My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his CF & 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 cxan 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 Millroy 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 sure          B. be greatly surprised

　　C. think it a pity          D. find it interesting

　　4. 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

 

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　　There is one common language in every country in the world. 1 , old and young, men and women, must use it. It's everybody's 2 language. It's easy 3 although you don't hear 4 . It's sign language.

　　When you wave to a friend, you 5 sign language. When you smile 6 someone, you mean to be 7 . When you raise your hand 8 you are saying, “Please ask me. I know the correct answer.” When you 9 one finger 10 your mouth, you mean “ 11 ” 12 deaf(聋的) use sign language 13 each other. There is even 14 university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programmes for the deaf people. They use 15 language to tell everything.

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Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers were very large. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program （软件程序）with the old computer. Bill sold it for $ 4,200 when he was only 17.

　　In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing （发展） the software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

（　）1. Bill Gates grew up in ________.

A. Canada　　　　　　　　　　 B. Australia　　　　　　　　    C. America　　　　　　　　    D. Germany

（　）2. What subjects did Bill like best at school?

A. Science and math　　  B. Language and art　　   C. Math and language　　 D. Music and P. E

（　）3. Bill's company worked hard at ________.

A. making large computers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. playing computer games

C. mending old computers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. developing software

（　）4. Bill started to play with computers ________.

A. in 1955　　　　　　　　　　 B. in 1968　　　　　　　　　　 C. in 1973　　　　　　　　　　 D. in 1975

（　）5. The word “personal” means ________.

A. 个人的　　　　　　　　    B. 公众的　　　　　　　　    C. 大型的　　　　　　　　    D. 昂贵的

 

In the last fifty years,a lot of people have left Europe and gone to live in Australia.One of them was a Hungarian.He lived in Australia for a long time,and he had a lot of friends there.He always said to them,“Australia is beautiful,but Hungary is beautiful,too.” Then one year he said to his friends,“I'm going to go back to Hungary to visit my hometown.” All his friends said to him, “We want to go with you, because you often said Hungary had been a beautiful country, and we want to visit it.” The Hungarian-Australian took his friends from Sydney to Rome in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest in a train as they wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the towns.

They stayed in Budapest nearly a week, and they liked it very much.One day they went to the zoo in Budapest and saw two kangaroos there.

There Australians were very happy because kangaroos were from their hometown.They said to them, “Come here, old friends! Come and see your Australian brothers!” But the kangaroos did not move.?

But then the Hungarian-Australian spoke to them in Hungarian,“Come here!” he said,and both of the kangaroos ran to him.

The other Australians laughed and said, “Look at that.They're Australians,but they only know Hungarian!”

（1）. The Hungarian moved to Australia _______.

A.last year　　　　　　 B.more than fifty years ago?

C.a few years ago D.forty years since then?

（2）. The Hungarian wanted to go back to Hungary to_______.

A.see the kangaroos　　　　　　 B.see his hometown　?

C.visit his old friends there　　D.pay a visit to the zoo?

（3）. How did they get to Budapest from Sydney?

A. By air and by train.　　B. By ship.　　 C. By air.　　　　D.By train.?

（4.） Why did his friends want to go with him?

A.Because they wanted to see the kangaroos.

B.Because they wanted to visit the city of Budapest.

C.Because they wanted to visit the country of Hungary.

D.Because they wanted to take the plane.

（5）. Kangaroo is a kind of famous _______ in Australia.

A.animals　　 B.trees　　C.language　　 D.plants

Did you ________ the party? It was a new language.

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