Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum(论坛) asking what “PK” meant.
“My family has been watching the ‘I Am the Singer’ singing competition TV program. My little daughter asked me what ‘PK’ meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the “I Am the Singer” singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition raking.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at Middle schools have also been finding their students using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write the compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn’t understand.
“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college. He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’. I loved to ‘FB’ with him together; he always took me to the ‘KPM’,” went one composition.
“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” is Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language. If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, meaning an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, meaning an ugly looking male ) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!By writing the article, the writer tries to _________.
A. explain some Internet jargons
B. suggest common Internet jargons
C. draw our attention to Internet jargonsWhat does the underlined word Internet jargons mean?
A. Internet language
B. Internet action
C. Internet fashionWhat does the writer think about the word “PK”?
A. Fathers can’t possibly know it.
B. The daughter should understand it.
C. Online game players may know it.The example of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons__________.
A. are used not only online
B. cause trouble to our mother tongue
C. are welcomed by all the peopleWhat would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Puzzled Father!
B. Do You Speak Internet English?
C. Kong Long or Qing Wa?
Skin Diving Interesting & Useful
Skin-diving, a new sport today, takes you into a wonderful new world! It is like a visit to the moon!
When under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks because you are no longer heavy, much lighter than on land!
Here, under water, everything is green and blue. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands!
With a tank of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time, but you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of the sports. Besides, there’re more uses for skin diving. You can clean and repair ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea. The underlined sentence “takes you into a wonderful new world” in the first paragraph means ____________.
| A．the moon is a wonderful place to visit. |
| B．climbing big rocks under water is wonderful. |
| C．skin-diving is a wonderful way for traveling. |
| D．you can see many things you’ve never seen and enjoy yourself. |
With a tank of air on your back, you can _______.
| A．swim like a fish | B．have more fun |
| C．go deeper under water and stay longer | D．catch fish more easily |
What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
| A．Skin diving is a new sport today. |
| B．Skin diving is interesting as well as useful. |
| C．How to catch fish. |
| D．What you can see under water. |
We can probably find this article in a ________.
| A．newspaper | B．text book | C．sport magazine | D．guidebook |
Which of the following is Not True about skin-diving according to the passage?
| A．You feel lighter when you go under water. |
| B．You can clean and fix ships without taking them out of water at skin diving. |
| C．There’s enough light under water all the time. |
| D．You can see fish and catch them at skin-diving. |
Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname (绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name. As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Mr. Rockefeller, I like this nickname very much, because it is our company’s advertisement. When someone calls me ‘Four dollars a bucket’, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?”
“What a wonderful man!” Rockfeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words. “Young man, work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller. Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel upset when we have no way to do the world—shaking things.” We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”Albert was ___________in the oil company at the beginning.
| A．a worker | B．an assistant |
| C．a manager | D．the second board chairman |
Albert wasn’t angry about his nickname because ____________.
| A．he liked to have a nickname |
| B．it could make his workmates happy |
| C．he could become famous |
| D．it was a free advertisement for his company |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder. |
| B．It’s very important to do small things well. |
| C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname. |
| D．You should make more advertisements for your company. |
What did Rockefeller mean when he said “the world-shaking things”?
| A．The big things | B．The interesting things |
| C．The small things | D．The frightening things |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．I Believe in You | B．Albert and Rockefeller |
| C．Four Dollars a Bucket | D．The Second Board Chairman |
Chen Jie, 14, from Ningbo, Zhejiang is a lucky girl. She got 3600 yuan as gift money this Spring Festival. However, her grandmother took away all the money and put it in a bank account.
Many students experienced the same thing as Chen. They got their gift money, only to immediately have it taken away.
Xiong Shengyue, 14, from Nanjing, doesn't agree with the practice. "I think the money should be the children's," she said. " We should take care of it by ourselves."
It is not so simple, said Chu Chaohui, a researcher at national Institute of Education Sciences.
Giving gift money is used to show social status (地位)and develop relationships, he told Beijing Legal Evening News. Gift money has lost its traditional meaning of good will and has "little to do with the children". What's more, children don't earn the money through work. So he thought that parents should still play a big part in dealing with the money.
But Yan Honglan, a mother of a 14-year-old boy in Beijing, has let her son be responsible (承担责任的)for his gift money since the age of 8. "I want to develop his financial(理财) skills, ' Yan said.
She also added:" No matter how you deal with the money, the most important thing is to make the children feel they're respected(尊重) and trusted.
Chen supported Yan's idea. She said that though she knew her grandmother wouldn't waste her gift money, she would feel happier if she could at least know how the money is spent.
"It would make me feel a little bit more grown-up," she said.Chen Jie’s grandmother ________.
| A．took away all her money and put it in a bank |
| B．let her take care of all her money |
| C．gave all her money to her parents |
| D．spent all her money |
Chu Chaohui thought the gift money should be dealt with by _________
| A．children | B．grandmother | C．parents | D．friends |
Yan Honglan thought___________ is the most important thing.
| A．to make children feel a little bit more grown-up |
| B．to take care of the gift money by themselves |
| C．to put the gift money in a bank account |
| D．to make the children feel they're respected and trusted. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Chen Jie got 3600 yuan as reward this Spring Festival. |
| B．Xiong Shengyue thought children should take care of the gift money. |
| C．Chu Chaohui thought parents shouldn’t play a big party in dealing with the money. |
| D．Yan Honglan has let her son be responsible for his gift money since the age of 9. |
Just as in face-to-face communication, there are some basic rules of behavior(行为) that should be followed on the Internet. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.
For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “ Would I say that to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. If someone in the chat room is rude to you, you needn’t fire back. You should either ignore(不理睬) the person, or use your chat software to block their messages. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
Everyone was new to the network once. Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, be kind about it. If you do decide to tell someone about the mistake, point it out politely. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended(冒犯). You’d better not ask others questions about their age, sex and families. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, or don’t ask such questions.The Chinese meaning of the sentence “ treat others in the same way you would want to be treated”
| A．以牙还牙 | B．以己度人 | C．治病救人 | D．殊途同归 |
You should point out someone’s mistake __________.
| A．politely | B．rudely | C．patiently | D．seriously |
If you don’t know the person very well, you’d better not ask_______.
| A．their age | B．their sex | C．their weight | D．both A and B |
This passage is mainly about ____
| A．how to communicate |
| B．sharing personal information |
| C．basic rules of behavior on the Internet. |
| D．respecting others in the chat room. |
March 5 is Lei Feng Day. Lei Feng is one of the most famous role models（榜样） in China. He is known for his warm heart and kind deeds（行为）. We should learn from him. In honor of this great person, we did lots of kind deeds on March 4. Take a look!
Xu Hanchi, 13:
I went to a square（广场）in a local university with my classmates to do cleaning. We swept off the fallen leaves and picked up rubbish. When we finished, the ground was very clean. Though no one came up to praise us, we still felt very happy. We learned that doing good things itself could make us happy.
Zhu Lingyue, 14:
My group cleaned the teachers’ office that day. When we got there, we were surprised that the office was not as clean as we expected. How could teachers work in such an untidy（不整洁的） place? We started cleaning quickly. Teachers work really hard and may not have the time to clean their offices. It’s great that we can do something to help make them less tired.
Tom Rui, 14:
We helped clean the yard in the front of a hospital, but some patients（病人） there left us a very bad impression（印象）. They were very impolite and shouted at nurses and doctors. I think nurses and doctors’ work is hard. They try their best to help us. We should give them more respect and understanding. The three children did lots of kind deeds _________
| A．on March 5 | B．on March 8 | C．on March 4 | D．on March 3 |
Zhu Lingyue _______ on that day.
| A．cleaned the yard | B．cleaned the teachers’ office |
| C．cleaned a square | D．cleaned a hospital. |
Tom Rui thinks the patients in the hospital are ________
| A．kind | B．polite | C．happy | D．rude |
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