Question

Can you understand the following words?  “Long time no see.”  “Good good study, day day up.” “I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face.”

Yes, we call these examples Chinglish, like “people mountain, people sea”

Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products.

However, many English speaking tourists love them. Tom has been living in Beijing for years. “I think many Chinese people dislike Chinglish. But I love it. It's quite interesting. I think if the translations of English in China are all perfect, something will be lost from Chinese culture.” However, Chinglish will probably become a part of history in future. Beijing has made a plan to correct Chinglish within(在…之内) five years. “It is so funny to see Chinglish on the signs. And they are a kind of trouble for communication between the Chinese and foreigners，” a Beijinger said.

However, some people in China like Chinglish. They think that English has “borrowed” a lot from other languages such as German, French and Spanish in the past, and now as Chinese's turn.

1.What is Chinglish according to the passage?

A.The English words easy to pronounce. B.The Chinese words difficult to translate.

C.The English words with Chinese grammar. D.The Chinese words that foreigners love.

2.What does “people mountain, people sea” mean most probably?

A.There are many people. B.Humans are powerful.

C.All the people are running. D.Humans respect nature.

3.What does Tom think about Chinglish?

A.It shows Chinese are popular.         B It is hated by all foreign tourists.   C. It helps him to learn English well. D. It is also a part of Chinese culture.

4.The last paragraph but one (倒数第二段) tells us that Beijing will________.

A.put English words into Chinese B.change English and Chinese

C.help foreigners to learn Chinglish D.correct Chinglish in future

5.Some people, who love Chinglish, think that it is time for English to borrow something from ________.

A.French B.Chinese C.Spanish D.German

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述中式英语问题。文章通过一些中式英语，说明其含义；同时，文章还讲述了中国人和外国人对待中式英语的不同观点。

1.题意：根据文章，Chinglish是什么？考查细节理解。A. The English words easy to pronounce. 英语容易发音的单词；B. The Chinese words difficult to translate. 中文难以翻译的单词；C. The English words with Chinese grammar.拥有汉语语法的英语单词；D. The Chinese words that foreigners love. 外国人喜欢的汉语单词。根据第2段第2句Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products（中式英语通常指在街道标志或产品上使用汉语语法的英语词汇。）的描述可知，Chinglish（中式英语）是指带汉语语法的英语词语。故选C。

2.。

题意：“人山、人海”最可能的意思是什么？考查词义猜测题。考查细节理解。A. There are many people. 有很多人；B. Humans are powerful. 人类是强大的；C. All the people are running. 所有的人都在跑步；D. Humans respect nature. 人类尊重自然。根据汉语意思，“人山人海”是指人数很多。结合选项可知应选A。

3.题意：汤姆对中式英语有什么看法？细节理解题。A. It shows Chinese are popular. 这说明中文很受欢迎；B It is hated by all foreign tourists. 所有外国游客都讨厌它；C. It helps him to learn English well. 这有助于他学好英语；D. It is also a part of Chinese culture. 它也是中国文化的一部分。根据第2段中Tom 所说的话 “---I think if the translations of English in China are all perfect, something will be lost from Chinese culture.（我认为如果中国的英语翻译都是完美的，中国文化就会失去一些东西。）”可知，中式英语是中国文化的一部分。故选D。

4.题意：最后一段只有一句话告诉我们，北京将成为一个_______________。细节理解题。A. put English words into Chinese把英语单词译成汉语；B. change English and Chinese改变英语和汉语；C. help foreigners to learn Chinglish帮助外国人学习中式英语；D. correct Chinglish in future未来正确的中式英语。根据第3段第2句Beijing has made a plan to correct Chinglish within five years（北京制定了五年内纠正中式英语的计划）的描述可知，将来北京将纠正中式英语。结合选项可知应选D。

5.题意：有些人喜欢中式英语，认为现在是时候从__________借东西了。A. French法语；B. Chinese中文；C. Spanish西班牙语；D. German德语。根据最后一段some people in China like Chinglish. They think that English has “borrowed” a lot from other languages such as German, French and Spanish in the past, and now as Chinese's turn.（中国的一些人喜欢中式英语。他们认为英语在过去“借用”了很多其他语言，如德语、法语和西班牙语，现在轮到汉语了。）描述可知，在英语中借鉴使用一些汉语意思是好的。故选B。