题目内容

My topic today is the internet. It was prompted (引出) by the first letter, which I am unable

to answer fully for the reasons given!

Dear David,

I am a middle school student. Now I am preparing for a writing competition. Could you

please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice?

Thank you.

                                                      No name

David writes: I am very sorry to say that I think it would be very unfair for me to help you

win a competition― unfair to the other competitors!

But I will say that your article is very interesting and I wish you good luck. Your article

makes some good points that deserve(值得)talking about in this column!

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Dear David,

I'm now learning English by myself. Can you introduce some useful websites where I can

make friends with foreigners? Please help me.

                                                      moonlight

David writes: Well, dear moonlight, I bet you made a good choice by using the Net in your

self-studies. Two very good websites I would suggest to you are:

    www.britishcouncil.org.cn and www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.

By the way, for those readers interested in the teaching of English, there is an Internet

discussion group called ELTCSChi-L (English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme

China List).

And also, a healthy warning to all my readers: If over-used, the Internet can be a

WOMBAT─A Waste of Money, Brains and Time!

 

46. David is probably a ______.

A. language expert           B. computer expert        C. college student        D. club chairman

47. What is the reason why the first letter is unable to be fully answered?

A. David is unable to think out good advice.

B. David thinks it is expected to play fair in the competition

C. David is going to talk on another topic ― internet.

D. David finds no mistakes in that article.

48. " www.britishcouncil.org.cn " is a (an) ______.

A. website where one can make foreign friends

B. website where one can join a discussion group

C. newspaper column for answering readers' questions

D. English newspaper for students and language teachers

49. Which of the following is NOT David's opinion of the internet?

A. English teachers can exchange opinions on the Net.

B. The internet is of much help to English learners.

C. Using the internet is a waste of money and time.

D. We should make a proper use of the Net.

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My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.

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The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults, the language of the young always seems inadequate.

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A. he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years

B. the younger generation was as likely as not worse at language than the older generation 

C. high school English teachers should be responsible for their students’ poor command of English

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My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.

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1. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.

A.the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older

generation

B.the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough

C.he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen

years

D.English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English

2. In the author’s opinion, the speaker ______.

A.gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students

B.had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students

C.was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs

D.could think and speak intelligently

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A.neutral

B.positive

C.critical

D.compromising

4.It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A.it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject

B.the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level

C.English language teaching is by no means an easy job

D.language improvement needs time and effort

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A.it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students

B.young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their

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D.to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations

 

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