Question

Does technology influence the purity of Chinese language? Yes!

Many Chinese use messenger tools such as MSN or QQ, listen to music on MP3 players and blog on the Internet using ADSL ,but most people don’t know the Chinese meanings of the abbreviations, as many English letters have become part of the local lexicon（專(zhuān)門(mén)詞匯）. some parents are so crazy about English letters that a couple tried to name their baby "@", they say the character used in email addresses reflects their love for the child.

While the "@" is obviously familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word "at" to pronounce it , which sounds like ai ta, or "love him", to Putonghua speakers.

“Nowadays, more and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese, making them an important part of the modern language," said Hou Min, a professor at Communication University of China. "The abbreviations are very popular because they can be used easily," Hou said. "As more Chinese people learn foreign languages, especially English, in recent years, using abbreviations has become a trend（趨勢(shì)）among some educated people," she said.

Some language scholars fear such usage will influence the purity of Chinese and cause confusion（混亂） in communication.

1.Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?

A、Only a few people know the Chinese meanings of the abbreviations.

B、People often use the English word " love him " to pronounce"@".

C、Many English letters are popular and have become part of the local lexicon.

D、Using abbreviations has become a trend among educated people in recent years.

2.Why do some parents name their baby"@"?

A、Because some parents feel "@"is very interesting.

B、Because some parents think "@"is a lucky word.

C、Because some parents want to show their love.

D、Because it is easy for children to write"@".

3.The underlined word “such usage ” in the passage refers to _______.

A、More and more Chinese abbreviations are being used in English

B、Chinese students can use Chinese in English correctly.

C、Many Chinese use messenger tools such as MSN or QQ, listen to music on MP3 players.

D、More and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese

4.This passage mainly talks about_______.

A、English abbreviations isn’t used in Chinese widely.

B、Technology influences the purity of Chinese language.

C、Some parents think it important to name their baby "@".

D、Using abbreviations has become a trend among some educated people.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述現(xiàn)在使用英文縮寫(xiě)字母代替名稱(chēng)已經(jīng)成為一種趨勢(shì)，但是有一些學(xué)者擔(dān)心這樣的用法會(huì)混淆詞義，影響漢語(yǔ)的真正含義，造成交流時(shí)的誤解和困難。

1.第二行but most people don’t know the Chinese meanings of the abbreviations 可知A正確；根據(jù)第三段最后一句話(huà)they often use the English word "at" to pronounce it , which sounds like ai ta, or "love him", to Putonghua speakers.“他們通常使用英語(yǔ)單詞at上文發(fā)音去讀它，對(duì)于說(shuō)普通話(huà)的人來(lái)說(shuō)聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是‘愛(ài)他’。”愛(ài)他譯為“l(fā)ove him”，并不是用love him來(lái)發(fā)音。故B錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第二段第三行as many English letters have become part of the local lexicon可知C正確；根據(jù)第四段最后一句話(huà)in recent years, using abbreviations has become a trend（趨勢(shì)）among some educated people可知D正確。故選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句話(huà)they say the character used in email addresses reflects their love for the child.“他們說(shuō)用在郵件地址中的@可以表示他們對(duì)于孩子的愛(ài)。”可知答案，故選C。

3.詞義猜測(cè)題。Some language scholars fear such usage will influence the purity of Chinese and cause confusion（混亂） in communication. “一些語(yǔ)言學(xué)者害怕這樣的用法會(huì)影響漢語(yǔ)的真正含義引起交流混亂。”可知such usage指的是利用英文字母縮寫(xiě)這樣的用法，故選D。

4.主旨大意題。這篇短文主要講述現(xiàn)在使用英文縮寫(xiě)字母代替名稱(chēng)已經(jīng)成為一種趨勢(shì)，但是有一些學(xué)著擔(dān)心這樣的用法會(huì)混淆詞義，影響漢語(yǔ)的真正含義。故選B。

考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類(lèi)短文閱讀。