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Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent (堕落的) and our language—so the argument runs—must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism (拟古), like preferring candles to electric light or handsome cabs to airplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Now it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes: it is not due to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political revival: so that the fight against bad English is not foolish and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.
1. Many people believe that nothing can be done about the English language because ______.
2. The word “slovenliness” in the second paragraph most probably means ______.
3. The author believes that ______.
4. The author believes the first stage towards the political revival of the language would be ______.
5. Which of the following statement is true?

问题1选项
A.it has been bad for a long time
B.we live in a decadent civilization
C.there are too many bad writers
D.people are too lazy to change their bad habits
问题2选项
A.slow development
B.careless use
C.widespread
D.original influence
问题3选项
A.it is now too late to do anything about the problem
B.the decline in the language can be stopped
C.language is a natural growth and cannot be shaped for our own purpose
D.the process of an increasingly bad language cannot be stopped
问题4选项
A.getting rid of bad habits
B.avoiding being foolish about it
C.clear thinking
D.the fight against bad English
问题5选项
A.Individual writer should be fully responsible for the decline of a language.
B.We can do something consciously about the decline of English.
C.The decline of a language may be caused by political and economic factors.
D.People drinking too much should be responsible for the decline of a language.
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