Anchors on China Central Television (CCTV) will need to do some fast talking to replace the popular English acronyms(首字母缩略词) they’re now banned from using. Shanghai Daily reports that “anchors at China Central Television [CCTV] have been banned from saying the English acronyms NBA, CBA, GDP, and the like in their programs.”
The replacement for those handy acronyms? Chinese presenters must use the full Chinese name, standardized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Although CCTV (oops, we mean China Central Television) presenters must already have a score of at least 94 in their government-rated oral Mandarin proficiency exam, saying the full name of organizations like the CBA or WTO ― 10 and 6 character’s long separately ― is sure to challenge even the most skillful anchors. CCTV sports anchor Sun Zhengping tells Shanghai Daily, “A full Chinese explanation of the English initials must be followed if my tongue slips. It is a little trouble but a necessary one because not every audience member can understand the initials.”
Although the government isn’t giving any official explanation for the shift, it is believed to have to do with a proposal by Huang Youyi, director of the China International Publishing Group, at March’s NPC meeting. In his speech, Huang said, “With more and more publications mixing Chinese with English, measures and regulations should be adopted to avoid English invading Chinese. If we don’t pay attention and don’t take measures to stop the expansion of mixing Chinese with English, Chinese won’t be a pure language in a couple of years.”
Although China is far from the first country to take measures to protect local languages (the French and Québécois beat them to it by a long way), acronyms are more about saving time than they are about corrupting a language, we would think. Good luck to the CCTV anchors.
1.CCTV anchors have to “do some fast talking” because they can no longer ______.
A. speak as slowly as they like B. mix English into Chinese
C. use shortened Chinese expressions D. have so much time for their program
2.According the writer, “CBA” is supposed to be replaced with “______” by CCTV anchors.
A. 中国男子篮球甲级联赛 B. 中国篮球协会全国男女篮球职业联赛
C. 中国篮球联赛 D. The Chinese Basketball Association
3.When Sun Zhengping said “if my tongue slips”, he meant “if I _____”.
A. habitually use an English acronym B. speak a little bit too fast
C. make a mistake in pronunciation D. say something impolite or improper
4.What’s Huang Youyi’s proposal?
A. Using full English names instead of short forms.
B. Translating Chinese terms into proper English.
C. Avoiding Chinese words mixing into English.
D. Keeping our mother tongue as a pure language.
5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph？
A. China has fallen behind in the matter. B. The ban is not necessary.
C. Chinese shouldn’t be corrupted. D. CCTV anchors will have a hard time.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Today I felt very uncomfortable studying English as usual．My eyes were 1and my mind was confused．I buried my head deep in the great pile of books．Many vocabulary words 2
my mind．As more and more entered，I 3focus，and my 4became crazy．The clock hands were pointing at twelve. I always 5the time when I study．Without any fruitful results，I felt more 6and tired．I 7up and walked to the living room just to take a little break． 8that would make me feel better．The street lamps looked like stars outside the window．A few scattered(分散的)branches 9shadows on the French window．Something seemed more 10and quiet than before．I walked to the 11slowly，and let my face press against it， 12very carefully…oh my God!!…It’s snow! It was very bright and covered up the whole 13while I was studying English painfully, so white and so quiet．At this moment, I was so 14that I felt like I might burst into tears．The snow was like a spring 15into my heart，and my eyes were shining with it．All my pain and tiredness 16at this moment，as the snow dropped into my heart．
I quickly became calm again，as the excitement went away．I sat on the bed silently，and drew the 17to one side to let the white house and white tree stay just beside my bed．I thought this must be a(n) 18from God，because I liked snow so much． 19I was weakest and most helpless in this world，nothing could inspire me but 20．I should inspire myself from such a beautiful scene．
1.A. closed B. tired C. shining D. weeping
2.A. left B. confused C. filled D. impressed
3.A. lost B. got C. realized D. changed
4.A. thoughts B. feeling C. words D. concept
5.A. waste B. limit C. remember D. forget
6.A. flexible B. guilty C. unhappy D. curious
7.A. stood B. turned C. checked D. hurried
8.A. Sure B. Maybe C. Immediately D. Always
9.A. shook B. cast C. resembled D. printed
10.A. disappointing B. frightening C. bright D. light
11.A. shadow B. lamp C. branch D. window
12.A. looking B. thinking C. moving D. cleaning
13.A. night B. house C. world D. mind
14.A. disturbed B. excited C. surprised D. bored
15.A. pouring B. delivering C. drilling D. rising
16.A. occurred B. arose C. escaped D. disappeared
17.A. bed B. curtain C. desk D. book
18.A. anger B. smile C. gift D. punishment
19.A. As usual B. As a result C. At last D. At a time
20.A. snow B. God C. white D. beauty
– Oh my god, I left my laptop in the taxi!
– _____; let’s call the taxi company first.
A. Pray for it B. Cheer up C. Have fun D. Calm down
– Do you think Linda will be fired this week?
– The question is not worth discussing. I think the manager has _____.
A. made an impression on her B. made contact with her
C. made up his mind about it D. made his fortune from it
If we _____ the tickets half a year ago, we would not be able to visit it on May Day now.
A. did not book B. had not booked
C. would not book D. would not have booked
– I’ll never find _____ replacement for my broken glasses.
– Just go get _____.
A. a ; new ones B. the ; new ones C. a ; a new one D. the ; a new one
