Jack and Mike are on holiday in France. Mike loves visiting old buildings. Jack likes, too.

In the village Jack and Mike see a beautiful old church, but when they come into the church, some people are there. They don't know what the people are doing.

"Oh! Just sit quietly, and do like the others!" Mike says. Because they don't really know French, so they stand, kneel, and sit to follow other people.

Then the priest(牧师)says something. The man next to Jack and Mike stands up. "We should stand up, too!" Jack whispers to Mike.

So, Jack and Mike stand up with the man. Suddenly, all the people smile!

After that, Jack and Mike walk to the priest. "What's so funny?" Jack asks in English.

With a smile on his face the priest says, "Boys, there is a new baby born, we ask the father to stand up."

Mike smiles and says, "We should understand what people do before we do like them. "

1.Why are Jack and Mike in the church?

A. They want to see the priest.

B. There are many friends.

C. They want to see the baby.

D. The church is an old building.

2.Mike and Jack can speak_______.

A. French B. English

C. English and French D. Chinese

3. What's the meaning of the underlined word "whispers"?

A.大喊 B.发怒 C.低声说 D.命令

4.The man stands up because_______.

A. he is the baby's father B. all the people laugh

C. Jack and Mike stand up D. he knows English

5. The passage wants to tell us_______.

A. holiday makes people relaxed

B. French is very important

C. the priest is very kind

D. not to do like others without asking why

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 countries rarely 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”.

1.What 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.

2.The underlined word “rarely” means ________.

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

3.Charlie 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

4.Which of the following signs does NOT use Chinglish?

A. B. C. D.

5.The 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

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