Anchors(新闻节目主持人)on China Central Television(CCTV) will need to do some fast talking to replace the popular English acronyms(首字母缩略词)they are now banned from using．Shanghai Daily reports that “anchors at China Central Television have been banned from saying the English acronyms NBA, CBA, GDP, and the like in their programs．”
The replacement for those handy acronyms?Chinese presenters must use the full Chinese name, standardized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television．
Although CCTV(oops, we mean China Central Television) presenters must already have a score of at least 94 in their government-rated oral mandarin proficiency(普通话水平)exam, saying the full name of organizations like the CBA and WTO---10 and 6 characters' long respectively---is sure to challenge even the most skillful anchors．CCTV sports anchor Sun Zhengping tells Shanghai Daily, “A full Chinese explanation of the English initials must be followed if my tongue slips．It is a little troublesome but a necessary one because not every member of the audience can understand the initials．”
Although the government isn't giving any official explanation for the shift, it is believed to have something to do with a proposal by Huang Youyi, director of the China International Publishing Group, at March's NPC meeting．In his speech, Huang said, “With more and more publications mixing Chinese with English, measures and regulations should be adopted to avoid English invading Chinese．If we don't pay attention and don't take measures to stop the expansion of mixing Chinese with English, Chinese won't be a pure language in a couple of years．”
Although China is far from the first country to take measures to protect local languages, acronyms are more about saving time than they are about corrupting(破坏)a language, we would think．Good luck to the CCTV anchors．
(1)
CCTV anchors have to “do some fast talking” because they can no longer ________．
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A．
speak as slowly as they like
B．
mix English into Chinese
C．
use shortened Chinese expressions
D．
have much time for their programs
(2)
According to the writer, “CBA” is supposed to be replaced with “ ________ ”by CCTV anchors．
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A．
中国男子篮球职业联赛
B．
中国篮球协会全国男女篮球职业联赛
C．
中国篮球联赛
D．
男子篮球联赛
(3)
What's Huang Youyi's purpose?
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A．
Using full English names instead of short forms．
B．
Translating Chinese terms into proper English．
C．
Avoiding Chinese words being mixed into English．
D．
Keeping our mother tongue a pure language．
(4)
What's the main idea of the last paragraph?
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A．
China has fallen behind in the matter of protection of its language．
Nelson Mandela's greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing．
Locked up in his cell during daylight hours, robbed of music, both these simple pleasures were denied him for decades．With his fellow prisoners, concerts were organised when possible, particularly at Christmas time, where they would sing．Nelson Mandela finds music very uplifting, and takes a keen interest not only in European classical music but also in African choral music and the many talents in South African music．But one voice stands out above all - that of Paul Robeson, whom he describes as our hero．
The years in jail strengthened habits that were already fixed：the disciplined eating rule of an athlete began in the 1940s, as did the early morning exercise．Still today Nelson Mandela is up by 4．30am, irrespective of how late he has worked the previous evening．By 5am he has begun his exercise routine that lasts at least an hour．Breakfast is by 6．30, when the day's newspapers are read．The day's work has begun．
With a standard working day of at least 12 hours, time management is critical and Nelson Mandela is extremely impatient with unpunctuality, regarding it as insulting to those you are dealing with．
Mandela accepted the Nobel Peace Prize as an accolade to all people who have worked for peace and stood against racism．It was as much an award to his person as it was to the ANC and all South Africa s people．In particular, he regards it as a tribute to the people of Norway who stood against the racial segregation while many in the world were silent．
(1)
Which of the following music forms does Mandela NOT enjoy?
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A．
European classical music．
B．
African choral music．
C．
Christmas songs．
D．
South African music．
(2)
Why did not Nelson Mandela enjoy watching the sunset for years?
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A．
Because he was occupied in the State Affair．
B．
Because he was in prison then．
C．
Because he was busy enjoying different music．
D．
Because he was ready do get a new hobby．
(3)
What's Nelson Mandela's attitude towards time management?
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A．
Neglecting time means being rude to others．
B．
Time is money and wasting time is killing oneself．
C．
He is impatient with time management．
D．
Unpunctuality should be criticized．
(4)
What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
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A．
He was once an athlete．
B．
He was forced to form a habit．
C．
He has a strict diet．
D．
He doesn't often think his work much．
(5)
Why does he regard the Nobel Peace Prize as a tribute to the people at Norway?
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A．
Because he thinks the people of Norway are great．
B．
Because he thinks it was the people of Norway that trust him．
C．
Because he thinks the Nobel Peace Prize is valuable．
D．
Because he thinks the Nobel Peace Prize stands for being against racial discrimination．
