My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ KIDS FTF. ILNY its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it ’s great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming(破坏)the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted(面目全非的).
Everyone should just relax, say linguists(语言学家)．They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says. "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."
Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Text is just for fun."What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
| A．To give an example of foreign paragraph. |
| B．To show an example of creative method. |
| C．To express worries about using Netspeak. |
| D．To lead in the topic of Netspeak. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Cynthia McVry points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly. |
| B．Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English. |
| C．David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing. |
| D．James Milroy says that language is changing and improving. |
The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in paragrap5 means_______.
| A．be fairly sure | B．be greatly surprised |
| C．think it a pity | D．find it interesting |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet |
| B．Is Netspeak Harming the English Language? |
| C．Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning? |
| D．Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages |
One fine winter day some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper(蚱蜢)passed by." Good day, kind ants," said the grasshopper. "I am very hungry. Won't you lend me a little food? (A)我没有东西吃了。 I will pay you before the next autumn. " "Don't you have food of your own? (B)Why didn't you gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field during the summer. What were you doing then?" asked an old ant. The grasshopper answered, "I (C)(sing) all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food.Please lend me some food. "Well, then," said the ant."(D)You only played and did not work during the summer. We'll never lend you any food. "(E) And the ants went on working.将(A)处画线句子翻译成英语。
写出(B)处画线句子的同义词。
根据上下文及括号里的提示可知在(C)处应填入的是
从下列句子中选择合适的句子填入文中(D)处。
a. You sang very well and we all liked your songs very much.
b. You could sing all the summer and you also could dance all the winter.
c. You are one of the best singers here and we cheer you.
d. Would you like to perform one for us?将（E）处画线句子翻译成汉语。
Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain.
There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates (颤动).Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to turn over. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes(火山), but it is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906) and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete(混凝土) walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily.The best title of this passage should be.
| A．The Centres of Earthquakes |
| B．Earthquakes |
| C．The Loss(损失) Caused by Earthquakes |
| D．Buildings and Earthquakes |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Trains' turning over is directly caused by the earthquakes. |
| B．Some earthquakes have their centres under the sea. |
| C．It isn't certain that earthquakes happen near volcanoes. |
| D．Buildings with concrete walls are better against earth quakes. |
Earthquakes often happen.
| A．near volcanoes | B．in Japan |
| C．in Britain | D．Both A and B |
make(s) more loss than the earthquake itself.
| A．Nothing |
| B．Volcanoes |
| C．Forces inside the earth |
| D．Terrible waves by the earthquake |
When an earthquake happens,can be heard.
| A．trains | B．thousands of people |
| C．a great noise | D．the powerful forces |
Ladies First
In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. When walking on the sidewalk or on the
side of the road,a man should walk on the outside(closer to the road). But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host (主人) or hostess (女主人),) or both of them come in a ear to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat.In America, men usually.
| A．walk ahead of women | B．eat in a restaurant |
| C．walk behind women | D．drive a car to work. |
On the street, men
| A．cross the street |
| B．walk on the sidewalk |
| C．walk near the ladies |
| D．walk on the outside (closer to the road) |
If a man walks with two ladies, he should.
| A．walk between them | B．run before them |
| C．follow them | D．go away |
If Mrs Green gets you to her house in a car, you should
| A．jump into the car | B．sit at the front seat |
| C．sit at the back seat | D．drive the ear |
Zhou Yan, a Junior 3 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers were in pain. The doctor told him that he had a "mobile
phone disease(疾病)". A growing number of teenagers are getting a "mobile phone disease" because most of them are using mobile phones.
Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago. He sent rues sages to his friends with it all the time. Zhou started to do badly in the exams because he spent much time playing with his mobile phone. His mother got very angry with him. He didn't stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms and fingers got painful.
Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone, like Zhou Yan,uses the mobile phone too much, he might get a "mobile phone disease". If teenagers find their arms or fingers painful, they
should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Yang Ling said students should try to use their mobile phones less, especially at school.Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because
| A．it is useless to him |
| B．it doesn't work well |
| C．it made his arms and fingers painful |
| D．his mother got angry with him |
Zhou Yan didn't do well in exams because.
| A．he didn't like studying |
| B．he was ill and didn't go to school |
| C．he was afraid of exams |
| D．he spent much time playing with the mobile phone |
If someone has a "mobile phone disease", it means.
| A．the mobile phone brought him a disease |
| B．something is wrong with his mobile phone |
| C．he can't live without the mobile phone |
| D．he hates the mobile phone very much |
Yang Ling thinks students should.
| A．go to see a doctor very often |
| B．use mobile phones more when they are at school |
| C．use mobile phones less |
| D．not use mobile phones any more |
The writer wants to tell usin the article.
| A．only a few teenagers have mobile phones |
| B．using mobile phones too much is bad for our study and health |
| C．mobile phones can help students get out of trouble |
| D．people shouldn't use mobile phones |
Americans love cars. They have more than 250 million (百万) cars ---about one car for every 1.2 people. But these cars cause (引起) too much air pollution. Even children know that cars need gas (汽油) to run. If there is no gas, today's cars will become tomorrow's about the cars in the future, they usually think of hydrogen (氢气) cars, electric (电的) cars and flying cars.
Hydrogen cars might be the cars of the future. They don't cause pollution and the hydrogen turns into water after it is used. The first hydrogen car was made by Honda. It was very expensive and didn't run very far.
There are some electric cars on the market, but they can't run very far or very fast. In the future, there will be a lot of electric cars on the road. When the batteries (电池) are better and cheaper, electric cars will become more popular.
There will be another kind of car --- flying cars. They will be able to run in the air. But now there is only one company, MDI, making this kind of car.We can know from the text that there are about _ people in American.
A. 250 million B. 300 million C. 208 million Hydrogen turns into after it is used.
A. water B. air C. gasWhich of the following is TRUE about electric cars?
A. They can run fast but not very far.
B. They are very popular with people now.
C. They are still too expensive for people to buy.How many kinds of cars are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four What is the best title for the text?
A. Cars in the future.
B. Americans and cars.
C. Air pollution.