Question

 Chatting with friends online in English is an approach to enjoying the delight brought by using a foreign language as a real tool of communication. But I don't think it is the best way to improve our English.

  Firstly,as you know,when you are chatting,you have no time and energy to pay attention to the grammar and it is common to spell words in wrong ways,and no teacher will check and correct errors for you. So if you overlook such kind of mistakes and fall into the habit of spelling and writing without thinking carefully,you will most likely forget the Standard English and totally be confused eventually. Here,I take the liberty to suggest that you should remember to confirm what you have "said" online as soon as possible by turning to your dictionaries and grammar books after being offline.

  Secondly,during the spell of chatting,you have to answer the same questions such as "where are u from"，"how old are u" etc. patiently in order to show your politeness. And I don't think they are good questions,even it is not too much to say they are dull and tasteless. In other words,it will make both you and your friend feel tiresome soon. As a result,the atmosphere of chatting will be frozen. I suggest you should switch your topic wisely at that time instantly. Otherwise,both of you will be in low spirit,let alone learn something from each other and improve your English level. The only benefit,I guess,you can get from it is killing your precious time in an expensive way.

  When it comes to talking about the fee spent for being online,I think it is still too high to be accepted by most students and unfortunately the greater proportion of chatters (who like chatting in English) are students who are supported by parents. And each penny is drenched in parents' sweat.

  So,my conclusion is that chatting with friends in English online can't be totally substituted for learning English in class,and if you want to improve your English overall,then,chat online properly not frequently and do more hard work after being offline.

(   ) 1. It seems this passage is written in response to someone's argument "         ".

   A. Chatting with friends online in English is a good approach

   B. Chatting with friends online can better your English grammar

   C. The advantage and disadvantage of chatting online with friends

   D. Students should not kill their time by chatting online with others

(   ) 2. According to this passage,some chatters make mistakes while chatting online chiefly because         .

   A. they have not got a teacher to check their writing

   B. they have not got a dictionary or grammar book at hand

   C. they have not learnt English well enough to chat with others

   D. they have to answer questions online quickly and immediately

(   ) 3. The writer believes that by answering questions like "where are u from"，"how old are u” etc.，the chatters may be in low spirits because      .

   A. you are not friendly if your questions are so direct

   B. it is not polite to ask about someone's private affairs

   C. your English is not standard and you should spell "you" instead of "u"

   D. your questions are not creative and you should talk about something inviting

(   ) 4. By saying " And each penny is drenched in parents' sweat"，the writer seems to say that         .

   A. money spent chatting online is not worthy

   B. chatters should chat online with parents

   C. it is hard for our parents to earn money

   D. one should chat online properly

Answer 1

1. A本题考查文章的主旨大意，通读全文，本文应是回应或驳斥这样一个话题:用英语与网友聊天是学英语的一个方法。

2. D见文章第2段，因要快速地回应网友的问题，无法思考或查阅参考书，因此,犯错误就难免了。

3. D作者认为网上聊天多半是一些无聊的话题，特别是和不熟悉的人难免是这样一些无味又不得不答的初级话题。

4. C作者最后说网聊需要花钱，而学生的钱是父母的血汗钱。语篇导读:作者的大女儿身患糖尿病，小女儿刚通过婴儿心肺复苏术，在生活的重压下，作者禁不住嚎啕大哭。然而,一位偶然与作者相遇的白发老妇人改变了作者对生活的态度。