Question

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?

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

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：英语越来越广泛的应用于我们的日常生活，但是在中国有很多英语的标志其实都是不符合英语的表达习惯的，例如WC，这是很不优雅的一个英语词汇。文章中还举了很多汉语式英语的例子。

1.C细节理解题。根据文意和短文第一段中But do you know it is far from elegant（优雅的）English?可知，作者觉得用WC来表示公共厕所是不优雅的，故应选C。

2.B词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子以及上下文But do you know it is far from elegant（优雅的）English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries rarely use the letters可知，作者的观点是用WC指公共厕所是不优雅的，因此来自说英语国家的外国人很少使用它。由此我们可以推测rarely的意思是很少，与seldom同义。故选B。

3.B推理判断题。根据短文第三段和第四段“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.中说的话可知，他觉得中国人有时候用的英语不正确。故选B。

4.D推理判断题。短文的最后一段举了很多中国式英语的例子，根据选项提供的标志可知，A、B和C都是中国式英语，D是符合英语表达习惯的，故选D。

5.B细节理解题。根据最后一段的文意可知，这里举了很多中国式英语的例子，故选B。

考点：文化类短文阅读。