题目内容
1. 我确信我们正在做的事情是正确的。
we are doing the correct thing.
1. 1 am convinced that
English is an important global language,but that doesn't mean it's easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn―but they weren't always successful.
In 1930,Professor C. K. Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages,but they couldn't un?derstand the answers in "real" English. It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn't in the Basic English word list. For example,if you wanted a wa?termelon,you asked for "a large green fruit with the form of an egg,which has a sweet red inside and a good taste".
R. E. Zachrisson,a university professor in Sweden,decided that the big?gest problem for learners of English was spelling,so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English,but with much simpler spelling. "Father" became " faadher", " new" became " nue" and "years" became "yeerz”. Unfortunately for some students of English,Anglic never became popular.
Even easier is the language which a ship's captain uses: it's called "seaspeak". Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In seaspeak,- for example you don't say, "I'm sorry. What did you say?" or "I didn't understand. Can you repeat that?”It's just "Say again. ” No more gram?mar.
In the age of international communication through the Internet,a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world's emails are in English and include examples of "NetLingo" like OIC(Oh,I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later) . In another fifty years,English might not exist and we will probably all speak fluent "Internetish".
1. It will take a person about weeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours learning it every day.
A. six B. four
C. three D. two
2. According to Professor Zachrisson,what was the biggest problem for learners of English?
A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary.
C. Spelling. D. Speaking.
3. Which of the following is likely to be Anglic?
A. A graet batl.
B. IOU.
C. Long time no see.
D. Two five,no lights.
4. What might happen to English in another fifty years?
A. It might become a global language.
B. It might be replaced by "Internetish".
C. It might take the place of all other languages.
D. It might become more and more difficult.
3. The audience (对.. 热心) this wonderful invention.
3. The real value of the book (在于) its wonderful characterization.
5. He works in the (big) computer company in the world.
4. Words couldn't c how delighted I was.
2. The library contains (大量的) foreign language reference books.
1. It will be five years before we meet again. Let's keep touch by writing letters.
1. Don't waste time (regret) your past mistakes.
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