Question

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Can you understand this sentence? If you can’t, don’t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on the Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language.

School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming (破坏) the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students’ writing. They fear the language could become corrupted (面目全非的).

Everyone should just relax, say linguists (语言学家). They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurnberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents.”

Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become “corrupted”; they simply change to meet the new needs.

However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it’s important that they tell their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future.”

1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To give the main idea. B. To raise a question.

C. To compare an example. D. To lead in the topic.

2.Who can understand the Netspeak in England?

A. Middle school teachers. B. Parents.

C. Linguistics. D. Teenagers.

3.Who believes Netspeak users can help improve writing?

A. Cynthia McVey B. David Crystal

C. Geoffrey Nurnberg D. James Milroy

4.What’s James Milroy’s attitude toward Netspeak?

A. Positive. B. Negative.

C. Doubtful. D. Worried.

5.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Netspeak: the Language on the Internet

B. Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning?

C. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?

D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。短文就“网络语言损害英语了吗？”这一问题，不同人表明了不同的观点。

1.推理判断题。由第二段“Can you understand this sentence? If you can’t, don’t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on the Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language.”可知，你能明白这个句子吗?如果你不能，不要太难过:收到英这个作业的中学老师也不理解这是什么意思。这就是网络语言:在互联网或手机上发现的计算机化的交流语言。对新人来说，它可能看起来完全是一门外语。所以通过第二段的内容可以看出，第二段承接第一段，具体揭示了这些让人看不懂的语言是什么。才引出了下文关于“网络语言损害英语了吗？”这一问题的具体讨论。所以第一段在短文中的目的就是要导入这个话题。故D选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第三段“Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students’ writing”可知，学生写作中出现的拼写和语法错误越来越多。所以学生在写作中正在使用网络语言，这种语言只有学生们能懂，而其他人看来这些都是拼写和语法错误。所以在英国，青少年能明白网络语言的意思。故D选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第四段“Geoffrey Nurnberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents.”可知，斯坦福大学的杰弗里•纽伦堡对此表示赞同。“人们通过写作变得更擅长写作，”他说。“现在正在发短信、电子邮件和即时消息的孩子至少会写得和他们的父母一样好，甚至可能更好。所以通过斯坦福大学的杰弗里•纽伦堡所说的话可以判断出，Geoffrey Nurnberg相信网络语言可以有助于写作水平的提高。故C选项正确。

4.推理判断题。由第五段“Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become “corrupted”; they simply change to meet the new needs.”可知，米尔罗伊认为语言不会也不可能“面目全非的”，它们只是为了满足新的需求而改变了。所以通过米尔罗伊所说的话可以判断出，James Milroy对网络语言的态度是积极的、肯定的、支持的。故A选项正确。

5.标题归纳题。通过读全文可知，短文从话题的导入，到不同人对于网络语言表达了不同的观点，所有的这些都是围绕着“网络语言损害英语了吗?”这个话题而展开的。所以本段的最佳标题为“网络语言损害英语语言了吗？”故C选项正确。