题目内容
| Teenagers were enjoying exercise with their jumping shoes at the People's Square of Guiyang，on Dec．8，2008．The jumping shoes became popular among teenagers after they were used in the performance of the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony．
| An eatable Christmas card，which is made from potato starch（淀粉）paper and printed with food coloring instead of ink，has been designed by a British company to try to be as “green” as possible．The cards came out quite well last Christmas Day．They're not very tasty but the company will do flavored ones this year．
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| Li Tongzhu，a 64-year-old retired（退休的）man，finished his paper-cut work of “Riverside Scenes at the Qingming Festival” in Zaozhuang City，Shandong Province in December，2008．Li had spent 7 months finishing the 3.10-metre-long paper-cut work．
| Alison Spooner，a 27-year-old write woman，and her husband Dean' Durant，a 33-year-old black man，are a mixed-race British couple．They had their second black and white twins in November，2008．Their first black and white twins were born in 2001．
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1．The jumping shoes became popular among ________．
A．retired people B．teenagers
C．British people D．mixed-race couples
2．“Riverside Scenes at the Qingming Festival” by Li Tongzhu is a ________．
A．book B．photo C．paper-cut work D．card
3．The eatable card shows that there are many ways to make a difference to ________．
A．lifestyles B．festivals C．the environment D．meals
4．How many black and white twins does the mixed-race couple have?
A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．
5．Li Tongzhu began his paper cut work of “Riverside Scenes at the Qingming Festival” ________．
A．in December，2008 B．in July，2008
C．in November，2008 D．in May，2008
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r that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
good friends around youCan 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"
【小题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. |
| 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. |
| A．be fairly sure | B．be greatly surprised |
| C．think it a pity | D．find it interesting |
| 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 |