“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentenc

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“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email，I laughed．I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish．
Obviously，it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on，my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting．I was too thrilled to believe her．Her words could not convince me at all．So I did a research on google．com．To my surprise，there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see．” This sentence has been widely used in emails，letters，newspapers，movies，books，or any other possible places．Though it is sort of informal，it is part of the language that Americans use daily．Ironically，if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word，the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected．
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies．In the 1930s，Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens．Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius．“Long time no see” was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan，“Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies．
Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew．All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together，and they change the color and taste of each other．American Chinese，though a minority ethnic（少数民族的成员） group in the United States，is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew．
You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese，such as pizza from Italian，susi from Japanese，and déjà vu from French etc．There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others．They will modify it and make it their own，so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant，or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store．Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays，I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future．In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor．
小题1:The writer himself felt surprised at ______．

A．the Chinglish expression “Long time no see”

B．“Long time no see” used as standard American English

C．so many literal translation of the expressions used in America

D．finding out Americans use the expression every day

小题2:The word “stew” in the 4^th paragraph probably means ______．

A．mixture literature	B．Confucius’ words
C．a kind of cooked dish	D．American changing cultures

小题3:According to the passage，it can be inferred that ______．

A．detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”

B．Hollywood made “Long time no see” popular

C．the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages

D．cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew

小题4:The main idea of the passage is that ______．

A．some Chinese expressions are introduced into English

B．you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America

C．some American expressions can be used in China

D．American English keep being enriched from different cultures

小题5:According to the passage，which of the following statements is not true?

A．Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure．

B．Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure．

C．“Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage．

D．There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew．

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B

解析

试题分析：本文从“Long time no see”这句话引发讨论，美国英语一直从不同文化中吸取营养。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her.可知作者很惊讶。选B
小题2:猜词题：单词出自：All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together,可知这个单词是混合的文化。选A
小题3:推理题：从第三段的句子：Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.可知答案是因为好莱坞的电影，这种说法流行了。选B
小题4:主旨题：从最后一句话：In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.可知答案是，美国英语一直从不同文化中吸取营养。选D
小题5:推理题;从第二段的句子：Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.可知语言不是总是语法和结构控制的。选B

举一反三

A World of Color
No matter where you go, colors are everywhere! And while the colors may be the same, their meanings change depending on the country.

Colors		Different Meanings
Green		Green means “hope” in Ecuador. In the U.S., it’s a symbol of money and concern for the environment.
Purple		Purple is worn by kings and queens in Europe, while in Thailand, it’s worn by women whose husbands have died.
	Black		Black is the traditional color of mourning(哀悼) in the West. But on the Pacific islands of Melanesia, it’s a symbol of beauty and speed.
	White		White is considered a pure color and is worn at weddings in America. In parts of Asia, however, white is worn to funerals(葬礼) as a sign of winter, when everything is dead.
	Red		Red means “beautiful” in Russia, but in South Africa, it’s the color of mourning. In the United States, a bride would be criticized(批评) for wearing a red gown. In India or China, though, brides often wear red as a symbol of good fortune.

Colors mean different things in different countries. No matter what the meaning is, color adds interest to our lives and makes them brighter.
小题1:In the US if you prefer the color_____, it will probably show that you are concerned about the environment.

A．green

B．purple

C．black

D．white

小题2:How many colors mentioned in the passage can be used as a sign of mourning?

A．Five.

B．Four.

C．Three.

D．Two.

小题3:If a bride is wearing a red gown in the wedding, she must come from_____.

A．Thailand

B．America

C．India

D．South Africa

小题4:Which is true according to the passage?

A．White stands for purity in China.

B．An American bride will wear a red gown on the wedding.

C．Black is a symbol of beauty and speed in the west.

D．Purple is worn by kings and queens in Europe

小题5:What can we infer from the passage?

A．All the colors have different meanings in different countries.

B．From country to country, people view colors differently.

C．All the brides from China prefer to wear white gowns.

D．White is considered a pure color and often worn to funerals.

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More than a century ago, the composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa warned that technology would destroy music, who said, “These talking machines are going to ruin the artistic development of music in this country. When I was a boy … in front of every house in the summer evenings you would find young people together singing the songs of the day or the old songs. Today you hear these terrible machines going night and day. We will not have a vocal cord (声带) left.”
Music has greatly changed in the past hundred years, which has been everywhere in our world: rivers of digital melody flow on the Internet or on disc; MP3 players with forty thousand songs can be put in a back pocket or a purse. Yet, for most of us, music is no longer something we do ourselves, or even watch other people do in front of us. It has become a radically virtual medium, an art without a face.
Ever since Edison invented the phonograph cylinder(留声机), people have been assessing what the medium of recording has done for and to the art of music. Sousa was a spokesman for the party of doom; in the opposite corner are the utopians(乌托邦), who argue that technology has not imprisoned music but liberated it. Before Edison came along, Beethoven’s symphonies could be heard only in select concert halls. Now the recordings carry the man from Bonn to the corners of the earth. Glenn Gould, after renouncing live performance in 1964, predicted that within the century the public concert would disappear into the electronic air.
Having discovered much of my favorite music through LPs and CDs, I am not about to join Sousa’s party. Modern urban environments are often so soulless or ugly that I’m grateful for the humanizing touch of electronic sound. But neither can I accept Gould’s slashing futurism. I want to be aware of technology’s effects, positive and negative. Fortunately, scholars and critics have been methodically exploring this terrain for many decades, trying to figure out exactly what happens when we listen to music with no musicians in the room.
小题1:The first paragraph is intended to .

A．defend an argument	B．make a prediction
C．criticize an attitude	D．summarized a viewpoint

小题2:The author’s attitude towards the recorded music may best be described as .

A．dissatisfied

B．defensive

C．optimistic

D．objective

小题3:The underlined word “terrain” in the last paragraph most nearly means .

A．region

B．subject

C．land

D．distinction

小题4:The primary purpose of the passage is to .

A．explain different attitudes of scholars and critics

B．defend the view of one group from the criticism of another

C．advocate an unexpected solution to a pressing problem

D．present the key issues in an ongoing debate

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In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound. So people say /rait/ but spell it right or write, or even rite. Combinations of letters may be pronounced in many ways. And some words just seem to have too many letters.
　 For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778. As a young man, he had fought against the British in the American War of Independence, and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive American look.
　 So he began his work on American English. His first book, The Elementary Spelling Book, suggested simplifying the spelling of English words. The book was extremely popular. By the 1850s, it was selling one million copies a year, making it one of the most popular school books ever.
　 Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. Center instead of centre, program instead of programme, and flavor instead of flavour. Others, however, such as removing silent letters like s in island or the final e in examine, were not .
Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English language, which first appeared in 1828. It introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation and use, and, of course, the new spelling. The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States. Today, Webster"s dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students.　　
小题1:What is the text mainly about?

A．Webster and his best sellers.

B．British and American English.

C．The history of American English.

D．The man who made spelling simple.

小题2:Which is the right order according to the text?
①Webster graduated from Yale University.
②American Dictionary of the English language came out.
③Webster"s book was selling one million copies a year.
④Webster took part in the American War of Independence.

A．②①③④

B．③①②④

C．④①③②

D．①②③④

小题3:What can we learn from the text?
A. All the spelling of words does not represent the sound.
B. The Elementary Spelling Book was published in the 1850s.
C. Webster"s suggestions were accepted completely.
小题4:What attitude do the British have towards Webster"s dictionary?

A．They thought highly of it.

B．They found fault with it.

C．They argued bitterly about it.

D．They followed the examples of it.

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Below are pages adapted from, http：//sochi2014．com/en/
Sochi Volunteers

小题1:Sochi 2014 Volunteer Training Program was launched on ．

A．30 May 2013

B．11 March 2013

C．16 December 2013

D．19 September 2013

小题2:“ White Stick" Music Festival took place in ．

A．Sochi	B．St． Petersburg
C．the United Kingdom	D．Moscow

小题3:Which of the following statements is true?

A．The 25 ,000 volunteers were from Russia．

B．Winners of Cultural Program Competition weren"t known until 19 September 2013．

C．From August,25 to September,8,you were able to enjoy Winter Games in Sochi．

D．Few of the cultural activities were intended for creating atmosphere of Sochi Winter Games．

小题4:From the two boxes, you can learn that the activities were listed according to ．

A．importance

B．place

C．date

D．name

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Hi, everybody. Over the past couple months, most of the political headlines you’ve read have probably been about the government shutdown and the launch of the Affordable Care Act(平价医疗法案). And I know that many of you have rightly never been more frustrated with Washington.
But if you look beyond those headlines, there are some good things happening in our economy. And that’s been my top priority（优先考虑）since the day I walked into the Oval Office.
After decades in which the middle class was working harder and harder just to keep up, and a punishing recession（衰退）that made it worse, we made the tough choices required not just to recover from crisis, but to rebuild on a new foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth.
Five years later, we have fought our way back. Our businesses have created 7.8 million new jobs in the past 44 months. Another 200,000 Americans went back to work last month.
The American auto industry has come back with more than 350,000 new jobs –-- jobs putting out and selling the high-tech, fuel-efficient cars the world wants to buy. And they’re leading the charge in a business that has added jobs for the first time since the 1990s –-- a big reason why our businesses sell more goods and services “Made in America” than ever before.
We decided to stop our addiction to foreign oil. And today, we produce more renewable energy than ever, more natural gas than anybody, and for the first time in nearly 20 years, America now produces more oil than we buy from other countries.
We decided to fix a broken health care system. And even though the task has been rough, so far, about 500,000 Americans gain health coverage starting January 1st. And by the way, health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years.
And one more thing: since I took office, we’ve cut our deficits (赤字) by more than half. And that makes it easier to invest in the things that create jobs –-- education, research, and so on.
Imagine how much farther along we could be if both parties were working together. Think about what we could do if the few didn’t hold the economy hostage (人质) every few months, or waste time on dozens of votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act rather than try to help us fix it.
In the weeks ahead, I’ll keep talking about my plan to build a better bargain for the middle class. Good jobs. A good education. A chance to buy a home, save, and retire. And yes, the financial security of affordable health care. And I’ll look for any willing partners who want to help.
Because of your hard work and tough sacrifices over the past five years, we’re pointed in the right direction. But we’ve got more work to do to keep moving that way. And as long as I’m President, I’ll keep doing everything I can to create jobs, grow the economy, and make sure that everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead. Thanks, and have a great weekend.
小题1:Which of the following is not the reason for people’s frustration with the government?

A．The government shutdown

B．Unemployment rate

C．The addiction to foreign oil

D．Cancelling the Affordable Care Act

小题2:Why does the president mention more goods and services “Made in America”?

A．To show that American goods and services are very popular.

B．To indicate that American people should be dependent on themselves.

C．To show that the employment rate has been increased.

D．To show that American auto industry enjoys high technology.

小题3:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “repeal”?

A．put an end to

B．try hard to fix

C．make stronger

D．get accustomed to

小题4:According to the speech, which of the following can be implied?

A．American people have every reason to feel frustrated with the government.

B．Health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years.

C．The president feels sorry that the economy is not moving in the right direction.

D．Some government officials don’t agree with the president on the medical care system.

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