The English language is changing fast ,thanks to the rapid progress of technology. We all have a rapid choice: we can either bury our heads in the sand and spend the rest of our lives wishing Shakespeare were alive and well. Or we can embrace（拥抱）the new English ,enter into the spirit of the Internet age called Weblish.

       “You can’t avoid it ,for the simple reason that whenever a new variety of language comes along ,it inevitably impacts（冲击）on the language as a whole .” Says Dr. David Crystal, honorary professor of linguistics（语言学家）at the University of Wales in Bangor .Whose book “Language and the Internet” has just been published.

       The trouble with keeping up with the new English is not so much that there are so many new words but that the old words no longer mean what we thought they did. In the past, if someone said they did not have Windows, you would have to suppose they lived in a cave .These days ,it is probably because they use a Mac(which is a computer ,not a rain coat). Spam is as disliked as it ever was ,but whereas it once meant an unappetizing（引不起食欲的）canned meat .It now stands for unwanted “junk” email. Spellings are changing, too. Not only is text—messaging playing

“hvc wth vrbs” (havoc（混乱）with verbs),but the conventions of email communication place little emphasis on “perfect speaking”.

       Weblish loves to see nouns happily become verbs( “ please bookmark this site”) ,and verbs become nouns (“ Send me the download”). Verbs and prepositions are regularly thrown together to become new nouns or adjectives(dial—up .Logon .Print—on .Pull-down. upload), while others are created from simply pairing nouns: cyberspace. Etl ,emit Internet , hyperlink , metatag ,netspeak.

1．The best title of this passage would be        .

       A．Keep Up with the Latest Weblish

       B．Keep Up with the Latest Development in English

       C．Newly invented English Words

       D．Technology and English

2．We can infer from the first paragraph that        .

       A．some people wish Shakespeare were still alive

       B．people may have different attitudes towards weblish

       C．all people welcome weblish

       D．weblish causes fear among people

3．The author thinks the main difficulty for people in keeping up with weblish is that        .

       A．old words take on new meanings

       B．there are so many new words

       C．the technology is changing too fast

       D．weblish words are full of spelling mistakes

4．Dr．David Crystal would probably agree that        .

       A．people should not accept weblish

       B．weblish can cause misunderstandings among people

       C．weblish will destroy the English language

       D．people should know something about weblish

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Phone(073)418-12341(800)233-1234

1．Which hotel does not provide service to drive its guests to the airport or metro stations?

       A．Americana Hotel Crystal City                B．Days Inn Arlington

    C．The Highlander Motor Inn                    D．Hyatt Regency Crystal City

2．If you want to stay in a hotel which provides free parking and free breakfast ,which telephone numbers will you ring to ask for further information?

       A．(703)979-3722 or (703)524-4300          B．(703)524-4300 or (073) 418-12341

       C．(073)418-12341 or (703) 525-0300       D．(703)525-0300 or (703)979-3722

3．Which hotel is close to airports?

       A．Americana Hotel Crystal City                B．Days Inn Arlington

       C．Hyatt Regency Crystal City                   D．The Highlander Motor Inn

4．Steven loves the idea of having delicious meal while enjoying the night view of Washington D．C．He will probably reserve a room by calling        .

       A．(703)524-4300            B．(073)418-12341

C．(703)525-0300            D．(703)979-3722

Besides news reports that tend to focus on war or election, Americans generally don’t hear much about people in other countries. One reason may be that very little foreign-language literature is translated into English. In the United States, just a few of the titles, mainly translations of foreign novels, short stories, or poetry, make it into English. However, a number of efforts have taken root to try to bring more global literature to US audiences.

The online magazine of international literature, Words Without Borders, was founded by Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. The nonprofit site, now in its fifth year, offers modern writing from places such as Argentina, China and Italy, often for the first time in English. It gets about 200,000 page views per month and counts roughly 8,000 subscribers (订阅者) , more than one-quarter of whom live in the US.

“There’s a wave of interest right now,” says Jill Schoolman, publisher of Archipelago Books, a small nonprofit press in Brooklyn, N.Y., opened in 2003 to publish world literature in translation only. “People are hungry for ideas from other countries.”

Rainmaker Translations — a Las Vegas-based nonprofit — was formed two years ago to support the publication of more top-quality global writing here in the US. They put out their first three titles, translated from Arabic, Chinese, and Russian, in the spring of 2006 and plan to aid up to four more in the coming year.

In March, the Center for the Art of Translation, a nonprofit started in 1994 in San Francisco, will publish Two Lines World Library, focused on writing from some particular areas published over the last several decades.

Dalkey Archive Press, a century-old nonprofit publisher in Champaign, Illinois, has upped the number of translations on its publication list since 2003, from 25 percent to nearly 80 percent.

       In recent years, more nonprofits have applied to the National Endowment for the Arts for help to publish literary translations. The agency is also trying to increase the availability of translated prose (散文) and poetry in the US, such as publishing partnerships with foreign governments.

1．The main purpose in founding the magazine Words Without Borders is __________.

       A．to compete for page views and subscribers online

       B．to get American literature better known to the world

       C．to help advance nonprofit world literature translation

       D．to introduce more world literature to readers in the US

2．What do the publishers mentioned in the passage have in common?

       A．They mainly publish top-quality world literature in translation.

       B．They don’t aim at making money by publishing global writing.

       C．They provide their translation and publication services online.

       D．They have published a number of literary works in translation.

3．Which of the following shows the proper order of the founding of the presses (出版社)?

DAP = Dalkey Archive Press                      CAT = Center for the Art of Translation

       RT = Rainmaker Translations                      AB = Archipelago Books

A．DAP→CAT→RT→AB                         B．DAP→CAT→AB→RT

C．CAT→DAP→AB→RT                         D．CAT→DAP→RT→AB

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．World literature: Shared by the world    

B．World literature: Loved by Americans

       C．World literature: Founded in translation  

D．World literature: Developed in styles

When we found him, he was a sorry sight. His clothes were torn, his hands bleeding. Before we reached him, we saw him fall. He lay a moment. Then he pulled himself to his feet, walked unsteadily a few yards through the woods and fell again.

    After we got him out, we went back to find the gun that he had thrown down. His tracks showed that for two days he had circled in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so dulled by fear and tiredness that he did not hear the cars going by or see the lights at night.

    We found him just in time.

    This man, like others before him, had simply been frightened when he knew he was lost. What had been a near disaster might have turned out as only a pleasant walk, had he made a few preparations before he stepped from the highway or off a known path.

    Whatever sense of direction that a man may have，it's still largely a question of observation. A skilled woodsman always keeps an eye on his surroundings. He notes the shape of a mountain, the direction water flows through a swamp, and the way a tree leans across a path. With these in mind, he may be turned around many times, but he is seldom lost.

    There are exceptions, of course, and once in a while a man does come across some strange problem that puts him into the "lost" situation. A rainstorm or sudden blizzard may catch him without a compass (指南针) in his pocket. Darkness may find him in a rough area, where travel is dangerous without a light.

    When this happens，the normal first reaction (反应) is the fear of being laughed at as a result of his poor knowledge in the woods. He may also be concerned about the inconvenience that he will cause his friends when he doesn't show up. This false pride may lead him to keep on the move in a false effort to find his way against all difficulties.

   The person who thinks ahead is seldom in great danger. He’ll be safe if he observes carefully, thinks ahead, and remains calm.

1．The author suggested that if the man had not been found，he would have

     A．been shot by a gun                       B．become confused

     C．been attacked by wild animals             D．been in great danger

2．According to the passage, if a person gets lost in the forest, at the very beginning, he would______.

  A．worry about being laughed at         

  B．push himself to find his way out

  C．feel it is convenient to ask for help from his friends

  D．be concerned about being frightened by wild animals

3．When a person tries to find his way in the woods, ________ is the most important．

     A．intelligence         B．observation       C．direction            D．chance

4．The author tells the story of the lost man as an example of people who ________.

     A．go into the woods by themselves

     B．don’t know how to signal for help properly

     C．are frightened when they think they are lost

     D．notice everything when stepping from the highway

Discoveries in science and technology are thought by “untaught minds” to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not ,as legend would have it ,look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial substances for nine years before he made his discovery. Inventions and innovations（创新）almost always come out of laborious trial and error. Innovation is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score.

The point is that the players who score most are the ones who take the most shots at the goal-and so it goes with innovation in any field of activity. The prime difference between innovators and others is one of approach. Everybody gets ideas, but innovators work consciously on theirs, and they follow them through until they prove practicable or otherwise. What ordinary people see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities.

“Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there’s no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done.” wrote Rudolph Flesch, a language authority. This accounts for our reaction to seemingly simple innovations like plastic garbage bags and suitcases on wheels that make life more convenient: “How come nobody thought of that before?”

The creative approach begins with the proposition that nothing is as it appears. Innovators will not accept that there is only one way to do anything. Faced with getting from A to B, the average person will automatically set out on the best – known and apparently simplest route. The innovator will search for alternate courses, which may prove easier in the long run and are bound to be more interesting and challenging even if they lead to dead ends.

Highly creative individuals really do march to a different drummer.

1．What does the author probably mean by “untaught mind” in the first paragraph?

       A．A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.

       B．A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.

       C．A person who has had no education.

       D．An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident.

2．According to the author, what distinguishes innovators from noninnovators?

       A．The variety of ideas they have               B．The intelligence they possess.

       C．The way they deal with problems.         D．The way they present their findings.

3．In the first sentence of paragraph 2, “…the players who score most are the ones who take the most shots at the goal …” is most similar to the meaning of ______.

       A．He laughs best who laughs last.             B．Never too old to learn.

       C．Time and tide wait for no man.             D．No pain, no gain.

4．The phrase “march to a different drummer” （the last line of the passage） suggests that highly creative individuals are ______.

       A．working hard at following their goals

       B．unwilling to follow common ways of doing things

       C．devoted to the progress of science

       D．concerned about the advance of society

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Dear sir,

I’m Li Hua from Fujian.

I am looking forward to your early reply.

                                                       Sincerely yours,

                                                           Li Hua

In recent years,       global warming is becoming       concern for people all over the world.

A．the; the             B．×; ×        C．×;a         D．the; ×

Mr. Hopkins hasn’t yet answered my question      I can go with him to       he calls the Underground.

A．that; which         B．that; where        C．whether; that          D．whether; what

Mr. Lin’s comments were very difficult to follow because they were       related to the topic discussion.

A．specially        B．precisely       C．loosely        D．typically