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| For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping - watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some 1 countries, people can turn on their 2 and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and 3 things. Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. 4 , the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French 5 about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels. In Germany, 6 last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can 7 for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German 8 are hoping these will help them sell more things. Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without 9 . With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans 10 like this new way of buying things. They call 11 "junk (垃圾) on the air." Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things 12 on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don't believe they can be sure about the quality of the things 13 . The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be 14 the American companies. They will have to be more careful about 15 of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves. | ||||
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B. Paint
C. A flower
D. A board
B. At home.
C. On the phone.
B. By bus.
C. By car.
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The worst traveler in the world was Paul of San Francisco. Once he f 1. from the U.S. to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at an airport in New York. Paul thought he was in Rome, s 2. he got off the plane.
When nobody was there to meet him, Paul thought maybe the heavy t 3. made his friends late. While looking for their address, Paul found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. He found many high m 4. buildings instead of old ones. He also found that many people spoke English but not Italian and that main street signs were w 5. in English.
Paul knew very l 6. English. So he asked a policeman in Italian the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered in the same l 7. .
After twelve hours’ traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a 8. policeman But this time, this policeman could only speak English. So Paul asked the policeman why the Rome police employed(雇佣)so many people who spoke English as policemen.
Paul didn’t b 9. he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane to Italy, he was s 10. to the airport in a police car.
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My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his CF & thr 3:-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8.
Can 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"
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.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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.
3.The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in Paragraph 5 means ______.
A. be fairly sure B. be greatly surprised
C. think it a pity D. find it interesting
4. What can be the best title for the passage?
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
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