题目内容：

    What is an accent (口音)? An accent is a flavoring to you that influences the sounds of words and sentences. In Birmingham you might hear ''lake'' sounding close to ''like'', and in Ireland you might hear ''this'' sounding close to ''diss''.

Accents are related to social group. Everyone has an accent, and for every accent there are groups of people who react badly to it. These reactions are the result of prejudice (偏见)-an unreasoned jumping to conclusions.

Everybody has prejudices about accents. I certainly do. I have held prejudices about other people's accents. But over the years, my experience of working with people from all kinds of backgrounds has led me to give up these prejudices. However, I still have prejudices that I find difficult to control.

Studies tell us that no accent is better than any other. But the reality is that many people judge others according to accents.

Jacob, Member of Parliament (议会), remembers when he first stood unsuccessfully for election in Fife, Scotland, ''I gradually realized that whatever I happened to be speaking about, the number of voters in my favor dropped as soon as I opened my mouth. ''

And some people change their accents to sound more refined (文雅的) when talking to people outside their circle of family and friends.

Sky News ran a report recently in which an 18-year-old woman was trying to sound less posh (上等人的), that is speaking non-standard English, because she didn't like the strangers telling her that she must be rich and from a famous family.

Lastly, it's worth being reminded that people can have an accent and still be recognized.

1.What does the author think of accent prejudice?

A.It is reasonable. B.It should be banned(禁止).

C.It is hard to avoid. D.It causes serious social issues.

2.Why did Jacob fail in the election?

A.What he said was unwise.

B.He spoke with an accent.

C.He broke the election rules.

D.He was unable to make himself understood.

3.What did the 18-year-old woman try to do according to Sky News?

A.To keep her ways of speaking.

B.To change her accent.

C.To pretend to be a well-educated person.

D.To learn the upper-class British accent.

4.What does the last sentence of the passage mean?

A.The accent tells what kind of people you are.

B.It is easy to recognize people with accent.

C.People with accent can also be successful.

D.It is important to recognize one’s accent.