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　　“Long time no see”is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American friend's email, I laughed．I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish．

　　Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure!Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting．I was too thrilled to believe her．Her words could not convince(信服)me at all．So I did a research on google.com．To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing“Long time no see”．This sentence has been widely used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place．Though it is a sort of informal it is part of the language that Americans use daily．Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tll you that the grammar needs to be corrected．

　　Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan's movies．In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named“Charlie Chan”on wide screens．Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius．“Long time no see”was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan,“Long time no see”became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies．

　　Some scholars refer American as a huge pot of stew．All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other．American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少数民族的成员)group in the United States, is also contributing some changes to the stew!Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew．

　　You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, susi from Japanese, and djvu from French etc．There is a long list!Americans do not just simply borrow something from others．They will modify it and make it their own, so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant, or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store．Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future．In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor．

(1)

The writer himself felt surprised at ________．

[　　]

A．

reading“Long time no see”

B．

knowing the expression is standard American English

C．

seeing the literal translation of the expression

D．

finding out Americans use the expression every day

(2)

The word“trademark”in the third paragraph means ________．

[　　]

A．

design of a manufacture's(制造，生产)goods

B．

Confucius' words

C．

Charlie Chan's creation

D．

representative(代表)of Charlie Chan

(3)

According to the passage, it can be inferred that ________．

[　　]

A．

Charlie Chan made the phrase“Long time no see”

B．

Hollywood made“Long time no see”popular

C．

the huge pot of stew changes all kinds of culture

D．

all kinds of culture can be changed in the huge pot of stew

(4)

The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________．

[　　]

A．

some other examples are introduced into English

B．

you'll be surprised to find a tofu in a restaurant in America

C．

there used to be iced Chinese tea with honey in a grocery store

D．

American English should be enriched from different cultures

(5)

Which of the following statements is not true?

[　　]

A．

Informal language sometimes doesn't go with grammar and structure．

B．

Language in Microsoft system is ruled by grammar and structure．

C．

“Long time no see”has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage．

D．

There are four languages mentioned to be adopted(采纳，采用)in the American stew．

答案：1．B;2．C;3．A;4．D;5．C;
解析：

(1)

long time no see这个汉语短语是英语标准的说法，作者感到非常惊奇。

(2)

词义理解题。通过In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named“Charlie Chan”on wide screens．这句话可以得知答案。

(3)

推理判断题。通过第三段可以得知答案。

(4)

主旨大意题。美国英语是在吸收各国语言的过程中变得更加丰富。

(5)

通过This sentence has been widely used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place．这句话可以得知C项是错误的。


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Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　One morning in April, Jim Reed checked his e－mail. He found a strange message on the e－mail. It was from a woman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had talked to her on c mail many times in the last ten days. All the other messages were fun and interesting to read. This message was different.

　　The message said, “Good－bye loved kowihn yu I amj leavig.”

　　Mr Reed was frightened by the message. He tried to understand the words that were not spelled right. He quickly wrote a message to his new friend.

　　“What do you mean by the message you just sent me?”

　　He waited but did not get an answer. He wrote back, “Please talk to me.”

　　Finally, she wrote, “I m falllljg aseep wat ti sat gildgye tin y frnds.” Mr Reed thought hard about this message. “Is she going to kill herself?” he thought.

　　“What is your phone number?” he typed. The woman sent a phone number. Mr Reed called. At first the phone was busy. Then it just rang and rang. He called help in Pittsburgh. They connected him with the police. Reed told his story. Then he told them what his friend wrote.

　　The police and paramedics quickly went to the woman's house. When she didn't answer the doorbell, they broke in. they found her on the floor near the computer. She told them, “I took 60 pills.” The paramedics rushed her to the hospital.

　　“Mr Reed did a great job of saving this woman,” the police captain said. “If he hadn't guessed at the e－message, she would be dead now.” the woman is fine now, and she thanks Mr Reed for saving her life.

1．How did Mr Reed meet his new friends?

[　　]

A．By writing letters.

B．By sending e－mail.

C．By meeting them.

D．By talking over the phone.

2．How long did they write e－mail to each other?

[　　]

A．Less than ten days.

B．More than ten days.

C．Ten days exactly.

D．Ten days or so.

3．What was different about the e－mail message this time?

[　　]

A．The words were not spelled right.

B．His friend suddenly said goodbye to him.

C．His friend said she wanted to go home.

D．She said she wanted to go to bed.

4．How did the woman try to kill herself?

[　　]

A．She had too much wine.

B．She slept too much.

C．She had too much pills.

D．She hadn't eaten anything for days.

5．Which of the following is closest to “I m falllljg aseep wat ti sat gildgye tin y frnds”?

[　　]

A．I am falling asleep want to say goodbye to my friends.

B．I am feeling a sheep what till sat guilty to my friends.

C．I am falling a sheep want till say good day to your friends.

D．I am falling my sleep what to say to get a tin for my friends.

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