations by 47 percent of the Americans surveyed in a Marist College poll on Wednesday.
“Whatever"easily beat out “you know",which especially annoyed a quarter of interviewers. The other annoying expressions were "anyway"(at 7 percent), “it is what it is” (11percent) and “at the end of the day(2 percent).
"Whatever" is an expression with staying power It left everyone a deepimpression in the song by Nirvana (“oh well, whatever, never mind”）in 1991 and was popularized by the Valley Girls in the film “Clueless”,later that decade. It is still commonly used, often by younger people.
It can be a common argument-ender or a signal of indifference. And it can really be annoying. The poll found "whatever" to be consistently(始終地) disliked by Americans regardless of their race, sex, age, income or where they live.
“It doesn't surprise me because ‘whatever’，is in a special class, probably, said Michael Adams, author of “Slang(俚語)~The People's Poetry" and an associate professor of English at Indiana University. "It's a word that -and it depends on how a speaker uses it -can suggest being not worthy of attention or respect.” Adams, who didn't take part in the poll and is not annoyed by "whatever," points out that its use is not always negative. “It can also be used in place of other neutral(中性的）phrases that have fallen out of favor, like ‘six of one, half dozen of the other’ ” he said. However, he also noted that the negative meaning of the word might explain why “whatever” was judged more annoying than the ever-popular “you know”.
小題1:Which tops second among the annoying expression according to the passage?'
A．Whatever.B．You know
C．Anyway.D．It is what it is.
小題2:What can we know about the word "whatever"?
A．It became popular because of Nirvana.
B．It can be commonly used at the beginning of an agreement.
C．Old people like it while young people don't.
D．Almost half of the Americans surveyed disliked it.
小題3:In Adams' opinion, the reason why “whatever”, was judged more annoying may be that_____.
A．most of the people don't like it
B．it can be used in place of other neutral phrases
C．it carries certain negative meaning sometimes
D．the poor don't like it
小題4:Which of the following statements is true?
A．Adams is not only a writer but also a professor.
B．“Whatever” is a signal of concern.
C．Adams is angry at the word “whatever”
D．"Whatever" will be replaced by "You know”

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析： Whatever“可在結(jié)束爭論時使用，或者可用來表示漠不關(guān)心。而且它的確令人反感。調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，無論種族、性別、年齡、收入以及居住地點，美國人無一例外地討厭這個詞。以及《俚語：人們的詩文》一書的作者、印地安那大學英語副教授邁克爾?亞當斯對這個詞的解釋和看法。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合“Whatever”，totally tops most annoying word in the poll(民意測驗).和"Whatever" easily beat out “you know," which especially annoyed a quarter of interviewers.可知美國人對日常交談中“無所謂（Whatever）”這句口頭禪最為反感；Whatever”輕松擊敗“you know（你知道）”位居榜首，四分之一的受訪者最討厭后者�！皔ou know（你知道）排在第二位。
小題2:推理判斷題。結(jié)合The popular term of indifference(不感興趣)was found most annoying in conversations by 47 percent of the Americans surveyed in a Marist College poll on Wednesday.可知D正確。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合“he also noted that the negative meaning of the word might explain why “whatever， was judged more annoying than the ever-popular "you know” 可知C正確。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合“Michael Adams, author of “Slang(俚語)~The People's Poetry" and an associate professor of English at Indiana University. 可知A正確。
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A．a(chǎn)ll came from Roman
B．had lots of money
C．were very young and strong
D．traveled by boat
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A．The young men learned little from Grand Tour．
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D．In 2002, tourism became a significant part of China’s social development．
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C．It’s on the list of the top 25 cities to visit in the United States.
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B．Nearly half Americans belong to the middle class.
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D．Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.
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B．status refers to a person’s economic position in society
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United States
One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (擊、打) of midnight.
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Painted in shinning colors, blowing whistles, 50，000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.
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A．form the sky onto the Times Square
B．into the hundreds of thousands of watchers
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D．a(chǎn)t the point between the old and the New Year
小題2:Which of the following is NOT traditional to welcome a new year?
A．Sharing the happiness and excitement together.
B．Setting up a tree for celebrations.
C．Planting trees on the bed of a lake.
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A．spent two different years in the air.
B．stayed in the sky for two minutes.
C．landed over people’s heads.
D．floated away to the new land
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A．New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams.
B．people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways.
C．people’s ways of celebrations are exciting.
D．the New Year is better than the old year.

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