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【題目】 My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3: @ kids FTF. ILNY, it's 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 mobile phones. To newcomers, it may look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the ‘translation' of the sentence above? It means: 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 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（語言學(xué)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. Texting is just for fun"

【1】What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To give an example of a foreign language.B.To show an example of creative methods.

C.To express worries about using Netspeak.D.To lead in the topic of Netspeak.

【2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Cynthia McVey 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.

【3】The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in Paragraph 5 means ________.

A.be fairly sureB.be greatly surprisedC.think it a pityD.find it interesting

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

文章講述了網(wǎng)絡(luò)語言的使用以及人們、語言學(xué)家和作者的看法。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中“My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3: @ kids FTF. ILNY, it's gr8.”可知，根據(jù)第一段可知作者這樣寫是為了引導(dǎo)網(wǎng)絡(luò)語言的話題，故選D。

【2】推理判斷。根據(jù)文中“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."” 辛西婭·麥克維說：“我能理解Netspeak讓老師們擔(dān)心的是，讓學(xué)生們明白，發(fā)短信是為了好玩，這一點很重要，但學(xué)習(xí)正確的英語是他們未來的必修課�！笨芍�選項A“Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.”說法錯誤；根據(jù)文中“Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says,”可知，斯坦福大學(xué)的杰弗里·倫伯格（Geoffrey Nunberg）對此表示贊同“人們通過寫作變得更擅長寫作，可知選項B“Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.”說法錯誤；根據(jù)文中“Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language.”語言學(xué)家詹姆斯米爾羅伊（James Milroy）說，幾個世紀(jì)以來，人們無一例外地認(rèn)為年輕人正在危害語言。選項D“James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.”說法錯誤。根據(jù)文中原句“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.”可知David Crystal認(rèn)為丟失的寫日記的習(xí)慣再次被撿起來了。選項C“David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.”是正確的。故選C。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前面一句“Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language.”本句的意思是“你可以相當(dāng)肯定地認(rèn)為當(dāng)今天的青少年成為明天的父母，他們也會這樣想”。故選A。