My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2 go 2 NY2C my bro, his GF&thr 3 :-@ kids FTF. ILNY, its gr8.

       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 Internet of cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the “translation” of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it’s great.

       Schoolteachers 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 Nunberg, 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 you can bet your bottom dollar that when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents, they too will thing 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 get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future.”

       Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, “I wouldn’t use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun.”

57. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

       A. To give an example of a foreign language.

       B. To show an example of creative methods.

       C. To express worries about using Netspeak.

       D. To lead in the topic of Netspeak.

58. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A. Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.

       B. Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.

       C. David Crystal things Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.

       D. James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.

59. The expression “bet your bottom dollar” in Paragraph 5 means __________.

       A. Be fairly sure                               B. be greatly surprised           

       C. think it a pity                              D. find it interesting

60. What can be the best title fro the passage?

       A. Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet

       B. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?

       C. Is Netspeak Helpful in the English Language?

       D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages

Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.

It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.

Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.

76. What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?

   A. Lung cancer.                     B. Blood disease.                         C. Heart disease.

77. From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was      years old.

   A. 13                                    B. 14                                          C. 18

78. The city’s young people          .

   A. knew that smoking was a bad thing

   B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3

   C. started smoking earlier than those in the country

79. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.

   B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.

   C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.

80. What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?

   A. People who like smoking.

   B. People who smoke.

   C. People who don’t smoke.

Years ago，if a teenager had some problems in his life，he might write them in his diary. Now he might get on the Internet and write them in his blog(博客). In many ways，a diary and a blog are almost the same. Then，what makes a blog different from a diary?

The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary. Anyone can read what you write in your blog. Usually，a teenager likes hiding his diary book and treats it as secret. If you are not satisfied with a friend and write something bad about him in your diary，he will never know it. However，if you do this on the Internet，that friend may read your blog and get angry. So we have to be careful of what we write.

A blog has good points，of course. People choose to write in blogs，they know that their friends will read what they write. If you feel sad one day and write in your diary，no one will know about it. If you write the same words in your blog，your friends may quickly writer back to comfort you and offer their help. Blogs help people know what their friends are doing.

Though it's a good way to write blogs about everday life，I still prefer my old diary.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

46. Now when a teenager has some problems in his life，he might ________.

A. talk to his friends  

B. keep them in his diary  

C. write them in his blog

47. ________ is NOT mentioned in the passage.

A. Chatting on QQ  B. Getting on the Internet  C. Writing blogs

48. The underlined word “comfort” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 责怪  B. 安慰  C. 嘲笑

49. From the passage we know that ________.

A. the writer thinks a blog is more helpful than a diary

B. the writer thinks a blog and a diary are the same

C. the writer likes a diary better than a blog

50. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. the teenagers' problems in their lives  　　　　　　

B. the difference between a diary and a blog

C. the good points of writing blogs

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The best way to show gratitude（感谢） to your parents

Wherever we are today, whatever we are, we owe it to （归功于）our parents who have given and taught us so much. We have only one set of parents, and we should show them how grateful （感激的）we are for everything that they have taught us. Whatever we do to express（表达） our thanks, the important thing is that they know how much we love them. Let’s see how some people show their thanks to their parents.

    JETT PANGAN: I like making my mom proud of me. My mom is a widow（寡妇）and retired, so I’ll always be around her. I won’t make her feel lonely.

    MIGUEL MENDOZA: The best way I can show my gratitude is to write a song for them and sing it.

    NAR CABICO: I will thank my parents by doing well in school in order not to make them worried.

    RAJO LAUREL: My parents taught me that the best way to reward（回报） them is to help those in need. So I will become a man for others.

    YANAH LAUREL: By showering（给……一连串的） my parents with lots of hugs and kisses. By telling them I love them.

       American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturdays.

Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some programs (节目) help children to understand the news, others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.

Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime (犯罪) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

(   ) 41. Some children spend eight hours or more ____.

  A. studying    B. playing games               C. watching TV   D. helping their parents

(   ) 42. On television children can see _____.

  A. games       B. big animals C. oceans      D. almost everything

(   ) 43. Children usually spend ____ a day in school!

  A. six hours                   B. more than eight hours 

  C. only a few hours            D. four hours

(   ) 44. “Television brings places and events into our homes.” means _____.

  A. televisions makes things happen in homes

  B. we can know places and events without going to see them

  C. we can see houses and buildings on TV

  D. we can find them easily

(   ) 45. Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is _____ for children.

  A. a bad program               B. an animal  

  C. a game                        D. an uninteresting film