【题目】Perhaps you’ve seen the English letters “WC” in your city. They show public toilets. But do

you know it is far from elegant(优雅的)English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countriesrarely use the letters.

Workers in our city are changing “WC” signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps.

“WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me,” says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The old sign will become “Gents/Men” and “Ladies/Women”.

“I see lots of poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs,” he says. “I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish, not real English. For example, when someone says to me ‘My hometown is Henan Province’, I know he should say: ‘My hometown is in Henan Province’. ‘Hometown’ is a smaller place in a province.” The common mistakes he picked up include “Not Entry”, which should be “No Entry”, “Direction of Airport” should be changed to “To the Airport”. And it is “room rate”, not “room price”. And remember to “Keep off the grass”, rather than “Care of the green”.

1What does the writer think of the use of “WC”?

A. He doesn’t think it means water closet.

B. He doesn’t think it old-fashioned English.

C. He doesn’t think it proper for a sign.

D. He thinks it elegant English.

2The underlined word “rarely” means ________.

A. sometimes B. seldom C. often D. always

3Charlie Shifflet ___________.

A. is a Chinese living in America

B. thinks Chinese people are sometimes using incorrect English

C. likes to hear or see Chinglish

D. sometimes uses Chinglish

4Which of the following signs does NOT use Chinglish?

5The last paragraph is about _________.

A. why there are so many Chinglish signs

B. examples of Chinglish

C. where Chinglish signs are

D. who uses Chinglish signs

 0  117991  117999  118005  118009  118015  118017  118021  118027  118029  118035  118041  118045  118047  118051  118057  118059  118065  118069  118071  118075  118077  118081  118083  118085  118086  118087  118089  118090  118091  118093  118095  118099  118101  118105  118107  118111  118117  118119  118125  118129  118131  118135  118141  118147  118149  118155  118159  118161  118167  118171  118177  118185  133493 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网